Sandra Hoenle (she/her) 🇨🇦
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Passionate about social justice and its many intersections: social and economic equity, reconciliation. Voracious reader of (mostly) Canadian literature, with a strong interest in German language and culture. Dog lover. I amplify marginalized voices and boost a lot about politics, labour issues, environmental issues, books. I also look for beauty and some humour.
Amy Diehl, Ph.D.Study (N=85K) finds venture-backed startups hired 8% fewer women per year after NDA-weakening laws took effect. The decline noticeable among women in junior positions. Startups may believe that they are vulnerable to legal disputes & so they hire fewer women. https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/banning-nondisclosure-agreements-brings-tradeoffs-for-women-at-startups
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The TyeeA newly formed coalition of First Nations, farmers and other rural residents is demanding a comprehensive environmental assessment on a proposed pipeline that would carry liquified carbon waste from the oilsands south to the area around Cold Lake and Bonnyville. David J. Climenhaga writes. #abpoli
Auschwitz Memorial26 March 1934 | A French Jewish boy, Francis Levin, was born in Paris.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 23 November 1943 in a transport of 1,200 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among the 914 people murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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▶ A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
George Takei 
🏳️🌈🖖🏽For over 50 years, PFLAG has brought together LGBTQ+ people, families, and allies to fight for equality and understanding. As someone who’s been involved with PFLAG for decades, I can tell you that with attacks on our community escalating across the country, that work has never felt more urgent. I spoke with Brian Bond, PFLAG’s executive director, about how the organization is meeting this moment and how you can get involved. Take a look. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/brian-bond-pflag-lgbtq-takei
NPR (bot)The International Olympic Committee will require all athletes who want to participate in women's events to undergo genetic testing. The policy takes effect for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/26/nx-s1-5762579/ioc-bans-trans-women-events-genetic-testing
Canada's National ObserverSmall population, big infrastructure needs: Northern Canada faces power struggles
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/26/news/small-population-big-infrastructure-needs-northern-canada-faces-power-struggles?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Small population, big infrastructure needs: Northern Canada faces power struggles
Representatives from all three Canadian territories say the need to improve their aging electricity grids has reached a critical level requiring billions of dollars from the federal government to update, and in some cases, keep the lights on.
27 March 1897 | German Jew, Gerhard Brock, was born in Stettin (today Szczecin in Poland). An engineer. He lived in Berlin.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Berlin on 2 March 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
It's an extraordinary move that came as senators were reviewing a "last and final" offer to end the funding impasse that has jammed airports and disrupted travel, just as TSA workers faced another missed paycheck Friday. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/03/26/g-s1-115401/trump-executive-order-tsa-agents-congress-shutdown-funding