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profsmithsask.bsky.social
Exactly.

by Charles W. Smith

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Between this overt racism, the covert operations in Venezuela, the attacks on Democratic towns and cities, the ICE raids, the assault on the US Constitution, on education and healthcare, and gawd knows what else, can the media at least not call him a peacemaker?
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
www.nytimes.com
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by Charles W. Smith

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Damn Bluejays. Getting my hope up.
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by Charles W. Smith

profsmithsask.bsky.social
A really important piece on how conservatives in AB are undermining public education in the province.
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Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 2d
I began writing this story with a naive question in mind: What do we lose when public education is privatized? A lot, actually.

By following the MAGA playbook, the UCP’s push against public education not only undermines democracy, it jeopardizes the possibility of a better future for all Albertans.
Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee
MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.
thetyee.ca
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ximenaka.bsky.social
I began writing this story with a naive question in mind: What do we lose when public education is privatized? A lot, actually.

By following the MAGA playbook, the UCP’s push against public education not only undermines democracy, it jeopardizes the possibility of a better future for all Albertans.
Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee
MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.
thetyee.ca
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Reposted by Charles W. Smith, Peter Thorne, Sebastian Karcher , and 1 more

zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
It’s pronounced cyclist.
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by Charles W. Smith

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Really interesting take. The role of populism should probably be highlighted here also. But this analysis seems pretty spot on to me (although I do think rent control can work).
Opinion | Voting for Mamdani Taught Me Why Trump Won
www.nytimes.com
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Reposted by Charles W. Smith

lizay.bsky.social
Wow. This is how it’s done.
youtu.be/bEvVSpN0BXg
Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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by Charles W. Smith

profsmithsask.bsky.social
The moment in adulthood where you start to sound and look like your father is eyeopening, shocking, kinda sweet, and enraging.
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by Charles W. Smith, Robert B. Reich

rbreich.bsky.social
Donald Trump is ordering extrajudicial killings of suspected drug smugglers.

He's vilifying his political opponents and threatening to jail them.

His ICE agents are terrorizing immigrants and firing chemical agents at peaceful protestors.

And some people think he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize?
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by Charles W. Smith

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Um, Houston, we have a problem.

(For the record, there is no linkage. None. Zero. None. Nadda. Zilch.).
canadianpolling.bsky.social
Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 6d
"Do you think there is a connection between childhood vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and autism?"

No: 45%
Yes: 35%

Unsure: 20%

Research Co. / Sept 12, 2025 / n=1003 / Online
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by Charles W. Smith

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Honestly, how many times per day does Microsoft word need to update? I just can't work like this.
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brooklynmarie.bsky.social
Go woke, go Pope
Pope Leo says faith and love for migrants are connected
In his first major document as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo urges nations and believers to care for the poorest in society.
www.npr.org
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Reposted by Charles W. Smith, Alan Richardson

canadianpolling.bsky.social
"Do you think there is a connection between childhood vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and autism?"

No: 45%
Yes: 35%

Unsure: 20%

Research Co. / Sept 12, 2025 / n=1003 / Online
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by Charles W. Smith

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Strikes are hard. Worker solidarity and support for one an other is what will assist in winning this strike.
Alberta teachers look for ways to make ends meet as historic strike enters 2nd day | CBC News
Some Alberta teachers are trying to figure out how to make ends meet without their regular paycheque as a provincewide strike entered its second day Tuesday.
www.cbc.ca
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by Charles W. Smith

profsmithsask.bsky.social
This is really great. And Paxton's book is essential (sadly) reading these days.
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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 15d
I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.

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by Charles W. Smith

profsmithsask.bsky.social
“ICE goes masked for a single reason — to terrorize Americans into quiescence"
Opinion | ‘ICE Goes Masked for a Single Reason’
www.nytimes.com
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Reposted by Charles W. Smith

astevens81.bsky.social
To all the SK folks who insist that homelessness should be handled by the province and the province alone… These folks are incompetent. And the Mayor of MJ needs to grow a spine.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Confusion reigns over future of Moose Jaw shelter after province tries to retract announcement | CBC News
The Government of Saskatchewan has thrown into confusion the future of a shelter in downtown Moose Jaw by contradicting a relocation announcement initially confirmed by Premier Scott Moe and Justice M...
www.cbc.ca
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by Charles W. Smith

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Amazing.
orth.ca
James G @orth.ca · 7d
Vladdy: "DAAAAAA YANKEES LOSE!"
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donaldhughes.ca
Congratulations to the Toronto Blue Jays and lol to the New York Yankees.
Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., a Toronto Blue Jays player, looking cool.
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Reposted by Charles W. Smith, Brian Keegan, Daniel Rothenberg

orth.ca
Vladdy: "DAAAAAA YANKEES LOSE!"
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by Charles W. Smith

profsmithsask.bsky.social
Sweeeet. What a beautiful victory.
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by Charles W. Smith

profsmithsask.bsky.social
The planet be damned, we have a trade deal to conclude here!
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Walter 🇨🇦 (ウォールター) @walterverse.bsky.social · 7d
""The source said Carney expressed renewed national interest in the pipeline from the Canadian side and the U.S. president was receptive to the project advancing.""

110 million tonnes of CO2 each and every year. It's insane. It also destroys every #EU agreement we've made
#CarneyResign #cdnpoli
Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News
Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.
www.cbc.ca
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by Charles W. Smith

profsmithsask.bsky.social
nice job!
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by Charles W. Smith

profsmithsask.bsky.social
...this antebellum battle over slavery and the scope of federal power is a useful antecedent to the Trump administration is that like the slave owners and their minions, the MAGA movement and its allies are opposed only to those aspects of gov that they can’t wield against their political enemies.
Opinion | The Second Trump Administration Is a Museum of America’s Worst Moments
www.nytimes.com
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Reposted by Charles W. Smith

johncke.bsky.social
“The earth has left its natural geological epoch, the present interglacial state called the Holocene. Human activities have become so pervasive and profound they rival the great forces of nature and are pushing the earth into planetary terra incognita.”
monthlyreview.org/articles/has...
Has the Anthropocene Been Canceled? - Monthly Review
monthlyreview.org
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Reposted by Charles W. Smith

walterverse.bsky.social
""The source said Carney expressed renewed national interest in the pipeline from the Canadian side and the U.S. president was receptive to the project advancing.""

110 million tonnes of CO2 each and every year. It's insane. It also destroys every #EU agreement we've made
#CarneyResign #cdnpoli
Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News
Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.
www.cbc.ca
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Reposted by Charles W. Smith, Katharine Hayhoe

mantatrust.bsky.social
Some of our ocean’s most iconic species are vanishing — whale sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks, manta and devil rays.

Join us in calling for action. Sign the petition today: only.one/act/cites-2025

#CITESCoP20 #SaveTheMantas
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by Charles W. Smith

profsmithsask.bsky.social
I don’t know if momentum means anything in baseball, but wow did the Yankees just grabbed all the momentum and ran with it. Damn.
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by Charles W. Smith

profsmithsask.bsky.social
If conservatives can’t violate individual rights, it will threaten national unity.
Conservative premiers call on Ottawa to back down in Supreme Court case on notwithstanding clause
Ottawa’s proposal threatens national unity by seeking to undermine provincial sovereignty, premiers say in letter
www.theglobeandmail.com
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