The Catch-all: ICYMI November 9-15
The news I've been consuming this week
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News Round-up
Ontario
Tearing up bike lanes will cost nearly $50 million, Toronto city staff report says, Aidan Chamandy, The Trillium (Nov. 13)
Hours after ketchup protest charges dropped, Dr. Tarek Loubani returns to London MP's office, Kate Dubinski and Alessio Donnini, CBC News (Nov. 12)
Hospitalizations and death: Ontario’s internal warnings over supervised consumption site ban, Colin D'Mello and Isaac Callan, Global News (Nov. 14)
Ford government inks $100M deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink system, Isaac Callan, Global News (Nov. 14)
Canada
Canada’s ‘Antisemitism Envoy’ Has Barely Mentioned Nazi Collaborators, Alex Cosh, The Maple (Nov. 12)
Labour minister sends ports dispute to binding arbitration, orders end to lockouts, CBC News (Nov. 12)
Meet The Canadians Fighting In Israel’s War On Gaza, Davide Mastracci, The Maple (Nov. 12)
He’s Back! Stephen Harper Touted to Manage Albertans’ Pensions, David Climenhaga, The Tyee (Nov. 13)
Ottawa advised against releasing names of alleged Nazi war criminals over concerns for Ukraine, Marie Woolf, The Globe and Mail (Nov. 14)
Canada Post workers go on strike, negotiations still underway, CBC News (Nov. 15)
US
A little-known law from 1798 could be a key part of Trump’s deportation plans, Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (Nov. 14)
How COVID Helped Trump Win, Julia Doubleday and Walker Bragman, The Gauntlet and OptOut Media Foundation (Nov. 15)
What The Fuck Is A “Vaccine Skeptic”?, Albert Burneko, Defector (Nov. 15)
Here Come Trump’s Concentration Camps, Craford Kilian, The Tyee (Nov. 15)
Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible ‘Insider Threat’, Tara Copp, Michelle R. Smith and Jason Dearen, Associated Press (Nov. 15)
World
6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Cuba after hurricanes and blackouts, Andre Rodriguez, Associated Press (Nov. 10)
Prosecutors request ban on Marine Le Pen running for public office in embezzlement trial, Victory Goury-Lafont, Politico (Nov. 13)
Insults and a haka in New Zealand parliament as MPs debate Māori rights bill, Eva Corlett, The Guardian (Nov. 14)
Brazil judge says suicide bomber wanted to blow up Supreme Court, Bernardo Caram and Anthony Boadle, Reuters (Nov. 14)
Deaths in war-torn Sudan significantly higher than previous tolls, according to new report, Redaction Africanews via africanews (Nov. 15)
Israel-Palestine
Far-right Israeli minister orders preparations for West Bank annexation, Al Jazeera (Nov. 11)
Israel ignores Biden ‘ultimatum’ over Gaza aid, but U.S. will continue sending weapons regardless, Michael Arria, Mondoweiss (Nov. 13)
Israel accused of crimes against humanity over forced displacement in Gaza, Peter Beaumont, The Guardian (Nov. 14)
Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee, Al Jazeera (Nov. 14)
HRW accuses Israel of 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza, Middle East Eye (Nov. 14)
COVID
Infection Aftershock: COVID-19’s Long-Term Impact on Your Heart, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, SciTechDaily (Nov. 10)
Ignoring Public Health May Have Cost Democrats the Election, Laura Weiss, The New Republic (Nov. 13)
Missing the gig: When your subculture leaves you behind with Long COVID, Beck Levy, The Sick Times (Nov. 15)
Tech
A new era dawns. America’s tech bros now strut their stuff in the corridors of power, Carole Cadwalladr, The Guardian (Nov. 10)
'FYI. A Warrant Isn’t Needed': Secret Service Says You Agreed To Be Tracked With Location Data, Joseph Cox, 404 Media (Nov. 12)
The Great Migration to Bluesky Gives Me Hope for the Future of the Internet, Jason Koebler, 404 Media (Nov. 15)
AV Corner
Podcast: Spacing Radio 083, The War on Bikes - Spacing
Music: Cost of Living - the Jesus Lizard
Video: A.I. Slop Is Ruining The Internet - hoots
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