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We will not lie

The Alberta government tried to claim the electric utilities had asked for their idiotic and harmful moratorium on renewable energy, but the reverse was true.
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-renewabl…

The CEO Mark Law who pushed back has now been forced out.

Before this moratorium which was followed by severe restrictions on solar and wind, Alberta was leading the country in renewable energy.

‘We will not lie’: senior officials pushed back against Alberta government requests

Documents show Alberta’s electricity grid operator felt pressured to make false statements about the pause on renewables, but refused to comply
Drew Anderson (The Narwhal)
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September 13 through 16, the Canadian Wildlife Federation hosts the first ever Great Canadian Bioblitz! Join Canadians coast to coast in tracking #biodiversity. Anybody can use the free iNaturalist app to make observations of all the wild flora and fauna they can find — from moss and fungi to the tiniest insect to birds, mammals, trees and more. #Canada Register your participation at cwf-fcf.org/en/explore/inatura…
#canada #biodiversity
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That time when I used a cheap binocular and my phone to capture the moon behind a building. #moon #astrophotography
#astrophotography #moon
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Two festivals in Edmonton Alberta Canada on Saturday
VegFest (vegan and animal rights lifestyle, tables, food, and speakers) and the Peace and Unity Festival (tables, song, poems, dance from different ethnic groups and supporters of migrants). The latter was forced to shutdown in the middle of the original event back in June when the community league called police claiming that their Palestinian and non-Zionist Jewish contributers were "hate speech". Outrageous but got little notice. This time in a different community hall it went without incident. Some very moving performers.
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The Israeli army has attacked a queue of people buying bread in front of a shelter for displaced Palestinians in the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, killing at least five and injuring several others.

@palestine
#Gaza

#Gaza @palestine group

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Tell the Canadian Labour Congress to take a stand
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Tell the Canadian Labour Congress to take a stand for Palestine

Labour4Palestine is calling on the CLC to honour its 2021 resolution to oppose Israel’s ethnic cleansing in Palestine, call on the Canadian government to end arms sales to Israel, and support divestment from companies complicit in the occupation.
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Canadian labour leader pressured to resign for anti-Israel post

Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario and a long-time supporter of Palestinian rights, has been slandered by pro-Israel groups and Canadian politicians as "antisemitic" following a post he made on social media criticizing the involvement of Israeli athletes who served in the Israeli army in the Paris Olympics.

Despite reiterating that his "intent was never to associate Jewish people with the violence enacted by the state of Israel," the CUPE National Executive Board has called for Hahn to resign from his position as VP.

Stand with Fred Hahn - Send a Message to CUPE Now!
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Stand with Fred Hahn - Send a Message to CUPE Now!

Zionists are again trying to force CUPE to make Fred Hahn resign. Last October, thousands emailed & prevented that from happening. Send an email to CUPE now! #CanLab
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Support Capital Pride in their solidarity with Palestine

On August 6, Capital Pride, the LGBTQ2S+ organization that organizes Ottawa's annual pride parade, released a statement expressing solidarity with Palestine.

Following their statement, Capital Pride was slandered by pro-Israel groups, who falsely claimed that the statement was exclusionary and antisemitic, making some in the community unwelcome.

Following their lead, the Liberal Party of Canada, the University of Ottawa, the Bank of Canada, and the Ottawa Hospital, among other institutions, have shamefully decided to withdraw their participation.


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Petition: Support Capital Pride’s Statement on Palestine

www.cjpmecontent.org

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Basic Income study: What was the effect of giving 1000 poor people in Texas and Illinois an extra $1000/month?

I'm not usually a fan of Sam Altman, but this is something cool he funded.

This study gave 1,000 people in Texas and Illinois $1,000/month over 3 years and collected large amounts of data on employment, health, housing, schooling, time use, entrepreneurship, and more.

The results are remarkable, a very strong argument for universal basic income.

ubiworks.notion.site/Sam-Altma…

Sam Altman’s Basic Income Study — What The Facts Actually Tell Us

Basic income ended poverty, with minimal impact on work beyond single parents. People took risks to find better jobs, retrain, and escape abuse.
www.ubiworks.ca
#ubi
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Basic Income study: What was the effect of giving 1000 poor people in Texas and Illinois an extra $1000/month?


I'm not usually a fan of Sam Altman, but this is something cool he funded.

This study gave 1,000 people in Texas and Illinois $1,000/month over 3 years and collected large amounts of data on employment, health, housing, schooling, time use, entrepreneurship, and more.

The results are remarkable, a very strong argument for universal basic income.

https://ubiworks.notion.site/Sam-Altman-s-Basic-Income-Study-What-The-Facts-Actually-Tell-Us-1d1e3fc3224f4c16b3da0dba83769eb8


Sam Altman’s Basic Income Study — What The Facts Actually Tell Us

Basic income ended poverty, with minimal impact on work beyond single parents. People took risks to find better jobs, retrain, and escape abuse.
www.ubiworks.ca

#ubi
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I'm at big name pharmacy, asking for a quick covid test because I have symptoms. The pharmacist tells me almost nobody has had any for a while...

Not even if you pay for it... Just unavailable. She tells me they treat it like something you take Tylenol for so no tests...

Outrageous

#Montreal #Quebec #Covid

#covid #montreal #québec

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Those ubiquitous tip soliciting machines..
The tip may not even be going to the server.
If you want to leave a tip leave cash.
mediacoop.ca/node/119229

Restaurant workers demand tip protection

Tens of thousands of servers in restaurants and cafés across Canada rely on tips to survive. Restaurant front-of-house staff are almost always paid minimum wage, and the extra 15 to 20 per cent can mean the difference between paying the rent or skimp…
The Media Co-op
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Condemn Liberals for boycotting Capital Pride #boycott #pinkwashing #canpoli
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Condemn Liberals for boycotting Capital Pride

Send a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and federal liberal MPs. As Canadians standing for inclusivity and against hatred and discrimination, we are deeply concerned  that you and the  Liberal Party of Canada decided not to participate in the Ca…
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#boycott #pinkwashing #canpoli

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National and territorial weather records broken or tied this year

Unprecedented number of heat records broken around world this year

Exclusive: In 2024, 15 national temperature records have been set as weather extremes grow more frequent, climate historian says
Jonathan Watts (The Guardian)
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Millions of us fell in love with that cute kid and his bird.

Fucking Israel killed them both....

#Gaza #Genocide #Israel #politics #StopIsrael #US

#DoSomething


@palestine group @israel group

#politics #israel #Gaza #US #genocide #dosomething #StopIsrael @israel group @palestine group

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A piece of "trivia" everyone should take note of about the Baltimore Francis Key Scott bridge collapse

I have long wondered how automatic windows replacing manual were ever approved for safety windows as they make the vehicle into a death trap if the electrical system fails

Six construction workers were drowned while taking a break in their vehicles when the bridge collapses. Two survived, one in serious condition when rescued The other....

"He survived because his window was manual. He was able to roll down the window and escape."

abc.net.au/news/2024-04-17/sur…

The Baltimore bridge collapsed three weeks ago. Here's the latest on the clean-up, the FBI operation, and a tale of survival

It's been three weeks since Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed under the impact of a wayward cargo ship. In the midst of an FBI investigation, a remarkable story of survival has emerged.
Jessica Riga (ABC News)
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Israeli forces are reported to be firing randomly at everything moving in the besieged Tulkarem refugee camp, according to Wafa, and have also besieged the Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital and the al-Israa Specialised Hospital.

@palestine
#WestBank
#hospitals

#westbank #hospitals @palestine group

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