John Munro
@johnmunro.bsky.social
Pedestrian Historian.
Imperialism Syllabus: http://tinyurl.com/ev4psh98
The Anticolonial Front: http://tinyurl.com/33d3exca.
Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/ykp7r5a9.
Imperialism Syllabus: http://tinyurl.com/ev4psh98
The Anticolonial Front: http://tinyurl.com/33d3exca.
Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/ykp7r5a9.
Given the heartbreak and anger I, someone who never met Alex Pretti and who lives on another continent, am feeling about this public, summary execution by cowardly fascists, I can't really imagine the intensity of what his parents must be experiencing.
January 25, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Given the heartbreak and anger I, someone who never met Alex Pretti and who lives on another continent, am feeling about this public, summary execution by cowardly fascists, I can't really imagine the intensity of what his parents must be experiencing.
"Without understanding carceral spaces as zones of undeclared domestic war, zones that are inextricably linked to imperial and officially acknowledged wars abroad, we cannot fully understand how and why the United States became the global leader of incarceration that it is today" (19).
January 24, 2026 at 11:17 AM
"Without understanding carceral spaces as zones of undeclared domestic war, zones that are inextricably linked to imperial and officially acknowledged wars abroad, we cannot fully understand how and why the United States became the global leader of incarceration that it is today" (19).
People with power in the city I live decided that this is an acceptable place for other people's children to cross the road.
Infrastructure is an announcement of official values.
Infrastructure is an announcement of official values.
January 22, 2026 at 1:04 PM
People with power in the city I live decided that this is an acceptable place for other people's children to cross the road.
Infrastructure is an announcement of official values.
Infrastructure is an announcement of official values.
But then again, we can't say they didn't warn us....
January 19, 2026 at 7:26 AM
But then again, we can't say they didn't warn us....
Time with the Big Ride for Palestine is always time well spent.
January 17, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Time with the Big Ride for Palestine is always time well spent.
Picked up my copy of @thewaroncars.bsky.social's Life After Cars today at @vocebooks.bsky.social. If you live in the Birmingham area, you should get your copy there too!
January 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Picked up my copy of @thewaroncars.bsky.social's Life After Cars today at @vocebooks.bsky.social. If you live in the Birmingham area, you should get your copy there too!
Thank you @kateesthersmith.bsky.social, @apeikeumolu.bsky.social, @sallytuckett.bsky.social, @aishadjelid.bsky.social, and @sethrockman.bsky.social for such an excellent roundtable this afternoon on Plantation Goods!
January 16, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Thank you @kateesthersmith.bsky.social, @apeikeumolu.bsky.social, @sallytuckett.bsky.social, @aishadjelid.bsky.social, and @sethrockman.bsky.social for such an excellent roundtable this afternoon on Plantation Goods!
At least I have a headline image for my "American Empire" class, I guess....
January 16, 2026 at 9:37 AM
At least I have a headline image for my "American Empire" class, I guess....
I will try to keep learning from the lessons I've taken from Anne: knowledge comes from many places, the good times are important times, and things don't need to be the way they are, among many others. Good-bye, mum, with much gratitude and love.
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I will try to keep learning from the lessons I've taken from Anne: knowledge comes from many places, the good times are important times, and things don't need to be the way they are, among many others. Good-bye, mum, with much gratitude and love.
While grateful for all those who have struggled against this pandemic, Anne and I also spoke in her last months about our shared anger at those in positions of authority and influence who have aided the spread of this virus.
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
While grateful for all those who have struggled against this pandemic, Anne and I also spoke in her last months about our shared anger at those in positions of authority and influence who have aided the spread of this virus.
When the virus got to Anne, who was already in poor health, it took her quite quickly. Thank you to the staff at Lion's Gate Hospital, who cared for my mum and enabled my sister to sit and hold her hand in the final hours. Health care workers deserve much more than applause.
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
When the virus got to Anne, who was already in poor health, it took her quite quickly. Thank you to the staff at Lion's Gate Hospital, who cared for my mum and enabled my sister to sit and hold her hand in the final hours. Health care workers deserve much more than applause.
My family and friends are rightly sad see her go. But I also picture a reunion with sisters Connie and Molly, together again, somewhere on the other side.
