alexandra boutros
@alexandraboutros.bsky.social
associate prof | communication and cultural studies | wilfrid laurier university | pop culture | pop music | critical race theory | media, religion, and identity |
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Drake’s new track gives Ontario cities, like Waterloo, a shoutout
Drake is showing some new Canadian cities some love – at least lyrically.
www.ctvnews.ca
Drake's new collab with Smiley shouts out small cities in Southern Ontario, including Waterloo. I talk about that here: www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...
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Thoughts with the people of the Caribbean and in particular Jamaica
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/27/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-cuba-caribbean-haiti-dominican-republic-live-news-latest-updates
#hurricanemelissa #jamaica #cuba #haiti #dominicanrepublic
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/27/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-cuba-caribbean-haiti-dominican-republic-live-news-latest-updates
#hurricanemelissa #jamaica #cuba #haiti #dominicanrepublic
Hurricane Melissa strengthens to category 5 and heads for Jamaica amid warning ‘many communities will not survive flooding’ – live
Jamaicans urged to seek shelter immediately, and Cuba, Haiti and Dominican Republic also threatened
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Thoughts with the people of the Caribbean and in particular Jamaica
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/27/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-cuba-caribbean-haiti-dominican-republic-live-news-latest-updates
#hurricanemelissa #jamaica #cuba #haiti #dominicanrepublic
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/27/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-cuba-caribbean-haiti-dominican-republic-live-news-latest-updates
#hurricanemelissa #jamaica #cuba #haiti #dominicanrepublic
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1-3'+ rain possible in S #Haiti #Jamaica SW #DominicanRepublic E #Cuba SE #Bahamas
8-12”+ #TurksandCaicos
LETHAL #flooding/ #Mudslides likely to occur
#Wxx #Wxtwitter #tropicswx #Blueskywx #hurricaneseason #Melissa #Hurricane #Hurricaneseason2025 #HurricaneMelissa
8-12”+ #TurksandCaicos
LETHAL #flooding/ #Mudslides likely to occur
#Wxx #Wxtwitter #tropicswx #Blueskywx #hurricaneseason #Melissa #Hurricane #Hurricaneseason2025 #HurricaneMelissa
October 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
1-3'+ rain possible in S #Haiti #Jamaica SW #DominicanRepublic E #Cuba SE #Bahamas
8-12”+ #TurksandCaicos
LETHAL #flooding/ #Mudslides likely to occur
#Wxx #Wxtwitter #tropicswx #Blueskywx #hurricaneseason #Melissa #Hurricane #Hurricaneseason2025 #HurricaneMelissa
8-12”+ #TurksandCaicos
LETHAL #flooding/ #Mudslides likely to occur
#Wxx #Wxtwitter #tropicswx #Blueskywx #hurricaneseason #Melissa #Hurricane #Hurricaneseason2025 #HurricaneMelissa
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NEW: The entire staff supporting ACIP was laid off, and most working groups haven't met in months.
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Threat to US vaccines as CDC staff supporting key advisory panel laid off
Critics say scientists ‘held hostage’ by RFK Jr as changes mean vaccine development and guidance in peril
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
NEW: The entire staff supporting ACIP was laid off, and most working groups haven't met in months.
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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10/27 5am EDT: #Melissa has strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph winds and a 917 mb central pressure, confirmed by the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters. Conditions in #Jamaica will rapidly deteriorate later today and tonight.
See hurricanes.gov for the latest details.
See hurricanes.gov for the latest details.
October 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
10/27 5am EDT: #Melissa has strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph winds and a 917 mb central pressure, confirmed by the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters. Conditions in #Jamaica will rapidly deteriorate later today and tonight.
See hurricanes.gov for the latest details.
See hurricanes.gov for the latest details.
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French border police accused of causing shipwrecks and deaths of migrants from Comoros
French border police accused of causing shipwrecks and deaths of migrants from Comoros
Since 2010, several hundred Comorians have died at sea while trying to reach the French overseas territory of Mayotte. A joint investigation by Le Monde and the investigative media outlet Lighthouse Reports shows that police maneuvers are implicated in several of these shipwrecks.
www.lemonde.fr
September 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
French border police accused of causing shipwrecks and deaths of migrants from Comoros
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she slayed www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/b...
Bluesky CEO: I turned a Twitter research project into a rival company—'we've achieved what a lot of people said was impossible'
Under CEO Jay Graber, social media company Bluesky has grown to 38 million registered users while weathering large-scale challenges over the past few years.
www.cnbc.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
she slayed www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/b...
