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NSCC job losses from $9.4M cut equivalent to losing an entire campus, warns union rep | CBC News A union representative who works as an instructor says the $9.4-million cut to the Nova Scotia Community College's operating grant will result in some 230 job losses over the next four years, which is...

More coverage re NSCC cuts and consequent job losses and -- importantly for the whole province-- lost opportunities to build better lives. The Nova Scotia School for Adult Learning also has cuts which could lessen access to upgrading which allows access post secondary ed. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

'We're essential': NSCC staff, students rally to urge province to reverse $9.4M in cuts About a dozen faculty and professional support members, and students from the NSCC’s Sydney Waterfront Campus are urging Houston government to backtrack on a $9.4-million chop to the college’s operati...

While trickle down economics doesn't work, TRICKLE UP cuts have effects that multiply over the years and across the labour market. www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/...

U2 - The Tears Of Things YouTube video by U2

I'm David, not Goliath
I was born in Bethlehem
And there is no us
If there is no them 🎶

#U2 #TheTearsofThings #RichardRohr #DaysofAsh #Rock #AltRock #Resist

For a country so hostile to refugees, the US can't seem to stop creating them by the millions.

Sign Houston protects the rich. artists eat the rich

One of the good'uns from Sydney's noon rally. Unfortunately I didn't capture the giant scissors well.

I love the signs people had at the protest!

Good.
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*sighs in theologian*

This war's been in the works for decades people. We have been ringing the alarm about this for a very long time and the people who could have done something did nothing.

Moderates and the Left treat religion like something distasteful and not worth understanding. Fuck that.

You can understand the Iranian regime is oppressive and murderous and also understand that this war of aggression against it is illegal and immoral and that those who will suffer the most from it are the people of Iran.

What the genocide in Gaza reinforced is that there are no "civilians" when it comes to Israel and the United States. The rest of the world learned the same lesson and the consequences are going to be felt across the world.

400 Christian leaders urge resistance to Trump administration on Ash Wednesday The statement’s signers include a mix of denominational leaders, seminary presidents, scholars and leaders of prominent congregations.

Good news (but unfortunate pairing of headline and thumbnail) religionnews.com/2026/02/18/4...

New product endorsed by RFK and Dr. Oz

What type of country allows someone charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Court to join a Board of Peace to deal with the aftermath of the devastation/death that they created? Answer: A country ruled by greed and corruption, otherwise known as the US. www.icc-cpi.int/defendant/ne...

Even after so many conservative Roman Catholics backed Trump? ( Hopefully that is changing)

Are we sure this wasn’t intended for April Fools rather than Valentine’s? The concept terrifies this e-bike loving senior.

Netanyahu again flies through Canadian airspace en route to Washington | CBC News Online flight trackers show that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew hundreds of kilometres through Canadian airspace on his way to meet U.S. President Donald Trump this week — despite Prim...

He must have flown via the Canadian/US loophole that allows killing machines to be shipped to the US from Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Vile Hitler!

Sahar Delijani on her experience of the repressive Iranian regime and her opposition to imperialist intervention.

Understanding who the enemies are. #Iran

Child explaining to "new Gaza" posts that Palestinians already had medical and ed facilities as well as housing.

Harry Burton for The Irish Examiner
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ICE tactics prompt concern over Canadian complicity In the wake of Alex Pretti and Renee Good's deaths there have been concerns in Canada over corporate ties to ICE as their tactics come under increasing scrutiny.

As ICE tactics escalate, scrutiny is turning to Canada’s role. Corporate contracts and arms links are prompting concern over complicity.

rabble.ca/human-rights...

To quote Avi Lewis (a little out of context), they "are not only hoarding wealth, but they are also foreclosing on our future."

A pipeline is not “Building Canada” it’s burning it for profit

And Mulroney launched NAFTA, starting the rapid rise of the transnational corporate state and the 1% / 99% poor vs rich divide that we've been screwed by ever since. Then Harper and Pierre Poilievre used the trickle down economics they stole from Reagan to increase Canada's national debt by $160B.

My parents wouldn’t tune in to Ed Sullivan on our one channel that evening because of the negative press about the Beatles. I lived in a duplex with thin walls so was able to press my ear to the shared wall. The teens gathered there blasted it!

Is the U.S. on a slow march to civil war? - Halifax Examiner I grew up with stories of the Greek civil war; now I think of them when I look at news out of the U.S.

This is very thoughtful.

Is the U.S. on a slow march to civil war?

Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social

In the shadow of God’s wing…

Here's the video. I don't know who he is, but he genuinely seems contrite and repentant. Worth a watch.
youtube.com/shorts/PnIAk...

Parliament must ban Canadian firms from doing business with ICE - Halifax Examiner An unbridled fascist state next door will necessarily lead to the end of Canadian sovereignty.

Parliament must ban Canadian firms from doing business with ICE
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social

This is solid, long form reporting on Minneapolis (for MSM). Thanks to poster for sharing a gift link.

The Weight | Featuring Ringo Starr and Robbie Robertson | Playing For Change | Song Around The World YouTube video by Playing For Change

One of the reasons I'm a hermit is that I am hyper-sensitive to the emotional states of the other humans around me. It can be paralysing. Lately, it feels like I'm drowning under waves of collective grief. Let's carry this heavy weight for each other when we can.
youtu.be/ph1GU1qQ1zQ?...