TerryPender
@TerryPender
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Curious Journo. Backpacker. Addicted to reading, travel and live music. Acutely allergic to bigots, informants, scabs & haters. Word of the day = kindness.
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Joined December 2008
We don’t have a complete account of Donald Trump and his family’s finances. But a clear picture has emerged: enrichment of the First Family on a scale that is unprecedented in American history. https://t.co/OozbOzTjqI
newyorker.com
In 2025, the President’s family has been making bank in myriad ways, many of them involving crypto and foreign money.
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After last nights protest ride with close to 100 cyclists and a herculean effort from local advocates, organizers, and sympathetic councillors, the City of Guelph has reversed course on plans to close bike lanes this winter! CTV piece here:
ctvnews.ca
Council is expected to meet Tuesday morning to discuss the motion.
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Alex Kleytman survived the Holocaust only to be gunned down at Bondi Beach. The grandfather was killed while trying to shield his wife of 50 years, Larisa. https://t.co/A6sQBi7tr9
dailymail.co.uk
Ukrainian-Australian Alex Kleytman died while trying to protect his wife Larisa when two gunmen allegedly opened fire on Sunday evening.
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A Holocaust survivor. A child. A rabbi. Those people are among the victims of the Australian massacre. Since October 2023, the beast of Jew hatred is everywhere to be seen. When people deny that, when they are indifferent to that? They guarantee there will be more victims.
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In the wake of the devastating terror attack on Bondi Beach’s Jewish community during the first night of Chanukah, CEO Simon Wolle delivers a powerful message we all need to hear: Laws alone do not stop violence. Enforcement does. Jewish safety can’t wait. It’s time to demand
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Reuven Morrison was one of the people who was killed on Sydney's Bondi Beach during a mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday. His daughter, Sheina Gutnick, daughter said he died as a hero, throwing a brick at one of the shooters, trying to protect others. "If
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Tonight, we learned the Pentagon is escalating its review of me into "an official command investigation." If Donald Trump or Pete Hegseth think they can stop me from doing my job and serving the American people, they've got the wrong guy.
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When people suggest the looming war vs Venezuela is about drugs, remember 99 percent of the world’s cocaine comes from Colombia, Bolivia and Peru, not https://t.co/YYE7Kbvxto fentanyl is made in Venezuela But it does have the world’s largest oil reserves.
aljazeera.com
Al Jazeera visualises Venezuela’s political and economic landscape, oil riches, migration crisis and tensions with US.
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The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV https://t.co/s6HtusHSjD via @NYTOpinion
nytimes.com
The first rule of dark money is to quit blabbing about it. Did they think people would thank them for it?
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Koch Network Fuels Republican Push to Kill ACA Subsidies
readsludge.com
As millions face higher premiums, Koch‑funded groups are pressuring Republicans to oppose Obamacare subsidy extensions.
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This is for a beautiful soul, Bar Tomer. A German-Israeli 💔 She was brutally murdered by Hamas on the 7th October after attending the Nova Music Festival. Her body couldn’t be identified for 7 days after the massacre. The last message she sent to her family was: “We are in
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Choose to oppose Jew hatred, or choose to remain silent. This is the moment to choose. https://t.co/7EHr1gJsU8
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Investigating Social Media Algorithms This guide features tips, techniques, and best practices for covering the algorithms – and their corresponding impacts – used by tech giants’ social media platforms. 🔗
gijn.org
Featuring tips, techniques, and best practices for covering the algorithms — and their corresponding impacts — used by tech giants' social media platforms.
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Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty & this tweet has been doing rounds today. Now imagine my investigation into Russian interference hadn’t been crushed by lawfare, my news org had doubled down & carried on & govt had opened an inquiry as MPs demanded. 😢
Former Brexit Party MEP, Nathan Gill has been arrested for taking ‘Russian-linked bribes’ from Oleg Voloshyn. Here’s Nigel Farage with Voloshyn’s wife
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Dima Aldera, the founder of Findsuri, is a real hero. Her platform helps Syrians find out what happened to missing loved ones--those who fled the war, and those disappeared by the brutal dictatorships. #Findsuri #WaterlooRegionRecord #humanrights #Syria
therecord.com
The Waterloo startup Findsuri was asked to help as Syria emerges from decades of tyranny. A Syrian refugee in Waterloo Region founded the startup to help Syrians find out what happened to love ones...
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My colleague @AZhyrmont is speaking at a @HelsinkiComm briefing on the dangers of MAX messenger that Russia uses as tool to surveil and control its population. Other countries in the region, like Kazakhstan, are now also rolling out similar apps. https://t.co/MQaSJN5vI8
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🚨 EXPOSED! 🚨 Jessie Blue Fairbanks screamed at a Jewish man to kill himself outside Park East Synagogue: "Do the world a favor, kill yourself, slit your throat!" Fairbanks has a record of unhinged behavior: ❌ Tore down hostage posters with her mother ❌ Claimed to be Jewish
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British Barrister and International law expert Natasha Hausdorff explains to you exactly what is happening in the Middle East Under International Law there is no “Illegal occupation” by Israel None. Share it, educate Via @triggerpod H/t @LiquidFaerie
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Shocking and outstanding report. READ THIS. "The Canadians in Hamas: The operative, leader and financier - National |
https://t.co/99kSvNP04Q"
globalnews.ca
About 450 people with assorted roles in Hamas have ties to Canada, Global News has learned.
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