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Pípsell: The last stand (Documentary) In their new feature documentary, Pípsell: The Last Stand, award-winning journalist Brandi Morin and filmmaker Geordie Day expose the human and environmental costs of Canada's TMX pipeline.

In their new feature documentary, Pípsell: The Last Stand, award-winning journalist Brandi Morin and filmmaker Geordie Day expose the human and environmental costs of Canada’s TMX pipeline.
This film is co-produced with @ricochetmedia.bsky.social

Pípsell: The Last Stand (DOCUMENTARY) YouTube video by The Real News Network

Brandi Morin and Geordie Day’s latest documentary premieres today at 1 PM ET.

“Pipsell: The Last Stand” exposes the human and environmental costs of Canada's TMX pipeline. This film is a co-production with @therealnews.com

Watch live at 1, or on demand afterwards: m.youtube.com/watch?v=b4eo...

‘Our women, they get lost on the street’: On the front lines of Edmonton’s Indigenous unhoused crisis These ancient trees are almost certainly doomed. Meet the people risking everything to protect them all the same

Brandi Morin's latest: On the front lines of #Edmonton’s Indigenous unhoused crisis.

On the frigid city streets, one woman, known as ‘Mama Bear,’ offers care and resistance as police intensify encampment crackdowns.

Read more from @brandimorin.bsky.social:

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‘Our women, they get lost on the street’: On the front lines of Edmonton’s Indigenous unhoused crisis These ancient trees are almost certainly doomed. Meet the people risking everything to protect them all the same

Brandi Morin's latest: On the front lines of #Edmonton’s Indigenous unhoused crisis.

On the frigid city streets, one woman, known as ‘Mama Bear,’ offers care and resistance as police intensify encampment crackdowns.

Read more from @brandimorin.bsky.social:

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#Alberta

‘Militantly illegal police conduct’: Conviction shatters years of protection for Thunder Bay police sergeant Thunder Bay police sergeant convicted for ‘militantly illegal police conduct,’ a shocking end to a protective shield around officers.

‘Militantly illegal police conduct’: Conviction shatters years of protection for #ThunderBay police sergeant.

The guilty verdict exposes not just one rogue officer, but a culture of corruption and systemic racism inside the TBPS.

New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:

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War won’t free Iran As the United States and Israel launch strikes that plunge Iran into war, ordinary Iranians pay the price. Military escalation won’t resolve Iran’s internal crisis — it will empower hardliners and cru...

"These voices do not disappear in wartime. But war reshapes the terrain on which they struggle. War narrows political space and heightens repression, burying legitimate demands beneath the language of national emergency..."

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War won’t free Iran As the United States and Israel launch strikes that plunge Iran into war, ordinary Iranians pay the price. Military escalation won’t resolve Iran’s internal crisis — it will empower hardliners and cru...

War won’t free Iran.

As the US and Israel launch strikes that plunge #Iran into war, ordinary Iranians pay the price. It will empower hardliners and crush the same protesters demanding rights, dignity, and freedom.

New from Jasmine Ramze Rezaee:

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What Trump means for Canada & The World w/ Jeet Heer Podcast Episode · In Bed with the Elephant · March 3 · 33m

LISTEN: “What #DonaldTrump means for #Canada… and the World w/ @jeetheer.bsky.social
My @ricochetmedia.bsky.social interview w/ the acclaimed Canadian @thenation.com columnist & podcast host. #MarkCarney #ICE podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...

Courtside for Amber Bracken v. RCMP Trial ft. Ethan Cox and Camilo Ruiz (Podcast) Reports from two journalists following The Narwhal and Amber Bracken case

NEW: Amber Bracken and The Narwhal are suing the RCMP for wrongful arrest. Haven’t heard an update in a while? We got you covered. @ethancox.bsky.social of @ricochetmedia.bsky.social and Camilo Ruiz, who has been covering every day of the trial, join me to discuss the proceedings. #cdnnews #cdnpoli

Iran: the Islamic republic on the brink? w/ Amir Ahmadi Arian Podcast Episode · In Bed with the Elephant · January 29 · 50m

LISTEN: Our @ricochetmedia.bsky.social podcast episode about #Iran and the future of the #IslamicRepublic featuring the acclaimed Iranian writer/journalist Amir Ahmad Arian. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...

Modi and Netanyahu’s ‘bromance’ is more than optics — It’s a strategic axis in the making Modi and Netanyahu’s alliance reflects a growing strategic axis between India and Israel in ideology, arms, and technology.

Modi and Netanyahu’s ‘bromance’ is more than optics — it’s a strategic axis in the making

#Canada must now decide whether its growing courtship of an increasingly far-right #India can truly remain anchored in human rights.

New from Shenaz Kermalli:

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Tar sands oil through DAPL: Oil giants trying to tie Canada’s future to Trump’s fossil empire Analysis of the ambitious plan to transport Alberta tar sands oil through DAPL and its connection to the fossil fuel agenda in Canada.

Oil giants trying to tie Canada’s future to Trump’s fossil empire.

Plan to ship Alberta crude through the Dakota Access Pipeline, deepening Ottawa’s alliance with far-right U.S. billionaires, despite Indigenous resistance from #StandingRock to #Wetsuweten.

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‘Militantly illegal police conduct’: Conviction shatters years of protection for Thunder Bay police sergeant Thunder Bay police sergeant convicted for ‘militantly illegal police conduct,’ a shocking end to a protective shield around officers.

"None of this would have happened if Walsh and another colleague hadn’t gone over the heads of the Thunder Bay police to expose the criminality of their commanding officer."

Don't think the problem facing ON policing is some contemporary inquiries might be *too broad* ricochet.media/justice/poli...

