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S. Laurel Weldon
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Political Scientist, Scholar of Women, Gender and Politics, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Fellow Royal Society of Canada, Distinguished Professor, Simon Fraser University

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S. Laurel Weldon is a Canadian and American political scientist, currently a Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Simon Fraser University. She is a democratic and feminist theorist, known for studies of the cross-national evolution of women's rights, policies on the prevention of violence against women, and the inclusion of women in political decision-making. Weldon's work has been noted for contributing to both substantive political theory and empirical methods. .. more

Political science 68%
Sociology 14%
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Michael Leo Owens @milophd.bsky.social · 5h
“Dr. West’s mathematics really did lay the foundation for the global positioning system to be built,” D. Sarah Stamps, a geophysicist at Virginia Tech, said in an interview. “She made the world more precise for all of us.” 🫶🏾
Gladys West, Unsung Figure in Development of GPS, Dies at 95
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Euractiv @euractiv.com · 5h
Athens fears Turkish trap on Trump’s peace board
Athens fears Turkish trap on Trump’s peace board
Trump’s business-driven approach could open the door to a political settlement in the region
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 5h
Trump's relentless bullying of Ukraine presented as a "peace process" is making us sound like broken records. Like, how many times do we have to say that asking Ukraine to withdraw from its most fortified region in exchange for another useless Budapest memorandum offer is a dumb proposition?

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Euronews @euronews.com · 6h
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the victims of the Nazi regime are commemorated throughout Germany. At the same time, anti-semitism in the western European country and across the continent is rising at an alarming rate.
Berlin honours Levi family with memorial 'stumbling stone' plaques
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the victims of the Nazi regime are commemorated throughout Germany. At the same time, anti-semitism in the western European country and across the continent is rising at an alarming rate.
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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 6h
The attack on Rep. Omar tonight was a despicable act of political violence and intimidation.

I am glad Rep. Omar is OK, and I thank USCP and local police for their quick action to apprehend the suspect.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 6h
Very important, from former @govjayinslee.bsky.social:

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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 6h
"Ask someone else, I am just a U.S. Senator." — Chuck Grassley
Screenshot of a post by Igor Bobic on X.com. It reads: “Tried asking Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, whether it’s appropriate for ICE to enter homes without a judicial warrant. ‘Ask a constitutional lawyer,’ he said. ‘I’m a farmer.’”

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 6h
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Exclusive: ‘Pink coat lady’ who recorded fatal encounter between federal officers and Alex Pretti speaks to Anderson Cooper | CNN
Anderson speaks with Stella Carlson, the witness who captured crucial video showing exactly what happened when Alex Pretti was shot and killed by DHS officers.
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 8h
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 8h
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.

I don’t let bullies win.

Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.

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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 13h
A kindergartener is one of a growing number of children in Maine who have been left without a parent as the Trump administration carries out a major immigration enforcement effort, according to local officials.
‘I want my mom’: Kindergartner left without her mother for several days as ICE detains parents in Maine - The Boston Globe
A growing number of children across Maine have been left without a parent as immigration enforcement surges in the state.
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S. Laurel Weldon @slweldon.bsky.social · 14d
UGH

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Neil Stenhouse @nstenhouse.bsky.social · 14d
Very disturbing. Here’s a link to the filing by @aaup.org chapters and allied groups, specifying what EEOC requested and other important details. fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...

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Diana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 14d
Lutherans when riled:

And though this world, with devils filled
Should threaten to undo us
We will not fear, for God hath willed
His truth to triumph through us
The Prince of Darkness grim
We tremble not for him
His rage we can endure
For lo, his doom is sure
One little word shall fell him

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14d
AOC: They are sending ICE into the streets. They’re invading other countries. They are tweeting crazy shit. But what they’re not doing is lowering the price of groceries…

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 14d
ICE agents are stalking the streets of Minneapolis demanding that random brown people provide proof of citizenship.

We good with that, America?

I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 14d
So much wrong with this but…they sold his phone?!? Like, for profit?? Now ICE can just confiscate and pawn your property???
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.

A citizen.

Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.

"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.

Agents took and sold his phone

And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14d
As the Trump administration escalates its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, arrests and aggressive tactics by ICE and the Border Patrol, many seen on viral videos, have intensified the frustration and fear among residents, business owners and immigrant workers. trib.al/zVm2mk5

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 14d
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.

A citizen.

Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.

"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.

Agents took and sold his phone

And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.

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NPR @npr.org · 14d
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · Oct 25
Drone show and fireworks in Burnaby for Central Spark tonight 🦇🎃

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · Oct 25
I think the Reagan ad is most effective not by the topic but by reminding everyone that presidents don't have to sound like insane morons.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · Oct 24
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Congresswoman Susie Lee @susielee.house.gov · Oct 24
ACA Tax Credits give so many families in Nevada the support they need to afford health care. I’ve heard from so many southern Nevadans who worry that they’re only one policy decision away from losing everything that’s keeping their family afloat…

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · Oct 24
Spurred on by local supporters and backed by their union, four laid-off journalists established a workers’ non-profit co-op to create a new community-focused publication. Freshet News launched its website and weekly newsletter last week.

thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Is Print the Future of Local News? This Co-Op Thinks So | The Tyee
Freshet News, owned by workers, has launched to cover Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities.
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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · Oct 24
“At this moment in time of course, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.”

It’s hard to wrap your mind around it because of how callous it is.

But that’s what White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt actually said. Out loud. To press. Proudly.

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James Meek @jamesmeek.bsky.social · Oct 24
Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Oct 23
Over the past week, the president said the DOJ should pay him a quarter billion dollars, bulldozed half the White House to build himself a gaudy ballroom, bragged about murdering civilians in international waters, pardoned some more criminals, directed federal prosecutors to indict his opponents ...

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · Oct 23
BREAKING: Video shows Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino personally throwing two canisters of tear gas at protesters in Little Village in Chicago earlier this morning. Video via Yani Sotelo on Facebook. (Warning: Strong language)

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SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @sfufass.bsky.social · Oct 17
Are you a current SFU undergraduate student interested in joining the new SFU-Exeter Accelerated Law Program? Learn about the internal transfer process at the Nov 6 info session on Nov 6.

Register at: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1740258332...

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Photos of the Simon Fraser University and the University of Exeter campuses. TEXT: SFU-Exeter Accelerated Law Program Info Session, November 6 (Thur), 12:30-1:30pm, AQ 3005, SFU Burnaby