F. West
@fgwest.bsky.social
Organic/med chem professor, Allard Research Chair in Oncology at the University of Alberta. No longer Dean, still #FoSProud (he/him). Bsky Elder.
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"Texas A&M offered a bachelor of arts degree, a bachelor of science degree, an undergraduate minor and a graduate certificate in women’s and gender studies. The program has 25 students seeking a major and 31 seeking a minor."
www.texastribune.org/2026/01/30/t...
www.texastribune.org/2026/01/30/t...
Texas A&M eliminates women’s and gender studies program
University leaders also said six courses were canceled and 48 exceptions were granted under new rules on race and gender.
www.texastribune.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:49 PM
"Texas A&M offered a bachelor of arts degree, a bachelor of science degree, an undergraduate minor and a graduate certificate in women’s and gender studies. The program has 25 students seeking a major and 31 seeking a minor."
www.texastribune.org/2026/01/30/t...
www.texastribune.org/2026/01/30/t...
Gotta agree with Premier Eby on this issue. If Alberta Prosperity Project is colluding with the Trump administration, they are straight up traitors and should be treated as such.
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Eby says Alberta separatists seeking U.S. help are treasonous
B.C. Premier David Eby said Alberta separatists who have sought help from Washington for independence are immensely disloyal. Read more.
financialpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Gotta agree with Premier Eby on this issue. If Alberta Prosperity Project is colluding with the Trump administration, they are straight up traitors and should be treated as such.
financialpost.com/news/canada-...
financialpost.com/news/canada-...
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Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
ICE’s excuse for wearing masks has never actually manifested
There have been incidents of harassment and threats. But there are no apparent incidents in which identified ICE officers have been assaulted off-duty.
www.pbump.net
January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
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I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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notice how after ilhan omar was attacked by a maga true believer parroting donald trump, the mainstream media didnt kick off a multi-day orgy about how trump and other republicans need to change their tone and "lower the temperature"?
that discourse only goes one way for the msm.
that discourse only goes one way for the msm.
January 29, 2026 at 2:55 PM
notice how after ilhan omar was attacked by a maga true believer parroting donald trump, the mainstream media didnt kick off a multi-day orgy about how trump and other republicans need to change their tone and "lower the temperature"?
that discourse only goes one way for the msm.
that discourse only goes one way for the msm.
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In theater. So they think they’re at war.
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:06 PM
In theater. So they think they’re at war.
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Shit bird of the week.
Introducing the latest no-name MAGA suit attempting to push Canada around.
These threats have become a dime a dozen. It's time for Canada to move on.
Introducing the latest no-name MAGA suit attempting to push Canada around.
These threats have become a dime a dozen. It's time for Canada to move on.
January 29, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Shit bird of the week.
Introducing the latest no-name MAGA suit attempting to push Canada around.
These threats have become a dime a dozen. It's time for Canada to move on.
Introducing the latest no-name MAGA suit attempting to push Canada around.
These threats have become a dime a dozen. It's time for Canada to move on.
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the Democrats should announce that they will not renew any contracts with XAI, Palantir, Tesla, or SpaceX and bankrupt the fucking tech right. announce that you have the votes to ban crypto too.
New: Tesla 4th quarter profit plunges 61% year-over-year; annual profit down 46%
the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
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the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
wapo.st/3LYTef1
Tesla bet big on Elon Musk. His politics continue to haunt it.
Tesla struggles to regain its footing in the electric vehicle market, hindered by Elon Musk’s political activity, impacting its stock price and performance.
wapo.st
January 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM
the Democrats should announce that they will not renew any contracts with XAI, Palantir, Tesla, or SpaceX and bankrupt the fucking tech right. announce that you have the votes to ban crypto too.
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"Life During Wartime" (1979) - Talking Heads - Live performance "Stop Making Sense" (1984) 🎶🎧 #coffeebreak
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn62...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn62...
𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 - 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 - 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒 - 𝟒𝐊 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 #talkingheads #stopmakingsense
YouTube video by Austech
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:21 PM
"Life During Wartime" (1979) - Talking Heads - Live performance "Stop Making Sense" (1984) 🎶🎧 #coffeebreak
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn62...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn62...
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Every single time a Trumpist says “the rhetoric of the left is putting people in danger,” wave your middle finger in their face, because they are lying shitbirds without any principles.
January 28, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Every single time a Trumpist says “the rhetoric of the left is putting people in danger,” wave your middle finger in their face, because they are lying shitbirds without any principles.
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In response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a note to his staff praising Trump for “his openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all”
January 28, 2026 at 4:36 AM
In response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a note to his staff praising Trump for “his openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all”
Is it unethical to accept a LinkedIn invite from an undergraduate student you are currently teaching?
January 28, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Is it unethical to accept a LinkedIn invite from an undergraduate student you are currently teaching?
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One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
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SCOOP
Meta has started blocking links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Meta has started blocking links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Meta Is Blocking Users From Sharing Website Listing ICE Agents
Users of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:25 PM
SCOOP
Meta has started blocking links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Meta has started blocking links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
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White nationalist Nick Fuentes says that Alex Pretti was a "race traitor' and his killing by Border Patrol agents means there is "one less asshole in the world." www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
January 27, 2026 at 6:37 PM
White nationalist Nick Fuentes says that Alex Pretti was a "race traitor' and his killing by Border Patrol agents means there is "one less asshole in the world." www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
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I am heartbroken over the death of Kirsty Duncan. She loved this country and served in Parliament with a total dedication and passion for the people of Canada.
Deepest condolences to her family and colleagues.
The Angels will welcome her.
Deepest condolences to her family and colleagues.
The Angels will welcome her.
January 26, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I am heartbroken over the death of Kirsty Duncan. She loved this country and served in Parliament with a total dedication and passion for the people of Canada.
Deepest condolences to her family and colleagues.
The Angels will welcome her.
Deepest condolences to her family and colleagues.
The Angels will welcome her.
Never forget what evils SCOTUS birthed with their depraved "rulings." Impeach and/or pack.
The testing ground for Bovino’s Operation At Large was Los Angeles. A California judge initially prohibited ICE/CBP’s most flagrant constitutional violations. SCOTUS overruled her 6–3, handing Bovino a blank check to inflict unspeakable brutality on Chicago and Minneapolis. The 6 bear so much blame.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
January 27, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Never forget what evils SCOTUS birthed with their depraved "rulings." Impeach and/or pack.
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The same Museum has been stacked with vassals of the most publicly pro-Nazi administration in the history of the U.S.
January 26, 2026 at 10:07 PM
The same Museum has been stacked with vassals of the most publicly pro-Nazi administration in the history of the U.S.
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Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
They are wounded and flailing. Press the advantage.
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
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We see where Apple stands.
January 26, 2026 at 4:16 PM
We see where Apple stands.
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'Agreements between the EU and India are a way to show the world there are alternatives to the US'
'Agreements between the EU and India are a way to show the world there are alternatives to the US'
The European Commission president is expected to sign a free trade agreement with India that has been negotiated for years, writes political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot, a specialist on India.
The European Commission president is expected to sign a free trade agreement with India that has been negotiated for years, writes political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot, a specialist on India.
'Agreements between the EU and India are a way to show the world there are alternatives to the US'
The European Commission president is expected to sign a free trade agreement with India that has been negotiated for years, writes political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot, a specialist on India.
(https://archive.ph/RNdVG)
www.lemonde.fr
January 26, 2026 at 5:49 PM
'Agreements between the EU and India are a way to show the world there are alternatives to the US'
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Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.