Dr Adam J Barker
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Dr Adam J Barker
@adamjb.bsky.social
Failed academic, bad anarchist, worse settler. Dogs are my friends. Land back and decolonisation are my goals. Poor decisions are my reality. He/him.
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Night 1: Success
October 9, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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“The girlfriend of one of the founders of Antifa”
October 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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She's Canadian, you wouldn't know her.
"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"
October 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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My great-grandfather who killed Nazis during the war? AntiFa.

Captain Von Trapp ripping up that Swastika flag? AntiFa.

When Richard Spencer got his bell rung and then disappeared from public life? That's AntiFa, babyyy

The opposite of being anti-fascist is being fascist. It's that fucking simple.
Trump says he’s designating anti-fascist Antifa movement as a terrorist organization
U.S. President says funders of the group will be ‘thoroughly investigated’
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Because you can't say "We are succeeding at manufacturing consent"
September 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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I've got a new website! Thanks to Man Kit Lam for design, and @knifewitch.bsky.social and @soranasantos.bsky.social for photos and encouragement! #MedievalSky #EarlyModern

joanneedge.co.uk
Dr Joanne Edge
Historian and writer
joanneedge.co.uk
August 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Excited to invite everyone to attend a launch for "Settler: Identity and Colonialism, 2nd ed" at Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford ON, on 6 September at 2:30pm. Emma and I can't wait to share our work with folks in one of our favourite places. Please share far and wide!
August 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Everybody hates Dave Matthews but he's a pacifist quaker that renounced his South African citizenship rather than have to join the military in opposition to apartheid (being active against it), gives a lot to charities and causes, and has been pro-palestine anti-netanyahu for years and years, so
May 7, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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CBC’s visual investigations team reveals where some of Canada’s white nationalist 'active clubs' gather to prepare for violence.
Tracking Canada’s fascist fight clubs
CBC’s visual investigations team reveals where some of Canada’s white nationalist 'active clubs' gather to prepare for violence.
www.cbc.ca
July 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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“It's f–king unacceptable,” said Kevin Mans, the owner of Niagara BJJ in Welland, one of the martial arts studios CBC identified. “I have built a team that is pluralistic… these guys are scum.”

The story also includes a quote from Morgan Guptill, pride of Grand Manan 🙄
Tracking Canada’s fascist fight clubs
CBC’s visual investigations team reveals where some of Canada’s white nationalist 'active clubs' gather to prepare for violence.
www.cbc.ca
July 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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I saw yesterday someone comment that the summary of a summary of a summary AI answer is Douglas Adams’s 42, which is assured to be a perfectly precise and accurate answer, but nobody has a clue what it means. An answer that is useless without a wider context.
July 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
If this had happened six months ago, it would be a key update to the second edition of “Settler”.
Indigenous services will be hit hard. A stunning $4.5 bil in cuts, 1 of 5 dollars in cuts is just reduced transfers to First Nations to provide police, ed and health care. Gutting Indigenous social programs is not an "ambitions" way to find "savings". 3/x
www.datawrapper.de/_/pZ6Zq/
Figure 2: Transfers from Department of Indigenous Services compared to cuts needed | Created with Datawrapper
2025-26
www.datawrapper.de
July 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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The Carney Doctrine: fuck Indigenous peoples.
Indigenous services will be hit hard. A stunning $4.5 bil in cuts, 1 of 5 dollars in cuts is just reduced transfers to First Nations to provide police, ed and health care. Gutting Indigenous social programs is not an "ambitions" way to find "savings". 3/x
www.datawrapper.de/_/pZ6Zq/
Figure 2: Transfers from Department of Indigenous Services compared to cuts needed | Created with Datawrapper
2025-26
www.datawrapper.de
July 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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This "summit" is just a distraction from this hard reality: bsky.app/profile/davi...
Indigenous services will be hit hard. A stunning $4.5 bil in cuts, 1 of 5 dollars in cuts is just reduced transfers to First Nations to provide police, ed and health care. Gutting Indigenous social programs is not an "ambitions" way to find "savings". 3/x
www.datawrapper.de/_/pZ6Zq/
Figure 2: Transfers from Department of Indigenous Services compared to cuts needed | Created with Datawrapper
2025-26
www.datawrapper.de
July 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Normalize this. I left in the middle of a second year field trip when I heard my girl, Xena, was dying and didn’t speak to anyone for a week after. Why? Because I wouldn’t have been good for anything under those conditions anyway. (I also got her paw tattooed on my shoulder.)
July 18, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I open my email 30-40 times a day hoping for a job offer (or just an invite to an interview) that’s never there.
a black and white photo of a man sitting in front of a tv that says tvland classic
ALT: a black and white photo of a man sitting in front of a tv that says tvland classic
media.tenor.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
One day people will read 40 year old (or older) critiques of electoralism and centrist liberal politics and think “how did no one listen?” If anyone is still around who can read.
Oddly these are Trump's priorities for Canada. Defence, RCMP and Border services are whitelisted, needing few if any cuts. But what should be our priorities: Indigenous reconciliation, Vets, Science and our standing in the world --- are cut to the bone. 7/x
July 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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The fed gov cuts to pay for military and wealthy tax cuts have rapidly expanded. My new analysis shows that most of the cuts will now be on transfers to other govs, non-profits and people. A stunning 1 in 5 dollars is just cuts to FN govs for basic social programs. @policyalternatives.ca 🧵👇👇
July 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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So... I got laid off this week.

If anyone knows of any job openings in general realm of marketing / commutations / administrative stuff in Philly or Toronto... Let me know?
July 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Georgian Bay is beautiful.
July 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
And people wonder why I’m childless by choice…
having a 5yo in the house means dealing with an existential tantrum after they worry about the sun burning out and becoming a blackhole + then having to deal with ANOTHER existential tantrum 10 minutes later because their pajama bin moved across the room

(also: the latter was harder to resolve)
July 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Blooduzz Ohio would be on repeat.
dude I love The National because it all sounds like a man whose greatest goal is living in Neil McCauleys house from Heat with no furniture
July 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM