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

• https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/31/russian-state-media-runs-op-ed-titled-no-one-should-remain-alive-in-ukraine 

• https://ria.ru/20250730/ukraina-2032235759.html 

• https://irepod.com/podcast/silicon-curtain/breaking-shocking-russian-article-calls-for-genoci

• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-putin-ukraine-alaska-peace-talks-where-when-b2804968.html 

Canada’s continued arms shipments to Israel

• https://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/565901/The-controversy-over-Canada-s-rules-on-military-exports-to-Israel-explained

• https://player.captivate.fm/episode/0f272101-9e2c-42b2-863a-e50ec89bb26e 

• https://youtu.be/sIFmhdMTLog?si=mqUxvmL3Eo7NM_Bo 

Journalists murdered in Gaza

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/al-jazeera-correspondent-anas-al-sharif-killed-gaza-city-israel-1.7605557

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/10/al-jazeera-journalist-anas-al-sharif-killed-in-israeli-attack-in-gaza-city?taid=68990bdaef705d00017cb1f8

Bad AI Medical Advice

• https://gizmodo.com/man-follows-diet-advice-from-chatgpt-ends-up-with-psychosis-2000640705 

AI Content Used to Spread Hate

• https://globalnews.ca/news/11328903/artificial-intelligence-hate-content-videos/ 

Cuomo Sucks

• https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/cuomo-mamdani-should-move-out-of-rent-stabilized-apartment.html 

Fires Spread Across Europe

• https://apnews.com/article/heatwave-france-red-alert-fires-0041a4f17e22eaa205964ed5c01d6c24 

Air Canada Flight Attendants plan to Strike - (we will cover the updated version of this on Aug 26)

• https://globalnews.ca/news/11329492/air-canada-flight-attendants-pickets-day-of-action/ 

Marjorie Taylor Greene is corrupt as fuck

• https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedailybeast.com%2Fmarjorie-taylor-greene-suffers-outburst-over-report-exposing-massive-wealth-jump%2F 

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

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