Elithmord 🇨🇦
@jemburch.bsky.social
PhD candidate (Political Science) | Sessional Instructor (Quantitative Method) | Recovering public servant | Huge nerd (SCA, LARP, TTRPGs)
Expect posts about Canadian news (often political) and nerdy pursuits. Opinions my own and likely to be unhinged.
Expect posts about Canadian news (often political) and nerdy pursuits. Opinions my own and likely to be unhinged.
I would like to humbly request one starring the house hippo.
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I would like to humbly request one starring the house hippo.
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I’m really excited to share that I won the Frank R. Paul Award for Best Magazine Cover Art! My painting Stasis, a self-portrait about invisible illness, was featured on the cover of Uncanny Magazine Issue 58 🖤
#art #painting #portrait #illustration
#art #painting #portrait #illustration
November 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I’m really excited to share that I won the Frank R. Paul Award for Best Magazine Cover Art! My painting Stasis, a self-portrait about invisible illness, was featured on the cover of Uncanny Magazine Issue 58 🖤
#art #painting #portrait #illustration
#art #painting #portrait #illustration
“As the Rights and Title Holders of the Central and North Coast and Haida Gwaii, ...we will never allow oil tankers...”
Eby warned the feds that this would happen, only to be dismissed as 'ideological' (a word recently used again in briefings to MPs on the subject).
globalnews.ca/news/1154465...
Eby warned the feds that this would happen, only to be dismissed as 'ideological' (a word recently used again in briefings to MPs on the subject).
globalnews.ca/news/1154465...
B.C. Coastal First Nations dismiss any pipeline MOU, vow it will ‘never be built’ | Globalnews.ca
The West Coast Oil Tanker Ban came into effect in 2019 and prohibits tankers from carrying more than 12,500 metric tons of crude oil along the northern coast of B.C.
globalnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
“As the Rights and Title Holders of the Central and North Coast and Haida Gwaii, ...we will never allow oil tankers...”
Eby warned the feds that this would happen, only to be dismissed as 'ideological' (a word recently used again in briefings to MPs on the subject).
globalnews.ca/news/1154465...
Eby warned the feds that this would happen, only to be dismissed as 'ideological' (a word recently used again in briefings to MPs on the subject).
globalnews.ca/news/1154465...
"One B.C. MP inside the room, however, ...[said] Hodgson seemed dismissive of the possible political consequences for Liberal MPs in B.C."
Yeah, I'll bet. Sadly, BC is an electoral afterthought. Sorry you had to find out this way.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Yeah, I'll bet. Sadly, BC is an electoral afterthought. Sorry you had to find out this way.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney's expected green light for oil pipeline causes unease in caucus and cabinet: sources | CBC News
With Prime Minister Mark Carney expected to lay out a path forward for an oil pipeline to northwest B.C. on Thursday, senior people around him have had to assuage skittish MPs and at least one cabinet...
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
"One B.C. MP inside the room, however, ...[said] Hodgson seemed dismissive of the possible political consequences for Liberal MPs in B.C."
Yeah, I'll bet. Sadly, BC is an electoral afterthought. Sorry you had to find out this way.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Yeah, I'll bet. Sadly, BC is an electoral afterthought. Sorry you had to find out this way.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Anyone who says a bitumen pipeline through northern BC could "usher in a new era of harmony on resource development" has not talked to anyone in northern BC.
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Anyone who says a bitumen pipeline through northern BC could "usher in a new era of harmony on resource development" has not talked to anyone in northern BC.
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Canada to the United States: Please stop drunk-texting us at 2 a.m.
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Canada to the United States: Please stop drunk-texting us at 2 a.m.
Quick question: does Moe *actually* believe that Eby is taking issue with this because he only wants BC projects to be discussed?
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Eby tells Carney it was ‘unacceptable’ for B.C. to be excluded in proposed pipeline talks
B.C. Premier David Eby says he wants any potential energy deal between Alberta and the federal government to include a cap, or potentially a ban, on the use of taxpayers’ dollars to build a pipeline.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Quick question: does Moe *actually* believe that Eby is taking issue with this because he only wants BC projects to be discussed?
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
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As we all wait for Callais to come down, our piece showing that Shelby County increased the racial turnout gap in most of the covered parts of the country has cleared the replication check and is incoming at JOP.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
As we all wait for Callais to come down, our piece showing that Shelby County increased the racial turnout gap in most of the covered parts of the country has cleared the replication check and is incoming at JOP.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
Person who thinks Elon Musk is a good example of authentic content creation also thinks Sydney Sweeney handles controversy well.
gizmodo.com/sydney-sween...
gizmodo.com/sydney-sween...
