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Rebecca D

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Settler. Instructor, Volunteer Teacher-Librarian. Loves books. Likes some people. She/her

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A South African billionaire worth nearly $500 billion wants to cut Social Security and Medicare for American seniors—many of whom are surviving on an average of just $762 a month. Let that sink in. The richest man on Earth, who pays little to no taxes, thinks your grandmother’s…


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'Do better,' says daughter of Morgan Harris to those who refused landfill search cbc.ca/player/play/vi…

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Sometimes vaccine efficacy is subtle Sometimes it isn't

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Sometimes it isn't

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Watch #GrassyNarrows talk about their decades of struggle for Justice and the fights still to come #FreeGrassy

For decades, Grassy Narrows has deterred logging and mining operations in their territory. Recently, a site nearby was chosen for nuclear waste. Judy Da Silva says the mounting threats over the years equates to environmental racism. Something in the Water - Watch here:…

APTNInvestigate's tweet image. For decades, Grassy Narrows has deterred logging and mining operations in their territory. Recently, a site nearby was chosen for nuclear waste. Judy Da Silva says the mounting threats over the years equates to environmental racism.

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The RCMP unreasonably blocked media access and arbitrarily detained a Gitxsan reporter five years ago in a raid on Wet’suwet’en-led blockades in B.C., the force's review body says. The RCMP's conduct was "imperious, ill-considered, and arguably unlawful." cbc.ca/news/indigenou…


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Addition by subtraction. When subsidized Manitoba Housing units are sold to the private sector. When slum landlords let their buildings decay. When low rent hotels burn down or are demolished. The number of homes available to low income renters declines, adding to the numbers 1/2

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Thread: President Trump explained his tariffs in part by pointing to the carnage caused by #fentanyl. That's my area of expertise so here's my fact-check of the White House fact sheet released today. 1/ whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/20…


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A First Nation in northern Ontario living under the longest boil water advisory in Canada is about to hit a grim milestone. February 1 marks 30 years without safe drinking water for Neskantaga First Nation, an anniversary the chief says is unconscionable. youtu.be/FraFL-ydUqA

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On Saturday, Neskantaga First Nation marks 30 years under a boil water advisory.

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Canada was ordered to end its discrimination toward All First Nations children and then tried to get out of the orders by negotiating an agreement without consulting First Nations or their experts especially outside Ontario. The agreement announced a lot of money and sounded good…

Read more about the shortcomings of the draft FSA and @CaringSociety proposals to fix them.

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I am once again asking everyone to read:

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The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints in France and Belgium saying that Apple's supply chain is contaminated with "blood minerals". Their lawyers argue Apple is complicit in crimes committed by armed groups that control mines. bbc.in/4gBVaUo



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“In New York, a mother with no history of drug use lost custody of her toddler & newborn for 5 months after she tested positive for fentanyl that the hospital had given her in her epidural.” This state-sanctioned violence inflicts a very specific form of trauma that people don’t…

LauraMiers's tweet image. “In New York, a mother with no history of drug use lost custody of her toddler & newborn for 5 months after she tested positive for fentanyl that the hospital had given her in her epidural.”

This state-sanctioned violence inflicts a very specific form of trauma that people don’t…

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If you want to see why people are so vicious towards United Healthcare right now, let's do a thread on some of the most egregious health insurer behaviors 🧵


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Israeli embassy in Dublin last night.

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RT if you support the Postal workers and think @stevenmackinnon needs to listen to their demands.


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