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Josh Lepawsky

@jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
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Professor of Geography at Memorial University. Researching pollution and waste arising from electronics wherever they subsist and persist.

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Joined November 26, 2022
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Research:
https://electronicplanet.xyz/findings/publications/
Faculty page:
https://mun.ca/geography/people/faculty/josh-lepawsky/#d.en.167920
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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 2mo ago
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"In B.C. a significant boost to the private sector occurred in the early 2000s when the BC Liberal government required that all new electricity generation, except from large dams, be provided by independent power producers, or IPPs, rather than BC Hydro. This means that BC Hydro must buy new forms of “green” electricity, such as wind, solar and other hydro generation, from private companies" The establishment selling off our ability to control our own energy future to private interests is, in my opinion, not good. #Canada https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/07/24/Powell-River-Canada-Electricity-Future/
How Powell River Became Ground Zero for Canada’s Electricity Future | The Tyee
The Tyee

How Powell River Became Ground Zero for Canada’s Electricity Future | The Tyee

Mark Carney’s old company wants an unprecedented right to sell power to the US.

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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 2mo ago
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/116992284596853424 The always excellent @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io offering us the mappings! Consider supporting the work if you can (I can, so I do).
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Molly White
@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io
My newest Citation Needed project made an appearance on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver! It’s a work in progress, but you can see the new interactive version of my map of the Trump family’s crypto ventures at https://map.citationneeded.news/ The map contains hundreds of business entities and links to the Trump family (with more being added!), augmented with data from the president’s most recent financial filings to estimate how much money is flowing in. It will be queryable by other researchers/journalists.
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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 6mo ago
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We knew enrolments would drop if tuition were raised. Data were released today during an employee townhall. Guess what? We were right (shocker). See here (2021): https://www.caut.ca/bulletin/news-munfa-fighting-a-doubling-of-tuition-fees-and-pse-cuts-in-newfoundland-and-labrador/ And here (2022): https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/josh-lepawsky-nl-governments-underfunding-of-mun-undermines-its-educational-mission-and-the-very-foundations-on-which-democratic-social-life-is-built-100690441 And here for today's data: https://mun.ca/evolve/media/production/memorial/administrative/evolve/Employee-Town-Hall-March-2026-(002).pdf#munfa #MUN #newfoundland #labrador #postsecondary #university #canada
News / MUNFA fighting a doubling of tuition fees and PSE cuts in Newfoundland and Labrador | CAUT
CAUT

News / MUNFA fighting a doubling of tuition fees and PSE cuts in Newfoundland and Labrador | CAUT

The Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty Association (MUNFA) is joining with campus unions and student groups to demand that the provincial government reverse cuts to education and keep the province’s tuition freeze, which had been instituted in 1999.  Memorial’s administration […]

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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 5mo ago

The ‘end of geography’ has been part of the Silicon Valley tech mythos and marketing for decades. With the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, old-timey ‘capes-and-bays’ geography has come roaring back...

https://joshlepawsky.site/semiconductors-and-the-limits-of-capes-and-bays-geography/

#tech #semiconductors #supplynetworks #geography

joshlepawsky.site

Semiconductors and the limits of capes-and-bays geography – Home

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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 7mo ago

Housing or AI? Or housing for AI?

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/02/news/ontario-towns-cities-data-centres-mapped

#AI #tech #housing

One data centre or one million homes? Mapping Ontario's proposed hyperscaler boom
Canada's National Observer

One data centre or one million homes? Mapping Ontario's proposed hyperscaler boom

Canada’s National Observer found and drew from multiple sources to put together a map of planned data centres in Ontario, and found at least 15 projects with a combined capacity of 2,202 MW currently proposed — equating to the annual electricity draw of around two million homes — for data centres alone.

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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 7mo ago

Today in 'Why is housing so expensive in Canada?' data visualizations

REIT's didn't exist before 1996.

https://breachmedia.ca/housing-crisis-toronto-black-tenants-corporate-landlords/

See also:
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/hate-the-high-cost-of-rent-blame-the-1990s/

https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/why-private-investment-doesnt-solve-housing-issues/

#Canada #rent #housing #housingcrisis

Corporate landlords are targeting Black tenants in Toronto through ‘racial banishment’ ⋆ The Breach
The Breach

Corporate landlords are targeting Black tenants in Toronto through ‘racial banishment’ ⋆ The Breach

Carl and Olliver Henry nearly lost their home over a single cent. Their story highlights how racism is shaping Toronto’s financialized housing crisis

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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 6mo ago
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2/x The cuts at our university are happening despite the university repeatedly showing that for every $1 of public money put into it, $2 - 4 come out into the broader economy. This tells us that the arguments for cuts are based on 'something' other than evidence. #munfa #MUN #newfoundland #labrador #postsecondary #university #canada
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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 6mo ago
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The stages of #enshittification helpfully visualized... The Norwegian Consumer Counci. 2026. Breaking Free: Pathways to a Fair Technological Future. https://storage02.forbrukerradet.no/media/2026/02/breaking-free-pathways-to-a-fair-technological-future.pdf #tech #enshittification
storage02.forbrukerradet.no
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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 7mo ago

"If your experience of computing has been one of serial upgrades, with little thought to the source or destination of the device, it may be hard to appreciate the breadth of opportunity that the same set of components can present to people living in different economic contexts. Taken further, an anthropological approach to design helps us see that belief systems less centered on the Western individual embrace the notion of afterlives in ways that are far more common in daily life."

