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And the corrected link is here: run.terryfox.ca/team/adnan?u...

Remzi is standing dressed in sports clothes, next to a life-size black and white cutout of Terry Fox, in an office.

During my lunch hour today, I dropped by the local Terry Fox Foundation office.

If you haven’t donated yet, there is still time. We welcome donations big and small! lnkd.in/eSW695Hs

For anyone who can join us in St John’s on Sunday, we will be at the Quidi Vidi Boathouse at 10 - see you there!

Tens of thousands defy Hungary’s ban on Pride in protest against Orbán Crackdown on Pride is part of effort to curb democratic freedoms ahead of a hotly-contested election next year Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Budapest in defiance of the Hungarian government’s ban on Pride, heeding a call by the city’s mayor to “come calmly and boldly to stand together for freedom, dignity and equal rights”. Jubilant crowds packed into the city’s streets on Saturday, waving Pride flags and signs that mocked the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, as their peaceful procession inched forward at a snail’s pace. Continue reading...

Tens of thousands defy Hungary’s ban on Pride in protest against Orbán

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June 28, 1981 - 44 Years ago today, Terry Fox quietly passed away in the quiet hour of the morning.

Honour Terry today by donating to the Terry Fox Run at run.terryfox.ca/team/adnan

Terry Fox started a marathon against cancer. Together we can end it.

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Team Adnan (yours truly and @jonjnl.bsky.social) is excited to participate in the Terry Fox Run on September 14th. Please help us reach our goal in support of cancer research. Every dollar helps: run.terryfox.ca/team/adnan Terry Fox started a marathon against cancer. Together we can end it.

Velshi Banned Book Club: “Pride Puppy!” by Robin Stevenson “Pride Puppy!” by Robin Stevenson is a rhyming alphabet book. With brightly colored illustrations, it tells the story of a puppy that gets lost during a Pride parade. “Pride Puppy!”, despite its cute premise and beautiful pictures, is at the center of a Supreme Court case happening right now. A small group of Maryland parents have sued over exposing their children to LGBTQ+ inclusive books like “Pride Puppy!” at their public school. As outlandish as it may seem to center a children’s book in such a high profile, so much is on the line for authors, for access to literature, and for families like the ones portrayed at Pride in this children’s book.

Talk about L is for LEAP. How “Pride Puppy!” - a children’s alphabet book - came to the center of a SCOTUS case w/ high stakes for access to books & education, involves "a pretty disturbing interpretation," says @robinstevenson.bsky.social. The "backlash is such evidence of need for these books."

Karl Wells and Rhea Rollmann sitting in conversations, with Karl’s book cover, Openly Karl, projected in the background

Karl Wells speaking at a podium, with Rollmann sitting, and Karl’s book cover, Openly Karl, projected in the background

What a treat to hear @karlwells.bsky.social reading his captivating memoir, Openly Karl, and to hear @howrhearolls.bsky.social moderating yesterday @theroomsnl.bsky.social. Thank you for the rich reflections, emotional stories, engaging discussions on 2SLGBTQIA+ presence in NL!
@jonjnl.bsky.social

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a pink background with a crescent moon and the words eid al adha Alt: a pink background with a crescent moon and the words eid al adha

Eid Mubarak! Urime Bajramin! Bajram Šerif Mubarek Olsun! Aïda Moubarak!

With US president Donald Trump issuing executive orders to dismantle DEI programs, and corporations responding by scaling back such initiatives, experts answer question of DEI's future at Canadian Race Relations Foundation presents The Walrus Talks at Home: DEI. twtdei.eventbrite.ca/?aff=Social

North America discovers Turkish coffee 🙂

Two people compete in a spelling bee; one contestant is in a beekeeper’s uniform. The moderator says, “I’m sorry, that’s incorrect. Release the bees.”

Congratulations, Faizan Zaki! #NewYorkerCartoons

A cartoon by Jimmy Craig, from 2021. See more from New Yorker Humor: glmr.co/ZvkxGj3

Good morning from Tofu

‘One of the most heartbreaking tragedies’: Gaza doctor’s last goodbye before nine children killed in airstrike Dr Alaa al-Najjar was at work when Israeli strike destroyed her home, leaving one son and her husband as survivors In the early hours of Friday, as she did every day, Dr Alaa al-Najjar said goodbye to her 10 children before leaving the house. The youngest, Sayden, six months old, was still sleeping. And like every day, with war raging in Gaza and Israeli strikes landing just metres from her neighbourhood in Khan Younis, Najjar worried about leaving them at home without her. But Najjar, 35, had little choice. One of Gaza’s dwindling number of medics, a respected paediatrician at the Nasser medical complex, she had to go to work to care for injured babies who had barely survived Israeli attacks. She could never have imagined that that farewell to her family would be her last. Continue reading...

‘One of the most heartbreaking tragedies’: Gaza doctor’s last goodbye before nine children killed in airstrike

Pulitzer Prizes Public Service Winner: ProPublica. Image (right) displays headline that reads: Their States Banned Abortion. Doctors Now Say They Can't Give Women Potentially Lifesaving Care.

JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.

This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...

Far-Right AfD Is Labeled Extremist by Germany’s Intelligence Agency The designation is certain to inflame debates over whether the party should be banned, though some polls show it to be the most popular in the country.

Breaking News: Germany classified the right-wing Alternative for Germany party as an extremist group, giving intelligence officials more tools to monitor it.

Only way to do it if you love your kid.

Note your poll closure times. If you’re in line when they close you can still vote.

Ways to vote – Elections Canada Ways to vote in the 2025 federal election in Canada.

It’s #ElectionDay in Canada. Whatever you do, make sure you go out and vote today!

Check out the Élections Canada | Elections Canada page for more details, if you have questions on where to vote in your area. They even have information on peak voting times: elections.ca/content2.asp...

On 27th April 1994, Black South Africans voted in a democratic election for the first time. Days later, Nelson Mandela was elected president, ending decades of brutal apartheid rule in South Africa.

Happy Thursday written on the back of a car, in snow..

Purple crocuses covered in snow

Primroses covered in snow

I think #NewfoundlandandLabrador should have holiday music playing from November to end of May, to go with the view outside. Happy Thursday!

Sadly, I think you’re right.

Cruel and inhumane..

“What a great thirst for death, for killing, we witness each day in the many conflicts raging in different parts of our world! How much violence we see, often even within families, directed at women and children!”

Sweden’s hottest show? Nonstop live coverage of the epic moose migration The show will air nonstop for 20 days, following the moose via remote cameras and drones as they journey through forests and swim across the Ångerman River.

Great idea for Newfoundland and Labrador: www.nbcnews.com/news/world/h...

This type of abuse, fuelled by resentment against CBC journalists, is unacceptable, and federal candidates should be standing against it, no matter their views..

Clayton Dalton asked paramedics in Gaza what was hardest about their work. Responding to an airstrike and discovering that it’s your own family, one said. Recovering the bodies of children, said another. nyer.cm/Iz1ztSY

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As I get ready to vote, I found it disappointing that only two (Conservative and Animal Protection Party) of the five candidates running in my district have email addresses where I can reach out to ask about their positions on topics important to me. I have reached out to those two.

Hang in there, Dave. You’ve been doing a great job, and many Canadians (this guy included) are very grateful!

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