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J Burgess

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Today is 500 days since my office filed one. This lack of transparency helps no one other than a government that wants to avoid accountability. #500DaysOfDelays
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LISTEN: Ruby Landen, "Self Help" - The Bluegrass Situation

LISTEN: Ruby Landen, "Self Help" - The Bluegrass Situation

Artist: Ruby Landen Hometown: Arcata, California; currently Brooklyn, New York Song: “Self Help” Album: Martyr, well Release Date: August 27, 2021 Label: Slang Church In Their Words: “‘Self Help’ is...

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It’s not just that the appointment of Hassan Yussuff is an affront to workers, it’s also that Trudeau is reverting back to using senate appointments as patronage, something he promised to end. . ctvnews.ca/politics/former-l…
Former labour leader, Liberal candidate among three new Senate appointments

Former labour leader, Liberal candidate among three new Senate appointments

Three new senators have been named to the upper chamber on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, including a high-profile labour leader and a political trailblazer who is also a former Liberal...

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TEETH ARE NOT LUXURY BONES. theguardian.com/us-news/2021…
‘Your mouth becomes a minefield’: the Americans who can’t afford the dentist

‘Your mouth becomes a minefield’: the Americans who can’t afford the dentist

Pandemic job cuts have meant many people have no insurance to pay for dental work – and the poorest are hardest hit

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im thinking about tamir rice and trayvon
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Replying to @NBCNews @kwelkernbc
A supporter of President Trump sits inside Speaker Pelosi's office.
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And they slashed pandemic pay. (Note 1: the Westons who own Loblaws saw their wealth skyrocket since the start of the pandemic. Note 2: Sarah Davis, Loblaws President, made the @ccpa’s top 100 CEO list, raking in over $6M in compensation.) We were never in this together.
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@CBCToronto3 Jan 2021
Loblaw Companies Ltd. reports 56 COVID-19 cases among workers at GTA stores since Christmas Eve ift.tt/2Mjt0EH
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$237,000/year for former Conservative Premier Mike Harris might explain why Conservatives like Doug Ford are fighting tooth-and-nail to protect for-profit #LTC. – at Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, Ontario
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On #PrimeDay, let's not forget. During the pandemic, Jeff Bezos became $97 billion richer by increasing prices by up to 1,000% on essential items and denying hazard pay and paid sick leave to over 450,000 of his workers. It's time to break up Amazon and tax the rich.
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“The way you get a better world is, you don’t put up with substandard anything.” Joe Strummer #JoeStrummer #TheClash
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Rich people want you to go back to schools and work without adequate pay or protection and they want to see you homeless. But without you they couldn't be rich. You have the power to change the world. Hope
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.@theJagmeetSingh notes that @JustinTrudeau gov spends $10 million/day on the @rcmpgrcpolice. That is more than it spends a whole year on mental health. Isn't it time to change that? #cdnpoli @NDP
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How coronavirus is making the rightwing worldview — In Government we Distrust—harder to maintain. It’s a powerful case for boosting our social safety net washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
Opinion | The coronavirus makes a powerful case for boosting our social safety net

Opinion | The coronavirus makes a powerful case for boosting our social safety net

A global pandemic coinciding with a presidential campaign is the time to make the case for boosting the closest thing America has to an immune system: our social safety net.

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Who else is on the Frontlines of the #Coronavirus Pandemic? Grocery Workers Our members are there for you Restocking shelves as @Teamsters deliver vital supplies Checking you out w/ a smile Please be: ✅ Kind ✅ Friendly ✅ Thankful We Love You God Bless us all #1u #Union
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RT if you agree that paid sick leave will save lives and make our communities safer.
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❤️@umairh23 Feb 2020
“Identity politics broke the left’s body — it cost it universalism. When all that matters is my group, my clan, my tribe, and it’s suffering — then nothing can be accomplished for all of us. But then the left has nothing left to achieve, really.”link.medium.com/aHWhxNICj4
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Hadas: Who deserves to be a billionaire? bit.ly/2S3vPZI @edwardhadas
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