Vanessa 🔮✨

Fact: In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans every year.

[حيدر | Haydar @chronicalihere]

From a journalist in Gaza— the missiles raining down are American made, by arms manufacturer Woodward, located in Fort Collins, Colorado. A reminder of how all settler colonial violence is interdependent.

[Mohammed El-Kurd @m7mdkurd]

this video. her words. the sound of bombs in the distance. the magnitude of this loss.

[Mohammed El-Kurd @m7mdkurd]

I’m constantly in awe of more and more Palestinians refusing misleading framings from mainstream media. This @Yaraeid_ interview on Sky News is an absolute must-see.

[Danny Haiphong @GeopoliticsDH]

Israel attacked Gaza in 2009.

Israel attacked Gaza in 2012.

Israel attacked Gaza in 2014.

Israel attacked Gaza in 2018.

In these four assaults alone, Israel killed thousands of Palestinians and hundreds of children.

Now Israel is pursuing its “final solution”: complete extermination.

Anyone saying this is about “democracy” is lying to you and has blood on their hands.

[Abdu Sharkawy @SharkawyMD]

No matter what horse you had in this race a 33% voter turnout means Ontario lost tonight. Every teacher, student, essential & front line worker lost tonight. Democracy lost tonight. Acountability & leadership lost tonight. Caring lost tonight.

[Max Kerman @Max_Kerman]

Shouts to everyone working at the polls today. Y’all were professional and lovely. Was in and out in literally 2 minutes. Go vote everyone!

[gabrielle @badgyaI]

your friends who are victims can read your tweets 👍🏽

[Kat Tenbarge is on Bluesky @kattenbarge]

We’ve known for a while that social media incentivizes bad behavior because it fuels engagement. It also incentivizes conspiracy theories, groupthink, cruelty, and harassment. This case exemplifies all of that.

[Kat Tenbarge is on Bluesky @kattenbarge]

For people who have been studying the misinformation campaign around the Depp v Heard trial, this verdict is chilling. The success of Depp’s “redemption arc” narrative reveals a lot about our social media platforms and ourselves.

A thread of things I learned during Depp v Heard:

[zuzia @tomwambsgans]

depp stans when amber is on the stand: ‘this is fake she’s an actor’
depp stans when he is on the stand: ‘omg he’s so sincere and i know he’s not acting because i have a very special connection with him. btw he’s the best actor of all time but he’s not acting here because i know’

[A. H. @a_h_reaume]

Roe v. Wade is based on the 'right to privacy.' If the majority opinion by SCOTUS suggests that the constitution does not protect the right to privacy... that affects a WHOLE lot of other decisions. Buckle up - this is the beginning of a lot of potential ugliness.
A thread.

[Mackenzie Gray @Gray_Mackenzie]

At the corner of Elgin and Argyle, counter protestors tried to stop some pickup trucks from getting through.

One car got through the crowd and pushed a counter protester forward before stopping.

Limited urgency from the cops to handle the situation #cdnpoli #ottnews

[Andrew Boozary MD @drandrewb]

no no the truckers convoy do not get credit for the lifting of restrictions. it’s the millions of Canadians that stepped up for each other over the past two years and sacrificed so much to keep people they may never meet alive.

[Alheli Picazo @a_picazo]

In a world full of Joe Rogans, be a Neil Young.

[Mrs. Shany G 🏳️‍🌈 @shaneseanne]

A lot of people will use orange shirts in the same way they used Black squares. They'll take selfies, post how much lives matter and then go back to supporting the systems that forced us to wear the shirts in the first place.

[Vanessa 🔮✨ @vanypak]

https://t.co/hAqk9T2Il6

[Azie Dungey @AzieDee]

Ok, hear me out. No one goes back to work. We turn office buildings into housing for the homeless with mental health and other services. Others become free mental health clinics, free student housing, and greenhouses. The rest we tear down and plant Indigenous trees and plants!

[Vanessa 🔮✨ @vanypak]

@martyparty007 That’s just summer in HOttawa baybeee 😂 gonna have to get used to it 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

The Ont Minister
of Education has stubbornly pressed forward with requiring newly graduated teachers to write a meaningless math test.

@otffeo is appalled at this decision especially given the current crisis. Read the @OTFpresFEO msg below and at https://t.co/x6JTgTuiGT #onpoli