Nicholas Pagnucco
@nicholaspagnucco.bsky.social
Sociologist at St Mary's University, Calgary
Specialties: Post Secondary Education, Culture, Organizations, Theory. He/Him cishet White settler. My posts are my own, reposts are not necessarily endorsements.
Specialties: Post Secondary Education, Culture, Organizations, Theory. He/Him cishet White settler. My posts are my own, reposts are not necessarily endorsements.
Reposted by Nicholas Pagnucco
1. They tried to bring down YYC Mayor Gondek, but couldn’t get the sig’s.
2. They lowered the # of sig’s req’d & increased the time req’d & winked to the separatists.
3. Lukaszuk got more sig’s on his pro-Cdn petition than anyone dare dream.
They’re realizing ppl are super-pissed with THEM.
2. They lowered the # of sig’s req’d & increased the time req’d & winked to the separatists.
3. Lukaszuk got more sig’s on his pro-Cdn petition than anyone dare dream.
They’re realizing ppl are super-pissed with THEM.
a person is pressing a red button that says " emergency "
Alt: a person is pressing a flashing red button that says " panic "
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
1. They tried to bring down YYC Mayor Gondek, but couldn’t get the sig’s.
2. They lowered the # of sig’s req’d & increased the time req’d & winked to the separatists.
3. Lukaszuk got more sig’s on his pro-Cdn petition than anyone dare dream.
They’re realizing ppl are super-pissed with THEM.
2. They lowered the # of sig’s req’d & increased the time req’d & winked to the separatists.
3. Lukaszuk got more sig’s on his pro-Cdn petition than anyone dare dream.
They’re realizing ppl are super-pissed with THEM.
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QANON CULTIST IN 2017: "In this 1,879 page thread I will unravel the byzantine system of codewords and phrases the global elite use to mask their pedophile cabal."
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
QANON CULTIST IN 2017: "In this 1,879 page thread I will unravel the byzantine system of codewords and phrases the global elite use to mask their pedophile cabal."
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
Someone stole a chunk of the Homeless Jesus statue at my university. What the Hell. Someone suggested it was done for scrap metal, which I guess makes as much sense as anything, but still. Wtf. calgary.citynews.ca/2025/11/12/c...
Statue at Calgary Catholic university vandalized, stolen
Police in Calgary are looking for a person who vandalized and stole part of a sculpture at St. Mary's University.
calgary.citynews.ca
November 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Someone stole a chunk of the Homeless Jesus statue at my university. What the Hell. Someone suggested it was done for scrap metal, which I guess makes as much sense as anything, but still. Wtf. calgary.citynews.ca/2025/11/12/c...
Sociology. The discipline that lets Reed Richards be his worst self.
(I'd argue that sociology is much closer to "psychohistory" as it appears in Asimov and Marvel Comics than the actual discipline of history. Especially in its more ambitious and functionalist forms)
(I'd argue that sociology is much closer to "psychohistory" as it appears in Asimov and Marvel Comics than the actual discipline of history. Especially in its more ambitious and functionalist forms)
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Sociology. The discipline that lets Reed Richards be his worst self.
(I'd argue that sociology is much closer to "psychohistory" as it appears in Asimov and Marvel Comics than the actual discipline of history. Especially in its more ambitious and functionalist forms)
(I'd argue that sociology is much closer to "psychohistory" as it appears in Asimov and Marvel Comics than the actual discipline of history. Especially in its more ambitious and functionalist forms)
Well
Best example of hyper reality I can use in class just dropped.
Best example of hyper reality I can use in class just dropped.
New uncanny valley unlocked: inflatable corn maze for urban fall fests.
November 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Well
Best example of hyper reality I can use in class just dropped.
Best example of hyper reality I can use in class just dropped.
This seems.... not ideal?
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November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This seems.... not ideal?
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bro are you fucking kidding me
![quote from the Economist article which says "[study authors] are now looking at whether AI facial analysis can give lenders useful clues about a person’s propensity to repay loans. For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6ofjbklfvptnupad4lxumblw/bafkreia3yctiqd7ejumpd6novxjpiycphtfkc3bdgd573jw37faqdl7o7m@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
bro are you fucking kidding me
I am becoming a Canadian citizen today.
As I wait for the ceremony to start
They have a screen with rotating Canadian factoids.
As I wait for the ceremony to start
They have a screen with rotating Canadian factoids.
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I am becoming a Canadian citizen today.
As I wait for the ceremony to start
They have a screen with rotating Canadian factoids.
As I wait for the ceremony to start
They have a screen with rotating Canadian factoids.
This looks like an interesting book, especially as it appears the author has gone to pains to say he's not saying we shouldn't care about inequality.
Feels like the sort of book that should be debated carefully.
Feels like the sort of book that should be debated carefully.
This looks fascinating and controversial!
"I examine the country evidence on the effect of income inequality on living standards, democracy, equality of opportunity, longevity, and happiness... support for the notion that reducing inequality will improve other outcomes is underwhelming."
"I examine the country evidence on the effect of income inequality on living standards, democracy, equality of opportunity, longevity, and happiness... support for the notion that reducing inequality will improve other outcomes is underwhelming."
My new book: “Is Inequality the Problem?”
It’s available from Oxford University Press, Amazon, and elsewhere. The introductory chapter is online here. From the opening: Historically, the belief that inequality is unfair was the main …
lanekenworthy.net
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
This looks like an interesting book, especially as it appears the author has gone to pains to say he's not saying we shouldn't care about inequality.
Feels like the sort of book that should be debated carefully.
Feels like the sort of book that should be debated carefully.
Doing a quick literature search on the relationship between postsecondary and democracy for reasons.
