@janedryden.bsky.social
Philosophy prof in a tiny town in New Brunswick. Intellectual magpie writing about vulnerability, autonomy, disability, feminist philosophy, German idealism, gut microbiome, neurodiversity. she/her.
Yay!!! welcome and congratulations!
In comments of the quoted thread, @fractalecho.bsky.social says:
"In my book I call this the Disability Diversion where all criticism of techno fascism is deflected with appeals to technosaviorism."
"Disabling Intelligences: Legacies of Eugenics and How We are Wrong about AI"
by Rua M. Williams
Emmy is our resident queen and owns most of the household, demanding near-constant affection and pets.
a cat picture perhaps?
When a country endorses something like US/Israel illegally starting a war with Iran, as Canada just has, they own a piece of it, whatever the outcome ends up being. And the worst part is we have absolutely no control over that outcome. We just signed onto it anyway.
“Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.”
Well. For those of us wondering if he’d walk the walk of the Davos speech, this is a pretty big answer.
Nope.
I’m so sorry, Christine. What a fine handsome boy.
2026: we talk up "Canadian Identity" to avoid getting invaded, but we don't understand the icons we use, and can't create new ones, because we've decided culture is a luxury disconnected from economic propulsion, and that luxury itself is a benefit for billionaires, not the public.
"Holt has claimed to reverse course on the STU-UNB merger plans and Mount Allison privatization scheme, but that may be little more than sleight of hand to distract from the real target: a classic neoliberal transfer of wealth from the public sector to the private."
NEW piece on NB Holt debacle.
it's 2016: north carolina introduces a bill to ban trans people from using bathrooms safely. there's a national outcry; companies withdraw business up to and including the NCAA cancelling a publicized game. the bill fails.
it's 2026: kansas passes a law nullifying trans people's licenses. crickets.
Reminder and suggestions for language shifts.
We’re not post-Covid. Covid is ever-present and doing its (not-great) thing. If we are at all interested in being inclusive and accessible in our world and work, we need to remember that we share air.
yikes
Champion!!
thank you for the rec! looks lovely and I will check it out.
Catastrophic higher education news in New Brunswick: the Liberal government of my MLA @susanholtnb.bsky.social is potentially going to cut 10% of the budget for universities—$50M across 4 schools when much *more* funding is needed, not less.
The impact would be devastating.
Please share, NBers.
ughhh gross
I am not a professional editor or copy editor but I vote “N” since the name of the *band* is “Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds”. (it’s not Nick Cave on his own).
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Feb 7
Interview for Assigned Media with philosopher Rowan Bell on whether we may be seeing the limits of gender identity as an anchoring concept for trans in courts, legislatures, civil rights, and even trans theory.
For nearly a year, the feds have been quiet about a scathing UN report on Canada's treatment of disabled people, including MAiD expansion and paltry financial supports
@spichaksimon.bsky.social presses the government for answers in our latest for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/canada-sides...
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Age verification and social media bans are explicitly ways to isolate queer, neurodivergent, and abused kids.
If you're Canadian and shaking your head about the US gov arresting journalists for the crime of doing journalism, well, that happens here too.
And instead of just being furious about it, you can donate money to The Narwhal, who are actually trying to stop it from happening here.
Growing up in Ottawa, Canada, we always used the front door. When I moved to the Maritimes, I had to switch to using the back door (and now I’m used to always using the back door).
every time someone has asked me the last week or so about priorities it is rental assistance. please please please people need rent to stay in their homes. scroll down to rent relief funds and pick something www.standwithminnesota.com
Canadians remember that Canada is also slated to massively ramp up deportations, and these police routinely collaborate with the CBSA, so racial profiling especially of Black folks can easily led to detention and deportation, even for long term residents.
I need Canadians to think about what is happening here at home. Carney is cutting the very agencies we need more than ever as things erode in the US.
Wake. Up.
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I've been thinking about this a lot, for months: Gaza was a breaking point between verifiable reality and liberal governance. "AI" sparks fears ppl will believe things that aren't true, but Gaza SHOWED things that WERE true—& western governments, universities & news outlets pretened they were not.
Alas I am that third thing, busy but interested. Sorry to miss it — looks like a great talk.
Since a lot of folks have suggested ableist alternative words let’s chat about this:
Intelligence is not something that can be measured without employing bigotry and it’s not something that determines a moral compass or good vs bad
So any word at all that uses intelligence as an insult is ableist
While the U.S. is actively weakening the FDA, Canada is preparing to stop doing its own drug reviews and defer to foreign regulators.
“Public service savings targets” in action.