Greg Bird
@gregpassaro.bsky.social
Dispositif. A Cartography (@mitpress.bsky.social). Containing Community @sunypress.bsky.social). Biopolitics, Politics, Labour + Philosophy
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Greg Bird
@gregpassaro.bsky.social
· Jan 21
Dispositif: A Cartography (@mitpress.bsky.social / @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social ).
A ground-breaking anthology that places dispositifs (“apparatuses”) at the center of contemporary thought.
Link: rb.gy/2ute71
A ground-breaking anthology that places dispositifs (“apparatuses”) at the center of contemporary thought.
Link: rb.gy/2ute71
Trent University Faculty Association just divested from Scotia Bank. See Trent F4P post on Instagram: @f4ptrent cc. Faculty for Palestine.
May 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Trent University Faculty Association just divested from Scotia Bank. See Trent F4P post on Instagram: @f4ptrent cc. Faculty for Palestine.
UTFA is the 19th (!!!) Faculty Association in @caut.bsky.social to say: We don't want our retirement savings being used to fund a genocide. The momentum is massive - BDS and F4P are mainstream positions now. More will follow + much work is to be done still. Congrats to the organizers.
Divestment victory! Yesterday, the University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA) voted to call on the University Pension Plan (UPP) to divest from the manufacture of weapons used to commit or facilitate war crimes in the Occupied Palestinian Territory & Sudan www.cjpme.org/who_supports...
May 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
UTFA is the 19th (!!!) Faculty Association in @caut.bsky.social to say: We don't want our retirement savings being used to fund a genocide. The momentum is massive - BDS and F4P are mainstream positions now. More will follow + much work is to be done still. Congrats to the organizers.
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Mark Carney questions why struggling young Canadians not setting up offshore tax havens
Mark Carney questions why struggling young Canadians not setting up offshore tax havens
OTTAWA - At a recent campaign stop, Prime Minister Mark Carney admitted to being genuinely puzzled why more cash-strapped young Canadians aren't using elite asset management firms to maximize their of...
www.thebeaverton.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Mark Carney questions why struggling young Canadians not setting up offshore tax havens
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“So this is my radical proposal for universities: Act like universities, not like businesses. Spend your endowments. Accept more, not fewer students. Open up your campuses and expand your reach not by buying real estate but by bringing education to communities. Create a base. Become a movement.”
Opinion | This Is How Universities Can Escape Trump’s Trap, if They Dare (Gift Article)
It’s been tried in other countries facing authoritarian crackdowns. It works.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:21 AM
“So this is my radical proposal for universities: Act like universities, not like businesses. Spend your endowments. Accept more, not fewer students. Open up your campuses and expand your reach not by buying real estate but by bringing education to communities. Create a base. Become a movement.”
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Trump officials cut billions in Harvard funds after university defies demands
Trump officials cut billions in Harvard funds after university defies demands
Education department says $2.3bn in funds to be frozen after university rejects slew of demands as political ploy
The US education department is freezing about $2.3bn in federal funds to Harvard University, the agency said on Monday.
The announcement comes as the Ivy League school has decided to fight the White House’s demands that it crack down on antisemitism and alleged civil rights violations, including shutting down diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Trump officials cut billions in Harvard funds after university defies demands
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"I want to state this as clearly as I can: Nearly choking up on national TV as you lament your falling stock price is weak shit." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Elon Musk can’t take the heat
The numbers say anti-Tesla protests are working. So do Musk's increasingly unhinged actions.
www.motherjones.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"I want to state this as clearly as I can: Nearly choking up on national TV as you lament your falling stock price is weak shit." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Easy to lose this in the noise of the day, but the prime minister of Canada just said the US president, leader of the global hegemon, wants to soften us up economically so he can annex us.
That is one of the most remarkable statements, and realities, in our history.
That is one of the most remarkable statements, and realities, in our history.
March 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Easy to lose this in the noise of the day, but the prime minister of Canada just said the US president, leader of the global hegemon, wants to soften us up economically so he can annex us.
That is one of the most remarkable statements, and realities, in our history.
That is one of the most remarkable statements, and realities, in our history.
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Canada’s biggest labour organization is calling on the federal government turn off the taps, “cutting US access to critical Canadian resources—including electricity, lumber, critical minerals, oil, and gas—until the tariffs are lifted”
75% of Canadians support restricting US access to our resources
75% of Canadians support restricting US access to our resources
Cut Off U.S. Energy and Resources Now: No Electricity, No Critical Minerals, No Oil and Gas | Canadian Labour Congress
WINNIPEG – Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, issued the following statement today: Donald Trump’s reckless tariffs are an attack on Canadian workers and our economy. With 2.4 mil...
canadianlabour.ca
February 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Canada’s biggest labour organization is calling on the federal government turn off the taps, “cutting US access to critical Canadian resources—including electricity, lumber, critical minerals, oil, and gas—until the tariffs are lifted”
75% of Canadians support restricting US access to our resources
75% of Canadians support restricting US access to our resources
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#SarahJama is being forced to run as an independent but this development isn’t without possibilities.
Hamilton MPP Sarah Jama to run as Independent after Ontario NDP blocks her from seeking nomination | CBC News
The MPP for Hamilton Centre says the Ontario NDP has decided she isn't eligible to seek the local party nomination. Jama was ousted from the party in late 2023.
www.cbc.ca
January 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
#SarahJama is being forced to run as an independent but this development isn’t without possibilities.
I am done with @ondp.bsky.social, @maritstilesndp.bsky.social & the rest of the cronies in this neoliberal party. You've learned nothing from the #KitchenerCentre by-election drubbing. Until this party cleans house and gets back to its roots, you've lost my support. This is a total sham.
I will be running for re-election in Hamilton Centre as an Independent.
You can volunteer with us by making calls, knocking on doors, or donating to the campaign.
Reach out to me and my team at www.hamiltoncentre.ca.
See you at the doors, Hamilton Centre!
You can volunteer with us by making calls, knocking on doors, or donating to the campaign.
Reach out to me and my team at www.hamiltoncentre.ca.
See you at the doors, Hamilton Centre!
January 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I am done with @ondp.bsky.social, @maritstilesndp.bsky.social & the rest of the cronies in this neoliberal party. You've learned nothing from the #KitchenerCentre by-election drubbing. Until this party cleans house and gets back to its roots, you've lost my support. This is a total sham.
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@nkalamb.bsky.social is a prof at UNB and a member of the editorial board of @nbmediacoop.bsky.social . This story is utterly scandalous, and more worryingly, a possible sign of things to come.
Why Did the US Block a Canadian Professor From His Own Book Event?
Nathan Kalman-Lamb was barred entry into the US. This is a harbinger of the dark political future that Trump is ushering in.
www.thenation.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
@nkalamb.bsky.social is a prof at UNB and a member of the editorial board of @nbmediacoop.bsky.social . This story is utterly scandalous, and more worryingly, a possible sign of things to come.
Dispositif: A Cartography (@mitpress.bsky.social / @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social ).
A ground-breaking anthology that places dispositifs (“apparatuses”) at the center of contemporary thought.
Link: rb.gy/2ute71
A ground-breaking anthology that places dispositifs (“apparatuses”) at the center of contemporary thought.
Link: rb.gy/2ute71
January 21, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Dispositif: A Cartography (@mitpress.bsky.social / @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social ).
A ground-breaking anthology that places dispositifs (“apparatuses”) at the center of contemporary thought.
Link: rb.gy/2ute71
A ground-breaking anthology that places dispositifs (“apparatuses”) at the center of contemporary thought.
Link: rb.gy/2ute71