Sydney Sweeney's Transformation Into a Right-Wing Meme Was Not a 'Total Aesthetic Victory'
X users have made her the face of bigotry on the platform.
gizmodo.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Person who thinks Elon Musk is a good example of authentic content creation also thinks Sydney Sweeney handles controversy well.
gizmodo.com/sydney-sween...
gizmodo.com/sydney-sween...
I would love to see data on what percentage of users choose to see less vs. more.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/t...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/t...
TikTok will let you choose how much AI-generated content you want to see | TechCrunch
With the new AI-generated content control, users who want to see less of this sort of content can dial things down, while those who enjoy it can choose to see more of it.
techcrunch.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I would love to see data on what percentage of users choose to see less vs. more.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/t...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/t...
When I first applied to my program, I proposed a dissertation project on generational differences in ideology. I could never convince the powers that be that this was worthy of study, but recent developments have made me feel quite vindicated.
#CNDPoli
www.readtheline.ca/p/ben-woodfi...
#CNDPoli
www.readtheline.ca/p/ben-woodfi...
Ben Woodfinden: The new conservative fight isn't red vs. blue. It's young vs. old
Understanding what’s really happening today means forgetting the battle lines of 2003.
www.readtheline.ca
November 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
When I first applied to my program, I proposed a dissertation project on generational differences in ideology. I could never convince the powers that be that this was worthy of study, but recent developments have made me feel quite vindicated.
#CNDPoli
www.readtheline.ca/p/ben-woodfi...
#CNDPoli
www.readtheline.ca/p/ben-woodfi...
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I believe the technical term for this is extortion
Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador says
Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador says
Pete Hoekstra said it will not be easy to restart the now-stalled trade talks, and urged Canada to "harmonize" as much as possible with the U.S. on a range of
www.thestar.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I believe the technical term for this is extortion
When I was a young government staffer, other women warned me not to let certain people get me alone at staff parties.
My father was absolutely shocked when I told him. Surely, he said, something should be done. I didn't know how to tell him that this is routine. Those people are known, protected.
My father was absolutely shocked when I told him. Surely, he said, something should be done. I didn't know how to tell him that this is routine. Those people are known, protected.
"By any consistent standard, if Summers is unfit to work for each of these institutions [from which he resigned], he is equally unfit to teach at our school. Harvard should not be the only institution in America where Summers remains above reproach."
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www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The Professor and the Pedophile | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
Summers should choose the most straightforward path and resign. Should he refuse to, though, the University must cut ties with its former president to the greatest extent possible.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 AM
When I was a young government staffer, other women warned me not to let certain people get me alone at staff parties.
My father was absolutely shocked when I told him. Surely, he said, something should be done. I didn't know how to tell him that this is routine. Those people are known, protected.
My father was absolutely shocked when I told him. Surely, he said, something should be done. I didn't know how to tell him that this is routine. Those people are known, protected.
This feels like something out of a C-drama. Specifically, the moment when the jackass false romantic lead tells the main character that she'll need to shape up if she wants him to 'take her back'. And never mind that she's the one who left him in the first place.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Hoekstra accuses Canada of meddling in U.S. politics, says restarting trade talks 'not going to be easy' | CBC News
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra continued to lash out against the ad campaign that infuriated his president and abruptly ended trade negotiations while on stage in Ottawa Wednesday, accusing C...
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
This feels like something out of a C-drama. Specifically, the moment when the jackass false romantic lead tells the main character that she'll need to shape up if she wants him to 'take her back'. And never mind that she's the one who left him in the first place.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
As someone now in the 'what I'm with isn't 'it'' stage of life, I found this explanation helpful.
theconversation.com/the-rise-of-...
theconversation.com/the-rise-of-...
The rise of the ‘performative male:’ How young men are experimenting with masculinity online
Gen Z’s ‘performative male’ trend is both mocked and embraced because it exposes deep cultural contradictions around what we expect of masculinity today.
theconversation.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 AM
As someone now in the 'what I'm with isn't 'it'' stage of life, I found this explanation helpful.
theconversation.com/the-rise-of-...
theconversation.com/the-rise-of-...
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So excited to see this paper on the history of the Cdn Poli Sci Ass’s Women’s Caucus published by CJPS. Many thanks to all of those women in the discipline who spoke to us about it.
#OpenAccess from @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social -
Women in Political Science: A History of the Canadian Political Science Association’s Women’s Caucus - https://cup.org/43XmokD
- @joannaeveritt.bsky.social & Samantha Papuha
#FirstView
Women in Political Science: A History of the Canadian Political Science Association’s Women’s Caucus - https://cup.org/43XmokD
- @joannaeveritt.bsky.social & Samantha Papuha
#FirstView
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
So excited to see this paper on the history of the Cdn Poli Sci Ass’s Women’s Caucus published by CJPS. Many thanks to all of those women in the discipline who spoke to us about it.
