“A sentence of imprisonment should not become a sentence of information poverty. If we believe, as librarians, that access to information is a fundamental right, then that commitment cannot end at the prison gate.” Thank you, @emgeekay.bsky.social for inviting me to speak to the CCHAC!

“A sentence of imprisonment should not become a sentence of information poverty. If we believe, as librarians, that access to information is a fundamental right, then that commitment cannot end at the prison gate.” Thank you, @emgeekay.bsky.social for inviting me to speak to the CCHAC!

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Attendance incentives don’t solve disengagement. They just measure it. We see that in university undergrad classrooms. Not sure why Doug Ford’s government thinks high schools will be different.

#ImSoFarLeft i think every prison should be turned into a library, and every hedge fund into a public kitchen.

Ive been searching for any sort of employment, to work alongside completing my PhD (bc the cost of living is impossible). After 2 years of searching & over 400 applications sent out, I finally got offered a gig that will end in August with no possibility of renewal. This is what hell looks like.

This is so real.

"That's the thing about history. Once you realize that changes have happened, the imagination grows. And you realize that nothing has to remain the way it is." - Angela Davis (www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSqH...)

Um…bit bold to call the story I broke on Tuesday a “Star analysis” with zero credit to me! This is such a bummer. I worked really hard on this one.

The company that owns Thomson Reuters also owns the Globe and Mail. Reminding you once again that Reuters has US$31 million in contracts with ICE.

We are witnessing genocide in real time and watching ICE terrorize communities across the U.S., all captured in HD by countless bystanders. And yet we’re still told that police body-worn cameras will somehow ensure “accountability.” The evidence has never been missing. The will to act has.

Out here with an exlibris problem and an oclc problem (that’s an ai one) and a big 5 problem and a Vichy-style university admin capitulation to right wing pressure problem and I’m starting to think… I dunno. Maybe this is crazy but like maybe capitalism has some flaws?

It’s ok to seek joy in times of despair.

@ahemnason.bsky.social @nkalamb.bsky.social @derekcrim.bsky.social @drahmednurali.bsky.social @emgeekay.bsky.social @rollin-academic.bsky.social @jbfink.bsky.social @ardathjean.bsky.social @marthapaynter.bsky.social @policingblack.bsky.social - please share 🥲

#AcademicSky The Canadian academic publishing company Thomson Reuters has US$31 million worth of contracts with ICE. Now is the time to remove or retract any published pieces you have with them. Contact your campus library for assistance with this. And maybe also stop using their services.

The bar is so low that “progressives” have become impressed of a speech from a white, neoliberal, rich, bloke politician. As Contra Tenore pointed out, it was a speech a technocratic banker from the 90s would give. It was an economists view of international relations.

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

Unsure why so many media sources are stating ICE “killed” Renee Nicole Macklin Good when they actually murdered her. Because ICE are murderers.

PSA: Many of my acquaintances have started playing Hogwarts Legacy this week, because it's currently free in the Epic Store. Their justification is that accessing the game for free does not support JK Rowling. This is factually inaccurate. 1/3

@brendonstuff.bsky.social second month in a row where I’ve had to email the London Police Service Board to ask for their meeting minutes from the previous month because they never posted them online 🥲. And the “policies” section on their website leads to a broken link hahahahah.. 😭

You know what would be great? If Michael and Susan Dell actually paid their taxes.

Meanwhile, our faculty is being nickel-and-dimed into removing TA assistance from already too-large classes even as we are harangued about retention, and the university is sitting on massive cash reserves that they say they can’t spend even as they redirect operating $ to “strategic” slush funds.

anyways, for everyone watching stranger things this weekend: remember that Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) is a zionist.

So the most ridiculous thing just happened at Point Pleasant Park. The Conservative who ran in my federal riding is walking his dog in a bright blue CPC logo jacket. Ho’s making deals on his phone and tries to scurry away after seeing his dog take a dump in the middle of the walkway…

Naming an award after Vickery Bowles is a special kind of hell. Screw that pandering bootlicker.

