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alexandra boutros

@alexandraboutros.bsky.social
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associate prof | communication and cultural studies | wilfrid laurier university | pop culture | pop music | critical race theory | media, religion, and identity |

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alexandra boutros @alexandraboutros.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
JOB: TT in Communication Studies (Environmental Communicatin), Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, CAN: careers.wlu.ca/job/Waterloo...
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Tenure-Track Position - Communication Studies (Environmental Communication)
Tenure-Track Position - Communication Studies (Environmental Communication)
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alexandra boutros @alexandraboutros.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"The university is the crisis" by Rinaldo Walcott: canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
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The university is the crisis
The crisis of the university is its inability to be honest about the nature of its self-induced crisis. Its leaders or senior managers often share the perspectives of those who wish the university to ...
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Mél Hogan / The Data Fix @melhogan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
While I think targeting data centers as a site of protest against big tech is urgent and well placed, I think that a lot of articles outlining the problem miss the point... www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
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Why are there suddenly so many data centres planned in Canada? Your questions answered | CBC
The sudden spike in AI data centres that are planned or under construction in Canada is sparking controversy among those hesitant to have the massive buildings that power this technology humming away ...
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Global News @globalnews.ca · 20/07/2026
“The finding does not represent true amplification and should be considered a false positive," the FDA said. globalnews.ca/news/1197237...
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Cyclospora detected in lettuce from Mexico was false positive, FDA says - National | Globalnews.ca
A spokesperson ​for Taylor Farms, the supplier of the lettuce reportedly at the centre of the outbreak, said the company was informed the FDA made a mistake.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
More than 930 fires were burning across Canada on Monday, the national wildland fire summary shows. Widespread evacuations are happening in northern Ontario where a growing number of First Nations are being impacted.
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As wildfires burn coast to coast, a look at the affected provinces
More than 930 fires were burning across Canada on Monday, according to the national wildland fire summary, many in northern Ontario.
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City of Cambridge @cambridge.ca · 01/07/2026
🌡️ Beat the heat! City Hall is OPEN as a cooling centre (9 AM–7 PM) today. Extended hours: 🏊 Pools: 10 AM–8:30 PM 💦 Splash pads: 9 AM–9 PM Check on neighbours, stay hydrated, and cool off as needed. Regional cooling spaces tinyurl.com/3xsfzrbh
Thermometer graphic with a sun and wavy lines. Text reads "Cooling Centres." Cambridge Canada logo at the bottom.
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alexandra boutros @alexandraboutros.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
JOB: 1 Year Limited-Term in Women and Gender Studies @ Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, ON, Canada): www.academicwork.ca/jobs/full-ti...
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Full-Time 1-year Limited Term Appointment as Assistant Professor in Women & Gender Studies - CAUT | Academic Work
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Toby Bennett @tgpb.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
I'm reading Habermas' STPS for the first time and I'm here for all the incoming intellectual biographies in memoriam. But before that, the first thing I'm going back to re-read is Wendy Willems on the coffee house and the colonial underpinnings of the public sphere. academic.oup.com/ccc/article/...
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alexandra boutros @alexandraboutros.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
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Influential German philosopher Jürgen Habermas dies at 96
Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world’s most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died. He was ...
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alexandra boutros @alexandraboutros.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
JOB: 1 Year Limited-Term in Women and Gender Studies @ Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, ON, Canada): www.academicwork.ca/jobs/full-ti...
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Full-Time 1-year Limited Term Appointment as Assistant Professor in Women & Gender Studies - CAUT | Academic Work
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
BREAKING: Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul sue Noem and others over DHS immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, seeking TRO to block the surge and stop unlawful actions detailed in the complaint.
Minnesota v. Noem caption
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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 07/12/2025
AI is perpetuating unrealistic body ideals, objectification and a lack of diversity — especially for athletes
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AI is perpetuating unrealistic body ideals, objectification and a lack of diversity — especially for athletes
AI-generated images reinforce narrow, unrealistic and exclusionary body ideals, which are harmful to our body image.
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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 07/12/2025
Ontario’s Bill 5 erodes good governance in the province
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Ontario’s Bill 5 erodes good governance in the province
Ontario’s Bill 5 eliminates key environmental protections and grants the provincial government sweeping powers to fast-track development with little to no oversight.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
and people questioning whether Alberta is acting in good faith on the topic. 2/2 www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Alberta rule changes undermine carbon pricing deal with Ottawa, critics charge
Experts say it will weaken a major climate policy the province pledged to strengthen just last week in its accord with the federal government.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Important deep dive into the nuance of current and proposed carbon pricing regimes for Alberta/Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... 1/2
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ANALYSIS | Why a tonne of industrial carbon costs $95 in Alberta but credits sell for less than $20 | CBC News
A key part of the pipeline deal between Alberta and Ottawa is a “minimum effective credit price of $130 per tonne” on industrial carbon emissions, but already the two levels of government are talking ...
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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Alberta separatists have no intention of paying attention to legal rulings or the supreme law of the land. albertapolitics.ca/2025/12/albe... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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Alberta separatists have no intention of paying attention to legal rulings or the supreme law of the land - Alberta Politics
VANCOUVER – No sooner were Alberta separatists celebrating provincial Justice Minister Mickey Amerey’s secession-friendly Bill 14 for ending the court challenge that sought to block the Alberta Prospe...
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
We published our AI policy yesterday. It affirms our commitment to human-made writing, photography and illustrations. #journalism #localnews You can read more here: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
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The Tyee Has a New AI Policy | The Tyee
Long story short: We’re mostly taking a pass on the robots.
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Christoph Mergerson @mergerson.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
The National Hurricane Center on Hurricane Melissa as of 5 p.m. Eastern this evening. #Jamaica #Haiti
From the National Hurricane Center's discussion of Hurricane Melissa as of 5 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, October 26, 2025:

