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Dave Gray-Donald

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Dave Gray-Donald

@dgrdon

@TheGrindTO publisher & editorial director @dgrdon.bsky.social

Joined September 2013

Dave Gray-Donald
@dgrdon
Jul 28, 2025
Two interesting things here. First, a group youth stormed a state security office in Egypt on Friday and detained security personnel for hours, the first act of its kind since 2013. This was largely to oppose Egypt’s role in the closure of the Rafah crossing to Gaza. Second...
Middle East Eye
@MiddleEastEye
Jul 28, 2025
Young Egyptians storm State Security office over Egypt’s Gaza policy seen as abetting Israel pulse.ly/ps8clzejwr
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Dave Gray-Donald
@dgrdon
Dec 20, 2024
I ran into Loblaws' CEO Per Bank in the No Frills parking lot and asked about the $22 million he was paid last year.
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Dave Gray-Donald
@dgrdon
Jul 28, 2025
Replying to @dgrdon
North Sinai Governor Khaled Megawer admitted in a recent interview that Egypt cannot forcibly reopen Rafah due to US opposition. Goes to show once again how much this is all in the US's hands (with the Sisi regime playing along).
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Dave Gray-Donald
@dgrdon
Nov 4, 2024
After being denied space in the McGill law faculty today, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese is speaking in what looks like the ballroom of the undergrad student union (SSMU/Shatner) building.
Law Students for Palestine at McGill
@LS4PM
Nov 4, 2024
It’s happening! @FranceskAlbs @IndJewishVoices
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Dave Gray-Donald
@dgrdon
Nov 15, 2024
On Wednesday night, residents in south Riverdale noticed anti-Palestinian graffiti and alerted Toronto police. This is some of it, from reels on Thursday by jagpile on Insta. Residents say there's much more and it hasn't been cleaned up. Police made three arrests but...🧵
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Dave Gray-Donald
@dgrdon
May 10, 2024
Yesterday, media reported on four students who testified to a HoC committee on "antisemitism and Jewish safety", saying Jewish students are "terrified" and "don't feel safe." They failed to mention three of them hold or previously held positions in pro-Israel advocacy orgs...🧵
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Dave Gray-Donald
@dgrdon
Feb 14, 2024
The "Hands Off Rafah" rally in Toronto on Monday has become national news, denounced by politicians at all levels over a few moments outside Mount Sinai Hospital during the hours-long protest. But what really happened? My in-depth look.
What happened outside Mount Sinai Hospital as a pro-Palestine rally passed by?
From thegrindmag.ca
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Dave Gray-Donald
@dgrdon
Nov 1, 2024
Celebrating Lebanese heritage while continuing to export weapons to an army that is bombing Lebanese people and Lebanese towns that are thousands of years old.
Canadian Heritage
@CdnHeritage
Nov 1, 2024
Happy Lebanese Heritage Month! 🇨🇦🇱🇧 This November, let’s celebrate the resilience and spirit of Lebanese Canadians while acknowledging their contributions to Canada’s cultural fabric. canada.ca/en/canadian-he…
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Dave Gray-Donald
@dgrdon
Feb 13, 2024
The person dressed as Spiderman waving the Palestinian flag during the march in Toronto last night went on many elevated platforms for a few mins at a time, e.g. construction platforms, entrance to Eaton Centre, hospital entrance overhangs. I didn't see evidence of targeting.
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Dave Gray-Donald
@dgrdon
Mar 2, 2024
Pro-Palestine potest outside the AGO in Toronto, where PM Trudeau is holding a reception for fascist-friendly Italian PM Malone. MP Marco Mendicino already got an earful while entering.
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Dave Gray-Donald
@dgrdon
Apr 1, 2024
Happening now: University of Toronto Occupy for Palestine occupying the office of U of T president Gertler demanding the university divest from Israeli companies and cut ties with Israeli universities. occupyuoft on Instagram.
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Dave Gray-Donald
@dgrdon
Sep 27, 2019
Now in Regina, Treaty 4. #ClimateStrike #FridaysForFuture
Dave Gray-Donald
@dgrdon
Apr 27, 2024
At Hot Docs tonight at the Canadian premiere of Union, which is a great film about the first successful unionization of Amazon workers, director Brett Story commented on what's happening in Gaza and called out out festival sponsor Scotiabank for financing Israeli weapons. 1/2
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Dave Gray-Donald
@dgrdon
Jul 28, 2025
Replying to @dgrdon
Important detail (see full thread).
Nihal 🌾
@leftward_ink
Jul 28, 2025
Replying to @leftward_ink and @dgrdon
are "released" but required to show up at the station every day at a certain time, and stay overnight) so, they locked themselves *inside*, they didn't barge in as we all initially thought. One of them, upon a closer look, said to the officer "you're the one on the outside of—
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