alex d.
@alexdacosta.bsky.social
Sociology of Education | Cultural Studies | Anti-Racism | Professor at UAlberta Faculty of Education |
amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton)
#PolicingFreeSchools
Free Palestine
amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton)
#PolicingFreeSchools
Free Palestine
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Everytime you see a person that claims Native men are the cause of MMIWG2T, post this article. I’ve been reposting it for years yet rarely see folkx challenge it. Most will never ready the National Inquiry, let alone advocate for the 231 Calls to Justice. www.nationalobserver.com/2019/06/07/a...
We fact-checked a viral claim about who's killing MMIWG. It was wrong.
A claim that Indigenous men kill 70 per cent of MMIWG was picked up by white nationalist Faith Goldy and a former editor-in-chief of the Walrus. It wasn't true.
www.nationalobserver.com
April 9, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Everytime you see a person that claims Native men are the cause of MMIWG2T, post this article. I’ve been reposting it for years yet rarely see folkx challenge it. Most will never ready the National Inquiry, let alone advocate for the 231 Calls to Justice. www.nationalobserver.com/2019/06/07/a...
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Cutting VPs who are crucial to school functioning, yet the province has tens of millions allocated in the new budget to forcibly return police back to schools, reversing the decisions taken by school boards to remove them when they were deemed ineffective and harmful. www.thestar.com/news/gta/tds...
TDSB is cutting 40 vice-principals — so some schools will have to share
The Toronto District School Board, currently under provincial supervision, said 28 of the roles were tied to pandemic-era funding that expired.
www.thestar.com
April 2, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Cutting VPs who are crucial to school functioning, yet the province has tens of millions allocated in the new budget to forcibly return police back to schools, reversing the decisions taken by school boards to remove them when they were deemed ineffective and harmful. www.thestar.com/news/gta/tds...
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It’s weird how people think space travel is what makes the Star Trek utopia
It is who humanity chooses to be, how it chooses to distribute power, that is what produces the utopian elements
It is who humanity chooses to be, how it chooses to distribute power, that is what produces the utopian elements
April 1, 2026 at 10:16 PM
It’s weird how people think space travel is what makes the Star Trek utopia
It is who humanity chooses to be, how it chooses to distribute power, that is what produces the utopian elements
It is who humanity chooses to be, how it chooses to distribute power, that is what produces the utopian elements
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Alberta's new electoral boundary recommendations would see the two biggest cities have less representation in the legislature, per person, compared to the provincial average:
Edmonton: 5.7% more people per MLA
Calgary: 2.6% more people per MLA
Rest of Alberta: 4.8% fewer people per MLA
Edmonton: 5.7% more people per MLA
Calgary: 2.6% more people per MLA
Rest of Alberta: 4.8% fewer people per MLA
March 27, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Alberta's new electoral boundary recommendations would see the two biggest cities have less representation in the legislature, per person, compared to the provincial average:
Edmonton: 5.7% more people per MLA
Calgary: 2.6% more people per MLA
Rest of Alberta: 4.8% fewer people per MLA
Edmonton: 5.7% more people per MLA
Calgary: 2.6% more people per MLA
Rest of Alberta: 4.8% fewer people per MLA
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We analyzed the locations of 38 data centre campuses proposed in Alberta.
Three quarters of them are in regions under high or extremely high water stress. Only three have been planned in low water stress regions, which comprise the majority of Alberta’s land mass.
Three quarters of them are in regions under high or extremely high water stress. Only three have been planned in low water stress regions, which comprise the majority of Alberta’s land mass.
Three quarters of data centre sites planned in Alberta are in high water stress areas
Canada’s National Observer analyzed the locations of 38 data centre campuses proposed in the province, and found that three quarters of them are in regions where water use is already in shorter supply...
www.nationalobserver.com
March 23, 2026 at 2:02 PM
We analyzed the locations of 38 data centre campuses proposed in Alberta.
Three quarters of them are in regions under high or extremely high water stress. Only three have been planned in low water stress regions, which comprise the majority of Alberta’s land mass.
Three quarters of them are in regions under high or extremely high water stress. Only three have been planned in low water stress regions, which comprise the majority of Alberta’s land mass.
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Rest in power Breonna Taylor. Today, we mourn six years without her, and six years without justice or accountability.
March 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Rest in power Breonna Taylor. Today, we mourn six years without her, and six years without justice or accountability.
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Haitian woman, 31, dies alone at Pittsburgh bus stop days after ICE released her to the streets far from home to perish. Rest in power, Daphy Michel: migrantinsider.com/p/the-loneso...