I'll have a full story and video coming tomorrow about Alberta using the notwithstanding clause on its three anti-trans laws. Just know that Danielle Smith said "If you don't become sexually mature, you can't have kids. And that's what we're trying to preserve" during the press briefing on Monday.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... I’ve had the honour of working alongside Serena during my many advocacy visits to Nova Institution. Her experience is not an isolated case—it reflects a broader pattern of state violence inside prisons across Canada. 1/8

www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Canada pours billions into punishment while denying resources to the community supports, housing, health care, harm reduction, and land-based healing that truly create safety. 1/5

socialism isnt a dirty word

Bean and I spent the early afternoon at #LdnOnt ‘s Bones&Brews market, where a portion of all proceeds are being donated to Anova (www.anovafuture.org) Anova is a NPO in London, that provides support & shelter to survivors of family based violence, including domestic and sexual violence. 1/3

Locking people up for being poor, sick, or in crisis doesn’t solve the problem and in fact makes it worse. When people are detained instead of supported, they often lose housing, jobs, and vital connections. That instability drives desperation, which fuels crime and social harm. (1/6)

Carleton University is implementing the most restrictive policy on speech at any university in Canada.

In New Brunswick, seclusion rooms are used instead of intensive care units because of inadequate healthcare funding—this is what happens when ‘public safety funding’ is prioritized over collective community care. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Plotting/Planning my first winter balcony garden. cc: @emgeekay.bsky.social

Pierre Poilievre says Canada’s top politicians all need protection. Meanwhile, Charlie Kirk had six private security guards when he was shot in the neck — a spot no bulletproof vest could cover. Maybe the issue isn’t a lack of bodyguards, but a lack of critical thinking.

the skillset you need to survive is not the same skillset you need to love and be loved. - leanne betasamosake simpson

"On Labor Day it's important to remember that police unions arent part of the labor movement. One of the basic purposes of modern police has been to crush every attempt by the working class to organize for social, labor, environmental, racial, gender, & immigrant justice." @equalityalec.bsky.social

In harm work, there’s no such thing as a “perfect victim.” People have histories, contradictions, coping strategies that don’t always make sense from the outside. Support and care can’t be conditional on someone fitting an impossible standard. Harm is harm.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... I changed my PhD dissertation research topic a while back, but this was my bread and butter for many years. It’s frustrating to see the NB government dismiss library workers as if they don’t matter for student learning. 1/6

Conversation with @prisonculture.bsky.social about how the "conciergification" of our lives is de-skilling us for organizing with each other. Listen to the whole episode wherever you get your podcasts.

You know the world is on fire when Marjorie Taylor Greene becomes more of an advocate for Palestinians than Hakeem Jeffries.

ACAB also means the "cop in your head and heart".

"I understand the mice, the rats, you know, maybe a rabbit, but these poor little beagles — you just look at their faces," Ford told a news conference in Windsor on Tuesday. Yeah, screw those mice, rats, and rabbits. They got ugly faces. 🙄🙄🙄🙄 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Insisting on peaceful protest is a neoliberal talking point. It’s less about peace and more about preserving the status quo. It asks oppressed people to protest in ways that don’t disrupt business, property, or power — even while they’re being brutalized by violent systems. 1/2

Respectability doesn’t keep people safe. People are brutalized every day without laying a hand on police — for being in the wrong place, for looking the wrong way, for simply existing while Black, Indigenous, Palestinian, poor, or homeless. 1/2

I hope Mark Carney steps on Lego today.

The cuts to Women and Gender Equity Canada (WAGE) aren’t just budget decisions—they are acts of gender-based violence. Defunding organizations that support women, Two-Spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender non conforming people undermines their safety, dignity, and access to justice. (1/3)

Hi! I have a new research website. There are some zines, reports and resources on mental health, family violence and disasters. Maybe you will find those helpful…? www.ourpublicsafety.ca