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Interesting random historical fact: Both Kash Patel and Zohran’s fathers were expelled from Uganda by Idi Amin in anti-Indian ethnic cleansing

Very cool.

How, ahem, third world…

IOW, this story is built on the expectation that Americans will understand "Asian" to mean EAST Asian, and thus seem like a lie (Mamdani's father was literally expelled from Africa AS AN ASIAN. It's called "the Asian Expulsion" because Amin ordered all the Asians expelled)

put differently: a Black Ugandan-American applying to Columbia is OBVIOUSLY supposed to mark "African American" while an Asian Ugandan-American applying to Columbia is OBVIOUSLY not supposed to, how simple and obvious can this be?

Economic genius Donald Trump explains how he comes up with tariff rates

Lyme disease turns out was not “man made,” in fact it turns out that the Borrelia spirochetes causing Lyme disease can be traced back 60,000 years, possibly before humans first entered North America medicine.yale.edu/news-article/a…

Gah.

So much for “light hearted”!

Something to try here.

Joined the amazing Toronto Nature Stewards at Cherry Beach for a shoreline cleanup this weekend.🌿🌊 Grateful for the organizations and volunteers protecting our green spaces!

SCOOP: DOGE moved to kill Direct File, the IRS's popular free tax filing tool, days after meeting with private tax filing software lobbyists. wired.com/story/doge-dir…

Here's a roundup of some of the coverage of the 35th anniversary of the 1990 Mohawk Resistance, featuring Ellen Gabriel. Best to start with Ellen's piece for Ricochet Media, sharing recollections from the Siege of Kanehsatà:ke on July 11, 1990: ricochet.media/indigenous/lan…

None of the key creatives hail from Mumbai's film industry so I'm struggling to understand why it's being described as a Bollywood film.

Today, I presented Raymond Moriyama the King Charles III Coronation Medal, posthumously. As a child, Moriyama was taunted for his scars. As a Canadian, he was called an “enemy alien” and transferred to a Japanese internment camp. This isolation compelled him to foster

I weigh in on two of this year’s Stratford Festival Shakespeare stagings. One is transcendent. The other is full of sound, fury and fake motorcycle exhaust. goaheadsumi.com/stratford-fest…

We can all screenshot headlines, Brad. How about offering condolences to the people impacted by what, so far this year at least, is a relatively rare tragedy in a city that regularly ranks globally for safety?

If you think "harm reduction" in the context of drug use is evil then why are you taking those medications for diabetes and high blood pressure. That's harm reduction too. Diabetes and hypertension drugs are not a cure. They are harm reduction.

Quality of Life: "through all phases of life, these countries are seen as treating their citizens well" #1 - Denmark, GDP per capita $76K #5 - Canada, GDP per capita $61K #22 - USA, GDP per capita $81K Money cannot buy it all usnews.com/news/best-coun…

This is taking place on August 2. It's set up for UK/Nepal time, so it's at 5am Toronto time--that's how much I care about expanding the reach of Nepal's literature. 🙂 The discussion will most likely be in Nepali. Join us if you're free!