@basmith.bsky.social
Academic union activist, re-reader of Henry James, film lover.
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📣Education International sends a strong message to #Palestinian educators after a delegation of education leaders from 15 countries was detained and interrogated for hours.
‼️Attempts to intimidate, isolate, or silence educators will only strengthen our collective determination and solidarity.
‼️Attempts to intimidate, isolate, or silence educators will only strengthen our collective determination and solidarity.
January 24, 2026 at 6:07 AM
📣Education International sends a strong message to #Palestinian educators after a delegation of education leaders from 15 countries was detained and interrogated for hours.
‼️Attempts to intimidate, isolate, or silence educators will only strengthen our collective determination and solidarity.
‼️Attempts to intimidate, isolate, or silence educators will only strengthen our collective determination and solidarity.
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Endless wars to spook the next election and hide the Epstein evidence.
Ultimately, there has to be a reckoning.
Ultimately, there has to be a reckoning.
January 10, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Endless wars to spook the next election and hide the Epstein evidence.
Ultimately, there has to be a reckoning.
Ultimately, there has to be a reckoning.
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Ok but which country is going to intervene to protect US protesters from their government?
January 11, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Ok but which country is going to intervene to protect US protesters from their government?
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It took the murder of a white Christian woman to get more people out to protest the brutality of this administration, which has been brutalizing brown and Black people all year. People who care only about people just like them won’t change a thing.
January 11, 2026 at 6:34 PM
It took the murder of a white Christian woman to get more people out to protest the brutality of this administration, which has been brutalizing brown and Black people all year. People who care only about people just like them won’t change a thing.
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“If tenured faculty can be dismissed without a hearing at which the administration has to make the case before an elected body of peers, then that’s effectively the end of tenure in South Dakota."
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
South Dakota Adopts Post-Tenure Review
While the South Dakota Board of Regents says post-tenure review is a move toward increased accountability, critics say the policy will effectively kill tenure in the state.
www.insidehighered.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“If tenured faculty can be dismissed without a hearing at which the administration has to make the case before an elected body of peers, then that’s effectively the end of tenure in South Dakota."
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
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Hey, remember the Epstein Files? I do.
January 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Hey, remember the Epstein Files? I do.
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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‘Schopenhauer came into vogue as despondency did. Conrad, Kafka, Beckett and Borges all owe him a debt.’
Terry Eagleton on Schopenhauer’s philosophy.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Terry Eagleton on Schopenhauer’s philosophy.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Terry Eagleton · Pregnant with Monsters: Schopenhauer makes a stir
Schopenhauer has long held the title of gloomiest philosopher in history. He sees human existence not as grand tragedy...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
‘Schopenhauer came into vogue as despondency did. Conrad, Kafka, Beckett and Borges all owe him a debt.’
Terry Eagleton on Schopenhauer’s philosophy.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Terry Eagleton on Schopenhauer’s philosophy.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Millions of workers are toiling away from their families this holiday weekend.
So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail.
Pay all workers a living wage.
So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail.
Pay all workers a living wage.
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Millions of workers are toiling away from their families this holiday weekend.
So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail.
Pay all workers a living wage.
So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail.
Pay all workers a living wage.
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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The MAGA civil war is real, and antisemitism is at the center of it. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/gop-antise...
MAGA’s Civil War Over Antisemitism
The GOP has a Groyper problem, and it’s not going away
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The MAGA civil war is real, and antisemitism is at the center of it. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/gop-antise...
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It’s wild how the press is ok with the president abusing the pardon power. That used to be one of the most scrutinized things about a presidency.
November 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
It’s wild how the press is ok with the president abusing the pardon power. That used to be one of the most scrutinized things about a presidency.
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As others have pointed out, the founders never foresaw a corrupt president (which we have) abusing the pardon power to absolve all criminals and miscreants for any reason, nor did our Daffy Duck Supreme Court ever think it might not be a good idea to put said president above the law.
December 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
As others have pointed out, the founders never foresaw a corrupt president (which we have) abusing the pardon power to absolve all criminals and miscreants for any reason, nor did our Daffy Duck Supreme Court ever think it might not be a good idea to put said president above the law.
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Who could have predicted the Trump family would make a fortune and normal people would lose their shirts??? www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Who could have predicted the Trump family would make a fortune and normal people would lose their shirts??? www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
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A message for you this chili Sunday afternoon:
November 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A message for you this chili Sunday afternoon:
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"They [international researchers] are being welcomed to a system that is facing a funding crisis, where existing researchers are struggling," Robin Whitaker, CAUT President.
Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"They [international researchers] are being welcomed to a system that is facing a funding crisis, where existing researchers are struggling," Robin Whitaker, CAUT President.
Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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We are happy to announce that SMU PT Faculty members have ratified the Tentative Agreement. Members will return to work and classes will resume on Monday.
Congratulations everyone!
#cdnpse #canlab
@caut.bsky.social @cupens.bsky.social @cupescfp.bsky.social
Congratulations everyone!
#cdnpse #canlab
@caut.bsky.social @cupens.bsky.social @cupescfp.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We are happy to announce that SMU PT Faculty members have ratified the Tentative Agreement. Members will return to work and classes will resume on Monday.
Congratulations everyone!
#cdnpse #canlab
@caut.bsky.social @cupens.bsky.social @cupescfp.bsky.social
Congratulations everyone!
#cdnpse #canlab
@caut.bsky.social @cupens.bsky.social @cupescfp.bsky.social
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(1/4) The Government of Ontario has been interfering systemically and structurally with the Laurentian University Faculty Association’s free and fair collective bargaining rights.
November 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
(1/4) The Government of Ontario has been interfering systemically and structurally with the Laurentian University Faculty Association’s free and fair collective bargaining rights.
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"Never wanting to let a good crisis go to waste, myriad actors have come out of the woodwork to propose their grand solutions to this current moment. While public funding may be the headline, the fine print is worth investigating."
Check out this article by URFA member @drmarcspooner.bsky.social ⬇️
Check out this article by URFA member @drmarcspooner.bsky.social ⬇️
Not all calls for public funding are good - CAUT
Program cuts, layoffs and campus closures are making headlines across the country.
www.caut.ca
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"Never wanting to let a good crisis go to waste, myriad actors have come out of the woodwork to propose their grand solutions to this current moment. While public funding may be the headline, the fine print is worth investigating."
Check out this article by URFA member @drmarcspooner.bsky.social ⬇️
Check out this article by URFA member @drmarcspooner.bsky.social ⬇️
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Welcome to our newest member, the Association of McGill Library Academic Staff!
Bienvenue à notre tout nouveau membre, l’Association du personnel académique des bibliothèques de McGill!
Bienvenue à notre tout nouveau membre, l’Association du personnel académique des bibliothèques de McGill!
November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Welcome to our newest member, the Association of McGill Library Academic Staff!
Bienvenue à notre tout nouveau membre, l’Association du personnel académique des bibliothèques de McGill!
Bienvenue à notre tout nouveau membre, l’Association du personnel académique des bibliothèques de McGill!
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Ce matin,le Conseil de @caut.bsky.social a voté unaniment son appui à la grande mannifestation «Dans la rue pour le Québec» organisée après un appel des 9 principales organisations syndicales. www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2... @ocufa.bsky.social @ottawalabour.bsky.social @cclh.bsky.social @cuasa.ca
November 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Ce matin,le Conseil de @caut.bsky.social a voté unaniment son appui à la grande mannifestation «Dans la rue pour le Québec» organisée après un appel des 9 principales organisations syndicales. www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2... @ocufa.bsky.social @ottawalabour.bsky.social @cclh.bsky.social @cuasa.ca
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Solidarité with our caut/acppu colleagues in Québec against the anti-labour Loi 3. @caut.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Solidarité with our caut/acppu colleagues in Québec against the anti-labour Loi 3. @caut.bsky.social
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L'ACPPU solidaire avec tous les syndicats au Québec qui prendront les rues à Montréal lors de la manifestation "Dans la rue pour le Québec"!
CAUT stands in solidarity with all unions in Quebec who will take to the streets in Montreal during the “Dans la rue pour le Québec” protest!
CAUT stands in solidarity with all unions in Quebec who will take to the streets in Montreal during the “Dans la rue pour le Québec” protest!
November 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
L'ACPPU solidaire avec tous les syndicats au Québec qui prendront les rues à Montréal lors de la manifestation "Dans la rue pour le Québec"!
CAUT stands in solidarity with all unions in Quebec who will take to the streets in Montreal during the “Dans la rue pour le Québec” protest!
CAUT stands in solidarity with all unions in Quebec who will take to the streets in Montreal during the “Dans la rue pour le Québec” protest!
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When those in power silence workers, they show us exactly who they serve.
This is an unprecedented attack on workers.
And it is a direct assault on our democracy.
This is an unprecedented attack on workers.
And it is a direct assault on our democracy.
October 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
When those in power silence workers, they show us exactly who they serve.
This is an unprecedented attack on workers.
And it is a direct assault on our democracy.
This is an unprecedented attack on workers.
And it is a direct assault on our democracy.