Christopher Wolff
@respectthecows.bsky.social
PhD Candidate researching trans media histories https://concordia.academia.edu/ChristopherWolff
Read my latest work here: https://viewjournal.eu/articles/10.18146/view.368
Read my latest work here: https://viewjournal.eu/articles/10.18146/view.368
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“They Lack Imagination…” ─ Valérie Wilson and Trans Life in the Audiovisual Archive | VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture
viewjournal.eu
Very excited to share that on the last day of this year, my 1st peer-reviewed article (co-created with artist Jesse Blanchard) about #trans actress Valerie Wilson was published! Read it here
viewjournal.eu/articles/10.... #cinema #valeriewilson #transfilm #frenchcinema #transhistory #archive #memory
viewjournal.eu/articles/10.... #cinema #valeriewilson #transfilm #frenchcinema #transhistory #archive #memory
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Solar grew in EVERY 🇪🇺 country in 2025, but a few generated more than a FIFTH of their electricity from solar last year ☀️
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇨🇾 Cyprus
🇬🇷 Greece
🇪🇸 Spain
🇳🇱 and the Netherlands
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricity-review-2026/
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇨🇾 Cyprus
🇬🇷 Greece
🇪🇸 Spain
🇳🇱 and the Netherlands
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricity-review-2026/
January 26, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Solar grew in EVERY 🇪🇺 country in 2025, but a few generated more than a FIFTH of their electricity from solar last year ☀️
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇨🇾 Cyprus
🇬🇷 Greece
🇪🇸 Spain
🇳🇱 and the Netherlands
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricity-review-2026/
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇨🇾 Cyprus
🇬🇷 Greece
🇪🇸 Spain
🇳🇱 and the Netherlands
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricity-review-2026/
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We've just launched the Trans Unity Quilt Project, a campaign by and for trans people across the UK to bring joy and hope with a quilt longer than an Olympic swimming pool.
Here's how you make your own patch. 👇
Here's how you make your own patch. 👇
The Trans Unity Quilt | Good Law Project
Crafting visibility through community, fighting eradication through creation.
goodlawproject.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:51 PM
We've just launched the Trans Unity Quilt Project, a campaign by and for trans people across the UK to bring joy and hope with a quilt longer than an Olympic swimming pool.
Here's how you make your own patch. 👇
Here's how you make your own patch. 👇
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Veronika, a brown cow in Austria, uses sticks and brushes as multipurpose tools to scratch hard-to-reach spots
Scientists Discovered a Cow That Uses Tools Like a Chimpanzee
Veronika, a brown cow in Austria, uses sticks and brushes as multipurpose tools to scratch hard-to-reach spots
www.404media.co
January 24, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Veronika, a brown cow in Austria, uses sticks and brushes as multipurpose tools to scratch hard-to-reach spots
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„Wir erleben einen gesellschaftlichen Rückschritt – hinein in konservative Rollenbilder & tradierte Familienmodelle. Gleichstellung ohne Intersektionalität ist nicht glaubwürdig. Wir fordern die BuReg auf, den politischen Kurs zu korrigieren, statt strukturelle Ungleichheiten
weiter zu verschärfen.“
weiter zu verschärfen.“
January 24, 2026 at 12:37 PM
„Wir erleben einen gesellschaftlichen Rückschritt – hinein in konservative Rollenbilder & tradierte Familienmodelle. Gleichstellung ohne Intersektionalität ist nicht glaubwürdig. Wir fordern die BuReg auf, den politischen Kurs zu korrigieren, statt strukturelle Ungleichheiten
weiter zu verschärfen.“
weiter zu verschärfen.“
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Noch ein neuer Text! Über W. Heinrich habe auch schon öfter erzählt und in Vorträgen gesprochen. W. Heinrich war eine (vermutlich) transweibliche Person, deren Leben sich vor allem in Frankfurt a.M. und später in Hamburg (bzw. möglicherweise auf See) abspielte.
lili-elbe.de/blog/2026/01...
lili-elbe.de/blog/2026/01...
