At Bellwoods park in Toronto where today police have built fences around encampments where people who are unhoused have been peacefully living for most of the pandemic Large crowd has gathered to witness and record what’s happening. People are concerned that police will evict people from this park and others around the city. Police now arresting one person after verbal confrontation, couldn’t see what happened through the crowd

Crisis orgs along the Line 3 pipeline route are responding to sexual and domestic violence perpetrated by pipeline workers

One organization said they had *more than 40 reports* of harassment and assault by pipeline workers

My story for @GuardianUS: theguardian.com/us-news/2021/j… This isn’t surprising — during 2018 public hearings on Line 3, Indigenous women warned that an influx of thousands of out-of-state workers would bring violence and trafficking. It’s an established trend, as explained here by @NickA_Martin:
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The latest Trump campaign PA lawsuit is asking the court to issue an emergency order stopping officials from certifying the election results, and a permanent injunction requiring county election boards to invalidate ballots of voters who were allowed to "cure" their mail ballots "Curing" ballots: If you sent your mail ballot without a signature or secrecy envelope, an official calls you to say you can vote by provisional ballot. This is completely legal.

Anti-Trump crowd in Philly singing a farewell song to the president Small crowd of Trump supporters blasts The Trooper by Iron Maiden. Biden crowd entirely unbothered.

Giuliani, reacting to Biden winning the presidency, alleges fraud, no transparency, does not provide evidence. Experts have told me concerns about transparency will not change the vote count.

“I don’t believe in conspiracies but I also don’t believe in coincidences,” he says. Giuliani attempting to paint a picture of widespread transparency issues, and raises question of whether Democrats manufactured ballots. Asked to provide evidence he does not provide any.

Journalists of colour are getting a tsunami of hate for unpacking #BlackfaceTrudeau and sharing their experiences of racism in Canada against a backdrop of a disproportionately white media and political space. Read and share their work: “Whatever points are being won or lost are being marked on the lives of people who most need a government that will defend and support their racialized lives": @vmochama washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…