Andrew Biro
@andrewbiro.bsky.social
Politics professor & AUFA member at Acadia U. Critical theory, environmental politics, political economy, media/cultural studies. Also dad jokes and TML complaints. Co-author of Organizing Nature (UTP 2023).
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I’m done for.
I’m done for.
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I’m done for.
I’m done for.
“Shaming the public as rubes for succumbing to conspiracy theories misses what people are trying to tell us: They no longer feel included in the work of choosing their future.”
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Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
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November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
“Shaming the public as rubes for succumbing to conspiracy theories misses what people are trying to tell us: They no longer feel included in the work of choosing their future.”
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11 years ago today, 12 year old Tamir Rice was gunned down by police officers on Cleveland’s west side.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
11 years ago today, 12 year old Tamir Rice was gunned down by police officers on Cleveland’s west side.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
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Study after study shows that using LLMs is bad for cognition, bad for learning, bad for understanding, bad for mental health. So why are our schools and universities still relentlessly pushing them?
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 2:52 PM
Study after study shows that using LLMs is bad for cognition, bad for learning, bad for understanding, bad for mental health. So why are our schools and universities still relentlessly pushing them?
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I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
August 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
Future Heritage Minute
Omg… the Canadian Premier League is being played in Ottawa, in the middle of a crazy snowstorm!
November 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Future Heritage Minute
I’m always taken aback when I see this painting because I walk past this exact spot 2-3 times a week, at least.
On the building wall that is just outside of the frame, there are now large prints of several Colville paintings
On the building wall that is just outside of the frame, there are now large prints of several Colville paintings
November 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I’m always taken aback when I see this painting because I walk past this exact spot 2-3 times a week, at least.
On the building wall that is just outside of the frame, there are now large prints of several Colville paintings
On the building wall that is just outside of the frame, there are now large prints of several Colville paintings
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
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"Collectively, the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Norway increased their oil and gas production by nearly 40 percent between 2015 [Paris Agreement signing] and 2024. In the rest of the world, combined oil and gas extraction dropped by 2 percent over the same period"
oilchange.org/publications...
oilchange.org/publications...
November 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"Collectively, the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Norway increased their oil and gas production by nearly 40 percent between 2015 [Paris Agreement signing] and 2024. In the rest of the world, combined oil and gas extraction dropped by 2 percent over the same period"
oilchange.org/publications...
oilchange.org/publications...
Fortunately, the Leafs have spent decades preparing Toronto sports fans for crushing heartbreak
November 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Fortunately, the Leafs have spent decades preparing Toronto sports fans for crushing heartbreak
Hit the pitcher lol
November 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Hit the pitcher lol
Bluesky is looking to a new signal — "dislikes" — to personalize users' feeds.
Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces 'dislikes' beta | TechCrunch
Bluesky is looking to a new signal — "dislikes" — to personalize users' feeds.
techcrunch.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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To be clear, it seems they are asking for disaggregated, confidential data with a clear intent to attack academic freedom along bigoted, ideological lines.
Sign the petition here to demand the Tri-Council refuse to hand over your protected and private data. 2/2 #cdnpse
Sign the petition here to demand the Tri-Council refuse to hand over your protected and private data. 2/2 #cdnpse
Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data
Why do we need urgent action to protect our data?
The mandate of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research is to review and report on topics relating to science and research in ...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
To be clear, it seems they are asking for disaggregated, confidential data with a clear intent to attack academic freedom along bigoted, ideological lines.
Sign the petition here to demand the Tri-Council refuse to hand over your protected and private data. 2/2 #cdnpse
Sign the petition here to demand the Tri-Council refuse to hand over your protected and private data. 2/2 #cdnpse
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Yes! Contact them and sign this petition here —it’s not just about EDI data! So much personally identifying information for applicants and reviewers will not be protected!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data
Why do we need urgent action to protect our data?
The mandate of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research is to review and report on topics relating to science and research in ...
docs.google.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Yes! Contact them and sign this petition here —it’s not just about EDI data! So much personally identifying information for applicants and reviewers will not be protected!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
My inner Leafs fan is convinced this is just a trick to get my hopes up.
But still.
But still.
October 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
My inner Leafs fan is convinced this is just a trick to get my hopes up.
But still.
But still.
And it’s after midnight in the Atlantic time zone
Stress level totally normal.
October 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
And it’s after midnight in the Atlantic time zone
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“Put simply, the technology that OpenAI and co are pushing threatens the very raison d'être of universities.”
Belgian AI scientists are advocating *against* the use of AI in academia. “If independent thinking is no longer encouraged at university, where would it?” apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia
Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.
apache.be
October 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
“Put simply, the technology that OpenAI and co are pushing threatens the very raison d'être of universities.”
What even is happening
October 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
What even is happening
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It’s #FairEmploymentWeek & @cupe3912.bsky.social are on strike seeking: fair employment. CAS research, build community & teach. Yet over half juggle multiple contracts to make ends meet. Imagine the potential if their work was valued with fair pay & stability. #MakeItFair#ANSUTstandswithCAS
October 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It’s #FairEmploymentWeek & @cupe3912.bsky.social are on strike seeking: fair employment. CAS research, build community & teach. Yet over half juggle multiple contracts to make ends meet. Imagine the potential if their work was valued with fair pay & stability. #MakeItFair#ANSUTstandswithCAS
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Come and support Part-Time Academics at MSVU as they strike for a fair deal!
October 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Come and support Part-Time Academics at MSVU as they strike for a fair deal!
Let’s go Blue jays
👏🏼 👏🏼
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
October 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Let’s go Blue jays
👏🏼 👏🏼
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
👏🏼 👏🏼
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Incredible story, even by current standards.
“Yes I do. Off record” is some real Michael Scott “I declare bankruptcy!” energy
“Yes I do. Off record” is some real Michael Scott “I declare bankruptcy!” energy
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Incredible story, even by current standards.
“Yes I do. Off record” is some real Michael Scott “I declare bankruptcy!” energy
“Yes I do. Off record” is some real Michael Scott “I declare bankruptcy!” energy