How Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy Puts You at Risk The Intercept annotated the White House document to show how the U.S. government is bringing its war on terror home. theintercept.com/2026/05/15/t...

2026 JumpStart Virtual Conference. AI Literacies and Practices in Schools, Universities and Coummunities, July 28, 2026

Event: The Responsibility of Intellectuals & the Question of Palestine, Dr. Nimer Sultany, Reader in Public Law, SOAS, University of London at SFU www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-respon...

Critical Education (v17 n2) includes translation of Paulo Freire lecture delivered in 1967 + articles on pedagogies of resistance, Gen-AI, justice-involved youth, anti-wokeness, student experiences in Sudbury model schools, white privilege in teaching hiring & book reviews tinyurl.com/3ecnm9jv

Israelis chanted “death to the Arabs”, “may your villages burn” and “Gaza is a graveyard” in a state-sponsored march through Jerusalem to mark the anniversary of the city’s capture and annexation. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Beyond Apartheid – Brenna Bhandar #UBC #UBCSenate #humanrights dpcollective.org/2026/05/09/b...

Who’s Behind the Residential School Denialism Movement? A network of retired academics and think tanks is chipping away at established truths. thetyee.ca/News/2026/05...

Nature: NIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female scientists -- A survey reveals sharp divides in who bore the brunt of last year’s spree of grant cancellations by the Trump administration. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

As Classroom Pressures Grow, VSB’s Increase in Management Staff Sparks Criticism -- Highly paid school board staff and salaries have ballooned. #BCEd thetyee.ca/News/2026/05...

White Supremacist Ideas Are Entering Canadian Media and Politics An expert looks at a BC MLA’s use of a Nazi phrase and the National Post’s praise for a book favoured by white nationalists. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Up until a few days ago, Curtis Stone - an off-grid farming influencer -was a moderator for a B.C. separatist group's Facebook page. He's openly talked about his enthusiasm for listening to Hitler speeches, "love" of antisemitism, and says he's a white nationalist. thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

Jonathan Pollard, who served 30 years for selling US military secrets, calls for Gaza ethnic cleansing as he seeks Knesset seat www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Here Are the Books Banned from Alberta School Libraries Most school districts pulled books after the UCP government’s order, FOI reveals. thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

The alarming rise of far-right movements in Canada. universityaffairs.ca/features/nor...

How Street Dr. Jill Became BC’s Favourite Influencer thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

The juggler looks impressive—right up until the moment the balls start to fall. steadystate1.substack.com/p/juggling-t...

The BC Separatist and Small-Scale Farmer Who’s Enthusiastic About Hitler #BCProsperityProject thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

If journalists had any integrity and courage, they would boycott the White House Correspondents Dinner. It should be as empty as a TPUSA event.

Despite pouring rain, hundreds of people protested in Berlin against the US-Israeli aggression on Iran, and Israel's attacks on Gaza, as well as its war and invasion of Lebanon.

What Is BC Doing to Counter Racism in Schools? The government has an action plan to deal with it. But advocates say change has been slow and inconsistent. thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

Mark Carney vows to 'never sugarcoat our challenges'; calls ties with U.S. a 'weakness' in speech to Canadians 'Many of our former strengths, based on ties to America, have become our weaknesses' vancouversun.com/news/nationa...

There've been 7 mass murders (4+ people) in the USA in 2026 Sunday’s mass murder in Shreveport fit the definition of a type an offense known as family annihilation 2023 Indianapolis Star investigation found they occur US every five days on average in USA www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass...

University Canada West lays off 240 staff and faculty, citing crippling international student enrolment caps vancouversun.com/news/univers...

Why Sweden's schools are cutting back on digital learning www.bbc.com/news/article...

LEBANON: ‘Classes will go on as education is the only way forward’: Beirut professor who witnessed Wednesday’s intense bombings timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/...

Why Academic Freedom in India Hangs Between Attacks and Resistance thewire.in/education/wh...

Defending democracy: An obvious vocation for universities www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Will universities have the courage to let students protest? www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

‘Self-censorship now a major barrier to academic freedom’ www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

New issue of Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor just published. Workplace #37 includes the second installment of a series on Teachers’ Work in Contentious Political Times. ices.library.ubc.ca/index.php/wo...

Academic Freedom Falls Sharply in U.S. amid Worldwide Decline, Report Finds al-fanarmedia.org/2026/04/acad...

Will Hungary rip up its authoritarian playbook for universities? www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/will-h...

don’t forget that wilson thinks black people should be enslaved!

Soaring pump prices drive US inflation to highest level in almost two years www.bbc.com/news/article...

Palestinian shot dead in Israeli settler attack on occupied West Bank village www.bbc.com/news/article...

The average price for a gallon of gas in the U.S. the day before Trump launched his war was $2.98. Between then and today, the U.S. has experienced the largest increase in gas prices in 60 years, nearly a 40 percent jump.

Thousands of Mathematicians Protest International Conference in U.S. The U.S. is not safe for international mathematicians given the risk of detainment and harassment by ICE, they argue. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Robert Reich: Trump's Defeat in Iran -- It's consistent with how other countries, organizations, and people have defeated him #asymmetricpower robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-def...

Inside Danielle Smith’s Pay-for-Access ‘Christian Summit’ Back to the Back to the Bible Hour or channelling Donald Trump? thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

Trump says ‘whole civilisation will die’ in threat to Iran www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Synagogue in Tehran ‘completely destroyed’ in Israeli attack Synagogue hit after attack on adjacent residential building. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/...

I've got nothing against space exploration. I support doing basic science. But the Artemis II "mission" is nothing but a distraction from the maniacal fascist actions of the US government and the build up to a potential world war. #artemisII

PALESTINIAN CHILDREN IN ISRAELI PRISONS Every year, hundreds of Palestinian children face arrest, interrogation, & detention in an Israeli military system that institutionalizes abuse. Israel is the only country in the world that systematically prosecutes children in military courts.

US escalates its anti-human policies. #humanrights #transrights www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/u...

Since Israel launched its war against Hezbollah on March 2, more than 1,400 people have been killed in Lebanon, including 126 children.

“But what’s different this time around is that there’s a new brazenness in the statements issued by the Israeli military, simply stating that they intend to commit more war crimes … perhaps a reflection of the state of impunity for any violations that have been committed in Lebanon, as in Gaza.”

This is a no-brainer.

The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way.

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