You are amazing. 🥰

We launch @meidascanada.ca on Labour Day.
Upcoming Meidas Canada/Resistance Town halls.
Sept 5. NORTH RUSTICO PEI
Sept 6. CHARLOTTETOWN
Sept 11 OSHAWA(Local 222 Hall)
Sept. 12 PORT ELGIN Lakeshore Centre
Sept 13 OWEN SOUND Harmony Centre
Sept 23 U OF REGINA
Oct 15 PETERBOROUGH
Oct 23-25 BC

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you joy and happiness:

Rally in support of #Ptbo Library workers, to stop the cuts to 3 full time permanent Librarian positions. Join us if you can this coming Thursday. Don't let the CEO turn us into a shelter with books which is where this is headed.

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Stop lying to yourself about strategic voting The other day, I saw my first Conservative placard.

My latest -- honest takes on strategic voting are few and far between, so here something to chew on.

This million-dollar "eyesore" is taxed as if its worth $200K Property taxation in Ontario is "inequitable," experts say

The city charged the owner of this big empty lot $5,882 in property taxes last year. Meanwhile, the much smaller property right next door (home to Jim's Pizza and Pasta) had a tax bill of $10,942.

peterboroughcurrents.ca/news/this-mi...

Pretty rich given my 15 minute ride to work costs 3x an hour of parking downtown @cityptbo.bsky.social #TransitShouldBeFree

Carney says he will immediately scrap consumer carbon tax Mark Carney, the new Liberal Party leader and prime minister-designate, says he will move to scrap the consumer carbon tax on families, farmers and small- and medium-sized business, adding he will als...

Does anyone what plan he DOES have to combat climate change??

Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.

Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.

Provincial election all-candidate debates in Peterborough to focus on homelessness and the economy | kawarthaNOW By kawarthaNOW. Homelessness debate takes place at All Saints' Anglican Church on February 12 and business issues debate at the Market Hall on February 19.

Provincial election all-candidate debates in #Ptbo to focus on homelessness and the economy. Homelessness debate takes place at All Saints' Anglican Church on February 12 and business issues debate at the Market Hall on February 19. kawarthanow.com/2025/02/07/p...

My degree was women’s studies & indigenous studies. I now run the database for charity, learning coding as I go. 🤷🏾‍♀️

THIS IS WHAT TAXES ARE FOR. And why rich people should pay all of them, so we can subsidize all the good things with half the bureaucracy costs for not having to means test anything. (Choir preached to.)

Masking is such an important activist tool.

Masking will help protect your health from the inevitable rise in illness that deregulation will exacerbate. ✅

It also shows community that you care about them & are willing to do the hard thing. ✅

And masking fucks with the surveillance state. ✅

Today is "Blue Monday" aka the gloomiest day of the year

I'm taking time to reflect on the last 10 years of the amazing environmental and conservation initiatives that my friends, neighbors and community have accomplished

These amazing stories belong to the Nogojiwanong / Peterborough community!

Jen Deck set to return as provincial NDP candidate for Peterborough-Kawartha The Peterborough-Kawartha NDP have announced that Jen Deck will return as the party’s provincial nominee for the riding.

Jen Deck set to run again for provincial NDP in Peterborough-Kawartha.

www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterbo...

In terms of advertising, I agree. But if sending out a press release, why would they skip the Examiner?

@kawarthanow.bsky.social @ptbocurrents.bsky.social

Trudeau has the gall to say his regret was not getting electoral reform done and I'm going to vomit up my kidneys.

New French guidelines show doctors overwhelmingly support gender-affirming care - LGBTQ Nation The medical guidelines contradict numerous conclusions from the UK's infamous Cass Review.

After extensive review, France has established very positive gender affirming care guidelines, and they’ve rejected the highly politicized Cass Report as simply false.

www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/new-...

Why aren't we talking about the real reason male college enrollment is dropping? We would rather talk about literally everything else.

Time & again, when women enter a field in numbers, men flee it. Even if doing so is a bad financial decision.
“When mostly men went to college? Prestigious. Aspirational. Important.
Now that mostly women go to college? Unnecessary. De-valued. A bad choice.”
celestemdavis.substack.com/p/why-boys-d...

Company men | CCPA Following two blistering years of all-time high compensation, Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs pocketed $13.2 million, on average, in 2023—the third biggest haul since we’ve been tracking CEO pay. On av...

It's the first workday of the year. At 10:54 this morning, Canada's top CEOs have already made $62,661— the average worker's annual salary. By year's end, they'll make 210 times what the worker makes.

Lots of new data in this new @policyalternatives.bsky.social report on CEO pay in Canada.

Gosh, who could have predicted violent extremism among veterans will grow as a problem? Oh, that's right: those of us who are veterans and have been constantly warning exactly this.

Watch out 2025: I've got my black and white shit kicking shoes on.
Gonna kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight.
Be warned.

kawarthaNOW’s top 24 stories of 2024 | kawarthaNOW By Bruce Head. Our most-read, most-shared, and most interesting stories from the past 12 months.

kawarthaNOW's top 24 stories of 2024. Our most-read, most-shared, and most interesting stories from the past 12 months. kawarthanow.com/2024/12/29/k...

The alleviation of women's abuse "is made less likely by the mandated subservience of women by Christian fundamentalists. What is especially disappointing...is the docile acceptance by so many strong Christian women of their subjugation & restricted role." - Jimmy Carter (RIP)

Two possibilities: Trump knew this and nominated Gaetz anyway; Trump didn’t know this about the man he nominated to be Attorney General

A year of community-driven journalism PLUS: Dave Smith responds...

After not responding to a request for comment on a story fact-checking his characterization of Peterborough's budget, MPP Dave Smith told @ptbocurrents.bsky.social after publication the story was "flawed."

But he's too busy to explain why ... 🤔 peterboroughcurrents.indiegraf.com/index.php?ac...