Brett Fairbairn
@bmaverick.bsky.social
University academic, administrator, and advocate for higher education in Kamloops BC, Canada
Historian. Specialist in the study of co-operatives
Happily partnered for 41+ years, 3 amazing children
Cats. Photography. Mountains. Science fiction. Go Habs!
Historian. Specialist in the study of co-operatives
Happily partnered for 41+ years, 3 amazing children
Cats. Photography. Mountains. Science fiction. Go Habs!
A favourite memory for #Caturday #CatsofBluesky
December 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
A favourite memory for #Caturday #CatsofBluesky
Consolidation and streamlining are on the BC government's mind as it commissions, today, an expert review of the postsecondary education system.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Province reviews public post-secondary system to ensure long-term sustainability
The Province is launching an independent review to strengthen the public post-secondary education system and ensure it is sustainable and well-positioned to support people in British Columbia and B.C.’s economic growth.
news.gov.bc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Consolidation and streamlining are on the BC government's mind as it commissions, today, an expert review of the postsecondary education system.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Recently I was delighted to find this statue in Ōsaka. It’s sort of a #caturday pic!
- “Ship’s Cat (Muse)” by Kenji Yanobe, at Nakanoshima Museum of Art
- “Ship’s Cat (Muse)” by Kenji Yanobe, at Nakanoshima Museum of Art
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Recently I was delighted to find this statue in Ōsaka. It’s sort of a #caturday pic!
- “Ship’s Cat (Muse)” by Kenji Yanobe, at Nakanoshima Museum of Art
- “Ship’s Cat (Muse)” by Kenji Yanobe, at Nakanoshima Museum of Art
October 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Reposted by Brett Fairbairn
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
October 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Reposted by Brett Fairbairn
Reposted by Brett Fairbairn
The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co
September 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
Democracies are worth defending. There are only 25 democratic states in the world.
ourworldindata.org/grapher/demo...
ourworldindata.org/grapher/demo...
Democracy index
Data by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Expert estimates of the extent to which citizens can choose their political leaders in free and fair elections, enjoy civil liberties, prefer democracy over ot...
ourworldindata.org
September 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Democracies are worth defending. There are only 25 democratic states in the world.
ourworldindata.org/grapher/demo...
ourworldindata.org/grapher/demo...
September 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I just love governments — of any stripe — that DO stuff instead of talking, tweeting, and posturing about it.
www.thestar.com/business/on-...
www.thestar.com/business/on-...
www.thestar.com
September 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I just love governments — of any stripe — that DO stuff instead of talking, tweeting, and posturing about it.
www.thestar.com/business/on-...
www.thestar.com/business/on-...
August 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Andrew Coyne tells it like it is. The only thing needed for the USA to become a dictatorship is the acquiescence of a few more people.
The Globe and Mail
ANDREW COYNE
Published August 29 2025
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
The Globe and Mail
ANDREW COYNE
Published August 29 2025
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Donald Trump is on the brink of becoming a dictator. Can he be stopped?
As the guardrails of American democracy fall one by one, it is no longer a question of where the President is going, but how fast he will get there
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Andrew Coyne tells it like it is. The only thing needed for the USA to become a dictatorship is the acquiescence of a few more people.
The Globe and Mail
ANDREW COYNE
Published August 29 2025
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
The Globe and Mail
ANDREW COYNE
Published August 29 2025
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
As reported by Global News: for the first time, mRNA COVID-19 vaccine doses for Canadians will be manufactured in Canada. Great to see Canada building our own capacity for science-based public health. The True North strong and free!
globalnews.ca/news/1134908...
globalnews.ca/news/1134908...
Moderna’s latest COVID-19 vaccine is both approved and ‘made in Canada’ - National | Globalnews.ca
An update to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine that targets the newest variants and is made entirely within Canada's borders was just approved by Health Canada.
globalnews.ca
August 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
As reported by Global News: for the first time, mRNA COVID-19 vaccine doses for Canadians will be manufactured in Canada. Great to see Canada building our own capacity for science-based public health. The True North strong and free!
globalnews.ca/news/1134908...
globalnews.ca/news/1134908...
Reposted by Brett Fairbairn
Canadians are positive people.
We’ve always been good neighbours, but we know how to stand up against threats to our sovereignty, our economy and our jobs.
We’ve always been good neighbours, but we know how to stand up against threats to our sovereignty, our economy and our jobs.
July 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Canadians are positive people.
We’ve always been good neighbours, but we know how to stand up against threats to our sovereignty, our economy and our jobs.
We’ve always been good neighbours, but we know how to stand up against threats to our sovereignty, our economy and our jobs.
don’t go away, her eyes said. We stayed, and less than 3 weeks later she was gone. She looks like a kitten here, but she was 17. She loved the heated floors, hanging cat beds, and her human-cat family til the end. Tisha.
July 20, 2025 at 3:12 AM
don’t go away, her eyes said. We stayed, and less than 3 weeks later she was gone. She looks like a kitten here, but she was 17. She loved the heated floors, hanging cat beds, and her human-cat family til the end. Tisha.
Over the years all the kittens loved our senior cat, Fluffy. He was like a grandad. Who got slept on and kneaded a lot.
#catsofbluesky #caturday
#catsofbluesky #caturday
July 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Over the years all the kittens loved our senior cat, Fluffy. He was like a grandad. Who got slept on and kneaded a lot.
#catsofbluesky #caturday
#catsofbluesky #caturday
Today was my last day of work as a university president! Looking forward to time for research, family, friends, hiking, photography… and someday more cats. One of my favourite farewell gifts: sticky notes. Apparently people noticed my habit of writing my speaking notes for a speech on a sticky note.
June 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Today was my last day of work as a university president! Looking forward to time for research, family, friends, hiking, photography… and someday more cats. One of my favourite farewell gifts: sticky notes. Apparently people noticed my habit of writing my speaking notes for a speech on a sticky note.
June 27, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Saturday, when you can’t make the bed.
June 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Saturday, when you can’t make the bed.
Reposted by Brett Fairbairn
🚨 Rebel News lost its court battle for official journalism status.
The judge found only 10 of 423 posts met the standard for real news.
The CRA ruled most were opinion, rewrites, or activist fundraising—not journalism.
The ruling makes one thing clear: propaganda isn’t journalism. That's a win!
The judge found only 10 of 423 posts met the standard for real news.
The CRA ruled most were opinion, rewrites, or activist fundraising—not journalism.
The ruling makes one thing clear: propaganda isn’t journalism. That's a win!
June 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
🚨 Rebel News lost its court battle for official journalism status.
The judge found only 10 of 423 posts met the standard for real news.
The CRA ruled most were opinion, rewrites, or activist fundraising—not journalism.
The ruling makes one thing clear: propaganda isn’t journalism. That's a win!
The judge found only 10 of 423 posts met the standard for real news.
The CRA ruled most were opinion, rewrites, or activist fundraising—not journalism.
The ruling makes one thing clear: propaganda isn’t journalism. That's a win!
May 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
My heart goes out to people in Manitoba. This is tragic. Lac du Bonnet is a beautiful area.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
As many as 1,000 evacuated over wildfire near Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba
Two bodies — believed to be those of a man and a woman — were recovered from a wildfire-hit area northeast of Lac du Bonnet on Wednesday after people became trapped by flames a day earlier. RCMP Supt.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
May 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
My heart goes out to people in Manitoba. This is tragic. Lac du Bonnet is a beautiful area.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Premier Smith keeps reinserting Western separatism into the headlines by stating she’s not for it. At the same time she’s lowering the threshold to put it to a vote.
That’s, um, “disingenuous,” would be one word for it.
That’s, um, “disingenuous,” would be one word for it.
Calgary, Edmonton mayors call potential separatism referendum 'dangerous'
Alberta's two big-city mayors say a separation referendum would be "devastating" to their local economies and is a needless distraction.
www.kamloopsbcnow.com
May 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Premier Smith keeps reinserting Western separatism into the headlines by stating she’s not for it. At the same time she’s lowering the threshold to put it to a vote.
That’s, um, “disingenuous,” would be one word for it.
That’s, um, “disingenuous,” would be one word for it.
She was a great cat.
May 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
She was a great cat.