Matthew Rowlinson

"The working classes have always been the caring classes — not just because they do almost all of the caring labor, but also because, perhaps partly as a result, they actually are more empathetic than the rich. Psychological studies show this, by the way. The richer you are, the less competent you are at even understanding other people’s feelings. So trying to reimagine work — not as a value or end in itself, but as the material extension of caring — is a good start." . - David Graeber

My dog may confuse close-reading a paper with close-eating it, but I bet you don't. Please consider applying to this guaranteed MLA27 session, and help us spread the word!

(Official, 35-word CFP on MLA page linked below; more detailed CFP in alt-text with side-eye dog.)

--..."unfortunately AI models are not perfect,” a Google spokesman said in a statement.--

this is so ghoulish and disgusting

One of my favourite sides of politics/media.

large blue handpainted banner reading "More like DEFUNDING Nova Scotia", in reference to the title of Tim Houston's disastrous austerity budget

great minds

15 US military aircraft have left the Rota and Morón air bases after Spain refused to allow them to be used for operations related to Iran, Reuters reports.

February 28th, 2026 NDP statement on Iran bombings Following the events in Iran, Alexandre Boulerice, NDP Foreign Affairs Critic, issued the following statement: "The NDP strongly condemns the American and Israeli bombings of Iran. This is a dangerous escalation that risks dragging the entire region into a major conflict. The oppressive and bloody regime of the Ayatollahs is reprehensible, but its nuclear program must be managed through the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In fact, its Director General, Mr. Grossi, recently indicated that he was working with the Iranian administration to resume inspections and reiterated that there could be no solution other than a diplomatic one. The NDP deplores the Carney government's decision to blindly support this dangerous venture by Israel and Donald Trump's administration. We want Canada to be a voice for diplomacy, peace, and international law."

Here is @ndp.ca’s statement condemning US-Israeli military strikes in Iran and calling on the Carney government to defend international law

Déclaration de Alexandre Boulerice sur les bombardements sur l’Iran Suite aux événements en Iran, Alexandre Boulerice, porte-parole aux Affaires étrangères du NPD a émis la déclaration suivante :

www.npd.ca/nouvelles/de... #Iran #USA #NPD @npd.ca

Justin Ling: Trump and Netanyahu have made a dangerous gamble in Iran. Why is Carney cheering them on? We should cheer when the brutal Iranian regime falls, whenever that may come to pass. But we should condemn this chaotic, risky violence and all the death that comes with

Trump and Netanyahu have made a dangerous gamble in Iran. Why is Carney cheering them on? #Opinion

Shameful. It could not be more evident that the true threat to international peace and security comes from the US; if we can’t say that, then at least remain silent.

Joint Statement by the Leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom on Iran. France, Germany and the United Kingdom have consistently urged the Iranian regime to end Iran’s nuclear program, curb its ballistic missile program, refrain fro

Here's the joint statement by the UK, France and Germany that I wish Carney had made on behalf of Canada.

Horrible look on him and Canada.

www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-...

“To initiate a war of aggression, therefore, is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole.”

Judgment of the international Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Germany.

The hell with Trump, the hell with Khameni; and the hell with Mark Carney for endorsing this madness. Poor Tehran.

Ugh. Sorry to hear. My experience has been that progressives will work, but it can be a hassle to get there.

Just spend a lot of money on really good progressive lenses in frames you like and that fit--then wear them all the time.

Congratulations!

OH MY GOD PERCY SHELLEY WAS THE ORIGINAL FOX MULDER

“what HRM is planning to spend on bike lanes this coming year is less than the Mayor’s total office budget”. Councillor Sam Austin

Has anyone ever read a library ebook *through*? They are a cursed technology.

We didn’t know it, but we lived in a Golden Age of information access that tech is shutting down

Follow-up—there is no way to actually listen to the debate in French ie without the translation. Ffs

Here’s a question I wish I’d thought of submitting to the debate—Jack saw that the #ndp path to power had to include Quebec. Boulerice is a great guy; he’s our last Quebec MP. What are these leadership candidates going to do to keep him on board and to make sure he soon has company?

UT Head of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Speaks Out • The Austin Chronicle On Monday, the Chronicle spoke with Lisa Moore, who has served since 2023 as the chair of UT-Austin’s Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department – a department that is now being collapsed with ...

Now that Faculty Council has been dissolved and our administrators from the Dean level up have been replaced by political appointees, a free press is the only place UT Austin faculty have to speak up.
www.austinchronicle.com/news/ut-head...

FACULTY: Has your employer provided concrete support to faculty to accommodate the meteoric rise in the unauthorized use of generative AI in the classroom or within the university more broadly? What might this tangibly look like?

Remember the golden rule: whenever a tech bro specifies a timescale in which something will happen, that thing will definitely not happen within that timescale.

Everything about Leqaa Kordia's arrest and incarceration is abhorrent. CAIR has set up an easy form for you to send your representatives a message demanding Leqaa Kordia's release. secure.everyaction.com/6U1ygBt6eUK-...

Trans Journalists Association Stylebook and Coverage Guide The Transgender Journalists Association’s Stylebook and Coverage Guide is a tool reporters, editors, and other journalists can use to improve news coverage of trans people and the stories that affect ...

Hey Canadian media ... "born as a biological male" is not the move when you're reporting on what happened in Tumbler Ridge.

Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today

styleguide.transjournalists.org

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick