Reposted by Mike FollertFast Capitalism @fast-capitalism.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Please consider contributing 044
Reposted by Mike Follert🌬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. 121121845178
Reposted by Mike FollertDavid Arditi @davidarditi.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Fast Capitalism CFP: Precarity, Debt, and Control in the Age of Artificial Intelligence websites.uta.edu/centerforthe...websites.uta.eduFast Capitalism CFP: Precarity, Debt, and Control in the Age of Artificial Intelligence – Center for Theory 045
Reposted by Mike FollertSue Gowans @sueinnovates.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This will impede the safety & ability of health care workers to ride to work at Toronto Gen, Mt Sinai, Toronto Rehab, Princess Margaret and Sick Kids. Ford knows this since a letter from hospital CEOs, supporting bike lanes for their staff, was entered into evidence in the original trial 075
Reposted by Mike FollertJon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Academic freedom is when a foreign government dictates how and even whether a university investigates misconduct 62167597
Mike Follert @mfollert.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Anne Hathaway & Ewan McGregor are dynamite in the 1953 National Film Board of Canada classic short, Farewell Oak Street! now in theatres www.imdb.com/title/tt2716... 010
Reposted by Mike FollertTony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I love how this contradicts with the argument for the deportations - that migrants were stealing jobs from everyone else. Now the claim is that the jobs were created by migrants just as they are now gone with them. 551772441
Reposted by Mike FollertDavid Arditi @davidarditi.bsky.social · 19/08/2026CFP!!! Precarity, Debt, and Control in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Please circulate 01519
Reposted by Mike FollertStoo Metz 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 @stoometz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Rachel Reid, who wrote the popular “Heated Rivalry” novel, has donated $300k to Annapolis Valley Regional Library, “one of the most significant private gifts” in their history. “I credit my local library for being a huge part of the reason I’m a published author today,” Reid said #Halifax #HaliSkyctvnews.ca‘Heated Rivalry’ author donates $300,000 to Nova Scotia librariesSeveral Nova Scotia libraries that faced possible closures this summer are getting a major cash boost from one of the province’s most famous authors. 213086607
Reposted by Mike FollertTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I appreciated it. If I did advice (I don’t) I would definitely advise women and femmes to leave the first time a male or masc partner even looks like he might maybe be considering ruining your birthday, work event, accomplishment. you don’t even have to say for “closure”. Just block him & leave. 1146788
Mike Follert @mfollert.bsky.social · 10/08/2026for a truly meta experience, listen to the New Yorker AI voice reader regularly mispronounce the words of an otherwise very relatable set of testimonies 0185
Reposted by Mike FollertThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 05/08/2026Carney vows to fast-track West Coast Pipeline before entire West Coast burns to the groundthebeaverton.comCarney vows to fast-track West Coast Pipeline before entire West Coast burns to the groundOTTAWA - Mark Carney has officially given notice that his government will be designating Danielle Smith’s West Coast pipeline a project of national interest, allowing the massive oil and gas project t... 15713251
Reposted by Mike FollertTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 05/08/2026They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting. 325415891
Reposted by Mike FollertChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 02/08/2026The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.futurism.comThe Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced LaborThe lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak. 380112526092
Reposted by Mike FollertOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I will just say that it is an...unfortunate editorial decision to put W.E.B DuBois' picture in a thumbnail above this headline 1350246
Mike Follert @mfollert.bsky.social · 23/07/2026*New Article* out with the Journal of Canadian Studies: "Radio Silence: Listening to the North on the CBC, 1945–1958" utppublishing.com/doi/full/10.... 052
Reposted by Mike FollertBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Perfectly said. #WorldCup #FIFA 429272
Reposted by Mike FollertCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Canadian Wildfires Kim Dorland 2023 015655
Reposted by Mike FollertT. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Carney's new envoy to New York. www.desmog.com/2023/01/18/s...desmog.comShell Canada’s Latest President Spent Years on Board of Climate Denier GroupMore evidence the company’s net-zero plan is ‘total greenwashing,’ says one disinformation expert. 33020
