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Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees. Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law Time to do things that make him react to you. apnews.com/article/trum...

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So @msnbc.com fired Joy Reid. I can't figure out why. Joy is just as good, and even better, than many of the other folks on the station. I mean, just look at her. Joy is ... oh ... wait a minute ... I see it ... now I know why. You've lost me MSNBC. I'll continue watching The Cooking Channel.

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I stand by their decision! 😂 the latest episodes of the @whatnowpodcast is out on all the platforms! You can watch via the link in Bio 🙌🏽🔥 Enjoy! #WhatNowPodcast

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Thank you, Joanne! Such great choices.

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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

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"It's almost impossible to believe he exists. It's as if you took everything that was bad about America, scraped it off the floor, put it in an old hot dog skin & taught it to make noises with its mouth" #PRESIDEMENTIA

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Edmonton: The next Kreisel Lecture is coming up. David A. Robertson talking about writing as social activism. (And we get to publish it!) Tickets are available now, for only $15: don't miss out! Timms Centre, University of Alberta. ualberta.alumniq.com/index.cfm/ev... @ualberta.bsky.social

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Two of the authors of FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD will be on The Current at 6 am MT. Tune in and hear what @loleenberdahl.bsky.social and @jlisayoung.bsky.social have to say about Arts graduate training. #HigherEd #SSHRC Book: bit.ly/3R5Uo7H Substack: bit.ly/48Z2Ai1 @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social

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blacktalk.ca Interesting podcast from the University of Alberta.

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@ualbertapress.bsky.social author Gary Genosko has a piece in The Conversation that touches on his two new books about Harley Parker, the McLuhan of the Museums - check it out! theconversation.com/how-canadian...

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AB is home to a strong community of AB-owned and -operated book publishers. We encourage you to #ShopCanadian and discover the amazing Alberta books available. Discover more local publishers: bookpublishers.ab.ca/publishers/ Design credit: Natalie Olsen #ReadAlberta #ABbooks

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We join with publishers, authors, booksellers & librarians to affirm that the White House executive order recognizing only two sexes constitutes censorship and has no place in a free society. University presses strive to give voice to the breadth of human knowledge & experience. 1/2

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Feb 17 is Louis Riel Day. In THE RIEL PROBLEM, "Braz concludes that conveying the Métis story will remain difficult as long as Louis, or a Confederation-friendly version of him, is taking all the oxygen out of the room. " @jokinen.bsky.social, LRC bit.ly/3T3V13f #Riel #Manitoba #cdnpoli #booksky

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OF CANOES AND CROCODILES is rich in detail and description, well researched, immersive, and balanced. Adventurers and armchair travellers will find this excerpt from Robinson-Smith’s book fascinating. bit.ly/4extuiQ #travel #canoes #PNG #PNGTourism #books #reading #adventure

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#ReidOutBlog: A Trump executive order reportedly has ended a racial discrimination probe at Tesla A recent executive order kneecapped a key Labor Department office responsible for investigating federal contractors — including Elon Musk’s Tesla — that have been accused of workplace discrimination.

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Maddow: If you don't have Bluesky yet, I recommend it. It is a social media network that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork

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Toronto friends, join contributors from LIVING AND LEARNING WITH FEMINIST ETHICS, LITERATURE, AND ART on February 18 at 2pm (University College, Room UC240) for a book talk to celebrate the collection. #books #reading #literature #CompLit #poetics #highered #events #YYZ

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@thereallesliejones.bsky.social You are priceless.

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TONIGHT: @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social, president of Refugees International and former USAID official, talks to @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

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"It can compromise the identities and compromise the future professional capabilities of these individuals who have joined the CIA..." Fmr. CIA Director John Brennan on Trump’s CIA reportedly sending the names of recently hired CIA employees to the White House in an unclassified email.

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www.pressherald.com/2025/02/04/c...

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Meanwhile, egg prices.

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Tell me more about Republicans' respect for the military. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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Jon Stewart and Hakeem Jeffries discuss how only a handful of Republicans could help halt extremism. Will any be brave enough to step up?

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“RUBBLE CHILDREN breaks what is essentially new ground for the Canadian short story. Urgent, topical, and contemporary, it makes for genuinely exhilarating reading.” —Aaron Schneider, author of The Supply Chain bit.ly/4bXHSzF @aaronkreuter.bsky.social #MiddleEast #Fiction #CanLit #JewishIdentity

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Voting closes TODAY, so please vote now, if you haven’t. Thanks so much, #reiders! 🚨 vote.naacpimageawards.net#Cat116

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Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries pushes back on the Republican crime narratives by highlighting justice reform and calling out their contradictions regarding public safety. #TheWeeklyShow

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Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do. Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.

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"In hindsight, the first year may have been the entire ballgame — even if no one quite knew it at the time..." Really good explainer by Zack Beauchamp here. Worth reading: www.vox.com/politics/398...

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Author Tony Robinson-Smith on eight programs on CBC Radio this week. Such fun! OF CANOES AND CROCODILES is rich in detail and description, well researched, and immersive. Adventurers and armchair travellers will find the book fascinating. bit.ly/4extuiQ #travel #canoes #PNG #reading #CBC

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🚨FINAL DAY OF VOTING: Vote now for #TheReidOut in the 56th NAACP Image Awards! 👉 vote.naacpimageawards.net Vote under Television+Streaming: 1) Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special) 2) Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) Thanks for your support, #reiders!

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"They have been abandoned... There are women who have medical devices in them that need somebody to remove them." Former USAID Assistant Administrator for Global Health, Dr. Atul Gawande, joins Joy Reid to discuss Elon Musk apparently attempting to slash USAID funding without congressional consent.

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#ReidOutBlog: Kash Patel received a massive gift from Trump's media company before his hearing The man Donald Trump nominated to be FBI director just received hundreds of thousands of dollars in stock from Trump Media.

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And be sure to read his CLC Kreisel lecture, DEAR SIR, I INTEND TO BURN YOUR BOOK: An Anatomy of a Book Burning. ualbertapress.ca/978088864679...

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