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Academic union member at UMFA. Active in CAUT and the CAUT DF.

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Holding up the one puck he stoped tonight.

13.03.2026 02:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MAGA for the win.

13.03.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

MAGA …. Ha ha.

13.03.2026 02:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. court allows state bans on gender-affirming care for adults in unprecedented ruling While bans on trans youth’s care have been numerous in recent years, this is the first to restrict care for transgender adults.

NEWS: It was never about the children.

Transgender adults now face care restrictions after the ruling of the federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia.

www.advocate.com/news/court-b...

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Graphic 1: Graphic featuring a quote that reads: β€œThe growing presence of contract faculty on campuses represents the quiet β€˜gigification’ of university teaching.” β€” Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President. The background shows a desk scene with a yellow coffee cup and a tablet displaying an op-ed entitled β€œOntario’s universities are being run on gig work – and students are paying the price.” OCUFA logo and website link appear at the bottom.

Graphic 1: Graphic featuring a quote that reads: β€œThe growing presence of contract faculty on campuses represents the quiet β€˜gigification’ of university teaching.” β€” Rob Kristofferson, OCUFA President. The background shows a desk scene with a yellow coffee cup and a tablet displaying an op-ed entitled β€œOntario’s universities are being run on gig work – and students are paying the price.” OCUFA logo and website link appear at the bottom.

A poster with OCUFA President, Rob Kristofferson. White lettering on a greenish background "Ontario's universities are being run on gig work-and students are paying the price. Read the op-ed by OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson. OCUFA."

A poster with OCUFA President, Rob Kristofferson. White lettering on a greenish background "Ontario's universities are being run on gig work-and students are paying the price. Read the op-ed by OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson. OCUFA."

Following the recent Member ratification vote, WLUFA’s Contract Faculty Members at Laurier are set to make some gains, but there is still more work to do to address precarity and advance fairness for Contract Faculty across the sector. tinyurl.com/cfsmdoa @ocufa.bsky.social #Fairness4CF

11.03.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Happening this morning beginning at 1100. Please join you’re in Halifax.

10.03.2026 11:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TIFA Presents Knowledge Under Siege - TIFA Presale begins March 3 | Public onsale begins March 5 A CBC IDEAS live recording featuring Randy Boyogoda, Davide Panagia & Malinda S. Smith Introduced by Marc Spooner, co-editor of Knowledge Under Si...

Defining the value of universities has never been so urgent. On March 25 in Toronto, at a live recording event for CBC Ideas at the Toronto Festival of Authors, scholars take on this critical issue. Learn more and buy tickets: tinyurl.com/5yytjhnc

09.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Say fuck off to Hellebuyck as well.

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Ass kissing does not work

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Modest operatingΒ increase forΒ Alberta universities in $9.4 billion-deficit budget - University Affairs Province invests an additional $148 million to add 4,000 new seats to high-demand programs.

'While investments in K-12 are welcomed by Kristine Smitka, AASUA VP, she said post-secondary institutions face the same challenges.

β€œThe government has not acknowledged that similar pressures...are also pressing concerns in the post-secondary system."'

universityaffairs.ca/news/modest-...

27.02.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

MAGA enabler. Not interested.

26.02.2026 23:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

MAGA sack of shit. Max trade value now. Ps. He sucks in multi game playoffs.

26.02.2026 01:11 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@winnipegjets.com time to trade that MAGA goalie.

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@winnipegjets.com time to trade that MAGA goalie.

25.02.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Virtually every provincial government in this country is run by the most appalling fucking scumbags. Couldn't risk destroying Canada more than if they were Russian assets.

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Poster for the event with the information in the post plus an image of the provincial flag and the notice β€œhosted by the Coalition for Collegial Governance” and the URL cocogov.org/blog/townhall

Poster for the event with the information in the post plus an image of the provincial flag and the notice β€œhosted by the Coalition for Collegial Governance” and the URL cocogov.org/blog/townhall

Townhall at the Halifax Central Library, 23 February (Monday), starting at 6:30 pm: β€œProtecting Post-Secondary Education in Nova Scotia.” #nspse #nspoli #cdnpse

10.02.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
*Important* 

At the Senate on Tuesday, the President summarized the Province's plan to cut University funding across the province by 10%. This is nuclear, amounting to ~50M divided among the four universities. (While Irving pulp and paper is to get +45M for tariff relief.)