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From belonging to becoming, Villa Maria is reshaping the student experience
From belonging to becoming, Villa Maria is reshaping the student experience
At Villa Maria, a new direction for learning centres on student voice, personal growth and real-world relevance.
bit.ly
August 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
From belonging to becoming, Villa Maria is reshaping the student experience
"...more than 200 books deemed sexually explicit are slated for removal from library shelves for students in kindergarten to Grade 12" #cdnpoli #CanadaSky www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools | CBC News
A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...
www.cbc.ca
August 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"...more than 200 books deemed sexually explicit are slated for removal from library shelves for students in kindergarten to Grade 12" #cdnpoli #CanadaSky www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Women continue to warn Canadians that the government’s new legislation in combination with the new provincial legislation is working as a set of laws to fundamentally change Canada and control Canadians. We are headed straight for where 🇺🇸 is. #cdnpoli
June 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Women continue to warn Canadians that the government’s new legislation in combination with the new provincial legislation is working as a set of laws to fundamentally change Canada and control Canadians. We are headed straight for where 🇺🇸 is. #cdnpoli
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Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19
Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza
Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.
aje.io
August 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19
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"People didn’t sleep last night from overthinking… about what’s going to be left of Gaza."
Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports on how Palestinians in Gaza are reacting to Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza City.
Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports on how Palestinians in Gaza are reacting to Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza City.
August 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"People didn’t sleep last night from overthinking… about what’s going to be left of Gaza."
Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports on how Palestinians in Gaza are reacting to Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza City.
Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports on how Palestinians in Gaza are reacting to Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza City.
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BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
a targeted Israeli strike on a tent housing journalists in Gaza City. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Israel murders five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif
Al-Sharif was killed along with Mohammed Qreiqeh two cameramen and an assistant in an Israeli attack on Gaza City.
www.aljazeera.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
a targeted Israeli strike on a tent housing journalists in Gaza City. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
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Tim Parlatore was a star lawyer in Trump world, @shaneharris.bsky.social writes. So, it’s more than a little surprising that, in the fall of 2022, “he hired a close associate of one of the most notorious villains in the extended MAGA universe: Jeffrey Epstein”:
A MAGA Attorney Hired Epstein’s Lawyer for His ‘Valuable’ Experience
A firm that represents Pete Hegseth and once represented Donald Trump now employs the co-executor of the disgraced financier’s estate.
bit.ly
August 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Tim Parlatore was a star lawyer in Trump world, @shaneharris.bsky.social writes. So, it’s more than a little surprising that, in the fall of 2022, “he hired a close associate of one of the most notorious villains in the extended MAGA universe: Jeffrey Epstein”:
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"It is the same story playing out in Washington—the only significant difference is that Canadian policymakers are doing it without the hateful rhetoric." www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #cdnpoli
Potential cuts to Women and Gender Equality Canada could take us back to the Harper days - CCPA
On April 28, women voters delivered a major victory for the Liberal party, turning around the electoral fortunes of a party that had been trailing its major opponent by 25 points in the year leading u...
www.policyalternatives.ca
August 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"It is the same story playing out in Washington—the only significant difference is that Canadian policymakers are doing it without the hateful rhetoric." www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #cdnpoli
“I believe that Google is trying to import American law into Canada and is willfully ignoring Canadian human rights law that protects women from pregnancy discrimination.” nationalpost.com/news/google-... #onpoli
Google Canada claims pregnancy is not a protected ground under Ontario's human rights code in defence of lawsuit
In a statement of defence as part of a lawsuit involving a pregnant employee, Google denies discrimination and wrongful dismissal.
nationalpost.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“I believe that Google is trying to import American law into Canada and is willfully ignoring Canadian human rights law that protects women from pregnancy discrimination.” nationalpost.com/news/google-... #onpoli
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Human Rights Lawyer J R Howell has filed an official complaint with the United Nations 🇺🇳 seeking justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada 🇨🇦
#MMIWG
#MMIWG
August 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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I need 🇨🇦 women to pay attention after the announcement that Carney is cutting the WAGE ministry. We have warned everyone that this bill will be used to surveil and police women and now he is showing you who he is. Do not be complacent, we will end up like 🇺🇸 #Canadasky
Today we're releasing a joint letter signed by 160+ civil society groups, academics, and lawyers demanding full withdrawal of #BillC2.
This dangerous surveillance bill is anti-privacy, anti-rights, and anti-Canadian.
Let’s get into it. 1/7
openmedia.org/press/item/o...