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Several recent studies have found that politicians aren't very good at estimating public support for policies. But we have little idea about whether politicians are good at knowing which issues are more important to voters. Our new publication has a first go at answering this question rdcu.be/eQGm4
How Politicians (mis)Perceive Policy Salience
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November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Several recent studies have found that politicians aren't very good at estimating public support for policies. But we have little idea about whether politicians are good at knowing which issues are more important to voters. Our new publication has a first go at answering this question rdcu.be/eQGm4
I think asking people about the last time they were inconvenienced (including how they responded) could be very revealing.
It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
November 19, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I think asking people about the last time they were inconvenienced (including how they responded) could be very revealing.
I trained in the positivist tradition, in which, to the extent possible, one is to leave one's values at the door. Institutional neutrality reflects this paradigm.
However, it also comes with a lot of baggage about what objectivity looks like and who is capable of it.
macleans.ca/longforms/th...
However, it also comes with a lot of baggage about what objectivity looks like and who is capable of it.
macleans.ca/longforms/th...
The Battle for the Soul of the University - Macleans.ca
A group of University of British Columbia professors say their administration is taking too many political stances and should commit to institutional neutrality. They’re going to court to prove it.
macleans.ca
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I trained in the positivist tradition, in which, to the extent possible, one is to leave one's values at the door. Institutional neutrality reflects this paradigm.
However, it also comes with a lot of baggage about what objectivity looks like and who is capable of it.
macleans.ca/longforms/th...
However, it also comes with a lot of baggage about what objectivity looks like and who is capable of it.
macleans.ca/longforms/th...
Immediate reaction to the headline: was it racism? I bet it was racism...
UVic law professor "finds it offensive for CSIS to liken Indigenous rights-based activism to terrorism.... much of what he read in the files was “speculative fearmongering,” or self-justification."
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
UVic law professor "finds it offensive for CSIS to liken Indigenous rights-based activism to terrorism.... much of what he read in the files was “speculative fearmongering,” or self-justification."
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
How investigating Indigenous activists became a CSIS priority for at least a decade | CBC News
Canada's spies subjected Indigenous activists to a series of “Native extremism” investigations for at least a decade beginning in 1988, in what internal documents show was a countrywide surveillance p...
www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Immediate reaction to the headline: was it racism? I bet it was racism...
UVic law professor "finds it offensive for CSIS to liken Indigenous rights-based activism to terrorism.... much of what he read in the files was “speculative fearmongering,” or self-justification."
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
UVic law professor "finds it offensive for CSIS to liken Indigenous rights-based activism to terrorism.... much of what he read in the files was “speculative fearmongering,” or self-justification."
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
"...scientists fear [H5N1] could mutate into a form easily spread among humans.... you only get lucky so many times with a high consequence infectious disease that has pandemic potential..."
I didn't realize that was the background to all this, though it makes sense.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
I didn't realize that was the background to all this, though it makes sense.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
‘Valid’ questions for CFIA but few simple answers in wake of B.C. ostrich cull
Infectious disease veterinarian Scott Weese says the hundreds of ostriches shot dead on a rainy night at a British Columbia farm this month “probably weren’t infected” with avian influenza at the time...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 19, 2025 at 4:19 AM
"...scientists fear [H5N1] could mutate into a form easily spread among humans.... you only get lucky so many times with a high consequence infectious disease that has pandemic potential..."
I didn't realize that was the background to all this, though it makes sense.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
I didn't realize that was the background to all this, though it makes sense.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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⚡ Can political signals push capital toward clean energy?
➡️ @patrickbayer.bsky.social @lorenzocrippa.bsky.social & @fgenovese.bsky.social show that EU Commission announcements during the early Ukraine war briefly moved markets toward greener energy firms www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
➡️ @patrickbayer.bsky.social @lorenzocrippa.bsky.social & @fgenovese.bsky.social show that EU Commission announcements during the early Ukraine war briefly moved markets toward greener energy firms www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
November 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
⚡ Can political signals push capital toward clean energy?
➡️ @patrickbayer.bsky.social @lorenzocrippa.bsky.social & @fgenovese.bsky.social show that EU Commission announcements during the early Ukraine war briefly moved markets toward greener energy firms www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
➡️ @patrickbayer.bsky.social @lorenzocrippa.bsky.social & @fgenovese.bsky.social show that EU Commission announcements during the early Ukraine war briefly moved markets toward greener energy firms www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
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