Ken Caine
@gutstringtheory.bsky.social
Tennis, Bicycles, Berners, and Oxford commas. Environmental sociologist on the west coast who reads way too much - or not enough - G.Orwell, J.VanderMeer, A.Roy, H.Murakami, O.Tokarczuk, U.Le Guin, and W.Gibson.
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If Canadians, travelling domestically, want to use the "good" security line at the airport, they need a NEXUS card, even if they aren't going to the US. And they need the blessing of Donald Trump's Homeland Security apparatus to get one. I'm calling on Canada to end this absurdity. #Canada #NEXUS
Why we need a Made-In-Canada Verified Traveller Program
YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons
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September 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Canada FM: Canada is unwavering in our support for Ukraine. On the margins of #MSC2026, Minister Anand reaffirmed this to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Andrii Sybiha, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
February 16, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Canada FM: Canada is unwavering in our support for Ukraine. On the margins of #MSC2026, Minister Anand reaffirmed this to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Andrii Sybiha, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
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Art is political. Sports are political. Everything is political.
February 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Art is political. Sports are political. Everything is political.
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Skip Robinson Trio - I Feel Alright [U.S.A., Rhythm & Blues] (1964)
https://redd.it/1ig711s
https://youtu.be/qci73JnwWKM
https://redd.it/1ig711s
https://youtu.be/qci73JnwWKM
Skip Robinson Trio - I Feel Alright [U.S.A., Rhythm & Blues] (1964)
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February 15, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Skip Robinson Trio - I Feel Alright [U.S.A., Rhythm & Blues] (1964)
https://redd.it/1ig711s
https://youtu.be/qci73JnwWKM
https://redd.it/1ig711s
https://youtu.be/qci73JnwWKM
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Betty James - Henry Lee [U.S., Blues, R&B] (1962)
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https://youtu.be/jZRbCBPhrxI
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Betty James - Henry Lee [U.S., Blues, R&B] (1962)
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February 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Betty James - Henry Lee [U.S., Blues, R&B] (1962)
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https://youtu.be/jZRbCBPhrxI
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https://youtu.be/jZRbCBPhrxI
Connor Bedard watching Celebrini light it up against France
a man in a suit and tie is making a sad face in front of a window .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a sad face in front of a window .
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February 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Connor Bedard watching Celebrini light it up against France
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People here are dealing with the tragic mass killing at the Tumbler Ridge School in British Columbia.
Lot of blame and hate going around in social media. I recall Dan Bern's response after Columbine in the US:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=sYTy...
Lot of blame and hate going around in social media. I recall Dan Bern's response after Columbine in the US:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=sYTy...
"Kids Prayer" By Dan Bern
YouTube video by RedL1neF1lms
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February 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
People here are dealing with the tragic mass killing at the Tumbler Ridge School in British Columbia.
Lot of blame and hate going around in social media. I recall Dan Bern's response after Columbine in the US:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=sYTy...
Lot of blame and hate going around in social media. I recall Dan Bern's response after Columbine in the US:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=sYTy...
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Happy Valentine's Day sickos.
February 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Happy Valentine's Day sickos.
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Today is the Women’s Memorial March in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Remembering and honoring missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people.
#mmiwg2s
Remembering and honoring missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people.
#mmiwg2s
February 14, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Today is the Women’s Memorial March in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Remembering and honoring missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people.
#mmiwg2s
Remembering and honoring missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people.
#mmiwg2s
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China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies.
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
February 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM
China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies.
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
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Welcome to the Plutocracy
February 14, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Welcome to the Plutocracy
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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
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Indian writer Arundhati Roy says she was cancelling her planned participation in the Berlin Film Festival over comments from jury president Wim Wenders that the festival had to “stay out of politics” in response to a question on Gaza.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/vlaa02
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/vlaa02
February 13, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Indian writer Arundhati Roy says she was cancelling her planned participation in the Berlin Film Festival over comments from jury president Wim Wenders that the festival had to “stay out of politics” in response to a question on Gaza.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/vlaa02
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/vlaa02
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NEW: Social Security workers are being told to hand over appointment details to ICE
Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE
The recent request goes against decades of precedent, and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions.
www.wired.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
NEW: Social Security workers are being told to hand over appointment details to ICE
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One thing that's sticking with me is the absolute carelessness the government had about redacting the names of victims (they exposed two survivors whose identities had been sealed for 20 years), juxtaposed against the precision with which they hid the names of alleged perpetrators.
The Trump Justice Department is protecting the powerful at the expense of Epstein’s victims, says an attorney representing nine of his accusers.
