Gerry Dunn
@ballydunn.bsky.social
🇨🇦Toronto Activist from 70s; Founder of Stop Line 9 Toronto & Danforth Village Community Assn. Party politics is not democracy; Protest is not Power; Create a better Narrative. #FullSpectrumResistance; Photo: Toronto Red Rebels 2024. 🚫GoFundMe 🚫Porn
This is genuinely astonishing: a piece by the Globe and Mail’s editorial board lamenting the “new normal” of wildfires and summer smoke and no mention whatsoever of a) climate change, or b) the burning of fossil fuels that causes it. #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Globe editorial: A summer season of fire, smoke, ashes and fear
The carefree feeling of summers past has been incinerated as wildfires rage across the country
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The Democratic Party's progressive wing scored a high-profile victory when Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's US Senate primary, US media projected, giving its anti-establishment message a boost ahead of November's midterm elections reut.rs/4fQHxSB
Progressive El-Sayed wins Michigan primary in jolt to Democrats, US media project
The race served as a battleground between progressives and moderates over support for Israel, an issue that has played out in primaries nationwide this year.
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El-Sayed on Track to Win US Senate Primary, Overcoming AIPAC's $30 Million Onslaught www.commondreams.org/news/el-saye...
El-Sayed on Track to Win US Senate Primary, Overcoming AIPAC's $30 Million Onslaught | Common Dreams
"We all knew they were going to spend their money," said Abdul El-Sayed. "We didn't know that they were going to outspend us $11 to $1. And yet we're still standing."
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Frances Perkins was the patron saint of American workers and an inspiration for me during my time as labor secretary. She was the guiding light behind the creation of Social Security, the 40-hour workweek, the National Labor Relations Act, and much more.
David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · yesterdayToday's Prospect Patriot is Frances Perkins. She saw the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory go ablaze in 1911 and her life changed. "The New Deal was born that day," she said. 22 years later she'd be America's first female cabinet member. prospect.org/2026/08/04/a...
Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence wins Michigan battleground House primary
Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence wins Michigan battleground House primary
The progressive defeated two moderate opponents and will face Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.) in November.
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This Thursday, SpaceX insiders will be released from their first post-IPO stock lockup and can cash out early. As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.
Native title holders have had a victory in the High Court against the NT Government's decision to grant Singleton Station a massive water licence that would allow 40,000 megalitres a year to be drawn for an intensive horticulture business, with the court ruling today that the water licence had not…
Singleton Station water licence not lawfully granted: High Court
Native title holders have had a victory in the High Court against the NT Government's decision to grant Singleton Station a massive water licence that would allow 40,000 megalitres a year to be drawn for an intensive horticulture business, with the court ruling today that the water licence had not…
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Polymarket has millions of dollars in wildfire-related bets & more than $1M in beds were placed on the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires! DESPICABLE! THE PREDICTION MARKET PROMOTES THE OBSTRUCTION FIREFIGHTERS OR FOLKS TO GO OUT AND COMMIT ARSON! It's absolutely nuts!
Jacob Gellman@jacobgellman.com · yesterdayThere is no way that betting on wildfires should be legal. www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...
The U.S. is blocking 7,000 shipping containers bought directly by Cuba. They are preventing food, medicine, equipment for water and electricity from getting to Cuba. This is collective punishment. This is genocidal.
With a normal US administration, it would be possible for @mark-carney.bsky.social to publicly talk about what's being negotiated, but with Trump he would immediately start publicly throwing wrenches in terms he doesn't like, so better to not make it news. youtu.be/C90m_pCtZsI?... #CdnPoli
Canada-U.S. trade minister back in D.C. as trade talks intensify | Power & Politics
YouTube video by CBC News
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President Barack Obama: “Do not let people think you do not belong.” Happy Birthday, President Barack Obama. Thank you for your leadership and for reminding us that we all have a place at the table. ❤️ #SheShed
Sen. Rand Paul releases contempt resolution against Anthony Fauci. Just so you know a vote is required, not just Paul’s say-so. Let’s see what these idiots do. 🔄 www.newsnationnow.com/politics/ran...
Sen. Rand Paul releases contempt resolution against Anthony Fauci
Sen. Rand Paul has released his contempt resolution against Dr. Anthony Fauci’s after his contentious hearing last week.
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Bloomberg: Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney has gotten a vote of confidence from the international investment community for his response to US trade hostilities.
Gill: All 100 senators last week passed a non-binding resolution condemning any pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. They're simultaneously considering confirming the guy who met with her and moved her to a low-security facility as the top cop in the United States. That is so insane to me.
Oralè Resister Where’s The VENZUELAN $13 Billion Trump robbed?
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 2d agoOkay! So hello. My name is Allison Gill. For the last 9 years, you’ve known me as Mueller, She Wrote. I used to have to be anonymous. But not anymore. So, hello world!
Burnham re-appoints Sarah Sackman as justice minister At the end of June, and just eleven days after Burnham’s by-election victory in Makerfield, Sackman registered two new donations, each of £1250, from veteran pro-Israeli bankroller Trevor Chinn No change in Labour foreign policy under Burnham
The Canary@thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 2d agoBurnham's re-appointment of Sarah Sackman as justice minister sends a loud signal to those who thought he might change course on Palestine.
Calls for UK bank tax to fund cost of living help as HSBC profits hit £7.5bn The profits of banks and fossil fuel companies profiting from wars and accelerating climate change are obscene https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/04/uk-bank-tax-hsbc-profits-andy-burnham
Scottish actor #BrianCox, best known for playing Logan Roy in HBO’s Succession, isn’t afraid to speak his mind. In an interview with TRT World’s Ghida Fakhry, Cox explained why he refuses to stay quiet despite concerns about Hollywood backlash......” #AllHeroesDontWearCapes 🇵🇸
Want to know why the repugs really won? Fear, apathy and bickering amongst ourselves prevented and still prevents us from unifying against our common enemy. When we rage against each other, the magats win. We may not agree with each other on everything but we have to agree to face our enemy united
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that major oil companies were making huge profits from higher prices caused by crude oil shortages linked to the war with Iran. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-tru...
