LesterBrown

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LesterBrown

LesterBrown

@LesterBrown

Political and social activist interested in community and sustainable development

Toronto 가입일 Ocak 2009
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Caryma Sa'd - Lawyer + Political Satirist
WATCH: Mayor Olivia Chow gets heckled by spectators during the annual procession commemorating the crucifixion: “Shame on you! Bringing our taxes up.” “Have respect for Good Friday!” “No, have respect for the taxpayer!” “God bless you… this is Jesus’s day, sir, not your day to talk about taxes. God bless you.” 📸 Apr 3, 2026 #Toronto #ProtestMania Support independent reporting on Canada’s protest circuit and hate industry: ProtestMania.com
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LesterBrown@LesterBrown·
@TomPark1n When my partner was a teacher, the extra supplies she bought for her classroom did not come for the most part from Staples. They came from specialty stores.
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LesterBrown@LesterBrown·
@YaTakaYaVot @CIJAinfo It may surprise you to know and, with proof of on-line pictures, was once on a regional executive of Young Judaeans. My great grandfather was an early settler in Palestine and is buried on the Mount of Olives.
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CIJA@CIJAinfo·
In response to the election of Avi Lewis as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Rachel Chertkoff, Senior Vice President, Community Engagement, and Richard Marceau Senior Vice-President, Strategic Initiatives and General Counsel, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, issued the following statement: “Today, the New Democratic Party elected Avi Lewis as its leader. We are left with a deep sense of sadness. “Rachel’s uncle ran for a provincial arm of the NDP in 1963. He believed, as so many Canadian Jews of his generation did, that the democratic left was a natural home for a community that had faced persecution. It is hard to imagine that he would recognize the party today. "The two of us, along with other concerned Jewish and allied activists, have spent years at the table with NDP leaders, staff, and members. We engaged in good faith and made the case that protecting Jewish Canadians from hatred is not partisan, but foundational. The hope we had that these leaders could bring themselves back from the brink is now exhausted. “This weekend’s convention was a stark reminder of how far the party has drifted from its roots as the voice of Canada’s working class and trade union movement. Canadian Jews helped build that movement. Today, many are made to feel they no longer belong in it. At a time when antisemitism has reached a crisis, the NDP has become a hostile place for the vast majority of Jewish Canadians who want to fight for progressive values. 94 per centof Jewish Canadians support the existence of the State of Israel yet have been pushed out. “Avi Lewis is himself Jewish, and we respect his family’s history in this party. But Jewish identity is not a shield against accountability. When a leader declares that Zionism is inseparable from ethnic cleansing, he is not engaging in legitimate policy critique. He is telling Jewish Canadians that a core part of their identity is illegitimate. That is exclusion. “On the eve of this convention, rabbis from across our community issued a clear call. They warned that Jewish members feel increasingly alienated, that antizionism is being used as a cover for antisemitism, and that NDP spaces are becoming unsafe for Jewish and all Canadians with mainstream views. “We have said before and repeat now that criticism of Israeli government policy is legitimate. But there is a line between criticism and the systematic delegitimization of Jewish identity. That line has been crossed repeatedly. Today, it was crossed again, without ambiguity. “We will hold Avi Lewis, as we hold every public leader, accountable. “But we will not pretend today is anything other than what it is. A painful rupture, decades in the making, with dangerous implications for our community and all Canadians.” -30-
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Richard Crouse
Richard Crouse@RichardCrouse·
Said goodbye to an old friend today. After more than seven decades of grilling excellence #ThePatricianGrill on King Street East in Toronto is closing down. I’ll miss the grilled cheeses, chatting about movies with Terry and the overall vibe of the place. The good news part of this story is that they’re closing down due to retirement and not business concerns. I hate to see them go, but if they have to go, this is the way to do it.
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LesterBrown@LesterBrown·
@nejsnave Yes, most shootings have been linked to ISIS. Al Quds also demonstrates against ISIS.
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jennifer evans 🇵🇸🇱🇧🇨🇦
Neither of them has a clue what is going on in the world at all, or what Al Quds actually is, but ... why would that stop two totally ignorant white dudes from being bigots? 🙄