This dangerous surveillance bill is anti-privacy, anti-rights, and anti-Canadian.
Let’s get into it. 1/7
openmedia.org/press/item/o...
Over 300 Organizations Unite to Demand Complete Withdrawal of Bill C-2
Diverse coalitions warn
openmedia.org
July 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I need 🇨🇦 women to pay attention after the announcement that Carney is cutting the WAGE ministry. We have warned everyone that this bill will be used to surveil and police women and now he is showing you who he is. Do not be complacent, we will end up like 🇺🇸 #Canadasky
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Video doorbell, I don't even have an old fashioned doorbell.
That would just encourage people to PRESS them and expect a response.
I don't want to answer the door.
That would just encourage people to PRESS them and expect a response.
I don't want to answer the door.
ICYMI: Amazon still doing Amazon things
The company is not only reintroducing new versions of old features that allow police to access footage from Ring users
Amazon is introducing a new Ring feature that will allow police to request *livestream* access to our home security devices.
@eff.org
The company is not only reintroducing new versions of old features that allow police to access footage from Ring users
Amazon is introducing a new Ring feature that will allow police to request *livestream* access to our home security devices.
@eff.org
Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices....
www.eff.org
August 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Video doorbell, I don't even have an old fashioned doorbell.
That would just encourage people to PRESS them and expect a response.
I don't want to answer the door.
That would just encourage people to PRESS them and expect a response.
I don't want to answer the door.
"It is the same story playing out in Washington—the only significant difference is that Canadian policymakers are doing it without the hateful rhetoric." www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #cdnpoli
Potential cuts to Women and Gender Equality Canada could take us back to the Harper days - CCPA
On April 28, women voters delivered a major victory for the Liberal party, turning around the electoral fortunes of a party that had been trailing its major opponent by 25 points in the year leading u...
www.policyalternatives.ca
August 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"It is the same story playing out in Washington—the only significant difference is that Canadian policymakers are doing it without the hateful rhetoric." www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #cdnpoli
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Read @shannonmattern.bsky.social's beautiful, heartbreaking reflection on abandoning her tenured full professorship for a system that better reflects her values and doesn't demand unending life sacrifices. The Metropolitan New York Library Council and all the people it serves are lucky to have her.
I Prefer Weeds to Ivy
Words in Space is the work of Shannon Mattern.
wordsinspace.net
July 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Read @shannonmattern.bsky.social's beautiful, heartbreaking reflection on abandoning her tenured full professorship for a system that better reflects her values and doesn't demand unending life sacrifices. The Metropolitan New York Library Council and all the people it serves are lucky to have her.
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This is an EXCEEDINGLY beautiful book.
The internet is not enough!
My colleague @loriemerson.net has just published a beautiful book on networks beyond the internet, OTHER NETWORKS, and I get to help bring it into the world. Join us on September 9 at the Boulder library: calendar.boulderlibrary.org/event/14949129
My colleague @loriemerson.net has just published a beautiful book on networks beyond the internet, OTHER NETWORKS, and I get to help bring it into the world. Join us on September 9 at the Boulder library: calendar.boulderlibrary.org/event/14949129
Other Networks: Beyond the Internet Imaginary
Lori Emerson will celebrate the publication of Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook (Anthology Editions, 2025) with a 30 minute lecture performance involving handheld FM...
calendar.boulderlibrary.org
July 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This is an EXCEEDINGLY beautiful book.
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Tonight on APTN National News: Community members of the Innu Nation set up a road blockade in Labrador, pausing work on a proposed hydro-electric dam on land the Innu say is theirs.
Commemorating 35 years since the 1990 Siege on Kanehsatake began.
Commemorating 35 years since the 1990 Siege on Kanehsatake began.
APTN National News: July 11, 2025 – Land dispute roadblock, 35 years since The Oka Crisis
YouTube video by APTN News
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July 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Tonight on APTN National News: Community members of the Innu Nation set up a road blockade in Labrador, pausing work on a proposed hydro-electric dam on land the Innu say is theirs.
Commemorating 35 years since the 1990 Siege on Kanehsatake began.
Commemorating 35 years since the 1990 Siege on Kanehsatake began.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has pulled back from his crusade to weaponize the province’s energy in retaliation against Donald Trump. Did Ford realize his threats would do little to contain the US president’s mercurial impulses? thewalrus.ca/ontario-energy-t...
July 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has pulled back from his crusade to weaponize the province’s energy in retaliation against Donald Trump. Did Ford realize his threats would do little to contain the US president’s mercurial impulses? thewalrus.ca/ontario-energy-t...