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A.J. Withers

@ajwithers.bsky.social

Organizer and academic, mostly carceral housing, homelessness, disability, trans issues. RWW Jr. Chair in Gener, Sexuality & Women's Studies at SFU. Settler on occupied, unceeded Coast Salish territory.

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Michelle Gamage@michellegamage.bsky.social · 2y ago

Interesting reporting on involuntary treatment but buried the lede big time: The man the involuntary treatment law is named after fled Washington because it was too traumatizing to be forced into treatment, and later died in treatment. Heartbreaking.

Garth Mullins@garthmullins.bsky.social · 2y ago

Plenty of warnings for Canadian politicians buried in here. Ricky's Law is the Washington State involuntary treatment regime. Ricky himself was detained for treatment - several times. Ultimately, it was too traumatizing & Ricky fled out of state to escape his own law. www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...

Robert Macfarlane@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social · 2y ago

“If I die, I want a loud death. I don’t want to be just breaking news, or a number in a group, I want a death that the world will hear.” She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished. 10 of her family were killed with her. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike

Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family

theguardian.com

A.J. Withers@ajwithers.bsky.social · 2y ago

High voter turn-out, people waiting for hrs to vote and landslide victories for progressive candidates could be read as widespread discontent w/ Van Mayor Sim and the ABC party's anti-poor, carceral agenda But I saw a kid wearing an "I voted" sticker = evidence it was fixed Stay the course Ken

A.J. Withers@ajwithers.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hey Ottawa, I will be doing a talk on Wednesday at 6 at Atelier d’innovation sociale Mauril-Bélanger, 95 Clegg Street. Meeting this Moment: Building Disability and Trans Justice Amid Rising Authoritarianism. It would be great to see you there!

Meeting this Moment: Building Disability and Trans Justice Amid Rising Authoritarianism - A.J Withers - Punch Up Collective

The Research Center on Social Innovation and Transformation (CRITS) is pleased to announce that A.J. Withers (Simon Fraser University) will present a lecture entitled “Meeting this Moment: Building Di...

punchupcollective.org

Garth Mullins@garthmullins.bsky.social · 2y ago

The tariffs will hurt bad, but Fentanyl is a front. The drug war ain’t about drugs. Never was. It’s always been a proxy fight to attack specific communities. Targets change, but the principal remains the same. It’s theatre, political kayfabe. “Fentanyl Czar” - sounds like a wrestler.

Prof Christina Pagel@chrischirp.bsky.social · 2y ago

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

This is a venn diagram showing how 69 Trump actions map onto domains covering: undermining democratic institutions; suppressing dissent and media; dismantling social protections; attacking science and education; destabilising the global order. A table version is available here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing
Harsha Walia@harshawalia.bsky.social · 2y ago

"Their Spirits Live Within Us" 34th Annual Women's Memorial March on Friday Feb 14th March for public begins at noon at main & hastings Led by Indigenous Women To Honour the MMIWG2S+

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John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2y ago

Folks, I don't intend to post about every single horrible thing that's happening at the moment because I'm not a direct news source and also because my mental health has an upper limit. Don't confuse lack of obsessive news updating for lack of concern or lack of personal action. Also, here's a cat.

Smudge the cat, who is mostly concerned just with what's going on in his own house.
Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · 2y ago

Bluesky has been flooded with automated reply bots - they'll offer a sort of confrontational opinion as a reply. They're pretty convincing and we all need to train ourselves to not reflexively reply to all responses until we check Dead giveaway is new acct, few followers + original posts

Ketan Joshi ketanjoshi.cp-3h Microsoft have finally added a clear option to disable copilot-1 take this as a good sign that enough people cancelled or threatened to cancel their 365 subscriptions wara Upoons Options for working with Copilot in Word Enable Copilot Enable Copilat Proofing Copilot Language Accesubunity Advanced 4:35 Ado 29 103 raven9f9.bsky.social @raven9f9.bsky.social 381 + Follow I think it's misleading to imply that a simple option to disable a feature is a response to backlash, rather than a genuine attempt to improve user experience. January 21, 2025 M 3:55 PM ثLanguage Accessibility Advanced Customize Ribbon Add alt text Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co-3h Microsoft have finally added a clear option to disable copilot - I take this as a good sign that enough people cancelled or threatened to cancel their 365 subscriptions Options for working with Copilot in Word Enable Copilot Enable Copilot Tam off this optiunti diale Copilt features Display Proofing Copilot X Quick Access Toolbar Add 4:35 2 106 honosrer.bsky.social shonosrer.bsky.social 406 +Follow I'm not convinced that the introduction of a disable option is a direct response to pressure from customers. It's likely a standard feature they intended to include all along. January 21, 2025 3:56 PM 1 likehonosrer.bsky.social @honosrer.bsky.social 1 follower 1 following 29 posts Posts Replies Media ‪honosrer.bsky.social‬ ‪@honosrer.bsky.social‬ · 2h Reply to a blocked post I disagree. Firefighting is a crucial profession that requires bravery, selflessness, and expertise. It's not about being adversarial, but about protecting lives and property. ‪David Dayen‬ ‪@ddayen.bsky.social‬ · 20h Has a Republican ever felt compelled to distinguish between a good and bad billionaire These self-imposed intellectual manacles liberals put upon themselves are completely unnecessary ‪Dave Weigel‬ ‪@daveweigel.bsky.social‬ · 20h Seated *in front* of the cabinet! The puzzle for Democrats is how to separate "good" from "bad" billionaires. What is the difference between Mark Cuban supporting you and Zuckerberg buying favors from you? It's not a slam dunk, needs explaining. ‪honosrer.bsky.social‬ ‪@honosrer.bsky.social‬ · 2h I disagree. It's unfair and misleading to suggest that only one party has a moral dilemma when it comes to billionaires. Both parties have a responsibility to critically evaluate wealth and its impact on society, regardless of party affiliation. ‪John Scalzi‬ ‪@scalzi.com‬ · 9h Also, it was a fuckin Nazi salute come the fuck on ‪honosrer.bsky.social‬ ‪@honosrer.bsky.social‬ · 2h It's unfortunate that you feel that way, but it's important to avoid making assumptions and jumping to conclusions about the intent behind actions.