Attorney for Epstein Survivors Warns That Justice Is Impossible With Bondi as AG
Spencer Kuvin, an attorney representing nine of Epstein’s victims, discusses the failures of the DOJ to protect survivors.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:02 PM
One thing that's sticking with me is the absolute carelessness the government had about redacting the names of victims (they exposed two survivors whose identities had been sealed for 20 years), juxtaposed against the precision with which they hid the names of alleged perpetrators.
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James Talarico: No one's ever asked me about the cost of housing. The only thing the media wants to ask me about are trans athletes.
The only minority destroying this country is the billionaires. Trans people are 1% of the population. We are all focused on the wrong 1%.
The only minority destroying this country is the billionaires. Trans people are 1% of the population. We are all focused on the wrong 1%.
February 13, 2026 at 2:45 AM
James Talarico: No one's ever asked me about the cost of housing. The only thing the media wants to ask me about are trans athletes.
The only minority destroying this country is the billionaires. Trans people are 1% of the population. We are all focused on the wrong 1%.
The only minority destroying this country is the billionaires. Trans people are 1% of the population. We are all focused on the wrong 1%.
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This is just unconscionable man
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
This is just unconscionable man
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“IOC disqualifies Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych over helmet.”
A helmet.
Honouring victims of an illegal war and genocide.
That’s not “politics.” That’s basic human morality. That’s grief. Sadly that’s Ukrainian life and culture now.
Shame on you IOC.
A helmet.
Honouring victims of an illegal war and genocide.
That’s not “politics.” That’s basic human morality. That’s grief. Sadly that’s Ukrainian life and culture now.
Shame on you IOC.
IOC disqualifies Ukrainian skeleton racer over tribute helmet
Vladyslav Heraskevych is disqualified over his customised helmet featuring the faces of Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed in the Russia-Ukraine war.
www.abc.net.au
February 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
“IOC disqualifies Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych over helmet.”
A helmet.
Honouring victims of an illegal war and genocide.
That’s not “politics.” That’s basic human morality. That’s grief. Sadly that’s Ukrainian life and culture now.
Shame on you IOC.
A helmet.
Honouring victims of an illegal war and genocide.
That’s not “politics.” That’s basic human morality. That’s grief. Sadly that’s Ukrainian life and culture now.
Shame on you IOC.
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
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A young man at our town hall asked if I was pushing class warfare.
I told him: “We already have class warfare in this country — billionaires are waging war on the rest of us.”
I told him: “We already have class warfare in this country — billionaires are waging war on the rest of us.”
February 12, 2026 at 1:27 AM
A young man at our town hall asked if I was pushing class warfare.
I told him: “We already have class warfare in this country — billionaires are waging war on the rest of us.”
I told him: “We already have class warfare in this country — billionaires are waging war on the rest of us.”
youtu.be/5mKlnSp_FSM?...
Highly recommend this.
Highly recommend this.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) on Epstein Files
YouTube video by C-SPAN
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February 12, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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Highly recommend this.
Highly recommend this.
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Oh, dear. When careless punctuation reveals the truth.
February 10, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Oh, dear. When careless punctuation reveals the truth.
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A headline in Friday’s Calgary Herald asked: “Is the UCP still a pro-Canada party?”
If you have to ask, you already know the answer. @djclimenhaga.bsky.social writes. #abpoli #canpoli #uspoli
If you have to ask, you already know the answer. @djclimenhaga.bsky.social writes. #abpoli #canpoli #uspoli
When Will the UCP Come Clean on Separatist Goals? | The Tyee
Revelations about secret plans and separatist MLAs should shake Albertans out of complacency.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A headline in Friday’s Calgary Herald asked: “Is the UCP still a pro-Canada party?”
If you have to ask, you already know the answer. @djclimenhaga.bsky.social writes. #abpoli #canpoli #uspoli
If you have to ask, you already know the answer. @djclimenhaga.bsky.social writes. #abpoli #canpoli #uspoli
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I've got it.
We can make this whole "The US should own half of the Gordie Howe Bridge!" thing go away super easy.
We rename the bridge The Vladimir Guerrero Jr Bridge and tell Trump all the signs on the bridge will be in Spanish.
We can make this whole "The US should own half of the Gordie Howe Bridge!" thing go away super easy.
We rename the bridge The Vladimir Guerrero Jr Bridge and tell Trump all the signs on the bridge will be in Spanish.
February 10, 2026 at 12:54 PM
I've got it.
We can make this whole "The US should own half of the Gordie Howe Bridge!" thing go away super easy.
We rename the bridge The Vladimir Guerrero Jr Bridge and tell Trump all the signs on the bridge will be in Spanish.
We can make this whole "The US should own half of the Gordie Howe Bridge!" thing go away super easy.
We rename the bridge The Vladimir Guerrero Jr Bridge and tell Trump all the signs on the bridge will be in Spanish.