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Tragic news from my alma mater @ttu.edu. Creighton’s policies are not protecting higher education, they are undermining it.

Crossed off so much of my to-do list today. Treating myself to some Japanese food tonight with a friend.

"I despise Nicolás Maduro, and he has long needed to be removed and held accountable for his atrocities. But the consequences to come from Trump’s illegal actions in the dead of night will not be worth it."

Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @senatedemocrats.bsky.social

Been a rough couple of weeks: Separating from my partner, overwhelmed with projects, teaching, and writing. I am looking for a new apartment, while simultaneously trying to prepare for a stint in Berlin. Hoping the balance comes soon.

Fleetwood Mac is the theme of my fall season.

I want to say i am shocked @translink.ca didn’t add more 84 or 44 busses for the start of Uni, but I am not. My bus broke down and 2 full busses have passed us both a 44 and a 84.

Quick reminder: Writing is labour Rewriting is labour Editing is labour Reading is labour Teaching is labour Syllabussing is labour Thinking is labour Academic work is labour

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

@aircanada.bsky.social pay your flight attendants for ALL their work!! #labourstrike

These new USA passports are faaaancy!

"Shylocks and bad people" The President claims to be fighting antisemitism, so there is no excuse for him to be using his position to promote an old and notorious anti-Jewish stereotype—a greedy, merciless moneylender—to his many millions of followers. This is shameful.

Thank you Emily Wilder at the Jewish Currents for this great article about Project Shema! They led a workshop at UBC and it went under the radar. Many institutions in Canada are trying to use them as antisemitism awareness trainings.

Viktor Orban banned pride events in Hungary, the people took it as a challenge and just had the largest pride march in their country's history.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent hits the target. She is reminding us of the stakes in this case. And she is spot on. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”

hey @nytimes.com what if instead of this you reported accurately that the president of the united states has violated the united states constitution by entering into war with a foreign power without the approval of congress, just like, what if

Again, arguably the most effective and damaging lie of the past half century is that republicans are the “good at economy” party

a nation on edge holds its breath as the former host of celebrity apprentice huddles with his advisors, the wrestlemania ceo and the former co-host of fox & friends weekends

Netanyahu began this war with his attack on Iran. In the process, he sabotaged US-Iran negotiations on nuclear issues and assassinated Ali Shamkhani, Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator. The US must not be dragged into another illegal Netanyahu war – either militarily or financially.

A shiny new #DataSittersClub book is out in the world today! @readywriting.bsky.social and @quinnanya.me do a deep dive into zines: what they are, why you might want to make one, and how to do it. Check out Lee Skallerup Bessette: Zine-Sitter! datasittersclub.github.io/site/dsc22.h...

Sorry but I got stuck at “Caitlyn Jenner,” who by now could have a whole @badgayspod.bsky.social series dedicated to her.

The chief of the country’s premier anti-antisemitism organization is now praising a government official who just this week defended Holocaust denial as part of “viewpoint diversity.”

Found this little memento from my time I was interning in Budapest this morning. Made me smile and brought back good memories.

Finished doing my patriotic duty and submitted my US taxes. Even though, I don’t live in the US and haven’t in 7 years, don’t have income from that bloody country, nor even have a US bank account. Since I am a citizen, I enjoy the privilege of submitting taxes though the US does nothing for me.

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

Afroeuropäer in den KZs Neuengamme und Mauthausen www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/afroeuropaee...

While Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith is touting a secession referendum remember it is all a distraction. Smith is in the center of a corruption investigation around Alberta Health Services. #alberta #daniellesmith #UCP

"Well uh Palpatine just tossed me this lightsaber and asked me to, y'know. Do it" (2019)

I bought my first tarot card deck this past weekend, and of course it’s yarn themed! 🧶

It’s #WIPWednesday! 🧶 This is what I’ve been knitting between Fight the Oligarchy rally stops. Oversized Seasons Cardigan by Ozetta. Splurged big-time on the yarn (🫣) but honestly after holding this thing for weeks I’m happy I did. Woolerton Estates in Fluffy. #KnitSky

Nearly 300 apply as French university offers US academics ‘scientific asylum’

For consideration by UBC colleagues: Open Letter to UBC Senate Opposing the Proposed Academic Freedom Policy "We, the undersigned, write to express our opposition to the proposed UBC Draft Academic Freedom Policy, which will be considered at the next meeting of the UBC Senate on April 16, 2025."

The Daily contributor today: “We can only describe the government’s decision to ignore SCOTUS ruling as disturbing.” No no, we need to name it. It’s fascist, authoritarian, and a threat. Only naming it can we resist and save democracy.

Wow, we are now being officially advised against travel to the USA by the Canadian Association of University Teachers. I never thought I'd see the day. ☹️ #AcademicChatter

The US government is asserting its right to ship anyone - including, perhaps, US citizens - to black site prisons in foreign countries where they will have no access to habeas corpus rights. This is the kind of government that John Locke would say the people are fully justified in overthrowing.

Thousands of Hungarian protesters turned the streets of Budapest into a sea of gray on Saturday poking fun at their countries far-right prime minister Viktor Orban’s recent clampdown on LGBTQ rights and diversity.

Great piece from a Jewish university president rejecting the "protection" being offered to Jews on campus by the Trump administration: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...

Talking in Budapest tonight, PM Netanyahu adopted the Hungarian revisionist narrative of the Holocaust, whitewashing the role of Hungarian Fascists in the persecution and deportation of Jews, and portraying Hungary as an innocent victim of Nazi Germany.

Wow this is wild. James: "The Trump team didn't actually calculate tariff rates + non-tariff barriers, as they say they did. Instead, for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."

This is what the opposition did in the Hungary Parliament when they passed the Pride ban. May we have congresspeople with an ounce of the courage.

I wrote a piece on IHRA and the impact it’s having on the German and North American discourse around anti-antisemitism. Thankful for the @ddgc.bsky.social and its support!

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