Elithmord 🇨🇦
@jemburch.bsky.social
PhD candidate (Political Science) | Sessional Instructor (Quantitative Method) | Recovering public servant | Huge nerd (SCA, LARP, TTRPGs)
Expect posts about Canadian news (often political) and nerdy pursuits. Opinions my own and likely to be unhinged.
Expect posts about Canadian news (often political) and nerdy pursuits. Opinions my own and likely to be unhinged.
I've long felt that many so-called tech visionaries self-gaslight into thinking that every idea they have must be good because they had it. Any pushback they encounter must simply be because people don’t understand their brilliance or reject 'the future' (that only they are qualified to articulate).
Once, technology solved problems. People liked having problems solved, so they liked technology.
Tech execs started to think of that sentiment as their due. So when they stopped solving problems, and people stopped liking them, they became outraged. "How dare you not love whatever we give you?"
Tech execs started to think of that sentiment as their due. So when they stopped solving problems, and people stopped liking them, they became outraged. "How dare you not love whatever we give you?"
I am a luddite and to me there is a lot of joy in technology. In technology that we deploy for all our wellbeing. Solar panels and vaccines, high-speed rail and wikipedia.
But they joy stems from the feeling of being able to be part of humanity in an embedded, meaningful way. Not from buying shit.
But they joy stems from the feeling of being able to be part of humanity in an embedded, meaningful way. Not from buying shit.
February 19, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I've long felt that many so-called tech visionaries self-gaslight into thinking that every idea they have must be good because they had it. Any pushback they encounter must simply be because people don’t understand their brilliance or reject 'the future' (that only they are qualified to articulate).
February 19, 2026 at 5:57 AM
I was just forcibly transported back to my first year of undergrad.
Even though it's not remotely my area, I like that political theory seems to be having a moment right now. I could wish it was under less stupid circumstances, though.
Even though it's not remotely my area, I like that political theory seems to be having a moment right now. I could wish it was under less stupid circumstances, though.
I've deployed a truly excessive number of Clausewitz quotations to address that terrible article on the war colleges.
At the same time, these quotes (mainly from book II) illustrate how Clausewitz saw theory as a tool for learning how to learn from experience.
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
At the same time, these quotes (mainly from book II) illustrate how Clausewitz saw theory as a tool for learning how to learn from experience.
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
Clausewitz on the Very Bad Ideas to Reform the War Colleges
An Opportunity to Expose Errors and Discuss How One Can Gain Experience From Books
open.substack.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:14 AM
I was just forcibly transported back to my first year of undergrad.
Even though it's not remotely my area, I like that political theory seems to be having a moment right now. I could wish it was under less stupid circumstances, though.
Even though it's not remotely my area, I like that political theory seems to be having a moment right now. I could wish it was under less stupid circumstances, though.
"...only Twitter showed significantly increased visibilities of unreliable sources."
Imagine being demonstrably worse than Facebook and YouTube in this respect...
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Imagine being demonstrably worse than Facebook and YouTube in this respect...
academic.oup.com/joc/article/...
Validate User
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February 18, 2026 at 9:07 PM
"...only Twitter showed significantly increased visibilities of unreliable sources."
Imagine being demonstrably worse than Facebook and YouTube in this respect...
academic.oup.com/joc/article/...
Imagine being demonstrably worse than Facebook and YouTube in this respect...
academic.oup.com/joc/article/...
I love you, too, potato.
You have been visited by the potato
Repost to share the potato with others
Repost to share the potato with others
February 18, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I love you, too, potato.
Gosh, I wonder why these type of folks are constantly trying to delegitimize and defund political science.
three answers suggesting you might want to think about the question a little bit and one releasing you from ever thinking about anything again
February 18, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Gosh, I wonder why these type of folks are constantly trying to delegitimize and defund political science.
“Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist” - Keynes
This always seems to be the way of things among those who lack humility.
This always seems to be the way of things among those who lack humility.
X is absolutely cooking the brains of the entire political class that remains on there. The ones who think they're immune are probably the most affected.
February 18, 2026 at 8:38 PM
“Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist” - Keynes
This always seems to be the way of things among those who lack humility.
This always seems to be the way of things among those who lack humility.
This is the type of Olympic news I'm interested in.
This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal
February 18, 2026 at 8:35 PM
This is the type of Olympic news I'm interested in.
“If what Ford is saying is, we need lots of people to do work where they just do exactly what they’re told and don’t think... then he would be right in saying… do not fund people to go to university."
Exactly. Critical thought, media and data literacy are important.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Exactly. Critical thought, media and data literacy are important.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
‘You’re not going to waste your time’: Weavers push back on Ford’s ‘basket-weaving’ jab
For members of the Toronto Guild of Spinners and Weavers, Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s unprompted jab at “basket-weaving courses” while he urged students to pursue “jobs of the future,” landed close to...
www.ctvnews.ca
February 18, 2026 at 8:27 PM
“If what Ford is saying is, we need lots of people to do work where they just do exactly what they’re told and don’t think... then he would be right in saying… do not fund people to go to university."
