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Sociology of Education | Cultural Studies | Anti-Racism | Professor at UAlberta Faculty of Education | amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton) #PolicingFreeSchools Free Palestine

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Native Calgarian Podcast 🪶🧡>🇨🇦 @nativecalgarian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Everytime you see a person that claims Native men are the cause of MMIWG2T, post this article. I’ve been reposting it for years yet rarely see folkx challenge it. Most will never ready the National Inquiry, let alone advocate for the 231 Calls to Justice. www.nationalobserver.com/2019/06/07/a...
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We fact-checked a viral claim about who's killing MMIWG. It was wrong.
A claim that Indigenous men kill 70 per cent of MMIWG was picked up by white nationalist Faith Goldy and a former editor-in-chief of the Walrus. It wasn't true.
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Robyn Maynard @policingblack.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Cutting VPs who are crucial to school functioning, yet the province has tens of millions allocated in the new budget to forcibly return police back to schools, reversing the decisions taken by school boards to remove them when they were deemed ineffective and harmful. www.thestar.com/news/gta/tds...
thestar.com
TDSB is cutting 40 vice-principals — so some schools will have to share
The Toronto District School Board, currently under provincial supervision, said 28 of the roles were tied to pandemic-era funding that expired.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 01/04/2026
It’s weird how people think space travel is what makes the Star Trek utopia It is who humanity chooses to be, how it chooses to distribute power, that is what produces the utopian elements
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 27/03/2026
Alberta's new electoral boundary recommendations would see the two biggest cities have less representation in the legislature, per person, compared to the provincial average: Edmonton: 5.7% more people per MLA Calgary: 2.6% more people per MLA Rest of Alberta: 4.8% fewer people per MLA
Location	Population	Ridings	Average population per riding	Variance from provincial average population
Calgary	1578616	28	56379	2.6%
Edmonton	1218856	21	58041	5.7%
Rest of Alberta	2091251	40	52281	-4.8%
Total	4888723	89	54929	0.0%
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 23/03/2026
We analyzed the locations of 38 data centre campuses proposed in Alberta. Three quarters of them are in regions under high or extremely high water stress. Only three have been planned in low water stress regions, which comprise the majority of Alberta’s land mass.
nationalobserver.com
Three quarters of data centre sites planned in Alberta are in high water stress areas
Canada’s National Observer analyzed the locations of 38 data centre campuses proposed in the province, and found that three quarters of them are in regions where water use is already in shorter supply...
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Cori Bush @coribush.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Rest in power Breonna Taylor. Today, we mourn six years without her, and six years without justice or accountability.
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Pablo Manríquez @pabloreports.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Haitian woman, 31, dies alone at Pittsburgh bus stop days after ICE released her to the streets far from home to perish. Rest in power, Daphy Michel: migrantinsider.com/p/the-loneso...
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The Lonesome Death of Daphy Michel
Watch now | Haitian Woman, 31, Dies Alone at Pittsburgh Bus Stop Days After ICE Released Her Far From Home to Die.
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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
A BC court found an Alberta separatist movement leader misappropriated $1.3 million of his elderly aunt and uncle’s money. Their niece says Dennis Modry hasn’t paid it back.
cbc.ca
Family seeking $1.3M owed by Alberta separatist leader Dennis Modry after court order | CBC News
Relatives of a prominent Alberta separatist who met with U.S. officials are upset that he has failed to pay back more than $1.3 million that he owes from a court order issued almost a year ago. A B.C....
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Rumneek Johal @rumneeek.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
pressprogress.ca/mark-carney-...
pressprogress.ca
Why Mark Carney Is Being Accused of ‘Gaslighting’ Canadian Sikhs
In the face of mounting reports alleging Indian government ties to transnational violence, Carney affirms we're all 'family'
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
"Today, the Brazilian Supreme Court announced that they had convicted the masterminds behind the assassination of socialist Rio de Janeiro City Councilwoman Marielle Franco guilty on all counts." massive news in Brazil today, writeup by @mikeelk.bsky.social paydayreport.com/rio-police-c...
paydayreport.com
Rio Police Chief & Congressman Convicted in Assassination of Socialist Rio Councilwoman Marielle Franco
The court found that the former Chief of Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Rivaldo Barbosa, Brazilian Congressman Chiquinho Brazão, and his brother, Rio State Auditor General Domingos Brazão, were responsib...
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alex d. @alexdacosta.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
C'mon Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. Honor your commitment.
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Kim TallBear @kimtallbear.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
What are the strategies for addressing "self-Indigenization" in our institutions? Join UMN American Indian Studies for Holding Our Ground, a hybrid symposium on Indigenous Ethnic Fraud. March 18-19, 2026. Minneapolis + Online. Register: cla.umn.edu/ais/news-eve...
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Holding Our Ground: Voices and Strategies Against Self-Indigenization
Hosted by the Department of American Indian Studies, this symposium responds to the global phenomenon known as self-Indigenization, pretendianism, or ethnic fraud.
