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Writers Guild of America West @wgawest.bsky.social · 25d

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice.
As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree.
Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich.
Silencing us impoverishes the whole world.
The WA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

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Linda Svendsen (she/her) @lindasvendsen.bsky.social · Aug 1

Mazel Tov! How wonderful❤️❤️

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Linda Svendsen (she/her) @lindasvendsen.bsky.social · Jul 30

Noted

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Michael Jay McClure @mjmimages.bsky.social · Jul 23

Andry & the 252 other men sent, without due process, to a torture prison in El Salvador feels like the epitome—the soul, moral center, & quintessence—of this administration. I will never forget it or him.

Also, if you don’t know the definition of grace, now you do.

www.reuters.com/business/med...

Venezuelan makeup artist returns home, describes torture during El Salvador detention

A makeup artist who became the face of more than 250 Venezuelan migrants deported by the U.S. to El Salvador's most notorious prison arrived home to his family on Wednesday after what he described as "an encounter with torture and death."

www.reuters.com

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Linda Svendsen (she/her) @lindasvendsen.bsky.social · Jul 20

Thank you to the corporations who support Vancouver Pride ❤️

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Keith Maillard @keithmaillard.bsky.social · Jul 7

The Toronto Star has a superb and complex article by Linda Svendsen reflecting on Alice Monro reacting to her fiction. It's fascinating reading but, alas, behind a pay wall. If you already subscribe to the Star, or don't mind subscribing, you might look it up.

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Linda Svendsen (she/her) @lindasvendsen.bsky.social · Jul 8

Thank you, Keith. I’ve posted it on my site along with the powerful essay by @sydhegele.bsky.social

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Linda Svendsen (she/her) @lindasvendsen.bsky.social · Jul 5

www.thestar.com/opinion/my-f... Thank you Andrea Robin Skinner and siblings for your candour.Thank you @debdundas.bsky.social and the Star team for your guidance. And @sydhegele.bsky.social let’s talk

My fiction left Alice Munro shaking. Her daughter’s reality did the same to me

I wasn't able to confront my abusers — until now.

www.thestar.com

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Linda Svendsen (she/her) @lindasvendsen.bsky.social · Jul 5

Thank you, Sydney and Andrea www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Andrea Skinner’s story helped me transform shame into solidarity

I have witnessed the power of storytelling to save lives

www.thestar.com

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UBC Creative Writing @ubccrwr.bsky.social · Jun 13

The UBC School of Creative Writing invites applications for a full-time Lecturer position in Writing for Screen, with a likely start date of September 1, 2025. Apply by July 15, 2025. Read the full job description: creativewriting.ubc.ca/about/job-op...

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Linda Svendsen (she/her) @lindasvendsen.bsky.social · Jun 22

Linda Svendsen (she/her) @lindasvendsen.bsky.social · Jun 20

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

What is happening in Gaza is an injury to our collective conscience. We must be allowed to speak out

Silence means we can neither confront nor mourn what is going on.

www.thestar.com

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Linda Svendsen (she/her) @lindasvendsen.bsky.social · Jun 19

Andry Hernãndez Romero. Proof of life. Due process www.advocate.com/news/hundred...

Hundreds rallying at Supreme Court demand Trump return disappeared gay asylum-seeker Andry Hernández Romero

They rallied to bring the 31-year-old makeup artist back from CECOT in El Salvador.

www.advocate.com

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Linda Svendsen (she/her) @lindasvendsen.bsky.social · Jun 19

My Daughter Was at the Center of the Supreme Court Case on Trans Care. Our Hearts Are Broken. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...

Opinion | My Daughter Was at the Center of the Supreme Court Case on Trans Care. Our Hearts Are Broken.

www.nytimes.com

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dustin @godfrey.bsky.social · Jun 4

former Burnaby Now, New West Record and Tri-City News reporters announcing a campaign to launch a cooperatively owned and run publication covering the communities that have lost their local news publications

several people at a press conference in front of a Uniform background

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · Apr 25

The lawsuit now includes a declaration from Andry Hernandez Romero's mother, who lives in Venezuela, who denies he was part of a gang.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · Apr 25

JUST IN: The ACLU has added Andry Hernandez Romero, the openly gay barber/makeup artist, as lead plaintiff in its D.C.-based class action against the Alien Enemies Act.

They say the US has "constructive custody" over those held in El Salvador. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Linda Svendsen (she/her) @lindasvendsen.bsky.social · Apr 25

@michellegoldberg.bsky.social thank you for your column on Andry Hernández Romero, the gay artist in El Salvador, with the “mom” tattoo on one wrist, “dad” on the other. Proof of life, please, now. Due process

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · Apr 25

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...

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Sewell Chan @sewell.bsky.social · Apr 18

Yesterday I was fired by Columbia University after eight months as executive editor of the Columbia Journalism Review. This was the first time in a 25-year career that I've ever been subjected to discipline in a job — much less terminated from one.

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Liz Renzetti @lizrenzetti.bsky.social · Apr 18

Also of importance from @caroloff.bsky.social "These are people who don’t usually talk to reporters and they probably hang up on pollsters. We may be in for a big surprise on April 28th."
Is the Poilievre vote underrepresented in polls? Are we in for a repeat of Trump 2016? I hope not.

Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · Apr 18

Pierre Poilievre says he's dedicated to "free speech" while the pseudo "news" groups- his cheerleaders-- attempt to shut down legitimate media.
My latest substack -- Part 2.
You don't need to subscribe to read.
Why we need more news reporting open.substack.com/pub/caroloff...

Why we need more news reporting

Part 2

open.substack.com

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Linda Svendsen (she/her) @lindasvendsen.bsky.social · Apr 15

Heeds up www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States | CBC News

The Canadian Association of University Teachers says it released updated travel advice today due to the "political landscape" created by the Trump administration and reports of some Canadians encounte...

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · Apr 8

“From April 14-18, select UBC graduate programs at UBC Vancouver will re-open their applications for US citizens to be considered for Sept 2025 or Jan 2026 entry - they are ready to provide quick admissions decisions for these applicants“ #gradstudent #gradschool

www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...

US Applicant Week

www.grad.ubc.ca

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Linda Svendsen (she/her) @lindasvendsen.bsky.social · Mar 30

March 31, lots of love❤️❤️❤️

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Leslie Hurtig @lesliehurtig.bsky.social · Mar 29

I owe so much to Alma Lee-A mentor, a friend, and a masterclass on how to live an impactful life full of love (and books). I will miss her dearly and remember her always.
❤️📚

Marsha Lederman @marshalederman.bsky.social · Mar 29

So very sad to report that Alma Lee, longtime artistic director of the Vancouver Writers Fest, has died.
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/a...

Alma Lee, who founded Vancouver Writers Fest, dies at 84

Always in the front row, Lee leaves the legacy of a literary festival with an esoteric-but-accessible vibe

www.theglobeandmail.com

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