Exactly. Critical thought, media and data literacy are important.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Exactly. Critical thought, media and data literacy are important.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
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Do Respectful Politicians Make Less Polarized Citizens? 🤝
@rtpedersen.bsky.social @julianchr.bsky.social & Niels Bjørn Grund Petersen use survey data to test whether positive rhetoric 🗣️ ✅ can reduce #polarization in the same way negative rhetoric 🗣️ ❎ increases it
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Do Respectful Politicians Make Less Polarized Citizens? 🤝
@rtpedersen.bsky.social @julianchr.bsky.social & Niels Bjørn Grund Petersen use survey data to test whether positive rhetoric 🗣️ ✅ can reduce #polarization in the same way negative rhetoric 🗣️ ❎ increases it
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Congenial messages from politicians reduce affective polarization among citizens | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Congenial messages from politicians reduce affective polarization among citizens - Volume 65 Issue 1
www.cambridge.org
February 18, 2026 at 9:54 AM
65.1🦋
Do Respectful Politicians Make Less Polarized Citizens? 🤝
@rtpedersen.bsky.social @julianchr.bsky.social & Niels Bjørn Grund Petersen use survey data to test whether positive rhetoric 🗣️ ✅ can reduce #polarization in the same way negative rhetoric 🗣️ ❎ increases it
buff.ly/5I8UL8K
Do Respectful Politicians Make Less Polarized Citizens? 🤝
@rtpedersen.bsky.social @julianchr.bsky.social & Niels Bjørn Grund Petersen use survey data to test whether positive rhetoric 🗣️ ✅ can reduce #polarization in the same way negative rhetoric 🗣️ ❎ increases it
buff.ly/5I8UL8K
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Me: I'm giving up using Microsoft Office until Easter.
Him: How do you think that's gonna go?
Me: It will be Excel Lent.
Him: How do you think that's gonna go?
Me: It will be Excel Lent.
February 17, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Me: I'm giving up using Microsoft Office until Easter.
Him: How do you think that's gonna go?
Me: It will be Excel Lent.
Him: How do you think that's gonna go?
Me: It will be Excel Lent.
I read complaints of not being able to get traction here with this in mind. For me, it's a feature not a bug.
I think one of the best things about Bluesky and one of the things that is going to keep it from ever becoming as big as other sites is that everyone here has a real internal mistrust and dislike of people selling us something, either literally for money or for some sort of other gain
I think Bluesky is currently the best social media platform for keeping misinformation to a minimum, maybe because it’s not popular enough to be a target yet
Half the shit my friends, including fellow academics, share on Facebook is made up crap that they believe is real
Threads is atrocious too
Half the shit my friends, including fellow academics, share on Facebook is made up crap that they believe is real
Threads is atrocious too
February 18, 2026 at 3:09 AM
I read complaints of not being able to get traction here with this in mind. For me, it's a feature not a bug.
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Psychologists following a third-variable control strategy that may be best described as "sequential."
February 17, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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February 17, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Just a reminder that if you hate NBC’s coverage of the Olympics, that gem.cbc.ca has coverage of •every• event intelligent, researched commentary. (Plus Schitt’s Creek, North of North, etc)
If you need a postal code to register:
Santa’s: H0H0H0
A Delta warehouse: V4G1NA
(Letter/Number/L/N/L/N)
If you need a postal code to register:
Santa’s: H0H0H0
A Delta warehouse: V4G1NA
(Letter/Number/L/N/L/N)
"...discomfort with change is not the basis for good urban policy."
Louder for the people in the back.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
Louder for the people in the back.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
Opinion: Why Vancouver's hotel shortage is driving our housing crisis | Urbanized
Vancouver's hotel shortage and the resulting demand for short-term rentals is driving our housing crisis, especially in downtown areas.
dailyhive.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:17 PM
"...discomfort with change is not the basis for good urban policy."
Louder for the people in the back.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
Louder for the people in the back.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Irish Female Duet)
YouTube video by Ethan Gontar
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February 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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If you live or work in Vancouver, you can join OneCity for $1 to vote in the progressive primary, today only.
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February 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM
If you live or work in Vancouver, you can join OneCity for $1 to vote in the progressive primary, today only.
www.onecityvancouver.ca/jointheprogr...
www.onecityvancouver.ca/jointheprogr...
