Aoife Mac Namara
@aoifemacnamara.bsky.social
Bog fancier, parent, professor & Dean of Arts @UCalgary, Treaty 7 Territory. sí/í. Account and all postings are personal, not professional.
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Kids reclaimed the streets of Oxford in Kidical Mass, a family bike ride, around the city centre earlier today. Our special report and photo gallery 👇
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Kids claim the streets of Oxford
The latest Kidical Mass family bike ride attracted a record turnout, according to organisers Cyclox. More than 200 cyclists of all ages converged in Oxford ringing bells as they circled the city centr...
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September 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Kids reclaimed the streets of Oxford in Kidical Mass, a family bike ride, around the city centre earlier today. Our special report and photo gallery 👇
oxfordclarion.uk/kids-claim-t...
oxfordclarion.uk/kids-claim-t...
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Lots of differences in education culture/system that people don’t realize.
Contrary to the US, with many small selective private universities like Harvard, all of Canada’s notable universities are large and public.
The University of Toronto has more undergrads than the entire Ivy League.
Contrary to the US, with many small selective private universities like Harvard, all of Canada’s notable universities are large and public.
The University of Toronto has more undergrads than the entire Ivy League.
September 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Lots of differences in education culture/system that people don’t realize.
Contrary to the US, with many small selective private universities like Harvard, all of Canada’s notable universities are large and public.
The University of Toronto has more undergrads than the entire Ivy League.
Contrary to the US, with many small selective private universities like Harvard, all of Canada’s notable universities are large and public.
The University of Toronto has more undergrads than the entire Ivy League.
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Thank God we have a Putinist in charge of the US, I'm sure he'll now inquire of his generals whether it's possible to roll a red carpet from Washington to the Kremlin so Putin can come and embarrass us again
Meanwhile, Estonia has invoked NATO's Article 4
Meanwhile, Estonia has invoked NATO's Article 4
Nato intercepts Russian warplanes violating Estonian airspace - BBC News
Estonia says three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets remained in Estonian airspace for 12 minutes.
www.bbc.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Thank God we have a Putinist in charge of the US, I'm sure he'll now inquire of his generals whether it's possible to roll a red carpet from Washington to the Kremlin so Putin can come and embarrass us again
Meanwhile, Estonia has invoked NATO's Article 4
Meanwhile, Estonia has invoked NATO's Article 4
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kneecap's response to being banned from Canada.
September 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
kneecap's response to being banned from Canada.
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September 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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You may all remember a decade ago when white supremacist groups were actively recruiting online to try to get apolitical young white male incel gamers into their community.
Well, it worked. And where those two groups met was in nihilism, irony, isolation, and ultraviolence.
Well, it worked. And where those two groups met was in nihilism, irony, isolation, and ultraviolence.
September 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
You may all remember a decade ago when white supremacist groups were actively recruiting online to try to get apolitical young white male incel gamers into their community.
Well, it worked. And where those two groups met was in nihilism, irony, isolation, and ultraviolence.
Well, it worked. And where those two groups met was in nihilism, irony, isolation, and ultraviolence.
Autumn is in the air. #MovingStill, new work by Block Week students @ucalgary.bsky.social Joy!
September 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Autumn is in the air. #MovingStill, new work by Block Week students @ucalgary.bsky.social Joy!
Come on, Alberta. Let’s do it! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Quebec provides universal childcare for less than $7 a day. Here’s what the US can learn
Public childcare network is a win for everyone – kids, parents and the government, and the Quebec model is a shining example
www.theguardian.com
June 29, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Come on, Alberta. Let’s do it! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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June 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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When I asked for this at the post office, the clerk said, “Yup, that’s the one that everyone wants!”
Glad to see Bruce Starlight honoured in this way. He’s a larger-than-life figure in these parts who says that his UofC training in linguistics informs his epic work on his beloved Tsúūt’ínà language
Glad to see Bruce Starlight honoured in this way. He’s a larger-than-life figure in these parts who says that his UofC training in linguistics informs his epic work on his beloved Tsúūt’ínà language
June 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
When I asked for this at the post office, the clerk said, “Yup, that’s the one that everyone wants!”
Glad to see Bruce Starlight honoured in this way. He’s a larger-than-life figure in these parts who says that his UofC training in linguistics informs his epic work on his beloved Tsúūt’ínà language
Glad to see Bruce Starlight honoured in this way. He’s a larger-than-life figure in these parts who says that his UofC training in linguistics informs his epic work on his beloved Tsúūt’ínà language
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"Sorry Islamophobes, I'm a Proud Muslim American and, Like Zohran Mamdani, I'm Not Going Anywhere"
The insanely bigoted attacks on Mamdani are out of control and designed to intimidate a vulnerable minority – but they will fail.
