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Aoife Mac Namara

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Bog fancier, parent, professor & Dean of Arts @UCalgary, Treaty 7 Territory. sí/í. Account and all postings are personal, not professional.

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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · Jan 9

Lichen. Sliabh Liag, Donegal

Close up image of dimpled lichen on a rock

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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 6d

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Israel’s Gaza flotilla interception triggers protests, diplomatic expulsions and calls for strikes

Thousands marched in cities across the world following the interception of the flotilla and detainment of activists including Greta Thunberg

www.theguardian.com

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 17d

Kids reclaimed the streets of Oxford in Kidical Mass, a family bike ride, around the city centre earlier today. Our special report and photo gallery 👇

oxfordclarion.uk/kids-claim-t...

Kids claim the streets of Oxford

The latest Kidical Mass family bike ride attracted a record turnout, according to organisers Cyclox. More than 200 cyclists of all ages converged in Oxford ringing bells as they circled the city centr...

oxfordclarion.uk

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 17d

Lots of differences in education culture/system that people don’t realize.

Contrary to the US, with many small selective private universities like Harvard, all of Canada’s notable universities are large and public.

The University of Toronto has more undergrads than the entire Ivy League.

Enrolment statistics for the University of Toronto, split between three campuses (downtown, Scarborough, Mississauga)

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 19d

Thank God we have a Putinist in charge of the US, I'm sure he'll now inquire of his generals whether it's possible to roll a red carpet from Washington to the Kremlin so Putin can come and embarrass us again

Meanwhile, Estonia has invoked NATO's Article 4

Nato intercepts Russian warplanes violating Estonian airspace - BBC News

Estonia says three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets remained in Estonian airspace for 12 minutes.

www.bbc.com

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paulseesequasis @paulseesequasis.bsky.social · 19d

kneecap's response to being banned from Canada.

The response of kneecap to their being banned from performing in Canada. 'We will not accept it.'

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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 21d

Reading now. Fascinating!

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James of Wales @jamesofwales.bsky.social · 21d

Porcelain mushrooms in south Wales
🍄📸🍽️🍜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #foodsky #fungifriends #photosky #wales

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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 21d

IPA?

Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 22d

Brilliant! (Well, I thought so)

Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 25d

See Boglands yet?

Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 25d

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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · 25d

Silage pits?

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 25d

You may all remember a decade ago when white supremacist groups were actively recruiting online to try to get apolitical young white male incel gamers into their community.

Well, it worked. And where those two groups met was in nihilism, irony, isolation, and ultraviolence.

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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · Sep 7

Lovely to see - they are lucky to have you!

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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · Sep 1

Autumn is in the air. #MovingStill, new work by Block Week students @ucalgary.bsky.social Joy!

Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · Jul 7

Dues llimes🍋🍋

Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · Jul 5

Xàbia!

Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · Jun 29

Come on, Alberta. Let’s do it! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Quebec provides universal childcare for less than $7 a day. Here’s what the US can learn

Public childcare network is a win for everyone – kids, parents and the government, and the Quebec model is a shining example

www.theguardian.com

Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · Jun 28

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HALLOWEIRD @johnnymains.co.uk · Jun 28

THE BBC ARE ABSOLUTE FUCKING COWARDS

#kneecap

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Aoife Mac Namara @aoifemacnamara.bsky.social · Jun 28

Sweet withering Jesus

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Darin Flynn @phono-logical.bsky.social · Jun 27

When I asked for this at the post office, the clerk said, “Yup, that’s the one that everyone wants!”

Glad to see Bruce Starlight honoured in this way. He’s a larger-than-life figure in these parts who says that his UofC training in linguistics informs his epic work on his beloved Tsúūt’ínà language

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Jun 27

"Sorry Islamophobes, I'm a Proud Muslim American and, Like Zohran Mamdani, I'm Not Going Anywhere"

The insanely bigoted attacks on Mamdani are out of control and designed to intimidate a vulnerable minority – but they will fail.

Please read/share my latest for Zeteo:
zeteo.com/p/sorry-isla...

Sorry Islamophobes, I'm a Proud Muslim American and, Like Zohran Mamdani, I'm Not Going Anywhere

The insanely bigoted attacks on Mamdani are out of control and designed to intimidate a vulnerable minority community – but they will fail.

zeteo.com

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RIO LINDA MEX 🇺🇸🇲🇽🇨🇦🦍 @riolindamex.bsky.social · Jun 25

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