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Monica Byrne @monicabyrne13.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I think The Actual Star ebook is really going to be $3.99 all month. Lucky you!! Go get it before February ends!
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The Actual Star: A Novel
Amazon.com: The Actual Star: A Novel eBook : Byrne, Monica: Kindle Store
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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 15/02/2026
Bill 137 "forces teachers in Saskatchewan to tell parents if a student under 16 asks to go by a new name or pronoun." "Saskatchewan Coalition to Repeal Bill 137 [..] is gaining momentum. The event in November had a packed venue." #Saskatchewan #Canada #Education #Labour
xtramagazine.com
Saskatchewan's pronoun policy is driving teachers out of the profession
Teachers in the province are struggling to choose between protecting children and following the law.
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Andrea DeKeseredy @andiewinnipeg.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
🧵In this new op-ed in the Edmonton Journal, @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I debunk the myth that EDI hiring and “reverse discrimination” happened at University of Alberta. In actuality, the U of A has not made any advancement in EDI hiring.
edmontonjournal.com
Opinion: Little evidence of EDI hiring policy in practice at the U of A
The U of A’s recruitment data does not show any signs of progress in EDI, let alone patterns of reverse discrimination.
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The response to Toronto police corruption shouldn't be a $90 million dollar raise Tell the mayor and city council to boost city services like recreation, long term care and shelters, not policing visit anothertoronto.ca to take action right now
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Andrea DeKeseredy @andiewinnipeg.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The University of Alberta released their new values statement emphasizing a "spirit of community" that guides every decision they make In January they slashed 100% of the affiliated child care budget that had been in place for decades despite every union on campus in opposition
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Andrea DeKeseredy @andiewinnipeg.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
New emails obtained by CBC through access of information show that before announcing the end of EDI at the University of Alberta, the president sent his announcement to the UCP before publication. How's that for institutional neutrality?
cbc.ca
U of A looks to remove EDI from hiring policy | CBC News
The University of Alberta is proposing to eliminate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) from its hiring policy, a year after the school initially said it was moving away from the term.
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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
“Emails obtained by CBC through an access to information request show that Flanagan’s newspaper letter was sent by the university’s government relations department to staff at the Ministry of Advanced Education before it was published.” By @emilyawilliams52.bsky.social #AbPSE #AbLeg
cbc.ca
U of A looks to remove EDI from hiring policy | CBC News
The University of Alberta is proposing to eliminate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) from its hiring policy, a year after the school initially said it was moving away from the term.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Does a “reform” further empower your enemies or take power and resources away from them? Some of you need to sit with this question.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all. Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
thezebra.org
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Read:
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Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a bus, has died
Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, at the age of 15, has died.
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alex d. @alexdacosta.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Video Shows ICE Agent’s Fatal Shooting of Civilian in Minneapolis theintercept.com/2026/01/07/v...
theintercept.com
Video Shows ICE Agent’s Fatal Shooting of Civilian in Minneapolis
Video from the scene of the Minnesota ICE shooting contradicts DHS’s narrative that locals were rioting and threatening agents’ lives.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/01/2026
Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Anyone who has read Copaganda knows that we are in the crucial early moments of virality after an extra-judicial police murder. It's extremely important for ICE that the media plays along with the idea that what happened is contested and there are multiple perspectives.
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alex d. @alexdacosta.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
#UAlberta #abed #abpoli
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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
THREAD. With everything going on, I want to share a bit of good news. As of the end of 2025, we have sent over 2,000 free copies of Copaganda into prisons and into schools where students can't afford it.
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alex d. @alexdacosta.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
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alex d. @alexdacosta.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Finally had a chance to cancel my family Spotify subscription. I moved to Qobuz for music. Moved to Apple for podcasts (for now). www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
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Massive Attack remove music from Spotify to protest against CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in AI military
The band cited a ‘moral and ethical burden’ placed on artists by revenue from their work ultimately funding lethal technologies
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Monica Byrne @monicabyrne13.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
YES to that last repost from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social. Relatedly, I gave this talk all the way back in 2018. (Back then, ‘AI movies’ meant movies about AI, not movies made with AI 🥴)
I want to draw especial attention to the treatment of AI—artificial intelligence—in these narratives. Think of Ex Machina or Blade Runner. I spoke at TED two years in a row, and one year, there were back-to-back talks about whether or not AI was going to evolve out of control and “kill us all.” I realized that that scenario is just something I have never been afraid of. And at the same moment, I noticed that the people who are terrified of machine super-intelligence are almost exclusively white men. I don’t think anxiety about AI is really about AI at all. I think it’s certain white men’s displaced anxiety upon realizing that women and people of color have, and have always had, sentience, and are beginning to act on it on scales that they’re unprepared for. There’s a reason that AI is almost exclusively gendered as female, in fiction and in life. There’s a reason they’re almost exclusively in service positions, in fiction and in life. I’m not worried about how we’re going to treat AI some distant day, I’m worried about how we treat other humans, now, today, all over the world, far worse than anything that’s depicted in AI movies. It matters that still, the vast majority of science fiction narratives that appear in popular culture are imagined by, written by, directed by, and funded by white men who interpret the crumbling of their world as the crumbling of the world.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 17/12/2025
we’re shooting ourselves in the foot because we’re letting racists shape the immigration and housing crisis discourses instead of taking on landlords and developers through mass public housing construction
cbc.ca
Canada’s population fell in third quarter, driven by drop in non-permanent residents: StatsCan | CBC News
Canada’s population decreased over the third quarter of 2025 — driven by a drop in non-permanent residents, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 12/12/2025
Today is your last chance to grab a slice of the Loblaw bread price-fixing settlement. Here’s how much you can get
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Today is your last chance to grab a slice of the Loblaw bread price-fixing settlement. Here’s how much you can get
Dec. 12 is the deadline for Canadians to submit a claim and get a piece of the $500-million bread price-fixing class-action settlement.
