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Michael Keara

@UserAdvocate

Drupal Developer, Artist, Latin Dancer

 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Joined December 2008
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Where is the EU at #COP26? Climate finance is not charity, it’s justice! Your leadership is missing- All eyes on you! You must #ShowUsTheMoney Come on Merkel, @EmmanuelMacron and @vonderleyen! The world needs you now!
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PLEASE HELP! February 14th, 2018 my daughter Jaime was murdered in school as a Freshman. Tonight, I am a dad who will go to the graduation that should have been. Let's send a message to Washington DC by making #DadsForGunSafety the # 1 hashtag with over 1,000,000 RT's.
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Finally, someone hits the GOP/fundamentalist nail on the head, repeatedly:
Matthew Sheffield (@mattsheffield) profile pictureMatthew Sheffield@mattsheffield12 May 2021
Thread: Liz Cheney, Trump, and the epistemic collapse of fundamentalism Liz Cheney was expelled today by House Republicans from their leadership. The defenestration has been rightfully construed as a byproduct of Trumpism in the GOP, which is true, but there's much more to it.
Here are 3 things President Biden should do immediately to help end the violence and oppression in #Palestine #Gaza #Israel. #sheikhjarrah sumof.us/713760725t?referrin…
From the patriarchal, pseudo-scientific, bullshit file:
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Call on your MP to vote against @s_guilbeault’s Bill C-10: the most serious attack on freedom of expression online in Canada we’ve seen in years and a genuine Internet emergency! openmedia.org/CRTCSpeech-tw #NoBillC10 via @OpenMediaOrg
Days before President @JoeBiden’s climate summit, it’s revealed that @justintrudeau’s government has been meeting with oil lobbyists. Canada needs to put people before fossil fuels and deliver ambitious climate action. Add your name: leadnow.ca/climate-summit #cdnpoli
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Important thread for Ontarians right now:
Zack Teitel (@ZackTeitel) profile pictureZack Teitel@ZackTeitel18 Apr 2021
#onpoli #onted #COVID19ON #OntarioisDying If you follow me and you were pissed about playgrounds and you happen to be white (like me) and you're financially secure (like me), I'm going to say this at the risk of repeating something you've heard today already: /1
IMO you already have super powers :)
Earl Miles (@merlinofchaos) profile pictureEarl Miles@merlinofchaos8 Apr 2021
First shot down, next in 4 weeks. Super powers, here I come?
I just joined George Clooney, @Yunus_Centre @annielennox @deespeak @sharonstone @ForestWhitaker @yemialadee @itspetergabriel and 1m people to call for a #PeoplesVaccine -- free of Big Pharma patents, available to all, everywhere. Sign now and RT! avaaz.org/peoplesvaccine
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Fred Hiatt@hiattf5 Apr 2021
The Genocide Olympics, brought to you by Visa, Coke, Toyota... washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
Opinion | Do companies really want to sponsor the Genocide Olympics?

Opinion | Do companies really want to sponsor the Genocide Olympics?

Human rights atrocities in China should not be ignored.

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This thread walks you through a concrete example of how an algorithm can learn racism. It uses some math but only the minimum amount of math possible and has lots of pictures. It is *very* accessible. If that sounds like your thing read on. 🧵👇
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Inspiring article from a remarkable person.
Dr. Stan Andrisse (@Dr_Andrisse) profile pictureDr. Stan Andrisse@Dr_Andrisse16 Aug 2018
From Prison to Professor. The power of education for people serving time. Was sentenced to prison for 10 yrs in my early 20s. I felt hopeless & lost. Education gave me hope & new trajectory. We need to be investing in education over incarceration theconversation.com/i-went-f…
I went from prison to professor – here’s why criminal records should not be used to keep people out...

I went from prison to professor – here’s why criminal records should not be used to keep people out...

Stanley Andrisse was once branded a career criminal and served time in prison. Today, he is a professor at two medical schools and an advocate for higher education for those who’ve served time.

theconversation.com
Well worth watching...
The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) profile pictureThe Hoarse Whisperer
@TheRealHoarse24 Mar 2021
Take the time to watch the videos in this thread in order. It’ll be worth it. 1/
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Yep, lockdown. Been there, done that.
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Welcome back America!
Rick Rubin (@rubindesigns) profile pictureRick Rubin@rubindesigns20 Jan 2021
Thank you Canada for hanging in there.
30 days hath September - and also Trump. And I'm dreading every moment of it.
I know this isn't true - but I'm seeing it and I so want it to be true.
Prof Michelle Ryan (@shellkryan) profile pictureProf Michelle Ryan@shellkryan14 Nov 2020
This dog is both a good dog and a bad dog at the same time.
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Facial recognition is biased, unregulated and intrusive - and it’s spreading in Canada. We need a full moratorium. openmedia.org/stopfacialreco… via @OpenMediaOrg
I grew up in England and now live in Canada. Rightly or wrongly, the meaning of 'America' has always been something a Magnetic North in terms of cultural orientation. In the last 4 years my compass has been spinning.
Mary Langenfeld (@madisonfoto) profile pictureMary Langenfeld@madisonfoto8 Nov 2020
Replying to @davidaxelrod
While taking a taxi to the Vienna airport in 2013, the driver told me that he cried when Obama won the 2008 election. I was taken aback at how the world responds to our domestic decisions.
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