Reposted by Mike FollertJessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 13/07/2026This thread is a really helpful reminder that seemingly unrelated foodborne illness outbreaks may be... less unrelated than you think 133296
Reposted by Mike FollertEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 13/07/2026Carney is an endless embarrassment. 611728
Reposted by Mike FollertMark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Okay Toronto started the public survey on Church Street pedestrianization. I need you to tell the city it’s great. We only got 92% positive on Kensington market and it failed, let’s blow that out of the water. haveyoursay.toronto.ca/churchstreethaveyoursay.toronto.caChurch Street Pedestrianization PilotLearn more about the Church Street Pedestrianization Pilot and provide feedback on the impacts and outcomes by September 7, 2026. 36542
Reposted by Mike FollertMondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 01/07/2026Robin Andersen's indispensable new book, The Complicit Lens, offers a comprehensive examination of the media's role in supporting the Israeli genocide in Gaza. mondoweiss.net/2026/06/how-...mondoweiss.netHow mainstream media bias contributed to Israel’s genocide in GazaRobin Andersen’s indispensable new book, The Complicit Lens, offers a comprehensive examination of the media’s role in supporting the Israeli genocide in Gaza. 03920
Reposted by Mike FollertStuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Walter Rodney, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa - new edition, @versobooks.bsky.social , September 2026 www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc... foreword by Angela Davis www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/...versobooks.comHow Europe Underdeveloped AfricaHow Europe Underdeveloped Africa is an ambitious masterwork of political economy, detailing the impact of slavery and colonialism on the history of international capitalism. In this classic book, Rodn... 0125
Reposted by Mike Follertâpihtawikosisân @apihtawikosisan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026September is closer than we think - you can pre-order the second edition of Indigenous Writes now and celebrate its tenth year anniversary with me! apihtawikosisan.com/2026/06/ten-...apihtawikosisan.comTen Years of Indigenous WritesI began this little blog back in 2011 with posts focusing mostly on the Cree language, with some forays into reflections on Aboriginal law. I had maybe ten regular readers which was fine really. I … 02514
Mike Follert @mfollert.bsky.social · 16/06/2026For timely & incisive analysis of the FIFA World Cup by some very sharp critical thinkers, read the newest issue of @fast-capitalism.bsky.social, out today! mavmatrix.uta.edu/fastcapitali... 033
Mike Follert @mfollert.bsky.social · 16/06/2026more Ontarians should read @tressiemcphd.bsky.social's #LowerEd on how private career colleges monetize student loans & pilfer from the public purse 020
Reposted by Mike FollertStFX Department of Sociology @stfxsociology.bsky.social · 08/06/2026To everyone in Halifax for the @csa-scs.bsky.social conference, please join StFX's @pmallory.bsky.social for the Jean-Sébastien Guy Memorial Lecture, titled "Theoretical Approaches to Therapy Culture" on Tuesday, June 9th at 2:30 pm in Rowe #1011 cdn.dal.ca/content/dam/...cdn.dal.ca 033
Reposted by Mike FollertDale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 04/06/2026"Provide access to trusted AI agents for every post-secondary student – from the arts and commerce to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and medicine." I'm pretty sure that nobody who teaches in a post-secondary institution asked for this, and this makes their jobs even harder.pm.gc.caPrime Minister Carney launches AI for All: Canada’s new national artificial intelligence strategyToday, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, launched AI for All, Canada’s new national AI strategy. Over the next five years, this strategy will introduce new legislation, investments, and programs that e... 87121
Reposted by Mike FollertTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 29/05/2026This is what happens when queer people hate your party. There’s no one there to plan one. 1392198
Reposted by Mike FollertAlex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Repulsive. Public money paying for fascist propaganda. Encampments are rare; they are not a danger; this government is doing nothing to help the people who live in them or to solve the underlying problems. 1233594
Reposted by Mike FollertI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 22/05/2026““My mother did not give her life. Her life was taken and it shocked the nation enough that they passed the Voting Rights Act in 1965,” he said, adding that the Supreme Court and Trump administration were “working tirelessly to go back to the ‘60s.” “It’s disgusting,” he said.” 3343107
