Ardath Whynacht
@ardathjean.bsky.social
Sociology Prof.
Suburban Dad.
www.ourpublicsafety.ca
www.imaginingfutures.ca
I wrote about a book about abolition, forensic psych & domestic homicide and you can find it here:
https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/insurgent-love
Suburban Dad.
www.ourpublicsafety.ca
www.imaginingfutures.ca
I wrote about a book about abolition, forensic psych & domestic homicide and you can find it here:
https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/insurgent-love
Canada’s super expensive plan to pipe an ecologically devastating fuel through sensitive ecosystems even though most of the world will likely not be using oil (and 18th century combustion technology) by the time pipeline construction is finished is a really bad idea.
In the face of global trade shifts and uncertainty, we’re working to build a stronger, more sustainable, more competitive, and more independent economy.
Canada’s MOU with Alberta will ensure we can advance that mission together.
Canada’s MOU with Alberta will ensure we can advance that mission together.
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Canada’s super expensive plan to pipe an ecologically devastating fuel through sensitive ecosystems even though most of the world will likely not be using oil (and 18th century combustion technology) by the time pipeline construction is finished is a really bad idea.
My daughter just asked me if Beyoncé lived in Halifax near our house (because presumably she wants to hang with her).
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
My daughter just asked me if Beyoncé lived in Halifax near our house (because presumably she wants to hang with her).
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Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving HRT by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving HRT by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving HRT by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving HRT by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Aid organisations say that at least 300,000 mobile homes and tents are needed to house displaced people.
Powerful storms, floods bring new challenges to Palestinians in Gaza
Aid organisations say that at least 300,000 mobile homes and tents are needed to house displaced people.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Aid organisations say that at least 300,000 mobile homes and tents are needed to house displaced people.
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“examines how eugenics has resurfaced as a blueprint for contemporary ‘tech-utopian’ & nationalist projects in the West….tech capitalists & conservative elites deploy eugenic logic as ‘common sense’ solutions to social challenges such as climate change, ‘gender ideology’ & fears of depopulation”
Building the ‘Fitter’ Future: Eugenics, Tech Capitalism, and the Politics of Existential Risk
Abstract. The appointment of Elon Musk as head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) exemplifies the unprecedented and troubling
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November 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
“examines how eugenics has resurfaced as a blueprint for contemporary ‘tech-utopian’ & nationalist projects in the West….tech capitalists & conservative elites deploy eugenic logic as ‘common sense’ solutions to social challenges such as climate change, ‘gender ideology’ & fears of depopulation”
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The EU Court of Justice ruled that all countries must recognize same-sex marriages granted in other member states, effectively legalizing gay marriage across the EU. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The EU Court of Justice ruled that all countries must recognize same-sex marriages granted in other member states, effectively legalizing gay marriage across the EU. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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80 years after the Nazis were tried for war crimes, the documents are online for all to see
The Nuremberg Trials Project is a free and searchable database from Harvard Law School
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
The Nuremberg Trials Project is a free and searchable database from Harvard Law School
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
80 years after the Nazis were tried for war crimes, the documents are online for all to see | CBC Radio
Eighty years after prosecutors began trying the leaders of Nazi Germany for war crimes, the documents related to those trials are available in full online, and free of charge.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
80 years after the Nazis were tried for war crimes, the documents are online for all to see
The Nuremberg Trials Project is a free and searchable database from Harvard Law School
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
The Nuremberg Trials Project is a free and searchable database from Harvard Law School
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
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Child poverty has reached a record high in the United Kingdom as the country’s cost of living soars and its social security safety net falters following years of government austerity.
Britain is one of the world's richest countries. So why do a third of its children live in poverty? | CNN
Child poverty has reached a record high in the United Kingdom as the country's cost of living soars and its social security safety net falters following years of government austerity.
cnn.it
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Child poverty has reached a record high in the United Kingdom as the country’s cost of living soars and its social security safety net falters following years of government austerity.
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AI chatbots are encouraging conspiracy theories – new research theconversation.com/ai-chatbots-... via @qutdmrc.bsky.social et al.
"Every chatbot engaged in 'bothsidesing' rhetoric – that is, each presented false conspiratorial claims side by side with legitimate information..."
"Every chatbot engaged in 'bothsidesing' rhetoric – that is, each presented false conspiratorial claims side by side with legitimate information..."
AI chatbots are encouraging conspiracy theories – new research
If you interact with chatbots about conspiracy theories, research shows you can can easily fall down the rabbit hole.
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
AI chatbots are encouraging conspiracy theories – new research theconversation.com/ai-chatbots-... via @qutdmrc.bsky.social et al.
"Every chatbot engaged in 'bothsidesing' rhetoric – that is, each presented false conspiratorial claims side by side with legitimate information..."
"Every chatbot engaged in 'bothsidesing' rhetoric – that is, each presented false conspiratorial claims side by side with legitimate information..."
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"‘Which is the best university in the world?’ is not a useful question. ‘Which university might be best for me, given that I care about X and Y?’ is a better question — but one for which current measures are unlikely to provide a good answer"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
To reform universities, first tackle global rankings
Universities are in thrall to a rankings system that prioritizes narrow aspects of academic life. Three changes would give institutions the freedom to explore fresh ways of working.
www.nature.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
"‘Which is the best university in the world?’ is not a useful question. ‘Which university might be best for me, given that I care about X and Y?’ is a better question — but one for which current measures are unlikely to provide a good answer"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I’m giving a free webinar on occupational mental health injury for frontline workers this Thursday! I’ll be joined by a colleague who is much smarter than me. You should listen in, just to hear from her.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Moral Injury at Work. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
How can we justify asking frontline workers to sacrifice their mental health and well-being for the sake of others, especially when the system they serve is often the source of their moral injury?
