Not much clearer this morning (BC time) except that Putin sees this as a real threat and the whole situation certainly represents another one of his failures

I don't understand why people insist on a framework of 1917 for understanding today's events. Wagner is a racist colonial mercenary operation. It's battlegrounds are (neo)colonial spaces in Africa/Ukraine for conquest and most brutal forms of subjugation, murder, & exploitation.

Our history department’s most waitlisted class in 2022-23 was “The History of Queer Activism”

Please take in this *massive* celebration of the 50 Greatest Films Directed by Canadians, as chosen by 84 critics, programmers and journalists. We've been workin' real hard at CBC Arts putting it together, and we really hope you enjoy! cbc.ca/artsprojects/5…

Covid pandemic linked to surge in child and teen diabetes bbc.co.uk/news/health-66…

‘Better to take risks than to self-destruct bit by bit’ Lifelong dissident and human rights advocate Oleg Orlov is on trial in Moscow. He wrote an article calling Putin’s a fascist regime. (The link is in the next tweet)

This is... not good: Meltwater is hydro-fracking Greenland’s ice sheet through millions of hairline cracks – destabilizing its internal structure theconversation.com/meltwater-is-h… via The Conversation U.S.

This house in Lviv was destroyed by russian missile "because there were 800 soldiers and UK Challanger tanks hidden there" (according to russian ministry of defence statement). In reality 9 civilians living there were killed and over 40 wounded.

Wildfire south of Kamloops grows to 30 hectares kamloopsthisweek.com/local-news/wil…

Update - Ross Moore Lake Wildfire is now estimated at 700 hectares and is now 13 km South of #Kamloops (was 24). Evac Orders and Alerts have been issued by the TNRD and the City of Kamloops.

Dr. Lynne Viola, outstanding scholar and even more outstanding person (and also my mentor) receives the 2023 ASEEES distinguished contributions award: aseees.org/programs/aseee…

Do people still have fun on social media? When was the last time social media was fun? Maybe I'm just old lol

Latest on the Ross Moore Lake fire near #kamloops sounds more promising than previous updates, fingers crossed cfjctoday.com/2023/07/24/fir…

Many congratulations to all 2023 ASEEES award winners!! aseees.org/news-events/as…

$22-million Indigenous Education Centre will rise at TRU kamloopsthisweek.com/local-news/22-… via @KamThisWeek

Opinion: Hastily drafted pronoun policies ignore the nuances of family and child protection laws /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

There is no limit to the scale of humanitarian needs for people in #Gaza Diseases are rampant. Food production has come to a halt. Over 1/4 of water wells have been destroyed. Famine is looming. Hospitals have turned into battlefields. 1 million children face daily trauma.

Operation Legacy: How Britain covered up its colonial crimes theconversation.com/operation-lega… via The Conversation Canada