W. Heinrich (1908–1972). Versuch einer biographischen Annäherung. · Lili-Elbe-Bibliothek
Eine frühe trans* Biographie mit offenem Ende Wenn man im Hessischen Archivsystem nach dem historischen Begriff „Transvestit“ sucht, findet man aus der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts genau eine Ak...
lili-elbe.de
January 23, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Noch ein neuer Text! Über W. Heinrich habe auch schon öfter erzählt und in Vorträgen gesprochen. W. Heinrich war eine (vermutlich) transweibliche Person, deren Leben sich vor allem in Frankfurt a.M. und später in Hamburg (bzw. möglicherweise auf See) abspielte.
lili-elbe.de/blog/2026/01...
lili-elbe.de/blog/2026/01...
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It feels amazing to finally see my first book in print. It was a long journey and I am so grateful for all the support I received along the way. ❤️ Thank you @dukepress.bsky.social for making this possible!
January 22, 2026 at 3:40 PM
It feels amazing to finally see my first book in print. It was a long journey and I am so grateful for all the support I received along the way. ❤️ Thank you @dukepress.bsky.social for making this possible!
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URGENT:
Very important action by @goodlawproject.bsky.social
Transphobes are trying to infiltrate the Council of Europe to roll back LGBTQ+ human rights by writing en masse to MPs on the CoE.
Please use this tool to write to those MPs to counter this.
Do it now. We have a week.
Please share.
Very important action by @goodlawproject.bsky.social
Transphobes are trying to infiltrate the Council of Europe to roll back LGBTQ+ human rights by writing en masse to MPs on the CoE.
Please use this tool to write to those MPs to counter this.
Do it now. We have a week.
Please share.
Stop Sex Matters infiltrating the Council of Europe
In just one week, the Council of Europe will be voting to ban conversion therapy. This would be an incredibly important step to stop the rollback in the rights of LGBTQI+ people. But Sex Matters is in...
action.goodlawproject.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:35 PM
URGENT:
Very important action by @goodlawproject.bsky.social
Transphobes are trying to infiltrate the Council of Europe to roll back LGBTQ+ human rights by writing en masse to MPs on the CoE.
Please use this tool to write to those MPs to counter this.
Do it now. We have a week.
Please share.
Very important action by @goodlawproject.bsky.social
Transphobes are trying to infiltrate the Council of Europe to roll back LGBTQ+ human rights by writing en masse to MPs on the CoE.
Please use this tool to write to those MPs to counter this.
Do it now. We have a week.
Please share.
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Grok, the gas-powered deepfake-generating "anti-woke" chatbot that used to refer to itself as "MechaHitler," attracted a substantial investment from Canadians' pensions.
Canada's pension plan invested $416 million in Musk's deepfake porn-generating AI
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) ploughed about $416 million last year into xAI, Elon Musk's AI company. The money helped fund the billionaire's push to build three of the world's larg...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Grok, the gas-powered deepfake-generating "anti-woke" chatbot that used to refer to itself as "MechaHitler," attracted a substantial investment from Canadians' pensions.
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Sinners, a film about how Black people fought to survive and thrive, about the vampirism of white supremacy, about what people give up to integrate into whiteness, about the gifts of the ancestors who held onto their magic, is the perfect film to watch right now. It is full of hope and possibility ✊🏽
January 22, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Sinners, a film about how Black people fought to survive and thrive, about the vampirism of white supremacy, about what people give up to integrate into whiteness, about the gifts of the ancestors who held onto their magic, is the perfect film to watch right now. It is full of hope and possibility ✊🏽
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The danger is not that neoliberalism is ending, but that it is being replaced by something worse: a world of militarized competition, eco-fascism, and technocratic management of permanent crisis. Acknowledging the collapse of the old order is not the same as building a democratic alternative to it.
What Mark Carney gets wrong about the end of the rules-based order
To re-establish power, defend sovereignty, and strengthen democratic values, Canada and its allies must do more than challenge the American state. We must also confront the influence of US corporate p...
canadiandimension.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:49 PM
The danger is not that neoliberalism is ending, but that it is being replaced by something worse: a world of militarized competition, eco-fascism, and technocratic management of permanent crisis. Acknowledging the collapse of the old order is not the same as building a democratic alternative to it.
