Matthew David Becker
@matthewbecker.ca
Queer Canadian composer (he/him), copyist, and recording artist.
#LGBTQ
#LGBTQ
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
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“Restore merit, end DEI” says man who could only get elected in Canada’s safest Conservative stronghold
“Restore merit, end DEI” says man who could only get elected in Canada’s safest Conservative stronghold
OTTAWA - Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has launched a petition to "end DEI programs and restore merit", just months after losing his own heavily-favoured seat before running in an even more hea...
www.thebeaverton.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“Restore merit, end DEI” says man who could only get elected in Canada’s safest Conservative stronghold
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Ontario’s last election showed how millions of votes went unrepresented, letting one party govern without majority support.
With proportional representation, every vote helps shape the government and fake majorities become a thing of the past.
With proportional representation, every vote helps shape the government and fake majorities become a thing of the past.
August 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Ontario’s last election showed how millions of votes went unrepresented, letting one party govern without majority support.
With proportional representation, every vote helps shape the government and fake majorities become a thing of the past.
With proportional representation, every vote helps shape the government and fake majorities become a thing of the past.
Finding out a musician I've admired for over 20 years pushed out a single with AI-generated artwork and an accompanying AI-slop music video was not how I expected to start my day.
July 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Finding out a musician I've admired for over 20 years pushed out a single with AI-generated artwork and an accompanying AI-slop music video was not how I expected to start my day.
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Damning.
A new report is exposing hundreds of Canadian arms shipments to Israel.
I’ll be covering this today. The press conference should be starting any minute now.
armsembargonow.ca/report/
A new report is exposing hundreds of Canadian arms shipments to Israel.
I’ll be covering this today. The press conference should be starting any minute now.
armsembargonow.ca/report/
Arms Embargo Now!
Canada’s secret arms trade with Israel, exposed: This hard-hitting report exposes the damning data—hundreds of shipments, hundreds of thousands of bullets—and the Canadian government’s web of lies tha...
armsembargonow.ca
July 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Damning.
A new report is exposing hundreds of Canadian arms shipments to Israel.
I’ll be covering this today. The press conference should be starting any minute now.
armsembargonow.ca/report/
A new report is exposing hundreds of Canadian arms shipments to Israel.
I’ll be covering this today. The press conference should be starting any minute now.
armsembargonow.ca/report/
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When professors experience racism (sexism, homophobia, transphobia, etc) at work, that’s part of their service load. It takes work to deal with that and still come back and do your job. That’s service to the department. It’s deeply unfair service. But it is service.
May 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
When professors experience racism (sexism, homophobia, transphobia, etc) at work, that’s part of their service load. It takes work to deal with that and still come back and do your job. That’s service to the department. It’s deeply unfair service. But it is service.
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The case for proportional representation is undeniable.
CTV reports on how our democracy distorting voting system fuels regional divisions, and how proportional representation can fix it.
@mark-carney.bsky.social, will you champion a system where every vote truly counts?
#cdnpoli
CTV reports on how our democracy distorting voting system fuels regional divisions, and how proportional representation can fix it.
@mark-carney.bsky.social, will you champion a system where every vote truly counts?
#cdnpoli
No more blue wall, red wall: How electoral reform could stop regional election sweeps nationalnewswatch.com/2025/05/14/n...
No more blue wall, red wall: How electoral reform could stop regional…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The case for proportional representation is undeniable.
CTV reports on how our democracy distorting voting system fuels regional divisions, and how proportional representation can fix it.
@mark-carney.bsky.social, will you champion a system where every vote truly counts?
#cdnpoli
CTV reports on how our democracy distorting voting system fuels regional divisions, and how proportional representation can fix it.
@mark-carney.bsky.social, will you champion a system where every vote truly counts?
#cdnpoli
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I don't 'refuse to use' AI, I just don't use AI; in the same way that I don't shoplift, or plagiarise other people's books - it requires no effort of will, it's just not something I would think of doing
Bizarrely framed article about the people (all women) who ‘refuse to use AI’. And a #philosophy professor who says “The moment to opt out of #AI has already passed”. Oh well. That’s that then. 🤷♂️ #AIEthics www.bbc.com/news/article...
The people refusing to use AI
Worried about the environment and the loss of skills, some people are resisting the rise of AI.
www.bbc.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I don't 'refuse to use' AI, I just don't use AI; in the same way that I don't shoplift, or plagiarise other people's books - it requires no effort of will, it's just not something I would think of doing
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Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
April 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
I promise I'll do more with this account than just repost things (probably).
March 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I promise I'll do more with this account than just repost things (probably).
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March 20th is the 4th annual Two-Spirit & Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Awareness Day, a time to honour the diversity, beauty, and resurgence of Two-Spirit and Indigenous queer and trans identities across Turtle Island. #2SpiritDay #TwoSpirit2025 #SpringEquinox
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March 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
March 20th is the 4th annual Two-Spirit & Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Awareness Day, a time to honour the diversity, beauty, and resurgence of Two-Spirit and Indigenous queer and trans identities across Turtle Island. #2SpiritDay #TwoSpirit2025 #SpringEquinox
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CBC is now predicting an early election call on Sunday, but we’re ready. Pierre Poilievre is an enemy to the climate and our communities, and we won’t get played 😎 dontgetplayed.ca
March 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
CBC is now predicting an early election call on Sunday, but we’re ready. Pierre Poilievre is an enemy to the climate and our communities, and we won’t get played 😎 dontgetplayed.ca
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Call on PM Carney to champion a transformative, nation-building project that takes the climate emergency seriously: a publicly owned, renewable powered east-west electricity grid that provides the country with secure electricity, while lowering electricity bills.
allofustogether.ca/peoples-powe...
allofustogether.ca/peoples-powe...
People’s Power Grid
allofustogether.ca
March 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Call on PM Carney to champion a transformative, nation-building project that takes the climate emergency seriously: a publicly owned, renewable powered east-west electricity grid that provides the country with secure electricity, while lowering electricity bills.
allofustogether.ca/peoples-powe...
allofustogether.ca/peoples-powe...