Tar sands oil through DAPL: Oil giants trying to tie Canada’s future to Trump’s fossil empire Analysis of the ambitious plan to transport Alberta tar sands oil through DAPL and its connection to the fossil fuel agenda in Canada.

Oil giants trying to tie Canada’s future to Trump’s fossil empire.

Plan to ship Alberta crude through the Dakota Access Pipeline, deepening Ottawa’s alliance with far-right U.S. billionaires, despite Indigenous resistance from #StandingRock to #Wetsuweten.

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#cdnpoli

A Thunder Bay police officer crossed his superior, calling out behaviour that a court of law has found to be "militantly illegal."

This is the story of how the police fought back and suppressed that story.

‘Militantly illegal police conduct’: Conviction shatters years of protection for Thunder Bay police sergeant Thunder Bay police sergeant convicted for ‘militantly illegal police conduct,’ a shocking end to a protective shield around officers.

‘Militantly illegal police conduct’: Conviction shatters years of protection for #ThunderBay police sergeant.

The guilty verdict exposes not just one rogue officer, but a culture of corruption and systemic racism inside the TBPS.

New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:

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Doug Ford is turning Ontario into a petri dish for new surveillance tech — and calling it “public safety.”

My latests for @ricochetmedia.bsky.social reviews recent lobbying activity and gov contracts to map out how surveillance is being implemented without public consultation or knowledge. #ONpoli

Canada should be a voice of moral clarity as the world inches closer to Doomsday With the Doomsday clock closer to midnight, Canada should be a voice of moral clarity to address escalating global threats.

Canada should be a voice of moral clarity as world inches closer to Doomsday.

With scientists warning that humanity is closer than ever to catastrophe, Carney is aligning Canada with Trump instead of standing up oppose him.

New from @militaryimpacts.bsky.social:

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How residential school denialism has fuelled Canada’s church-burning panic Learn about the controversies surrounding church burning and how they relate to Indigenous issues and reconciliation efforts.

How residential school denialism has fuelled Canada’s church-burning panic.

Far-right media and politicians have distorted church fires into a national crisis — stoking anti-Indigenous racism and casting unproven acts as “terrorism”.

New from Taylor C. Noakes:

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The propaganda machine: how far-right media has warped Canada’s political discourse A deep dive into the rise and reach of Rebel News, tracing its roots from fringe commentary to a disruptive force backstage at the federal leaders' debate

Legitimate news (fact-based, whatever the slant) vs third-party propaganda--full of false claims & funded by the fossil-fuel industry, Big Tech etc. Ex: Canada Proud, Rebel News, True North. Check your sources if you don't want more extreme right pollution in Canada: ricochet.media/media/the-pr...

Ontario government recycles oil sands propaganda for Ring of Fire mining development Discover how the Ontario government recycles oil sands propaganda for Ring of Fire mining development and its implications.

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Surveillance spores: How Doug Ford is spreading surveillance technology throughout the province Understand how Doug Ford is spreading surveillance technology throughout the province and what it means for citizens' rights.

How Doug Ford is spreading surveillance tech throughout #Ontario

After scrapping speed cameras, Ford has overseen the expansion of a province-wide, cloud-based surveillance network — handing private firms control over public space.

New from @terraloire.bsky.social:

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Elizabeth May: ‘Speechless’ at Carney’s climate betrayal On Ricochet’s In Bed with the Elephant, the Green Party leader reflects on 50 years of activism — and warns that Mark Carney’s pipeline push and climate rollbacks abandon science, future generations, ...

Elizabeth May: ‘Speechless’ at Carney’s climate betrayal.

On #IBWTE, the @canadiangreens.bsky.social leader sits down with @caradrianh.bsky.social to reflect on 50 years of activism — and warns that Mark Carney’s #climate rollbacks betrays future generations:

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'Everything is hanging by a thread': Holding the line for Vancouver Island's ancient trees As RCMP crackdowns intensify in the Walbran Valley, forest defenders say the fight is about stopping old-growth logging before it’s too late

"I've realized there isn't time to wait for those trees to be in jeopardy because it's the moment — it's the moment to fight."

"They deserve the devotion of all of the people of British Columbia."

"They deserve all of us."
#BritishColumbia #Canada #Policing #Protest #Forests #Climate

You can’t beat Canada's far-right with a broken electoral system Learn why electoral reform is crucial for Canada, as leaders like Avi Lewis prioritize proportional representation in politics.

Explanation of first-past-the-post electoral system. I took for granted, most of my life, that it was fair. It isn’t. We can and will change it. ricochet.media/politics/you...

ICE is terrorizing Americans — Canada must not be complicit From shutting down ICE offices to cancelling corporate contracts, Canadians have real power to stand in solidarity with those targeted by Trump’s secret police

"If Roshel continues to sell military weaponry and goods to ICE, the RCMP should investigate it for complicity in criminal conduct in the US and, potentially, crimes against humanity under the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act." ricochet.media/justice/poli... #ICEout #cdnpoli

Surveillance spores: How Doug Ford is spreading surveillance technology throughout the province Understand how Doug Ford is spreading surveillance technology throughout the province and what it means for citizens' rights.

How Doug Ford is spreading surveillance tech throughout #Ontario

After scrapping speed cameras, Ford has overseen the expansion of a province-wide, cloud-based surveillance network — handing private firms control over public space.

New from @terraloire.bsky.social:

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On the latest episode of IBWTE, @caradrianh.bsky.social sits down with @marshalederman.bsky.social, award-winning columnist at @theglobeandmail.com. Lederman talks about how she's struggled to navigate the post Oct 7th world.

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