Otter
I waddled onto the beach and stole found a computer to use.
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Note: I’m moderating a handful of communities in more of a caretaker role. If you want to take one on, send me a message and I’ll share more info :)
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Otter@lemmy.caMto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Canada plans to assist Cuba as Washington squeezes the island
23·4 days agoIn short: it is bad to help any regime do collective punishment on a group of people.
Thanks! I’ve added this to the post, the community sidebar, and under the Ontario topic on Piefed.ca
Thanks! I’ve added it in this post, the community sidebar, and under the Finance/Shopping topic on piefed.ca
Otter@lemmy.caMto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Two Toronto Catholic school teachers on leave amid anti-Black racism allegations
3·9 days agoDetails:
Messages between the two James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School teachers were found on a student athletics Instagram account, according to advocacy group Parents of Black Children, and included a racist slur and an anti-Black meme.
The group accused school officials of not taking immediate action after a student who had access to the Instagram account screenshotted the exchange and notified the school’s principal.
Otter@lemmy.caMto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Canadians kind of hate America now. Our new poll shows just how much.
391·10 days ago
“Stronger: 7%”
😐
That’s not even a partisan issue, and yet
@[email protected], I’m seeing some reports on this post that this is a meme / shitpost (screenshots from a TV show) and not actually a photo. It’s possible you aren’t seeing those reports due to cross-instance moderation issues
Otter@lemmy.cato
Selfhosted@lemmy.world•How to Cut the Cord in Canada (2026): The Ultimate GuideEnglish
4·19 days agoThis is so detailed, especially the ISP bit. Thank you!
Feel free to cross post to [email protected] :)
Otter@lemmy.caMto
Canada@lemmy.ca•N.B. government to stop using social media platform X after request from child advocate
8·23 days agoThe government definitely could have been the ones to take the lead on this. Reading the article, it seems like the solution is for Canadians to get on the platform and show that we’re here
Lamrock said that most of X’s value comes from the days when it was Twitter and the fact that many governments are still on the platform from those days.
The City of Fredericton recently stopped suing X, but spokesperson Marley McLellan said the decision was made after a survey that showed residents were using X less and less to find information about city services.
“The city looks forward to continuing to share information and connect with residents on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, the website and through newsletters,” McLellan wrote in an email.
Are people really getting government updates through LinkedIn?
Otter@lemmy.caMto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Children and police officers among at least 30 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza | Gaza | The Guardian
52·28 days agoWhile I agree with that, I think it would be better if you shared this as a text post with your own title and discussion + the link / context in the body of the post. That way the post is still specific to the community, and both users and mods can quickly see that it is indeed relevant to the community :)
Otter@lemmy.caMto
Canada@lemmy.ca•First Nations raise alarm over ICE detentions, urge caution crossing U.S. border
6·29 days agoGermany updated their travel advisory recently, because of the storm and the situation in Minneapolis
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/reiseundsicherheit/usavereinigtestaatensicherheit-201382
Otter@lemmy.cato
pics@lemmy.world•Sandy has never seen me so bundled up before and wa thoroughly confused.
4·29 days agoWhat are some ways that a horse might indicate that I should back away from it?
Otter@lemmy.caMto
Canada@lemmy.ca•Officers reassigned after alleged assault of Oshawa lawyer, SIU not investigating
8·1 month agoOntario’s police watchdog says it is not investigating the case of a lawyer who is alleging that multiple Durham Regional Police Service officers slammed her head on a desk without provocation and dragged her to the basement cells of the Oshawa courthouse last week.
Riley, through a statement issued by her lawyer, Neha Chugh, said she was working in an interview room at the courthouse last Friday when uniformed officers “challenged her presence” in the room.
In the statement, Chugh said police, who were working as security, slammed Riley’s head on the desk and put their knees on her back and neck, and spoke to her with “rage, disrespect, and contempt.”
She said officers then forcibly “dragged” Riley from the room in handcuffs and took her to the basement cells of the courthouse.
“Her head scarf was ripped off, her skirt was raised when she was handled by officers, and her head was bleeding and her eye swollen from being slammed into the desk,” Chugh’s statement reads.
“She committed no offence other than being a Black woman practising law, being diligent about her commitment to the pursuit of justice.”
Otter@lemmy.cato
pics@lemmy.world•Alex Pretti's coworkers take a moment of silence this morning for their murdered colleague
461·1 month agoI really appreciate the guides!
I think it would be worth posting each one as a separate post, maybe on [email protected]? It’s a large community, just make sure to use an appropriate title to meet their requirements.
It would focus the discussion on each topic and maybe get some location specific recommendations. Also you could link back to this post for anyone that misses the other guides
Otter@lemmy.caOPto
Selfhosted@lemmy.world•EDIT: BentoPDF version 1.16.1 now uses bentopdfteam/bentopdf and is the official account, and bentopdf/bentopdf is deprecated and not maintained anymoreEnglish
2·1 month agoGreat to hear! I’ve updated the post title and linked to this comment
Otter@lemmy.caMto
Canada@lemmy.ca•I've made a one-page guide to help with the latest call to action and hopefully help you discover some awesome Canadian tech
3·1 month agoI think you replied to me instead of the post itself
Brave is listed on their website, and maybe it wasn’t included in this shortlist because it’s US based and has had a number of controversies
Otter@lemmy.caMto
Canada@lemmy.ca•I've made a one-page guide to help with the latest call to action and hopefully help you discover some awesome Canadian tech
11·1 month agoAmazing stuff, thank you!
Some other things I’ve learned:
- Qobuz has some Canadian collaboration: https://www.quebecor.com/en/-/qobuz-la-plateforme-de-musique-de-haute-qualit-c3-a9-bient-c3-b4t-disponible-au-canada
- worktree.ca: “An end-to-end Git, DevOps, and Cloud platform. Create Git repositories to store and collaborate on source code, build and test with Actions workflows, and deploy to Worktree Cloud.”
Fediverse specific:
- Canadian based / hosted Fediverse instances: https://madeincanada.social/
- Canadian based instances: https://thesocialweb.ca/















https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_expansionism_under_Donald_Trump#Canada
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