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Giller Prize parts ways with sponsor Scotiabank after more than a year of protests

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[checks mic] It's been a while, 🦋! Here to share that my doctoral dissertation 📕 is (finally) available online. Hope it's a good intro to my work on how communities and urban policymakers define each other through modifying the built environment around us.
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Do you live in Ontario? Are you registered to vote?

You can check at the link below - and register or update your address if you've moved since the last election.

vreg.registertovoteon.ca/en/home

Fantasy sky. Like memory, or the world of ten years ago... A comfort and erasure of all recent afflictions.

Make a wish 🩷

#TariffWar - a thread:
1. The #tariff war initiated by "47" is likely to have disastrous effects on our business...60% of our online orders come from the U.S. We're hoping that our #Canadian and #European customers will step up and start ordering more #books from us (you too, #Australia!). #Booksky

Over the last few days, nothing -- not a single thing -- on Poilievre's Twitter about tariffs & the economic threat posed by the US. You wouldn't even know that we're in the middle of a major geopolitical & trade crisis. It's all Carbon Tax Carney. Poilievre would be a disaster as PM in this moment.

Joint Letter: New Research Reveals Dereliction of Duty by the Alberta Energy Regulator - Alberta Wilderness Association The attached letter (link below) was submitted on January 24, 2025, to Minister Schulz, Minister...

97 percent of tailings spills were not inspected by the AER - We, the nine undersigned organizations, are calling for the immediate resignation of the President and CEO of the AER and all AER Board members. albertawilderness.ca/joint-letter... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli

Concerning

43% des Canadiens sont susceptibles de succomber à la désinformation en matière de santé Vos nouvelles du 22 janv. 2025, cueillies à la main par Olivier Niquet. Les citations sont à la fin (s'il y en a). Cette revue de presse est aussi disponible en balado sur la plateforme Ohdio, quelque part entre 8h et 8h15, en semaine.Olivier Niquet 24/7

43% des Canadiens sont susceptibles de succomber à la désinformation en matière de santé

The Myth of a Loneliness Epidemic Americans may not actually feel more desolate than they did in the past.

Such a good piece by Faith

I'm not teaching my grad course 'Civil Resistance: How It Works' this semester. But here is an abridged version of the course schedule, readings, and films I used the last time I taught it (in 2022). Just in case it's useful. drive.google.com/file/d/14RRJ...

Stop & reverse privatization—healthcare, education, & public assets. Not to just exist—be world class & benefit all—not just cronies

End corruption, preserve Ontario/ not strip it for parts to sell to cronies

Environment and climate change, keep people, property, and public services safe

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

In the interests of full transparency, it wasn’t for no reason. People boycotted roblaws. Given the profit lost, Ford had to step in to help roblaws billionaires sell booze to ⬆️ profit. AND Ford hid the huge cost of theft at lcbo. Just wait to see how much those lawsuits cost taxpayers.

Edward Gorey (1925-2000) "unfathomable mysteries"

My friend Jayson sends out a military history quote of the day. Here is today’s: “We will have no truce or parley with you, or the grisly gang who do your wicked will. You do your worst – and we will do our best.”

– Sir Winston Churchill, to Adolf Hitler

@charlieangus104.bsky.social

Just said on the radio that Conservatives are panicking.

Polls show Ontario voters would vote Liberal federally (Carney factor?)

Ford's seat count is slipping. Greenbelt scandal and his wasting our billions is on ballot.

Nothing is a done deal.

We get to VOTE 🇨🇦

#CanadaSky #OntaroElection

Images of Dutch cycling infrastructure

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility.

Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.

#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social

The Alberta Government now wants to allow coal mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.

Coal mining.

COAL MINING!

IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS!

They tried this is 2020 but backed down due to huge public outrage. They’re now trying again.

Spread the word. Let them hear you.

YouTube video by CBC News Is Trump right about the U.S. 'subsidizing' Canada? | About That

IMPORTANT: If you live in the United States or Canada, you’ve probably heard Trump‘s constant claim that the United States is “subsidizing” Canada. It’s wrong of course, but here’s the best explanation I’ve seen about how & why it’s wrong. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE IT A LOT. Kudos to Andrew Chang & CBC.

A Scandal-Plagued Sheriff Wins Another Term in North Texas Fort Worth advocates who have spent years protesting and demanding outside intervention over rising jail deaths say they’ll keep pursuing other paths for accountability.

I'm thinking of these words from a pastor in Texas, who'd worked to defeat a far-right sheriff who has overseen a surge of deaths in his custody. The sheriff won reelection.

"We are in this work not because we thought we would win elections, but because it’s the right thing to do."

Fact-check..

I know a lot of you are asking us or talking about the 12 IGs (Inspector Generals) being fired. They aren't stepping down until it's done correctly. This is how you #Resist

we never should’ve given power to the nerds. the jocks shouldn’t have it either. we must usher in the age of the goths