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E. Wayne Ross
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Professor. Social Studies Educator. Journal Editor. American Canadian. Antifascist.
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Education 59%
Political science 21%

San Francisco Teachers Walk Out for the First Time Since 1979
The strike closed public schools for more than 50,000 students in the city and had no end date. Health care costs are a key issue in negotiations.

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San Francisco Teachers Walk Out for the First Time Since 1979
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This is where the conservation about Canada-USA relations is.
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Could This Concept Help Canada Fight Off a US Attack? | The Tyee
‘Total national defence’ enlists decentralized forces. But it carries risks.
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BTW, Sifton admits his name comes up in the files ...

I admit I have made Sifton recipes from NYT Cooking, but never again.
NYT's Sam Sifton downplaying depravity of Epstein and friends:

"The Epstein files are a lot ... They present such a sprawling, sordid, sometimes inchoate scandal that it can be difficult to understand exactly what they tell us, except that the guy had a lot of powerful friends."

NYT's Sam Sifton downplaying depravity of Epstein and friends:

"The Epstein files are a lot ... They present such a sprawling, sordid, sometimes inchoate scandal that it can be difficult to understand exactly what they tell us, except that the guy had a lot of powerful friends."

Right wingers once panicked about a supposed federal plot to invade their communities and quash dissent. Now they’re cheering it.

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Welcome to the Jade Helm Presidency
Conservatives once panicked about a supposed federal plot to invade their communities and quash dissent. Now they’re cheering it.
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Cato Institute: The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.

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Immigrants’ Recent Effects on Government Budgets: 1994–2023
Our analysis in this paper shows that immigrants generated a fiscal surplus of about $14.5 trillion from 1994 to 2023, that the average immigrant is much less costly than the average US-born American,...
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As BC’s Universities Struggle, Students Are Ready to Fight

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As BC’s Universities Struggle, Students Are Ready to Fight | The Tyee
A deep drop in international students has led to a funding crisis. Cuts can’t be the answer.
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Texas A&M announces transition from university to MAGA Patriarchal White Supremacy Bible College.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender
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Jim Pattison Developments will not sell Virginia warehouse for use by ICE

The company said when it agreed to sell the building to the U.S. government it didn't know it could be used as an ICE detention centre. Read more.

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Jim Pattison Developments will not sell Virginia warehouse for use by ICE
The company said when it agreed to sell the building, it didn't know it could be used as an ICE detention centre.
vancouversun.com

Educator Workshop (PD): Palestine in the Classroom

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Educator Workshop (PD): Palestine in the Classroom – E Wayne Ross
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Billy Bragg Releases New Song "City of Heroes" Supporting Minneapolis Protesters

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Billy Bragg Releases New Song "City of Heroes" Supporting Minneapolis Protesters
Billy Bragg has shared a new song, "City of Heroes," written, recorded, and released within 24 hours as a tribute to those protesting ICE in Minneapolis.
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Save-On-Foods Union Is Concerned about Pattison’s Warehouse Sale to ICE #boycottJimmyP

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Save-On-Foods Union Is Concerned about Pattison’s Warehouse Sale to ICE | The Tyee
But UFCW Local 1518 says calls for a boycott of the grocery store could hurt workers.
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Nenshi Challenges UCP MLAs to Sign a Pro-Canada Pledge
Danielle Smith has been flirting with separatists, Nenshi says. Will her party back Canada?
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Nenshi Challenges UCP MLAs to Sign a Pro-Canada Pledge | The Tyee
Danielle Smith has been flirting with separatists, Nenshi says. Will her party back Canada?
thetyee.ca

County in Virginia opposes sale, conversion of Jim Pattison-owned warehouse to ICE facility

Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, set to purchase facility

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Virginia county opposes sale, conversion of Pattison-owned warehouse to ICE facility | CBC News
A gigantic warehouse across the street from an outdoor equipment store has become a flashpoint in Virginia as the U.S. grapples with the Trump administration's immigration crackdown — and a British Co...
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I am so excited to not watch Melania's movie that I'm not watching it right now and will be not watching it all weekend!

UBC Faculty for Palestine online panel discussion on Anti-Palestinian Racism and community-building event. Feb 5. See link for details.

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Bruce Springsteen Rallies Against Trump and ICE in New Protest Song “Streets of Minneapolis”
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Bruce Springsteen Rallies Against Trump and ICE in New Protest Song “Streets of Minneapolis”
“Trump’s federal thugs beat up on his face and his chest/Then we heard the gunshots, and Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead”
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US government response to school shooting: "thoughts and prayers"

US government response ICE murder of civilian: "you can't have a gun"

The term “scholasticide” emerged in the context of Israel’s long history of targeting Palestinian institutions of higher learning, culminating in Israeli forces destroying 95% of campuses and university buildings in Gaza from 2023 to 2025.

Minneapolis Live Updates: Videos Contradict Federal Account of Killing

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Minneapolis Live Updates: Videos Appear to Contradict Federal Account of Killing
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All regime mouthpieces who have lied about the murder of VA nurse Alex Pretti must resign immediately. All DHS officials and agents involved must be prosecuted.
It’s posts like this that make Canada and other countries want to do deals with China and leave the United States all alone. This is the language of an abusive ex.

Investigations and a Billion-Dollar ‘Shakedown’: How Trump Targeted Higher Education

Donald J. Trump has unleashed the power of the presidency against American colleges

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
Investigations and a Billion-Dollar ‘Shakedown’: How Trump Targeted Higher Education
www.nytimes.com

Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza -- Reporters had been in car on way to new camp, says media group, as two 13-year-old boys killed in separate incidents

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Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza
Reporters had been in car on way to new camp, says media group, as two 13-year-old boys killed in separate incidents
www.theguardian.com

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained a five-year-old Minnesota preschooler coming home from school on Tuesday and took him and his father to a Texas detention center, according to school officials.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com

Faculty strike at Laurentian
Negotiations fail, picket lines rise at northern Ontario university.

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Faculty strike at Laurentian - University Affairs
Negotiations fail, picket lines rise at northern Ontario university.
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