Spencer Izen (he/him) is on BlueSky

officially also on Bluesky now too bsky.app/profile/spence…

they burned the brain rot library of alexandria

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.

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

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I need Spotify Wrapped for PDFs: - you were in the top 0.05% of downloaders - you were in the bottom 0.2% of readers

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-th…

🧵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)

‘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-m…

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-s…

A reminder that submissions are open until December 31st, 2024 for this special issue! More details below ⬇️

Opinion: The provincial election was a wake-up call for NDP to deliver a livable BC, by Corwin Davidson ubyssey.ca/opinion/opinio…

A headline that should concern us all: "Trump Threatens New York Times, Penguin Random House over Critical Coverage." cjr.org/the_trump_read… #pressfreedom #uspoli

OMG YES

Academia is a space for creativity, discovery, passion, and pretending to know what ontological means

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.

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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

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

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-s…

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-…