✨Brock✨
@queeralchemy.com
Queer PhD student in Quebec exploring care ethics in community-based participatory design research with the queer/disabled community through textile arts and e-textiles.
https://linktr.ee/brockorama
https://linktr.ee/brockorama
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The word "doomerism" is horribly abused on here. Some of you use it as code for "telling me what I don't want to hear" and it's childish.
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 AM
The word "doomerism" is horribly abused on here. Some of you use it as code for "telling me what I don't want to hear" and it's childish.
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There are two outspoken Zionists on Stranger Things who have suffered zero consequences for publicly stating genocidal nonsense during the past 2 years. If you can't manage to boycott, or at least pirate that show, you can go to hell
November 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
There are two outspoken Zionists on Stranger Things who have suffered zero consequences for publicly stating genocidal nonsense during the past 2 years. If you can't manage to boycott, or at least pirate that show, you can go to hell
I went to an Indigenous makers winter market today in MTL and it had so many beautiful pieces of art and work from people. I'm still 😍😍😍
November 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I went to an Indigenous makers winter market today in MTL and it had so many beautiful pieces of art and work from people. I'm still 😍😍😍
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Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.
November 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.
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Read this thread for amazing news.
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Read this thread for amazing news.
Nationalism cannot survive without oppression and marginalization because there always has to be "others" / opposition. Nationalism always turns authoritarian.
If you're a student in my class, I don't know anything about this bill. Never heard of it. Doesn't exist.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
If you're a student in my class, I don't know anything about this bill. Never heard of it. Doesn't exist.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Quebec's new secularism bill targets daycare workers, prayer spaces and religious meals | CBC News
The Quebec government wants to place limits on praying in public and extend a ban on wearing religious symbols to daycare workers as part of a sweeping new secularism bill tabled Thursday.
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Nationalism cannot survive without oppression and marginalization because there always has to be "others" / opposition. Nationalism always turns authoritarian.
If you're a student in my class, I don't know anything about this bill. Never heard of it. Doesn't exist.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
If you're a student in my class, I don't know anything about this bill. Never heard of it. Doesn't exist.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I was a French immersion student—I know it's tough to learn a new language as an adult. But a group of NDP candidates telling a Québec audience how important their language is was embarrassing. Singh, for his other shortcomings, had better command of French than any of this lot
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I was a French immersion student—I know it's tough to learn a new language as an adult. But a group of NDP candidates telling a Québec audience how important their language is was embarrassing. Singh, for his other shortcomings, had better command of French than any of this lot
I felt this way about the last event that introduced the candidates too. They really needed a tech person and producer/coordinator it was so poorly organized.
Last night's NDP French language debate exposed a party that doesn't seem serious about rebuilding after the departure of Jagmeet Singh
The party's livestrteam links were faulty, and candidates weren't particularly engaging, mainly because the collective level of French was atrocious🧵
The party's livestrteam links were faulty, and candidates weren't particularly engaging, mainly because the collective level of French was atrocious🧵
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I felt this way about the last event that introduced the candidates too. They really needed a tech person and producer/coordinator it was so poorly organized.
One of the teenage boys that lives above me is in a singing phase and we get to hear him howl on the daily. It is kind of adorable and only mildly annoying.
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
One of the teenage boys that lives above me is in a singing phase and we get to hear him howl on the daily. It is kind of adorable and only mildly annoying.
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Yes and it is notable that attacking “cancel culture” is pretty obviously an attack on cultivation of pro-social values, and an attack on social consequences for speech supporting bad values.
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Yes and it is notable that attacking “cancel culture” is pretty obviously an attack on cultivation of pro-social values, and an attack on social consequences for speech supporting bad values.
I replaced my record player needle/cartridge and replaced my felt mat with an acrylic one so I'm listening to Tina (Turner) to celebrate.
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I replaced my record player needle/cartridge and replaced my felt mat with an acrylic one so I'm listening to Tina (Turner) to celebrate.
As always with tech stuff, Mastodon came through.
Using FUTO keyboard now.
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Using FUTO keyboard now.
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
November 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
As always with tech stuff, Mastodon came through.
