A History Prof
@bellhistory.bsky.social
Wilson Bell (he/him), history & politics prof (Thompson Rivers University); interested in connecting on issues of social justice, current events, vegan/vegetarian food, baseball, higher education. Author of Stalin’s Gulag at War (UTP 2019)
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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Men are socialized to hate women. They are told from a small age the worst thing they can do is “cry like a girl, or throw like a girl or act like a girl.” Then they grow up associating women & girls with shame. And that is how this misogyny breeds. It is patriarchal conditioning from the get-go.
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Men are socialized to hate women. They are told from a small age the worst thing they can do is “cry like a girl, or throw like a girl or act like a girl.” Then they grow up associating women & girls with shame. And that is how this misogyny breeds. It is patriarchal conditioning from the get-go.
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Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed "in cold blood." n.pr/44yxUms
Israeli forces kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they appear to surrender
Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed "in cold blood."
n.pr
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed "in cold blood." n.pr/44yxUms
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Agreement with Bird Canada will see e-scooter, e-bike rentals available in Kamloops #Kamloops
Agreement with Bird Canada will see e-scooter, e-bike rentals available in Kamloops - Kamloops News
www.castanetkamloops.net
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Agreement with Bird Canada will see e-scooter, e-bike rentals available in Kamloops #Kamloops
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I’m with Marilyn.
I’m with British Columbia.
I’m prepared stand with title-holding Indigenous communities to protect the land, waters and good relationships we’ve been building. No more pipelines.
I’m with British Columbia.
I’m prepared stand with title-holding Indigenous communities to protect the land, waters and good relationships we’ve been building. No more pipelines.
“We have zero interest in co-ownership or economic benefits of a project that has the potential to destroy our way of life and everything we have built on the coast." -- Coastal First Nations President Marilyn Slett
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines
Comments and reaction on Ottawa-Alberta pipeline memorandum of understanding
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed Thursday a memorandum of understanding that includes shared goals on green technology and a new oil pipeline to
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I’m with Marilyn.
I’m with British Columbia.
I’m prepared stand with title-holding Indigenous communities to protect the land, waters and good relationships we’ve been building. No more pipelines.
I’m with British Columbia.
I’m prepared stand with title-holding Indigenous communities to protect the land, waters and good relationships we’ve been building. No more pipelines.
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All stocked up on magic beans and we have had enough wildfires to last a lifetime.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The False Promise of Carbon Capture as a Climate Solution
Fossil-fuel companies use captured carbon dioxide to extract more fossil fuels, leading to a net increase in atmospheric CO2
www.scientificamerican.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
All stocked up on magic beans and we have had enough wildfires to last a lifetime.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
Carney’s deal with Smith is a betrayal to the planet that won’t win his party any support in Alberta; if Poilievre was PM and had made the same deal, the Liberals would be protesting. More Liberals need to speak out against Carney, and B.C. needs to do everything it can to stop this pipeline
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Carney’s deal with Smith is a betrayal to the planet that won’t win his party any support in Alberta; if Poilievre was PM and had made the same deal, the Liberals would be protesting. More Liberals need to speak out against Carney, and B.C. needs to do everything it can to stop this pipeline
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It's not just that the United States has stopped trying to promote liberal democratic ideas internationally. It's that the United States is actively trying to promote the contrary. It's trying to turn more countries into Hungary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on ‘Mass Migration,’ Document Says
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
It's not just that the United States has stopped trying to promote liberal democratic ideas internationally. It's that the United States is actively trying to promote the contrary. It's trying to turn more countries into Hungary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
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Kristi Noem is guilty of crimes against humanity and needs to face justice.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Kristi Noem is guilty of crimes against humanity and needs to face justice.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
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Don’t buy American food, especially produce 🚩 the EPA is allowing dangerous chemicals on their food now.
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Don’t buy American food, especially produce 🚩 the EPA is allowing dangerous chemicals on their food now.
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Secretly negotiating with the Russians to deliver them a wish list peace plan sounds more like sedition than asking soldiers to follow Constitutional law.
