Ted Rutland
@tedrutland.bsky.social
Montreal | Prof at Concordia | Author of Out to Defend Ourselves (2023), Il fallait se défendre (2023), Displacing Blackness (2018) | www.tedrutland.com
Just in time for debates about 2026 police budgets: a CBC article that turns a *decline* in violent crime on public transit in 2024 into a headline about *rising* violence across Canada.
The graphs are from the article itself.
The graphs are from the article itself.
November 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Just in time for debates about 2026 police budgets: a CBC article that turns a *decline* in violent crime on public transit in 2024 into a headline about *rising* violence across Canada.
The graphs are from the article itself.
The graphs are from the article itself.
The scandal is that we're asking cops to teach youth about consent in the first place. Like why???
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The scandal is that we're asking cops to teach youth about consent in the first place. Like why???
The Guardian reports "the US is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a 'green zone' under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a 'red zone' to be left in ruins."
It's "strategic hamlets" (Vietnam war) all over again.
It's "strategic hamlets" (Vietnam war) all over again.
November 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The Guardian reports "the US is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a 'green zone' under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a 'red zone' to be left in ruins."
It's "strategic hamlets" (Vietnam war) all over again.
It's "strategic hamlets" (Vietnam war) all over again.
If we needed more evidence that Projet Montréal isn't a left-wing party, this tweet captures it. Mamdani has never emphasized equity or inclusion (liberal concepts), but the redistribution of wealth and power from the wealthy to the working class (in all its diversity).
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If we needed more evidence that Projet Montréal isn't a left-wing party, this tweet captures it. Mamdani has never emphasized equity or inclusion (liberal concepts), but the redistribution of wealth and power from the wealthy to the working class (in all its diversity).
The ability of police to present themselves as victims is incredible. The SPVM was a mess under Pichet, the city decided it couldn't fire him, so he was paid $400K/year to do nothing. He now won a case against the city, where the "harassment" is being paid to do nothing.
November 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The ability of police to present themselves as victims is incredible. The SPVM was a mess under Pichet, the city decided it couldn't fire him, so he was paid $400K/year to do nothing. He now won a case against the city, where the "harassment" is being paid to do nothing.
A breakdown of the preliminary results of the election.
November 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A breakdown of the preliminary results of the election.
"Whoever wins the election, I hope Transition’s platform encourages Montrealers to revisit ingrained assumptions. Public safety is not a synonym for police, and there are ways of addressing problems like racial profiling that can actually create a safer city for everyone."
October 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"Whoever wins the election, I hope Transition’s platform encourages Montrealers to revisit ingrained assumptions. Public safety is not a synonym for police, and there are ways of addressing problems like racial profiling that can actually create a safer city for everyone."
It's wild how little the candidates in this election have talked about, or been asked about, police racism and violence. The SPVM has killed five people since the last election and a Superior Court judge found the city responsible for encouraging racial profiling. No big deal.
October 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It's wild how little the candidates in this election have talked about, or been asked about, police racism and violence. The SPVM has killed five people since the last election and a Superior Court judge found the city responsible for encouraging racial profiling. No big deal.
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Journalists and communicators can shift coverage and provide context to help counter copaganda.
Our latest online resource⬆️ is a guide for how journalists/communicators can deal with law enforcement disinformation. It expands on our “Don’t Be A Copagandist” guide series, which you can find here:
Our latest online resource⬆️ is a guide for how journalists/communicators can deal with law enforcement disinformation. It expands on our “Don’t Be A Copagandist” guide series, which you can find here:
Don’t Be A Copagandist! Series — Interrupting Criminalization
This compilation of resources for media and communicators covering criminalization provide framing and language guidance on a wide range of timely topics.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Journalists and communicators can shift coverage and provide context to help counter copaganda.
Our latest online resource⬆️ is a guide for how journalists/communicators can deal with law enforcement disinformation. It expands on our “Don’t Be A Copagandist” guide series, which you can find here:
Our latest online resource⬆️ is a guide for how journalists/communicators can deal with law enforcement disinformation. It expands on our “Don’t Be A Copagandist” guide series, which you can find here:
Ensemble Montréal has repeatedly said that "according to the most recent statistics," Montreal is the only large city in Canada to see housing starts decline three years in a row.