Using FUTO keyboard now.
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Using FUTO keyboard now.
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
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Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.
He directly cites today's MOU:
He directly cites today's MOU:
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.
He directly cites today's MOU:
He directly cites today's MOU:
They don't seem to cite the source of the image and don't mention AI use in the acknowledgments. All that aside, the image offers NOTHING to the reader either.
And they paid for Open Access!?
Embarrassing.
And they paid for Open Access!?
Embarrassing.
Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
They don't seem to cite the source of the image and don't mention AI use in the acknowledgments. All that aside, the image offers NOTHING to the reader either.
And they paid for Open Access!?
Embarrassing.
And they paid for Open Access!?
Embarrassing.
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Steven Guilbeault just QUIT CARNEY'S CABINET (but not the Liberal caucus) following the Alberta-Canada MOU.
Yowza.
www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...?
Yowza.
www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...?
Steven Guilbeault démissionne de son poste de ministre
Il claque la porte du cabinet Carney, mais pas du caucus libéral.
www.ledevoir.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Steven Guilbeault just QUIT CARNEY'S CABINET (but not the Liberal caucus) following the Alberta-Canada MOU.
Yowza.
www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...?
Yowza.
www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...?
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I don’t know who is ready to hear this but people don’t have to add value
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
May 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I don’t know who is ready to hear this but people don’t have to add value
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
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On threads they're once again framing this as a Masterful Gambit by the prime minister.
I swear Carney could frack the greenbelt and some people would be like "you don't understand, Carney is playing chess while the conservatives are playing checkers!!!"
I swear Carney could frack the greenbelt and some people would be like "you don't understand, Carney is playing chess while the conservatives are playing checkers!!!"
Genuinely feels like there's been a coup within the Liberal party thanks to Carney and his bros.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
Super cool that we've got a deal for a path towards a pipeline that's tied to a carbon capture project, as if that makes it okay
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
November 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
On threads they're once again framing this as a Masterful Gambit by the prime minister.
I swear Carney could frack the greenbelt and some people would be like "you don't understand, Carney is playing chess while the conservatives are playing checkers!!!"
I swear Carney could frack the greenbelt and some people would be like "you don't understand, Carney is playing chess while the conservatives are playing checkers!!!"
Is there a decent private keyboard out there for Android yet?
I don't mind paying if it's worth it.
The one I used for a bit hadn't updated in years and doesn't seem to exist anymore.
#Privacy #DigitalPrivacy
I don't mind paying if it's worth it.
The one I used for a bit hadn't updated in years and doesn't seem to exist anymore.
#Privacy #DigitalPrivacy
November 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Is there a decent private keyboard out there for Android yet?
I don't mind paying if it's worth it.
The one I used for a bit hadn't updated in years and doesn't seem to exist anymore.
#Privacy #DigitalPrivacy
I don't mind paying if it's worth it.
The one I used for a bit hadn't updated in years and doesn't seem to exist anymore.
#Privacy #DigitalPrivacy
Courtney is lovely and her research is cool.
Meet Courtney Blamey, PhD candidate in Communication Studies. Her research explores emotional game design as a way to develop games about self-esteem and helping players to understand self-esteem issues.
#SelfEsteem #GameDesign #VideoGames @concordia.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LFY...
#SelfEsteem #GameDesign #VideoGames @concordia.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LFY...
Meet the Researcher: Courtney Blamey - Studying Emotional Game Design To Understand Self Esteem
YouTube video by Concordia University School of Health
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Courtney is lovely and her research is cool.
As mentioned in the clip, we don't see the govt at a political level working with Indigenous nations in so-called QC - not even leftist separatist parties like QS.
I'd be totally up for supporting QS and separation if it included Indigenous sovereignty as well.
I'd be totally up for supporting QS and separation if it included Indigenous sovereignty as well.
Bill 1 is a provincial constitution Quebec is looking to pass that focuses on French culture and states Quebec people form a nation.
However, the bill is being challenged due to the question of where Indigenous sovereignty fits into the new bill.
However, the bill is being challenged due to the question of where Indigenous sovereignty fits into the new bill.
