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Alison Kemper

@profalisonk.bsky.social
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Org theory, bus & soc, indigenous rights, CO2, She/her. Asso. Prof at Toronto (Tkaronto) Metropolitan U.🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦 Not into hate. I don’t follow back until you have posts. No DMs unless I follow you. Protect trans folk. 🏳️‍⚧️

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Alison Kemper @profalisonk.bsky.social · 11h
Schmitt explained how here: www.tmz.com/2026/09/29/e... There was only one NBA game played that night, and it was in Atlanta. He didn’t imagine that Smith would be watching Caitlin Clark. For Schmitt, #womenssports don’t exist.
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Sen. Eric Schmitt Says Botched 'Gotcha' Moment in Jack Smith Hearing Wasn't Embarrassing
Senator Eric Schmitt's standing behind his line of questioning in the Jack Smith hearing ... even though it seems his "gotcha" moment totally backfired.
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nick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays.
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Lilli @lillijla28.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Former South Park writer creates ‘Cornell 7’ website to expose alleged gang rapists, issues chilling warning: ‘Accountability is coming’
A former South Park writer has created a website to expose the alleged Cornell gang rapists and those in the Ivy League institution who gave them “a break.”
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Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BREAKING: Russian drone strike sets Kyiv Academy of Sciences ablaze killing one woman A Russian drone hit Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv midday Monday, sparking a major fire. Authorities said one woman was killed. 🟣🗞️ #Kyiv #Ukraine #Russia #Drones #Academy
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Alison Kemper @profalisonk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How Russia respects science.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Chantal Hébert on the Building Canada Strong Act: "I am troubled by the notion that this bill basically enlarges what is called political discretion, i.e. the power of politicians in power to bypass their own laws on a variety of topics." #cdnpoli
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 28/09/2026
A Canadian scientist says Mark Carney's government is subsidizing the destruction of nature, contravening Canada's global biodiversity commitments. @sarahkcox.bsky.social reports. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Carney’s Push to Fund Industry Imperils Canada’s Nature Promises | The Tyee
Canada participated in a ‘historic’ global moment for biodiversity. Experts say we’re not following through.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When the 75 remaining orcas here are killed for a pipeline and port expansion to the west coast, do the Vancouver Canucks change their logo? Or do we just explain to our grandkids that yeah, we used to have those here, but we killed the amazing, nationally emblematic creatures for short-term cash?
Vancouver Canucks logo featuring an orca emerging from the letter C
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Alison Kemper @profalisonk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is an excellent essay re the Cornell gang rape. sorayachemaly.substack.com/p/33-underst...
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33. A Long Read About Living in a World Where Men Publicly Bond over Women’s Humiliation and Pain
From the Burnerverse to Cornell to Clavicular, our society is all too happy to shift the cost and burden of sexual violence and male onto victims to protect men
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Canada’s Low Electrification Rate Threatens Its Future Prosperity Canada = 18% France = 26% Japan = 30.5% Brazil = 25% Turkey = 24% Indonesia: 19.6% If the future is electric, Canada is not highly electrified...or likely to be by 2050. #cdnpoli energi.media/markham-on-e...
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Canada’s Low Electrification Rate Threatens Its Future Prosperity Canada’s Low Electrification Rate Threatens Its Future Prosperity Thoughtful Journalism
The world is electrifying. Canada’s slow shift from fossil fuels to electric technologies could leave its economy less competitive by the 2030s.
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Alison Kemper @profalisonk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
That’s my friend and hero, Deacon Michael VanDusen, showing us how to do it.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Choose your side, Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Seniors arrested during climate protest on Parliament Hill
Several members of a self-described ‘climate caravan’ were charged with trespassing
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Alison Kemper @profalisonk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Canadian fans have to subscribe to TSN, Amazon Prime, CBC Gem (free) and maybe crave to watch the PWHL. This is very exciting. Hoping it’s true!
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Taylor Noakes @taylornoakes.com · 22/09/2026
One day Canadians are going to wake up and realize our sovereignty and democracy is entirely an illusion, and that the country is run by the American shareholders of our banks and oil companies #cdnpoli
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LiamMcIntosh He/Him 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸 @liammci.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Tell me again how this dude ISN’T the most right wing PM we’ve had in almost a century? #cdnpoli
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Climate litigation against the Canadian government will be allowed to proceed 👏🏻 #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Carney government dealt an early blow in climate litigation | CBC News
A federal court refused to strike down a climate lawsuit brought against the Carney government by Canadian youth.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The only reason the felon is doing this is to manipulate the Canada Potash stock market www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jon...
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Potash Stocks Fall as Trump Posts of Possible Belarus Deal
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The #TorontoPolice have a creative style of 'law enforcement.' #ProjectSouth www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
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These are some of the bombshell allegations in newly unsealed Project South documents
Newly unsealed court documents in the Project South investigation were released to the public Wednesday, shedding more light on the explosive allegations made against several GTA police officers charg...
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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“Here we have what looks like a bunch of political losers turning to AI to appear popular online. That’s the state of politics these days.” Brad Bradford, who stands for whatever he thinks will win him an election, is using it. No surprise. @rorywh.bsky.social w/great investigative work. #ToPoli
The task was named “Pushing Back on ‘Part of the Problem’ Attacks,” a reference to comments criticizing Bradford for inaction during his eight years on council.

