Doug Ford wants to give TTC special constables the power to arrest drug users - NOW Toronto
Ontario Premier Doug Fordβs government is pushing to give transit special constables the power to arrest drug users.
What this means is that Doug Ford is opening up outright racial profiling on the TTC. Giving the "transit police" a carte blanche to go after anyone "suspected" of possessing or using drugs will only make the public transit less safe.
nowtoronto.com/news/doug-fo...
12.03.2026 02:44
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The first comic slide of βreasons to wear a mask 2026β depicts a person wearing a white mask who says βHell yea!β Around them are bright pastel colors and cute but ominous looking SARS-CoV-2 viruses. Text reading βa lil manifesto about taking care of yourself and others- with over 50 citations! By Gillian Levine.β
This comic slide from βwhy you should wear a mask 2026β by Gillian Levine extends playful the Long COVID fest concept and depicts a hand holding a sheet from a music festival with facts about Long COVID facts and prevention, stating that everyone is vulnerable and that there is no cure, among other facts.
This comic slide from βwhy you should wear a mask 2026β by Gillian Levine shows ways to prevent COVID-19 and Long COVID, focusing on the importance of masking.
This comic slide from βwhy you should wear a mask 2026β by Gillian Levine playfully gives reasons of why to wear a mask using a Monopoly board. Each square represents a different reason to mask, from protecting yourself and others to protecting yourself from other airborne virus. Dice and game board pieces are scattered around.
Artist Gillian Levine recently wrote and illustrated a comic sharing reasons to continue masking in 2026. She kindly gave us permission to republish it.
π· Read the full comic at The Sick Times: bit.ly/4rVqQdp
02.03.2026 19:58
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Query Submission
Just a reminder, while Iβm currently closed to unsolicited queries, Iβm always open to BIPOC creators. This submission link never expires:
QueryManager.com/ErnieChiara/BIPOC
13.11.2024 01:15
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Oil-laden βblack rainβ poses health risk in Iran, WHO says
YouTube video by Washington Post
This is good for the future right
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11.03.2026 20:33
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The Calgary Public Library has replied to my concerns about their residency artist request for someone who uses AI. The Calgary Public Library is doubling down. They do not care about genuine artists.
11.03.2026 16:19
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Defend trans lives.
Defend disabled lives.
Defend queer and BIPOC youth.
11.03.2026 02:04
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This is an entire thread full of trans authors - mostly independent - writing across all sorts of genres
It's difficult to get trans stories published these days; the huge media corps aren't even looking anyone but the big names right now. We put our stories out where we can
10.03.2026 15:24
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Magica Riot - Portland's Queer Magical Girl Rock Band - The Official Site
Novels about Portland's hard-rocking queer magical girls, Magica Riot.
Iβm a trans author whoβs been building an entire trans-centric queer magical girl universe centered on Portland, OR. My gals are in their 20s and the series deals with applying the feelings and lessons of the genre to adult life. Thereβs a lot of monster punching and gay feelings. π₯Ή magicariot.com
10.03.2026 15:19
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An illustration of a black wolf decorated with pink, white, and light blue flowers. Hand-lettering around the wolf reads βDefend Trans Lives, Fight for Trans Rights.
Iβve been trying to use my art to be more visible in the world as a trans person, I hope it helps others know they arenβt alone.
Aspenhearted.com if youβd like this on a shirt or sticker β€οΈπ³οΈββ§οΈ
10.03.2026 20:07
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So please, if you can, Iβd love to have this thread list pro-Trans everything. Creators, craftspeople, writers, artists, activistsβ¦if you or someone you know deserves some celebrating, bring it the fuck on, okay?
Post links if you can.
Buy stuff if you can.
They hate when people stand up.
10.03.2026 14:33
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No one cares what a comic book writer thinks but if we all stand up and say this is wrong, we have seen that elections can be won, and a lot of people are fed up with Transphobes.
So please, letβs do that and not just shrug this off as another shitty thing in a long parade of shitty things.
5/
10.03.2026 14:24
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I never thought I would see this. States are legislating unenforceable laws that violate privacy and decency and basic human dignity, targeting Trans people over a bunch of horseshit lies and ignorance.
So some of the best people are leaving because of the worst, and the silence of the rest.
3/
10.03.2026 14:17
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Trump: "We're gonna cut of all trade with Spain don't want anything to do with Spain."
marion @ pitlanelando
as a Spaniard, i'm utterly devastated to hear Trump wants to cut ties with Spain. how will we survive without lectures on freedom from a man who thinks paella needs ketchup? we'll try to cope with universal healthcare and 30 days of paid vacation. thoughts and tapas y'all
RESISTANCE!
10.03.2026 22:43
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The Aromantic Poetry of Ell Huang
Aspec Literature Not-In-Print
Iβm speechless. π± And honored!!πΉ
My aro/ace poems are getting so deeply and reverently engaged with???? π ππ€π©Άπ€π
ameliambwriter.substack.com/p/the-aroman...
10.03.2026 21:21
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I know it feels like the day-to-day intensity of the ICE occupation in Minnesota has calmed down, but there are so many lagging problems that need solving, right as peopleβs attention goes elsewhere. Financial assistance, like help with rent, and legal help for the detained. These horrors persist.
10.03.2026 17:40
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I heard the audio. He said it.
Lord. What have y'all done.
10.03.2026 00:41
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It's okay he just said iran bombed their own children with a us tomahawk missile
10.03.2026 01:39
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This sounds really awesome, but what is a "low res" MFA?
10.03.2026 20:41
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thanks to Isabella Wang for this great interview, and thanks to rob mclennan for asking me to do the interview. Isabella will be at VERseFest on March 25. You should come! periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/aman...
09.03.2026 19:12
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Blowing up schools and hospitals. Carpet bombing Tehran. Sinking a ship returning from training exercises. Hegseth says "the only people who need to worry are Iranians who want to live", while the President says he guesses we should be worried, people die in wars.
This, this is their "Alpha war". π
07.03.2026 04:52
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Health care or arts and culture? It's not as simple as that: Open letter from a Cape Breton community health centre - Halifax Examiner
Health truly begins in community, when people can feel connected to their neighbourhoods, their environment, and their culture.
Health care or arts and culture? Itβs not as simple as that: Open letter from a Cape Breton community health centre
"We stand in appreciation of the work that our colleagues and volunteers in Arts and Culture do, and we understand how inseparable it is from our own."
06.03.2026 12:54
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The occupation of Minnesota isn't over but it does seem the feds are retreating, not in shame but in frustration.
Kidnapped Minnesotans continue to be held in concentration camps.
We're unlikely to see justice soon, given the pathetic deference of local politicos to the feds.
But I'm proud of us.
07.03.2026 02:30
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The White House shitter account posted a pro-iran war propaganda video that included clips of the yugioh anime, so I figure this is a good time to remind everyone that Kazuki Takahashi was staunchly anti-war and he died a hero, unlike any american in Iran right now.
07.03.2026 02:25
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By the Numbers 10 - Arley's House
"What are the experiences of people of color in the publishing industry?"
arleysorg.com/by-the-numbe...
06.03.2026 23:14
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We can throw another $500,000,000,000 at the Pentagon this year and spend $1,000,000,000/day on a wholly useless war, but we can't afford to hire doctors and nurses to take care of our veterans? The United States is such an irresponsible, messed up country right now.
06.03.2026 22:33
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