The Catch-All: ICYMI June 22-28

Hello everyone, hope you had a good week. In terms of politics, well... it really wasn't.

Two big upsets happened, for those unaware. The first involved a Liberal stronghold in Toronto flipping to Conservatives. There's apparently some reconsideration on whether Trudeau is a fit leader for the party. Meanwhile, in the US, a disastrous debate (they argued about golf) is making many reconsider their support for Biden. This all happens while Israel's genocide in Gaza continues unabated. While our leaders now are worthy of the utmost contempt, our next likeliest choices raise more alarms about the future.

Long story short, keep donating, keep spreading the word and keep showing up.

News Round-up

Ontario

Original Ontario Line price didn’t include all costs: Metrolinx CEO, Colin D'Mello and Isaac Callan, Global News (Jun. 25)

Queen's lays off frontline staff in budget cut, more layoffs expected, Michelle Dorey Forestell, Kingstonist (Jun. 26)

Secretive committee in Ontario ministry pushed crackdown on pro-Palestine activism, Martin Lukacs, The Breach (Jun. 27)

Ottawa-area MPP Goldie Ghamari removed from Ontario PC Party caucus, Nick Westoll, CityNews (Jun. 28)

Canada

Conservatives win longtime Liberal stronghold Toronto-St. Paul's in shock byelection result, John Paul Tasker, CBC News (Jun. 24)

B.C. couple teaches rescued rats to drive tiny cars, Adam Sawatsky, CTV News (Jun. 25)

Canadians with disabilities remain locked in ‘legislated poverty,’ and many want to die, Simon Spichak, Ricochet (Jun. 18)

Alberta School Boards are Cutting Hundreds of Teaching Positions Next Year, Teachers' Association Says, Stephen Magusiak, PressProgress (Jun. 27)

US

San Antonio U.S. Rep. Chip Roy says he wants to 'ethnic cleanse' white progressives, Michael Karlis, San Antonio Current (Jun. 21)

Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows, Devi Shashtri, Associated Press (Jun. 24)

Alex Jones’ court trustee plans to shut down his notorious conspiracy outlet Infowars, Hadas Gold, CNN (Jun. 24)

‘Oh God Why’: Democratic Elite Panic Over Biden’s Debate Performance, Asawin Suebsaeng and Andrew Perez, Rolling Stone (Jun. 28)

Divided Supreme Court rules in major homelessness case that outdoor sleeping bans are OK, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press (Jun. 28)

World

‘Eid means mourning’: Muslims lynched in India after shock election result, Yashraj Sharma, Al Jazeera (Jun. 25)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released from prison after US plea deal, Al Jazeera (Jun. 25)

Kenya's young protesters plot next moves after dramatic tax win, Aaron Ross and Giulia Paravicini, Reuters (Jun. 28)

Bolivian police arrest leader of apparent coup attempt, Will Grant, Kathryn Armstrong and Ido Vock, BBC News (Jun. 27)

Israel-Palestine

India exports rockets, explosives to Israel amid Gaza war, documents reveal, Federica Marsi, Al Jazeera (Jun. 26)

A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat, Julia Frankel and Maya Alleruzzo, Associated Press (Jun. 28)

With Israel 'Emboldened,' Washington Braces For Fresh Middle East Bloodshed In Lebanon, Akbar Shahid Ahmed, HuffPost (Jun. 27)

Israel’s leaked plan for annexing the West Bank, explained, Qassam Muaddi, Mondoweiss (Jun. 27)

COVID

Making visible the invisible: Supporting long COVID patients and the people caring for them, Kaylee Byers, Julia Smith, Kayli Jamieson and Rackeb Tesfaye, The Conversation (Jun. 24)

Senegal: 78 Cases of COVID-19 Detected After the Hajj Procession, teleSUR (Jun. 25)

Cameroon reintroduces measures to curb COVID-19 resurgence, Africa News (Jun. 28)

COVID-19 experts warn of risks of summer surge as N.B. hazard index leads country, Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon, CBC News (Jun. 28)

Tech

MTV News Website Goes Dark, Archives Pulled Offline, Todd Spangler, Variety (Jun. 24)

Has Facebook Stopped Trying?, Jason Koebler, 404 Media (Jun. 24)

Canadians can soon fix their Apple products. Here's how, Alex Arsenych, CTV News (Jun. 27)

ID Verification Service for TikTok, Uber, X Exposed Driver Licenses, Joseph Cox, 404 Media (Jun. 26)

Dr Disrespect Knowingly Sent Explicit Messages to a Minor, Former Twitch Employee Says, Rod Breslau and Miles Klee, Rolling Stone (Jun. 27)

AV Corner

Podcast: Julian Assange has suddenly walked free. What happens next? - The Morning Edition
Video: We Need to Talk About Keir - John the Duncan
Music: Showstopper - Langhorns