The claim is based on 2024 data ... but we're in the fall of 2025. Here's the most recent data:
The claim is based on 2024 data ... but we're in the fall of 2025. Here's the most recent data:
October 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Ensemble Montréal has repeatedly said that "according to the most recent statistics," Montreal is the only large city in Canada to see housing starts decline three years in a row.
The claim is based on 2024 data ... but we're in the fall of 2025. Here's the most recent data:
The claim is based on 2024 data ... but we're in the fall of 2025. Here's the most recent data:
Projet Montréal's 20-20-20 policy on new condo developments is constantly described as a "failure." It's not.
In practice, it requires condo developers to pay into a fund, which is then used by the city to buy land and rental units - and to turn them into social housing. 1/6
In practice, it requires condo developers to pay into a fund, which is then used by the city to buy land and rental units - and to turn them into social housing. 1/6
October 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Projet Montréal's 20-20-20 policy on new condo developments is constantly described as a "failure." It's not.
In practice, it requires condo developers to pay into a fund, which is then used by the city to buy land and rental units - and to turn them into social housing. 1/6
In practice, it requires condo developers to pay into a fund, which is then used by the city to buy land and rental units - and to turn them into social housing. 1/6
Why are police brotherhoods and certain activists demanding police body cams - for radically different reasons? This article looks at how body cam companies, police groups, and pro-police politicians have spread the lie that the technology reduces police violence.
October 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Why are police brotherhoods and certain activists demanding police body cams - for radically different reasons? This article looks at how body cam companies, police groups, and pro-police politicians have spread the lie that the technology reduces police violence.
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The propaganda effort at CBS News has begun in full force.
There's this absurd hit piece saying his election would cause a large exodus at the NYPD.
There's this absurd hit piece saying his election would cause a large exodus at the NYPD.
October 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The propaganda effort at CBS News has begun in full force.
There's this absurd hit piece saying his election would cause a large exodus at the NYPD.
There's this absurd hit piece saying his election would cause a large exodus at the NYPD.
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the war on drugs is a weapon of state power
its not about drugs
its not about drugs
Elon Musk calls for US troops to be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs: ‘It’s the only solution’
Musk demands US troops be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs
www.independent.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
the war on drugs is a weapon of state power
its not about drugs
its not about drugs
Pourquoi les fraternités de policiers et certains militants réclament-ils des caméras corporelles ? Je retrace l’histoire des caméras ici, en montrant comment une tech qui renforce le pouvoir et l’impunité policière en est venue à être vendue comme une réforme.
www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
Le retour d’une fausse bonne solution, celle des caméras corporelles
Les caméras ne réduisent pas les violences policières et ne contribuent pas à responsabiliser la police.
www.ledevoir.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Pourquoi les fraternités de policiers et certains militants réclament-ils des caméras corporelles ? Je retrace l’histoire des caméras ici, en montrant comment une tech qui renforce le pouvoir et l’impunité policière en est venue à être vendue comme une réforme.
www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
The two old Montreal parties are promising exactly the same police "reforms": body cameras and mixed squads (police + social workers).
The first policy is demanded by the police brotherhoods to increase police power and impunity. The second just wrecks community work.
The first policy is demanded by the police brotherhoods to increase police power and impunity. The second just wrecks community work.
October 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The two old Montreal parties are promising exactly the same police "reforms": body cameras and mixed squads (police + social workers).
The first policy is demanded by the police brotherhoods to increase police power and impunity. The second just wrecks community work.
The first policy is demanded by the police brotherhoods to increase police power and impunity. The second just wrecks community work.
Two years of this. Two years of genocide, two years of rising fascism, two years of the tortured justifications and self-destruction of western liberalism, and two years, finally, of Palestinians showing the way to the liberation of all peoples. Free Palestine.
October 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Two years of this. Two years of genocide, two years of rising fascism, two years of the tortured justifications and self-destruction of western liberalism, and two years, finally, of Palestinians showing the way to the liberation of all peoples. Free Palestine.
The mayor of Longueuil, Catherine Fournier, was asked what she would do to stop police violence. She replied that we need to trust our public institutions and that she "reiterates [her] full support and confidence in the police, who are extremely affected and shaken" right now.
