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Barry Stephenson
@bstepmun.bsky.social
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Professor, Memorial University - I'm not here representing my employer, so my views may or may not reflect my employer's views. “I count false words the foulest plague of all.” - Prometheus Bound
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Mark Nichols @justmarknichols.bsky.social · 1d
According to the flotilla tracker & Al Jazeera, the Conscience (along with other flotilla ships) has been intercepted.

Time to get on the phones and call our MPs to demand Canada ensure the safe return of the Canadians on board including NL activists Devoney Ellis, Nikita Stapleton, & Sadie Mees.
A photo of (left to right) Sadie, Nikita, and Devoney standing together wearing Kaffiyehs
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 1d
Watching the sham replies of America’s chief law enforcement officer in Senate yesterday, it really did hit home that the institutions people can appeal to to take action - generally named ‘the government’ - are useless because they’ve really been taken over. How this ends won’t be pretty.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 2d
The federal government’s full-throated endorsement of LNG Canada Phase 2 is bad news for anyone who cares about Canada’s carbon emissions, or Canadians’ tax dollars, writes Janetta McKenzie www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/07/o...
A strange start for “climate competitiveness”
The federal government’s full-throated endorsement of LNG Canada Phase 2 is bad news for anyone who cares about Canada’s carbon emissions — or Canadians’ tax dollars.
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 4d
‘Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide.’

How hard is that to agree with? And yet we don’t.
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 4d
Italy is, I believe, 3rd on list of countries that sell arms to Israel. The people recognize that’s a problem. Most people, in most countries recognize it too. Among UN’s recent recommendations:
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5d
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 4d
I guess the @mark-carney.bsky.social government can’t be bothered to mention Israel’s violations of law in the action against the flotilla. Or offer support for those Canadians on board-you know, the best of us.

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2 Canadians detained in Israel after forces intercept Gaza flotilla: Global Affairs Canada | CBC News
Global Affairs Canada says it's aware of two Canadian citizens who have been detained in Israel after forces intercepted a flotilla headed to Gaza in an attempt to break Israel's blockade of the encla...
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 4d
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/HREHI...
The Relevance of the Beautiful to Our Ecological Crisis
This essay examines the impact of “aesthetic marginalization” on environmental degradation by leveraging Hans-Georg Gadamer’s hermeneutics to explore the Anthropocene. It argues that modernity’s de...
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 5d
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F THE CC - Steve Earle
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 6d
I’ve long thought this paragraph from Raymond Williams’ Modern Tragedy pretty lucid regarding the disavowal of our own complicities.
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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 6d
It's like the Stanford Prison experiment is going on again, except it's the whole country.
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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 6d
“It looks like hell,” Jones said. “ICE really just a gang.”
South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'
A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 9d
Ugly it is down south. It is going to get worse. The only avenue left is impeachment.
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 12d
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 12d
More than 100 members of the Memorial University community have signed a letter to
@mark-carney.bsky.social
and other elected officials, calling for the Canadian gov to ensure the safety of students & others in the Freedom Flotilla who are delivering aid to Gaza. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
An Open Letter from the Memorial University Community Concerning University Students Aboard the Freedom Flotilla
To: The Prime Minister of Canada, The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada's Ambassador to Israel, The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Canadian Elected Officials We, the undersigned from the...
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 12d
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 12d
More than 100 members of the Memorial University community have signed a letter to
@mark-carney.bsky.social
and other elected officials, calling for the Canadian gov to ensure the safety of students & others in the Freedom Flotilla who are delivering aid to Gaza. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
An Open Letter from the Memorial University Community Concerning University Students Aboard the Freedom Flotilla
To: The Prime Minister of Canada, The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada's Ambassador to Israel, The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Canadian Elected Officials We, the undersigned from the...
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 12d
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 12d
More than 100 members of the Memorial University community have signed a letter to
@mark-carney.bsky.social
and other elected officials, calling for the Canadian gov to ensure the safety of students & others in the Freedom Flotilla who are delivering aid to Gaza. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
An Open Letter from the Memorial University Community Concerning University Students Aboard the Freedom Flotilla
To: The Prime Minister of Canada, The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada's Ambassador to Israel, The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Canadian Elected Officials We, the undersigned from the...
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 12d
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 12d
More than 100 members of the Memorial University community have signed a letter to
@mark-carney.bsky.social
and other elected officials, calling for the Canadian gov to ensure the safety of students & others in the Freedom Flotilla who are delivering aid to Gaza. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
An Open Letter from the Memorial University Community Concerning University Students Aboard the Freedom Flotilla
To: The Prime Minister of Canada, The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada's Ambassador to Israel, The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Canadian Elected Officials We, the undersigned from the...
docs.google.com
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 14d
Should the naval ships be attacked, i guess NATO would have to respond?
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 14d
@mark-carney.bsky.social Italy and Spain are sending naval vessels to protect and support the humanitarian flotillas to Gaza. PM Carney: you should too.
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 14d
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-do... @mark-carney.bsky.social
Palestine: Doctors Can’t Stop Genocide, World Leaders Can | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF condemns Israel’s siege and forced displacement in Gaza. Over one million civilians face starvation, bombardment and systematic destruction with global complicity.
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 14d
Boycotting and divesting works. Case in point? Disney sidelined Kimmel, people cancelled subscriptions, Kimmel reinstated.
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 15d
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Canadian who died in ICE custody reported health issues weeks earlier, agency says | CBC News
The Canadian who died while in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had several health concerns in the weeks leading up to his death, according to a report published on Wednesday.
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 15d
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Mediaite @mediaite.com · 19d
Oklahoma Republican Files Bill to Mandate Every Public University in State Erect a ‘Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza’
Oklahoma Republican Files Bill to Mandate Every Public University in State Erect a ‘Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza’
An Oklahoma state senator is pushing several pieces of legislation to memorialize slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The post Oklahoma Republican Files Bill to Mandate Every Public University in State Erect a ‘Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza’ first appeared on Mediaite.
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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 17d
If anyone ever wants to close a religion department at your university, just email them the Charlie Kirk memorial.
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Barry Stephenson @bstepmun.bsky.social · 15d
Latest in the State of the University series: Memorial’s Geography of Neglect: From Decay to Transformation theindependent.ca/commentary/c...
Memorial’s Geography of Neglect: From Decay to Transformation – The Independent
Decades of austerity have left Memorial’s buildings crumbling and its people sick, but beneath the mould and rats is a deeper story of land and labour — and a chance to transform the university from a...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 16d
✊📢 Tens of thousands joined #DrawTheLine actions on Sept 20, demanding PM @mark-carney.bsky.social act for people, peace & planet. Collective power was on full display across Canada.

📺 Watch the CTV coverage: youtu.be/a2YbV-Ss9fk?...

📷 See @350.org’s photo gallery: www.flickr.com/photos/350or...
Thousands rally in cities across Canada | CTV National News for Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025
YouTube video by CTV News
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