The Lonesome Death of Daphy Michel
Watch now | Haitian Woman, 31, Dies Alone at Pittsburgh Bus Stop Days After ICE Released Her Far From Home to Die.
migrantinsider.com
March 14, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Haitian woman, 31, dies alone at Pittsburgh bus stop days after ICE released her to the streets far from home to perish. Rest in power, Daphy Michel: migrantinsider.com/p/the-loneso...
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A BC court found an Alberta separatist movement leader misappropriated $1.3 million of his elderly aunt and uncle’s money. Their niece says Dennis Modry hasn’t paid it back.
Family seeking $1.3M owed by Alberta separatist leader Dennis Modry after court order | CBC News
Relatives of a prominent Alberta separatist who met with U.S. officials are upset that he has failed to pay back more than $1.3 million that he owes from a court order issued almost a year ago. A B.C....
www.cbc.ca
March 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
A BC court found an Alberta separatist movement leader misappropriated $1.3 million of his elderly aunt and uncle’s money. Their niece says Dennis Modry hasn’t paid it back.
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March 4, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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"Today, the Brazilian Supreme Court announced that they had convicted the masterminds behind the assassination of socialist Rio de Janeiro City Councilwoman Marielle Franco guilty on all counts."
massive news in Brazil today, writeup by @mikeelk.bsky.social
paydayreport.com/rio-police-c...
massive news in Brazil today, writeup by @mikeelk.bsky.social
paydayreport.com/rio-police-c...
Rio Police Chief & Congressman Convicted in Assassination of Socialist Rio Councilwoman Marielle Franco
The court found that the former Chief of Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Rivaldo Barbosa, Brazilian Congressman Chiquinho Brazão, and his brother, Rio State Auditor General Domingos Brazão, were responsib...
paydayreport.com
February 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
"Today, the Brazilian Supreme Court announced that they had convicted the masterminds behind the assassination of socialist Rio de Janeiro City Councilwoman Marielle Franco guilty on all counts."
massive news in Brazil today, writeup by @mikeelk.bsky.social
paydayreport.com/rio-police-c...
massive news in Brazil today, writeup by @mikeelk.bsky.social
paydayreport.com/rio-police-c...
C'mon Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. Honor your commitment.
I hope New Yorkers will challenge Mamdani about this. Too often, people feel they need to be absolutely for or against a politician — ignoring their missteps or throwing them out with the bathwater. You can like and/or believe in someone and still challenge them to deliver on their promises.
Mayor Mamdani Breaks His Promise to NYC Public Libraries
The Struggle Against Defunding Libraries Continues...
prisonculture.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:58 PM
C'mon Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. Honor your commitment.
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What are the strategies for addressing "self-Indigenization" in our institutions?
Join UMN American Indian Studies for Holding Our Ground, a hybrid symposium on Indigenous Ethnic Fraud. March 18-19, 2026. Minneapolis + Online. Register: cla.umn.edu/ais/news-eve...
Join UMN American Indian Studies for Holding Our Ground, a hybrid symposium on Indigenous Ethnic Fraud. March 18-19, 2026. Minneapolis + Online. Register: cla.umn.edu/ais/news-eve...
Holding Our Ground: Voices and Strategies Against Self-Indigenization
Hosted by the Department of American Indian Studies, this symposium responds to the global phenomenon known as self-Indigenization, pretendianism, or ethnic fraud.
cla.umn.edu
February 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM
What are the strategies for addressing "self-Indigenization" in our institutions?
Join UMN American Indian Studies for Holding Our Ground, a hybrid symposium on Indigenous Ethnic Fraud. March 18-19, 2026. Minneapolis + Online. Register: cla.umn.edu/ais/news-eve...
Join UMN American Indian Studies for Holding Our Ground, a hybrid symposium on Indigenous Ethnic Fraud. March 18-19, 2026. Minneapolis + Online. Register: cla.umn.edu/ais/news-eve...
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I think The Actual Star ebook is really going to be $3.99 all month. Lucky you!! Go get it before February ends!
The Actual Star: A Novel
Amazon.com: The Actual Star: A Novel eBook : Byrne, Monica: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I think The Actual Star ebook is really going to be $3.99 all month. Lucky you!! Go get it before February ends!
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Bill 137 "forces teachers in Saskatchewan to tell parents if a student under 16 asks to go by a new name or pronoun."
"Saskatchewan Coalition to Repeal Bill 137 [..] is gaining momentum. The event in November had a packed venue."
#Saskatchewan #Canada #Education #Labour
"Saskatchewan Coalition to Repeal Bill 137 [..] is gaining momentum. The event in November had a packed venue."
