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F. West
@fgwest.bsky.social
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Organic/med chem professor, Allard Research Chair in Oncology at the University of Alberta. No longer Dean, still #FoSProud (he/him). Bsky Elder.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d
With receipts!

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...
‘Amoral, evil’: vitriolic backlash builds against comics who played Riyadh festival
Murder by bone-saw, lashings for rape victims, punishment amputation, jail for satirists … these are the Saudi human rights abuses fuelling the fury being directed at the likes of Louis CK, Dave Chapp...
www.theguardian.com
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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 20h
Just saw this. 😭🤯
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Hanging up the apron: beloved Hazeldean bakery seeks new ownership
After 15 years of freshly-baked fritters, bread and other treats, south-central Edmonton is saying goodbye to a community staple.
www.ctvnews.ca
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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 23h
All Nobel Peace Prize Winners as Game of Thrones Characters.

by Chris Cillizza
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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 1d
Paging Mr. Klein. White courtesy telephone please!
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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 1d
The bible never explicitly condemned slavery, so I don't see why Christian theologians feel obligated to oppose it.

by Jonathan Turley, M.Div.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1d
watch closely, especially the dirty blond/red head man in the lower left corner who is i believe a priest/minister beseeching the ICE/CPB men atop the building.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d
WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 3d
The Constitution did not foresee the position of presidential chief of staff, so it’s hard to see what legitimate constraints could prevent Stephen Miller from becoming an all-powerful dictator.

by Jonathan Turley
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 5d
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 6d
so is this the fight against "left-wing terrorism"?
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 6d
An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.
Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest
An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.
www.oregonlive.com
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6d
Here’s an idea for a reporter:

Gather some retired cops or MPs together and show them how ICE handles hecklers and protesters.

I guarantee you’ll get some amazing copy. Especially if your outlet lets you reprint profanity.
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 6d
No effort to deescalate, no effort to walk away, just sling the rifle and physically attack
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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 7d
When those who have the power to put the brakes on all of this do nothing, you have to conclude that either (1) they approve of what's happening, or (2) they are abject cowards who are afraid to raise their heads up and lead. What is an ordinary person supposed to do in the face of evil and apathy?
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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 7d
How bad are tariffs going?

I paid for $32 of shaving cream from Canada. Unique stuff I’ve used for years, nothing like it in US. Small family business.

UPS guy came to my door today with box and said I have to pay additional $120 before he can hand it to me.

That makes it 5x more expensive!!! 🤯
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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 7d
"Every accusation is a confession," Comet Ping Pong version.
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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 8d
I would like to know how we can identify the specific persons at CNN who researched, wrote, edited, and approved this and hang it around their necks for the rest of their professional lives.
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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · 8d
Last year, CNN ran a “fact check” of Kamala HQ that claimed we were lying for saying Trump’s plan is Project 2025.

Now Trump is outright admitting it’s his plan.

Legacy media failed the country.
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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 8d
Affirmative action for right wing culture warriors never goes out of style.
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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 8d
Blue states subsidize red states. What they get in return is a dysfunctional federal government that is selectively going after them during an avoidable shut down. At this point, what is the downside of withholding federal tax payments?
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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 9d
While we won't be silenced, we will happily tell you about how both sides are at fault for whatever disaster the Republicans just caused.
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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 9d
"blocked"
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The Verge @theverge.com · 10d
Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia
Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia
With Biden, AI Mode will provide a summarized answer.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 10d
This is correct.

If you heard someone in an assisted-living facility rambling on this way, you'd be talking with the doctors about appropriate next levels of care.

No kidding.

And every officer in the room has to realize it.
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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 10d
If Joe Biden were giving this rambling speech, itd be treated as a four alarm fire in every newsroom in the country about his very obvious physical and mental decline. But because its Trump, they'll all mostly just shrug and move past it.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 11d
So…let me see if I have this right. The federal government is gonna shut down in 30hrs, and the party that controls the ENTIRE federal government is trying to blame the party that controls NONE of the federal government for the looming shutdown?
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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝔹𝕝𝕦𝕖 🌊 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 12d
He's Just Not That Into You

h/t Warren Gunnels
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11d
Trump’s increasingly bizarre behavior can no longer be attributed to a calculated “strategy.”

Why isn’t the media reporting on Trump’s growing dementia?

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-isnt-the-media-reporting-on-trumps-d1e
Why isn’t the media reporting on Trump’s growing dementia?
Trump’s increasingly bizarre behavior can no longer be attributed to a calculated “strategy.”
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 13d
War-ravaged Portland
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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 14d
I dunno, seems a bit too graphic