Elke Babiuk

@ElkeBabiuk
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Mom, Grandmother, Love dogs. Love Attitude with Gratitude.

Avid News follower - #abpoli #cdnpoli #bcpoli #ableg #onpoli

I went on the ol' TV box to talk polarization. https://youtu.be/I9b-J8w8mb0
What's driving political polarization in Canada?

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Today, after months of work, we're releasing Far and Widening — a study of polarization in Canada. (With lots of lessons for other rich countries.) Give it a read: https://ppforum.ca/publications/polarization-democracy-canada/
Far and Widening: The Rise of Polarization in Canada - Public Policy Forum

How deepening division has taken root in Canada, and why it’s not too late to fix it.

Public Policy Forum
We always get some lab tests on the food first.

It is a stampede:

"Minnesota Public Radio has joined the growing number of public radio stations that are quitting Twitter.

'After much discussion, we concluded that continued use of the social media platform Twitter by our organization was contrary to our mission and core values..Instead of being a neutral and efficient channel for serving the public, Twitter is now actively aiming to undermine the integrity of public media organizations like ours.'"

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-public-radio-to-leave-twitter/600267335/

Minnesota Public Radio to quit Twitter

The move comes after National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting System both announced plans to leave the controversial social media site.

Star Tribune
Einstein died on this day in 1955. His brilliant and unusual life, illustrated https://www.themarginalian.org/2016/06/13/einstein-maier-simon-nobrow/
Einstein’s Brilliant and Unusual Life, in a Graphic Novel

From relativity to romance, an illustrated chronicle of genius.

The Marginalian

Poilievre's CBC hatred & promise to defund it if elected is not only economic idiocy but it's toxic for our democracy. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cbc-contributes-3-7b-to-economy-study-1.999030

CBC contributes $3.7B to economy: study

"The Deloitte and Touche study estimates the public broadcaster has a substantial positive impact on the economy — well above its spending power — because it supports jobs & businesses across Canada."

#cdnpoli

CBC contributes $3.7B to economy: study | CBC News

CBC/Radio-Canada contributed $3.7 billion to the Canadian economy in 2010, according to an economic impact study by Deloitte and Touche.

CBC

.@PierrePoilievre, @ElonMusk and the Lügenpresse campaign to de-legitimize @CBC

Prof @StewartPrest of @SFU discuss @CPC_HQ and @UCPWarRoom attacks on #Canada's public broadcaster.

Reeks of @realDonaldTrump's media attacks.
#cdnpoli #ABleg #BCpoli #ONpoli
https://youtu.be/58Sx3TB3G-8

Poilievre, Musk and the Lügenpresse campaign to de-legitimize CBC

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@Garossino on Twitter:
"Twitter clearly has their thumb on the scale to discredit public broadcasters of countries with liberal/progressive elected governments

NPR = govt funded (Dem)
BBC = publicly funded (Con)
CBC = govt funded (Lib)"

https://twitter.com/Garossino/status/1648273832661196800

Sandy Garossino 🇨🇦🌻 on Twitter

“What the hell is this?”

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Sweden's public radio Sveriges Radio (SR) announced Tuesday that it was ceasing its activities on social media network Twitter, following similar decisions by US and Canadian public broadcasters.

Pro-Russian tweets targeting Western perception of Ukraine conflict | Regina Leader Post.
““This is not general Russian disinformation. This is targeted at Canadians, tailored for Canadian themes, Canadian topics.”

https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/research-finds-pro-russian-twitter-accounts-targeting-western-perception-of-ukraine-conflict

Research finds pro-Russian Twitter accounts targeting Western perception of Ukraine conflict

Enemy of My Enemy found Russian-aligned social media accounts have engaged in online campaigns to shape perception of the war in Ukraine.

Regina Leader Post