After the 1990 Oka Crisis, Canada realized it needed much tighter control over the media in order to limit solidarity. This is why during the 1995 Gustafsen Lake Crisis the RCMP very pointedly ran a smear-campaign (admitted to as such in their own training videos) against land defenders.

thirty-six years later Engineering Cairn, UBC (December 3, 2025) I wrote and first shared this piece in December 2014. It’s been lightly edited and updated, including new links for...

Today, December 6th, is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. I wrote about the event that precipitated its creation, and its role in my own life, on its 25th anniversary. buttondown.com/metafoundry/...

Late Empire Life Extension Western decline, like its bloody ascent, produces anti aging panics. And while people might "yearn for woke" the growing beauty market portends concessions to the right wing.

“wellness” tied to anti aging is both cope and accelerant for imperial violence, in this piece I outline the past, present, and grim future marked by the products and routines selling “longevity” ayeshaasiddiqi.substack.com/p/late-empir...

Selma Dabbagh | Rebranding Genocide The killing of Palestinians has continued, sometimes surpassing pre-ceasefire levels and accelerating viciously in the...

‘After two long years during which use of the word “ceasefire” was enough to put you at risk of losing your livelihood, “ceasefire” has become something we are expected to be grateful for, now that “ceasefire” means continued genocide.’

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After the Rubygems drama, I felt frustrated that I can’t escape evil people trying to dominate my life.

I found myself mourning the future I thought we would have; but also hopeful that it’s not too late to start choosing kindness.

Join me in building a better future:

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I just got a rental that wouldn’t let me turn down the stereo because the car was in reverse 🫠

Too young for TikTok, old enough for jail: How a meaner Australia treats its kids Two worrying but contradictory laws affecting children passed last week in Queensland and Canberra. Both arose despite a lack of evidence to support them.

The seeming contradiction here is easily explained by the fact that the criminals laws are about jailing black kids, while the social media ban is ostensibly about saving white kids. So in the eyes of most Australian, there is no contradiction www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...