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Refugee released by Border Patrol found dead, sparking outrage Surveillance video obtained by The Post shows Border Patrol agents releasing the partially blind refugee, who went missing for days before being found dead.

They dropped off Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a blind refugee who didn't speak English, at a CLOSED Tim Hortons.

5 miles away from his home.

He never made it.

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Images of lung cells damaged by radioactive radon gas inside a University of Calgary lab shows how long-term exposure to radon leads to lung cancer.

Are Canada's radon guidelines 'failing to protect Canadians' from lung cancer? https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/radon-guidelines-canada-9.7113142
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Nothing like a US-backed war to reveal the mass delusion at the centre of news media.

B.C. RCMP say three foreign nationals charged with extortion, one suspect at large Police say three foreign nationals face extortion and firearms charges amid a spasm of shootings at homes and businesses in British Columbia. 

Police say three foreign nationals face extortion and firearms charges amid a spasm of shootings at homes and businesses in British Columbia. 

‘Iron river’: Mexico’s cartel violence fuelled by trafficked firearms from US Lax American gun laws mean weapons are readily available to buy and smuggle south of the border

‘Iron river’: Mexico’s cartel violence fuelled by trafficked firearms from US

The true cost of Ecuador’s perfect roses: how the global flower trade poisons workers Many farmers in the Andes rely on growing blooms for export, but high water usage and risky pesticides threaten Indigenous communities

The true cost of Ecuador’s perfect roses: how the global flower trade poisons workers

Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it.

Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:

Could AI Data Centers Be Moved to Outer Space? Massive data centers for generative AI are bad for the Earth. How about launching them into orbit?

Massive data centers for generative AI are bad for the Earth. How about launching them into orbit? www.wired.com/story/could-...

Feds warn First Nations people to carry passport when crossing U.S. border OTTAWA – The federal government has updated its travel advice for the United States, urging First Nations people to carry a passport in addition to a status card when crossing the border. 

OTTAWA – The federal government has updated its travel advice for the United States, urging First Nations people to carry a passport in addition to a status card when crossing the border. 

This is an excellent analysis by Sophie of a great European conundrum. French leaders, from De Gaulle, through Chirac to Macron, have been prescient about the need for greater European independence from the US. They are getting grudging, belated credit from other Europeans. BUT…1/

A black-and-white aerial view of the Avro Arrow, a delta-winged jet aircraft marked with "RL-201" and a Canadian maple leaf insignia, displayed on a tarmac surrounded by a large crowd of people and a stage with officials, near a building and parked cars.

On Feb. 20, 1959, the Avro Arrow program was cancelled by the Diefenbaker government.
Thousands of people lost their jobs, and the Canadian aeronautical and aviation sector was decimated. The day became known as Black Friday.
This is the story of the Arrow.

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US Poses Greater Security Threat Than China, Canadians Say in Poll More than half of Canadians say the US currently poses the greatest threat to their country’s security, a stark indicator of how wide the perceived rift has become between the historically close allies.

More than half of Canadians say the US currently poses the greatest threat to their country’s security, a stark indicator of how wide the perceived rift has become between the allies

Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped. The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, but the administration has continued jailing people indefinitely.

Oh www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Doctors warn against dangers of health misinformation from AI sources The Canadian Medical Association says doctors are worried that more of their patients are turning to artificial intelligence for health advice — and getting answers that put them in danger.

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www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.

have never seen popular public opinion shift so fast about a surveillance product than the fallout from ring's super bowl "search party" ad. they'll teach this in advertising courses one day. chef's kiss baby www.404media.co/with-ring-am...

It's a long shot with their limitations, but God I hope China can save Cuba from this atrocity the US is inflicting on them.

I hope lawyers, secretaries of state, and state attorneys general are preparing for what’s coming.

It’s Gone Too Far YouTube video by Jewish Democratic Council of America

This is the AD that Fox News REFUSED to run (even though Jewish Democratic Council of America was willing to pay for it to air). Please spread it to your circles here, on FB, X, IG, etc. You can find it via @jewishdems.bsky.social and @jewishdems). www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-EH...

