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A Canadian humanitarian organization says its key water-aid truck was bombed in Gaza this week, and the federal government now says it has contacted the Israeli government for "more information" on the incident.

Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday evening that the government reached out to Israel after hearing that the truck operated by the International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF) had been bombed.

"The rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief for Palestinian people is critical. Upon hearing that IDRF Canada's water truck had been bombed, my office reached out to them and we have contacted the Israeli government for more information on the incident," Hussen said, calling attacks on humanitarian aid workers and operations "unacceptable."

The response comes after the aid agency called on Ottawa to mount a full investigation into what it believes was a "targeted" incident. The IDRF, a registered non-profit based in Toronto, told CBC News that the incident is believed to be the first bombing of a Canadian aid truck during the current war in Gaza. [...]

"The basics of humanitarian principles are not being upheld and that's a real issue." [...]

As of last week, Canada would not say if it is still pursuing further investigations into the airstrike on the World Central Kitchen convoy. Global Affairs has not responded, nor has it said whether it wishes to involve its own investigators in any probe, or to have direct access to the Israeli soldiers involved. [...]

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Note from the poster @el-shab-hussein: The settler colony known as "Canada" is refusing another to investage another settler colony for murdering one of its settlers. What a fucking joke this gaggle of states is.

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A little something I found on Twitter. Pls share

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Submitted by @iceyfoxsblog​

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hey white leftists

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Can anyone recommend me an ergonomic grip for an iphone?

I've been dealing with inflammation of the joints of the my middle finger of my right hand for the past year or so, and I've made a lot of adjustments as not to cause it to flare up, but the one thing that causes me pain and inflammation more than anything else is the claw grip I tend to use when I use my iphone.

I use my iphone a lot, so its just inevitable that it'll cause me pain eventually, and I think if I address this it might actually heal, and I won't have to worry about this at all.

I've seen people with attachments for their phones where you don't have to use a grip motion to hold the phone, and I think that would be helpful, but not sure which ones are the best or if these can be bought in stores, or only online.

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The Ontario government says it’s taking swift action against a chemical plant following a spike in benzene readings and after members of Aamjiwnaang First Nation fell ill and were hospitalized.

While the Chief of the community says the government needs to shut down the Sarnia-area plant immediately and hinted at potential legal action, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks issued a provincial order on Thursday against the plant in question INEOS Styrolution:

- It gives the chemical manufacturer one week to create a written plan to address the high levels of the cancer-causing chemical the government says its site is emitting.

- A copy of the report, obtained exclusively by Global News, shows INEOS also has roughly two weeks to implement new procedures to notify the public when levels of the carcinogen reach a certain hourly or daily threshold that can be toxic.

- The company has less than a month to complete an investigation into the apparent source of the chemical leak after dozens of residents in the small First Nation community of 900 in southwestern Ontario became sick. [...]

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Adda

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A pike jumped out of the water likely chasing prey and got stuck in a branch and died. Now, a bird has made a nest in its mouth. One of the most interesting things I’ve seen.

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why would I camp somewhere named Hole Where You'll Freeze To Death

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just noticed that the tumblr report function has removed the option to report someone who is not yourself being harrassed, while having added the option to report someone for ban evasion. surely, this change has no ties to the mass harrassment campaigns against transfeminine users on this site that said users and their supporters would like to report, and which have led to transfem users getting mass reported themselves to the point of fraudulent bans /s

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So I just saw a post by a random personal blog that said “don’t follow me if we never even had a conversation before” and?????? Not to be rude but literally what the fuck??????????

I’ve had people (non-pornbots) try to strike conversation out of nowhere in my DMs recently, and now I’m wondering if they were doing that because they wanted to follow me and thought they needed to interact first. I feel compelled to say, just in case, that it’s totally okay to follow this blog (or my side blog, for that matter) even if we’ve never talked before.

Also, I’m legit confused. Is this how follow culture works right now? It was worded like it’s common sense but is that really a thing?

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Great news everyone. There was a kitten wandering in the drive thru at work and my inner warrior cats kid tried to be a hero and capture him.

I have now suffered multiple puncture wounds and have to go to the emergency room.

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While I know it's probably not what you want (maybe) have you applied to any museums or anything to be like a science educator or even just a visitor guide in different sections?

I'm not opposed to it in principle, I've actually worked at a museum relatively recently, but I'm really not comfortable having a job that revolves around speaking loudly to groups of people.

I think a lot of it revolves around dysphoria around my voice, and you have to speak loudly to groups of people, but I also am just socially awkward due to being Autistic as well. One on one, I'm fine, but with groups, its a bit stressful.

I'd much rather just do data stuff for archives, which I did in the past as an Archives assistant. If something science aligned like that they came up, I wouldn't mind.

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Sternum moth tattoo by joshhurrelltattoos on Instagram.

#sternum tattoo #tattoo #moth tattoo #tattoos #fashion #body mods

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Starting to apply for Chemistry jobs again. Wish my luck.

I still have my part time job at the grocery store to rely on, but would much rather be working in a field I’m educated in and passionate about.

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