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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 4h

At the end of the day, the Canadian government's Campus Antisemitism and Student Experiences (CASE) study is propaganda politics laundered as legitimate social science by Canadian scholars. We break down all the methodological flaws in this work of professional malpractice 👇.

To make definitively broad generalizations grounded in a small, biased selection sample is an unacceptable error, yet this is something the authors of this report repeatedly do, such as when they assert, “95.7% said they had experienced or witnessed at least one instance of antisemitism over the previous 12 months” without providing a caveat such as “of those surveyed” or a strong note on the limitations of the report’s methodology. This finding of 95 percent has, predictably, been repeated ad nauseam in the media. In fact, the authors of the report have admitted that among the very small number of respondents who indicated Zionism was not important at all to them, 92 percent said their campus was safe and inclusive for Jewish students, a finding that directly contradicts the thesis that it is Jewishness, rather than the state policy of Israel, that is the object of critique on campuses.

The 95 and 92 percent figures, taken together, index a larger problem: the incentive for participants to articulate experiences that align with broader political projects in a moment of profound polarization. It is clear beyond doubt that students with Zionist proclivities reported discrimination and those with anti-Zionist leanings reported none. So, what the study seems to reveal above all is the political orientation of its participants. It is not really possible to falsify any of the findings beyond that. If Zionist students consider critique of Israel to be a form of harm, that is what they will report. But this is not an objective measure, as evinced by the testimony of anti-Zionist students.

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 3h

shout-out for @jeremyjschmidt.bsky.social's "Landlocked"--essential reading for understanding Alberta energy politics today

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

War criminals should not be allowed to give speeches at the UN in any case.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If an internationally-wanted war criminal (whose forces have killed Americans) comes to US soil, attacks Americans (including the mayor of the largest city), and then says "Remember the beepers" in reference to a terrorist attack he committed — how can that be taken as anything other than a threat?

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The audacity to scoff at this question when a journalist on the hill just affirmed they were given access to this MORE THAN 200 PAGE bill less than 30 MINUTES before this press conference. How the fuck do you ask informed questions under those conditions? Spoiler: you can't.

Emilie Bergeron writes in french: "Les journalistes sur la colline, dont moi, ont reçu un projet de loi de plus de 200 pages moins de 30 min avant que les ministres répondent à des questions à ce sujet et en plein milieu d'un breffage avec des hauts fonctionnaires. un projet de loi dont l'intérêt public est majeur"

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

people on both sides of the border should stop romanticizing Canada

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Privatization wasn’t on the ballot when Canadians voted for Mark Carney. Really foul the way he’s using the blind trust so many continue to have in him to make massive, fundamental changes to Canada (hurting normal Canadians) so big companies can profit. Please pay attention.

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Important book! Don't put your head in the sand about the rise of death cults

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staring blankly into the abyss @irmsby.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I am terrible at coming up with titles, as you can clearly see, but if you're in Winnipeg in October you're invited to hear me talk about my new research. Come say hi!

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Hey Winnipeg, don't miss this talk by Ian Mosby on Oct 3!

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Teiowí:sonte Thomas Deer @teyowisonte.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our new museum is officially open! Please come visit us at the Kanatahkwèn:ke cultural arts center and museum.

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Congratulations to all Kahnawa’kehró:non and kudos to @teyowisonte.bsky.social and all others who worked so hard on the building and completion of Kanatahkwèn:ke the new, spectacular cultural arts centre and museum for Kahnawà:ke. www.facebook.com/reel/9592238...

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Shedding a tear for Wendell Berry, whose words mentored me at important moments. He will be missed.

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#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 31/08/2026

Here is what the Israeli-occupied West Bank, not including a detailed look at occupied East Jerusalem, actually looks like in 2026. The International Court of Justice ruled in July 2024 that Israel’s nearly 60-year military occupation of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza was illegal.

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Turns out there is such a thing as a stupid question.

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Data Centres ---> New Hydroelectric Dams

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Daniel Samson @ruralcolonialns.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

1688: when some French guy tried to change it.

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 27/08/2026

For months, Palestinian farmers in the northern West Bank have watched their water lines cut and their wells marked for demolition in Israel’s slow strangulation of Palestinian agriculture, as farmers tell Mondoweiss "there is no tomorrow" for them. mondoweiss.net/2026/08/dest...

