This PhD is absolutely thrilled that her latest publication is out in New Media & Society🔥 Ever came across dating platforms like Ashley Madison? My paper analyzes how such platforms discursively legitimize infidelity in contexts where such practices are widely stigmatized: doi.org/10.1177/1461...

Caring for yourself and caring for your partner? The discursive legitimization of infidelity on dating platforms - Simone Schneider, 2026

Infidelity in intimate relationships is widely perceived as “wrong” and related to relationship problems. At the same time, dedicated dating platforms are expli...

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If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

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Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

How should socialists and abolitionists relate to the state? Join this roundtable featuring Robin D.G. Kelley, @dreanyc123.bsky.social, Geo Maher, and David McNally. Don’t miss it! Register for Socialism 2025 today! socialismconference.org

If you are interested in land politics, check out @econgeo.bsky.social 's Institutional Landscapes webpage. They are graciously hosting this guest post:

I wrote about Toronto’s bubble zone bylaw for @canadiandimension.bsky.social TL;DR: it’s bad, but probably not (just) for the reasons you think it is

Canadian Dimension@canadiandimension.bsky.social · last yr.

Lawfare is increasingly being wielded to bolster the state’s ability to repress and criminalize pro-Palestinian movements. NEW from @irinaceric.bsky.social of @windsorlaw.bsky.social on Toronto’s bubble zone bylaw:

The IOF has sprayed a white chemical substance onto the Freedom Flotilla.

Last image of the Freedom Flotilla crew before being stormed by Israeli soldiers and kidnapped in international waters

SOS! the volunteers on 'Madleen' have been kidnapped by Israeli forces. Pressure their foreign ministries and help us keep them safe! E: alertes.cdc@diplomatie.gouv.fr & courrier.scec@diplomatie.gouv.fr ...2/

"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."

incredible lineup in this Geopolitics forum on "Disruptive Geographies and the War on Gaza: Infrastructure and Global Solidarity" w/ Rafeef Ziadah, Christian Henderson, Omar Jabary Salamanca, Sharri Plonskid, Charmaine Chua, Riya Al Sanah & Elia El Khazen www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Disruptive Geographies and the War on Gaza: Infrastructure and Global Solidarity

This forum explores the geopolitics of infrastructure in the context of Israel’s war on Gaza, situating the current genocide within longer histories of settler colonialism, spatial control, and tra...

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incredible resource put together by @alinau27.bsky.social addressing many big questions and concerns about GenAI in higher education (and, i’m thinking, as a guide for having these conversations in the classroom)

Dr Alina Utrata@alinau27.bsky.social · last yr.

People have been asking about what I think about GenAI in higher ed, so I put together a guide for students & educators that attempts to demystify what GenAI is & how it's bad. Very much a work in progress, so do let me know if you have feedback/updates! alinautrata.substack.com/p/the-anti-d...

This article lists ways to donate/support wildfire evacuees in Manitoba <3 www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/202...

Where to donate, how to volunteer to help Manitoba wildfire evacuees

Wildfires have forced more than 17,000 Manitobans to flee their homes into temporary shelters in Winnipeg and beyond. Here

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B.C. has approved the PRGT pipeline, paving the way for construction to start — and setting the stage for what one First Nations leader warns could be a “long, hot summer” of conflict. #bcpoli via @writermjs.bsky.social @sobittersosweet.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/prgt-pipelin...

B.C. approves PRGT pipeline, setting stage for conflict | The Narwhal

The green light for the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline could mean a ‘long, hot summer’ of conflict, one Indigenous leader warns

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CJPME is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to take immediate action to ensure the safety of the Freedom Flotilla, which is attempting to break Israel's siege on Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid. www.cjpme.org/pr_2025_06_0...

Grateful to everyone who shared their thoughts with me for this piece about the difference between how people imagined they would show up for a moment like this one, and how we're actually showing up—and how we can begin to close the gap between aspiration and action.

From Aspiration to Action: Organizing Through Exhaustion, Grief, and Uncertainty

“Some days, my best efforts feel insufficient and overwhelming at the same time.”

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sign & support newcastle geography! chng.it/sDG99Nm7Rq

We Can Make an Impact.