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Secretly negotiating with the Russians to deliver them a wish list peace plan sounds more like sedition than asking soldiers to follow Constitutional law.
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NDP calls for ownership and regulatory review of Nova Scotia Power
NDP Leader Claudia Chender says trust in the utility is low and bills continue to increase
Emera should sell it back to the #NovaScotia govt
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
NDP Leader Claudia Chender says trust in the utility is low and bills continue to increase
Emera should sell it back to the #NovaScotia govt
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
NDP calls for ownership and regulatory review of Nova Scotia Power | CBC News
NDP Leader Claudia Chender is calling on the premier — who recently appointed himself energy minister — to launch an ownership and regulatory review of Nova Scotia Power.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
NDP calls for ownership and regulatory review of Nova Scotia Power
NDP Leader Claudia Chender says trust in the utility is low and bills continue to increase
Emera should sell it back to the #NovaScotia govt
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
NDP Leader Claudia Chender says trust in the utility is low and bills continue to increase
Emera should sell it back to the #NovaScotia govt
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I see we've entered the making-movies-for-the-strongman phase of democratic decline.
‘Rush Hour 4’ in the Works at Paramount at Trump’s Request
"Rush Hour 4" in the works at Paramount after prodding from president Trump.
variety.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I see we've entered the making-movies-for-the-strongman phase of democratic decline.
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The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.
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90% of deep fake images online are non-consensual pornographic images of women and girls.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This year's theme is digital abuse.
Fewer than 40% of countries have laws protecting women from cyber harassment or cyber stalking. This leaves 44% of the world’s women and girls without access to legal protection.
Fewer than 40% of countries have laws protecting women from cyber harassment or cyber stalking. This leaves 44% of the world’s women and girls without access to legal protection.
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
90% of deep fake images online are non-consensual pornographic images of women and girls.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
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Today! ⬇️
Tomorrow (Nov 25) is the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of #16Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence
I'm offering 2 FREE bystander intervention webinars to mark the date: 1 in English et un en français
Learn community care with me. Sign up! ⬇️
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Learn community care with me. Sign up! ⬇️
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November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Today! ⬇️
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Spent the night in the bomb shelter cause the peace negotiations were exploding over Kyiv just so damn loud
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Spent the night in the bomb shelter cause the peace negotiations were exploding over Kyiv just so damn loud
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I’m pretty angry about Canada moving toward more fossil fuel development. Furious, actually. Carney has severely misjudged the moment. We see him putting corporate interests ahead of a liveable planet and he needs to understand 👏we will mobilize against that👏.
No more pipelines.
No more pipelines.
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I’m pretty angry about Canada moving toward more fossil fuel development. Furious, actually. Carney has severely misjudged the moment. We see him putting corporate interests ahead of a liveable planet and he needs to understand 👏we will mobilize against that👏.
No more pipelines.
No more pipelines.
I’m not an economist but it’s fairly easy to see that any major contraction at TRU (loss of students, staff, faculty, programs) will have huge spin-off effects on the Kamloops’ economy
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I’m not an economist but it’s fairly easy to see that any major contraction at TRU (loss of students, staff, faculty, programs) will have huge spin-off effects on the Kamloops’ economy
Make sports betting illegal again
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Make sports betting illegal again
Excellent overview of the crisis facing higher education in BC and much of Canada. My only significant quibble is that I don’t think the unravelling will be slow. #highered #canpol #cdnpoli #bcpoli
Opinion: The slow unravelling of higher education in B.C. has begun
The federal cap on international students triggered the crisis. Decades of provincial underfunding made it inevitable.
vancouversun.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Every so often this man communicates that women ain’t shit. This man comes from a world with very few women at the top levels and therefore assumes we don’t need to be there
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
No more feminist foreign policy, Carney says
Prime Minister, who made the comments at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, has placed less emphasis on feminist policies than the Trudeau government
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Every so often this man communicates that women ain’t shit. This man comes from a world with very few women at the top levels and therefore assumes we don’t need to be there
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...