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British Columbia’s largest oil refinery is set to fall under U.S. control this week with the expected takeover by American fuel giant Sunoco. The Burnaby refinery is one of only two remaining refineries in B.C., will be sold as part of a US$9.1-billion deal that is expected to close on Oct. 31,

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Kat Abughazaleh
@katmabu.bsky.social

Trump just designated “Antifa” as a terrorist organization, on par with ISIS and Al Qaeda. As a reminder, “antifa” is short for “antifascist”. They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left. This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up. www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...

cnn.comTrump says he’s designating Antifa as a terrorist organization | CNN PoliticsPresident Donald Trump said he is designating the far-left anti-fascism movement Antifa as a terrorist organization, announcing the move on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Thursday mor...

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only)
@axidentaliberal.bsky.social

Antifa is short for “anti fascist” America once fought a war against fascism Now Trump says this anti fascist spirit-the idea that we must oppose tyranny-is a terrorist notion I’ve marched with people identifying as Antifa They were always peaceful Nobody attacked the Capitol Unlike MAGA

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Leslie Love
@lesliewlove.bsky.social

Heads up North #vancouverisland, you have anti-abortion candidates: Aaron Gunn, North Island - Powell River, Conservative Paul Macknight, North Island - Powell River, People's Party of Canada. You all need to vote strategically for the NDP! #canadaelection #vote

Canadian Anti-Hate Network@antihate.ca

NEW: 84 Federal Candidates Given “Green Light” by Canadian Anti-Abortion Group The group’s questionnaire includes “Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion?” www.antihate.ca/federal_cand...

antihate.ca84 Federal Candidates Given “Green Light” by Canadian Anti-Abortion GroupThe group’s questionnaire includes “Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion?”

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Rachel Barnhart
@rachbarnhart.com

“There is no indication the University of Alabama student detained this week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was involved in any pro-Palestinian protests or criminal activity.” Government arresting people without saying why.

al.comTuberville backs detaining of Alabama doctoral student Homeland Security says posed ‘security concerns’Alireza Doroudi "is a nerd. All he does is study and is literally trying to fulfill his dream," his lawyer said.

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Sherrilyn Ifill
@sifill.bsky.social

This.

Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social

As of Friday, there have been 46 cases in which federal judges have blocked Trump policies. The rulings in those cases have come from 39 different judges appointed by 5 different presidents (of both parties) to 11 different district courts across 7 different circuits. Maybe it's not the judges?

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John Pfaff
@johnpfaff.bsky.social

Bunch shows how it is done. The way he points out what the EO *legally* does (directs the VP, acting as just one of many regents) vs what it claims to do (“change the Smithsonian!”—something POTUS can’t do) is fantastic. We need more of this, less ppl taking EOs as law.

Benjamin S. Weiss@benjaminweiss.bsky.social

NEW: Internal staff email from Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch addressing Trump’s executive order. “As always, our work will be shaped by the best scholarship, free of partisanship, to help the American public better understand our nation’s history, challenges and trumphs.”

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Mother Jones
@motherjones.com

On Friday, Elon Musk said he would travel to Wisconsin on Sunday to "personally hand over two checks for a million dollars each in appreciation for you taking the time to vote." This vote-buying scheme shows how far he’ll go to extend his plan for oligarchy.

motherjones.comElon Musk’s attempt to buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court reaches a new lowHis vote-buying scheme shows how far he’ll go to extend his plan for oligarchy.

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Reuters
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‘They’re trying to bankrupt me’: A dairy farmer in West Virginia is feeling Trump’s government spending cuts, which ended up killing a lifeline for his business — a butter contract he had with a food bank that lost its funding reut.rs/4cgLvSo

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The Kyiv Independent
@kyivindependent.com

⚡️Russia should not be trusted, continues genocide, Ukrainian official says. Russia cannot be trusted and must be held accountable for its war crimes and ongoing genocide, Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa said in a wide-ranging interview with The Sun, published on March 29.

kyivindependent.comRussia should not be trusted, continues genocide, Ukrainian official says"Russia has committed genocide, Russia continues to commit genocide on an industrial scale, every day, every single minute," Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa said in an interview with The Sun rel...

