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Communications/writing etc. I still use punctuation, really.

[Claire Lehmann @clairlemon]

A lot of people are hating on “woke” governments right now (& I understand—I’m no fan of Californian democrats) but failing to do what’s necessary to prevent fires is certainly not limited to woke politicians.

Controlled burning of bushes/forests is what prevents catastrophic bushfires/wildfires. But governments often avoid doing them due to air quality concerns. To do controlled burning in LA would cover the entire city in a blanket of smoke. (I live in an area in Sydney which is often covered in smoke due to back burning before summer—it’s not pleasant and residents always complain.)

The hesitation to do what needs to be done crosses ideological lines—it’s rare to find governments who will sacrifice public comfort for long term concerns, and politicians who do often get voted out.

I get that it’s easy to blame wokeness in this situation, but you’ll find governments that are not woke doing the exact same thing. The issue is lack of long term planning & courage to do things which voters don’t like.

[Brianna Wu @BriannaWu]

Honest question. Why are so many Free Palestine accounts silent about the successful operation to rescue the hostages?

Is it because you support kidnapping if it helps your political project?

Is it the same reason you want Biden’s peace plan to fail?

Do you want an end to bloodshed? Or do you want Israel destroyed?

[FLR @fredaLrobin]

@rmohamed_yyc Salman Rushdie just pointed this uncomfortable detail out, in an interview with German newspaper Bild https://t.co/kIDqs7S1jH

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@ariellakimmel @UofT Palestinian-American Mo Husseini - let him do the contextualizing (minus the hatred version). https://t.co/lNx0QEk8e2

[FLR @fredaLrobin]

@Garossino @baddiel basically sums it up https://t.co/J7CwxGg11e

[Yuval Noah Harari @harari_yuval]

We cannot search for the #truth and for the way out of suffering without the freedom to think, investigate, and experiment. Humans should always retain the #freedom to doubt, to check again, to hear a second opinion, to try a different path.

[FLR @fredaLrobin]

@Garossino Yes, true, not a fair comparison. But my opinion is that her removal was cemented by the intimidation tactics of a number of groups.

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@kinsellawarren How far they have drifted...

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@Utopianluvr @BillTieleman @Dave_Eby I’m going to take a punt and say that you have no skin in this game. That aside, your comments are completely off base in mentioning my appearance. My family fled Iraq, and Australia wouldn’t accept them because they weren’t white enough. So perhaps speak for yourself.

[FLR @fredaLrobin]

@Lidsville @VoteYYJWilliams Thank you for the demo.

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@Lidsville @VoteYYJWilliams The instructor should never have been reinstated in the first place. An educator at openly supporting a terrorist organization is cool with you?

[FLR @fredaLrobin]

@kinsellawarren At this point, coexistence is but a dream.

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@Lidsville @VoteYYJWilliams And it's very revealing of your mindset that you would ignore the Langara instructor's open celebration of violence.

[FLR @fredaLrobin]

@jonsneyers @michaelasachs @Joe_Roberts01 Are they representing a multitude of viewpoints? I cannot read minds either, but I see limited diversity in interviewees, which inherently skews the bias leading readers and viewers to believe that those are the mainstream Jews. When evidence runs to the contrary.

[FLR @fredaLrobin]

@jonsneyers @michaelasachs @Joe_Roberts01 Ok, you are entitled to your opinion. Why do you suppose they chose this particular person to interview?

[FLR @fredaLrobin]

@jonsneyers @michaelasachs @Joe_Roberts01 That would be fine, so long as it were presented as such. Instead, a smattering of the same fringe dwellers do the rounds, and often they are presented as somehow representative of Canadian Jews as a group. It’s deceptive and not balanced.

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@yudapearl @matthewnoriel @Eve_Barlow I believe you meant @MatthewNouriel

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@TheyWereStolen @dianaleonie1 @ajnabieh Not. Real person…

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@dianaleonie1 @ajnabieh Must be.

[Ash O'Malley @offbeatimages]

One of my favourite images. It took numerous visits to get the fresh snow, sunlight and shadows all at once. Persistence pays off.