One critic had replied to Bradford's post: “Haven't you been part of the municipal government for awhile, bradbrad? You're part of the problem lol.”

To push back, LogiVote's AI system had recommended seeding a counter-narrative.

The result, generated for us to post: “So tired of hearing the same excuses from city hall, while nothing changes. Brad, you’ve actually stood up for us — don’t let them say you haven’t tried. We need someone who won’t back down.”

The Victory App asked us to enter our X username to verify we complied and award us 25 in-app coins.

According to McKelvey, this allows campaigns to stay at arm's length from the posting itself, while maintaining control. “They want to show that you're doing the act independently so as not to violate [platform rules], but then they automate the monitoring of it,” he explained.
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Obama disagrees with Mark Carney’s voluntary AI regulation. #cdnpoli
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Mary Grace @emgeekay.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Far too many people think the Carney Liberals are doing a great job. Where’s their action on the climate crisis, on our deteriorating healthcare system, on affordable public housing? And why do they keep spending taxpayer dollars fighting Indigenous peoples in court? www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
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Carney government files 3rd court challenge in First Nations child welfare complaint | CBC News
The Carney government has filed its third court challenge in a year as a longstanding fight with First Nations organizations over the future of their communities' child and family services continues. ...
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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Carney is now in a hurry to change labour laws. Are Canadians paying attention yet??? "Planned federal labour legislation could require binding arbitration before strikes, sparking concern among public-sector unions" Everything for the corporations buying us out! www.ctvnews.ca/video/2026/0...
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Federal government eyes binding arbitration before public-sector strikes
Planned federal labour legislation could require binding arbitration before strikes, sparking concern among public-sector unions. Judy Trinh reports.
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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Carney scraps anti-greenwashing law despite public call for climate truth Carney is no environmentalist (despite the flood of ads he puts out that lead us to believe the opposite) www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/n...
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Carney scraps anti-greenwashing law despite public call for climate truth
Most Canadians want the federal government to do more about climate disinformation, especially during extreme weather, new research shows, even as the Carney government scraps Canada's laws against gr...
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026
It's very clear that companies are generating racist and sexist controversy as a brand strategy, e.g., Sydney Sweeney, Converse.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/09/2026
oh...this is bad
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Author Myron J. Clifton @deardean22.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“I” not “I’m” What do you see in this converse /nike Ad?
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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Important column from @lindamcquaig.bsky.social. "Carney is plowing full-steam ahead with an agenda that business interests on both sides of the border have long dreamed of. However, it’s not an agenda that most Canadians dream of." www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?... #GiftLink 🎁 #CdnPoli
As long as Donald Trump hovers menacingly over the country, Carney has enormous leeway to remake Canada in ways that would — under normal circumstances — alarm many Canadians.