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alex d. @alexdacosta.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
"As there is no consistent or conclusive scientific evidence to show that transgender athletes have an inherent advantage, the act [is] part of an organized anti-trans backlash occurring across the country [and] ... internationally." theconversation.com/fairness-for...
theconversation.com
Fairness for whom? The impact of Alberta’s trans-exclusionary sports law
Alberta’s Fairness and Safety in Sport Act, though it claims to be rooted in equity and safety, is a discriminatory law that excludes transgender girls and women from sports.
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alex d. @alexdacosta.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Dave Chappelle was in town? I thought he retired.
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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
A premium example of what the United States does in the light Canada does in the dark CTV News reporting that Canadian company Roshel is producing armoured vehicles for ICE
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alex d. @alexdacosta.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
I don't want to read a Mariame Kaba quote in a newsletter from my uni. It's sinister to see ideas originating in abolitionist praxis co-opted by racial-colonial uni DEI offices. Please stop. Apologize for brutalizing students in the Palestine solidarity encampment. Divest from genocide.
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alex d. @alexdacosta.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
"Safety is not created through policing; it is created through trust, support and well-funded public education." #PoliceFreeSchools #PolicingFreeSchools #CanPoli theconversation.com/ontarios-bil...
theconversation.com
Ontario’s Bill 33 expands policing in schools and will erode democratic oversight
Ontario’s Bill 33 seems an attempt to centralize control of the education system while avoiding real issues like chronic underfunding and understaffed classrooms.
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Dr. Andy Holt @drandyholt.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
And this is why you should NOT be demanding that unions remain "neutral" on divisive or political questions. Your CAUT motion is playing into the hands of those who will silence faculty if they can, including this current excuse for a Board of Governors. Withdraw your motion!
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alex d. @alexdacosta.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Must be controversial to want to expand democratic engagement on a public university’s grounds.
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a red car is parked next to a trailer that says u-tow on it
ALT: a red car is parked next to a trailer that says u-tow on it
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
It's rare for a police officer in Canada to be criminally charged for shooting someone, and then to plead guilty Andrew Davis shot Devon Fowlin in 2023 and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced on Friday: no jail time and one year of probation www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
thestar.com
Toronto police officer who shot man in park gets suspended sentence, conditional discharge
Expert tells court police should have used de-escalation in February 2023 incident. Because of his sentence, Const. Andrew Davis will have a chance to keep his job.
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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 21/11/2025
"'They tricked us and said war was over; they made us feel safe,' she sobbed. 'Then they killed my mother.'" "Haven't they had enough of us dying every day? When will all this end?" #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide #Military
mondoweiss.net
Israel kills 33 Gazans in a single night. It's part of a new deadly status quo, Palestinians say.
On Wednesday, Israel killed 33 Palestinians, including 12 children, in its latest violations of the Gaza ceasefire.
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alex d. @alexdacosta.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Super important thread. 👇🏻
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Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Cbsa offices have been shut down!! No more detentions, no more deportations
Cbsa offices have been shut down!!
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Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Breaking we have shut down Cbsa!
Breaking we have shut down Cbsa! Breaking we have shut down Cbsa! Breaking we have shut down Cbsa! Breaking we have shut down Cbsa!
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 21/11/2025
Ice melts in the South
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Cheeze Weazel @cheeze-weazel.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Hey guys if you're Canadian and you think our healthcare here in the US is better or cheaper I'd like to advise you to talk to actual American citizens, and not the rich ones.
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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 18/11/2025
Alberta’s education legislation erodes gender-based violence prevention in K-12 schools
theconversation.com
Alberta’s education legislation erodes gender-based violence prevention in K-12 schools
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s legislation attacks critical gender-based violence prevention in the province.
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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Doing this two days before TDoR is particularly vile.
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Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause on trio of transgender laws
The Alberta government has invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause for the second time in less than a month in this case to protect from legal challenge a trio of laws affecting transgender youth...
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