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Eugene McCann
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Geographer at Simon Fraser University. Policy mobilities; urban politics; harm reduction; social movements. Managing editor, EPC: Politics & Space (journals.sagepub.com/home/epc). Host, 'Minor Revisions' podcast (http://bit.ly/3suN9ur). Views my own. .. more

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · Dec 31
Didn't introduce myself here. Maybe should since the Nov 24 follower influx. I'm a critical urban political geographer, studying how #socialmovement activists use space & place, locally & globally. I also study the politics of urban development & public space. Some things published in 23 & 24 🧵👇

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 7h
... Off we marched, Sheen walking in the front line, cowboy Jesse riding behind, leading the chants. All a bit surreal in retrospect ... What a man. #RIP 2/2

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 7h
Late '90s, Nelsonville, Ohio. A rally for Willie Nelson's Farm Aid campaign. #JesseJackson, Martin Sheen. (Willie phoned in bc he couldn't come.) Someone brought a horse (who knows why, it's Ohio, not Texas!). Up Jesse goes, a bit wobbly at first, grabs someone's Stetson to complete the look. 🧵👇 1/2
thenation.com The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 8h
Jesse Jackson should be remembered not only as a campaigner for civil rights at home but also as a champion for peace who profoundly shaped progressive thinking on America's place in the world.
https://bit.ly/4c0rq4v
Jesse Jackson Gave Peace a Chance
The iconic civil rights leader, who has died at 84, made anti-war and pro-diplomacy politics central to his presidential bids and his lifelong activism.
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 8h
Jesse Jackson should be remembered not only as a campaigner for civil rights at home but also as a champion for peace who profoundly shaped progressive thinking on America's place in the world.
https://bit.ly/4c0rq4v
Jesse Jackson Gave Peace a Chance
The iconic civil rights leader, who has died at 84, made anti-war and pro-diplomacy politics central to his presidential bids and his lifelong activism.
bit.ly

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 2d
#sfu #gondola maybe…
cariad.bsky.social Cariad Heather @cariad.bsky.social · 2d
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I had the privilege to visit a gondola that may be the future of transportation for those going to Burnaby Mountain. I wrote my thoughts on the whole thing plus there are photos of the thing within. 🥰
A large gondola sitting atop of a pallet in a warehouse.

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Cariad Heather @cariad.bsky.social · 2d
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I had the privilege to visit a gondola that may be the future of transportation for those going to Burnaby Mountain. I wrote my thoughts on the whole thing plus there are photos of the thing within. 🥰
A large gondola sitting atop of a pallet in a warehouse.

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@bcferrys @bcferrys.bsky.social · 2d
We have resumed service on the Surrey—New West route.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 4d
The IOC has banned the courageous & principled Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych for his “helmet of memory” commemorating Ukraine’s war dead.

Meanwhile the IOC is selling a $42 "Heritage T-shirt" commemorating the 1936 Olympics, known as the Nazi Games. shop3.olympics.com/en/olympic-g...
screenshot of a website for the Olympic Shop selling a t-shirt commemorating the 1936 Olympics. At the top is information about the shop and below is a t-shirt with images from Berlin 1936 on it. To the right there are sizes for the t-shirt and a tab to click to add to cart.

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 5d
ai;dr!
katemckean.bsky.social Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 6d
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 6d
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 6d
A few years ago, my colleague @amandafollett.bsky.social wrote this portrait of Tumbler Ridge, a former coal mining town. thetyee.ca/News/2020/11...

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 6d
Accumulation by dispossession
newyorker.com The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 7d
A cartoon by Matt Reuter. #NewYorkerCartoons

See more from this week’s issue: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/sLFEvC

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 6d
Celebrate small achievements #academicsky
A post-it note with the heading "Reference letters to do" and, tellingly, nothing but blank space below the heading. (It won't last long ... small, if fleeting, achievements.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 7d
A cartoon by Matt Reuter. #NewYorkerCartoons

See more from this week’s issue: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/sLFEvC

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 11d
Couple of hooligans outside our (second floor) window last night #yvr #wildlife #synanthropes

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 12d
The motion Ken Sim's party defeated included proposals for a Vote Bus polling station like the one implemented in Calgary, direction to staff and TransLink to look at the possibility of fare-free public transit on voting days, and a transition to Ranked Balloting for Mayor beginning in 2030.

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 13d
Tell me about it ...

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The Onion @theonion.com · 13d
Fantasy About Impressing Coworkers Unimaginably Pathetic https://theonion.com/fantasy-about-impressing-coworkers-unimaginably-pathetic/
Fantasy About Impressing Coworkers Unimaginably Pathetic

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 16d
In Vancouver, on the other hand ...
phscss.bsky.social PHS Community Services Society @phscss.bsky.social · 16d
A Toronto hospital network's supportive housing development for homeless patients has saved so much healthcare time and money that it's being doubled.

