carrie karsgaard, phd
@carkar.bsky.social
asst prof of education @ cape breton university - settler - social/epistemic/climate justice, climate change and education, counter-colonialism, social media activism - unama’ki
https://cbu-ca.academia.edu/CarrieKarsgaard
https://cbu-ca.academia.edu/CarrieKarsgaard
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YES! THIS on GenAI!
Please read this absolutely splendid piece of writing that had me cheering, a little bit weepy, and writing in the margins:
"An extraordinary amount of money is spent by the AI industry to ensure that acquiescence is the only plausible response. But marketing is not destiny."
Please read this absolutely splendid piece of writing that had me cheering, a little bit weepy, and writing in the margins:
"An extraordinary amount of money is spent by the AI industry to ensure that acquiescence is the only plausible response. But marketing is not destiny."
Large Language Muddle | The Editors
The AI upheaval is unique in its ability to metabolize any number of dread-inducing transformations. The university is becoming more corporate, more politically oppressive, and all but hostile to the ...
www.nplusonemag.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
YES! THIS on GenAI!
Please read this absolutely splendid piece of writing that had me cheering, a little bit weepy, and writing in the margins:
"An extraordinary amount of money is spent by the AI industry to ensure that acquiescence is the only plausible response. But marketing is not destiny."
Please read this absolutely splendid piece of writing that had me cheering, a little bit weepy, and writing in the margins:
"An extraordinary amount of money is spent by the AI industry to ensure that acquiescence is the only plausible response. But marketing is not destiny."
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When Europeans arrived to the Pacific Northwest, they spread smallpox to the Indigenous people, plundered salmon, hunted down deer, and erected sprawling cities.
New research details the profound impact, in numbers.
New research details the profound impact, in numbers.
Research Details Devastating Toll of Colonization on Pacific Northwest Wildlife
e360.yale.edu
July 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
When Europeans arrived to the Pacific Northwest, they spread smallpox to the Indigenous people, plundered salmon, hunted down deer, and erected sprawling cities.
New research details the profound impact, in numbers.
New research details the profound impact, in numbers.
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“I absolutely disagree with Carney that the economy and market forces need to be used because the economy itself is driving us into the ditch. It’s based on the creed of cancer — steady growth — and you can’t have endless growth in a finite world.”
Sobering and powerful interview with David Suzuki by @davislegree.bsky.social .
‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost - iPolitics
"We have failed to shift the narrative and we are still caught up in the same legal, economic and political systems," said David Suzuki in an exclusive interview with iPolitics. "For me, what we've go...
www.ipolitics.ca
July 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
“I absolutely disagree with Carney that the economy and market forces need to be used because the economy itself is driving us into the ditch. It’s based on the creed of cancer — steady growth — and you can’t have endless growth in a finite world.”
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This rural community fought one of the country’s biggest gas-powered data centers — and won.
Inside the grassroots opposition that fended off a 2,200-acre data center campus in southern Virginia, and why their struggle isn’t over yet.
grist.org/energy/this-...
#Climate #Energy #DataCenter #AI
Inside the grassroots opposition that fended off a 2,200-acre data center campus in southern Virginia, and why their struggle isn’t over yet.
grist.org/energy/this-...
#Climate #Energy #DataCenter #AI
This rural community fought one of the country’s biggest gas-powered data centers — and won
Inside the grassroots opposition that fended off a 2,200-acre data center campus in southern Virginia, and why their struggle isn’t over yet.
grist.org
June 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
This rural community fought one of the country’s biggest gas-powered data centers — and won.
Inside the grassroots opposition that fended off a 2,200-acre data center campus in southern Virginia, and why their struggle isn’t over yet.
grist.org/energy/this-...
#Climate #Energy #DataCenter #AI
Inside the grassroots opposition that fended off a 2,200-acre data center campus in southern Virginia, and why their struggle isn’t over yet.
grist.org/energy/this-...
#Climate #Energy #DataCenter #AI
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Seems bad because it is bad.
MIT study found that AI overuse causes measurable brain damage. “Cognitive atrophy.. like a muscle that’s forgotten how to work” MIT Publication - arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Time Magazine - time.com/7295195/ai-c...
Time Magazine - time.com/7295195/ai-c...
ChatGPT's Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study
The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.
time.com
June 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Seems bad because it is bad.
Happening Monday, May 26 - in Edmonton and online: Roundtable on Relational Research Methods in the Face of Climate Crisis. Register:
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Roundtable on Relational Research Methods in the Face of Climate Crises
Hybrid Event: Join our May 26 roundtable in person or online to explore how relational research methods can help tackle Climate Crisis!
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May 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Happening Monday, May 26 - in Edmonton and online: Roundtable on Relational Research Methods in the Face of Climate Crisis. Register:
www.eventbrite.com/e/roundtable...
www.eventbrite.com/e/roundtable...
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Victory! After farmers, represented by Earthjustice, filed suit, the USDA agreed to restore climate information to its webpages after the Trump administration took it down. This is a significant win for farmers and other Americans who rely on this scientific data.
Farmers win legal fight to bring climate resources back to federal websites
“It feels good to win one, right?”
www.theverge.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Victory! After farmers, represented by Earthjustice, filed suit, the USDA agreed to restore climate information to its webpages after the Trump administration took it down. This is a significant win for farmers and other Americans who rely on this scientific data.
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First, Carney named Evan Solomon as the first-ever minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation. It beggars belief that AI has its own dedicated minister while workers get little more than a passing mention.
Mark Carney has made it clearer than ever that he will be a conservative prime minister, governing on behalf of the rich and powerful to maintain their grip on Canadian society. Many progressive voters were misled into thinking otherwise.
NEW from @christoaivalis.bsky.social:
NEW from @christoaivalis.bsky.social:
Mark Carney is already betraying the voters who made him PM
Carney has made it clearer than ever that he will be a conservative prime minister, governing on behalf of the rich and powerful to maintain their grip on Canadian society. Voters were clearly misled ...
canadiandimension.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
First, Carney named Evan Solomon as the first-ever minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation. It beggars belief that AI has its own dedicated minister while workers get little more than a passing mention.
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We are alarmed by Tim Houston's attempt to control academic research in Nova Scotia. This sets a dangerous precedent, posing a danger to current and future research. Long-term research should not be impacted by partisan issues of the day. researchns.ca/2025/05/01/n...
New Research Priorities for Research Nova Scotia
In keeping with changes to the legislation under which RNS operates, the Minister of Advanced Education has identified new priorities for RNS, effective May 1, 2025. Research supported by RNS must …
researchns.ca
May 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We are alarmed by Tim Houston's attempt to control academic research in Nova Scotia. This sets a dangerous precedent, posing a danger to current and future research. Long-term research should not be impacted by partisan issues of the day. researchns.ca/2025/05/01/n...
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Universities in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union thought that complying with authoritarian demands would protect their independence. It didn’t—and history is warning us again.
🔗 theconversation.com/universities...
#AcademicFreedom #HigherEd #Authoritarianism #DEI #TheConversation
🔗 theconversation.com/universities...
#AcademicFreedom #HigherEd #Authoritarianism #DEI #TheConversation
Universities in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union thought giving in to government demands would save their independence
Before the Nazis, German universities were among the best in the world. Step by step, the universities gave up their independence until they were instruments of the state.
theconversation.com
April 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Universities in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union thought that complying with authoritarian demands would protect their independence. It didn’t—and history is warning us again.
🔗 theconversation.com/universities...
#AcademicFreedom #HigherEd #Authoritarianism #DEI #TheConversation
🔗 theconversation.com/universities...
#AcademicFreedom #HigherEd #Authoritarianism #DEI #TheConversation
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This! I’ve never seen this many people in the streets in this many places in the U.S. in my lifetime. It’s inspiring, dammit.
people being in the streets means something. never let your cynicism convince you otherwise.
April 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This! I’ve never seen this many people in the streets in this many places in the U.S. in my lifetime. It’s inspiring, dammit.
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Over 2000 protest in wake of student detainment at Tuft's www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025...
Over 2000 protest in wake of student detainment - The Tufts Daily
Students and local activists gathered on Wednesday evening at Powder House Park to protest the detainment of Tufts graduate student, Rumeysa Ozturk, by federal authorities on Tuesday. The protest...
www.tuftsdaily.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Over 2000 protest in wake of student detainment at Tuft's www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025...
