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Sharon Nadeem

@sharonnadeem.bsky.social

Journalist + Fact-checker. Previously @globalreportingcentre.org. Mostly docs and podcasts. Work in @prx.org, @aljazeera.com, @thewalrus.ca, PBS Frontline, BBC, Huffington Post, @theglobeandmail.com, and more. Maybe it's better here?

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Sharon Nadeem@sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 4w ago

Today is the last World Cup match in Vancouver. While fans debate VAR & hydration breaks, the real cost of hosting stays hidden. People keep telling me how "clean" and "pretty" the streets look. There's a reason why. My latest in the @theguardian.com on the city's policing campaign 👇🏾

Vancouver’s World Cup has come with a supercharged policing campaign, residents say

In the Downtown Eastside neighborhood nearby BC Place, advocates have noted tactics and displacement that are putting lives at risk

theguardian.com

PressProgress@pressprogress.ca · 2mo ago

Mark Carney’s government is rushing through major changes to Canada’s labour laws. Unions say workers should be alarmed. Unions are warning Carney’s government is planning to place limits on the right to strike and deliver other items on “Corporate Canada’s wish list”

Mark Carney’s Government is Rushing Through Major Changes to Canada’s Labour Laws. Unions Say Workers Should Be Alarmed.

Unions are warning Carney is planning to place limits on the right to strike and deliver other items on 'Corporate Canada's wish list'

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OpenMedia@openmedia.org · 2mo ago

We joined peers in this late night response to the government's shameful rushing through of #BillC22 - legislation that requires far more committee study than 🇨🇦government allowed. #canpoli iclmg.ca/c-22-motion-... @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social @liguedesdroits.bsky.social @bccla.bsky.social @ifex.org

Privacy experts and civil liberties groups denounce the Liberal government’s shut down of much-needed debate on dangerous state surveillance bill C-22 - International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group

The federal government has rammed the controversial Lawful Access Act through Parliament despite massive opposition. June 18, 2026, OTTAWA – Twenty-one civil liberties organizations, privacy groups an...

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Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia@allard.ubc.ca · 2mo ago

As interest in gold exploration at a long-dormant mine near Tofino increases, Professor Sara Ghebremusse commented on the growing body of international and national law that recognizes the weight of Indigenous Rights. @thenarwhal.ca thenarwhal.ca/tofino-gold-...

Gold mining near Tofino? Inside Imperial Metals' controversial exploration permit | The Narwhal

A five-year exploration permit allows Imperial Metals to drill for gold in the Tranquil Creek watershed, prompting concerns about acid mine drainage, salmon habitat and consent if the project goes ahe...

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tyson singh kelsall ਟਾਈਸਨ ਸਿੰਘ@tsk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

samona, delilah & myself spoke about some of the things we have seen at P.O.W.E.R. (@policeoversight.ca) as District 5 was created and FIFA approached in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202... bsky.app/profile/shar...

Vancouver’s World Cup has come with a supercharged policing campaign, residents say

In the Downtown Eastside neighborhood nearby BC Place, advocates have noted tactics and displacement that are putting lives at risk

theguardian.com

Sharon Nadeem@sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today is the first game of the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver. But in the city’s Downtown Eastside, the lead up to the games has meant a increase in police violence & displacement. A community watchdog group has been keeping track. My first for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Sharon Nadeem@sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today is the first game of the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver. But in the city’s Downtown Eastside, the lead up to the games has meant a increase in police violence & displacement. A community watchdog group has been keeping track. My first for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Vancouver’s World Cup has come with a supercharged policing campaign, residents say

In the Downtown Eastside neighborhood nearby BC Place, advocates have noted tactics and displacement that are putting lives at risk

theguardian.com

Euan Thomson@drugdatadecoded.ca · 2mo ago

Big story coming tomorrow — Part 2, this time focused on the Halifax police’s role in the dismantling of a harm reduction shelter. Here’s Part 1 if you missed it, reprinted by the Examiner. It’s some of my best work: drugdatadecoded.ca/out-in-the-c...

Out in the Cold, Part 1: Surveillance, smearing and shutdown of a harm-reduction shelter

Part 1 of an 11-month investigation: The dismantling of Halifax-based Out of the Cold Community Association followed the Nova Scotia government's coordinated criminalization of the organization and it...

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Molly White@molly.wiki · 2mo ago

Tech's biggest political spenders so far this cycle: • Andreessen Horowitz: $93.5M • Elon Musk: $85.2M • Jeff Yass: $83.8M • Coinbase: $59.3M • Ripple: $55.1M • Crypto​.com: $38.7M • OpenAI: $37.6M • Anthropic: $20M via influence.citationneeded.news

Bubble chart of largest spenders. Top are Andreessen Horowitz ($93.5M), Elon Musk ($85.2M), Jeff Yass ($83.8M), Coinbase ($59.3M), Ripple Labs ($55.1M), Crypto.com ($38.7M), OpenAI ($37.6M), Anthropic ($20M). Circles are colored in various shades of green and black to categorize contributes in crypto, AI, or both sectors
Karim Zidan@karimzidan.com · 2mo ago

After refusing to help cover up migrant worker abuses as Qatar's World Cup media manager, Abdullah Ibhais was imprisoned—and forced to watch the tournament from behind bars. Listen to episode 4 of Power Plays to learn more about his story. www.sportspolitika.news/p/qatar-worl...