Carney’s vision for remaking Canada — on display at this week’s summit in Toronto — embraces the business agenda of privatizing airports and other key infrastructure, slashing corporate taxes, inviting more foreign ownership and control, and ramping up production of fossil fuels — even as the world struggles to transition to cleaner energy in a desperate bid to avert climate catastrophe.
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John Bowker @johnbowker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Ford government is spending more public money on for-profit, private MRI & surgical clinics, while letting publicly funded facilities sit idle for hours every day, says a new report from @onthealthcoalition.bsky.social www.haltonhillstoday.ca/local-news/h... #onpoli #ONhealth
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Hospital MRIs sit idle overnight as province funds private clinics: report
New report from Ontario Health Coalition lays out why private health clinics are 'not benefiting the public'
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I am so serious when I say Toronto was entirely warned about this and Toronto Liberals would not hear of it, even after Carney kept the option on the table, even after the NDP begged you during the by-elections to listen. You reap what you sew. #onpoli #cdnpoli
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Alison Kemper @profalisonk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
What a contrast with Canada’s Carney, who is selling off pipelines and LNG ports to foreign investors. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it | Andy Burnham
With nearly £30m of funding, I’m giving communities power over local energy. They know the gravity of global heating, and they want to be part of the solution, says UK prime minister Andy Burnham
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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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A Canadian payment giant is being sold to U.S. private equity. Is your digital privacy at risk? | CBC News
Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal are selling payment processor Moneris Solutions Corp. to San Francisco-based investment firm Francisco Partners. Some analysts are raising concerns around wha...
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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“The lands and resources being targeted for development and investment are within the treaty territories of the Anishinabek First Nations around the Great Lakes region." #CdnPoli
“It is time for Canada to recognize that our resources on our lands are not theirs to give or to barter away to attract investment, but belong to the Anishinabek Peoples, who are the stewards of this land since time immemorial,” Debassige said.
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Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
@mark-carney.bsky.social here is a suggestion as Canada strengthens its relationship with the EU: Canada can take the lead on solar, wind and geothermal energy production systems for all of Europe and Canada. Now that would be a great step towards stabilizing our climate!
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EU chief says she wants Canada to become the bloc's 1st associate member | CBC News
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday proposed opening a path for Canada to become the European Union's first associate member, a striking overture as U.S. President Donald T...
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Grand chief tells Carney summit resources 'are not theirs to give'
The grand council chief of the Anishinabek Nation tells investment summit that Canada can't give away resources that 'aren't theirs to give.'
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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
You only conceal privatization of airports until it's almost a done deal if you know Canadians wouldn't want privatization of our airports. #CdnPoli
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Alison Kemper @profalisonk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It’s official. Prepare yourselves for privatized airports.
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Alison Kemper @profalisonk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Ontario is waking up. The Data Centre Backlash Has Come to Mississauga—and It’s Swallowing the Municipal Election - thelocal.to/mississauga-...
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The Data Centre Backlash Has Come to Mississauga—and It’s Swallowing the Municipal Election | The Local
Ahead of this week’s vote on whether to freeze data-centre development for a year, city councillors seeking re-election are suddenly taking a firm stance in response to public outcry
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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
LLMs are cognitive viruses that can depress collective cognitive competence. But by the same token, immunization is possible. arxiv.org/abs/2609.03344
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Large-Language Models as a Cognitive Virus
Large-language models (LLMs) are rapidly becoming part of human culture, reshaping how information is produced, transmitted, and used. Here we propose that their diffusion can be understood through a ...
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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
They killed the building, and now they are killing the institution. Senseless. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Ontario Science Centre lays off entire science department as part of restructuring
Government is building a new $1-billion science centre at Ontario Place
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TheTrillium.ca @thetrillium.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Ontario Science Centre laying off entire science department
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Ontario Science Centre laying off entire science department
TORONTO — The Ontario Science Centre has laid off 30 workers including the entire science department, The Canadian Press has learned. Science centre CEO Paul Kortenaar told employees at a meeting today that the organization is being restructured.
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Kerri Hoven (she/her) 🇨🇦 @kerrihoven.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“Saddle Lake Cree First Nation has launched a GoFundMe fundraiser dedicated to the legal, governance and implementation work necessary to advance and defend Saddle Lake Cree Nation's Treaty health.” Here’s the GoFundMe link: gofund.me/c3a900a11
Scan the QR code to donate to Dr. James Makokis's fundraiser:

"Saddle Lake Cree Nation Treaty Health Legal Defense Fund"
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Alison Kemper @profalisonk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Impressive. Compassionate. Principled. Deepest gratitude to the Cree Nation for saving the lives of trans children.
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Alison Kemper @profalisonk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Yikes
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Maxim Voronov @drmaximvoronov.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
"Exceeding 1.5 C of global warming is a giant warning flag telling us not to give up, but to redouble our efforts to slam on the brakes."
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Búi Petersen @buipet.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Nepal says big polluters must ‘wake up’ as it calls for climate compensation over flood disaster
Foreign minister Shisir Khanal tells the Guardian the world’s biggest economies need to help Nepal, which contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions
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Maxim Voronov @drmaximvoronov.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A US-linked network of fake websites is promoting Alberta separatism to AI chatbots www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/04/i...
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A US-linked network of fake websites is promoting Alberta separatism to AI chatbots
The websites present crude, AI-generated slop disguised as the voice of real Albertans. But they're made in Florida — and they're not even targeting Albertans directly.
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Damon Young @damonyoung.com.au · 04/09/2026
This Finnish guy has been teaching himself Sumerian, and sent a cuneiform tablet to the British Museum to check his progress. They just emailed him that they've sent him something in the post. I'm now thrilled and excited for a total stranger! Clay tablet mail! www.reddit.com/r/Cuneiform/...
a photo of a hand holding a cuneiform tablet
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Dex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 06/09/2026
hey, just a reminder that transphobia will never stop at just trans people. That's the lesson here. She hates queers too. Being a transphobic cis lesbian will not save you.
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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 03/09/2026
It’s official: Yesterday’s storm in the Toronto area was a 100-year storm. That means that in the past fifteen years, Toronto’s been hit with a 100-year storm four times. We must end the burning of natural gas, gasoline, and other fossil fuels.
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Brian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Chat is it bad that every single website / app / tech product that we have found ourselves entangled with over the past 15 years eventually reveals themselves to be pro-fascism
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