elbows up (against essential parts of the public service)

Kid1, who is both an conductor and engineer for CN and has driven trains through SK wildfires himself, just sent me this video from Ontario. When I tell you they arent paid enough!!! vt.tiktok.com/ZSXkuEadE/

These images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal www.facebook.com/reel/1548244...

A 2026 movie about a Greek classic and not a single major cast member is even Middle Eastern lol

Congo Ebola outbreak disrupts US-backed minerals talks, sources say reut.rs/4vveyta

People should have bread. We can't fault anyone for needing it. But you know, I've never understood the fascination with circuses or why people devote themselves to them, usually to the exclusion of what really matters

Park rangers fined Sandra Shachar for vandalism this morning at the President’s House, hours after the Trump admin installed its version of history. The 72 year old has been posting news articles on the site’s walls since the slavery exhibit was removed. If she does it again, she’ll be arrested.

PADILLA: Do you personally believe that someone who forcibly entered the Capitol and assaulted law enforcement should be rewarded with taxpayer money? BLANCHE: I can't answer yes or no

And you know who's using all that compute power? Anthropic, the "good guys" of AI, are paying Musk a billion dollars a month to rent capacity from this toxic data center. #TeslaTakedown

Blanche's DOJ will investigate a protester shouting at Trump faster than it investigates an ICE agent killing a U.S. citizen. That tells you who Blanche thinks the law is for. #BlockBlanche

Hirono: Do you believe it is Trump's right and duty to order the investigation or prosecution of his perceived enemies, yes or no? Blanche: I can't answer that yes or no.

Join us for the launch of the Critical Legal Pedagogies of Race and Empire Network on 14 Sept 2026 at the University of Bristol (hybrid event). We'll explore how legal education can engage with race, empire, colonialism, and global justice www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launching-...

Begging Anglophone scholars of comics and pop culture to follow their counterparts who are Japan experts. There are a bunch of starter packs hanging around. We’re here.

A visual stunner from Nozomi Naoi, THE LAND OF HAPPINESS, coming out in August from @mitpress.bsky.social, on the art history of Japanese department stores with 100+ color illustrations (!!!) Can’t wait to assign parts to my #Tokyo lecture! #デパート mitpress.mit.edu/978026205442...

This is beyond insane

I wrote three pages today.

Guy who has confused balaclava with baklava and applies buttery layers of filo dough around his head before doing crimes. It works. It’s another way to do it

At this point, I don't know if I'm still experiencing the aftereffects of the dexamethasone from my gum surgery or just generally bummed 🤷‍♀️

"A respected judge in Denver’s immigration court was fired after criticism from the Justice Department following her decision to grant bond hearings for detained immigrants, including high-profile former detainee Jeanette Vizguerra." CPR's @allisonsherry.bsky.social has this exclusive:

Great book by an #SFU colleague!

Not nearly enough, but this is at least indicative that widespread public outcry is getting to them. Keep it up.

Horrible day. ICE is preparing a deportation flight to Laos so some of my former, current, and were-to-be clients are being brought to the Whipple Building and shipped off to Louisiana for final removal. Lots of calls from them, their families, and friends. So much pain visited on our community

Advance notice of the British Academy reports published to be tomorrow (Wednesday) and their findings. It does not make happy reading if you value UK higher education and research.

I love sports. My favorite sport is watching folks flee from the old witch's cottage as it lurches about the forest on giant chicken legs, wreathed in ancient magic and madness.

A 48-year-old Turkish man arrested on suspicion of violating immigration law died while in police custody in Tokyo on July 2, according to media reports quoting the Metropolitan Police Department.

NEW July 13 2026 - Volusia County, FL Thanks to Flock, the wrong woman spent two weeks in jail for a hit-and-run she wasn't involved with.

The OMB received a total of 341,699 comments in response to their proposed fascist takeover of U.S. science. Let us not forget that there are more of us than there are of them. Fuck these losers. Let's keep the fight going.

I will knock these pens to the floor one by one if you don’t feed me (she has been fed)

Four Colorado firefighters have died this year already. Why would we want to make sure they’re safe 😒

Tomorrow, the Senate will take a key vote on the $1.1 TRILLION defense bill. It not only fails to rein in Trump’s Iran war, it also has a provision touted by PM Netanyahu to MANDATE more U.S. defense cooperation with Israel. None of this is in our national security interests. I will vote NO.

Reminder that Meiji U is hiring! 3 to 5 year contract position, classes primarily in the ACE (Adv. Communicative English) program, also responsible for supervising study abroad programs. Application deadline: July 27.

57 Patient Advocacy Organizations that are part of @unitedforcures.bsky.social ask Congress to block Trump OMB Rule Here's my coverage in @forbes.com of this 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

ICE killed a person they weren't even looking for AGAIN. Second time in the past week.

Nothing is gonna happen to the ICE agent who shot a random guy today and I think that's the thing that you can run on and you need to change that thing when you win the election

This is either the fourth or fifth summer that the #SFU pool has not been available for use. I've lost track at this point 🙄

I have been expressing desire for an app that alerts me to the presence of pervert glasses in my vicinity. It exists and it's called Nearby Glasses! Immediate download.

Heat, wind expected to intensify Colorado wildfires as Aspen Acres nears 100,000 acres

Acting all innocent and cute, like I didn’t have to wash poop off her butt this morning 🙄

This charming anime shows children riding from sea to mountains. Interestingly, this work has a soundtrack ("Tsuru Records 73A") but--sadly--we have not found it yet. There is even a frame (see comments below) to cue the projectionist to start the soundtrack. #anime #Japan #paper #film

I was prescribed a low dose of dexamethasone after my gum surgery, only for 5 days, but it has really screwed up my brain. I feel like I haven't really come back down to Earth in days, and not in a good way

A report on the ground from the ICE shooting in Biddeford that should make every parent in this country lose their minds:

SHCY invites applications for the editorship of the Journal for the History of Childhood and Youth. The position will begin on June 1, 2027, and applications are due by October 1, 2026.

Here's the thing. You all should do better for us crones, because we're the ones who get all the shit done. Simple as that. Also, it's the least we deserve.

The person ICE shot and killed in Biddeford, Maine has been ID'd as a 26-year-old Colombian man.

Carney insists he won negotiations to finally open TrumpCoin International Bridge

Many thanks to @williesha.bsky.social for covering this important issue. Public comment on the proposed changes to federal grants rules are due TONIGHT! Please submit comments if you haven't done so yet. www.al.com/news/2026/07...

Look what came in the mail today!!! www.versobooks.com/products/347.... Thanks @versobooks.bsky.social!!! Officially out next month. Order yours today.

This is a really cool site that compiles Japanese station melodies, and profiles the musician who made some of the most famous ones. The 1989 ones really brought back memories. sheets.works/data-viz/bel...

This is a really useful post about what you need to know about Cyclospora. I learned things. You will too