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»Die USA bieten heute kein universelles Entwicklungsmodell mehr an. Das günstige Auto, dessen Besitz auch im Globalen Süden angestrebt wird, ist diesmal elektrisch und kommt aus China«, schreiben Timo Daum und Lia Musitz.
Was ein Elektrostaat China für die westliche Linke bedeutet
Während die USA voll auf fossile Energie setzen, ist China dabei, zum ersten Elektrostaat der Welt zu werden. Die Linke sollte sich ein Beispiel daran nehmen und selbst wieder ein Entwicklungsmodell formulieren, das den Kapitalismus übertreffen will.
jacobin.de
January 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
»Die USA bieten heute kein universelles Entwicklungsmodell mehr an. Das günstige Auto, dessen Besitz auch im Globalen Süden angestrebt wird, ist diesmal elektrisch und kommt aus China«, schreiben Timo Daum und Lia Musitz.
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Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.
January 20, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.
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Big news: Canada changed their citizenship rules and now if you've ever had a direct ancestor who was a citizen, you are now automatically a citizen too! www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
I've been sharing this around, and I know a few people who've discovered they're now Canadian citizens!
I've been sharing this around, and I know a few people who've discovered they're now Canadian citizens!
Change to citizenship rules in 2025 - Canada.ca
Bill C-3 changes the first-generation limit for Canadian citizenship by descent. Find out who is affected and how the law impacts citizenship eligibility.
www.canada.ca
January 20, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Big news: Canada changed their citizenship rules and now if you've ever had a direct ancestor who was a citizen, you are now automatically a citizen too! www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
I've been sharing this around, and I know a few people who've discovered they're now Canadian citizens!
I've been sharing this around, and I know a few people who've discovered they're now Canadian citizens!
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The conference will explore how 2SLGBTQIA+ archives contribute to a broader understanding of Canadian history, bridging gaps between academia, activism, and communities amid increased threats. Proposals in French and English encouraged.
CFP deadline: 26 Jan
Learn more: arquives.ca/call-for-pro...
CFP deadline: 26 Jan
Learn more: arquives.ca/call-for-pro...
January 20, 2026 at 2:15 PM
The conference will explore how 2SLGBTQIA+ archives contribute to a broader understanding of Canadian history, bridging gaps between academia, activism, and communities amid increased threats. Proposals in French and English encouraged.
CFP deadline: 26 Jan
Learn more: arquives.ca/call-for-pro...
CFP deadline: 26 Jan
Learn more: arquives.ca/call-for-pro...
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CFP: Transnational Queer and Feminist Archives
This collection seeks to publish work demonstrating transnational strategies for preserving queer and feminist activist archives.
Abstracts due: 30 March 17:00 PST
Learn more: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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This collection seeks to publish work demonstrating transnational strategies for preserving queer and feminist activist archives.
Abstracts due: 30 March 17:00 PST
Learn more: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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TransnationalQueerFeministArchives_CFP2025
With apologies for cross posting, please find below the CFP for the proposed collection, Transnational Queer and Feminist Archives. Abstracts Due Monday March 30, 17:00 PST Please send abstract and 1...
docs.google.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:31 PM
CFP: Transnational Queer and Feminist Archives
This collection seeks to publish work demonstrating transnational strategies for preserving queer and feminist activist archives.
Abstracts due: 30 March 17:00 PST
Learn more: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
🏳️⚧️🌈🗃️
(no affiliation)
This collection seeks to publish work demonstrating transnational strategies for preserving queer and feminist activist archives.
Abstracts due: 30 March 17:00 PST
Learn more: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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(no affiliation)
This reminds me of the C&D mug my aunt and uncle had, and kept even after the subjects on the mug divorced, to all-ensuing hilarity every time we stayed at their place and it was re-noticed by one of us.
Please could you play a James Last record or one of your choice for the best sister in the world.
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
This reminds me of the C&D mug my aunt and uncle had, and kept even after the subjects on the mug divorced, to all-ensuing hilarity every time we stayed at their place and it was re-noticed by one of us.
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
#MTL window exhibition by #trans artists #marvalrex and #markusdenil still on til the 25th La Centrale Galerie on St Laurent!
