an important consideration in disability policy. It's not always the parents

the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes

Mamdani has a seemingly DOGE pitch, but is actually delivering on reducing wasteful spending. My favorite? He’s cutting all kinds of contracting out to private vendors—including, drumroll, McKinsey

This is bad, and the backlash against non-permanent residents has clearly gone way too far (though not as far as in some other countries, obviously). www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Scott Moe, Feb 24th: “A traditional data centre will employ four people: two electricians and two janitors … I’ll take a potash mine every day of the week.” Scott Moe March 6th, "This data centre is an economic boon to the province." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public. I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are. 1/ Here's what I can share:

Quebec cheese curds could soon be ‘protected’ to promote authentic poutine around the world

Very excited to listen to this! Toscano's Late Fascism is such a valuable resource in the struggle to make sense of contemporary global politics.

The Olympics bring amazing stories of perseverance, but I could really do without these narratives celebrating athletes for 'overcoming' impairment. For one, they encourage the type of dangerous hubris that convinces someone to ski on a blown ACL. Most importantly, ableism harms disabled people.

Palantir fasciitis

Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”

In the middle of a Depression he would be saying how great everything is and how much we should thank him.

Reagan, 1981: “In the present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.” Mamdani, 2026:

“PhD-level intelligence” they said

This is the *federal* government paying for the *City* to take action on what is constitutionally Saskatchewan *provincial* govt responsibility - because the Saskatchewan govt will not act to provide adequate social housing.

It's officially out! City Politics in Canada, co-edited with @jacklucas.bsky.social and Martin Horak @westernupolisci.bsky.social is in print and available for course adoption. Thank you to all chapter authors for their contributions. bsky.app/profile/did:...

"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!

so, this right here? this is one of the absolutely most lawless, brazenly unconstitutional impeachable offenses ever committed by any president other than trump in the history of our country. like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*

Doug Fords Conservatives used AI to create a report on intimate partner violence, one which used non-existent sources. This is after they refused to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic. The Ford Conservatives do not take women's safety seriously #onpoli #ontario #dougford #frankdomenic🍁

Kurtis Boyer: Universities need Indigenous co-governance policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/12/reco...

Trump is the most ableist POTUS - this much is obvious. The harm his admin is inflicting on people w disabilities will take decades to undo. But, that he will incur no political damage for directing this extremely vulgar slur at an opponent exemplifies the depth of systemic ableism in the US.

It's non-binding legislation, and even if fully adopted by member states many youths would find workarounds. But, this is a good example of the symbolic function of public policy. Formal recognition of the dangers of social media use will inform and empower parents to protect their kids.

Mixed feelings about the recent Ombudsman Report "Lost in Transition" on the hospitalization of adults with developmental disabilities and the developmental services system in Ontario Link to Media Release & Proposed Additional Solutions: tr.ee/Hgn22PfQBu or in bio. 1/5

In our latest, we discuss how healthcare costs are expected to dramatically spike next year and how the structure of the ACA itself ensures we’re going to relive moments like the shutdown fight until we can replace it with something fundamentally better www.patreon.com/posts/144323...

TBH most autism research is done by non-Autistic researchers who intentionally exclude Autistic people and consider us demanding to be treated like people a barrier to their work and repeatedly ask the wrong questions. The right questions would be about our internal lives, first and foremost.

The Trump administration planned to kick thousands of American seniors off of their disability benefits. We pushed back — and now, they're backing off. Public pressure works. Keep fighting back.

These Social Policy Trends posts from @ronkneebone.bsky.social are fantastic and provide great food for thought! Today's got me thinking about how ineffective employment growth policies lean towards simply creating more jobs rather than also eliminating barriers to employment for ppl in poverty

Here is a picture from the 2023 provincial election campaign. See if you can spot the differences.

Q: Is it appropriate for your family to be doing business in Saudi Arabia while you're president. Is that a conflict of interest? And your royal highness, the US intel community concluded you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journali--- TRUMP: Who are you with? Q: ABC News TRUMP: Fake news

Let's be clear about what happened today. Premier Smith introduced a bill to strip Albertans of Charter rights, denied MLAs the opportunity to debate it and the courts the ability to scrutinize it, and did all of this from her seat on a jet to Saudi Arabia.

Some RIFs will kill legislation, e.g the Ed office that oversees disability. IDEA was passed 50 yrs ago, when there was broad bipartisan agreement that a more inclusive educational system was a good thing. It was repealed last Friday. No law was passed. Trump simply made IDEA a dead letter.

Announcement from PM Carney moments ago and this is good news. I've been working on this issue with @saulschwartz.bsky.social and @agenestgregoire.bsky.social for years. We've documented how many Canadians don't file and miss out on or loose benefits, .. 1/3

From Rabia Khedr: Arbitrary relocation of persons with #disabilities in Ontario — alarming #onpoli #cdnpoli #Mississauga #Milton #Georgetown #Burlington

The inability of the @saskparty.bsky.social to manage the crisis in healthcare is now putting an 8-year-old in a potentially life-threatening position. I am releasing this in hopes that the Ministry of Health and @premierscottmoe.bsky.social reach out to this family immediately with solutions.

Woah the ableist & sanist language got out the fuck of control. It's like everybody's on RFK's eugenicist team the way they view "deviants." For us disabled & mad people it sucks a lot that this harm towards us exploded. Just know you're helping fascism if everything's "insane" & "batshit" to you.

The upshot: what matters is not just the latent power resources states (and cities!) have, it’s how officials adapt their use to defend or enhance autonomy. Newsom’s response here is a great example of how a repertoire of defiance can evolve. 2/2 bsky.app/profile/bria...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

A very concise and well-written response to the ableist eugenics nonsense spewed by the American administration, who are desperately clawing for any legitimacy amidst the calamitous ruination of their Dept of Health and Human Services

Hypnotically potent symbolism in this photo

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Late to this, but still have lots of thoughts so let’s go: one like = one point on the political economy of disability and chronic illness. Consider this my belated ADA anniversary offering :)

Not least because small seminars are a major antidote to AI essays; it’s hard to hide behind superficial AI analysis and summaries of novels when there’s only 10 others in the room and you’re going to have to participate in conversation

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Excellent new policy brief from my colleague Dr. Michelle Bussière-Prytula diagnosing the democratic deficit in Saskatchewan's public education policy landscape: www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/research-ide...

Check out this new book on Western Canada, hitting book shelves in September!

Thrilled to share this new article I co-authored with Megan Linton! We explore the ways that Canadian disability housing policy is 'haunted' by systemic ableism. Read it to discover how Canada continues to exclude, eliminate and extract from people with disabilities through supported housing.

It’s like veep but much much much stupider

All the more upsetting when you realize that - unlike the other guy who posts impulsively - this messaging was likely decided upon after extensive consultation.