It's rather painful how antiquated academic work from 3 years ago feels. 3 years ago, I probably would have read the same abstracts and called them "optimistic"
...sigh
It's rather painful how antiquated academic work from 3 years ago feels. 3 years ago, I probably would have read the same abstracts and called them "optimistic"
...sigh
November 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Doing a quick literature search on the relationship between postsecondary and democracy for reasons.
It's rather painful how antiquated academic work from 3 years ago feels. 3 years ago, I probably would have read the same abstracts and called them "optimistic"
...sigh
It's rather painful how antiquated academic work from 3 years ago feels. 3 years ago, I probably would have read the same abstracts and called them "optimistic"
...sigh
Beware the scholastic fallacy.
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
"Yirmeya raises a dilemma:"
"Yirmeya raises a dilemma:"
"by Joseph Kohen-Zedek"
October 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Beware the scholastic fallacy.
I really wish my university had a sociology of social movements course.
October 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I really wish my university had a sociology of social movements course.
I'm going to have to read the report. I'm assuming there will be parts that worry me.
Riddle me this. Do the authors of this report really value intellectual curiosity? I mean look at their own leadership at the UofC policy School. I dont remember them valuing my intellectual diversity www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta panel suggests new post-secondary funding model, institutional neutrality | CBC News
A panel that studied Alberta's post-secondary institutions has released its recommendations, which include replacing the funding framework, providing more assistance like grants and scholarships to st...
www.cbc.ca
October 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I'm going to have to read the report. I'm assuming there will be parts that worry me.
*sighs*
I'm going to regret this, but I really want to figure out the viability of Bourdieu's normative claims regarding the relative autonomy of fields. Wish me luck. #sociology #socialtheory #bourdieu
I'm going to regret this, but I really want to figure out the viability of Bourdieu's normative claims regarding the relative autonomy of fields. Wish me luck. #sociology #socialtheory #bourdieu
October 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
*sighs*
I'm going to regret this, but I really want to figure out the viability of Bourdieu's normative claims regarding the relative autonomy of fields. Wish me luck. #sociology #socialtheory #bourdieu
I'm going to regret this, but I really want to figure out the viability of Bourdieu's normative claims regarding the relative autonomy of fields. Wish me luck. #sociology #socialtheory #bourdieu
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Cornell is cancelling a distinguished professor's classes on Gaza and suspending him because of the complaints of a student who previously served in Israel's military surveillance agency and was literally recording the comments of other students in class and deliberately derailing discussion.
September 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Cornell is cancelling a distinguished professor's classes on Gaza and suspending him because of the complaints of a student who previously served in Israel's military surveillance agency and was literally recording the comments of other students in class and deliberately derailing discussion.
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Jesus Chuck...I GUESS WE ARE NOW! So what the fuck are you going to do about it??
Chuck Schumer just told CNN, in the wake of Kimmel’s suspension, that “we are not that country.”
Alas we are, now. Maybe not forever. But now.
Alas we are, now. Maybe not forever. But now.
September 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Jesus Chuck...I GUESS WE ARE NOW! So what the fuck are you going to do about it??
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We are definitely through some kinda looking glass.
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August 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We are definitely through some kinda looking glass.
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I am not sure how many people realize the huge array of field affected by these cut to science agencies. For example, the NSF quietly stopped hosting the public available USAP photo library last month, a resource of thousands of historic United States Antarctic photos dating to the 1940s. #histsci
This is profoundly bad. The data generated by NASA feeds research in many, MANY disciplines. I, for instance, am a historian, and my dissertation (now book project) uses satellite imagery as a major source for exploring the historical relationship between people and the environment.
NASA’s acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
August 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I am not sure how many people realize the huge array of field affected by these cut to science agencies. For example, the NSF quietly stopped hosting the public available USAP photo library last month, a resource of thousands of historic United States Antarctic photos dating to the 1940s. #histsci
Just got a weird email to my gmail, from the mailer daemon saying that an email I sent could not be delivered.
It claims the email address I tried to send stuff to was my own, and the content of the email was a T-mobile spam link.
I did not click the link and I changed my gmail password.
???
It claims the email address I tried to send stuff to was my own, and the content of the email was a T-mobile spam link.
I did not click the link and I changed my gmail password.
???
August 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Just got a weird email to my gmail, from the mailer daemon saying that an email I sent could not be delivered.
It claims the email address I tried to send stuff to was my own, and the content of the email was a T-mobile spam link.
I did not click the link and I changed my gmail password.
???
It claims the email address I tried to send stuff to was my own, and the content of the email was a T-mobile spam link.
I did not click the link and I changed my gmail password.
???
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“Promising young man” justice discourse but for companies, love it
August 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
“Promising young man” justice discourse but for companies, love it
It’s posts like this that make me feel soc of media courses are extremely important, but they also make me painfully aware of my inadequacies to teach it.
August 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
It’s posts like this that make me feel soc of media courses are extremely important, but they also make me painfully aware of my inadequacies to teach it.
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If I could pick one image to send back to 2003 to try and change the timeline
August 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
If I could pick one image to send back to 2003 to try and change the timeline
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replace the manosphere with this
August 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
replace the manosphere with this
There was an error in my initial link, so here it is a second time:
I'm very happy to share my new article, "When Is a Job Not a Job: Justifications of Part-Time Faculty Work in English and Math Departments at Three Colleges and Universities" in the journal Higher Education Politics & Economics.
I'm very happy to share my new article, "When Is a Job Not a Job: Justifications of Part-Time Faculty Work in English and Math Departments at Three Colleges and Universities" in the journal Higher Education Politics & Economics.
When Is a Job Not a Job: Justifications of Part-Time Faculty Work in English and Math Departments at Three Colleges and Universities
| Higher Education Politics and Economics
www.ojed.org
July 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM