Jay Cobb
@solbrae.bsky.social
SA prevention educator. Activist. Parent. Anti-capitalist. Feminist. Community, creativity, action, solidarity, bicycles, cheese, peace, music, livable cities, cooperation, love, vulnerability.
Grand River Watershed, Haldimand Tract (Ontario)
Grand River Watershed, Haldimand Tract (Ontario)
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Tomorrow!
09.22
6-7pm EST
09.22
6-7pm EST
There are many, many reasons to feel powerless these days. Everything feels big & scary.
But what if you had the confidence to de-escalate situations - even when it's in public with a bunch of strangers?
Give me 1 hour of your time & I'll teach it to you for FREE
Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
But what if you had the confidence to de-escalate situations - even when it's in public with a bunch of strangers?
Give me 1 hour of your time & I'll teach it to you for FREE
Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Tomorrow!
09.22
6-7pm EST
09.22
6-7pm EST
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My course, "Hitler and Stalin Today," is available for free online. Through 10 lectures, I examine Nazi and Soviet responses to the new globalized world they shared, and what we should have learned from the 20th century.
Hosted by the Munk School @utoronto.ca
www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/timothy...
Hosted by the Munk School @utoronto.ca
www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/timothy...
www.artsci.utoronto.ca
August 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
My course, "Hitler and Stalin Today," is available for free online. Through 10 lectures, I examine Nazi and Soviet responses to the new globalized world they shared, and what we should have learned from the 20th century.
Hosted by the Munk School @utoronto.ca
www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/timothy...
Hosted by the Munk School @utoronto.ca
www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/timothy...
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Swiss arms dealer who shouted "I'm a fucking racist and I'm proud of it" and violently assaulted a Palestinian woman outside a weapons manufacturers conference in Ottawa is given an absolute discharge by court after pleading guilty
Swiss man who assaulted protester in Ottawa gets absolute discharge | CBC News
A Swiss man who pleaded guilty to punching a protester in the face outside an Ottawa defence conference in 2024 was given an absolute discharge Wednesday before exiting the courtroom to angry shouts f...
www.cbc.ca
July 23, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Swiss arms dealer who shouted "I'm a fucking racist and I'm proud of it" and violently assaulted a Palestinian woman outside a weapons manufacturers conference in Ottawa is given an absolute discharge by court after pleading guilty
They are going to juice up the poor so they kill more in war....
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced a new policy to provide mandatory testosterone level testing for servicemembers over the age of 30, aimed at increasing testosterone levels — a move that has been discouraged by health experts.
Hegseth Announces Mandatory Testosterone Testing as Part of Push for a More “Lethal” Military
Artificial elevation of testosterone levels has been linked to a number of adverse health outcomes.
truthout.org
July 15, 2026 at 9:34 PM
They are going to juice up the poor so they kill more in war....
Nothing to breath here, I mean, to see here.
July 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Nothing to breath here, I mean, to see here.
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Here you go
July 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Here you go
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After ICE kills father in Maine, calls for justice grow on the ground & across borders, @mauriziogro.bsky.social reports. Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian, was shot & dragged out of his car in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13.
After ICE kills father in Maine, calls for justice grow
Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian, was shot and dragged out of his car in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13
prismreports.org
July 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM
After ICE kills father in Maine, calls for justice grow on the ground & across borders, @mauriziogro.bsky.social reports. Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian, was shot & dragged out of his car in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13.
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His name was Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a loving husband and father murdered July 13, 2026. We stand with the people of Maine, their protest, and their quest for justice for another innocent civilian murdered at the hands of ICE.
July 14, 2026 at 10:44 AM
His name was Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a loving husband and father murdered July 13, 2026. We stand with the people of Maine, their protest, and their quest for justice for another innocent civilian murdered at the hands of ICE.
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Lindsey Graham was an imperialist warmonger who supported every major US military intervention during his career. He did not care about humanity, or international law, or even US citizens. He served the interests of the US capitalist class and the US proxy regime of Israel.
July 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Lindsey Graham was an imperialist warmonger who supported every major US military intervention during his career. He did not care about humanity, or international law, or even US citizens. He served the interests of the US capitalist class and the US proxy regime of Israel.
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New Statistics Canada report shows there's been an increase in gun-related femicides in Canada.
This is a major reason why rural, remote and Northern women have such high rates of femicide, as I outlined to the Parliamentary committee in 2024 ⬇️
Report: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-00...
This is a major reason why rural, remote and Northern women have such high rates of femicide, as I outlined to the Parliamentary committee in 2024 ⬇️
Report: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-00...
July 13, 2026 at 10:33 PM
New Statistics Canada report shows there's been an increase in gun-related femicides in Canada.
This is a major reason why rural, remote and Northern women have such high rates of femicide, as I outlined to the Parliamentary committee in 2024 ⬇️
Report: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-00...
This is a major reason why rural, remote and Northern women have such high rates of femicide, as I outlined to the Parliamentary committee in 2024 ⬇️
Report: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-00...
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Tomorrow!
If you saw someone getting groped on the train, would you step in? If you heard a man going on a racist tirade in a Costco, would you intervene?
Give me 1 hour of your time and I'll teach you 5 ways you can safely de-escalate harassment in public spaces.
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Give me 1 hour of your time and I'll teach you 5 ways you can safely de-escalate harassment in public spaces.
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
July 12, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Tomorrow!
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BREAKING: Canada exported $14.6 million of military goods to Israel in 2025, according to data released today by Global Affairs Canada. www.readthemaple.com/canada-expor...
Canada Exported $14.6 Million Of Military Goods To Israel In 2025
A total of 50 military export permits were utilized to sell goods to Israel in 2025.
www.readthemaple.com
May 29, 2026 at 6:48 PM
BREAKING: Canada exported $14.6 million of military goods to Israel in 2025, according to data released today by Global Affairs Canada. www.readthemaple.com/canada-expor...
