Hey all! This is short notice so please boost! Calling all local Canadian Journalists!
Sign ups are open until Friday at 5PM PDT!

"Independent publishing can be lonely, but it doesn’t have to be. LION Publishers wants to help news entrepreneurs across Canada connect and build new relationships.

Each group will be led by a LION community ambassador and will meet monthly from August to October to discuss the highs and lows of local publishing"

https://lionpublishers.com/canadian-news-entrepreneurs-connect-with-other-independent-publishers-through-lions-peer-learning-groups/

#canpoli #cdnpoli #journalism #local #BC #news

i did not know about the hand signal for help me, and my stupid ass thought she was flirting.

The Signal for Help (or the Violence at Home Signal for Help) is a single-handed gesture that can be used over a video call or in person by an individual to alert others that they feel threatened and need help.[1] Originally, the signal was created as a tool to combat the rise in domestic violence cases around the world linked to self-isolation measures that were related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

The signal is performed by holding one hand up with the thumb tucked into the palm, then folding the four other fingers down, symbolically trapping the thumb by the rest of the fingers.[3] It was designed intentionally as a single continuous hand movement, rather than a sign held in one position, so it could be made easily visible.

The Signal for Help was created by the Canadian Women's Foundation and introduced on April 14, 2020.[4] It soon spread via the TikTok social video platform and was adopted by the international Women's Funding Network (WFN). It received widespread praise from Canadian[5] and international[6][7] news organizations for helping provide a modern solution to the issue of a rise in domestic violence cases.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_for_Help

Kim Deal performs an exclusive set for World Cafe
https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2025/07/10/nx-s1-5447513/kim-deal-album-nobody-loves-you-more?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Music @music-npr

Can someone explain why Medicaid activists in wheelchairs are being zip-tied and arrested at the Capitol?

They’re peacefully pleading to keep their benefits — and this is the response?

Is this who we are as a country?

You guys should check out The Long Winters.

https://youtu.be/JR3Se466JDg?si=ZZeb6fKkOxve88Nx

Via W. Kamau Bell:

There’s a lot of confusion as to why many Californians aren’t excitedly lining up behind the current version of #GavinNewsom: “Anti-Trump Gavin”. It’s because like a Barbie, we have seen many different versions of Gavin over the years. PRO-LGBTQ+ Gavin, Toxic Bro Gavin, Joe Rogan Gavin, & more.

#California #LosAngeles #USpol
https://wkamaubell.substack.com/p/gavin-newsoms-bro-ambition?utm_medium=ios