Dr. Andrew Boozary’s team at Toronto’s University Health Network announced a new 54-bed building.

Read on:
Toronto hospital to double housing program that reduces ER visits
The residents say their new homes have transformed their lives and given them hope again. It's also halved their hospital emergency room visits and given them stability.
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PHS Community Services Society @phscss.bsky.social · 16d
A Toronto hospital network's supportive housing development for homeless patients has saved so much healthcare time and money that it's being doubled.

Dr. Andrew Boozary’s team at Toronto’s University Health Network announced a new 54-bed building.

Read on:
Toronto hospital to double housing program that reduces ER visits
The residents say their new homes have transformed their lives and given them hope again. It's also halved their hospital emergency room visits and given them stability.
tinyurl.com

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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 16d
People won’t stop using because a supervised consumption site closes.
They’ll just use unsafe drugs in unsafe places.

I thought communities wanted to reduce the amount of public drug use? This will definitely makes it worse!

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU CELEBRATE.

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Vancouver overdose prevention site closes less than 2 years after relocation | CBC News
A Vancouver overdose prevention site has closed less than two years after it moved from its previous location, raising concerns among health officials and harm reduction advocates as the province sees...
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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 17d
This is really excellent from @upstreampodcast.bsky.social "How Fascism Works." A reading of the first chapter of Michael Parenti’s “Blackshirts & Reds: Rational Fascism & the Overthrow of Communism“ with contemporary commentary Well worth a listen.

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[UNLOCKED] How Fascism Works (a Michael Parenti Reading)
Podcast Episode · Upstream · 2026-01-24 · 1h 34m
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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 17d
I want one!
telekitnetic.bsky.social Jay 🍄➡️ Vancoufur 2026 @telekitnetic.bsky.social · 17d
#formline #indigenousart #telekitneticart

🤖🚮 There are some things a machine can’t replace.
A picture of a 3-inch anti-generative AI holographic sticker with a formline design on it. The design has a black border with sparkles lining it. Text within the border reads “you cannot automate the human experience.” The formline design depicts a decapitated robot head with vacant eyes. Next to it are two ravens, with one raven perched on the head with a piece of the robot’s antenna in its beak. A picture of a 3-inch anti-generative AI holographic sticker with a formline design on it. The design has a black border with sparkles lining it. Text within the border reads “you cannot automate the human experience.” The formline design depicts a decapitated robot head with vacant eyes. Next to it are two ravens, with one raven perched on the head with a piece of the robot’s antenna in its beak. This picture shows the sticker in more detail, being held up by fingers.

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 17d
Five classes ...

Historical Geography (focus on Glasgow)
Scottish History (because of the guest lecs by Tom Devine)
Regulation Theory
Critical Theory (2 parts: Frankfurt School; Walter Benjamin)
Cultural Landscapes of the American City

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Jay 🍄➡️ Vancoufur 2026 @telekitnetic.bsky.social · 17d
#formline #indigenousart #telekitneticart

🤖🚮 There are some things a machine can’t replace.
A picture of a 3-inch anti-generative AI holographic sticker with a formline design on it. The design has a black border with sparkles lining it. Text within the border reads “you cannot automate the human experience.” The formline design depicts a decapitated robot head with vacant eyes. Next to it are two ravens, with one raven perched on the head with a piece of the robot’s antenna in its beak. A picture of a 3-inch anti-generative AI holographic sticker with a formline design on it. The design has a black border with sparkles lining it. Text within the border reads “you cannot automate the human experience.” The formline design depicts a decapitated robot head with vacant eyes. Next to it are two ravens, with one raven perched on the head with a piece of the robot’s antenna in its beak. This picture shows the sticker in more detail, being held up by fingers.

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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 18d
Big news from me:

I’m thrilled to be joining @policyalternatives.ca as a senior researcher and launching a health policy desk.

The focus will be national and provincial health policy and services analysis, including privatization, finance, wait times, and solutions.

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 20d
I had thought of Alan and Martine. Thanks. Will point her in the direction of the others too.

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 20d
Any recommendations for acad sources on social mix (or lack of) & gentrification in Canadian cities? I have an undergrad doing directed readings on gentrif, soc mix, & schools. Not locating Cdn content but we must be missing some. @lellyk.bsky.social @nblomley.bsky.social @lorettaclees.bsky.social

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 23d
Hardly an epic, but I still think about this guy ...
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ejmccann.bsky.social Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · Nov 6
Guy on the bus today wearing a sleep mask. All sprawled out, comfy-like. Dude, it's a 30 min bus ride, not the red-eye to Heathrow! #R5

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 23d
The original fyi …

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musicologyduck.bsky.social Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 28d
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place