Buy a house for $7
February 17, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Buy a house for $7
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📢 JOB ALERT! Postdoc opportunity in Political Behaviour & Political Economy (UKRI‑funded) - Please do share with anyone who might be a great fit. If you’re interested or would like to know more, please feel free to get in touch!! jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Quantitative Political Behaviour and Political Economy:Whiteknights Reading UK
The closing date for applications is 23.59 on 22nd February 2026
jobs.reading.ac.uk
January 26, 2026 at 4:37 PM
📢 JOB ALERT! Postdoc opportunity in Political Behaviour & Political Economy (UKRI‑funded) - Please do share with anyone who might be a great fit. If you’re interested or would like to know more, please feel free to get in touch!! jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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I'm seeing this get shared around in lots of places. (So apologies for picking on Judy) But it is sloppy research.
This wire transfer is to "Harper & Associates Inc," which is the name of multiple firms across the U.S.
The former prime minister's company is "Harper & Associates Consulting Inc."
This wire transfer is to "Harper & Associates Inc," which is the name of multiple firms across the U.S.
The former prime minister's company is "Harper & Associates Consulting Inc."
🚨 As posted by @corruptario.bsky.social 🚨
This TikToker is showing you a $1M wire transfer to Stephen Harper's company, Harper & Associates, from Jeffrey Epstein.
www.tiktok.com/@knittyknits...
#cdnpoli #canpoli #abpoli #onpoli #Canada #Epstein #IDU #CPC #IDUPlaybook #Harper #CanadaSky
This TikToker is showing you a $1M wire transfer to Stephen Harper's company, Harper & Associates, from Jeffrey Epstein.
www.tiktok.com/@knittyknits...
#cdnpoli #canpoli #abpoli #onpoli #Canada #Epstein #IDU #CPC #IDUPlaybook #Harper #CanadaSky
#greenscreen the Canadian public deserves an answer. Why is a company with the same name as Stephen Harper’s company receiving a payment from what appears to be JEs bank account
TikTok video by Knitty
www.tiktok.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM
I'm seeing this get shared around in lots of places. (So apologies for picking on Judy) But it is sloppy research.
This wire transfer is to "Harper & Associates Inc," which is the name of multiple firms across the U.S.
The former prime minister's company is "Harper & Associates Consulting Inc."
This wire transfer is to "Harper & Associates Inc," which is the name of multiple firms across the U.S.
The former prime minister's company is "Harper & Associates Consulting Inc."
They keep making the same mistake about us, too.
Also - a thing I’ve been thinking about is that the Trump admin people thought of Minnesota as a lot of very nice white people who by virtue of being nice were not strong which is part of right wing ideology now
There are so many good signs that we don’t talk about enough and the neighborhood organizing in MN and the efforts against ICE abuse and the organic community care for immigrants and people at risk and the volunteer observers
February 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
They keep making the same mistake about us, too.
"The testimony came just over two months after Canada marked the 36th anniversary of the École Polytechnique Montréal mass shooting that killed 14 women, which is considered an anti-feminist attack."
“These narratives can provide grievance frameworks that legitimize hostility toward women and gender equality, and elements of them are consistent with those observed in ideologically motivated violent extremism.”
The "staffer" who hid misogynistic tags in Poilievre's posts has left the chat.
The "staffer" who hid misogynistic tags in Poilievre's posts has left the chat.
Anti-feminist ideology ‘increasingly relevant’ to national security: CSIS - National | Globalnews.ca
Officials with Canada's security and intelligence agency told MPs the ideology 'can function as an enabling factor along pathways to violent extremism' but is not itself a threat.
globalnews.ca
February 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM
"The testimony came just over two months after Canada marked the 36th anniversary of the École Polytechnique Montréal mass shooting that killed 14 women, which is considered an anti-feminist attack."
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Chantel Hebert: "The last thing we need are for opposition members to suddenly freelance and say we're gonna renegotiate the relationship [with the US] and come home to say 'Donald Trump told me he likes us.'" #cdnpoli substack.com/@franann61/n...
#Francesk🇨🇦 (@franann61)
HÉBERT: "The last thing we need are for opposition members to suddenly freelance and say we're gonna renegotiate the relationship [with the US] and come home to say 'Donald Trump told me he likes us.'...
substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Chantel Hebert: "The last thing we need are for opposition members to suddenly freelance and say we're gonna renegotiate the relationship [with the US] and come home to say 'Donald Trump told me he likes us.'" #cdnpoli substack.com/@franann61/n...
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I love how so many of us have become #BuyCanadian warriors ❤️
I built this no-grift, searchable volunteer website that forwards to companies, to help us all find great Canadian companies big and small:
Canshoponline.ca
I built this no-grift, searchable volunteer website that forwards to companies, to help us all find great Canadian companies big and small:
Canshoponline.ca
February 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I love how so many of us have become #BuyCanadian warriors ❤️
I built this no-grift, searchable volunteer website that forwards to companies, to help us all find great Canadian companies big and small:
Canshoponline.ca
I built this no-grift, searchable volunteer website that forwards to companies, to help us all find great Canadian companies big and small:
Canshoponline.ca
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You know it, bitch.
February 17, 2026 at 5:24 PM
You know it, bitch.