Jeff Gray

Update: FAMU says banning the word Black from a law student’s Black History Month flyer was a mistake, and the result of an “overly cautious interpretation” of Florida law

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Trump’s racist video is by far the most widely denounced thing he’s done since January 6

The Board of Governors decided, unilaterally, that no published textbook in the field of sociology could be used in compliance with the law for an Intro to Sociology class. None. Victor: There's not a single existing textbook on the market that could be used that would qualify under state law? Zachary: Correct. Victor: I'm sorry, that's kind of funny. Like, the absurdity of not a single sociology textbook getting past the censors. I mean, it makes me kind of proud of our colleagues, but...

I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.

Great work everyone.

The president constantly lying about stolen elections, after staging a coup attempt, & now threatening to federalize & steal future elections, should be the primary news story in the country 24/7 & on every front page until he is impeached & removed next week.

How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.

This makes me so sad. www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

NEW: A public servant got a bizarre voicemail after complaining about Ontario’s return to work policy

The voice was unmistakable: Doug Ford

Ford shared advice passed down from his mom: “You don’t like it, go get another job”

And then he hung up

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There is an echo-chamber problem. But it is only one side of the political spectrum who are climbing into echo chambers. The rest of us consume media for information and to shape our opinions with diverse voices. The right consumes stuff that affirms pre-existing affinities and validates prejudices

Eglinton LRT set to open Sunday, TTC CEO says Phased opening planned; passengers will ride for free on the first day of operations

It's (finally) official, despite last-minute concerns about emergency brakes. After 15 years and $13-billion, the Eglinton Crosstown is supposed to open on Sunday. But there will be no ceremony that day, and no Shuffle Demons, TTC says. #TOpoli #Onpoli
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Opinion: In Canada’s threatening new neighbourhood, the nuclear option remains no option at all With the U.S. becoming a threat, Canada will need to bolster its defences – but nuclear arms would provide no protection and potentially increase risks

Since this issue seems to have reared its head, here’s my column from last week on why nuclear weapons wouldn’t help Canada at all, and in general don’t protect countries from invasion by adjoining countries

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Canada should keep options open on acquiring nuclear weapons, former top soldier says Retired general Wayne Eyre says the question of whether to develop a nuclear deterrent is not an immediate concern

"We will never have true strategic independence, absent our own nuclear deterrent."

Canada should keep options open on acquiring nuclear weapons, former top soldier says

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About that Feb. 8 date: The TTC has not publicly confirmed it.

How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island

Fun fact about new Fed chair Kevin Warsh: he’s married to the daughter of billionaire makeup baron Ronald Lauder, the guy who also convinced Trump he desperately needed to seize Greenland, which helped his own business interests. It’s grifting all the way down

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A reminder of the risks of relying exclusively on the F35. Trump will use any available leverage to apply pressure, including on America’s closest allies. Derisking is essential.

YouTube video by Retrontario THE SHUFFLE DEMONS - SPADINA BUS [HQ] (1986)

I absolutely loved this song as a kid 40 years ago. Still do. They have a new album out last year, nominated for a Juno, too. The band may now need to write a long jam about Eglinton and its delays.
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Emergency brake issue adds to uncertainty over Eglinton LRT opening TTC recently identified the problem as a potential safety issue, sources say

Scoop: Days before a possible Crosstown launch, the TTC told Metrolinx it had an issue with the cars' emergency brakes. But the LRT could still start Feb. 8, with the Shuffle Demons -- remember Spadina Bus? -- approached to play at the opening #TOPoli #Onpoli
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When the president was calling all Somali immigrants "garbage" who "come from hell" and "contribute nothing" to America and therefore needed to go "back where they came from" did you ask him to "stop the rhetoric," Tom?

“Middle powers” with the middle finger.

@theglobeandmail.com 🇨🇦
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I'm fascinated by the notion that it is Canada who is picking a fight.

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I have an unfinished but long-germinating essay on this about like …. the myth of Grown-Ups, and the point at which you realize they don’t really exist, and that no one is coming to save us but us, with all our hesitation and inexperience and inadequacy to meet a moment we were not prepared for

i’m here again to point out that Doug Ford thinks it’s fantastic that we’re equipping ICE

I think our constitutional order collapsed the day the supreme court handed down their execrable, lawless immunity opinion. What we're seeing now is just the logical working out of the violent authoritarian state that the supreme court legalized.

Trump insists on forced subservience. There’s no other way to view this

There is literally nothing we can do to placate this, and I hope we remember that the next time we consider trying concessions like how we dropped the DST and played along with their delusions that we're a nefarious fentanyl supplier.

Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff if it makes deal with China U.S. President says levy would apply against all Canadian imports

Good morning!
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Most Finch West LRT delays are due to equipment failures Metrolinx & its P3 contractor are responsible for: “There are a lot of issues there and some of them seem more fundamental than just, ‘Oh we haven’t quite got a few of the kinks worked out yet’” www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor... #onpoli #TOpoli

Wab Kinew's got jokes! 🤣

The #Manitoba premier is urging #Ontario premier Doug Ford to work together, after he threatened to pull Crown Royal from LCBO shelves. #ONpoli

You are a machine! Congrats on the book!