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Dr Adam J Barker
@adamjb.bsky.social
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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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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!
A poster that reads: "Settler 2nd Edition Six Nations Launch Woodland Cultural Centre 184 Mohawk Street Brantford Ontario 2:30pm ET September 6th 2025 Join authors Adam J. Barker and Emma Battell Lowman for a discussion of the second edition of their book Settler: Identity and Colonialism. Refreshments will be provided and copies of the book will be available to purchase." The poster also features the book cover, and the logos for Fernwood Publishing and Woodland Cultural Centre.
August 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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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.)
A close up of a black paw print tattoo on a man’s shoulder.
July 18, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Georgian Bay is beautiful.
Two dogs, one small and scruffy the other larger and smooth coated, look over a cliff above a bay. In the near distance a ship is docked at a pier. In the background a golden sun set lights the sky.
July 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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I am very tired. So very tired. Things are hard.

But here’s a Gabby photo. Good things exist too. Mostly in dog form.
A black and white dog with a ball in her mouth is lying in grass.
July 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Awesome day of music at the KSfest.ca festival in downtown Toronto. Props to the Downie Wenjack Fund for helping Indigenous artists reach a wider audience and making such a fun, accessible event. Highly recommend the Mohawk Soda Co. strawberry sweetgrass drink!
A bald, bearded man in a purple Downie Wenjack Fund hoodie and a woman in a grey sweater are smiling into the camera. The woman is holding up a plastic cup filled with pink liquid with the logo for Mohawk Soda Co. on it. The Toronto cityscape is visible in the background. A crowd of people is gathered in front of a stage set up in downtown Toronto. A blond singer and her band are playing. A crowd of people peruse a set of white tents containing clothing and crafts. Others sit in large red arm chairs looking towards the stage. The Toronto city scape is in the background.
May 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Announcing the Toronto launch of “Settler: Identity and Colonialism, 2nd edition”!

Where: A Different Booklist Bookstore, 779 Bathurst, Toronto

When: 30 May, 6-8pm

Catch myself and Emma in conversation with iconic poet and artist January Rogers!