https://melgregg.com/2026/03/11/hardware-afterlives/

#tech #repair #restofworld #reuse

Hardware Afterlives
Mel Gregg

Hardware Afterlives

If reusing technology is key to a more sustainable industry, where can we best learn how to design with this intention? At the recent International Association for Media and Communication Research …

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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 5mo ago
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5/x Meanwhile, Memorial University's senior administration continues to actively undermine the governance structure of the university by finding ways to route around Senate (the body with decision making power on academic matters) through the use of a private consultant. Details here: https://munfa.ca/administrations-spending-priorities-and-questions-about-shared-governance-at-memorial/ #munfa #MUN #newfoundland #labrador #postsecondary #university #canada
MUNFA

Administrations Spending Priorities and Questions about Shared Governance at Memorial - MUNFA

Numerous MUNFA members have contacted the MUNFA Executive to communicate their concerns about a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the office of the Provost last month to hire an

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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 6mo ago
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Meanwhile, "Canadian driller, shipper enlisted to help tap Greenland oil" https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/massive-operation-canadian-driller-shipper-enlisted-to-help-tap-greenland-oil/
ctvnews.ca
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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 6mo ago
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@CowMan We concur 😎 It's the power over those spending decisions that needs to be changed. That's about senior admin and BOR power --- we have to change how those works.
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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 6mo ago
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@CowMan We're on the same page, I think. Good money after bad doesn't square with what the data show though: every $1 dollar into MUN = $2 - 4 dollars out into the economy. Uni's governance is bad and that's why it would be great if faculty were able to sit on Board of Regents (who make / approve all financial decisions), but that's was barred by law until December 2023.
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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 6mo ago

""When I think about education, I don't think about it as a cost. I think about it as an investment," Tony Wakeham told CBC Radio's On the Go."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mun-budget-pc-tony-wakeham-1.7406105 #Canada #NL #education

Here's what an investment looks like: for every $1 of public money put into the university $2-4 come out into the economy...

cbc.ca
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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 19mo ago

@restartproject@mastodon.green is hiring! Details here:

https://therestartproject.org/about/jobs/?utm_source=restart&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&__s=nkx5e7tmss5rqj9oihs7

Jobs - The Restart Project
The Restart Project

Jobs - The Restart Project

Work with us! We list vacancies here but speculative applications are always welcome. And we're always looking out for London-based volunteers.

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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 6mo ago
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The accompanying video is hilarious 😂 https://vimeo.com/1168468796?fl=pl&fe=sh #tech #enshittification
Vimeo

The Ensh*ttificator

Forbrukerrådet

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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 6mo ago
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4/x Fund the Freedom to Learn "A plaque in the atrium of the Arts and Administration building on MUN’s St. John’s campus reminds us that our university was created as a living tribute to the enormous sacrifices made by the people of Newfoundland and Labrador on the battlefields of Europe: “In the freedom of learning their cause and sacrifice might not be forgotten.” This legacy is a moving testament to the desire of the people of this province to build something of beauty and meaning that helps us all live better together now and in the future of this place." https://themuse.ca/letter-fund-the-freedom-to-learn/ #munfa #MUN #newfoundland #labrador #postsecondary #university #canada
themuse.ca

LETTER: Fund the Freedom to Learn | The Muse

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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 2mo ago
Replying to
"The fact that a Canadian Brookfield company will be selling to a U.S. Brookfield company also raises concerns about transfer pricing, that is privileging the U.S. subsidiary in the price it pays for Canadian electricity. " https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/07/24/Powell-River-Canada-Electricity-Future/ #Canada
How Powell River Became Ground Zero for Canada’s Electricity Future | The Tyee
The Tyee

How Powell River Became Ground Zero for Canada’s Electricity Future | The Tyee

Mark Carney’s old company wants an unprecedented right to sell power to the US.

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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 7mo ago

I think war is bad. If you do too, here's a small thing you can do right now:

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/condemn-carneys-musings-about-dispatching-troops-to-iran?source=direct_link&

#Canada #war #politics

Condemn Carney’s musings about dispatching troops to Iran
actionnetwork.org

Condemn Carney’s musings about dispatching troops to Iran

Prime Minister Carney is boosting the warmongers in the US and Israel. On Wednesday Carney suggested Canada might consider dispatching troops to assist Trump and Netanyahu’s war of aggression on Iran and Lebanon. Please email the PM to condemn his musings about dispatching troops to Iran.

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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 7mo ago

RE: https://toot.community/@openculture/116087081626301350

Barbra Streisand! Oooooo-wah-ah-woooo-ahhh...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Duck_Sauce_-_Barbra_Streisand_sample.ogg

toot.community

Open Culture (Official) (@openculture@toot.community)

James Talarico in his censored CBS interview: "This is the party that ran against cancel culture and now they’re trying to control what we watch, what we say, what we read. And this is the most dangerous kind of cancel culture." The censorship of the interview just proves his point. Watch the interview in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ7Pz_59A

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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 26mo ago
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@Ailantd@mastodon.art These are so great 😀 I always enjoy when your images pop into my feed here. Thank you!
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Josh Lepawsky @jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
· 3w ago
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@Captain_Jack_Sparrow@mastodon.world Manchester?
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