Exposing a global ‘online rape academy’ that is teaching men how to abuse women and evade detection CNN exposes an online network of men encouraging each other to drug and assault their partners, and swap tips on how to get away with it.

What happened to Gisèle Pélicot was truly heinous but it was not isolated.

This CNN investigation is profoundly harrowing, so please exercise caution.

They Grow Up So Fast—Fighting for Their Rights: Trans Kids vs. Anti-Trans Bills By Harrison Browne and Rachel Browne | Sunny Bryant is a ten-year-old trans girl who lives with her family in the Houston area. She’s got bright blond, shoulder-length hair and a wide, infectious s…

The trans kids Harrison Browne and @rachelbrowne.ca write about in LET US PLAY are just like the trans kids who are fighting for their right to exist today. They should be able to play to their hearts’ content. 🏳️‍⚧️ #TransDayOfVisibility

Global News’ Ben Mulroney Shared a Video of Airstrikes. The Footage is Actually from a Video Game. The host of Global News’ West Block gets lost in a misinformation-driven fog of war as American and Israeli forces strike Iran

NEW FROM ME:

While US and Israeli forces launched strikes against Iran this weekend, Global News' The West Block host Ben Mulroney reposted video of fighter jets that had been miscaptioned as American F-15s attacking Iran

I double-checked. Ben was actually sharing footage from a video game

One hundred accounts are behind the majority of conspiracy theory content in Canada Researchers analyzed more than 14 million social media posts from accounts in Canada and found that 87 per cent of conspiratorial claims come from influencers, with just 100 users responsible for near...

100 accounts are behind majority of conspiracy theory content in Canada www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/25/n...

"...analyzed over 14 million social media posts from accounts in Canada, and found that 87% of conspiratorial claims come from influencers."

Those on "X were the biggest culprits."

a key feature of this is there is no public benefit to it at all. it is legislature designed to harm a specific group, nothing more.

What the Barry Neufeld tribunal ruling means for trans rights in Canada | Xtra Magazine A former Chilliwack school trustee has been ordered to pay $750,000 after years of anti-LGBTQ2S+ posts

Senior editor @melwoods.me breaks down the implications of last week's B.C. Human Rights Tribunal decision ordering former school trustee Barry Neufeld to pay $750,000 for his posts sharing anti-LGBTQ2S+ discrimination and hate speech

College Campuses Are in Upheaval Over Faculty Ties to Epstein From small art schools to large public universities, the new DOJ release of emails reveals just how deep the financier’s influence in academia went. Students are demanding accountability.

The Epstein documents released weeks ago are full of university administrators, professors, and trustees. With students demanding transparency and accountability from their schools, academia faces a nationwide reckoning over how it courts and indulges deep-pocketed benefactors.

Prince Andrew's Arrest Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
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Manhattan Hospital Ends Medical Treatment for Transgender Youth NYU Langone Health cited the “current regulatory environment” in its decision to discontinue its gender medicine program for minors.

Breaking News: Facing threats of losing federal funding, a major Manhattan hospital has closed its program for treating transgender youth.

What We Know about the Online Life of the Tumbler Ridge Shooter | The Tyee An expert digs into the social media accounts of Jesse Van Rootselaar.

I spoke with an extremism expert who examined the online footprint of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter. Steven Rai found that Van Rootselaar had an account on a website that posts extremely violent videos. 🧵 thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

As Tumbler Ridge Mourns, Anti-Trans Misinfo Spreads | The Tyee No good will come from the conservative rush to weaponize the shooter’s identity in this story.

The response to the #TumblerRidgeShooting from far-right media, online commentators and even an elected official in Canada is another dark example of how pervasive anti-trans misinformation has become, even in Canada.

Mel Woods writes. #bcpoli #bced

“.. reading about the excesses of the Palm Beach cops, I had to drop you a line of support,” Pottinger wrote in a note forwarded to Epstein in September 2006. “The small minded of the world don’t like thinkers and doers, especially when they succeed.”

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On the left: a photograph of the exterior of a single-story building in the snow. On the right: text that reads “Inside the only supervised consumption site in Canada’s North. The Whitehorse facility has reversed hundreds of overdoses while navigating politics, burnout, and fragile funding.”

