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Eric Ritskes
@eritskes
Stay at home dad; occasional writer and editor; M.Ed finisher & PhD leaver; but you'll likely find me in the kitchen these days .
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Check out what we have been growing! Today is the day we open the Collaborative Indigenous Research Digital Garden! Share and help our garden thrive!
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This is the vibe, the energy, and the connections we'll miss with Teo gone.
I can understand it, but still sad to see it happen.
Awesome pic as always from , one of the best out there. #bluejays
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Too many times that Dr. Henry was willing to carry water for this government, pushing half-truths or outright lies that cost the most vulnerable in our communities, that cost all of us.
We're a healthy community when our most vulnerable are healthy, safe, and thriving. #bcpoli
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Today I asked @AdrianDix to explain how we can trust his or the PHO’s word after this @CapitalDailyVic & @bbybeacon story.
BCers have been misled about #COVID19 transmissions in schools.
There needs to be accountability. 1/ #bcpoli #bced #COVID19BC
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"It’s possible to seize freedom, to enjoy it, to create space for it, without necessarily overthrowing the government... there are ways to achieve it that we need to seize and embrace, even if they are momentary."
RDG Kelley on freedom:
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The briefest of beauty.
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Cops' lip service to reconciliation is one of the funniest things. That people believe it is one of the saddest things.
#abolition
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JUST IN: The Vancouver Police Board has confirmed the constables who handcuffed Maxwell Johnson and his then 12-year-old granddaughter will not be attending the Heiltsuk apology feast.
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This is my first local election in this area, and it's been an interesting one in many ways.
But, this. This is not interesting or novel. It's just hate. And anyone living in #NorthCowichan needs to be actively out against this.
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We need to be aware and mindful of the concerted effort of far-right organizers to take control of local governments this weekend.
This is a huge dynamic in the region I'm from, and I encourage everyone, everywhere, to get out vote against it.
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See, like this is the kind of bold action should be taking. Materially & ideologically. But, instead they're intent on fighting it. I'm going to need to go get myself my first NDP membership ever... 😉 😆
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NEW - BC NDP leadership candidate Anjali Appadurai is promising an immediate pay raises of 25% for nurses and to push back against the privatization of primary care services if she wins the leadership. #bcpoli
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I'd love a Jays vs. Atlanta world series. The storylines.....
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Yeah, we're looking at the same sky... 😬😍
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Wow you know what ima just say it: global warming produces some glorious fucking sunsets
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It blows me away how widely that paper has been read, shared & debated (even more than a decade later).
(Also, some of the things people say on here are WILD).
just saying.
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"Writing is the way I build home..."
Saidiya Hartman
"I don't think it's sustainable for Indigenous peoples to have to trot out our trauma year after year. And I don't think that it's OK for Canadians to just sit back and consume our hardships,” Dr. Eva Jewell, , on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
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Despite the clearly-stated goal of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, there is evidence that not all Canadians know either what the day is for or how it can be best used to advance reconciliation. cbc.ca/1.6589363
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Every time I turn on the news, I am reminded:
Octavia was right.
#parableofthesower
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One of my favorite things about baseball is that you don't have to have a particular body type to succeed.
From Manoah to Kirk to Stroman to McKenzie to the Big Sexy himself: all great baseball players.
Also, is the best. #bluejays
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Just step aside from the keyboard and let KIRK inspire those kids to continue to chase their dreams and chase greatness.
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That donors (wealthy people) have the ability to stifle dissent at universities (so many examples) is terrifying.
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Haha (I think I'm laughing now?!)...
I can remember a specific event, when anxiety was hitting me hard, where I took the subway across town and walked to the venue door. Walked around the block once, twice, three times. Looked in the window. And then was like, nope, and left. twitter.com/Twiley3323/sta
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"every empire falls, and this little settler dumpster fire one is no different."
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“How do you maintain faith in anthropology while doing abolitionist work?”
I don’t.
This new article by @savannahshange on the gears of abolition and doing abolitionist work in anthropology and the academy is SO good. Just go read it. anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fe
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Especially with my partner working shift work, the best fit is something I can flexibly fit into our schedules.
If you have anything, or have any connections or leads to something like this, let me know in the DMs or at eric.ritskes@gmail.com - Thanks!
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I've got lots of experience editing non-fiction, especially academic work; some experience in other areas.
I'm committed to staying home with my kids, something I missed out on while I was pursuing my grad studies. Doing some freelance work on the side helps me do this.
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Hey friends, I know I'm not on here as much and it's been a while since I've seen many of you in person (moving, COVID, etc) but I have something to ask:
I'm looking for some freelance editing work.
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It’s not a coincidence that two highly feminized professions, teaching and nursing, are in crisis.
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Gaza is violently attacked every single day, because Israeli siege, blockade and occupation IS violence.
Today, on top of all of that, Israel massacred 9 Palestinians, including a 5 year old girl, and injured 55 others. This is the uninterrupted status quo in Gaza.
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Want to fix our collapsing healthcare system?
Let's start by: Paying. Nurses. What. They. Deserve.
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A jaunt into the forest from our new home, and a moment of beauty that made me glad to be alive, to have eyes to see it, to have legs to bring me there, and that such moments exist.
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Random recommendation request: can anyone recommend a good general history book of the Ottoman empire?
Do. Not. Give. Genocide. Deniers. More. Airtime.
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I have issues with @TerryGlavin's article, "The year of the graves." Terry has long had issues with me.
But he's agreed to come on to Canadaland to discuss it all with me. I appreciate his willingness to be challenged.
Wait for it.
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I appreciate the reporting, especially in light of those who seem to think you can't get COVID multiple times.
As someone who just caught COVID this past week, I don't look forward to doing that again though...
This is not new! As I explained on today, the first children killed in gun massacres in what would become the United States were Indigenous children. The first kids terrorized by guns were also enslaved African/American children targeted by “masters” and slave patrols..
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Deleted tweets; words feel inadequate.
The shock and horror of Columbine feels like a lifetime ago.
I wasn't a parent then, but I am now and the horror is different. More visceral.
It's so far away, and yet feels so close.
No words can bear how those families feel.
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"The same [Israeli] forces attacked hundreds of mourners not because they were unruly, but because they weren’t also in the casket. "
Powerful writing & thinking from , as always.
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I tried to form some recent tweets about why Israel murdered Shireen Abu-Akleh into a short essay. Sending love to all my Palestinian brethren around the world in this devastating moment and grateful to have received your love in return.
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Dear fellow Canadians,
This is the Israeli regime that our government is normalizing and supporting.
This is not an aberration, it is not exceptional, it is what daily life under a brutal apartheid regime looks like.
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