#Saskatchewan #Canada #Education #Labour
Saskatchewan's pronoun policy is driving teachers out of the profession
Teachers in the province are struggling to choose between protecting children and following the law.
xtramagazine.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Bill 137 "forces teachers in Saskatchewan to tell parents if a student under 16 asks to go by a new name or pronoun."
"Saskatchewan Coalition to Repeal Bill 137 [..] is gaining momentum. The event in November had a packed venue."
#Saskatchewan #Canada #Education #Labour
"Saskatchewan Coalition to Repeal Bill 137 [..] is gaining momentum. The event in November had a packed venue."
#Saskatchewan #Canada #Education #Labour
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🧵In this new op-ed in the Edmonton Journal, @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I debunk the myth that EDI hiring and “reverse discrimination” happened at University of Alberta.
In actuality, the U of A has not made any advancement in EDI hiring.
In actuality, the U of A has not made any advancement in EDI hiring.
Opinion: Little evidence of EDI hiring policy in practice at the U of A
The U of A’s recruitment data does not show any signs of progress in EDI, let alone patterns of reverse discrimination.
edmontonjournal.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:54 PM
🧵In this new op-ed in the Edmonton Journal, @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I debunk the myth that EDI hiring and “reverse discrimination” happened at University of Alberta.
In actuality, the U of A has not made any advancement in EDI hiring.
In actuality, the U of A has not made any advancement in EDI hiring.
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The response to Toronto police corruption shouldn't be a $90 million dollar raise
Tell the mayor and city council to boost city services like recreation, long term care and shelters, not policing
visit anothertoronto.ca to take action right now
Tell the mayor and city council to boost city services like recreation, long term care and shelters, not policing
visit anothertoronto.ca to take action right now
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The response to Toronto police corruption shouldn't be a $90 million dollar raise
Tell the mayor and city council to boost city services like recreation, long term care and shelters, not policing
visit anothertoronto.ca to take action right now
Tell the mayor and city council to boost city services like recreation, long term care and shelters, not policing
visit anothertoronto.ca to take action right now
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The University of Alberta released their new values statement emphasizing a "spirit of community" that guides every decision they make
In January they slashed 100% of the affiliated child care budget that had been in place for decades despite every union on campus in opposition
In January they slashed 100% of the affiliated child care budget that had been in place for decades despite every union on campus in opposition
February 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The University of Alberta released their new values statement emphasizing a "spirit of community" that guides every decision they make
In January they slashed 100% of the affiliated child care budget that had been in place for decades despite every union on campus in opposition
In January they slashed 100% of the affiliated child care budget that had been in place for decades despite every union on campus in opposition
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New emails obtained by CBC through access of information show that before announcing the end of EDI at the University of Alberta, the president sent his announcement to the UCP before publication.
How's that for institutional neutrality?
How's that for institutional neutrality?
U of A looks to remove EDI from hiring policy | CBC News
The University of Alberta is proposing to eliminate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) from its hiring policy, a year after the school initially said it was moving away from the term.
www.cbc.ca
February 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM
New emails obtained by CBC through access of information show that before announcing the end of EDI at the University of Alberta, the president sent his announcement to the UCP before publication.
How's that for institutional neutrality?
How's that for institutional neutrality?
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“Emails obtained by CBC through an access to information request show that Flanagan’s newspaper letter was sent by the university’s government relations department to staff at the Ministry of Advanced Education before it was published.” By @emilyawilliams52.bsky.social #AbPSE #AbLeg
U of A looks to remove EDI from hiring policy | CBC News
The University of Alberta is proposing to eliminate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) from its hiring policy, a year after the school initially said it was moving away from the term.
www.cbc.ca
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
“Emails obtained by CBC through an access to information request show that Flanagan’s newspaper letter was sent by the university’s government relations department to staff at the Ministry of Advanced Education before it was published.” By @emilyawilliams52.bsky.social #AbPSE #AbLeg
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Does a “reform” further empower your enemies or take power and resources away from them? Some of you need to sit with this question.
January 27, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Does a “reform” further empower your enemies or take power and resources away from them? Some of you need to sit with this question.
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A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
January 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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Video Shows ICE Agent’s Fatal Shooting of Civilian in Minneapolis
theintercept.com/2026/01/07/v...
theintercept.com/2026/01/07/v...
Video Shows ICE Agent’s Fatal Shooting of Civilian in Minneapolis
Video from the scene of the Minnesota ICE shooting contradicts DHS’s narrative that locals were rioting and threatening agents’ lives.
theintercept.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Video Shows ICE Agent’s Fatal Shooting of Civilian in Minneapolis
theintercept.com/2026/01/07/v...
theintercept.com/2026/01/07/v...
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Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."