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Destroying Gaza’s Food, Obstructing Aid, and Killing Aid Workers (sourced.press)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/40849390

The latest article from SourcedPress details how Palestinian civilians, children, mothers, have been systematically starved of food and aid, now going on 1.5 years. SourcedPress articles are dense by design. More than 80% of the article is backed by supporting documents, fact-checked by at least four verifiers. You can see the citations, source material, and fact-checking notes inline, as you read. You get transparent access to all the effort behind the journalism.

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Destroying Gaza’s Food, Obstructing Aid, and Killing Aid Workers (sourced.press)
 

The latest article from SourcedPress details how Palestinian civilians, children, mothers, have been systematically starved of food and aid, now going on 1.5 years. SourcedPress articles are dense by design. More than 80% of the article is backed by supporting documents, fact-checked by at least four verifiers. You can see the citations, source material, and fact-checking notes inline, as you read. You get transparent access to all the effort behind the journalism.

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Ontario aware bike lane removals may not reduce congestion, could make people less safe: internal documents (www.cbc.ca)
Buy Beaver app now on iOS and Android in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah, well their donation link is on their website, under the "About Us" section. They just use buymeacoffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/isitfromcanada, if you want to contribute.

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Buy Beaver app now on iOS and Android (www.buybeaver.ca)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
3 comments fedilink
 

Buy Beaver was created by a couple of entrepreneurs based in Montreal. It's a free app and they're currently just supporting the project with donations.

Canadian Author Megathread? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I recently learned about this black-owned bookstore in Toronto, and their website has a filter for Canadian authors:
https://adifferentbooklist.com/browse/filter/b/canada/v/popularity

AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years - BBC News in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

Are you talking about more dependencies from a developer's point of view? I get that to a degree, but from a user's point of view, isn't AMP technically better, especially now that it's open source?

Petition: Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to transition official government communications away from Twitter/X in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 weeks ago

I agree with the petition, but I wish it had mentioned that Twitter hides most, if not all, of an account's tweets behind a login wall. Same for Instagram for that matter. That's a strong reason not to use it for government communication.

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Shopify lays off team supporting Black, Indigenous and women entrepreneurs - The Logic (thelogic.co)
AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years - BBC News in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Thanks for the non-AMP link. Though my understanding is that the past concerns about AMP have been resolved now that it has moved to an open-source project under the OpenJS Foundation. Is there still reason to avoid AMP?

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AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
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Reposting this in light of the upcoming election because it details Doug Ford's tactics and it's not just about bike lanes. Worth a watch - "The World's Dumbest Bike Lane Law Just Passed in Canada" (www.youtube.com)
"Voter Research Services" survey scam targets Ontario residents in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I just lean towards it being a scam. I did some searching as well and couldn't identify the organization behind "Voter Research Services". If it was legitimate, they'd make that information readily available on some website. I think text message scammers consider it valuable information to find out if there is actually a person behind a phone number, so if they are scammers, even your first reply validated your number as a target for future unrelated scams.

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"Voter Research Services" survey scam targets Ontario residents (www.insauga.com)
Canadian creator of Pixelfed has smashed through their Kickstarter goal. Can we band together to get Lemmy.ca/Fedecan as a $500 sponsor? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

I like this take. When I read some of Dan's concerning posts, I see someone who is really not used to working with others, not someone who is actively malicious

Canadian creator of Pixelfed has smashed through their Kickstarter goal. Can we band together to get Lemmy.ca/Fedecan as a $500 sponsor? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

Oof, I wasn't aware of this. Thanks for the link. The sub-linked open letter about his behaviour towards others is particularly concerning: https://dansup-open-letter.github.io/appendix/#behaviour

I'm still a bit torn, because I think Pixelfed (the software) is still worth supporting, but we can let more of the community decide. Ultimately the Lemmy.ca/Fedecan representative would have to decide anyway.

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Canadian creator of Pixelfed has smashed through their Kickstarter goal. Can we band together to get Lemmy.ca/Fedecan as a $500 sponsor? (www.kickstarter.com)
 

I was going to post this in /c/Canada, but figured I'd post it here first since we'd need someone to officially represent Lemmy.ca/Fedecan to make it happen and organize a sort of group-pledge from the lemmy.ca community.

They have tiers for a $500 Gold Sponsor, $1000 Diamond Sponsor, and $2500 Platinum Sponsor to get a logo on their website sponsor page. I figured aiming for $500 is reasonable.

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BREATHE - A Short Film about Black Hair (12 min) by Néema Ndinsil (Ottawa) (www.youtube.com)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Canadian Federal Unions Launch RemoteWorks.ca Campaign for Flexible Work (www.remoteworks.ca)
Toronto non-profit building tiny homes for unhoused in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Looks like Ryan is applying to be a registered charity. The gofundme should qualify for tax receipts after that.

Toronto non-profit building tiny homes for unhoused in c/[email protected]
Are there any Canadian instances for Friendica and Pixelfed? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I'm not aware of Canadian instances. /u/otter mentioned recently that Fedecan may setup a Pixelfed instance next: https://lemmy.ca/post/25251642/13926523

Lemmy.ca downtime Jan 5th/6th - Whew, we're finally back! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Thanks for staying on top of it. Glad to hear you're moving to a better situation!

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"Red Fever" - Full documentary via TVO by Canadian filmmakers Neil Diamond and Catherine Bainbridge (www.youtube.com)
 

Through iconic and entertaining pop culture images, and a rocking Native American soundtrack, Red Fever looks at the roots of how and why Native American cultures have been revered, romanticized, and appropriated; in the process, it uncovers the truth about the profound impact of Indigenous peoples on western culture, including fashion, sports, politics, and the environment.

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