January 18, 2026 at 10:34 PM
#MTL window exhibition by #trans artists #marvalrex and #markusdenil still on til the 25th La Centrale Galerie on St Laurent!
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Der neu erschienene dritte Band des "Handbuchs Queere Zeitgeschichten" befasst sich mit dem Thema "Bewegungen" - leider etwas beliebig und mit Lücken. Wie seine beiden Vorgänger ist er kostenlos als E-Book erhältlich
Ein wichtiger Anfang für ein queeres Geschichtsbewusstsein
(Buch - Sachbücher) Der neu erschienene dritte Band des "Handbuchs Queere Zeitgeschichten" befasst sich mit dem Thema "Bewegungen" - leider etwas beliebig und mit Lücken. Wie seine beiden Vorgänger ist er kostenlos als E-Book erhältlich.
www.queer.de
January 17, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Der neu erschienene dritte Band des "Handbuchs Queere Zeitgeschichten" befasst sich mit dem Thema "Bewegungen" - leider etwas beliebig und mit Lücken. Wie seine beiden Vorgänger ist er kostenlos als E-Book erhältlich
How many more HR news stories do we need before we can move on to something else? Asking for a friend.
January 18, 2026 at 4:32 PM
How many more HR news stories do we need before we can move on to something else? Asking for a friend.
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Die haben sehr gute, von talentierten und professionellen Fotograf*innen gemachte Fotos, die sie klein daneben reproduzieren - ohne Nennung der Fotograf*innen! - und machen daraus geglätteten faken Mist. So kann man Historiker*innen und Frauen gleichzeitig den Mittelfinger zeigen.
Ich mag nicht mehr. Frauen „sichtbar“ machen kann ich mit meiner Forschung, welchen Mehrwert hat denn jetzt hier bitte die KI? Die recycelt doch eh nur. Faschistische Technologie im Einsatz gegen systemische Probleme die durch white supremacy geschaffen wurden.
www.bmftr.bund.de/SharedDocs/D...
www.bmftr.bund.de/SharedDocs/D...
January 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Die haben sehr gute, von talentierten und professionellen Fotograf*innen gemachte Fotos, die sie klein daneben reproduzieren - ohne Nennung der Fotograf*innen! - und machen daraus geglätteten faken Mist. So kann man Historiker*innen und Frauen gleichzeitig den Mittelfinger zeigen.
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Very interesting new @balancedeconomy.bsky.social report setting out the links between concentration of ownership in the financial sector and climate damage.
Here's one killer graph: over half of fossil fuel profits to the top 1% in the US.
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Here's one killer graph: over half of fossil fuel profits to the top 1% in the US.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Very interesting new @balancedeconomy.bsky.social report setting out the links between concentration of ownership in the financial sector and climate damage.
Here's one killer graph: over half of fossil fuel profits to the top 1% in the US.
static1.squarespace.com/static/65c9d...
Here's one killer graph: over half of fossil fuel profits to the top 1% in the US.
static1.squarespace.com/static/65c9d...
#GardaWorld founder Stephan Crétier, whose firm provides agents for Alligator Alcatraz, has a wing named after him at the #Montreal Museum of Fine Arts…Roman Shimanov, whose firm #Roshel provides ICE with armoured vehicles, benefits from deferential coverage in The Globe and Mail”
Canadians Cash In While America Burns – The Rover
It’s easy to sit in judgement of the U.S., but Canada has enabled, and even profited from, the rise of American fascism.
therover.ca
January 16, 2026 at 1:13 PM
#GardaWorld founder Stephan Crétier, whose firm provides agents for Alligator Alcatraz, has a wing named after him at the #Montreal Museum of Fine Arts…Roman Shimanov, whose firm #Roshel provides ICE with armoured vehicles, benefits from deferential coverage in The Globe and Mail”
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Legault resigns to spend more time privately hounding minorities
Legault resigns to spend more time privately hounding minorities
QUEBEC CITY - Quebec Premier François Legault announced his resignation today, explaining that he plans to bring his famed enthusiasm for attacking basic human rights to the private sector.
www.thebeaverton.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Legault resigns to spend more time privately hounding minorities