Mike Follert
@mfollert.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ StFX Sociology & Research Fellow @ BMIG 🏳️🌈 Nalikitquniejk/Antigonish, NS
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about as meaningless as the words "Nobel Peace Prize" now
A ‘Board of Peace’ that has no representative of the people who crave that peace, and that is made up of human rights and international law violators from around the world? And not a single woman who knows enough about peace to be invited on ‘board’?
Trump invites Carney to join 'Board of Peace' for Gaza: official | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been invited by U.S. President Donald Trump to join the "Board of Peace" that will supervise the temporary governance of the Gaza Strip, a senior Canadian official told ...
www.cbc.ca
January 17, 2026 at 3:18 PM
about as meaningless as the words "Nobel Peace Prize" now
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It’s the latter. And it answers a question I kept posing: how do you punish people with complex bureaucracy if you dismantle…the complex bureaucracy that can punish?
You can’t.
You can’t.
On the Friday afternoon before a three-day weekend, the Department of Education announces that borrowers will not have their wages or tax refunds garnished for being in default on their student loans. This could be driven by political considerations or difficulties in actually collecting funds.
U.S. Department of Education Delays Involuntary Collections Amid Ongoing Student Loan Repayment Improvements
ED announced that it will delay the implementation of involuntary collections on federal student loans, including Administrative Wage Garnishment and the Treasury Offset Program, to enable the Departm...
www.ed.gov
January 16, 2026 at 9:58 PM
It’s the latter. And it answers a question I kept posing: how do you punish people with complex bureaucracy if you dismantle…the complex bureaucracy that can punish?
You can’t.
You can’t.
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Potato Salad, Probably
Megan LeForte
2023
Megan LeForte
2023
January 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Potato Salad, Probably
Megan LeForte
2023
Megan LeForte
2023
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“A new step in a pattern of deliberate disregard for international law & the United Nations.
Israeli forces stormed into an UNRWA health centre in East Jerusalem. This is a United Nations premises.”
Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
Israeli forces stormed into an UNRWA health centre in East Jerusalem. This is a United Nations premises.”
Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
“A new step in a pattern of deliberate disregard for international law & the United Nations.
Israeli forces stormed into an UNRWA health centre in East Jerusalem. This is a United Nations premises.”
Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
Israeli forces stormed into an UNRWA health centre in East Jerusalem. This is a United Nations premises.”
Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
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This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
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buy this book!!!
The official announcement for The Overseer Class, proudly published by @amistadbooks.bsky.social and @harpercollins.bsky.social. Available for preorder now at @bookshop.org or wherever you get your books: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
January 14, 2026 at 9:06 PM
buy this book!!!
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This is why no chase policies are important and it is important to point out the police regulalry violate them.
www.washingtoninformer.com/dc-photograp...
www.washingtoninformer.com/dc-photograp...
Washington Informer Photographer Fatally Struck in Police Chase Near the White House
Remembering Aaron Marckell Williams, a talented photographer known for his work with The Washington Informer, tragically killed in a car accident.
www.washingtoninformer.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:49 PM
This is why no chase policies are important and it is important to point out the police regulalry violate them.
www.washingtoninformer.com/dc-photograp...
www.washingtoninformer.com/dc-photograp...
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
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NEW IN TSQ
Donatella della Porta, Federica Stagni, Stella Christou, and Martín Portos (@mportosg.bsky.social) discuss how pro-Palestine student camps served as eventful forms of protest that transformed social relations, identities, and temporal horizons.
Read more at bit.ly/3YDwq7d
Donatella della Porta, Federica Stagni, Stella Christou, and Martín Portos (@mportosg.bsky.social) discuss how pro-Palestine student camps served as eventful forms of protest that transformed social relations, identities, and temporal horizons.
Read more at bit.ly/3YDwq7d
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
NEW IN TSQ
Donatella della Porta, Federica Stagni, Stella Christou, and Martín Portos (@mportosg.bsky.social) discuss how pro-Palestine student camps served as eventful forms of protest that transformed social relations, identities, and temporal horizons.
Read more at bit.ly/3YDwq7d
Donatella della Porta, Federica Stagni, Stella Christou, and Martín Portos (@mportosg.bsky.social) discuss how pro-Palestine student camps served as eventful forms of protest that transformed social relations, identities, and temporal horizons.
Read more at bit.ly/3YDwq7d
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Modern Family
Nelson White ~ Mi'kmaq
2024
Nelson White ~ Mi'kmaq
2024
January 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Modern Family
Nelson White ~ Mi'kmaq
2024
Nelson White ~ Mi'kmaq
2024
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A dominant theme of Hitler's speeches in the late 1930s is that Germany was surrounded by threats. These threats were imaginary: it was Nazi Germany that threatened other nations. But they were used to justify pre-emptive attacks. Trump is following this script.
January 10, 2026 at 10:51 AM
A dominant theme of Hitler's speeches in the late 1930s is that Germany was surrounded by threats. These threats were imaginary: it was Nazi Germany that threatened other nations. But they were used to justify pre-emptive attacks. Trump is following this script.
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This policy is illegal in Ontario.
Today in the New York Times:
"One year after the start of congestion pricing, traffic jams are less severe, streets are safer, and commute times are improving for travelers from well beyond Manhattan."
"One year after the start of congestion pricing, traffic jams are less severe, streets are safer, and commute times are improving for travelers from well beyond Manhattan."
January 5, 2026 at 11:14 PM
This policy is illegal in Ontario.
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Two Caribou with Stars
Alan Syliboy ~ Mi'kmaq
n.d.
Alan Syliboy ~ Mi'kmaq
n.d.
January 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Two Caribou with Stars
Alan Syliboy ~ Mi'kmaq
n.d.
Alan Syliboy ~ Mi'kmaq
n.d.
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The only pronouns I’m against are AI bots using first person ones
January 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
The only pronouns I’m against are AI bots using first person ones
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Abysmal statement from Canada on the illegal US action in Venezuela.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
Please see my statement on the situation in Venezuela:
January 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Abysmal statement from Canada on the illegal US action in Venezuela.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
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fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US
January 3, 2026 at 10:47 AM
fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US
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Why Movies Don’t Feel Real Anymore: A Close Look at Changing Filmmaking Techniques
Why Movies Don’t Feel Real Anymore: A Close Look at Changing Filmmaking Techniques
Anyone who keeps an eye on Hollywood knows — indeed, has been ever more frequently and anxiously informed — that the theater business is in trouble.
www.openculture.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Why Movies Don’t Feel Real Anymore: A Close Look at Changing Filmmaking Techniques
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Ding ding ding
My sense is that the “male loneliness crisis” is not really about addressing men’s emotional needs but rather the relatively newfound absence of having someone to perform domestic labor for you quietly in the background now that there is a longer gap between your mother and your wife doing it
December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Ding ding ding
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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It's fitting that the cover on AI mindlessly apes an earlier creation and also displaces workers while elevating Silicon Valley plutocrats.
December 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It's fitting that the cover on AI mindlessly apes an earlier creation and also displaces workers while elevating Silicon Valley plutocrats.
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Today, December 6, marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
@stfx-university.bsky.social Sexual Violence Prevention Education Coordinator KR Gowry created a display in the SUB to honor the 14 women whose lives were stolen in the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre.
@stfx-university.bsky.social Sexual Violence Prevention Education Coordinator KR Gowry created a display in the SUB to honor the 14 women whose lives were stolen in the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre.
December 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Today, December 6, marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
@stfx-university.bsky.social Sexual Violence Prevention Education Coordinator KR Gowry created a display in the SUB to honor the 14 women whose lives were stolen in the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre.
@stfx-university.bsky.social Sexual Violence Prevention Education Coordinator KR Gowry created a display in the SUB to honor the 14 women whose lives were stolen in the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre.
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We are very excited to work in partnership with Dalhousie University’s Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology to host our Conference.
Approximately 250 sessions have been planned, so submit your abstract by January 26 to present your work!
www.csa-scs.ca/2026-annual-...
Approximately 250 sessions have been planned, so submit your abstract by January 26 to present your work!
www.csa-scs.ca/2026-annual-...
December 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We are very excited to work in partnership with Dalhousie University’s Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology to host our Conference.
Approximately 250 sessions have been planned, so submit your abstract by January 26 to present your work!
www.csa-scs.ca/2026-annual-...
Approximately 250 sessions have been planned, so submit your abstract by January 26 to present your work!
www.csa-scs.ca/2026-annual-...
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The real problem with pretendians is the way discussions around them are driven by mainstream colonial narratives about Indigeneity. Non-indigenous folks believe themselves experts on Indigenous identity and end up muddying the waters even more.
Seeing this discussed by non-Indigenous folks is...
Seeing this discussed by non-Indigenous folks is...
November 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The real problem with pretendians is the way discussions around them are driven by mainstream colonial narratives about Indigeneity. Non-indigenous folks believe themselves experts on Indigenous identity and end up muddying the waters even more.
Seeing this discussed by non-Indigenous folks is...
Seeing this discussed by non-Indigenous folks is...
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I had to see for myself: it really says that Canada’s stablecoin initiative will “benefit men and youth". there’s no reason given why that is or why they care to specifically benefit men here. I am telling myself this is a typo or ended up here by accident because 🤯
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I had to see for myself: it really says that Canada’s stablecoin initiative will “benefit men and youth". there’s no reason given why that is or why they care to specifically benefit men here. I am telling myself this is a typo or ended up here by accident because 🤯