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‘Destroying agriculture is the purpose’: How Israel is drying up the West Bank’s most fertile farmlands

For months, Palestinian farmers in the northern West Bank have watched their water lines cut and their wells marked for demolition in Israel’s slow strangulation of Palestinian agriculture, as…

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Notre département recrute. Venez travailler avec nous ! Histoire - Professeure adjointe ou professeur adjoint (histoire médiévale et/ou histoire transrégionale, 7e – 16e siècle) www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/trouver-un-e...

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Trouver un emploi - Affaires universitaires

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Our department is hiring. Please spread the word! History - Assistant Professor (Medieval and/or Transregional History, 7th-16th centuries) universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...

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Explore the latest academic and higher education job opportunities on the University Affairs Jobs board. Updated daily, our job board features hundreds of teaching, research, postdoctoral, administrat...

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

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Trouver un emploi - Affaires universitaires

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 26/08/2026

A century after Canada vowed to “get rid of the Indian problem,” anti-Indigenous rhetoric is surging. Here, The Walrus contributing writer Michelle Cyca examines how leaders weaponize economic anxiety to reverse reconciliation efforts: thewalrus.ca/why-is-anti-indigenous…

On the left: a colourful and blocky pop art illustration of four Indigenous people outside of a white structure against green trees and a pink sky. On the right: text that reads “Why is anti-Indigenous racism on the rise? The new ‘Indian problem’”

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I was following the war pretty closely and don't remember reading anywhere that Iran destroyed a major US military base in Bahrain. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/u...

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Anti-Colonial History @anticolonialhistry.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

On this day in 1805, Eyak warriors of the clan led by Tanukh and Lushwak, and their Tlingit allies, burned Yakutat, Alaska, and killed the Russians who remained there, following the Tlingit uprising in Sitka in 1802. anticolonialhistory.com/event/406/

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Another warning about insecure cloud storage

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

BBC invited Palestinian writer, researcher and analyst Muhammad Shehada on to talk about Israel’s decision to investigate the killing of Hind Rajab. Below is Muhammad’s account of what happened next. Full disclosure: I know him years and he’s a regular on the pod. So naturally I believe him 100%.

@muhammadshehad2
Disappointed the BBC cancelled my interview on
Israel's killing of Hind Rajab
2 producers eagerly reached out. They confirmed the time & one called to prepare a brief for the anchor
She asked me whether Israel's announcement is positive, I explained in detail it was a cover up.
The IDF is blaming the killing of Hind, her uncle, aunt & 4 cousins on the family itself for trying to flee by car & on the ambulance sent to rescue her for "failures in the co-ordination of the movement."
None of this is remotely true! The Red Cross immediately informed the IDF about 5-year-old Hind who was hiding in that motionless car, & they requested permission from Israel to allow an ambulance to rescue them.
After multiple long hours, Israel granted greenlight to the ambulance & provided them with a designated route on a GPS to drive on.

soon as the ambulance reached Hind's car, the IDF ambushed & bombed them immediately with an American made anti-tank missile then opened fire on Hind's car. The car was hit with 355 bullets.
Israel then kept that area under lockdown for 12 days, & prevented anyone from approaching.
Hind's mom went daily to the Ahli baptist hospital hoping to find her daughter, until her lifeless body was brought in along with the charred remains of the ambulance men.
Israel then claimed after an "initial investigation" that its troops were NEVER in that area to begin with. They maintained that claim for 2 years despite ample recordings & satellite images debunking this lie.
The only reason Israel is now making this new announcement of a deeper investigation is to shield its soldiers & generals from the International Criminal Court by invoking the principle of "complementarity;" that the ICC cannot investigate a state that is already investigating itself in good faith.

I told the BBC producer Israel today also quietly shut down the investigation into the triple tap killing of American, Canadian, British, Australian & Polish citizens in the WCK massacre. Israel blamed the massacre on the aid workers themselves for "deviating from the predesignated route" & for hiring an armed security guard "without informing the IDF" (both claims where debunked by WCK themselves, who had coordinates their every step with the IDF).
I told the producer the Israeli commander responsible for this massacre, Nochi Mendel, is a fanatical settler who had signed a petition calling for starving Gaza & that he was celebrated by settler leaders & supported by Israeli government leaders after what he did.
Mendel even received a box of chocolate from the settler council's leader & a letter of support for what he did.
Mendel was initially dismissed by the IDF & blamed for the massacre, but was quickly & quietly reinstated & promoted in the Defence Ministry as the head of the settlements and notionol infroctrunturo unit

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Okay. What about the other 64,000 dead children, and the child murdered yesterday?

