"What if, instead of teaching us how to be resilient, institutions took responsibility for the environments they create and the things they ask of us?"

It’s time to stop celebrating resilience

When universities ask their staff to do more with less, is it really a test of individual fortitude? Rachelle McKay explains why we should stop praising endurance

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Today in unexpected impacts of city-based arena events.

BISA - British International Studies Association@mybisa.bsky.social · 4d ago

📣 #BISA2027 date change - 30 June - 2 July 📣 Recently announced Oasis concerts coinciding with the original conference dates have had a significant impact on hotel availability and prices for delegates. The move will help keep the conference accessible. Read more 👉 https://ow.ly/p1Fp50ZQWPC

Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.

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Here's the thing about AI and nuclear war risks that even smart people are whiffing in the discourse—if you're more worried about the literal-ness of AI murders and not looking at the obvious accelerants of other existential risks, you're missing the point.

Canadian revenge fantasy: Blue Jays sneak into playoffs barely above .500, win 2 games in Houston, beat the White Sox, and then challenge whoever is left standing to return to the World Series.

The more specific and nuanced a document—the more meaning is contextual—the less useful I find even AI editorial feedback that I have seen be useful in other contexts

Doing my first journal article review where I'm confident the article was written by an AI. Very angry about it. I don't actually have to read to the end and provide a real critique, right?

I don’t have access to this article, but I was literally thinking just yesterday that there was a good decade when bedtime with the kids was the single best thing I had in my life (and another when it was easily top three)

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 4mo ago

“The feature uses a combination of bedtime stories, relaxing sounds, and guided meditations along with scheduling and customization options accessible only to adults.”

english isn't for cowards. if you're not saying 'torpify,' that's a skill issue. there's no Académie Française telling you what to do. if you try to type 'pallific' and freak out when you see a little red underline, maybe you're not ready to roll with the big dogs.

Baby gets measles before old enough for vaccine. Dies 11 yrs later. Mom: “Refusing vaccinations doesn’t just put your own child at risk. It puts other children at risk. I don’t know where Renae picked up measles. It’s one of the most contagious viruses that exists.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...

Opinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.

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World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65

World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65

Jones, a world champion curler whose effervescent personality made her a popular presence on the CBC over nearly four decades, has died.

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A parent in Nova Scotia discovered that her child had been targeted by online predators while using a school-issued Chromebook. The device, provided by the school board, gave access to apps and games including Roblox. 1/ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

N.S. mom alarmed after teen targeted by predators on school-issued laptop | CBC News

Timestamps on the computer showed that messages were accessed both at home and at school.

cbc.ca

My child just told me they thought I was born "in the 1600s or something." I either look very, very good for 400 or very, very bad for my actual age.

4 of 6 stories in the GTA section of the Toronto Star are vehicle collisions, 2 of them pedestrians. Not a great look for the city.

+ women are not a special interest group! We are not homogenous! We are half the population! That seems to be missing from the discourse every single time.

This account is undefeated.

ArtButMakeItSports@artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Abduction of Proserpina, by Giambologna, 1579 (from the @NortonSimon Museum in Pasadena), 📸 by @nturchiarophoto

Solidarity to anyone practicing their fake-purple-hair dragon braiding technique tonight.

Excited to share that the Centre for International and Defence Policy at Queen's University is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow for our EU #HorizonEurope project AMALTHEA on gender, radicalization & extremism. www.queensu.ca/cidp/call-ap...

Hey @tomflood.bsky.social I had to write about this. - Walking isn’t Toronto’s Problem. It’s our Superpower. medium.com/@lanrickbenn...

Walking Isn’t Toronto’s Problem. It’s Our Superpower

Walking Isn’t Toronto’s Problem. It’s Our Superpower Game 5 of the World Series. The SkyDome, yes, some of us still call it that, is alive with noise, nerves, and nostalgia. Hazel Mae sits …

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Tom Flood@tomflood.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Walkable city baseball edition: Andrés Giménez on how you get the feeling of a city by walking it.

🚨 ALERT 🚨 It is now officially babies in tiny jackets with ears on the hoods season. Please be on the lookout for babies in tiny jackets with ears on the hoods at all times.

Shouts out to Max Scherzer, doing it for all the guys over 40 who experience neck, shoulder and back pain because of the violent repetitive movement of their bodies, whether that's Pitching to Major League Hitters or Shifting Slightly in Bed

Weird timing for the Conservatives to announce that they wish Vladdy wasn't a Canadian citizen. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Conservatives want to end birthright citizenship for children of temporary residents

The Conservatives want to restrict birthright citizenship in Canada, a measure they say would mirror the rules in peer countries.

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We are not powerless in the face of rising hate, harassment and violence. If we take the time to learn effective de-escalation and intervention skills, we CAN keep each other safe. Give me 1 hour of your time and I'll teach you how. It's free and open to anyone aged 12+ ✊ zoom.us/webinar/regi...

submit your ideas for topics here: forms.gle/ZTJ4E6nWG6Ua...

ISA-Canada Dissertation Workshop Input Survey

Please fill out this anonymous survey to help us plan our ISA-Canada regional meeting workshop on "The Dissertation"

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Dr. Devon Cantwell-Chavez@devoncantwell.bsky.social · 12mo ago

We are about to gather input for the morning dissertation topic sessions and will annouce these with the CPSA programme release. These will be open to all CPSA participants and does not require pre-registration.

As an instructor, I'd rather see your fever dream, No Doze-fueled 4AM essays written at an IHOP rather than anything generated by an LLM. Hope this helps

Dane will return at NYCC H-05@monkeyminion.com · 12mo ago

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

MW correctly reading the room

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 12mo ago

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Quick reminder that fascism is almost always obsessed with the aesthetics of the male body—sculpted, uniformed, disciplined.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 12mo ago

Hegseth: "It all starts with physical fitness and appearance. If the secretary of war can do regular hard PT, so can every member of our joint force. Frankly, it's tiring to look out at combat formations and see fat troops. Likewise, it's completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals."

You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes. #romancelandia