Marc Spooner
@drmarcspooner.bsky.social
Professor, Fac of Ed, University of Regina. Social/ political commentator. Say no to irresponsible austerity! opinions are yours
Reposted by Marc Spooner
Opinion: Governments that silence teachers hurt students
What these premiers don’t understand or are unwilling to acknowledge is that teacher strikes are rarely about pay alone. They are acts of advocacy for the conditions that make real learning possible.
thestarphoenix.com/opinion/opin...
What these premiers don’t understand or are unwilling to acknowledge is that teacher strikes are rarely about pay alone. They are acts of advocacy for the conditions that make real learning possible.
thestarphoenix.com/opinion/opin...
Opinion: Governments that silence teachers hurt students
What these premiers don’t understand or are unwilling to acknowledge is that teacher strikes are rarely about pay alone.
thestarphoenix.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Opinion: Governments that silence teachers hurt students
What these premiers don’t understand or are unwilling to acknowledge is that teacher strikes are rarely about pay alone. They are acts of advocacy for the conditions that make real learning possible.
thestarphoenix.com/opinion/opin...
What these premiers don’t understand or are unwilling to acknowledge is that teacher strikes are rarely about pay alone. They are acts of advocacy for the conditions that make real learning possible.
thestarphoenix.com/opinion/opin...
Reposted by Marc Spooner
Great piece Marc!
"Invoking the notwithstanding clause to short-circuit collective bargaining makes a mockery of the democratic process. It tells educators, parents, and students alike that your voices don’t count."
"Invoking the notwithstanding clause to short-circuit collective bargaining makes a mockery of the democratic process. It tells educators, parents, and students alike that your voices don’t count."
Opinion: Governments that silence teachers hurt students
What these premiers don’t understand or are unwilling to acknowledge is that teacher strikes are rarely about pay alone. They are acts of advocacy for the conditions that make real learning possible.
thestarphoenix.com/opinion/opin...
What these premiers don’t understand or are unwilling to acknowledge is that teacher strikes are rarely about pay alone. They are acts of advocacy for the conditions that make real learning possible.
thestarphoenix.com/opinion/opin...
Opinion: Governments that silence teachers hurt students
What these premiers don’t understand or are unwilling to acknowledge is that teacher strikes are rarely about pay alone.
thestarphoenix.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Great piece Marc!
"Invoking the notwithstanding clause to short-circuit collective bargaining makes a mockery of the democratic process. It tells educators, parents, and students alike that your voices don’t count."
"Invoking the notwithstanding clause to short-circuit collective bargaining makes a mockery of the democratic process. It tells educators, parents, and students alike that your voices don’t count."
Opinion: Governments that silence teachers hurt students
What these premiers don’t understand or are unwilling to acknowledge is that teacher strikes are rarely about pay alone. They are acts of advocacy for the conditions that make real learning possible.
thestarphoenix.com/opinion/opin...
What these premiers don’t understand or are unwilling to acknowledge is that teacher strikes are rarely about pay alone. They are acts of advocacy for the conditions that make real learning possible.
thestarphoenix.com/opinion/opin...
Opinion: Governments that silence teachers hurt students
What these premiers don’t understand or are unwilling to acknowledge is that teacher strikes are rarely about pay alone.
thestarphoenix.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Opinion: Governments that silence teachers hurt students
What these premiers don’t understand or are unwilling to acknowledge is that teacher strikes are rarely about pay alone. They are acts of advocacy for the conditions that make real learning possible.
thestarphoenix.com/opinion/opin...
What these premiers don’t understand or are unwilling to acknowledge is that teacher strikes are rarely about pay alone. They are acts of advocacy for the conditions that make real learning possible.
thestarphoenix.com/opinion/opin...
Reposted by Marc Spooner
Danielle Smith is surprised that Albertans are using recall legislation for its intended purpose.
That's how the law works, Premier.
And no cabinet minister should implement laws while believing they are above them.
youtube.com/shorts/YEQGF...
That's how the law works, Premier.
And no cabinet minister should implement laws while believing they are above them.
youtube.com/shorts/YEQGF...
UCP: "Recall legislation for thee, not for me"
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Danielle Smith is surprised that Albertans are using recall legislation for its intended purpose.
That's how the law works, Premier.
And no cabinet minister should implement laws while believing they are above them.
youtube.com/shorts/YEQGF...
That's how the law works, Premier.
And no cabinet minister should implement laws while believing they are above them.
youtube.com/shorts/YEQGF...
No room for debate
Postmedia quietly whittles away local viewpoints from the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post. Photo by P.W. Elliott
j-source.ca/no-room-for-...
Postmedia quietly whittles away local viewpoints from the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post. Photo by P.W. Elliott
j-source.ca/no-room-for-...
No room for debate - J-Source
Postmedia quietly whittles away local viewpoints from the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post. Photo by P.W. Elliott
j-source.ca
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
No room for debate
Postmedia quietly whittles away local viewpoints from the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post. Photo by P.W. Elliott
j-source.ca/no-room-for-...
Postmedia quietly whittles away local viewpoints from the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post. Photo by P.W. Elliott
j-source.ca/no-room-for-...
So pleased to see the Supreme Court will proceed with the case to determine whether the Government of Saskatchewan has violated our rights and freedoms with Bill 137, the so-called pronoun case. 1/3
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
So pleased to see the Supreme Court will proceed with the case to determine whether the Government of Saskatchewan has violated our rights and freedoms with Bill 137, the so-called pronoun case. 1/3
Reposted by Marc Spooner
Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
Not a fan of floor crossers, but can’t help picturing Danielle Smith watching her base complain on socials
a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and overalls is standing in front of a body of water .
ALT: a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and overalls is standing in front of a body of water .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Not a fan of floor crossers, but can’t help picturing Danielle Smith watching her base complain on socials
Hey look the unoriginal zombie catchphrases of some of my biggest and most rabid rightwing commentators:
Globe & Mail-
Globe & Mail-
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Hey look the unoriginal zombie catchphrases of some of my biggest and most rabid rightwing commentators:
Globe & Mail-
Globe & Mail-
Some hope in dark times
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Some hope in dark times
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Reposted by Marc Spooner
Nothing is inevitable. Effort is everything. Ignore the polls and run through the tape.
Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Nothing is inevitable. Effort is everything. Ignore the polls and run through the tape.
Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
Reposted by Marc Spooner
Karoline Leavitt officially announced the "Launch of a large-scale investigation to find the people behind 'No Kings.'"
I've saved her some time.
I've saved her some time.
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Karoline Leavitt officially announced the "Launch of a large-scale investigation to find the people behind 'No Kings.'"
I've saved her some time.
I've saved her some time.
Reposted by Marc Spooner
Reposted by Marc Spooner
"Mate, I can't do anything but tell it to you straight. This Canada thing is literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The Canadians ran an advertisement showing Ronald Reagan being against tariffs. Guess what? Ronald Reagan was against tariffs."
October 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"Mate, I can't do anything but tell it to you straight. This Canada thing is literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The Canadians ran an advertisement showing Ronald Reagan being against tariffs. Guess what? Ronald Reagan was against tariffs."
The process of creeping authoritarianism moves incrementally in stages, and there is no fixed sequence that all such instances must traverse.
diamond-democracy.stanford.edu/speaking/spe...
diamond-democracy.stanford.edu/speaking/spe...
October 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
The process of creeping authoritarianism moves incrementally in stages, and there is no fixed sequence that all such instances must traverse.
diamond-democracy.stanford.edu/speaking/spe...
diamond-democracy.stanford.edu/speaking/spe...
Let's face it, if it wasn't the Progressive Conservative's ad from Ontario, it might have been the Blue Jays winning a game or gosh forbid the whole series! There's no making sense of madness. Full Stop.
youtu.be/hN_CVvzExpM?...
youtu.be/hN_CVvzExpM?...