Quebec looks to pass bill that challenges Indigenous sovereignty within the province | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
As mentioned in the clip, we don't see the govt at a political level working with Indigenous nations in so-called QC - not even leftist separatist parties like QS.
I'd be totally up for supporting QS and separation if it included Indigenous sovereignty as well.
I'd be totally up for supporting QS and separation if it included Indigenous sovereignty as well.
I'm using three or four different recipes to make a browned butter cornmeal apple & pear upside down cake so wish me luck but the batter tasted good so I'm hopeful!
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I'm using three or four different recipes to make a browned butter cornmeal apple & pear upside down cake so wish me luck but the batter tasted good so I'm hopeful!
Everytime an American (idk why but it's always American) news headline starts with "Landmark" my first reaction is always "oh, God. What is Landmark up to now?" And it's never about the cult, lol.
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Everytime an American (idk why but it's always American) news headline starts with "Landmark" my first reaction is always "oh, God. What is Landmark up to now?" And it's never about the cult, lol.
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Doug Ford *falsely claiming* he has the power to audit his enemies when he doesn’t actually have that power is still a news story
But it’s kind of a different story than one uncritically accepting the premise that the Premier of Ontario can order the federal government to audit his enemies
But it’s kind of a different story than one uncritically accepting the premise that the Premier of Ontario can order the federal government to audit his enemies
It would have been nice if someone asked Doug Ford to explain how he plans to order these charity audits given charities are overseen federally by Canada Revenue Agency
Ford says he will audit ‘left-wing radical groups’ opposed to government legislation | Globalnews.ca
Ford's warning came after members of the tenant advocacy group ACORN interrupted the legislature to protest a controversial omnibus bill that shortens some eviction timelines.
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Doug Ford *falsely claiming* he has the power to audit his enemies when he doesn’t actually have that power is still a news story
But it’s kind of a different story than one uncritically accepting the premise that the Premier of Ontario can order the federal government to audit his enemies
But it’s kind of a different story than one uncritically accepting the premise that the Premier of Ontario can order the federal government to audit his enemies
"The disclosure comes as the Coalition Avenir Québec government considers a move to bar taxpayer-funded institutions from suing the government."
Alt-text for image: photo of Concordia EV building on corner of Ste Catherine and Guy. Pedestrians crossing the street visible in forefront.
Alt-text for image: photo of Concordia EV building on corner of Ste Catherine and Guy. Pedestrians crossing the street visible in forefront.
'No other choice': Concordia spent $780,000 on legal fight over Quebec tuition overhaul montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
November 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"The disclosure comes as the Coalition Avenir Québec government considers a move to bar taxpayer-funded institutions from suing the government."
Alt-text for image: photo of Concordia EV building on corner of Ste Catherine and Guy. Pedestrians crossing the street visible in forefront.
Alt-text for image: photo of Concordia EV building on corner of Ste Catherine and Guy. Pedestrians crossing the street visible in forefront.
These two were already my faves but now I'm even considering donating to @votetanille.bsky.social and becoming an NDP member.
Tony McQuail is acting like a real ally by pausing fundraising to focus on getting Tanille the funds they need to continue.
Tony McQuail is acting like a real ally by pausing fundraising to focus on getting Tanille the funds they need to continue.
On a new 🔵 BUBBLE POP 🔵 @rachelgilmore.bsky.social welcomes @ndp.ca leadership race underdog candidates @votetanille.bsky.social and @tonymcquailndp.bsky.social to talk about why they're running and what they stand for.
rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/getting-to... 🔶
rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/getting-to... 🔶
Getting to know the underdogs in the NDP leadership race (feat. Tanille Johnston and Tony McQuail)
Bubble Pop with Rachel Gilmore | Season 2, Episode 8
rachelgilmore.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
These two were already my faves but now I'm even considering donating to @votetanille.bsky.social and becoming an NDP member.
Tony McQuail is acting like a real ally by pausing fundraising to focus on getting Tanille the funds they need to continue.
Tony McQuail is acting like a real ally by pausing fundraising to focus on getting Tanille the funds they need to continue.