Key Messages:
 
1. Jamaica:  Seek shelter now.  Damaging winds and heavy rainfall 
tonight and Monday will cause catastrophic and life-threatening 
flash flooding and numerous landslides before potentially 
devastating winds arrive Monday night and Tuesday morning.  
Extensive infrastructural damage, long-duration power and 
communication outages, and isolation of communities are expected. 
Life-threatening storm surge and damaging waves are expected along 
portions of the southern coast Monday night and Tuesday morning.
 
2. Haiti and the Dominican Republic:  Catastrophic and 
life-threatening flash flooding and landslides are expected across 
southwestern Haiti and southern portions of the Dominican Republic 
through midweek.  In Haiti, extensive infrastructural damage and 
isolation of communities is likely. Although winds have temporarily 
decreased on the Tiburon peninsula, they are likely to increase 
again across much of western Haiti on Tuesday.
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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 @lazarou.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/10/2025
Thoughts with the people of the Caribbean and in particular Jamaica www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025… #HurricaneMelissa #Jamaica #Cuba #Haiti #DominicanRepublic
theguardian.com
Hurricane Melissa strengthens to category 5 and heads for Jamaica amid warning ‘many communities will not survive flooding’ – live
Jamaicans urged to seek shelter immediately, and Cuba, Haiti and Dominican Republic also threatened
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Weather Fanatic @weatherfanlin.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
1-3'+ rain possible in S #Haiti #Jamaica SW #DominicanRepublic E #Cuba SE #Bahamas 8-12”+ #TurksandCaicos LETHAL #flooding/ #Mudslides likely to occur #Wxx #Wxtwitter #tropicswx #Blueskywx #hurricaneseason #Melissa #Hurricane #Hurricaneseason2025 #HurricaneMelissa
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 27/10/2025
NEW: The entire staff supporting ACIP was laid off, and most working groups haven't met in months. That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Threat to US vaccines as CDC staff supporting key advisory panel laid off
Critics say scientists ‘held hostage’ by RFK Jr as changes mean vaccine development and guidance in peril
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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 27/10/2025
10/27 5am EDT: #Melissa has strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph winds and a 917 mb central pressure, confirmed by the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters. Conditions in #Jamaica will rapidly deteriorate later today and tonight. See hurricanes.gov for the latest details.
Key Messages:
 
1. Jamaica:  Do not venture out of your safe shelter. Catastrophic
and life-threatening flash flooding and numerous landslides are
likely today through Tuesday. Destructive winds, especially in the
mountains, will begin by this evening, leading to extensive
infrastructural damage, long-lasting power and communication
outages, and isolated communities. Life-threatening storm surge and
damaging waves are expected along the southern coast through
Tuesday.
 
2. Haiti and the Dominican Republic:  Catastrophic and
life-threatening flash flooding and landslides are expected across
southwestern Haiti and southern portions of the Dominican Republic
through midweek.  In Haiti, extensive infrastructural damage and
isolation of communities is likely. Tropical storm conditions are
expected late Tuesday and Wednesday.
 
3. Eastern Cuba:  Heavy rainfall with life-threatening and
potentially catastrophic flash flooding and landslides is expected
beginning today. Life-threatening storm surge and damaging winds are
expected late Tuesday and Tuesday night.   Preparations should be
rushed to completion.
 
4. Southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos: Hurricane conditions,
life-threatening storm surge, and heavy rainfall are possible on
Wednesday. Residents should follow advice given by local officials
and be sure to have preparations complete by Tuesday night.Mensajes Clave:

1. Jamaica: No se aventure fuera de su refugio seguro. Inundaciones
repentinas catastróficas y que amenazan la vida y numerosos
deslizamientos de tierra son probables hoy hasta el martes. Vientos
destructivos, especialmente en las montañas, comenzarán esta noche,
llevando a daños infraestructurales extensos, cortes de energía y
comunicaciones de larga duración, y comunidades aisladas. Se esperan
marejada ciclónica y olas dañinas a lo largo de la costa sur hasta el
martes.

2. Haití y la República Dominicana: Se esperan inundaciones repentinas
y deslizamientos de tierra catastróficos y que amenazan la vida a
través del suroeste de Haití y porciones sur de la República
Dominicana hasta mediados de la semana. En Haití, daños
infraestructurales extensos y aislamiento de comunidades es probable.
Se esperan condiciones de tormenta tropical a última hora del martes y
miércoles.

3. Este de Cuba: Se esperan fuertes lluvias con inundaciones
repentinas y deslizamientos de tierra que amenazan la vida y
potencialmente catastróficos a partir de hoy. Se esperan marejada
ciclónica y vientos dañinos que amenazan la vida a última hora del
martes y martes por la noche. Los preparativos deben apresurarse hasta
su finalización.