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Georgetown Scholar Badar Khan Suri Remains in Immigration Jail After Masked Agents Snatched Him in D.C.
Georgetown Scholar Badar Khan Suri Remains in Immigration Jail After Masked Agents Snatched Him in D.C.
Badar Khan Suri is one of the many pro-Palestine scholars being targeted by the Trump administration. Suri, originally from India, is a Georgetown University professor and postdoctoral scholar on reli...
www.democracynow.org
March 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Georgetown Scholar Badar Khan Suri Remains in Immigration Jail After Masked Agents Snatched Him in D.C.
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International students are being hunted on their campuses. For raising their voices for justice. This is pure evil.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
International students are being hunted on their campuses. For raising their voices for justice. This is pure evil.
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A parallel establishment envisioned by Andreessen and others in the Network State movement, aims to dismantle the US and replace it w competing fiefdoms.
"We're gonna take out Harvard. We have parallel education -- Replit, Synthesis, K-12, also AI tutoring, the Thiel Fellowship, Emergent Ventures."
"We're gonna take out Harvard. We have parallel education -- Replit, Synthesis, K-12, also AI tutoring, the Thiel Fellowship, Emergent Ventures."
📄 NEW: "The Substack Dilemma: How Creators Are Inadvertently Fueling America's Failure"
Many don't realize that Substack's purpose is to advance 'The Network State' concept. Here's what creators + readers need to know.
america2.news/the-substack...
Many don't realize that Substack's purpose is to advance 'The Network State' concept. Here's what creators + readers need to know.
america2.news/the-substack...
The Substack Dilemma: How Creators Are Inadvertently Fueling America's Failure
Creators have flocked to Substack because of its ease of use — but that simplicity comes at a steep price.
america2.news
March 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A parallel establishment envisioned by Andreessen and others in the Network State movement, aims to dismantle the US and replace it w competing fiefdoms.
"We're gonna take out Harvard. We have parallel education -- Replit, Synthesis, K-12, also AI tutoring, the Thiel Fellowship, Emergent Ventures."
"We're gonna take out Harvard. We have parallel education -- Replit, Synthesis, K-12, also AI tutoring, the Thiel Fellowship, Emergent Ventures."
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Using pigments made from ash and charcoal collected at Altadena burn sites, artists Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, David Solnit, and dozens of volunteers created a painting to hold oil and gas companies accountable.
Protest Painting Calls Out Fossil Fuel Industry’s Role in LA Fires
The collaborative artwork made by Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, David Solnit, and dozens of volunteers at a rally this week urges lawmakers to hold oil and gas companies accountable.
hyperallergic.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Using pigments made from ash and charcoal collected at Altadena burn sites, artists Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, David Solnit, and dozens of volunteers created a painting to hold oil and gas companies accountable.
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NEW! Our all-ages colouring book about extraction is now available in French, Spanish & Portuguese. You can find all versions of 'What It Takes' (with instructions on how to print!) on our website: www.beyondextraction.ca/what-it-takes #DisruptPDAC
March 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
NEW! Our all-ages colouring book about extraction is now available in French, Spanish & Portuguese. You can find all versions of 'What It Takes' (with instructions on how to print!) on our website: www.beyondextraction.ca/what-it-takes #DisruptPDAC
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Time for NS universities to speak up against this legislation and take a stand with faculty. “CBC News contacted all 10 universities in Nova Scotia requesting an interview, but none put someone forward.”
With all the people angry with Houston lately, you would think he would get the hint that his policies are garbage.
University sector concerned about Houston government's 'short-sighted' education bill increasing govt control #NovaScotia #HoustonFail
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
University sector concerned about Houston government's 'short-sighted' education bill increasing govt control #NovaScotia #HoustonFail
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
University sector concerned about Houston government's 'short-sighted' education bill | CBC News
Some within the university community say potential changes in proposed legislation would give the government too much control over decision-making.
www.cbc.ca
March 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Time for NS universities to speak up against this legislation and take a stand with faculty. “CBC News contacted all 10 universities in Nova Scotia requesting an interview, but none put someone forward.”
