Dr. Angelia Wagner

@angeliawagner.bsky.social

Assistant lecturer at the University of Alberta. Ex-newspaper journalist. Nordic noir nut. Aspiring awesome auntie.

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BREAKING NEWS
The 2026 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the Canadian author Anne Carson, “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.”

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Today marks 20 years since the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya in Moscow on October 7, 2006.

Russian authorities must bring all those responsible for her killing to justice, including those who ordered it. Impunity cannot prevail.

Read more ⬇️
cpj.org/2014/07/desp...

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More than 500,000 mail-in ballots still haven't been returned, and the deadline is this Friday, October 9. If you've already mailed yours in, please Rally The Vote For Canada by reminding your friends, family, and neighbours to send theirs in too.

@senatorpaulasimons.bsky.socialReposted by @angeliawagner.bsky.social

I didn't mince my words. Alberta's anti-immigration referendum questions are racist. They are also a potential disaster for Alberta's economy. Last night, I rose in the Senate to denounce them - and to thank all the thousands of Albertans fighting against them. Please share. #notothenine #cdnpoli

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It's finally publication day for this decade-in-the-making book. @noamlupu.bsky.social and I explain why working-class jobs make up 70% of the average democracy's labor force, but only 2% of the average democracy's national lawmakers had working-class jobs when they got into politics.

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To learn more about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its 94 Calls to Action, you can read the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. It can be accessed for free through the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation:
buff.ly/kWVeud9

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