Ring a doorbell. Pick a code name. Choose a booth. Receive critical care.

At Canada’s only supervised consumption site in the North, people come in alive, and they leave that way. Rhiannon Russell takes us to the front lines of Whitehorse’s overdose crisis: https://ow.ly/VoVU50Y7SPU

DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.

THREAD: 404 Media has been covering ICE and the technology they've been using to surveil and raid "targets", detain people based on a flawed facial recognition app, and lie about violence on the streets.

They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.

They are going down the list of amendments now. And the entire ICE action is the most obvious violation of the Fourth Amendment this country has ever seen.

F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Material

Hannah has been a top, top reporter on all things DOGE and the federal government. Hard to see this other than anything but an attempt to chill journalism and the First Amendment protected right to a free press. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...

How the US supreme court case on trans athletes could unravel LGBTQ+ rights If bans on trans youth athletes are upheld, more girls could face ‘invasive sex testing’ and trans people could broadly lose civil rights protections

Politicians are hoping to not just ban trans kids from playing sports with their friends but also open the door to all sorts of discrimination against transgender and other LGBTQ people.

We'll be at the Supreme Court tomorrow to stop them.

MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to LGBTQ+ youth mental health nonprofit the Trevor Project The donation comes as recent studies show increasing mental health concerns among LGBTQ+ youth.

Huge. www.advocate.com/health/macke...

This is probably the greatest threat to Canada. That we concede so much to the US to avoid further threats, that we’re effectively a vassal state

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UK, Germany Discuss NATO Forces in Greenland to Calm US Threat A group of European countries, led by the UK and Germany, is discussing plans for a military presence in Greenland to show US President Donald Trump that the continent is serious about Arctic security and to try to tamp down American threats to take over the self-ruling Danish territory.

A group of European countries, led by the UK and Germany, is discussing plans to boost their military presence in Greenland to show US President Donald Trump that they are serious about Arctic security and tamp down American threats to take over the self-ruling Danish territory.

Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods 404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...

New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant

“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...

Hit show ‘Heated Rivalry’ became a TV phenomenon. Can it change hockey culture? The show has taken over pop culture and is opening up conversations about a complex topic within hockey.

"...But the fact that hockey players are watching the show? The fact that the failing NHL is using us to bring people in?"

I wrote about Heated Rivalry and the conversation to be had about its effect on hockey culture for the LGBTQ+ community. @theathletic.com

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This case is an important one to watch if you care about your own right to know. If the police are free to arrest, detain and block journalists while acting on industry's behalf, our whole information ecosystem gets eroded.

They have no intention of stopping with Venezuela.

We're hiring an Ottawa reporter to cover the federal government's relationship with Vancouver Canada's National Observer (CNO) is looking for a reporter in Ottawa to cover the federal government and its relationship with Vancouver, BC for a Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) position.

Canada's National Observer is looking for a reporter in Ottawa to cover the federal government and its relationship with Vancouver, BC, for a Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) position. This is a full-time, 8-month contract (backfill) position.

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Congratulations to The Walrus contributing writer @rachelbrowne.ca for her nomination in the Best Investigative Article (Media) category at the 2025 Canadian Online Publishing Awards! Read her nominated story here: thewalrus.ca/is-your-blood-cl...

Toronto's 25 Rising Stars of 2025 - Toronto Life Our annual list of the up-and-comers shaping our city and the world

With @rachelbrowne.ca, Harrison Browne wrote LET US PLAY to dismantle the false argument that trans people are a threat to sports. So proud to see @torontolifemag.bsky.social recognize him as a rising star! 🤩

Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs The wholesaler is the latest company to sue a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.

Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs

The Fallout From Our AI Freelancer Investigation | The Local A conversation about the future of journalism in a world of “Victoria Goldiees.”

In the wake of our AI freelancer investigation, The Walrus editor-in-chief @cstarnino.bsky.social got the Local’s @nickhunebrown.bsky.social on Zoom to talk about the future of journalism in a world of “Victoria Goldiees.”