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Charles Smith
@profsmithsask.bsky.social
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Teaching labour politics in Treaty 6 territory, the Paris of the Prairies. Co-Editor of Labour/Le Travail and President of CAWLS. Terrible guitarist. Even worse Pianist. Proud father of twins. Blue Jays nut. Fair weather runner. Opinions are my own. .. more

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 22h
Frack.
rosterresource.fangraphs.com Jason R.R. Martinez (FanGraphs/RosterResource) @rosterresource.fangraphs.com · 22h
𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿

•SP Shane Bieber (forearm fatigue in post-season) will begin season on IL.
•OF Anthony Santander (shoulder surgery) out 5-6 months.

Roster: fangraphs.com/roster-resou...

#BlueJays

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Jason R.R. Martinez (FanGraphs/RosterResource) @rosterresource.fangraphs.com · 22h
𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿

•SP Shane Bieber (forearm fatigue in post-season) will begin season on IL.
•OF Anthony Santander (shoulder surgery) out 5-6 months.

Roster: fangraphs.com/roster-resou...

#BlueJays

Reposted by Charles W. Smith

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d
“The Alberta government says it is pausing a policy change that cut access to provincial health coverage for some temporary foreign workers earlier this year.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta reconsiders cutting health coverage for some temporary foreign workers after concerns raised | CBC News
Alberta is reviewing a health coverage change that left some temporary foreign workers without provincial care earlier this year. Meanwhile, the government confirms Type 58 visa holders can apply once...
www.cbc.ca

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 1d
This is a fascinating break down about growth and CO2 emission.
Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out?
Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?
www.theguardian.com

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 1d
Imagine this being your legacy. Total destruction of the natural environment at the service of gangster capitalism.
Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation
www.nytimes.com

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 1d
underrated rockers. forever a good vibe. rest in peace, love & harmony pitchfork.com/news/greg-br...
Greg Brown, Cake Co-Founder and Guitarist, Dies at 56
The sole writer of “The Distance,” Brown also performed in Deathray and collaborated with Rivers Cuomo
pitchfork.com

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 1d
Hahahaha. I mean how can anyone take this seriously? The way Canada just lives rent free in this authoritarian brain is wild.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
As everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content. President Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just “take advantage of America!” What does the United States of America get — Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won't even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China — which will eat Canada alive. We’ll just get the leftovers! I don't think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve. We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
As everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content. President Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just “take advantage of America!” What does the United States of America get — Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won't even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China — which will eat Canada alive. We’ll just get the leftovers! I don't think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve. We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 2d
NOFX updates their classic punk track Huntington Beach Nazis with a more modern theme. Timely.
NOFX – Minnesota Nazis (New Single)
YouTube video by George Tekos ★
www.youtube.com

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 2d
Just watched Bad Bunny's halftime show. It is amazing how the absolute celebration and love of Latino culture is clearly an act of resistance. It shouldn't be. It should be celebrated for the wonderfulness that it is, but in this moment? It was powerful and a whole bunch of fun.

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 2d
"I have no patience for separatist blackmail," Dion said"
Man behind the Clarity Act has choice words for Alberta separatists and Danielle Smith | CBC News
Former federal Liberal leader and cabinet minister Stéphane Dion is lambasting the brewing separatist movement in Alberta and demanding Premier Danielle Smith clarify her position and lay out the next...
www.cbc.ca

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 2d
“The dominance of GDP is not an accident, it occurs because GDP measures what is valuable to capital. It is the structure of capitalism that ultimately must be overcome.”
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
www.theguardian.com

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 2d
Bummer about the Canadian mix-curler results. But what a fun sport to watch.

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 3d
Listen we want your labour (as cheaply as we can because good luck accessing unions as you’re tied to your employer to work here) oh and if you get hurt the gov of AB doesn’t really care.

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 3d
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta cuts access to health care for some temporary workers, raising concerns in the Bow Valley | CBC News
Alberta has stopped offering provincial health coverage to some people on working holiday and young professional visas, a change that came into effect earlier this year without a public announcement. ...
www.cbc.ca

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 4d
Mixed doubles curling has to be the neatest sport in the Olymics. All strategy, virtually no take outs, and everyone being nice to each other. Love it.

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Rev Barb @revbarb.bsky.social · 4d
thestarphoenix.com/news/saskatc...
Poll shows Saskatchewan most difficult province to access family doctor
Saskatchewan residents surveyed by Angus Reid say they're also not confident about being able to access care in an emergency.
thestarphoenix.com

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 4d
Honestly I just assumed it was part of the ceremony that everyone was in on but him.
JD Vance Booed at Olympic Opening Ceremony in Milan
www.nytimes.com

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 4d
Woah. Those Canadian Olympic outfits are well. Not good.

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 5d
I think that is right, although I also firmly believe that this is something governments on the right are happy to let happen. The fact that this isn't treated as an emergency says a lot--and perhaps that a pox on all governments. But either way, the public system is on serious crutches right now.

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 5d
This is a serious problem for public healthcare in Canada. If every government isn't treating this like the emergency it is, the public system doesn't stand a chance.
Health Care Access: Half of Canadians either don’t have a family doctor or struggle to see the one they have - Angus Reid Institute
One-in-eight say they’ve been looking for more than a year or have given up on finding a family doctor Feb. 5, 2026 – Once a source of pride for Canadians, Canada’s health-care system has been on a 10...
angusreid.org

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 6d
“Threatening to withhold this funding is
not only unconstitutional, but also undermines the administrative autonomy of the courts”

The Canadian Bar Association has written to Danielle Smith about her threats.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 6d
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.

Democracy dies in oligarchy.

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 6d
If you can't stand up for a fellow journalist when she's being ridiculously bullied and demeaned for asking a basic question of a public leader, you sure as hell aren't going stand up for anything as abstract as a national principle or ethos.

American journalism is dying. And with it, our republic.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 6d
It was @asharangappa.bsky.social who first put this idea in my head, but really starting to feel like they're gonna try to get Maduro to cop to some insane 2020 election conspiracy in exchange for leniency

www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Exclusive: US spy chief's office investigated voting machines in Puerto Rico
A team working for President Donald Trump's spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines, said Gabbard's office and three sources familiar with the pre...
www.reuters.com

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 7d
The sycophants and the utter lack of self-reflection (or honesty) about what that government and movement represented is utterly absurd. You would think that a newspaper with any self-respect would at least off counter-arguments to such manufactured history.

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National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 7d
Stephen Harper and I united the right and saved Canada, Peter MacKay writes ca.news.yahoo.com/peter-mackay...

Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Peter MacKay: Stephen Harper and I united the right and saved Canada
A reflection on Stephen Harper's legacy, on the 20th anniversary of the Conservatives' 2006 election victory
ca.news.yahoo.com

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 7d
Open graft.

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 7d
"if not treason, then treachery."
Opinion: Separatism isn’t treason. Helping Trump take over Canada? That’s another matter
In this context, the United States must be considered a hostile power
www.theglobeandmail.com

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 7d
Oh, look—the Bank of Canada points to import costs, largely to do with our depreciated dollar, as one of the biggest drivers of food price inflation in the last year.
But don't worry—Poilievre will dismiss this when presented with these facts, and insist it's still imaginary taxes.
Import costs driving Canada food inflation, BOC research says
Bank of Canada research suggests the acceleration in food inflation last year was almost entirely due to rising import costs. Read here now
financialpost.com