End unnecessary redundancies at Newcastle University

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such a provoking and thoughtful keynote by Dr Emilie Cameron this morning at the @cangeographers.bsky.social conference — reminding us to rethink, question, and challenge settler-colonialism, again and again, wherever we are, and in all the forms and specificities it takes

Carleton DGES@carletondges.bsky.social · last yr.

Confluence #conference continues today, starting with keynote speaker Dr. Emilie Cameron presenting "Where is Settler Colonialism?"  #CAG2025 #geography @cangeographers.bsky.social @carleton.ca

take five minutes tonight to call or email your MP and ask what "further concrete actions" Canada will be taking immediately, as Israel continues to block essential aid from reaching Gaza www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...

Joint statement from the leaders of Canada, the United Kingdom and France on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank

The Israeli Government’s denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable and risks breaching International Humanitarian Law.

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🚨MASSIVE VICTORY: King’s College Cambridge to divest from all arms and the occupation of Palestine Today Kings College Cambridge has committed to divest the millions it holds in the arms industry, and in companies complicit in the occupation of Palestine, by the end of the year

The news from Gaza is brutal and urgent. All governments must demand immediate ceasefire and access to aid. Starvation as a military tactic is a war crime! www.democracynow.org/2025/5/20/is...

“Beyond Description”: Report from Gaza as U.N. Warns 14,000 Babies Could Soon Die

The U.N.'s humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher warned Tuesday that 14,000 babies could die in Gaza over the next 48 hours if more aid does not enter the besieged territory. The warning comes as Israel exp...

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An excellent analysis of the impacts of Ontario's Bill 5 - don't forget to submit your public comment to the ERO by May 17th!

The Narwhal@thenarwhal.ca · last yr.

From repealing the Endangered Species Act and lifting requirements for environmental assessments, to creating zones where no provincial laws apply, here’s what you need to know about Doug Ford’s omnibus Bill 5 before public commenting closes on May 17 #ONpoli thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...

YOU'RE INVITED 🎉⚖️ Discover cutting edge youth climate litigation work (including Ecojustice's) at this Columbia University/University College Cork webinar. Wed, May 21 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Eastern REGISTER NOW 👉 www.ucc.ie/en/youthclim...

ONLINE EVENT: Child/Youth Participation, Climate Action, and Success in a Climate Case | University College Cork

Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.

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Come out and learn more about links b/w RCMP and Palestine solidarity on May 29. In-person Toronto event or livestream. Link through registration. www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-national...

Criminalizing Dissent? Toronto: join me, @policingblack.bsky.social, @judreb.bsky.social & others for this community teach-in about the city's proposed bubble zone bylaw. Tuesday, May 20, 5:30pm at TMU. Info & RSVP: communityteachin.rsvpify.com

The family of Jordan's Principle namesake marks its 20 year anniversary; Pikangikum FN seeks $2B in damages from Canada over failing water and wastewater systems. Hear more on APTN News Brief:

APTN News Brief: May 12, 2025—Pikangikum FN seeks $2B in damages from Canada over failing water and wastewater systems; family of Jordan's Principle namesake marks its 20 year anniversary

Our lead story: under a state of emergency due to failing water and wastewater systems, the Pikangikum First Nation seeks both $200M in immediate federal relief as well as $2B in damages for Canada...

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Palestinian civil society and international orgs call for the immediate organisation and deployment of a Diplomatic Humanitarian Convoy to Gaza through the Rafah Crossing #DiplomaticConvoy law4palestine.org/unified-call...

UNIFIED CALL TO CONFRONT FAMINE IN GAZA: LAUNCH THE DIPLOMATIC HUMANITARIAN CONVOY NOW  - Law for Palestine

UNIFIED CALL TO CONFRONT FAMINE IN GAZA: LAUNCH THE DIPLOMATIC HUMANITARIAN CONVOY NOW  12th May 2025 Palestinian civil society, joined by humanitarian and human rights organisations worldwide, issues...

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“Rivers are the veins of our mother, the earth; they are the visual mapping of a watery network.” @biidaasamose.bsky.social on rivers as teachers.

An Indigenous Theory of Water: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson on Rivers as Teachers

Rivers are connectors. The rivers feeding into Lake Ontario and then the St. Lawrence connect me, for example, with Audra and her homeland. My people are called Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg because we …

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