Bill Gray ☭ (nom de guerre)

#SFU #Burnaby

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...

Pay attention, Canada. If Alberta is successful in this book banning, this will spread. Look around you, b/c this is how it starts. We're on the same ledge the US was on. And we either start fighting this right-wing rise now, or we follow the Americans over the edge.
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Henry Moore

Mission Hill

Cherry season

Potato Flower

90th anniversary of the historic Battle of Ballantyne Pier Recorded on the 90th anniversary of the historic Battle of Ballantyne Pier, this short special episode commemorates the courage, sacrifice, and solidarity of waterfront workers who stood up for their rights in 1935. We’re joined by Leith Jasinowski-Kahl of ILWU Local 19, who shares reflections on the legacy of the labour movement—and performs three powerful original songs written to honour that legacy. Tune in for stories, song, and solidarity.

90th anniversary of the historic Battle of Ballantyne Pier

Recorded on the 90th anniversary of the historic Battle of Ballantyne Pier, this short special episode commemorates the courage, sacrifice, and solidarity of waterfront workers who stood up for their rights in 1935. We’re joined by Leith

Cover of the New Directions edition of The Deserters, written by Mathias Énard and translated by Charlotte Mandell. It features a collage with the left side of a woman’s face superimposed on various images of trees and bushes.

Studying the river, I was finishing the articles on Hilbert and especially on Emmy. I missed Emmy. I felt as if I were summoning her by applying myself to her work. Making her appear like a goddess. The way the goddess spoke to Ramanujan.
- Mathias Énard, The Deserters
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Michael Ledger-Lomas · Hairy Teutons: What William Morris Wanted William Morris’s relationship with literature was ambivalent. He read voraciously but fitfully, often preferring...

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The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them

The response to this piece on end times fascism co-authored with @naomiaklein.bsky.social has been pretty astounding. I'm reposting in case you missed it.

The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. We must build a movement strong enough to stop them.

Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting.

The White House, in a social media posting announcing the signing, said the outlets “receive millions from taxpayers to spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as ‘news.’”

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#OtD 1 May 1886 300-500k workers went on strike and rallies were held across the US, with the cry: "Eight-hour day with no cut in pay." The strike led to the Chicago Haymarket Affair and the start of May Day itself. More in this great book: shop.workingclasshistory.com/en-gb/collec...

I am not I.

Perry Anderson · Regime Change in the West? Where amid this turmoil does neoliberalism stand? In emergency conditions it has been forced to take measures –...

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Trump signs order ending union bargaining rights for wide swaths of federal employees President Trump's new executive order ends collective bargaining for wide swaths of federal employees, as part of his broader campaign to reshape the government's workforce. Unions are vowing to sue.

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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Exempts Agencies with National Security Missions from Federal Collective Bargaining Requirements PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL SECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order using authority granted by the Civil Service Reform Act of

The Trump admin just illegally stripped collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of federal workers in 18 different departments across multiple agencies.

The regime stated that “Certain Federal unions have declared war on President Trump’s agenda.”
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The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, the influence of this media ecosystem becomes more prominent — and Media Matters has found that the most popular of this conte...

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A look at the history of public media in the U.S. as Republicans target federal funding President Trump voiced his support for defunding America's public broadcasters. It comes a day before the heads of PBS and NPR testify before a House subcommittee. The hearing will examine public medi...

In this clip I offer up some historical context and normative arguments for why public media must be defended against specious attacks:
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YouTube video by CNN Watch Trudeau speak directly to Trump during blistering speech

You can’t overstate the historic importance of today’s speech to both American and Canadian citizens by Canada’s Prime Minister.

Please watch it and share it wherever you live, but especially if you’re in the United States. You need to know what Trump is doing, and why. youtu.be/wz_42pckM7w

US suspends all military aid to Ukraine, reports say, in wake of Trump-Zelenskyy row Decision affects ammunition, vehicles and other equipment including weapons in transit The Trump administration has suspended delivery of all US military aid to Ukraine, according to US media reports, blocking billions in crucial shipments as the White…

US suspends all military aid to Ukraine, reports say, in wake of Trump-Zelenskyy row

YouTube video by Arizona Attorney General's Office Ongoing Coup | Attorney General Kris Mayes

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