Nick Girard came back on the show to talk about everything from Russian genocide rhetoric and Canadian arms exports to Gaza, to AI giving deadly advice, to workers fighting back against unpaid labor. It’s another week of capitalism’s most deranged stories, and why solidarity is the only way through.
Nick’s work: In the Beginning
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Sources + Mutual Aid
Russia/Ukraine
Canada’s continued arms shipments to Israel
Journalists murdered in Gaza
Bad AI Medical Advice
AI Content Used to Spread Hate
Cuomo Sucks
Fires Spread Across Europe
Air Canada Flight Attendants plan to Strike - (we will cover the updated version of this on Aug 26)
Marjorie Taylor Greene is corrupt as fuck
Mutual Aid and support shout outs
Support KJ’s fight against a brain tumor — donate to the GoFundMe campaign for Eric’s nephew: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-kj-with-his-battle-against-a-brain-tumor
Regina Cathedral Community Fridge — volunteer-run, 24/7 mutual aid fridge in Regina; feeding local neighbours every day. Help them here: https://www.cathedralcommunityfridge.com/
The European Heat Aid Great Walk (2025) — a grassroots campaign walking 20 marathons across Austria, Belgium, and Spain in August to provide heat relief and support to people experiencing homelessness. Donate, follow, or participate: https://www.homelessentrepreneur.org/en/solidary-projects/the-great-walk apartmenttherapy.com+6homelessentrepreneur.org+6donorbox.org+6
Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) — offering medical care, food, and humanitarian aid to children and families in Gaza and the West Bank: https://www.pcrf.net/donate
Also check out https://bsky.app/profile/lefttexascongress.bsky.social