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LesterBrown@LesterBrown·
@l_stone I presume Ford has a problem with a demonstration that is against ISIS among other terrorist groups.
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Laura Stone@l_stone·
NEW: Ontario has filed its injunction against the Al-Quds Day demonstration today with a hearing set for noon #onpoli
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LesterBrown@LesterBrown·
@EvanLSolomon Well I guess it is OK to work with Israel on AI development, as you recently bragged about, and assist them in mass killings.
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Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon@EvanLSolomon·
Please see my statement. 🇨🇦 Veuillez consulter ma déclaration.
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LesterBrown@LesterBrown·
@PasternakTO @OPP_News @RCMPONT You don’t say anything @PasternakTO about the hate from Tafsik. They have brought racists to Canada. We know who you are a supporter of: racists and Islamaphobes. You yourself are nothing but a racist and everybody knows that.
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James Pasternak
James Pasternak@PasternakTO·
February 18, 2026—Councillor Pasternak urges the @OPP_News and @RCMPONT to take immediate action as the anti-Israel mob suggests targeting children and counsellors attending Jewish summer camps. Read the full statement here. #yorkcentre #antisemitism
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LesterBrown@LesterBrown·
@kinsellawarren I guess you were OK with Douglas Murray who believes in the great replacement theory and that Muslims control Europe. They brought that racist to Toronto. They also brought to Toronto a teacher from Columbia who was fired for intimidating Palestinians.
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Warren Kinsella
Warren Kinsella@kinsellawarren·
I know and like many of the people at Tafsik. What I don't know, and don't understand, is why they decided to bring Epstein's "close friend" Dershowitz to their conference in Ottawa.
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LesterBrown@LesterBrown·
@camus_absurd @TomPark1n Have read that but it means little. This has been welcomed by Zionists and denounced by NCCM. They had a great fighter against Islamaphobia but we will see what this brings but I doubt it will be better than the last.
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Protect Kamala Harris ✊
Protect Kamala Harris ✊@DisavowTrump20·
Bruce Springsteen on Trump: “I couldn't care less what he thinks about me. He's the living personification of what the 25th Amendment and impeachment were for. If Congress had any guts, he'd be consigned to the trash heap of history." RETWEET if you stand with @Springsteen!
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LesterBrown@LesterBrown·
@Gail_Nestel @RabbiMivasair @mostmoralpod They probably don’t know this (they are fucking stupid) but the Jews of Rhode Island from the Touro Synagogue played a major role in creating the first amendment.
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crypto@jessecrypto15·
@PasternakTO @RBC I spit in there faces there cant wait to do it again
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James Pasternak
James Pasternak@PasternakTO·
Why is @RBC private property being used by the mobs at Bathurst and Sheppard? This must stop.
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LesterBrown@LesterBrown·
@neveragainlive1 It has nothing to do with Terrorism. It is named based on an Arab dessert.
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Israel Now@neveragainlive1·
I sent the following email to MP Roman Baber and City Councillor James Pasternack regarding Kanafani Sweets & Coffee in Scarborough: Sirs, I am writing to you about a restaurant that opened up in Scarborough instagram.com/reel/DNzAD353P… and according to their website kanafani.ca/about , the restaurant is called Kanafani name after Ghassan Kanafani a PFLP Terrorist leader/spokesperson. The PFLP is listed by the Government of Canada as a Terrorist Organization. Glorification of terrorists is a criminal offense in Canada and is a major concern for the Toronto Jewish Community especially after the Terrorist Attack in Sydney Australia. I am asking that you use your offices to take action against this promotion of terrorism. 1/status/1836435508538286185 I consider the naming of this Toronto restaurant after a PFLP Terrorist leader/spokesperson to be a threat to the Jewish Community of Toronto. Yours Very Truly, Meir Weinstein Israel Now Please support Israel Now by making a donation israelnow.ca/donate/
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Brian Lilley
Brian Lilley@brianlilley·
Trump is asked about Hamas failing to disarm. Say what you will about Trump and his peace deal, he points to the other 59 countries willing to enforce the deal. Hamas must disarm.
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