Mark Carney vows to 'never sugarcoat our challenges'; calls ties with U.S. a 'weakness' in speech to Canadians Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’ll be keeping Canadians regularly updated on his government’s economic plan. Find out more.

Mark Carney vows to 'never sugarcoat our challenges'; calls ties with U.S. a 'weakness' in speech to Canadians
'Many of our former strengths, based on ties to America, have become our weaknesses'

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Gun Violence Archive Gun Violence Archive (GVA) is a not for profit corporation formed in 2013 to provide free online public access to accurate information about gun-related violence in the United States. GVA will collect...

There've been 7 mass murders (4+ people) in the USA in 2026

Sunday’s mass murder in Shreveport fit the definition of a type an offense known as family annihilation

2023 Indianapolis Star investigation found they occur US every five days on average in USA

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University Canada West lays off 240 staff and faculty, citing crippling international student enrolment caps 'I moved for this job,' one laid-off professor told Postmedia.

University Canada West lays off 240 staff and faculty, citing crippling international student enrolment caps

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Back to books - Sweden's schools cutting back on digital learning Swedish classrooms swap laptops for books, pens and paper, raising concerns from the tech sector.

Why Sweden's schools are cutting back on digital learning
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Lebanese University Professor Advocates for Education Amidst Ongoing Bombings | World News - The Times of India Middle East News: In the face of intense bombings in Beirut, a Lebanese University professor emphasizes the importance of continuing education through online classes. With over 203 deaths reported, th...

LEBANON: ‘Classes will go on as education is the only way forward’: Beirut professor who witnessed Wednesday’s intense bombings
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Why Academic Freedom in India Hangs Between Attacks and Resistance The effects of these upheavals are being felt concretely from many different points of view: some faculty members are striving to leave the country, rarely successfully and students who can afford it ...

Why Academic Freedom in India Hangs Between Attacks and Resistance

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Defending democracy: An obvious vocation for universities The recent challenge to democracy, a form of government that has been a hallmark of European values, makes it timely to ask what role universities cou...

Defending democracy: An obvious vocation for universities

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Will universities have the courage to let students protest? The transformation of student activism is not simply a generational shift – it reflects deeper changes in how universities are organised, governed a...

Will universities have the courage to let students protest?

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‘Self-censorship now a major barrier to academic freedom’ Self-censorship, fear of surveillance and apathy have become significant barriers to academic freedom in universities across most countries in Sub-Sah...

‘Self-censorship now a major barrier to academic freedom’

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New issue of Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor just published.

Workplace #37 includes the second installment of a series on Teachers’ Work in Contentious Political Times.

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Academic Freedom Falls Sharply in U.S. amid Worldwide Decline, Report Finds Academic freedom falls sharply in U.S. amid worldwide decline, report finds.

Academic Freedom Falls Sharply in U.S. amid Worldwide Decline, Report Finds

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Will Hungary rip up its authoritarian playbook for universities? With polls predicting defeat for Viktor Orbán in Sunday’s elections there are hopes that controversial governance reforms – copied by Donald Trump and other populist politicians – will be abolished. Y...

Will Hungary rip up its authoritarian playbook for universities?

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don’t forget that wilson thinks black people should be enslaved!

Breaking: Israel murders Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah in Gaza The Israeli occupation murdered Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah in Gaza. Killing journalists is central to Israeli's war doctrine

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US inflation jumps to highest level in almost two years A surge in prices at the pump due to the Iran war has pushed the inflation rate to 3.3%.

Soaring pump prices drive US inflation to highest level in almost two years

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Palestinian shot dead in Israeli settler attack on occupied West Bank village

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The average price for a gallon of gas in the U.S. the day before Trump launched his war was $2.98. Between then and today, the U.S. has experienced the largest increase in gas prices in 60 years, nearly a 40 percent jump.

Thousands of Mathematicians Protest Conference in U.S. The U.S. is not safe for international mathematicians given the risk of detainment and harassment by ICE, they argue.

Thousands of Mathematicians Protest International Conference in U.S. The U.S. is not safe for international mathematicians given the risk of detainment and harassment by ICE, they argue.

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Trump's Defeat in Iran It's consistent with how other countries, organizations, and people have defeated him

Robert Reich: Trump's Defeat in Iran -- It's consistent with how other countries, organizations, and people have defeated him

#asymmetricpower

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Inside Danielle Smith’s Pay-for-Access ‘Christian Summit’ | The Tyee Back to the Back to the Bible Hour or channelling Donald Trump?

Inside Danielle Smith’s Pay-for-Access ‘Christian Summit’
Back to the Back to the Bible Hour or channelling Donald Trump?

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Tehran defiant as deadline looms; Trump says Iran ‘civilisation will die’ As Trump's deadline for Iran to open Hormuz nears, Tehran says will respond in kind to attacks on civilian facilities.

Trump says ‘whole civilisation will die’ in threat to Iran

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Synagogue in Tehran ‘completely destroyed’ in US-Israeli attack US-Israeli strikes destroy synagogue in Tehran, prompting outrage amid reports of 15 killed across Iran overnight.

Synagogue in Tehran ‘completely destroyed’ in Israeli attack

Synagogue hit after attack on adjacent residential building.

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I've got nothing against space exploration.

I support doing basic science.

But the Artemis II "mission" is nothing but a distraction from the maniacal fascist actions of the US government and the build up to a potential world war.

#artemisII

PALESTINIAN CHILDREN IN ISRAELI PRISONS

Every year, hundreds of Palestinian children face arrest, interrogation, & detention in an Israeli military system that institutionalizes abuse.

Israel is the only country in the world that systematically prosecutes children in
military courts.

Trump Administration Pulls Out of Civil Rights Settlements Backing Trans Students

US escalates its anti-human policies.
#humanrights #transrights

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Since Israel launched its war against Hezbollah on March 2, more than 1,400 people have been killed in Lebanon, including 126 children.

“But what’s different this time around is that there’s a new brazenness in the statements issued by the Israeli military, simply stating that they intend to commit more war crimes … perhaps a reflection of the state of impunity for any violations that have been committed in Lebanon, as in Gaza.”

This is a no-brainer.

The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed...

"How will you pay for it?"

The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts...

"How much do you need?"

It doesn't have to be this way.

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