Please read/share my latest for Zeteo:
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The insanely bigoted attacks on Mamdani are out of control and designed to intimidate a vulnerable minority – but they will fail.
Please read/share my latest for Zeteo:
zeteo.com/p/sorry-isla...
Sorry Islamophobes, I'm a Proud Muslim American and, Like Zohran Mamdani, I'm Not Going Anywhere
The insanely bigoted attacks on Mamdani are out of control and designed to intimidate a vulnerable minority community – but they will fail.
zeteo.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"Sorry Islamophobes, I'm a Proud Muslim American and, Like Zohran Mamdani, I'm Not Going Anywhere"
The insanely bigoted attacks on Mamdani are out of control and designed to intimidate a vulnerable minority – but they will fail.
Please read/share my latest for Zeteo:
zeteo.com/p/sorry-isla...
The insanely bigoted attacks on Mamdani are out of control and designed to intimidate a vulnerable minority – but they will fail.
Please read/share my latest for Zeteo:
zeteo.com/p/sorry-isla...
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"They want to Photoshop the country back to a version where people like him only existed on the other side of a drone strike."
June 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"They want to Photoshop the country back to a version where people like him only existed on the other side of a drone strike."
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Important news for the #envhist crowd: We are hiring an Associate Professor of Environmental History!
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Application deadline is August 7.
Some tips for those interested from abroad in thread 👇
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Application deadline is August 7.
Some tips for those interested from abroad in thread 👇
Associate Professor in Environmental History (281801) | University of Stavanger
Job title: Associate Professor in Environmental History (281801), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Thursday, August 7, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
June 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Important news for the #envhist crowd: We are hiring an Associate Professor of Environmental History!
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Application deadline is August 7.
Some tips for those interested from abroad in thread 👇
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Application deadline is August 7.
Some tips for those interested from abroad in thread 👇
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Absolutely amazing.
Leavitt without a trace of irony: "When you have a totalitarian regime, you have to save face. I think any common sense, open-minded person knows the truth about the precision strikes on Saturday night. They were wildly successful."
June 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Absolutely amazing.
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Professorship (W2) of North American Cultural Studies
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich
6 year Tenure track
www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich
6 year Tenure track
www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...
Professorship (W2) of North American Cultural Studies - Munich, Bavaria, Germany job with LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN | 394784
Professorship in North American Cultural Studies at LMU Munich focusing on transnational and transcultural research and teaching perspectives.
www.timeshighereducation.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Professorship (W2) of North American Cultural Studies
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich
6 year Tenure track
www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich
6 year Tenure track
www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...
One for you, @tedmccoy.bsky.social #LeighBowary
June 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
One for you, @tedmccoy.bsky.social #LeighBowary
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‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report
‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report
Researchers say urgent conservation efforts will be needed to mitigate the ‘shocking statistic’ that threatens to unravel ecosystems
More than 500 bird species could vanish within the next century, researchers have found, calling for urgent “special recovery programmes” such as captive breeding and habitat restoration to rescue unique species.
Birds such as the puffin, European turtle dove and great bustard will be among those to disappear from our skies if trends continue, according to the paper. Their loss threatens to unravel ecosystems across the globe. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report
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WELKER: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said that "Iran is not building a nuclear weapon." So why launch this strike now?
VANCE: What Tulsi said back in March is that Iran was producing highly enriched uranium that was only consistent with them wanting to build a nuclear weapon
VANCE: What Tulsi said back in March is that Iran was producing highly enriched uranium that was only consistent with them wanting to build a nuclear weapon
June 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
WELKER: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said that "Iran is not building a nuclear weapon." So why launch this strike now?
VANCE: What Tulsi said back in March is that Iran was producing highly enriched uranium that was only consistent with them wanting to build a nuclear weapon
VANCE: What Tulsi said back in March is that Iran was producing highly enriched uranium that was only consistent with them wanting to build a nuclear weapon
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If you are old enough you will remember this bumper sticker. During the Bush admin many were advocating for attacking Iran. One silver lining of the disastrous Iraq invasion is that it halted those ideas. Now, 20 years later, in an admin full of critics of the Bush admin, they are pursuing its goals
June 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
If you are old enough you will remember this bumper sticker. During the Bush admin many were advocating for attacking Iran. One silver lining of the disastrous Iraq invasion is that it halted those ideas. Now, 20 years later, in an admin full of critics of the Bush admin, they are pursuing its goals
One of my favourite films.
The Day I Became a Woman (Marzieh Makhmalbaf, 2000)
What an incredible poem of a film. Available to watch via the internet archive: archive.org/details/the-...
What an incredible poem of a film. Available to watch via the internet archive: archive.org/details/the-...
June 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
One of my favourite films.