Anton E. Bergstrom

Dad; husband; university instructor; scholar of lit, John Donne, and estrangement ( critic and co-founder @3brothersfilm.

[Anton E. Bergstrom @aebergstrom]

Withdrawing from this public square and marketplace for forty days. Off to the wilderness—the Desert of the Real?

[Anton E. Bergstrom @aebergstrom]

Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) is a pretty good parody of Shakespeare’s play, I kid you not.

Watched it with my boys and for research (into R & J adaptations), and was surprised to enjoy it.

[Anton E. Bergstrom @aebergstrom]

Too many academics are reply guys to famous writers and politicians.

[Anton E. Bergstrom @aebergstrom]

Amidst all the #RoaldDahl censorship dunking, do not forget that there is a not insignificant amount of people, often in mid-level power positions, who totally believe this is the correct program for the way forward.

[Anton E. Bergstrom @aebergstrom]

Enjoying oysters on the long weekend with Tofino Brewing Company’s Kelp Stout. Perfect pairing, with the hint of the sea in the stout.

[Anton E. Bergstrom @aebergstrom]

In the perpetual-crisis state, power resides with those who get to define crises and declare emergencies.

[Anton E. Bergstrom @aebergstrom]

Calling things a “moral panic” is a meme.

Imitation to describe imitation.

[Anton E. Bergstrom @aebergstrom]

@ryanqnorth @labuzamovies Good point. I don’t think it’s alive. But I am concerned why it is generating the text that it is in these interactions.

[Anton E. Bergstrom @aebergstrom]

They are now encased in ice. Spring’s arrested development?

[Anton E. Bergstrom @aebergstrom]

Southwestern Ontario in mid-February. I’m not supposed to see pussy willows start opening up now. Strange.

[Yuan Yi Zhu @yuanyi_z]

“The Liberal Party of Canada is becoming the only party that the PRC can support.”

[Anton E. Bergstrom @aebergstrom]

In the perpetual-crisis state, power resides with those who get to define crises and declare emergencies.

[Anton E. Bergstrom @aebergstrom]

East Palestine, Ohio. Sometimes an event reveals so much about how things actually work.

[Seth Lazar @sethlazar]

Watch as Sydney/Bing threatens me then deletes its message

[Steven Chase @stevenchase]

CSIS documents reveal Chinese strategy to influence 2021 election /via @globeandmail https://t.co/xReShXEdlo

[Amanda Achtman @AmandaAchtman]

The "Report of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying" covers:
⁃palliative care
⁃safeguards for those w/ disabilities
⁃euthanasia where a mental disorder is the sole underlying condition
⁃euthanasia for teens
⁃advance directives
#cdnpoli

[Amanda Achtman @AmandaAchtman]

Undermining parental rights, Rec. 19 proposes "parents... of a mature minor be consulted in the course of the assessment process for MAID[/euthanasia], but that the will of a minor who is found to have the requisite decision-making capacity ultimately take priority." #cdnpoli

[Amanda Achtman @AmandaAchtman]

Recommendation 4 is "that the Gov. of Canada... increase awareness of the importance of engaging w/ First Nations, Inuit & Métis on the subject of MAID" even though, on p. 21, it's noted that for some, "Their view of MAID is that it essentially amounts to genocide." #cdnpoli

[Yuan Yi Zhu @yuanyi_z]

Randy Obenauer, 74, of Kelowna, Canada, cries as he tries to clean his own catheter. His friend had requested additional care for him, but his care providers asked if he would be interested in undergoing euthanasia instead.

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

MAID eligibility should expand to minors, patients with mental illness, parliamentary report recommends https://t.co/my3ObpH0nC