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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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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1h
The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.

The result is demagoguery and corruption.

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 1h
Man enabling political stunts calls musician’s ethical decision a political stunt.

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Unofficial CTV News Mirror @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social · 1h
Kennedy Center criticizes musician who cancelled performance after Trump name added to building
Kennedy Center criticizes musician who cancelled performance
The president of the Kennedy Center on Friday fiercely criticized a musician’s sudden decision to cancel a Christmas Eve performance at the venue after the White House announced that U.S. President Donald Trump’s name would be added to the facility.
www.ctvnews.ca

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 5h
Fox News is VERY upset with politicians who make unrealistic promises

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 5h
As I'm reading about in class writing and ways to AI proof my assignments, I'm also reading about stupid AI glasses and seriously who wants this crap?

But holy cow, how do you AI proof assignments with AI glasses out there?

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 5h
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti

Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta

Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Stephen Miller • @St... • 13m Ø Watched the Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra Family Christmas with my kids. Imagine watching that and thinking America needed infinity migrants from the third world.

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 7h
This is pretty great.

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 1d
Amazing. Where's the bottle of good scotch and book on medicare?

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 1d
Having never done a crossword puzzle, I thought today's NY Times puzzle would be fun. What is this? Most of these aren't even words. I need a beginners version.

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 1d
A beautiful tribute.
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“I loved hanging out with Rob. We had a natural affinity for each other,” Martin Scorsese writes in his appraisal of his friend Rob Reiner.
Opinion | Martin Scorsese: Rob Reiner Had Me in the Palm of His Hand
“We had a natural affinity for each other,” Martin Scorsese writes of Rob Reiner.
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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 1d
“I loved hanging out with Rob. We had a natural affinity for each other,” Martin Scorsese writes in his appraisal of his friend Rob Reiner.
Opinion | Martin Scorsese: Rob Reiner Had Me in the Palm of His Hand
“We had a natural affinity for each other,” Martin Scorsese writes of Rob Reiner.
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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 1d
Ok. I really did think this was about the Coutts blockade and this makes way more sense now.

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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 2d
#EnergyTransition musings from #SantaClaus

#HappyHolidays #Christmas #Christmas2025
Santa & Mrs C on an ice flow looking at a polluting factory says "maybe I should've been giving all the naughty kids solar panels instead of coal"

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 2d
Equally absurd: now the UCP want the power to appoint federal judges in AB, which is something the Meech Lake Accord would have basically given, but was opposed, most famously by her good buddy Preston Manning. In fact, Manning basically rose to fame on this issue.

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 2d
What rulings are those Premier? The ones that interpret the individual rights clauses in the fundamental freedoms? Due Process? Equality?
calgarysun.com Calgary Sun @calgarysun.com · 2d
Use of notwithstanding clause increasingly likely amid unpopular court rulings, premier says calgarysun.com/news/local-n...

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Calgary Sun @calgarysun.com · 2d
Use of notwithstanding clause increasingly likely amid unpopular court rulings, premier says calgarysun.com/news/local-n...

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 3d
Too easy.

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 3d
Prediction for Danielle Smith and Alberta in 2026: More chaos
#Opinion
Graham Thomson: Prediction for Danielle Smith and Alberta in 2026: More chaos
Smith is being squeezed in a vise of her own making and the pressure will only increase in the New Year.
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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 3d
The terrorism act? Stop it Britain, you’re drunk.
greenpeaceca.bsky.social Greenpeace Canada @greenpeaceca.bsky.social · 3d
BREAKING: Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested in London after holding a sign: “I support Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide" as part of the protest outside the offices of an insurance company,

She was detained under the Terrorism Act.

🎥 via @novaramedia #CloseTheLoopholes

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Greenpeace Canada @greenpeaceca.bsky.social · 3d
BREAKING: Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested in London after holding a sign: “I support Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide" as part of the protest outside the offices of an insurance company,

She was detained under the Terrorism Act.

🎥 via @novaramedia #CloseTheLoopholes

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 3d
My vote. This is amazingly hilarious.
paulisci.bsky.social Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 4d
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (November)
Louvre Heist Fallout Reveals Museum’s Video Security Password Was ‘Louvre’ --Vice, 5 November 2025

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 3d
Happy to take on any unwanted surplus of the Lagavulin or Bowmore variety.

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 3d
"The authors argued that the new law evokes some disturbing eras in the country’s history around immigration law, including exclusionary policies at the turn of the 20th century which targeted specific racial groups, including south Asians and those from China and Japan."
Canada bill targeting refugees feared to signal new era of US-style border policy
Bill C-12 includes many changes around border security along with new ineligibility rules for refugee claimants
www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d
Scottish whisky market slides into supply glut amid falling sales and US tariffs
Scottish whisky market slides into supply glut amid falling sales and US tariffs
Global sales fall by 3% in third consecutive year of decline as distilleries scale back production or expand storage The Scottish whisky market has slipped into a supply glut as US tariffs and falling demand weigh on the country’s distilleries. Global scotch sales fell 3% in the first half of 2025, marking the third consecutive year of decline after decades of growth, according to the alcohol data provider IWSR. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3d
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university
Graduate instructor who gave failing grade to Samantha Fulnecky no longer teaching at OU
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university.
www.koco.com

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 4d
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (November)
Louvre Heist Fallout Reveals Museum’s Video Security Password Was ‘Louvre’ --Vice, 5 November 2025

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 4d
National security concerns. Imagine being this hostile to green energy. What a maroon.
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
www.nytimes.com

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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 4d
Data company ISC receives four preliminary takeover offers
Information Services Corp. attracted potential buyers after facing activist campaign, launching strategic review this fall
www.theglobeandmail.com

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 5d
All the light on the solstice.

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 5d
And these fascist cowards always cover their faces. Their movement and their actions are always clouded in hate and cowardice.