Reposted by Peter McInnisCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 10/10/2026October Gold Franklin Carmichael 1922 017443
Reposted by Peter McInnisCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 15hAutumn Foliage Tom Thomson 1916 019258
Reposted by Peter McInnisUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"John" is an H-2A worker harvesting apples in Western NY. "We spend our day climbing up and down ladders, filling up a 30-40lb bag full of apples. Because of the Trump wage cuts we're earning less this year than in the past for the same thing. That isn't fair." #WeFeedYou 18526162
Reposted by Peter McInnisMother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/10/2026Trump announced that a group of companies—including OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Palantir, and Amazon—have committed over $2.4 billion to accelerate American scientific research. In other words, he's replacing established research institutions with the corporations that have curried favor with him.motherjones.comTrump calls on AI to speed up science—while continuing to defund itTech firms are giving big to a White House AI science program amid the destruction of institutions like the NIH. 22275131
Reposted by Peter McInnisTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This is what Christo-fascism looked like — specifically the Romanian fascism of the 1930s. Hegseth is a Christo-fascist. (1/3) 621389450
Peter McInnis @defendeducation.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The robotic future?theglobeandmail.comStartups are hiring low-paid gig workers to train robots on manual labourWe got a firsthand look at what it’s like to record yourself for AI-powered humanoid robots to learn from 021
Reposted by Peter McInnisCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Rain Clouds A.J. Casson 1976 113833
Peter McInnis @defendeducation.bsky.social · 08/10/2026science.org‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences researchAgency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year 010
Peter McInnis @defendeducation.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The broader implications of Brazil's elections.theguardian.comFlávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is grim jolt for climate campaignersInquest under way into why President Lula’s success in curbing Amazon deforestation has not lead to success at polls 010
Reposted by Peter McInnisSAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 06/10/2026We celebrate Eva Marie Saint, who died today at 102. A #SagAftraMember since 1947, Saint won an Oscar for her film debut in 'On the Waterfront' and starred in 'North by Northwest.' An advocate for organized labor, she leaves an enduring example for generations of union members. 101415345
Peter McInnis @defendeducation.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Buddy on guitar covers Billy Joel, "We didn't Start the Fire". 0280
Reposted by Peter McInnisTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I spelled out "superpower suicide" in this essay from May 2026. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power, and succeeded with such rapidity. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...snyder.substack.comOn Superpower SuicideAnd the recovery of justice 431337463
Reposted by Peter McInnisAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 05/10/2026I can't believe I have to say this: Richard Nixon was corrupt and Congress was right to force him out. But, according to Trump's DOJ and a GOP congressman, Nixon was subject to a Deep State coup. Nonsense. This is just Trump trying to rewrite the past to obscure his corruption today. Link below ⬇️ 891472392
Peter McInnis @defendeducation.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Deeply concerning for multiple reasons, including the bolsonaristas destruction of the Amazon rainforest.theguardian.comBrazil’s presidential race goes to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro leads incumbent LulaFar-right challenger and son of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro put in a stronger than expected showing, with Lula calling the result ‘unexpected’ 010
Peter McInnis @defendeducation.bsky.social · 04/10/2026theguardian.comIncinerated novels and destroyed warehouses: Russia’s war on Ukrainian booksA Ukrainian publishing boom sparked by the 2022 invasion is now under threat from the force and frequency of Russian attacks 000
Peter McInnis @defendeducation.bsky.social · 03/10/2026theguardian.comOpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’David Robinson joins other insiders in urging industry to take more care over rapidly developing technology 000
Reposted by Peter McInnisCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Study for mâtinawêwin (Sharing Food) Kent Monkman ~ Cree 2026 313756
Peter McInnis @defendeducation.bsky.social · 02/10/2026theenergymix.comTech Giants Face AI Bubble as Investment Nears Dot-Com Levels, Famed Investor WarnsAs large artificial intelligence (AI) companies prepare to go public, the hedge fund manager who predicted the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis is intensifying his warnings that capital spending by five ... 000
Reposted by Peter McInnisNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026At 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 👇. 34824
Reposted by Peter McInnisemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026During the World Cup. 45591182