4. Sureste de las Bahamas y las Turcas y Caicos: Condiciones de
huracán, marejada ciclónica que amenaza la vida y fuertes lluvias son
posibles el miércoles. Los residentes deben seguir los consejos dados
por funcionarios locales y estar seguros de tener preparativos
completos para el martes por la noche.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 16/09/2025
French border police accused of causing shipwrecks and deaths of migrants from Comoros
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French border police accused of causing shipwrecks and deaths of migrants from Comoros
Since 2010, several hundred Comorians have died at sea while trying to reach the French overseas territory of Mayotte. A joint investigation by Le Monde and the investigative media outlet Lighthouse Reports shows that police maneuvers are implicated in several of these shipwrecks.
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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 29/08/2025
she slayed www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/b...
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Bluesky CEO: I turned a Twitter research project into a rival company—'we've achieved what a lot of people said was impossible'
Under CEO Jay Graber, social media company Bluesky has grown to 38 million registered users while weathering large-scale challenges over the past few years.
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Montreal Gazette @mtlgazette.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
From belonging to becoming, Villa Maria is reshaping the student experience
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From belonging to becoming, Villa Maria is reshaping the student experience
At Villa Maria, a new direction for learning centres on student voice, personal growth and real-world relevance.
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alexandra boutros @alexandraboutros.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
"...more than 200 books deemed sexually explicit are slated for removal from library shelves for students in kindergarten to Grade 12" #cdnpoli #CanadaSky www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools | CBC News
A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Women continue to warn Canadians that the government’s new legislation in combination with the new provincial legislation is working as a set of laws to fundamentally change Canada and control Canadians. We are headed straight for where 🇺🇸 is. #cdnpoli
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 11/08/2025
Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19
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Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza
Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 09/08/2025
"People didn’t sleep last night from overthinking… about what’s going to be left of Gaza." Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports on how Palestinians in Gaza are reacting to Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza City.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
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alexandra boutros @alexandraboutros.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
a targeted Israeli strike on a tent housing journalists in Gaza City. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
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Israel murders five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif
Al-Sharif was killed along with Mohammed Qreiqeh two cameramen and an assistant in an Israeli attack on Gaza City.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 04/08/2025
Tim Parlatore was a star lawyer in Trump world, @shaneharris.bsky.social writes. So, it’s more than a little surprising that, in the fall of 2022, “he hired a close associate of one of the most notorious villains in the extended MAGA universe: Jeffrey Epstein”:
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A MAGA Attorney Hired Epstein’s Lawyer for His ‘Valuable’ Experience
A firm that represents Pete Hegseth and once represented Donald Trump now employs the co-executor of the disgraced financier’s estate.
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alexandra boutros @alexandraboutros.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
"It is the same story playing out in Washington—the only significant difference is that Canadian policymakers are doing it without the hateful rhetoric." www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #cdnpoli
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Potential cuts to Women and Gender Equality Canada could take us back to the Harper days - CCPA
On April 28, women voters delivered a major victory for the Liberal party, turning around the electoral fortunes of a party that had been trailing its major opponent by 25 points in the year leading u...
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alexandra boutros @alexandraboutros.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
“I believe that Google is trying to import American law into Canada and is willfully ignoring Canadian human rights law that protects women from pregnancy discrimination.” nationalpost.com/news/google-... #onpoli
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Google Canada claims pregnancy is not a protected ground under Ontario's human rights code in defence of lawsuit
In a statement of defence as part of a lawsuit involving a pregnant employee, Google denies discrimination and wrongful dismissal.
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
👇🏻 bsky.app/profile/lale...
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
I need 🇨🇦 women to pay attention after the announcement that Carney is cutting the WAGE ministry. We have warned everyone that this bill will be used to surveil and police women and now he is showing you who he is. Do not be complacent, we will end up like 🇺🇸 #Canadasky
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👻 Gordon Little 🎃 @gord.games · 03/08/2025
Video doorbell, I don't even have an old fashioned doorbell. That would just encourage people to PRESS them and expect a response. I don't want to answer the door.
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alexandra boutros @alexandraboutros.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
"It is the same story playing out in Washington—the only significant difference is that Canadian policymakers are doing it without the hateful rhetoric." www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #cdnpoli
policyalternatives.ca
Potential cuts to Women and Gender Equality Canada could take us back to the Harper days - CCPA
On April 28, women voters delivered a major victory for the Liberal party, turning around the electoral fortunes of a party that had been trailing its major opponent by 25 points in the year leading u...
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 15/07/2025
Read @shannonmattern.bsky.social's beautiful, heartbreaking reflection on abandoning her tenured full professorship for a system that better reflects her values and doesn't demand unending life sacrifices. The Metropolitan New York Library Council and all the people it serves are lucky to have her.
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I Prefer Weeds to Ivy
Words in Space is the work of Shannon Mattern.
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Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
This is an EXCEEDINGLY beautiful book.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Tonight on APTN National News: Community members of the Innu Nation set up a road blockade in Labrador, pausing work on a proposed hydro-electric dam on land the Innu say is theirs. Commemorating 35 years since the 1990 Siege on Kanehsatake began.
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APTN National News: July 11, 2025 – Land dispute roadblock, 35 years since The Oka Crisis
YouTube video by APTN News
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 11/07/2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has pulled back from his crusade to weaponize the province’s energy in retaliation against Donald Trump. Did Ford realize his threats would do little to contain the US president’s mercurial impulses? thewalrus.ca/ontario-energy-t...
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alexandra boutros @alexandraboutros.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Canadian dies in ICE detention: "Despite having Canadian citizenship, Noviello had been in the U.S. since 1988 and became a lawful permanent resident in 1991" ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
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Canadian man dies while in ICE custody in Florida
Johnny Noviello, 49, was detained pending deportation proceedings before being pronounced dead Monday
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 20/06/2025
"Your clothing should tell a story about you! Just not who you are or that you are acting in any kind of official capacity." @petridishes.bsky.social on the ICE dress code:
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Coco Chanel’s Guide to ICE
Or, how to tell if the person without ID pulling you into a van is actually an ICE agent
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/06/2025
‘Youths everywhere were spitting over tinny beats playing off a Nokia’: great grime photographer Simon Wheatley
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‘Youths everywhere were spitting over tinny beats playing off a Nokia’: great grime photographer Simon Wheatley
He was young and broke when he became grime’s first documentarian. Then his book Don’t Call Me Urban captured the energy of the grittier first wave – and an expanded edition is finally here
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 20/06/2025
"Tim Burke did what any good journalist would do. He found the truth, and he exposed it."
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Trump administration, drop the case against FL reporter who exposed Kanye's hate | Opinion
For his efforts to expose this bigotry and a network’s efforts to hide it, Florida investigative report Tim Burke is facing prosecution.
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alexandra boutros @alexandraboutros.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Drake’s new track gives Ontario cities, like Waterloo, a shoutout www.cp24.com/news/enterta... #Waterloo
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Drake’s new track gives Ontario cities, like Waterloo, a shoutout
Drake is showing some new Canadian cities some love – at least lyrically.
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alexandra boutros @alexandraboutros.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Drake's new collab with Smiley shouts out small cities in Southern Ontario, including Waterloo. I talk about that here: www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...
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Drake’s new track gives Ontario cities, like Waterloo, a shoutout
Drake is showing some new Canadian cities some love – at least lyrically.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17/06/2025
11 of 12 Fulbright board members resign in protest over Trump-era meddling. Hundreds of awardees canceled; 1,200 foreign scholars face extra review. A pillar of U.S. academic diplomacy is under threat. zurl.co/o2mgg #StandUpForScience #Fulbright
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Members of the Fulbright scholarship board resign, accusing Trump of meddling
Nearly all the members of a board overseeing the prestigious Fulbright scholarships on Wednesday resigned in protest of what they call the Trump administration’s meddling with the selection of award recipients, according to a statement they issued.
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