Two Alberta Judges Under Investigation over Donations to the UCP | The Tyee Ethical standards say judges should not be involved in politics or supporting parties.

“Alberta’s chief justice is investigating the conduct of two judges after the Investigative Journalism Foundation uncovered evidence suggesting they gave money to the United Conservative Party after being appointed to the provincial court bench.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

UCP Warns of Bad-News Budget, but Denies Responsibility | The Tyee And Danielle Smith pushes for more control of judges.

After a year of boasting that Alberta is the richest province, the UCP suddenly declares poverty at budget time #abpoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

"Democracy & justice in Alberta are being threatened. Alberta is being abused by its own government much the same way the United States of America is being abused by its current president."

Over 180 Lawyers have penned an open letter calling out Smith's attack on the law.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

The Digital Food Aisle Algorithmic and Dynamic Pricing, Loyalty Surveillance, and the Political Economy of Canadian Food

It’s not you. It’s the system.

Canadians are buying less food, paying more — and being told it’s “just inflation.”

This piece looks at how algorithmic pricing quietly rewired the grocery aisle, and why that matters.
#cdnpoli #food #Canada open.substack.com/pub/lenispoo...

Congresswoman Ramirez spittin' cold hard facts.

LOVE the idea of using the money from defunding ICE (and DHS) to promote housing, education, and social services in the very districts getting terrorized by them.

More of this fire from Democrats, please!

It’s Past Time to Take Trump’s Election Threats Seriously Donald Trump has already told us in the most explicit possible terms that he intends to go after the 2026 elections. What will it take for us to finally acknowledge that he actually means to follow th...

Trump and the self-fulfilling prophesy of a "rigged" election... he's telling us he'll do it, the only question is how...

Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz: “I have left X. That network is a place of hate.

“We are not vassals of Elon Musk or Trump.”

VQ三 Location: Iran, countrywide Event: Increased security measures, road closures, public transportation disruptions, and internet blockages are ongoing. The Government of Iran continues to restrict access to mobile, landline, and national internet networks. Airlines continue to limit or cancel flights to and from Iran. U.S. citizens should expect continued internet outages, plan alternative means of communication, and, if safe to do so, consider departing Iran by land to Armenia or Türkiye. Actions to Take: Leave Iran now. Have a plan for departing Iran that does not rely on U.S. government help. • Flight cancellations and disruptions are possible with little warning. Check directly with your airlines for updates. • If you cannot leave, find a secure location within your residence or another safe building. Have a supply of food, water, medications, and other essential items. • Avoid demonstrations, keep a low profile, and stay aware of your surroundings. • Monitor local media for breaking news. Be prepared to adjust your plans. • Keep your phone charged and maintain communication with family and friends to inform them of your status. • Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) L to receive the latest updates on security in Iran.

The US issues a new Leave Iran Now alert.

Talks between the two countries are planned for Oman today.

#YukonSchools need clean air & less illness (& absenteeism). Please follow #NewBrunswick's example:

"NB is using ASHRAE 241 for new builds for government buildings. Retrofits are being done to *current* ASHRAE 62.1 standards" -

@yukon.ca
@yukonassembly.bsky.social
@drbrendanhanley.bsky.social

Despite judge’s order, ICE sent an immigrant to Mexico instead of back to Minnesota — The Minnesota Star Tribune The government says the undocumented immigrant voluntarily left the U.S. His attorney is seeking a contempt of court finding as the federal courts remain overwhelmed by immigration cases.

Despite judge’s order, ICE sent an immigrant to Mexico instead of back to Minnesota - The Minnesota Star Tribune

Yes, but even bigger than that.

The evidence positions the Epstein operation as the product of a gradual confluence of *several* foreign intelligence services—and moreover establishes that there was an adjacent and at times interconnected Trump operation as well.

This scandal will only get larger.

C.I.A. World Factbook Ends Publication After 6 Decades The Factbook, a version of which dates to 1962, provided facts, figures, maps and more to generations of economists, professors, journalists and others.

The CIA’s World Factbook, a repository of facts on nations that for six decades provided detailed figures on birth and death rates and major exports, relied upon first by government agents and eventually researchers, educators, journalists and more, was shuttered without warning on Wednesday.