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A poster with the faces of the authors and January Rogers and the purple, red, white and blue cover of the book “Settler”, with five turtles silhouetted prominently on the front. The poster contains the information for where and when the book is launched in Toronto - 30 May, 6-8pm, 779 Bathurst St in Toronto.
May 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Sunday afternoon, Leicester turned out in joyous defiance of anti-trans moral panic, spineless politicians who enable it, & grifters who profit from it. Despite wind and cold, people of all genders, ages, and abilities came together for human dignity. Thank you to all who organised and participated.
A protestor, photographed from behind, holds a sign reading “Transwomen are women! No judges or billionaires can change that.” The sign is coloured like the trans pride flag. In the background speakers are standing in the steps of the town hall and talking through a megaphone. A speaker with a beard and wearing a black sleeveless vest is speaking into a megaphone in front of the doors to the town hall. A second person is holding the megaphone for them. A person wearing sunglasses and a blue cap is holding open their black jacket to show off a shirt. The black shirt has white writing that reads “protect trans kids” with illustrations of a knife and a rose. Many other people can be seen in the background attending the protest. A large group of people can be seen gathered in the square in front of the town hall. They are diverse in appearance, with some waving or wearing trans pride flags. Many are holding signs. One visible in the foreground reads “Transgender people have existed since the dawn of civilization, you cannot erase us!”
May 5, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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CW: injury
After 24 hours I’m finally willing to admit that the most painful thing I’ve ever experienced was my toe being badly dislocated.
An xray showing a toe on top of a foot bone. A photo showing a left big toe on top of the foot.
May 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Gabby loves keeping an eye on the neighbourhood.
A black and white dog lying in a sunbeam with her head up looking out a screen door with the window open.
April 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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No argument there.
Gabby, a black and white dog, is grabbing a rubber toy up close. Gabby, a black and white dog, is sitting on my lap and looking out the open window of a car. I’m wearing a Leafs cap and sunglasses. Gabby, a black and white dog with pronounced muscles, is standing straight and looking out a window with clear focus. The view of a hockey game on a large television is obscured by the head and neck of Gabby the dog, sitting on my lap.
April 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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The world is a mess but tonight we celebrated my father’s birthday with my brother and his family, and it was wonderful.
An older bald man in a black shirt is smiling while embracing, from left to right, a dark haired boy in a black shirt, a blonde boy in a grey shirt, and a blonde boy with a huge smile in a red hoodie. There is a birthday cake on a yellow tablecloth in front of them. Nine people pose for a selfie. Back row: a white man with dark hair and a goatee, smiling; a bald white man with a big smile; an older man who looks similar to the adjacent man but older; and a blonde woman making a face like she is licking the older man. Middle row: a dark haired young man with an LA hat; a boy with a blue toque and red hoodie showing a huge smile; and a white middle aged man woman with a big smile, a red party hat, and a black and red shirt. Front row : an older woman in a blue shirt and purple party hat, with a big smile, and her arm around a young boy in a grey hoodie and a big smile.
April 3, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Protect trans kids (today and everyday).
A black shirt with white writing saying “protect trans kids” and an illustration of a knife and a rose.
March 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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My often awkward dog Gabby, the black and white boxer cross, has decided she’s “okay” with Marzipan Rover, my brother in law’s mastiff-lab cross. It’s adorable.
A medium sized black and white dog lies on a carpet while behind her and looking at her is a beige, very large dog, lying with her head on the carpet and looking at the first dog. A black and white medium sized dog and a very large beige dog are lying on a couch together, sleeping. The smaller black and white dog has her head resting on the neck of the larger beige dog.
March 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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No other NHL team has to lit up with this kind of continuous negativity from the national media that carries the games. When they lose, there’s multiple headlines saying why they’re terrible. When they win, there is one headline about how they didn’t deserve it.
A screenshot of Sportsnet’s homepage. The primary headline says “REF ACCIDENTALLY HELPS LEAFS SCORE WINNING GOAL”. This is above a full picture of the ref in question. Smaller headlines include “Lorentz scores winner as Leafs down Avalanche” below a picture of Steven Lorentz scoring the winning goal in the game, and “Walman excited to help Oilers reach Cup potential” below a picture of an Oilers player up on one skate.
March 20, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Gabby believes (rightly) that watching the Maple Leafs is bad for my health (mental, physical, emotional) - and she’s correct -so this how she prevents me from harming myself.
A black and white dog is in the centre of the picture, taking up a third of the frame, with her back to the camera. A large tv in the background is apparent behind the dog’s head. A hockey game is on the tv, but over half of it is obscured behind the dog.
March 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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With mine and Emma's revised second edition of 'Settler: Identity and Colonialism' coming next month from @fernpub.bsky.social here are some comments on the new edition by some awesome people:
A black silhouette of a turtle against a yellow background.
March 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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It’s truly awesome and highly recommended. It’s also literally the only food available at 5am!
A bearded man with Maple Leafs hat and green vest is standing by a white sign with red writing in Icelandic. A hotdog, beer and bottle of water are sitting in a shelf below the sign.
February 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Credit to @fiduch.bsky.social for this.
An Imperial general from Star Wars saying, in two panels, "I don't care if Canada wins... I just need America to lose".
February 21, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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People keep asking if I’m excited to cheer for Canada today. As an anarchist who can’t stand what is happening in the USA, I’ve decided to head off these questions with my choice of shirts.
The poster, a bearded white man, is wearing a grey hoodie with the phrase “I’d love to, but absolutely not” across the chest. The poster is wearing a black t-shirt with the phrase “protect trans kids” printed in white. There is the illustration of a knife between the first and second words, and a rose between the second and third words.
February 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Uhm, where did everything go?
A view outside from the porch of a house. Almost everything is covered in mounds of snow. No roads or walkways are visible.
February 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Here’s what I don’t get about the Leafs - how are they winning face offs 6-4, even on hits, ahead on giveaways 8-4, ahead on takeaways 2-1, ahead on blocked shot 5-2, and behind on shots 10-6 and goals 1-0? It makes no sense.
A stat chart from Sportsnet showing the following Leafs-Canucks ratios: 6-10 shots, 10-10 hits, 6-4 face offs, 2-0 penalty minutes, 4-8 giveaways, 2-1 takeaways, and 5-2 blocked shots.
February 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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The world is on fire but at the moment I’m exhausted and watching hockey with my dog.
Point of view, legs extended on a bed with a dog sleeping between them, and a large television against the wall showing a bright Toronto Maple Leafs graphic.
February 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Glad you’re still here. We are all better for it. ❤️
A black and white dog is assertively offering you a rubber ball.
January 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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I know exactly what that’s like.
A close up profile of a square headed black and white dog licking a man directly on his face while pinning him down with her paws.
January 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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So, @stevedangle20.bsky.social I finally picked up a copy of your book, but my 'assistant' Gabby thinks it takes too much time away from walkies. Any advice on how to achieve a good work (dog walking) and life (reading about hockey) balance?
A black and white dog is lying on a grey blanket next to a book, "Hockey Rants and Raves by Steve 'Dangle' Glynn". She is looking into the camera, reproachfully.
January 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM