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Saturn and its icy moon Dione captured by the Cassini spacecraft. About two thirds of Dione's mass is water ice.
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Valedictorian told to stay home after making pro-Palestinian remarks in grad speech | CBC News (2025-06-16)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/valedictorian-told-to-stay-home-after-making-pro-palestinian-remarks-in-grad-speech-1.5758371
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>> The valedictorian at a west #Ottawa high school says she's been told not to come to school Monday after she made pro-Palestinian remarks during a speech at her commencement ceremony.
>> Her comments on the war in Gaza came at the end...
>> "As a commitment to truth and reconciliation, I must acknowledge colonial and genocidal atrocities today, including the massacre of more than 17,000 Palestinian children in Gaza," ... the crowd cheered.
>> The next day, ... a call from her principal, who said her statements had "caused harm" and told her she shouldn't come to school on Monday.
>> That decision is being criticized by some as going against Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (#OCDSB) policy, and Yao said she stands by her speech.
Elizabeth Yao, the graduating valedictorian at Bell High School in west Ottawa, was told not to go to school on Monday after she made pro-Palestinian remarks during a speech at her commencement ceremony.
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Dear relatives,
Today, on World Day for #Glaciers, we honor the life-giving power and fragile beauty of the world’s glaciers—guardians of our planet’s freshwater and climate balance. Glaciers have shaped landscapes for millennia, and for many Indigenous Peoples, they hold deep spiritual significance as sacred beings that sustain life and connection to the land.
In solidarity,
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#Nestle #boycott starts Friday (Today!). Here's why people are boycotting and the brands are included
"This is not just another boycott," Schwarz said. "It is a direct hit to one of the most corrupt global corporations there is." ...because of its practice of pumping fresh water on federal land for a low cost and reselling it as bottled water.
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