Dr...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I’m giving a free webinar on occupational mental health injury for frontline workers this Thursday! I’ll be joined by a colleague who is much smarter than me. You should listen in, just to hear from her.
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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From South African divestment to today’s Palestine solidarity movements, universities use neutrality to justify inaction while students push for accountability. It’s time to confront the contradiction and defend open debate over institutionalized silence.
Institutional neutrality or institutionalized silencing?
The partial ceasefire in Gaza offers an opportunity to reflect on how universities have responded to a level of student activism not seen since the protests against apartheid South Africa in the 1980s...
canadiandimension.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
From South African divestment to today’s Palestine solidarity movements, universities use neutrality to justify inaction while students push for accountability. It’s time to confront the contradiction and defend open debate over institutionalized silence.
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Congratulations to Aslı Zengin, whose book "Violent Intimacies" has won the Middle East Section Book Prize sponsored by @americananthro.bsky.social. #Anthropology
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November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Congratulations to Aslı Zengin, whose book "Violent Intimacies" has won the Middle East Section Book Prize sponsored by @americananthro.bsky.social. #Anthropology
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
lol. Is this news? Didn’t we already know about overseas bot farms churning out eighth wing propaganda? Wasn’t there even an episode of The Good Wife about this in like, 2014…?
Some people on X will soon have to answer some very pointed questions from their followers.
"X rolls out 'About this account' feature that displays a profile's country of origin and more" www.engadget.com/social-media...
"X rolls out 'About this account' feature that displays a profile's country of origin and more" www.engadget.com/social-media...
X rolls out 'About this account' feature that displays a profile's country of origin and more
X's new About this account feature will show a user's country, the times the username has been changed, and how they're connected.
www.engadget.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
lol. Is this news? Didn’t we already know about overseas bot farms churning out eighth wing propaganda? Wasn’t there even an episode of The Good Wife about this in like, 2014…?
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By the “tech industry”, it sounds like they mean the alt-right tech bros behind “Build Canada”.
Canada’s Tech Bros Have a Plan for the Country. Too Bad a Chatbot Wrote It | The Walrus
It’s ambitious, visionary, and almost entirely indistinguishable from Silicon Valley clichés
thewalrus.ca
November 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
By the “tech industry”, it sounds like they mean the alt-right tech bros behind “Build Canada”.
This is my 6 year old’s sentiment, too.
“Mama Trump is the wizard in Wicked- how come everyone keeps liking him?”
“Mama Trump is the wizard in Wicked- how come everyone keeps liking him?”
Lottttta ya’ll missed the whole plot of Wicked 👀
November 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is my 6 year old’s sentiment, too.
“Mama Trump is the wizard in Wicked- how come everyone keeps liking him?”
“Mama Trump is the wizard in Wicked- how come everyone keeps liking him?”
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A powerful US Senate committee has requested that multiple academic research centers focused on political extremism hand over years worth of documents related to the January 6 attack, vaccines, and more, according to information obtained by WIRED. www.wired.com/story/senato...
Senators Want Extremism Researchers to Surrender Documents Linked to Right-Wing Grudges
The Senate homeland security committee's chair has asked researchers to turn over troves of documents related to the January 6 attack, vaccines, and more, according to a letter reviewed by WIRED.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A powerful US Senate committee has requested that multiple academic research centers focused on political extremism hand over years worth of documents related to the January 6 attack, vaccines, and more, according to information obtained by WIRED. www.wired.com/story/senato...
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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Trump now says that to rebel against the authority of the state is a DEATH PENALTY offense. And who determines rebellion? Why he does of course. Can it get any worse?
Of course it can.
Of course it can.
November 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Trump now says that to rebel against the authority of the state is a DEATH PENALTY offense. And who determines rebellion? Why he does of course. Can it get any worse?
Of course it can.
Of course it can.
On trans day of remembrance I always feel angry- I get angry on Dec 6th too- Eulogies without action are just photo ops for politicians. But today I’m wondering if Eli Wood is still alive or will ever be found & I’m grieving 2 other trans youth who recently died and my grief is smothering the rage.
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
On trans day of remembrance I always feel angry- I get angry on Dec 6th too- Eulogies without action are just photo ops for politicians. But today I’m wondering if Eli Wood is still alive or will ever be found & I’m grieving 2 other trans youth who recently died and my grief is smothering the rage.
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I really can't stress how important it is for progressive and leftists to contend for school, library, water, etc etc boards. Hyper local involvement in our communities where we can actually influence lives.
Following the recent election, leadership will be changing in many districts where conservative values previously dominated school board meetings and community actions.
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Voters shift school boards toward LGBTQ+ inclusion across PA and N.J. - Philadelphia Gay News
School boards in PA and NJ are shifting fast—LGBTQ+ leaders are winning, conservatives are losing, and policy battles are heating up.
epgn.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I really can't stress how important it is for progressive and leftists to contend for school, library, water, etc etc boards. Hyper local involvement in our communities where we can actually influence lives.
Toronto has to raise property taxes.. But guess what? They just opened another CITY run nonprofit daycare and it only costs &22/day (and is gorgeous). I’d rather you raise my taxes and start acting like a real city with real services..
A statement from the office of Mayor Andy Fillmore regarding the 2026-2027 #budget.
“Affordability is the top concern for everyone right now. Our job at City Hall must be to reduce the property tax burden on residents as much as possible." /1
“Affordability is the top concern for everyone right now. Our job at City Hall must be to reduce the property tax burden on residents as much as possible." /1
November 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Toronto has to raise property taxes.. But guess what? They just opened another CITY run nonprofit daycare and it only costs &22/day (and is gorgeous). I’d rather you raise my taxes and start acting like a real city with real services..
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.