Reposted by Mike FollertMondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 20/05/2026“Every moment I connect my life now to those years after the Nakba," says 85-year-old Fatima Ibrahim Khalfallah. "This Nakba is more terrifying, more deadly, more destructive. . . The same hunger, thirst, and fear — but multiplied many times over.” mondoweiss.net/2026/05/same...mondoweiss.netGaza elders who survived the Nakba reflect on being displaced by Israel again, 78 years later“Every moment I connect my life now to those years after the Nakba,” says 85-year-old Fatima Ibrahim Khalfallah. “This Nakba is more terrifying, more deadly, more destructive. . . The same hunger,... 27150
Reposted by Mike FollertNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 19/05/2026So, the @endofsportpod.bsky.social just got banned from TikTok, almost certainly for posts with Black Alliance for Peace calling for an anti-imperialist boycott of the World Cup. 🤔 511348
Reposted by Mike FollertBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/05/2026“Ride-hailing was once pitched as a way to reduce urban congestion, but a new report suggests it may be contributing to more gridlock on Toronto streets… research showed rideshare vehicles drove 1.13 billion kms in the city in 2025 — a up 40% from 2023 & the highest amount ever recorded in Toronto.”torontotoday.caMore Ubers, more traffic? New report reignites licence cap debateLast year, Uber and other rideshare drivers clocked 1.13 billion kilometres on Toronto streets — a 40 per cent increase from 2023, according to a new report 109131
Reposted by Mike FollertAPTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Justice Shaina Leonard says the petition should never have been issued.aptnnews.caJudge quashes Alberta separation petition in favour of First NationsA judge has quashed an Alberta separation petition, saying the provincial government had a duty to consult with First Nations. 314560
Reposted by Mike FollertMondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 08/05/2026Israel's decimation of Gaza's judicial system has left hundreds of thousands of women unable to claim inheritance, get a divorce, or retain custody of their children. "That is the reality of women in Gaza. We are abandoned,” mondoweiss.net/2026/04/when...mondoweiss.netWhen Israel destroyed Gaza’s courts, legal protections for women vanishedThe decimation of Gaza’s judicial system has left hundreds of thousands of women unable to claim inheritance, get a divorce, or retain custody of their children. “That is the reality of women in… 13935
Reposted by Mike FollertUNRWA @unrwa.org · 18/04/2026In #Gaza, rising energy prices are limiting access to fuel and food. In February 2026 alone, UNRWA treated more than 3,700 children under five for malnutrition. #UNRWAworks to detect and treat malnutrition early, but we could do much more if we were allowed to bring food into Gaza. 02519
Reposted by Mike FollertCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Et tu, Canada?theguardian.comPalestine FA officials denied entry to Canada for Fifa pre-World Cup meetingOfficials from the Palestine Football Association have been denied entry to Canada ahead of a pre-World Cup meeting of Fifa’s member associations to be held in Vancouver this month 02113
Mike Follert @mfollert.bsky.social · 11/04/2026devastating for every young trans/queer person trying to find community amid irl social isolation 010
Reposted by Mike FollertT. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Your goals are to replace human public sector workers with AI so you can slash public services and to make your buddies at Brookfield even richer by spending public funds on AI infrastructure for private profit. 78329
Reposted by Mike FollertAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Meanwhile my university has bought licenses for CoPilot. Is a technology that "is for entertainment purposes only, which can make mistakes, which may not work as intended and cannot be relied on for important advice and has to be used at our own risk" so essential? 915845
Reposted by Mike FollertTorrance Coste @torrancecoste.bsky.social · 02/04/2026You love to see it!!! #LandBack #Nuchatlaht www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...ctvnews.caB.C. Appeals Court sides with First Nation over Aboriginal title on Nootka IslandThe B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned a lower-court ruling after finding the judge used an “arbitrary boundary” to determine a First Nation’s Aboriginal title over a swath of Nootka Island off weste... 1268
Reposted by Mike Follert404 Media @404media.co · 26/03/2026NEW: Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.404media.coWikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content“In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.” 203237946759
Reposted by Mike FollertArturo Dominguez @extremearturo.bsky.social · 22/03/2026It is being reported on the ground in Cuba that everyone on a ventilator at this hospital died overnight. As a Cuban, I'm devastated. 10740222194