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Sandro Contenta

@scontenta

Former feature writer and foreign correspondent at Toronto Star. Author of Rituals of Failure: What Schools Really Teach. It's old, but rituals rarely change.

 Toronto
Joined October 2011
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Not OK on VK: An Analysis of In-Platform Censorship on Russia’s VKontakte - The Citizen Lab citizenlab.ca/2023/07/an-ana…
Not OK on VK: An Analysis of In-Platform Censorship on Russia’s VKontakte - The Citizen Lab

Not OK on VK: An Analysis of In-Platform Censorship on Russia’s VKontakte - The Citizen Lab

This report examines the accessibility of certain types of content on VK (an abbreviation for “VKontakte”), a Russian social networking service, in Canada, Ukraine, and Russia. Among these countries,...

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“Mitigating the risk of extinction from A.I. should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks, such as pandemics and nuclear war.” via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2023/05/30/techn…
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The folly of private healthcare. @lindamcquaig emphasizes a simple fact — it costs all of us much more. thestar.com/opinion/contribu…
Linda McQuaig: Truth about Doug Ford’s health care plan: It’s far more expensive than we knew

Linda McQuaig: Truth about Doug Ford’s health care plan: It’s far more expensive than we knew

Our public hospitals, increasingly forced to rely on nurses supplied by private agencies, are paying those agencies up to eight times the going rate.

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Mexico is using a notorious Israeli spyware weapon to “stifle human rights defenders, democracy advocates, journalists and other citizens who challenge corruption and abuse.” via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2023/04/18/world…
How Mexico Became the Biggest User of the World’s Most Notorious Spy Tool (Published 2023)

How Mexico Became the Biggest User of the World’s Most Notorious Spy Tool (Published 2023)

A Times investigation reveals the story behind how Mexico became the first and most prolific user of Pegasus. It’s still using it, despite promising to stop.

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“Ford is a vulgarian who worships at the altar of a plastic pro-development Jesus.” @rdimanno on Ford’s “outlandish proposal” for #OntarioPlace. thestar.com/opinion/star-col…
Rosie DiManno: Voters can make Doug Ford pay for a tricked-out spa at Ontario Place

Rosie DiManno: Voters can make Doug Ford pay for a tricked-out spa at Ontario Place

Absolutely nobody, including those who yearned for restoration of Ontario Place, had been clamouring for a posh spa and a massive parking garage, writes Rosie DiManno.

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Iran protests: Female journalists targeted in spate of arrests. #Iran bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-…
Iran protests: Female journalists targeted in spate of arrests

Iran protests: Female journalists targeted in spate of arrests

More have been detained since the start of the protests than ever before, an advocacy group says.

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A mere 59 years ago today, #TheBeatles made their North American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. I watched with rapt attention at the age of eight. The next day at school, everybody was saying "yeah, yeah, yeah" as if it was a new magical incantation — and I guess it really was.
Image from Peter Howell 🖊 (@peterhowellfilm)
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White Blend Portugal, a #wine described by @thewinefind as a “luminescent hit” of fresh fruits has jumped in price from $8.45 a bottle to $11.60. Certainly seems like gouging, but maybe @LCBO will blame the war in Ukraine.
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“It’s cruelly perverse to suggest that our biggest economic problem is that too many Canadians are working.” Yet this is what the governor of the Bank of Canada wants us to believe. thestar.com/business/2022/11…
Jim Stanford: The Bank of Canada is blaming employed workers and higher wages for inflation — why...

Jim Stanford: The Bank of Canada is blaming employed workers and higher wages for inflation — why...

It’s cruelly perverse to suggest that our biggest economic problem is that too many Canadians are working, when there is so much work to do in Canada, writes Jim Stanford.

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The governor of the Bank of Canada should stop undermining workers and instead focus on the blatant profiteering of corporations. thestar.com/opinion/contribu…
A must read story about police officers repeatedly violating the charter of rights and their superiors not even knowing about it. thestar.com/news/investigati…
Police officers across Canada are violating people’s rights with alarming frequency. Disturbing,...

Police officers across Canada are violating people’s rights with alarming frequency. Disturbing,...

A Torstar investigation of more than 600 cases reveals police are often not told when judges find they violated the Charter.

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Israel uses many double standards when justifying its occupation of Palestinian lands, including its definition of who is a freedom fighter. thestar.com/opinion/contribu…
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An Amazon employee would have to work 4.5 million years to make as much money as Jeff Bezos. 9 Ways to Imagine Jeff Bezos’ Wealth - The New York Times nytimes.com/interactive/2022…
War in Ukraine: 'I saw a Russian soldier shoot my father dead in Bucha' bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-…
War in Ukraine: 'I saw a Russian soldier shoot my father dead in Bucha'

War in Ukraine: 'I saw a Russian soldier shoot my father dead in Bucha'

Teenager's account adds to growing evidence of atrocities allegedly committed by Russian soldiers in Bucha.

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Bucha killings: Satellite image of bodies site contradicts Russian claims bbc.co.uk/news/60981238
Bucha killings: Satellite image of bodies site contradicts Russian claims

Bucha killings: Satellite image of bodies site contradicts Russian claims

Russia called footage of bodies in Bucha 'staged' but its evidence for this does not stack up.

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Breaking News: Satellite images refute Russia’s claim that the killing of civilians in Bucha, a suburb of Ukraine's capital, occurred after its soldiers had left town, a New York Times analysis found. nyti.ms/3DEfL8c
Satellite images show bodies lay in Bucha for weeks, despite Russian claims. (Published 2022)

Satellite images show bodies lay in Bucha for weeks, despite Russian claims. (Published 2022)

The images rebut Russia’s claim that the killing of civilians in Bucha, near Kyiv, took place after its soldiers had left town.

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro is rushing to destroy the #Amazon before he likely loses the next election. via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2022/03/31/opini…
Opinion | Bolsonaro Said His ‘Specialty Is Killing.’ He’s Been True to His Word. (Published 2022)

Opinion | Bolsonaro Said His ‘Specialty Is Killing.’ He’s Been True to His Word. (Published 2022)

Brazil’s president has the planet in his cross hairs.

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Ukraine War: Civilians, including journalists, are abducted as Russia tries to assert control bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-…
Ukraine War: Civilians abducted as Russia tries to assert control

Ukraine War: Civilians abducted as Russia tries to assert control

The UN has documented almost 40 cases of politicians, journalists and activists being abducted.

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I give many interviews these days. The most frequent question is: how healthcare in Ukraine is affected by the war? Well, this is how. 1/3
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Art amongst the ruins of Putin’s war on Ukraine. youtu.be/lQHzO11LcKU
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