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Nova Scotia has proposed legislation increasing political interference in universities.
Political interference in education isn’t just an American phenomenon. It’s alive and well in Canada too.
Politicians should not dictate the priorities of universities.
Political interference in education isn’t just an American phenomenon. It’s alive and well in Canada too.
Politicians should not dictate the priorities of universities.
February 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Nova Scotia has proposed legislation increasing political interference in universities.
Political interference in education isn’t just an American phenomenon. It’s alive and well in Canada too.
Politicians should not dictate the priorities of universities.
Political interference in education isn’t just an American phenomenon. It’s alive and well in Canada too.
Politicians should not dictate the priorities of universities.
Check out “Research as Solidarity,” where a collective of youth researcher-activists share how research can be a form of solidarity in the face of climate change and systemic inequities. By Research for the Front Lines for the SI of Youth on “Politics of Disruption.”
www.mdpi.com/2673-995X/5/...
www.mdpi.com/2673-995X/5/...
Research-as-Solidarity, with Youth Leading the Way
Through the lens of youth engaged in the grassroots network Research for the Front Lines (R4FL) in Turtle Island, this essay explores how youth use research as a form of solidarity with marginalized c...
www.mdpi.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Check out “Research as Solidarity,” where a collective of youth researcher-activists share how research can be a form of solidarity in the face of climate change and systemic inequities. By Research for the Front Lines for the SI of Youth on “Politics of Disruption.”
www.mdpi.com/2673-995X/5/...
www.mdpi.com/2673-995X/5/...
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The Patriotic Divide: while 90% of Canadians may still believe that we're a sovereign country, the elites and their mouthpieces know better. That divide is why the "51st state" discussion is so weird. My latest.
The positives and negatives of US annexation
Or, how Canada's elites sold out Canada's sovereignty over four decades of neoliberal economic policies.
noraloreto.substack.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The Patriotic Divide: while 90% of Canadians may still believe that we're a sovereign country, the elites and their mouthpieces know better. That divide is why the "51st state" discussion is so weird. My latest.
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“Dismantling Democracy” is now its own category of ongoing reporting in the Halifax Examiner. @halifaxexaminer.ca
The Halifax Examiner is responding to Tim Houston’s bid to Dismantle Democracy www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-...
The Halifax Examiner is responding to Tim Houston's bid to Dismantle Democracy - Halifax Examiner
The first part of responding to a crisis is to properly name it.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
February 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Dismantling Democracy” is now its own category of ongoing reporting in the Halifax Examiner. @halifaxexaminer.ca
Manifesto for decarbonizing scholarship - please read, share, sign, and best of all, try some things out. Let’s shift academia towards a different world. #climatesky
educators-for-climate-action.com/researchers/
educators-for-climate-action.com/researchers/
Researchers
Join usManifesto for Decarbonizing Scholarship and ResearchWe are scholars committed to decarbonizing academia. We call on colleagues to reduce emissions, realign research priorities, and transform hi...
educators-for-climate-action.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Manifesto for decarbonizing scholarship - please read, share, sign, and best of all, try some things out. Let’s shift academia towards a different world. #climatesky
educators-for-climate-action.com/researchers/
educators-for-climate-action.com/researchers/
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Fossil fuel companies are funding misleading #education in #schools. We must demand that students receive accurate, evidence-based information that is free from industry messaging.
@albertateachers.bsky.social #abed
@albertateachers.bsky.social #abed
BREAKING: New report reveals fossil fuel companies funding misleading #ClimateEducation in schools across Canada, downplaying fossil fuels’ role in the climate crisis and the urgent need to transition away from them.
Read the joint press release and report from CAPE & For Our Kids: loom.ly/WhY0TbM
Read the joint press release and report from CAPE & For Our Kids: loom.ly/WhY0TbM
Fossil fuel companies funding and supplying misleading climate education to Canadian schools, new report shows - CAPE
Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat | February 18, 2025 — Amid concerns about rising misinformation, disinformation...
loom.ly
February 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Fossil fuel companies are funding misleading #education in #schools. We must demand that students receive accurate, evidence-based information that is free from industry messaging.
@albertateachers.bsky.social #abed
@albertateachers.bsky.social #abed