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A CANADIAN Trump critic is suing the U.S. administration to stop them from getting his personal data from Google.
After the user posted criticism about federal agents killing protesters, DHS asked Google for his associated names, addresses, phone numbers, credit card and bank information.
Yikes:
After the user posted criticism about federal agents killing protesters, DHS asked Google for his associated names, addresses, phone numbers, credit card and bank information.
Yikes:
May 6, 2026 at 8:43 PM
A CANADIAN Trump critic is suing the U.S. administration to stop them from getting his personal data from Google.
After the user posted criticism about federal agents killing protesters, DHS asked Google for his associated names, addresses, phone numbers, credit card and bank information.
Yikes:
After the user posted criticism about federal agents killing protesters, DHS asked Google for his associated names, addresses, phone numbers, credit card and bank information.
Yikes:
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Kitchener council approves new renoviction bylaw
Kitchener council approves new renoviction bylaw
Kitchener councillors have approved a new bylaw aimed at protecting tenants from renovictions
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April 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Kitchener council approves new renoviction bylaw
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Trying to process the implications that Donald Trump cannot even win a surrender.
April 8, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Trying to process the implications that Donald Trump cannot even win a surrender.
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Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez welcomed the ceasefire in Iran but clarified, “this momentary relief cannot make us forget the chaos, the destruction, and the lives lost. The government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.”
Spanish Prime Minister Welcomes Ceasefire in Iran But Rejects Praise for Trump
“The government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.”…
truthout.org
April 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez welcomed the ceasefire in Iran but clarified, “this momentary relief cannot make us forget the chaos, the destruction, and the lives lost. The government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.”
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The Hungarian election is about Russian oligarchy and its support of the international far right. That’s why Vance is there. He is a node in that network.
April 8, 2026 at 8:28 PM
The Hungarian election is about Russian oligarchy and its support of the international far right. That’s why Vance is there. He is a node in that network.
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If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.
March 15, 2026 at 12:07 AM
If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.
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This is what ecocide looks like.
March 8, 2026 - Tehran at sunrise today. But the sun is hidden behind a sky filled with smoke. After a night of intensive strikes on oil facilities, thick black clouds now hang over the city, turning morning into something that feels like night.
March 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This is what ecocide looks like.
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The United States gave Netanyahu over $24 billion in taxpayer dollars to fund his horrific war in Gaza.
That wasn't enough. Netanyahu wanted war with Iran. Trump gave him one.
The American people — not Netanyahu’s right-wing government — should determine U.S. foreign policy.
That wasn't enough. Netanyahu wanted war with Iran. Trump gave him one.
The American people — not Netanyahu’s right-wing government — should determine U.S. foreign policy.
March 3, 2026 at 9:59 PM
The United States gave Netanyahu over $24 billion in taxpayer dollars to fund his horrific war in Gaza.
That wasn't enough. Netanyahu wanted war with Iran. Trump gave him one.
The American people — not Netanyahu’s right-wing government — should determine U.S. foreign policy.
That wasn't enough. Netanyahu wanted war with Iran. Trump gave him one.
The American people — not Netanyahu’s right-wing government — should determine U.S. foreign policy.
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After 5 days of hostilities between the United States, Israel, and Iran, reported casualties include nearly 800 people killed in Iran and 50 in Lebanon, with attacks affecting nuclear facilities, cities, diplomatic compounds, and energy infrastructure.
STOP THIS MADNESS! buff.ly/dRHDMd8
STOP THIS MADNESS! buff.ly/dRHDMd8
March 4, 2026 at 2:49 PM
After 5 days of hostilities between the United States, Israel, and Iran, reported casualties include nearly 800 people killed in Iran and 50 in Lebanon, with attacks affecting nuclear facilities, cities, diplomatic compounds, and energy infrastructure.
STOP THIS MADNESS! buff.ly/dRHDMd8
STOP THIS MADNESS! buff.ly/dRHDMd8
Clara Mattei: capitalism is not natural - it’s enforced
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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February 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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The facade of an international rules-based order is being destroyed because of the impunity enjoyed by powerful Western states, including Canada, which have repeatedly selectively applied human rights only when it benefits capitalist economic and state interests,
January 21, 2026 at 6:43 PM
The facade of an international rules-based order is being destroyed because of the impunity enjoyed by powerful Western states, including Canada, which have repeatedly selectively applied human rights only when it benefits capitalist economic and state interests,
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It's not hypocrisy, it's capitalism.
The bizarre behaviour of Western states and leaders often seems to betray a moral double standard. But in fact it is all perfectly consistent with a single standard, namely, the objective of maintaining the conditions for capital accumulation in the core.
The bizarre behaviour of Western states and leaders often seems to betray a moral double standard. But in fact it is all perfectly consistent with a single standard, namely, the objective of maintaining the conditions for capital accumulation in the core.
January 15, 2026 at 5:40 PM
It's not hypocrisy, it's capitalism.
The bizarre behaviour of Western states and leaders often seems to betray a moral double standard. But in fact it is all perfectly consistent with a single standard, namely, the objective of maintaining the conditions for capital accumulation in the core.
The bizarre behaviour of Western states and leaders often seems to betray a moral double standard. But in fact it is all perfectly consistent with a single standard, namely, the objective of maintaining the conditions for capital accumulation in the core.
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The US aggression against Venezuela is naked imperialism. All pretext has been exposed as farce. An invasion would cause tens of thousands of deaths. Every sane person must oppose this madness.
December 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The US aggression against Venezuela is naked imperialism. All pretext has been exposed as farce. An invasion would cause tens of thousands of deaths. Every sane person must oppose this madness.