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Talking to a palestinian friend last night, I said the words "The past 15 years are like a nightmare we cant wake up from." I guess saying it out loud really drove home the despair for me.

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I was following the war pretty closely and don't remember reading anywhere that Iran destroyed a major US military base in Bahrain. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/u...

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Absolute travesty. Academic freedom simply does not exist at Texas Tech University.

After appealing my tenure denial the
Tenure Hearing Panel unanimously found that “the promotion & tenure process was ‘significantly noncompliant with the university’s established standards and procedures’. The President however upheld his original decision to deny me tenure.

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Since Gaza the coverage by Canadian Press has gone from one-sided pro Israel to outright propaganda to actively fanning disinformation and fear. These headlines have dangerous geopolitical implications with Trump's open threat against Canada. But the @thestar.com helps spread the BS.

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Most people in the world are decent and oppose genocide. Most people are also powerless. Power to the people.

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Girish Daswani @girishdaswani.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

UofT features prominently in @breachmedia.ca article. 2 points to consider: 1. UofT initiated network of communications between 30 universities/colleges across Canada. 2.Rather than facilitate existing policies on academic freedom/Charter rights, strategies were shared to actively suppress rights.

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Jeremy Cohen @jeremyfcohen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Disgraceful and a clear attack on academic freedom by Canadian universities.

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

All but 220 of 1,965 Nigerians who applied to attend FIFA worldcup games in Canada were refused entry. All but 470 of 3,135 Ghanaian applicants refused. Sport and border colonialism continues unabated. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

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Immigration department refused more than 20,000 visas from World Cup fans

Figures show denied applications included 3,135 from Ghanaians, whose team opened the tournament in Toronto

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

"with the stranded ships remaining motionless, their hulls were becoming encrusted with marine life – from microbes and algae to barnacles and other invertebrates – that could hitchhike to ports around the world when trade resumed." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Ships stuck in strait of Hormuz pose ‘super-spreader’ biodiversity threat, scientists warn

Biologists say cargo ships stranded in Gulf may carry highly potent invasive species around the world as trade resumes

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

"We will not back down from protecting and strengthening the Canadian cultural sector" said the official, while backing down from protecting and strengthening the Canadian cultural sector.

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Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

And even more apocalyptic is that there is no one rolling out guillotines out onto the streets.

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Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

There is something apocalyptic about the utter shamelessness and corruption with which people like Kushner, Trump, Infantino and all that lot are just pillaging the institutions to which they have access.

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Smoke from American fires now invading Canada. Tariffs therefore?

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

There is still lots of sympathy in our storytelling for the people who cause the problems, and little interest in their victims.

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/07/2026

Lemme tell you about the angel of history being blown backwards into the future: The shackles these people have been put in are Hiatt brand, same company founded in 1780 to mass produce shackles for slaver ships.

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

L’Institut de recherche et d’études autochtones de l’Université d’Ottawa est à la recherche d’une personne qualifiée pour enseigner le cours EAS 2510 – Thèmes choisis en études autochtones I cet automne. Le cours peut porter sur le thème de votre choix. uottawa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/uOttawa_Exte...

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APTPUO - Automne 2026 - EAS2510-A00

Posting Reason: New Position Location: Main Campus Academic Period: 2026 Fall Semester Faculty: Faculté des arts / Faculty of Arts Academic Unit: Institut de recherche et d’études autochtones \\ Insti...

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Daniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

This is a massive blow to transparency in Canada, which was already bleak. It means Canada is keeping Canadians in the dark about their own past.

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Very pleased to see this out in paperback. Unfortunately it remains as pertinent as ever, as right wing populists continue to deny, disavow and distort the colonial past (and present). Read what the experts say!

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

$3,000 is not nearly enough for each of my books that Anthropic stole. Each book took me almost a decade to research and write--yet I and other authors are receiving a pittance while the AI models based on our stolen labor are worth multiple billions.

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