But it is not yet a done deal. All university and union presidents are responding firmly. 

Please write to your MLA asap. There is not much time.

*Important* At the Senate on Tuesday, the President summarized the Province's plan to cut University funding across the province by 10%. This is nuclear, amounting to ~50M divided among the four universities. (While Irving pulp and paper is to get +45M for tariff relief.) But it is not yet a done deal. All university and union presidents are responding firmly. Please write to your MLA asap. There is not much time.

Dear Hon. Susan Holt,

It has come to my attention that the budget for universities in the province may be cut by $50 million.

I am writing to plead with you to reconsider.

New Brunswick universities like the University of New Brunswick--recently ranked tops in Atlantic Canada and 14th in the country ahead of Western and Ottawa by TIME Magazine--serve a vital role educating the young people of this province. 

Our constituency is our own children. 

These proposed cuts would have a catastrophic impact on institutions that quite frankly require more public investment not less. This would be an incredibly short-sighted decision, with devastating long-term impacts.

I hope New Brunswick can count on you to reconsider and put its young people first, ahead of corporate interests.

Many thanks,

Nathan Kalman-Lamb

Associate Professor of Sociology,
University of New Brunswick

Dear Hon. Susan Holt, It has come to my attention that the budget for universities in the province may be cut by $50 million. I am writing to plead with you to reconsider. New Brunswick universities like the University of New Brunswick--recently ranked tops in Atlantic Canada and 14th in the country ahead of Western and Ottawa by TIME Magazine--serve a vital role educating the young people of this province. Our constituency is our own children. These proposed cuts would have a catastrophic impact on institutions that quite frankly require more public investment not less. This would be an incredibly short-sighted decision, with devastating long-term impacts. I hope New Brunswick can count on you to reconsider and put its young people first, ahead of corporate interests. Many thanks, Nathan Kalman-Lamb Associate Professor of Sociology, University of New Brunswick

Catastrophic higher education news in New Brunswick: the Liberal government of my MLA @susanholtnb.bsky.social is potentially going to cut 10% of the budget for universitiesβ€”$50M across 4 schools when much *more* funding is needed, not less.

The impact would be devastating.

Please share, NBers.

20.02.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 144 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 17
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Hypothetically if someone was accused of having sex with goats by over 30 different people and regularly denied it, but also dropped very public hints about how much he liked to have sex with goats for decades, and ran a goat pageant to find the best looking goats, and was best friends with someone who got convicted of fucking goats and trafficking goats to friends all over the world who also liked to fuck goats, and his name was in the classified goat fucker chronicles 5,000 times, and he wished other goat fuckers well in prison, what do you think the odds are that person is also a goat fucker?
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Ragnar Blackwolf β€’ 23h Hypothetically if someone was accused of having sex with goats by over 30 different people and regularly denied it, but also dropped very public hints about how much he liked to have sex with goats for decades, and ran a goat pageant to find the best looking goats, and was best friends with someone who got convicted of fucking goats and trafficking goats to friends all over the world who also liked to fuck goats, and his name was in the classified goat fucker chronicles 5,000 times, and he wished other goat fuckers well in prison, what do you think the odds are that person is also a goat fucker? Reply 1

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12.02.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 597 πŸ” 155 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 18

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.

Democracy dies in oligarchy.

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Not happening.

29.01.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fucking nazi!!!!

28.01.2026 01:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She could have also scored more in World Cup events all season πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

26.01.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck no

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So @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social is it time for you, your Cabinet and the Government to get off of the child porn site?

10.01.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.

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Make it viral.

08.01.2026 03:22 πŸ‘ 47650 πŸ” 21395 πŸ’¬ 360 πŸ“Œ 528

Hey world-do you REALLY want to come here for World Cup and put money into pockets of a Nazi regime? Boycott,
like you would have done for Berlin in 1936.
Cancel your trips to Disney and other US vacation spots.
Please, stay home. It's a safer and more moral thing to do.
Return when democracy does

08.01.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 127 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Paywall but I sure hope it is the Bob and Dog segment from SCTV.

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A bunch of microsoft logos from the 70s, 80s, 90s and today but instead of saying Microsoft all of them spell Microslop in the vibe of the original logos.

A bunch of microsoft logos from the 70s, 80s, 90s and today but instead of saying Microsoft all of them spell Microslop in the vibe of the original logos.

It's fascinating to see the changes in one company's logo over the years.

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