Ep. 4: The Story of Qatar's World Cup Whistleblower

Listen now (45 mins) | After refusing to help cover up migrant worker abuses as Qatar's World Cup media manager, Abdullah Ibhais was imprisoned—and forced to watch the tournament from behind bars. Thi...

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Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · 2mo ago

Absolutely unbelievable story - Meta is building fossil-fuelled data centres inside **huge tents**?? An absolutely perfect demonstration of the desperation, impatience and thoughtlessness of this fossil-fuel hungry energy waste boom.

Meta is putting billions of dollars of chips in tents At it's Socrates South data center in Ohio, Meta is building dozens of "rapid deployment structures" across the US, putting chips inside, and powering them with off-grid turbines. 6 "Rapid deployment structures""Move fast and break things" Zuckerberg told The Information: "We needed to find innovative ways to scale: We accomplished this by building this cluster across several of our traditional data center buildings as well as several weatherproof tents."Meta is building at least three tent data centers At Socrates North, Meta is building its second data center tent, powered by another 200 MW power plant. The data center is expected to come online later this year. Another tent data center is under construction in Tennessee.
Denise Balkissoon@balkissoon.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Narwhal is hiring two senior reporters, one in BC and one (almost) anywhere in Canada. If you're a veteran journalist with an appetite for risk-taking who knows how to dominate a beat, connect people and policy and make complex issues accessible, please apply! thenarwhal.ca/work-with-us/

Work with us | The Narwhal

Jobs, hiring updates, fellowships, freelancing opportunities and opinion submission guidelines for our environment and energy coverage.

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo ago

‘They beat me until I lost consciousness’: growing reports of brutal arrests, torture and deaths in Iran’s prisons

‘They beat me until I lost consciousness’: growing reports of brutal arrests, torture and deaths in Iran’s prisons

Testimonies from political prisoners and journalists arrested in crackdowns since the war have started to emerge as regime’s internet blackout lifts Iranian writer Hamid Asefi wasn’t home on the afternoon of 5 March when armed intelligence agents stormed his Tehran apartment, breaking down the door with a sledgehammer and axe. After going unit to unit looking for him, they finally encountered him as he returned to the building. One of the agents “drew his handgun, shouted at me to stop, and before I had time to respond, struck me forcefully on the back of the neck and spine with the butt of his weapon, dragging me into the apartment,” Asefi told the Guardian in a written interview. Continue reading...

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Sharon Nadeem@sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The World Cup comes to Vancouver in two weeks. Hotel workers are still fighting for a contract. DTES residents are being cleared from their homes. The city is deploying 800 extra officers. Who is this for? My latest for @karimzidan.com's Sports Politika: www.sportspolitika.news/p/world-cup-...

Who Is This World Cup For?

As Vancouver gears up for the World Cup, Downtown Eastside residents are being displaced from their homes, and the city is deploying its largest police force ever.

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Jules Boykoff@julesboykoff.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Vancouver bracing for the 2026 World Cup, w/ residents in the Downtown Eastside being displaced from their homes & the city deploying its biggest police force ever. @sharonnadeem.bsky.social asks *Who Is This World Cup For?* for @karimzidan.com Sports Politika www.sportspolitika.news/p/world-cup-...

Who Is This World Cup For?

As Vancouver gears up for the World Cup, Downtown Eastside residents are being displaced from their homes, and the city is deploying its largest police force ever.

sportspolitika.news

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Until the eleventh hour, delegates weren’t sure if they would be voting on a resolution to cut ties with the Histadrut — after a resolution to declare Israeli goods to be “hot cargo” was disqualified altogether. I dug into what happened behind the scenes at the CLC for @pressprogress.ca

PressProgress@pressprogress.ca · 2mo ago

Canada's biggest labour body has voted to cut ties with its Israeli counterpart. How Palestine activists eked out a win at the Canadian Labour Congress: pressprogress.ca/clc-histadru...

Philippe Auclair@philippeauclair.bsky.social · 2mo ago

By @aselliaas.bsky.social for @playthegame-org.bsky.social: Qatar 2022 whistle-blower Abdullah Ibhais has his passport confiscated to prevent him from attending the forthcoming Freedom Forum in Oslo.

Qatar whistleblower prevented from attending Oslo Freedom Forum

Abdullah Ibhais, the former media manager of Qatar’s 2022 World Cup, says Jordanian authorities confiscated his passport after he returned from the Nordic Media Days in Bergen from 6–8 May.

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Erica Ifill@wickdchiq.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In a word, yes. Soccer has always been a working-class sport and the World Cup has always been priced accordingly. But we are losing our leisure and third spaces to corporate greed: sports, movies, festivals, we are being priced out of joy and community www.hilltimes.com/2026/05/27/i...

Is the World Cup being ripped away from the working class? - The Hill Times

FIFA and Canadian governments have priced out regular people from this tournament in the middle of an affordability crisis.

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors@copevancouver.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"With DIY venues becoming increasingly scarce & affordable spaces for emerging artists harder to come by, there’s a genuine appetite for events that feel accessible, improvised, & community-driven." Great write-up in RANGE. Photo: @seanorr.bsky.social crowdsurfing. readrange.com/wtf-is-up-de...

WTF Is Up Denny’s?

Vancouver’s latest DIY show takeover pours out of a U-Haul into a West End parking lot.

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