October 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The mayor of Longueuil, Catherine Fournier, was asked what she would do to stop police violence. She replied that we need to trust our public institutions and that she "reiterates [her] full support and confidence in the police, who are extremely affected and shaken" right now.
What exactly is the difference between Airbnb and an organized crime group? What would happen if a mafia don said, "I'm not gonna tell my hitmen to stop killing people, it's up to the police to arrest them"?
October 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
What exactly is the difference between Airbnb and an organized crime group? What would happen if a mafia don said, "I'm not gonna tell my hitmen to stop killing people, it's up to the police to arrest them"?
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crisis prevention > crisis intervention
reallocate police spending to improve people's material conditions
mediacoop.ca/node/119306
reallocate police spending to improve people's material conditions
mediacoop.ca/node/119306
October 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
crisis prevention > crisis intervention
reallocate police spending to improve people's material conditions
mediacoop.ca/node/119306
reallocate police spending to improve people's material conditions
mediacoop.ca/node/119306
The killing of Nooran is another reminder of how policing today operates through routine terror and violence *and* community outreach, dialogue, and inclusion. If you missed it, I explained how this works in Montreal, as best I could, in this interview with MAKC.
October 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The killing of Nooran is another reminder of how policing today operates through routine terror and violence *and* community outreach, dialogue, and inclusion. If you missed it, I explained how this works in Montreal, as best I could, in this interview with MAKC.
"If we are serious about reducing police violence, contact with armed officers must fall. That means defunding: reallocating money from police budgets to services that prevent harm and resolve conflict without guns." Excellent editorial from The Link. thelinknewspaper.ca/article/edit...
Editorial: The only option is defunding, not reforming | Opinions
Nooran Rezayi, a 15-year-old child, was murdered by Longueuil police on Sept. 21. We cannot trust the system to deliver justice to itself. Defunding the police and funding youth and crisis services is...
thelinknewspaper.ca
October 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
"If we are serious about reducing police violence, contact with armed officers must fall. That means defunding: reallocating money from police budgets to services that prevent harm and resolve conflict without guns." Excellent editorial from The Link. thelinknewspaper.ca/article/edit...
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Quand même hein... TOUS les jeunes ont des sacs à dos... alors on fait quoi... on les tire tous proactivement au cas où?? Que ce discours est honteux!
Tout le monde en parle, the most-watched TV show in Quebec, invited pro-cop reporter Pascal Robidas and ex-cop André Gélinas to talk about the killing of Nooran. Here's a lovely insight from Gélinas: "we know that gang members carry weapons in manpurses, backpacks ..."
September 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Quand même hein... TOUS les jeunes ont des sacs à dos... alors on fait quoi... on les tire tous proactivement au cas où?? Que ce discours est honteux!
«La police s’active à influencer le récit médiatique pour que le public ait davantage peur des jeunes que des flics.» Texte d'Alexandre Popovic à lire absolument dans Pivot.
pivot.quebec/2025/09/29/g...
pivot.quebec/2025/09/29/g...
Meurtre gratuit de Nooran Rezayi : guerre du récit médiatique – Pivot
Pendant que le BEI essaie de nous endormir, la police travaille à tuer la sympathie populaire envers la plus jeune victime de bavure de l’histoire du Québec.
pivot.quebec
September 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
«La police s’active à influencer le récit médiatique pour que le public ait davantage peur des jeunes que des flics.» Texte d'Alexandre Popovic à lire absolument dans Pivot.
pivot.quebec/2025/09/29/g...
pivot.quebec/2025/09/29/g...
Tout le monde en parle, the most-watched TV show in Quebec, invited pro-cop reporter Pascal Robidas and ex-cop André Gélinas to talk about the killing of Nooran. Here's a lovely insight from Gélinas: "we know that gang members carry weapons in manpurses, backpacks ..."
September 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Tout le monde en parle, the most-watched TV show in Quebec, invited pro-cop reporter Pascal Robidas and ex-cop André Gélinas to talk about the killing of Nooran. Here's a lovely insight from Gélinas: "we know that gang members carry weapons in manpurses, backpacks ..."