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Chicago Tribune
@chicagotribune.com

President Trump’s sweeping executive order seeking to change how elections are run in the U.S. is creating uncertainty for state and local election officials and worries about voter confusion before the next federal election, the 2026 midterms.

trib.alPresident Trump’s election order creates much confusion before the next federal election in 2026Election officials were already dealing with the loss of some cybersecurity assistance from the federal government and now face the potential for major changes.

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Guardian Australia
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Scramble to free survivors as death toll passes 1,600 after Myanmar earthquake

theguardian.comScramble to free survivors as death toll passes 1,600 after Myanmar earthquakeWoman pulled to safety after 30 hours trapped in building a rare glimmer of hope in midst of devastation • ‘No one came’: Myanmar volunteers dig with bare hands to save earthquake victims Rescue workers battled for a second night to find survivors of Myanmar’s devastating earthquake, which has killed at least 1,644 people and injured thousands more. Teams with little protective equipment, at times using only their bare hands, scrambled to free survivors from the rubble of countless buildings that were shattered by Friday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake. Continue reading...

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated. The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said. By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social

propub.liThe CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for VaccinationsThe move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

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Guardian Australia
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Protests hit Tesla dealerships across the world in challenge to Elon Musk

theguardian.comProtests hit Tesla dealerships across the world in challenge to Elon MuskFrom Australia to Europe and the US, demonstrators rallied against carmaker’s dismantling of US federal government Thousands of people worldwide protested Elon Musk and his efforts with Donald Trump to dismantle the US federal government on Saturday, with rallies held in front of nearly every Tesla showroom in the US and many around the world – a concerted effort to go after the billionaire’s deep pockets as the CEO of the electric vehicle maker. Protest organizers asked people to do three things: don’t buy a Tesla, sell off Tesla stock and join the “Tesla Takedown” movement. Continue reading...

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Guardian Australia
@australia.theguardian.com

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv accuses Russia of war crime after attack on military hospital in Kharkiv

theguardian.comUkraine war briefing: Kyiv accuses Russia of war crime after attack on military hospital in KharkivUkrainian officials denounce ‘deliberate’ targeted shelling of hospital; Ukrainian president says US, Europe must respond to daily Russian drone attacks. What we know on day 1,131 * See all our Ukraine war coverage Russian drones struck a military hospital, shopping centre, apartment blocks and other targets in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, late on Saturday, killing two people and injuring at least 25, local officials and the Ukrainian military said. On the Telegram messaging app, the military’s general staff said those injured included servicemen undergoing treatment in the medical centre. It accused Russia of having carried out a “war crime” and of “violating the norms of international humanitarian law” denouncing the “deliberate, targeted shelling” of the facility. Oleh Syniehubov, the regional governor, said 25 people were hurt, including a 15-year-old girl who is in serious condition. An hour before the Kharkiv attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine expected a strong response from western countries to the near daily Russian drone attacks on its territory. Earlier, drones hit the south-eastern city of Dnipro, killing four people, and the central city of Kryvyi Rih, where nine others were injured. “We expect a response, a serious response. We are working to ensure there is a strong reaction, especially from America, Europe and all those in the world who rely on diplomacy,” said Zelenskyy. He said that Russia’s response to US ceasefire efforts had been inadequate “for too long”, and that Moscow needed to be pressured into a peace deal. Zelenskyyalso said Russia had launched more than 170 drones into Ukraine overnight, striking targets in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Khmelnytskyi regions. He said that Ukraine was “maintaining active measures” to prevent Russia from advancing into Sumy and Kharkiv regions, and that that Ukrainian forces had taken “certain steps” in Russia outside the Kursk region to ease pressure on Ukrainian troops in the area. Russia on Saturday claimed the capture of two villages in eastern and southern Ukraine, pressing ahead with its advance amid stumbling efforts for a ceasefire. The defence ministry said Moscow’s forces captured the village of Shchebraki in the southern Zaporizhzhia region and Panteleimonivka in the eastern Donetsk region. Russian forces also captured the settlement of Veselivka in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, Russian state-run news agency Tass reported on Saturday, citing the Russian defence ministry. Reuters was not able to independently verify the report. Russia’s defence ministry on Saturday accused Ukraine of attacking Russian energy facilities in the past 24 hours despite a moratorium on striking each other’s energy infrastructure. The ministry said Ukraine attacked power grids in the Belgorod region several times leaving about 9,000 residents without power supply. Reuters could not immediately confirm the account. Both sides this week claimed there were fresh violations as the land war continued unabated. Russian forces are preparing to launch a fresh military offensive in the coming weeks to maximize the pressure on Ukraine and strengthen the Kremlin’s negotiating position in ceasefire talks, according to Ukrainian government and military analysts who spoke to The Associated Press. The Ukrainian officials said the move could give Vladimir Putin every reason to delay discussions about pausing the fighting in favour of seeking more land. Ukrainian leaders have argued repeatedly that Russia has no intention of engaging in meaningful dialogue to end the war. “They’re dragging out the talks and trying to get the US stuck in endless and pointless discussions about fake ‘conditions’ just to buy time and then try to grab more land,” Zelenskyy said on Thursday in a visit to Paris. Two G7 diplomatic officials in Kyiv agreed with that assessment. Continue reading...

