So I helped do a thing and rank the 50 best Arabic pop songs of the 21st century for Rolling Stone.

By far the coolest, funnest, and most challenging thing I’ve ever worked on. A labor of love went into this, and it’s an honor. rollingstone.com/music/music-li…

Secret meetings, social chatter: How the Columbia protest sparked a student revolt via ⁦The Washington Post⁩ washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04…

Israeli protesters hold up convoys transporting aid to Palestinians in Gaza - via ⁦The Globe and Mail⁩ theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

The baby girl who was born 10 weeks premature in Rafah via c-section after her mother was killed in an Israeli airstrike along with the baby's father and sister has also died.
cbc.ca/news/world/new…

Nearly 300 bodies found in mass grave outside Gaza's Nasser hospital, according to civil defence workers. Some found with hands and feet tied - 'there were signs of field executions'. edition.cnn.com/2024/04/22/mid…

'How gold becomes guns': heist spotlights illegal US-Canada gun trade

Chief ⁦Chief Nishan Duraiappah⁩ with the Peel Regional Police described it as 'sensational' - one that 'belongs in a Netflix series'. ⁦Nadine Yousif⁩ bbc.com/news/world-us-…

STORY CALLOUT: I'm looking to speak to people who plan on participating in the May boycott of Loblaw-owned stores. Want to talk about why you're doing it, and what you hope it achieves? Email me: [email protected]
#grocery #loblaws

This is the best news story ever bbc.com/reel/video/p0h…

An interesting comparison of the 2016 Liberal budget versus the 2024 Liberal budget, and maybe some food for thought if Canada does decide to vote in an entirely new government in the next election. theglobeandmail.com/politics/opini…

HUDA, you will answer for your crimes of somehow gentrifying bukhoor?!?!

Absolutely bonkers story here: A court has ruled a tenant can be held liable for taxes that a non-resident landlord fails to pay. So tenants are expected to keep tabs on where their landlords live and pay taxes... theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/va…

Scoop: Biden told Netanyahu the U.S. won't support an Israeli counterattack on Iran. My story on Axios
axios.com/2024/04/14/bid…

goosebumps

Really upsetting news from New Zealand - genuinely concerned about the future of media in this current landscape. It feels like no one is immune

theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

'Though it was reported in February 2023 that CSIS officials 'urged' the Liberals to revoke Dong's nomination, both Trudeau and Broadhurst have now told the commission — under oath — that no recommendation of any kind was made.'

cbc.ca/news/politics/…

Everyday is a battle. Fighting for our lives over here

*yells* turn it into housing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Me looking into the eclipse so I never have to see the #49ers lose another Super Bowl

ngl, I almost cried when totality was reached.

Partial eclipse in Toronto, Canada