'After adopting my daughter, I was committed to helping her grow up to be a proud Indigenous woman. And in the process, I became one, too.'

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Fascinating Kindergartens, parents, teachers & staff celebrated the adoption of 5 y/o Michael Clark

Everyone - including the judge - cried as classmates celebrated by bursting into applause and waving homemade red paper hearts on sticks

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a heartwarming scene unfolded at the courthouse during a boy's adoption hearing. Five-year-old Michael, accompanied by his foster parents, was surrounded by an unexpected group of supporters – his entire kindergarten class.

Each child held up large red…

Heartbreaking.

A subtle and respectful message from George Clooney

⬇️Watch until the end⬇️

It's become common to blame the outbreak of #measles on immigrants/refugees. But all new arrivals to Canada undergo health assessments, including #vaccination status. Measles cases are being imported by Canadian citizens travelling abroad, not newcomers. canada.ca/en/public-heal…

They shared an inspiring love story, these two.

Never. Again.

Don’t say you weren’t warned.
Don’t pretend this isn’t fascism.
Don’t act like his second term will be the same as his first.

WV: 'Hundreds of foster children...are facing an uncertain future upon aging out of the foster care system...Many, particularly those with disabilities, are being placed in psychiatric hospitals, highlighting a stark systemic failure.' bnnbreaking.com/breaking-news/…

When a photo says a thousand words. A thousand things about the failure of this city to help vulnerable people in a crisis. In a snowstorm Rebecca Bligh, City Councillor Peter Meiszner Mo Amir 🪬 Penny Daflos #vanpoli

Incredible.

non aesthetic things In 1986, Neerja Bhanot, a 22 year old air hostess from India helped hide 41 American passports aboard hijacked Pan Am flight 73 in Pakistan. She died shielding 3 children from gunfire and was posthumously awarded bravery medals from India, Pakistan and the U.S.

In 2014, a 15-year-old Pakistani schoolboy named Aitzaz Hasan noticed a stranger wearing a suicide vest entering his school.

Despite being urged by his friends to run away, Aitzaz decided to confront the bomber.

He grabbed the terrorist, and that's when the explosive vest…

Hey, @Loblawco, ending your 50 percent off discount for food that is hitting its best before date is just the latest example of gouging consumers. People rely on those discounts, and it reduces food waste. If you don't revisit this decision, #boycottLoblaw .

I hope you can help him find housing ... and figure out a way for him to access his cheque without id. Thank you for all that you do.

Helping a victim of #colonialism . He is on the street, expunged from his tent. Suicidal, no ID, no supports but for me. Family deceased. I recieved this in the mail for him today. #Dayschool

“ A Texas woman?” That’s THEE Opal Lee — She walked 1,400 miles, at 89 yrs old, from Fort Worth to DC to campaign for Juneteenth to be recognized as a federal holiday

Useful economics.

Rare, that I say that. (And I'm an economist.)