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19 Jan 2025
they burned the brain rot library of alexandria
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Spencer Izen (he/him) is on BlueSky retweeted
14 Dec 2024
The #BCLeg Canadian flag is flying at half-mast today to honour the life and memory of Dan Coulter, who served as an MLA from 2020 til 2024 and who passed away earlier this week.
ALT A photo of the British Columbia Parliaments Buildings with the Canadian flag flying at half-mast.
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Spencer Izen (he/him) is on BlueSky retweeted
11 Dec 2024
104 media workers have been killed this year -- 60% a result of the Gaza War.
520 journalists are currently in prison -- an increase from the last two years.
MAP is joining the call for an international convention from the @UN to protect journalists.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
11 Dec 2024
According to the latest data, which is still incomplete, 104 media professionals have been killed since 1 January, including 12 women, representing 11.5% of the Federation's total @IFJGlobal reports. #JournalismIsNotCrime #journalism #stopimpunitynow ifj.org/media-centre/news/de…
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Spencer Izen (he/him) is on BlueSky retweeted
5 Dec 2024
I need Spotify Wrapped for PDFs:
- you were in the top 0.05% of downloaders
- you were in the bottom 0.2% of readers
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Spencer Izen (he/him) is on BlueSky retweeted
4 Dec 2024
Protesters in solidarity with Palestine staged a demonstration on November 27 to demand the cancellation of a course run by UBC’s Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies (AMNE).
Read more here:
ubyssey.ca/news/inside-the-p…
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Spencer Izen (he/him) is on BlueSky retweeted
29 Nov 2024
🧵We are alarmed at the persistent and escalating patterns of harassment and intimidation directed towards Canadian journalists who dare to report on contentious topics in the public interest.
One recent example occurred this past weekend with journalist @atRachelGilmore. (1/5)
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27 Nov 2024
‘A pattern of feeling unheard’: RA says UBC discriminated on the basis of mental illness, by my colleagues @aishanchaudhry and @ViyHandley
ubyssey.ca/news/ra-says-ment…
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Spencer Izen (he/him) is on BlueSky retweeted
18 Nov 2024
We're calling on @Queens_AMS to immediately rescind a motion that could impinge on the future editorial freedom of @queensjournal.
Student journalism is real journalism. Any efforts to interfere in journalistic activities is completely intolerable. 🎤
caj.ca/caj-calls-on-student-…
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Spencer Izen (he/him) is on BlueSky retweeted
14 Sep 2024
A reminder that submissions are open until December 31st, 2024 for this special issue! More details below ⬇️
9 Jun 2024
Are you researching in the area of scholarly communications? 📝See this call for papers for a new special issue in CJILS here: ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/cji…
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Spencer Izen (he/him) is on BlueSky retweeted
17 Nov 2024
Opinion: The provincial election was a wake-up call for NDP to deliver a livable BC, by Corwin Davidson ubyssey.ca/opinion/opinion-t…
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Spencer Izen (he/him) is on BlueSky retweeted
15 Nov 2024
A headline that should concern us all: "Trump Threatens New York Times, Penguin Random House over Critical Coverage." cjr.org/the_trump_reader/tru… #pressfreedom #uspoli
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15 Nov 2024
OMG YES
15 Nov 2024
Welcome to the 12.1.3 Beta run! This is a HUGE update focusing on a massive rework of our default ATC. This release includes:
✅Several ATC fixes
✅SID/STAR routing for ATC
✅Seperate Sound devices for aircraft audio and atc audio
✅Weather improvements (NEXRAD recalibration, METAR/GRIB rework, altitude jump fix)
✅KJRB Downtown Manhattan Heliport
✅X-Plane Identity (a new login system for X-Plane and a stepping stone to the XP Store)
✅A330 Autopilot improvements
✅UI changes
and much...much...more!
Release Notes: x-plane.com/2024/11/whats-ne…
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Spencer Izen (he/him) is on BlueSky retweeted
14 Nov 2024
Academia is a space for creativity, discovery, passion, and pretending to know what ontological means
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Spencer Izen (he/him) is on BlueSky retweeted
14 Nov 2024
The @CFE_TMU, @caj, and @CJFE award this prize to call public attention to governments, government departments and agencies that distinguish themselves by denying #publicaccess to government information to which the public has a right under access-to-information legislation.
4 Nov 2024
ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS: Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy.
Awarded to bring attention to governments and agencies that deny public access to government information the public is entiled to.
🔗 Click to learn more: buff.ly/4ef9Gjp
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Spencer Izen (he/him) is on BlueSky retweeted
14 Nov 2024
Today is “MLA School” for the 56 new MLAs - the largest crop of rookie MLAs in BC’s history. They will learn the ins and outs of question period, get a tour of the building (@keithbaldrey are you in charge of that?)
#bcpoli
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Spencer Izen (he/him) is on BlueSky retweeted
14 Nov 2024
A book of condolences for the late John Horgan, 36th Premier of British Columbia, is available for the public to sign in the #BCLeg Hall of Honour from 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday. An online book is available via @BCGovNews at bcleg.ca/4fpRWDn. #InMemoriam
ALT A table with a book of condolences for the late John Horgan
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Spencer Izen (he/him) is on BlueSky retweeted
14 Nov 2024
Racialized professors at one of Canada’s leading law schools faced the institutional challenges of being underpaid, bullied, and ignored. @JulieSobowale investigates the tensions at @UBC’s @AllardLaw school:
thewalrus.ca/an-elite-law-sc…
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Spencer Izen (he/him) is on BlueSky retweeted
14 Nov 2024
BREAKING: The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, relatives of Sandy Hook shooting victims say. apnews.com/article/onion-buy…
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