Fascinating new study about men’s friendships. There’s a lot of evidence here that the “male loneliness crisis” is actually a white, wealthy man problem. Other men are building friendships with similar depth to women’s friendships.

Hence killing 100+ children on day one.

I hate that I’m grading midterm tests instead of midterm papers because the giant plagiarism machine in the sky has been allowed to rampage unchecked and pillage our education system

In Canada, we call this level of support a majority government

🇨🇦 take note: “America’s collapse into authoritarianism was accelerated by those who overlooked the early warning signs—from the increased prevalence of conspiracy theories to the end of civil discourse—because they assumed that American democracy was indestructible.” By Lucan Way via Maclean’s

looks like Canada is keeping the sign in the window for this one

I have my own views on Carney and the Liberals. But still, I can't imagine any of the other Canadian prime ministers in my lifetime speaking this way in public. Remarkable in so many ways. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

In a speech to the World Economic Forum, Mark Carney says middle powers such as Canada must accept that the rules-based international order is effectively dead, and great power rivalry with is here to stay. Key excerpt:

when did people become so weird about friends venting to each other? www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...

happy new year socialists, we are so back

to keep functioning society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Laura Eramian, Peter Mallory and Morgan Herbet focus on how modern therapy culture presents people with conflicting cultural imperatives for practising friendship, in their CUS Sage Prize nominated paper. Read now below: doi.org/10.1177/1749...

“AI is not your friend” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

What an interesting discussion of the history of the NDP. Should be useful for anyone in the party thinking about how to rebuild it open.spotify.com/episode/1CFj...

I get to discuss this article with students today, and it's so good. One of the best discussions of friendship and informality at work I've come across. Thanks @maryleighton.bsky.social! Myths of Meritocracy, Friendship, and Fun Work anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A fantastic article. Getting to read @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is one of the main reasons I still have a NYTimes subscription www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

What a great surprise to see our paper on this list!

📘Upcoming Book Launch! Royal Histories by Dr. Joel Z. Garrod The Sociology Department and the Mulroney Institute @stfx-university.bsky.social are pleased to co-host this in-person event. 🗓️ Sept. 19 | 5 pm - 6:30 pm Sobey’s Reading Room, 4th Floor, Nasso Family Science Centre

The federal government seeks to undermine 80 years of collective bargaining practice. This is both counterproductive and callous. #canlab #CUPE www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

The Farmers Market in Nova Scotia speaks up about the genocide being perpetrated by the Israeli government in Gaza. The world is watching the war criminals and these crimes will not be forgotten.

We are doing this. Our governments. Our taxes. Our arms sales. This is our Holocaust. Our Cambodian killing fields. Our Balkans. Our Rwandan genocide. We are doing this and history will never forgive us. Gaza:

Five things to remember about war:

Received this fantastic book in the mail today! Looking forward to reading more

Non-stop horror. Rescuers used their bare hands to search through the wreckage, "with little to no equipment available to them in Gaza...Emergency crews witnessed dozens of bodies, overwhelmingly of children, which were burned and lay at the site of the strike." By Sara Jabakhanji via CBC News

Sharing this article that Laura Eramian and I wrote for @ca.theconversation.com about our research with people without friends. Thanks so much to our editor Eleni Vlahiotis! When friendship is treated as essential, what happens to young adults who don’t have any? theconversation.com/when-friends...

Had a journalist edit some of our writing recently, and it's amazing what a professional can do. Affirms my belief that no one should ever learn to write from a university professor

“Health workers should never be a target. And yet, we’re here today, digging up a mass grave of first responders and paramedics,” Jonathan Whittall, the head of UNOCHA in the occupied Palestinian territories, said from the site. Via @cnn.com

The US may not have much of an opposition party, but at least it has these two

Chilling report from @caut.bsky.social on the U.S. administration’s targeting of Canadian researchers www.caut.ca/latest/2025/...

Bye to the Halifax Oval, one of the best things about the city in winter

If Trump is serious (and who really knows), I think there are a few things to keep an eye out for: 1. Creating economic instability in the country to "soften us up" for annexation: tariffs, attacks on debt issuance, limiting correspondent banking relationships (think FATF action) and access to US$

“The idea that sweeping away provincial, territorial and federal regulations will improve the welfare of Canadians is also mistaken. Many government policies make sense because they address important economic, social or cultural priorities of Canadians.”

I don’t understand why the president is allowed to spout nonsense about colonizing another country and the 25th amendment isn’t being invoked in addition to all the other horrors this is insane. It’s absolutely insane. It isn’t funny or even weird.

"The fact is, the battle over “DEI” has always been a fight about labor, work, and who has access to the jobs and political institutions that build and protect wealth. If we ever forgot that, we’re learning it again now." me for @slate.bsky.social slate.com/news-and-pol...

Some great idea for what Canadians might do with our new sense of collective solidarity. So much better than removing internal trade barriers www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Dal prof, Dr. Karen Foster: "One gets the sense that it is not “the public” that these institutions are meant to be accountable to, but the government. And this is where the door is being opened to a disturbing level of government influence over university teaching and research."

There's more than a little of this "you are not resisting in exactly the right way, which is the way I say it should be," going around. In fact, the strength of any anti-authoritarian movement is its diversity — diversity in thought, diversity in tactics, and yes, diversity in what gets attention.

I can’t believe that this is where we are now www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

I've been wanting to read Dianne Vaughn's work on air traffic controllers for a while now. Her books on breakups and the Challenger launch decision are so fantastic. Can't think of a better expert for journalists to talk to about crashes and accidents. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

I'm seeing a lot of people I'm friends with, and others I care about, starting to get angry with each other, and I think this is a result of, well, fascism becoming ascendant and people freaking out about it and lashing out towards those closest to them. We need to not do that.

I loved the punk rock / indie scene in Saint John in the 1990s. Amazing to see it still exists www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/a...

This is true, middle-aged swimming lessons are one of the best parts of my week www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/w...

Academic Freedom at Canadian Universities Threatened as Schools Police Speech on Gaza, Canadian Organization for Faculty Associations Warns pressprogress.ca/academic-fre...

“Mordechai’s compendium details the killing of children by Israeli soldiers, the murder of entire families, the starvation and shooting of civilians, tanks running over prisoners and corpses, and much more.” www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli...

"looking at the broader picture of Israel’s military campaign and the cumulative impact of its policies and acts, genocidal intent is the only reasonable conclusion." www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

The Canadian Association of University Teachers @caut.bsky.social are in solidarity with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers @cupwsttp.bsky.social

Some good news: my faculty (Arts) is hiring 5 tenure track positions in Sociology (2), Psychology (2), and Religious Studies (1). My colleagues in the Faculties of Education and Science are hiring too! recruiting.ultipro.ca/GOV5000GOVE/...

We're hiring in sociology at StFX! Tenure-track position w/ specialization in either gender or sexuality, social movements, or social policy. Review of applications Dec 1. recruiting.ultipro.ca/GOV5000GOVE/...

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau confirms Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant will be arrested if they step foot in Canada after the ICC’s decision to issue arrest warrants.