Sandra

Ex-journo with Canadian Press, Italian news agency ANSA. Ex-speechwriter Bank of Canada, Comms at UN's WFP & UN FAO. Now, happily independent comms consultant.

[Sandra @Sandrainrome]

@NiallHarbison I wait all week to see Hank and Chance heading out for the Sunday morning beach trip.

[Sandra @Sandrainrome]

@Feisty_Waters Well said!

[Wanted in Rome @wantedinrome]

On this day in 1944, Italian Resistance fighters detonated a homemade bomb on Rome’s Via Rasella, killing 33 German soldiers. The SS command ordered a brutal reprisal, leading to the Fosse Ardeatine massacre in which 335 partisans, prisoners, Jews and civilians lost their lives.

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

shocked, shocked etc

[Sandra @Sandrainrome]

@CraigBaird Well said.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.

McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.

Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.

See the problem?

[Asbestos in Water - Julian Branch @asbestos_in]

How is a municipality in North Macedonia prioritizing the replacement of old asbestos cement water pipes to “reduce the risk of harmful asbestos fibres,” yet here in Canada there is no evidence that drinking asbestos is harmful? @N8V_Calgarian #health

https://t.co/9bmv1Adra6

[Althia Raj @althiaraj]

Europe’s frontier countries ready their hospitals for war https://t.co/t4QrXm7viK

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Trump announced his first presidential campaign 10 years ago today.

If we really want to prevent future Trumps from coming to power, we will need to address the root causes of his rise.

[Jim Bronskill @JimBronskill]

Journalism matters

[Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR]

Russia’s government paper: “It’s practically a foregone conclusion the US will pull out of Ukraine talks.” Another paper: “The unity of the West is gone. Geopolitically it’s no longer an alliance. Trumpism has destroyed the Atlantic consensus confidently & quickly” #ReadingRussia

[Ansa English News @ansa_english]

2,000 reporters get accredited for pope's funeral, conclave. On top of around 500 who cover Vatican regularly #ANSA https://t.co/qtgzVTYMtE

[Alexander Panetta @Alex_Panetta]

Today’s New York Times is bleeeeak:

-Globalization is collapsing. Here’s the decades-long catastrophe triggered the last time this happened: https://t.co/i9LbePoIsV

-The US is becoming a police state. Trust me. I’ve lived in one: https://t.co/7sO4WhfAlt

[Financial Times @FT]

Putin’s AI blunder is a gift to opponents https://t.co/QVbIQZptiR | opinion

[Sandra @Sandrainrome]

https://t.co/MWHkwJ4HbE

[Nicholas Whithorn  @NickWhithorn]

In Rome today 50k people at the demonstration pro-Europe.

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

Five of the billionaires who attended Donald Trump's inauguration have lost a combined $210 billion in wealth since then, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index
https://t.co/ACDLzYFx73

[Eric Reguly @ereguly]

So depressing and wrong. A monster cruise ship terminal near #Rome will destroy what's left of the historic centre; fill it with 10,000s of day trippers and close the last independent shops and restaurants. Plus endless dirty buses to get to the city.

https://t.co/t5XA6rfFGN

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

I'm sharing an image a day to celebrate the vibrant and unique culture and history of Canada.
Today it is Gordie Howe skating away from an opponent after giving him a taste of the elbows in a game in the 1960s.
#ProudlyCanadian #ElbowsUp

[Frank Gardner @FrankRGardner]

Finland’s Foreign Minister tells @ChathamHouse
“The Kremlin’s appetite does not diminish when fed. Take it from us. Russia remains a long term threat to Europe’s security”.