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Eugene McCann

@ejmccann.bsky.social

Geographer at Simon Fraser University. Policy mobilities; urban politics; harm reduction; social movements. Managing editor, EPC: Politics & Space (journals.sagepub.com/home/epc). Host, 'Minor Revisions' podcast (http://bit.ly/3suN9ur). Views my own.

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Xander Lenc@xlenc.bsky.social · last mo.

"Today, when I look at the empty teaching podium in the hall, I realize that Israel did not just kill a geography teacher, but assassinated a “compass” that was guiding us toward our homeland. He taught us how to see in geography a face of truth."

Geographers for Justice in Palestine@geogboycott.bsky.social · last mo.

"Writing against erasure: A geography of resistance in Gaza" by Lubna Ahmad Abu Sitta, writing as a geography graduate and Master’s student at Al-Aqsa University. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉@alonghurst.bsky.social · last mo.

The global evidence of mega-events shows governments inflate the economic benefits and downplay the public costs Businesses are reporting less activity than last year We're seeing this in BC—just like in Toronto What else could $1B buy? #bcpoli #vanpoli www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Vancouver has 2 FIFA World Cup matches left. Are businesses profiting?

While the province has promoted hosting the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver, some shopkeepers and hotel managers are reporting a downturn in business this summer even with soccer fever everywhere. B.C. To...

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Brian Merchant@bcmerchant.bsky.social · last mo.

The Luddites are having a moment (again): they're being discussed and rehabbed everywhere from NPR to US Catholics Magazine to Psychology Today. So, adapted from my book on the subject, here's a short-ish rundown of what you need to know to understand the Luddites in the age of AI.

Understanding the Luddites in the age of AI

The Luddites are back in fashion, but too many people still get them all wrong. This is what they really stood for, fought against, and why they matter now more than ever.

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Brian Merchant@bcmerchant.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NPR has a 'Word of the Week' series, and this week it's LUDDITE I spoke with Emma Bowman about who they really were and about the new luddites organizing against big tech + AI A fun one and, since it's airing on All Things Considered, maybe the biggest-audience luddite rehabilitation effort yet

Eugene McCann@ejmccann.bsky.social · 2mo ago

First game I can recall watching… in black & white on my gran’s tv. Next day I was outside with my ball saying “I’m Czechoslovakia!’ (Love football hate fifa … and uefa).

Outside Write (Chris Lee) ⚽️@outsidewrite.bsky.social · 2mo ago

50 years ago today, Czechoslovakia's Antonín Panenka did this and set off a trend of penalty taking that many have imitated since, both successfully and with some ridiculous failures. The Czechs and West Germans had drawn 2-2 after extra time in Belgrade, and #Panenka scored this to win the Euros.

Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 2mo ago

At the end of the term I asked my college creative wriing students to submit anonymous thoughts on AI. No real surprises: Mood ranges from resignation to despair, capitulation from embittered erosion of standards to total, feelings of betrayal from deep to furious. 1/

Rachael Nevins ❌👑@rachaelnevins.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“Use AI to brainstorm but not to write.” “Use AI to help you outline but not to write.” These are commonly proposed as “ethical” ways for undergrad students to use AI, but I’m sorry, brainstorming & outlining are just as integral to writing as the actual construction of sentences.

Vision Zero Vancouver@visionzerovancouver.ca · 2mo ago

BREAKING: Mayor Ken Sim's ABC majority voted not to reduce speed limits on major roads, despite 93% of all road fatalities in Vancouver happening on arterials. This was one of the most important Near-Term Actions in the entire plan, because roads will never be safe until people drive at safe speeds.

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CityNews Vancouver RSS Feed (Unofficial)@citynews-van-un.yvr.whims.io · 2mo ago

7 in 10 polled in Toronto, Vancouver say FIFA World Cup matches ‘not worth public costs’

7 in 10 polled in Toronto, Vancouver say FIFA World Cup matches ‘not worth public costs’

A new poll finds many people in Toronto and Vancouver don’t think hosting the World Cup matches are worth the public costs. The survey from Angus Reid Institute found 70 per cent of those polled in the GTA and 72 per cent in Metro Vancouver say the public costs of reportedly $1 billion apiece in […]

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Baharak Yousefi بهارک یوسفی 🍉@baharaky.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I am honoured, humbled, & so very grateful. Much love & gratitude to @ejmccann.bsky.social, @murmz.bsky.social, & Drs. McAllister & Pratt for their generosity & ongoing mentorship, & to the library workers who agreed to be part of this project. May we continue to learn from your brilliant work! ❤️

SFU Faculty of Graduate Studies@sfugradstudies.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Dr. Baharak Yousefi (Environment) Dean’s Medal: https://www.sfu.ca/gradstudies/life-community/news-events/news/2026/graduate-convocation-medalists/baharak-yousefi.html