Sean Tucker

*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

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 universities—$50M across 4 schools when much *more* funding is needed, not less.

The impact would be devastating.

Please share, NBers.

Go big or go home

Incredible!

Scotiabank’s 1832 Asset Management sells last shares in Israeli military supplier Elbit Bank faced criticism for investment, including high-profile protests at the Giller Prize

Incredible victory! After years of organizing across Canada, Scotia Bank has divested from Elbit Systems!

Elbit is Israel's largest weapons company, arming the occupation and genocide of Palestine.

www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Anita Anand tells Nick Schifrin: “🇨🇦 is a country that is rules-based & advances rules-based multilateralism” and is “pragmatic & principled.”

Yes, we opened a consulate in 🇬🇱 but we enable 🇮🇱 impunity, turn our back on 🇨🇺 and celebrate collaborating with 🇮🇱 on AI & security 🤷

Orwellian

Occupy Democrats post: "BREAKING: Kash Patel was just busted LYING TO CONGRESS in order to protect pedophiles! Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna have successfully been able to view a slew of unredacted Epstein files, and they discovered that Trump’s disgraced and wildly incompetent FBI Director Kash Patel has been lying to Congess, under oath, in order to protect the other rich and powerful men who played major roles in the Epstein sex-trafficking ring. Thanks to pressure from Massie and Khanna, the DOJ reluctantly unredacted an FBI report naming Jewish billionaire Les Wexner, owner of Victoria’s Secret and notorious Epstein associate, as one of the co-conspirators in the sex-trafficking ring. “This is significant because Kash Patel testified to Congress that FBI had no evidence of other sex traffickers. This is FBI’s own 2019 document listing Wexner as a coconspirator in child sex trafficking. It wasn’t unredacted until tonight,” said Khanna’s partner-in-justice, Rep. Thomas Massie, on Twitter on February 10th. The two spent two hours on February 9th examining unredacted Epstein files and were shocked at what they saw. “Most of the unredacted files were redacted—70 to 80 percent. Massie and I saw that there were six men who were co‑conspirators and were being protected. Those names need to be made public. " "There’s no excuse for releasing survivors’ names while protecting these six men. There are probably more. In just two hours, we saw that these six men were being protected.” Kash Patel’s FBI is actively engaged in a cover-up on behalf of serial pedophiles and must be fired immediately — and held accountable for his own role in protecting pedophiles."

I have to say, I do not love this new trend of large liberal accounts with millions of followers identifying Jews.

Propaganda 😱

House GOP launches Bad Bunny probe: 'Worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction' Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction."During a Tuesday interview on Real America's Voice, Alford told the hosts that he and other House Repu...

Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.

Many Canadians are horrified about Israel's use of AI in the Gaza genocide. Please share your country's "lessons" with the ICC and ICJ.

Why are Canada's ambassador to Israel, Leslie Scanlon, and AI Minister Evan Solomon so enthusiastic about collaborating with Israel on AI and security?

👏 Appreciate this statement from MP and UVic professor @wgreaves.bsky.social in support of study visas for graduate students in Gaza. Hope to see a pathway open up in the near future for these incredible scholars!

‘A surreal journey’: Palestinian students evacuated from Gaza arrive in UK First 34 students, who have full scholarships, welcomed after months of campaigning by academics and others

Thanks again for highlighting the plight of Palestinian students in Gaza. There's an opportunity for the Government of Canada to follow the lead of the UK and other countries. We need to find a pathway for these incredible students. Time is of the essence! www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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‘A surreal journey’: Palestinian students evacuated from Gaza arrive in UK First 34 students, who have full scholarships, welcomed after months of campaigning by academics and others

Stephen, thank you for having me on the show to discuss delays in study visas for Palestinian students from Gaza. We’re asking the Government of Canada to follow the lead of the UK and other governments www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

*Museum Of Human Rights

YouTube video by ON THE LINE MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO SHUTDOWN NAKBA EXHIBIT AT CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM FAILS

@smohyeddin.bsky.social's interview with Rana Abdullah about the decade long struggle to establish an exhibit about the Nakba at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. Worth a listen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2gG...

More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In. See a map of the graduate programs they're planning to attend, if the government finally processes their visas

New from me: More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa discusses state of U.S. democracy Nobel Peace Prize laureate and journalist Maria Ressa has long fought for global press freedom. Her book, "How To Stand Up To A Dictator," detailed her experience running the news site Rappler under t...

There are troubling signs of a loss of journalistic rigor at @pbsnews.org. Yesterday's interview with Huckabee, Nick Schifrin bothsidesing the UN's '25 indep. report on genocide in Gaza, etc. I come back to @amnanawaz.bsky.social's excellent interview w/ Maria Ressa. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Inside the Far-Right Push to Influence Canadian Political Parties | The Tyee A conference call shows a political operative with past Conservative connections advising several white nationalist groups.

A former OneBC staffer previously participated in a Spaces call with the leaders of white nationalist/"Canadian nationalist" organizations.

They talked about deporting 10 million people and joked about throwing "millions of Punjabis" into the sea. 1/3 thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

Still in disbelief after watching Geoff Bennett's @pbsnews.org unserious, softball interview with Mike Huckabee. This is not journalism.

Criticism of the interview is unwelcome. One of the worst I’ve seen in 25 years of watching the Newshour.

Criticism of the interview is unwelcome.

1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.

Community order of Palestine Medjoul dates ❤️
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There are 130 Palestinian students who have been accepted into Canadian universities — but unlike other countries, Canada is doing nothing (or worse) to help them get here.

Advocates issued a fresh warning this week: these delays can be deadly.

Thank you, Rachel 🙌