Jennifer Szende
@jenzee.bsky.social
Philosophy PhD, writer, climber, cyclist, parent, urban gardener. Unapologetically curious. Writing about refugees, human rights, climate change, protest. Accessibility-focused Educational Developer. Syllabusdoctor.com Bike-riding pinko in Toronto.
"The fact that psychological control has become more important to employers than productivity is one of the many paradoxes wrought by capitalism." thewalrusca.substack.com/p/welcome-ba...
Welcome Back to the Office. You Won’t Get Anything Done
Return to office mandates aren’t about output. They’re about asserting control
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Here's the thing about this: It isn't a boycott really. On one level I'm not travelling to the US because of moral objections, sure. But the really powerful factor for me is just a basic risk assessment. The American administration is clearly aggressively hostile to foreigners, and people like me.
Brian Platt@brianplatt.bsky.social · last yr.New StatCan data: *CANADA RETURN TRIPS BY CAR FROM US FELL 38.1% Y/Y IN MAY *CANADA RETURN TRIPS BY AIR FROM US FELL 24.2% Y/Y IN MAY
U.S. wine export markets have contracted substantially. In April, the year-over-year export value dropped by 41.4%, worsening the 28% decline recorded in March. The three main export destinations for U.S. wine—Canada (-93%), the UK (-29%), and China (-70%)—all reported significant decreases.
New business ethics syllabus just dropped. Shareholder theory v. Stakeholder theory playing out in real time.
@lastpositivist.bsky.social · last yr.OK honestly genuinely just from a philosophical point of view the Luigi murder might actually have the structure of a standard utilitarian thought experiment? Assuming that "aggressive anti-consumer" behaviour means, in this context, denying people access to healthcare, then it seems that...
New business ethics syllabus just dropped. Shareholder theory v. Stakeholder theory playing out in real time.
@lastpositivist.bsky.social · last yr.OK honestly genuinely just from a philosophical point of view the Luigi murder might actually have the structure of a standard utilitarian thought experiment? Assuming that "aggressive anti-consumer" behaviour means, in this context, denying people access to healthcare, then it seems that...
Canada also has a Senate, but literally the only interesting thing about it is the goofy carpet.
Like the United States, Canada also has a Supreme Court. Unlike the United States, Canada's judges dress like Santa Claus. Also, the Supreme Court of Canada has an official owl mascot named Amicus.
Why the hell does everything have to happen at once?
I’d given a tiny piece of myself away. That can’t happen. I have too much to hide, and letting one piece go means the rest isn’t as protected.
My high school English teacher complained that students took otherwise acceptable pieces of writing, then poured a jar of spare commas all over the page. T***p does that with punctuation, especially upper case letters.
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · last yr.Trump just posted a new rant claiming the tariff exceptions on electronics announced late Friday aren’t actually exceptions and they’ll still get hit with tariffs.
"What could possibly go wrong", says councilor who, I assume, has never read/watched sci-fi.
Matt Elliott@graphicmatt.com · last yr."We don't use technology and artificial intelligence consistently. We are piloting it, but it really should be baked into the fabric of how we do business," says Councillor Myers.
Now would be a great time for the left in Canada to have a serious, coherent agenda that seeks a structural transformation of material life in service of workers, rather than, you know, keyboard warrior emoji shit and first-year undergrad epithets.
Leopard: I will eat your face Bank analysts: Our baseline assumes no face-eating Leopard: Chomp chomp chomp
Michael Derby@michaelsderby.bsky.social · 2y agoJ.P. Morgan econs on Trump’s latest are “increasingly concerned that the policy mix may tilt into an unintentionally far less business-friendly stance. The sustained 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico set to start this weekend is materially different than the tariff increases built into our baseline.”
Momentum Canada has a petition calling on the GoC to recognize that the US is no longer a "safe third country", to update travel guidance to the US and create a clear and accessible pathway for trans refugees. Please join me in signing. #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights
Sign the petition: Canada must update travel guidance and create clear, accessible pathways for trans refugees
Sign the petition: Sign the petition: Canada must update travel guidance and create clear, accessible pathways for trans refugees
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The real danger to Canada isn’t from the tariffs. It’s from the (unjustified, illegal) *threat* of tariffs. We can adjust to any tariff. But *uncertainty* undermines the entire relationship. Retaliation can’t fix that. Only minimizing exposure to the US can. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming Saturday, Trump says he’s deciding whether levy will hit oil
With a decision on oil imminent, the U.S. President repeated his three reasons for imposing tariffs: illegal migration, fentanyl smuggling across the border and imbalances on trade
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1. Sabotage public institutions. 2. Claim they don’t work efficiently. 3. Eliminate them. — That’s the playbook.
To my non-Canadian followers: We’re having a bit of a Monday up here. The TL will be rather maple-flavoured for a while. Hope to sort it out soon. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns from Trudeau's cabinet | CBC News
In a shocking move, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Monday she's resigning from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet — just hours before she was set to deliver the government's fall ec...
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sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY
Even in the age of LLM academic dishonesty, I'm trying to keep assignments aligned with learning outcomes that I care about.
The Doug Ford government paid experts $1.5M to tell them how to reach net-zero emissions. Experts came up with 18 scenarios; each one urged the government to phase out natural gas. The Ford government isn't doing that and hasn't released the report. An exclusive by me thenarwhal.ca/ontario-ener...
Ontario was advised to ease off gas. Doug Ford is doing the opposite | The Narwhal
The Doug Ford government commissioned a report for up to $1.5 million to identify pathways to net-zero emissions, but continues to procure natural gas despite it
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A while back I asked Americans to talk about getting sick or hurt in other countries and how surprised they were at how little it cost to see a doctor almost everywhere else but here. www.welcometohellworld.com/the-american...
The American healthcare system damages your *thinking* not just the public health
This whole country is a scam
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