Oliver Macklem

Union Organizer.

Steward and Bargaining Representative for Sportsnet Editorial staff.

[Oliver Macklem @OliverMacklem]

Raps now have two top-20 talents and very few teams can claim that. This squad got their feet wet in the playoffs this year and are now primed to take the next step!

They could still use a rim protector... Mitchell Robinson?

[Oliver Macklem @OliverMacklem]

Incredibly exciting for the Raptors. Kawhi is still an elite talent and he fills several needs for this team (go-to scorer, floor spacing, veteran presence).

Lineups featuring Shead, Walter, Kawhi, Scottie & CMB are going to be dominant on defence!

[Chris Black @DownToBlack]

According to Cleaning The Glass...

Kawhi Leonard's on/off court rating was +14.4, 3rd *best* in the league (behind only Jokic & Wemby).

Brandon Ingram's was -9.0, 3rd *worst* in the league.

Just an unreal contrast in productivity.

[Diana Chan McNally @DianaCMcNally]

This is also happening in Ottawa. And Hamilton. And in every Ontario city where @fordnation has legislated the closure of safe consumption sites.

Olivia Chow didn't do this. Or increase homelessness province-wide to 85,000 people — an 8% jump in just the past year alone.

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

.@elonmusk says that no one can name a person who died from his aid cuts. In fact, I've met the kids who are dying, and I've talked to the families who lost children. In my columns, I've cited many, many names of people who have died because of Musk's aid cuts. A few examples:
*Yamah Freeman was a 23-year-old woman who died in childbirth because Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia. She couldn't get to a hospital and died as people were carrying her there. I talked to her parents and sister in their village.
*Gbessey Kiadu, age 1, died of malaria because of his cuts to malaria medication in Liberia. I talked to his mom in her village.
*Ibrahim Koroma, an infant, died of AIDS in Sierra Leone after he interrupted HIV supplies. I talked to health workers who cared for him.
*Achol Deng was an 8-year-old girl with HIV in South Sudan who died when Musk cut funding for the health care worker who provided her medicines. I talked to the healthcare workers.
I could go on and on. In almost every village you go to in South Sudan, Uganda, Liberia, Sierra Leone or other countries I reported in, you find people dying because of aid cuts. I challenge Musk: Come with me on a reporting trip, and we'll talk to these moms and dads, and you'll see the dying children themselves. I think if you see the kids whose lives are at stake, maybe you'll change your mind.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Children.

Let that sink in.

According to a new UN inquiry, Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

No government, army, ideology, or political argument can make the killing, starvation, displacement, and traumatizing of children morally acceptable. A world that excuses the destruction of children has lost its moral center.

We must not grow numb. We must demand an end to genocide, protection for Palestinian children, unrestricted humanitarian aid, accountability for these atrocities, and every child’s right to live in dignity, safety, and peace.

#Gaza #PalestinianChildren #CeasefireNow #BelovedCommunity #Nonviolence365

[Oliver Macklem @OliverMacklem]

One of the most important pieces I've written. Elsy Moufarrej is a tireless advocate for media workers in Lebanon, as they continue to be targeted by Israeli government.

Canadian media have suppressed these stories, but they must be heard if we are to uphold international law.

[Media Action Plan @MAP_Canada]

New on the MAP website -- The Voice of Journalists in Lebanon: Elsy Moufarrej

"We need Canada to stand up with us as journalists and as victims of the war. To stop any kind of support to Israel and to help us get justice.”

Read: https://t.co/iYSaYLkr9f

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

How can anyone still support this Israeli govt when psychopathic monsters like Ben Gvir are ministers in it, advocating genocide in Lebanon? Disgusting.

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

Lewis: I found the PM's comments about the Iran war being worth it to be really disturbing, shocking as a Canadian. I want to know who the PM thinks it was worth it for. For thousands of civilians who were killed, for the 168 schoolgirls who were killed on the very first night ... Who was it worth it for?

[Oliver Macklem @OliverMacklem]

@EricDLombardi @bruce_arthur Eric, you're ready to defend trillionaires at the drop of a hat, but when I asked you to defend your vague and rude criticisms of Avi Lewis, you didn't want to engage.

[Media Action Plan @MAP_Canada]

You can help expose the harassment campaign against Canadian journalists over coverage of Israeli war crimes.

The Sandy & Nora Talk Politics podcast is raising funds for an investigative journalist to research these intimidation campaigns.

Read & donate: https://t.co/HSiujQnMZC

[courtneybonneauimages @cbonneauimages]

Fuck you, @washingtonpost . Amal did not ‘die,’ she was deliberately targeted and murdered after receiving threats from the Israeli army. She was in touch with us, her colleagues, during this situation. We all know exactly what happened. Shame on you for intentionally diminishing the criminality of the actions of the Israeli army with this headline. Shame on all of you and your correspondents in Beirut.

I hope to see you on trial for your propaganda in my lifetime.

[Media Action Plan @MAP_Canada]

New on MAP's website: Our interview with Unifor's @JenniferMoreau who was recently elected Vice-President of @IFJGlobal !

"We’re trade unionists and media workers. We’re in an ideal position to fight back against these attacks on journalism."

Read: https://t.co/iaxYOMEJBG

[Oliver Macklem @OliverMacklem]

@FVortsman @evadletap @KevinVuongxMP There are thousands of examples of genocidal intent from the Israeli government. Please try using anything other than Elon's Grok bot and you'll find it. I'm not your research assistant.

The word you're looking for is context, not contacts.

[Oliver Macklem @OliverMacklem]

@stevegoldca @KevinVuongxMP I think you need to look up the definition because you clearly don't know what the word means.

[Oliver Macklem @OliverMacklem]

@FVortsman @evadletap @KevinVuongxMP Why are you sending me random clips of antisemitic behaviour? I denounce that as I denounce all forms of hatred.

My issue is with the genocide being carried out by the Israeli government in Palestine and Lebanon. Can you denounce that??

[Oliver Macklem @OliverMacklem]

@evadletap @FVortsman @KevinVuongxMP Show me the evidence that it was investigated and punished. The IDF have a long history of killing civilians and not holding soldiers accountable (Shireen Abu Akleh, Hind Rajab, Hossam Shobbat etc.)

[Oliver Macklem @OliverMacklem]

@evadletap @FVortsman @KevinVuongxMP Here's some pictures of Hamas using civilians as human shields.... Oh wait! Nevermind, that's the IDF....I guess their spokesmen aren't told about that or do you just have an aversion to facts?

[Oliver Macklem @OliverMacklem]

@evadletap @FVortsman @KevinVuongxMP @grok You sound like an IDF spokesman, but I'm the one inside a bubble?

[Oliver Macklem @OliverMacklem]

@stevegoldca @KevinVuongxMP I'm not, but I know what the term means. Do you think all Jews support the Israeli government?