Reposted by Peter McInnisCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Study for mâtinawêwin (Offering Food) Kent Monkman ~ Cree 2026 112438
Peter McInnis @defendeducation.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Why Trump and his cronies don't think the US is a real country and why other nations are also not legitimate.snyder.substack.comRegime Change and Corruption with Anne ApplebaumA recording from Timothy Snyder's live video 000
Peter McInnis @defendeducation.bsky.social · 28/09/2026thewalrus.ca/alberta-sepa...thewalrus.caAlberta Separatism Is Built on a Big Lie | The WalrusDanielle Smith has turned western grievance into a national unity crisis 010
Reposted by Peter McInnisErik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This Day in Labor History: September 28, 1874. The U.S. military defeated the Comanche in Palo Duro Canyon, south of modern Amarillo, Texas, largely by stealing their horse herds. This made previous Comanche ways of life, including their work cultures, impossible and forced them into a reservation! 919475
Reposted by Peter McInnisThis Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 27/09/202664 years ago, on the 27th of September 1962, Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring was published. It handled the environmental harm caused by the pesticide DDT and the disinformation spread by the chemical industry. Carson managed to sway public opinion and even policy. #otd #history 🗃️ 7733551272
Reposted by Peter McInnis🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 125123765272
Reposted by Peter McInnisCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Fall Florals Emily Kewageshig ~ Anishinaabe 2022 214741
Reposted by Peter McInnisebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Solidarity 💥 7056051756
Reposted by Peter McInnisVision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 22/09/2026Together w/ @crashcoalition.bsky.social & @movementyvr.bsky.social, we're calling upon the Chief Coroner, Dr. Baidwan to assess the greater fatality risk of pickups and large SUVs on road safety, and to make recommendations to address these dangers. Read more: visionzerovancouver.ca/2026/09/21/o...visionzerovancouver.caOversized Vehicles. Oversized Danger.British Columbia has become the latest province in Canada where the Chief Coroner is being asked to investigate the growing danger to pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users from pic… 1423869
Reposted by Peter McInnisJake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026George Orwell's Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia Cartoon by Guy Venables 11332701196
Reposted by Peter McInnisCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Ravens' Chorus Kenojuak Ashevak ~ Inuk 2002 025378
Peter McInnis @defendeducation.bsky.social · 21/09/2026AI and the bifurcated university.academeblog.orgYou Already Work at Two UniversitiesBY D.J. HOPKINS AND ZACH JUSTUS It’s time for your department to produce its annual assessment report. You and your colleagues have agreed on the learning outcomes to measure, and you have the data… 000
Reposted by Peter McInnisGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 21/09/2026The “jaw-dropping” El Niño currently heating up the planet has burst through the highest temperature ever recorded for the phenomenon, several months before its expected peak. 431658921
Reposted by Peter McInnisCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Une journée de septembre, marché Jean-Talon John Little 2007 09325
Reposted by Peter McInnisAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 17/09/2026The Constitution is a promise that has never once kept itself. Though it waits, every generation, to find out whether the people living under it will. It’s our turn to answer. And I refuse to believe we’re going to be the generation that went quiet. (Link below) 18744071282
Reposted by Peter McInnisCAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"Canada’s public colleges and universities are among the country’s most important economic and social drivers...Yet despite their importance, public funding for post-secondary education has failed to keep pace." More in @policyalternatives.ca's Alternative federal budget: buff.ly/va3A9Aebuff.lyAlternative federal budget 2026-27: Post-secondary education | CCPAA budget that makes Canada stronger by committing to solidarity and dignity for all 0614
Reposted by Peter McInnisVeena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“The AAUP calls on UCLA Chancellor.. to withdraw his public repudiation of the UCLA School of Law symposium..& to reaffirm the academic freedom of..faculty to organize scholarly events, select speakers…without fear of institutional condemnation.” www.aaup.org/news/aaup-ca...aaup.orgAAUP Calls on UCLA Chancellor Frenk to Defend, Not Undermine, Academic FreedomThe AAUP calls on UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk to withdraw his public repudiation of a UCLA School of Law symposium and to reaffirm the academic freedom of UCLA faculty. 13313
Reposted by Peter McInnisAAUP @aaup.org · 16/09/2026“State monitoring, political oversight, institutional restructuring & restrictions on university autonomy are tactics that we associate with governments such as Orbán’s Hungary or Putin’s Russia…I think seeing some of these same mechanisms emerge in US public higher ed should concern us.” 0135
Reposted by Peter McInnisCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Little Island A.J. Casson 1965 217046