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JeffTrnka
@jefftrnka.bsky.social

PoiLIEvre has voted against every piece of legislation ever put forward to support workers' rights. He has not and will not ever support workers.

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Al Jazeera English
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Palestinian rescue teams have recovered seven more bodies from the rubble in Gaza, pushing the overall death toll from Israel’s war to 48,453, says Gaza’s Health Ministry. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/q3ri8b

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Prospect Magazine
@prospectmagazine.co.uk

“A common misconception is that illiberal populists want to eliminate dissenting voices. This is wrong. The goal is not total control of information, but to usher in a state of permanent war in politics.” www.prospectmagazine...

prospectmagazine.co.ukOrbán’s populism relies on a make-believe war that can’t be wonFactionalism, not complete domination, better describes the political logic of Hungary’s illiberal right

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦
@pravda.ua

‼️ Poland's PM @donaldtusk on latest Russian strikes on Ukraine: This is what happens when someone appeases barbarians

pravda.com.uaPoland’s PM on latest Russian strikes on Ukraine: This is what happens when someone appeases barbariansPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has indirectly reproached the United States for its recent actions in the Russo-Ukrainian war following yet another Russian attack on Ukrainian cities that caused civ...

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The Lever
@levernews.com

🚨INVESTIGATION: Private equity firms are being allowed to loot the New Deal-era housing program thats supposed to offer low-interest mortgages. Private equity is funneling the program's money into investments jacking up rents - and offering no mortgages.

levernews.comThe Looting Of America’s Affordable Housing FundPrivate equity firms are diverting billions from a Great Depression-era mortgage program — and making huge profits.

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The Washington Post
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Since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, more than a dozen violent or destructive acts have been directed at Tesla facilities, according to court documents, surveillance photographs, police records and local media reports reviewed by The Post.

wapo.stAnger at Elon Musk turns violent with molotov cocktails and gunfire at Tesla lotsThe string of violence against Tesla storefronts, charging stations and vehicles exacerbates the company’s woes, analysts said

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LiberoReporter News - Notizie
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France, Germany, Italy and UK support Arab plan for Gaza reconstruction

liberoreporter.itFrance, Germany, Italy and UK support Arab plan for Gaza reconstructionThe Arab initiative for Gaza includes two phases and an investment of $53 billion. European foreign ministers praise the initiative and call for an end to Hamas control over the Strip ‘We, the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy and the United…