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
My family and friends are rightly sad see her go. But I also picture a reunion with sisters Connie and Molly, together again, somewhere on the other side.
I'm so lucky that she was with us long enough to know and love my partner Jacqueline and our kids, Clara and Roland.
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I'm so lucky that she was with us long enough to know and love my partner Jacqueline and our kids, Clara and Roland.
And among the least satisfying things, as many of my colleagues and academic friends know so well, is the infrequency of visits when living far from friends and family.
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
And among the least satisfying things, as many of my colleagues and academic friends know so well, is the infrequency of visits when living far from friends and family.
One of the most satisfying thing about becoming an academic was being able to dedicate the book I wrote to her.
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
One of the most satisfying thing about becoming an academic was being able to dedicate the book I wrote to her.
She hated injustice and, relatedly, loved books. No one in my family had extensive formal education (I was the first to finish high school), but she was our family's biggest reader. She taught me to love books, and would read those I'd share from my own studies.
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
She hated injustice and, relatedly, loved books. No one in my family had extensive formal education (I was the first to finish high school), but she was our family's biggest reader. She taught me to love books, and would read those I'd share from my own studies.
And what was Anne like? She was good company, and a lot of fun. A person you wanted to sit and have a drink with, as my friends well know.
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
And what was Anne like? She was good company, and a lot of fun. A person you wanted to sit and have a drink with, as my friends well know.
My sister Roseanne was born in Vancouver, which helped make the city feel like home, guests though we were on Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish Nation territory.
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
My sister Roseanne was born in Vancouver, which helped make the city feel like home, guests though we were on Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish Nation territory.
This move also allowed us to spend time with mum's other sister, Molly (1940-2012) and her family.
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
This move also allowed us to spend time with mum's other sister, Molly (1940-2012) and her family.
After I was born, she moved to Vancouver with my dad, Billy Munro (1948-1991), an ironworker from Dundee who'd travelled the world in the merchant marine.
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
After I was born, she moved to Vancouver with my dad, Billy Munro (1948-1991), an ironworker from Dundee who'd travelled the world in the merchant marine.
A Conductress on the buses, Anne exemplified the public transit sociability of 1960s Glasgow, collecting fares, chatting and sometimes arguing with passengers, learning every part of her city. And she spent a lot of time then with one of her two sisters, Connie (1945-2020).
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
A Conductress on the buses, Anne exemplified the public transit sociability of 1960s Glasgow, collecting fares, chatting and sometimes arguing with passengers, learning every part of her city. And she spent a lot of time then with one of her two sisters, Connie (1945-2020).
Born Anne Mallinson in Glasgow, she grew up on Fordyce Street in Partick, where cameras were a rarity seen only on occasions like the Queen's Coronation in 1953. Our family story has it that Billy Connolly is holding up this backdrop.
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Born Anne Mallinson in Glasgow, she grew up on Fordyce Street in Partick, where cameras were a rarity seen only on occasions like the Queen's Coronation in 1953. Our family story has it that Billy Connolly is holding up this backdrop.
I stopped using Twitter some time ago, but I never got rid of my account.
And to be honest, the reason was that I didn't want this thread from 2020 to be deleted. But let me share it again here now so I can finally deactivate....
And to be honest, the reason was that I didn't want this thread from 2020 to be deleted. But let me share it again here now so I can finally deactivate....
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I stopped using Twitter some time ago, but I never got rid of my account.
And to be honest, the reason was that I didn't want this thread from 2020 to be deleted. But let me share it again here now so I can finally deactivate....
And to be honest, the reason was that I didn't want this thread from 2020 to be deleted. But let me share it again here now so I can finally deactivate....
"As a policy and a vision, then, the cold war could never totally cover the facts" (10).
January 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
"As a policy and a vision, then, the cold war could never totally cover the facts" (10).
I've crossed this pedestrian overpass many times, but didn't know about this history.
Incredible how much pedestrian and cycling infrastructure has come into being only through political struggle.
Incredible how much pedestrian and cycling infrastructure has come into being only through political struggle.
January 7, 2026 at 9:12 AM
I've crossed this pedestrian overpass many times, but didn't know about this history.
Incredible how much pedestrian and cycling infrastructure has come into being only through political struggle.
Incredible how much pedestrian and cycling infrastructure has come into being only through political struggle.