Ontario launches $75 million ad campaign using the words of Ronald Reagan to argue against tariffs.
YouTube video by Toronto Sun
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Let's face it, if it wasn't the Progressive Conservative's ad from Ontario, it might have been the Blue Jays winning a game or gosh forbid the whole series! There's no making sense of madness. Full Stop.
youtu.be/hN_CVvzExpM?...
youtu.be/hN_CVvzExpM?...
The ad that rattled Him
youtu.be/hN_CVvzExpM?...
youtu.be/hN_CVvzExpM?...
Ontario launches $75 million ad campaign using the words of Ronald Reagan to argue against tariffs.
YouTube video by Toronto Sun
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The ad that rattled Him
youtu.be/hN_CVvzExpM?...
youtu.be/hN_CVvzExpM?...
NO NEGOTIATING WITH A MAD KING
a man wearing a crown and a white jacket
ALT: a man wearing a crown and a white jacket
media.tenor.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:17 AM
NO NEGOTIATING WITH A MAD KING
Reposted by Marc Spooner
Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
October 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
Words of wisdom from Bill Ayers @bill-ayers.bsky.social
"Socialism without freedom is coercion and oppression;
But, freedom without socialism/community is predation and exploitation. "
"Socialism without freedom is coercion and oppression;
But, freedom without socialism/community is predation and exploitation. "
October 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Words of wisdom from Bill Ayers @bill-ayers.bsky.social
"Socialism without freedom is coercion and oppression;
But, freedom without socialism/community is predation and exploitation. "
"Socialism without freedom is coercion and oppression;
But, freedom without socialism/community is predation and exploitation. "
Reposted by Marc Spooner
Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now."
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now."
Reposted by Marc Spooner
Right now it seems like we’re witnessing a 100 alarm fire but the attitude from media and leaders is it’s at best a slightly damp matchstick
October 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Right now it seems like we’re witnessing a 100 alarm fire but the attitude from media and leaders is it’s at best a slightly damp matchstick
truth is no one ever has!-- this canard lives solely in the aggrieved imaginary of some folks looking for a useful foe in an attempt to spread hate--
I love seeing the dances and music that together make up the breadth of our human condition & responses to it
x.com/ryangerritse...
I love seeing the dances and music that together make up the breadth of our human condition & responses to it
x.com/ryangerritse...
October 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
truth is no one ever has!-- this canard lives solely in the aggrieved imaginary of some folks looking for a useful foe in an attempt to spread hate--
I love seeing the dances and music that together make up the breadth of our human condition & responses to it
x.com/ryangerritse...
I love seeing the dances and music that together make up the breadth of our human condition & responses to it
x.com/ryangerritse...
Wow!
“Federal officers attempting to arrest an undocumented immigrant in downtown Los Angeles fired shots that injured the immigrant and a U.S. marshal Tuesday morning, authorities said.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
“Federal officers attempting to arrest an undocumented immigrant in downtown Los Angeles fired shots that injured the immigrant and a U.S. marshal Tuesday morning, authorities said.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
U.S. marshal and undocumented immigrant shot during ICE stop in Los Angeles, officials say
Federal officers said they opened fire after an undocumented immigrant “weaponized" his vehicle and began ramming a law enforcement vehicle.
www.nbcnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Wow!
“Federal officers attempting to arrest an undocumented immigrant in downtown Los Angeles fired shots that injured the immigrant and a U.S. marshal Tuesday morning, authorities said.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
“Federal officers attempting to arrest an undocumented immigrant in downtown Los Angeles fired shots that injured the immigrant and a U.S. marshal Tuesday morning, authorities said.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Great work on the No Kings marches my American friends! Also ICE is a complete evil embarrassment keep resisting
a cartoon of snoopy dancing with the words yay in red
ALT: a cartoon of snoopy dancing with the words yay in red
media.tenor.com
October 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Great work on the No Kings marches my American friends! Also ICE is a complete evil embarrassment keep resisting