Kathy Chung
@kathychung.bsky.social
Conference coordinator, professional genealogist, photographer, writer and editor based in Vancouver, BC. MLitt, QG. kathychung.com she/her
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When Google search launched, people didn’t need to be berated into it. There was no “you better figure out some way to use this.” People just tried it, quickly saw it directed them to information they sought and helped them navigate the internet, and kept going back to use it more. Just sayin’.
December 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
When Google search launched, people didn’t need to be berated into it. There was no “you better figure out some way to use this.” People just tried it, quickly saw it directed them to information they sought and helped them navigate the internet, and kept going back to use it more. Just sayin’.
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Not a historian but like to research. The AI might summarize what I'm looking for, but it doesn't find what I'm *not* looking for. The book on the shelf next to the one I wanted. The insight in chapter 6 based on the quote I needed from chapter 4.
December 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Not a historian but like to research. The AI might summarize what I'm looking for, but it doesn't find what I'm *not* looking for. The book on the shelf next to the one I wanted. The insight in chapter 6 based on the quote I needed from chapter 4.
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Remember: It takes 2 weeks for vaccines to have full efficacy, so don't be a dummy if you get your shot & get sick anyhow over holidays & go VACCINES DON'T WORK, all because you don't know how to use a calendar.
Get the flu shot anyhow cos science & EVERYONE will be spreading stuff after holidays.
Get the flu shot anyhow cos science & EVERYONE will be spreading stuff after holidays.
Get your fucking flu shot!!!!!!!!!!!
December 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Remember: It takes 2 weeks for vaccines to have full efficacy, so don't be a dummy if you get your shot & get sick anyhow over holidays & go VACCINES DON'T WORK, all because you don't know how to use a calendar.
Get the flu shot anyhow cos science & EVERYONE will be spreading stuff after holidays.
Get the flu shot anyhow cos science & EVERYONE will be spreading stuff after holidays.
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Seth Rogen has resurrected the Muppet Show. February. 🥹
The Muppet Show - Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by Disney Television Animation News
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December 18, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Seth Rogen has resurrected the Muppet Show. February. 🥹
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Someone recently asked me if I've ever said "No" to "do you need a receipt?"
Of course I have. Save a tree, right? They explained to me THAT is white privilege.
Someone who's maybe Black or brown, Indigenous, they need the receipt because they've all had experiences with "enforcement."
Of course I have. Save a tree, right? They explained to me THAT is white privilege.
Someone who's maybe Black or brown, Indigenous, they need the receipt because they've all had experiences with "enforcement."
December 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Someone recently asked me if I've ever said "No" to "do you need a receipt?"
Of course I have. Save a tree, right? They explained to me THAT is white privilege.
Someone who's maybe Black or brown, Indigenous, they need the receipt because they've all had experiences with "enforcement."
Of course I have. Save a tree, right? They explained to me THAT is white privilege.
Someone who's maybe Black or brown, Indigenous, they need the receipt because they've all had experiences with "enforcement."
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It's possible. It just takes political will.
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here's how it can act so swiftly
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.
n.pr
December 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
It's possible. It just takes political will.
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Slightly longer thoughts on the passing of Rob Reiner, and what a remarkable storyteller he turned out to be.
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Rob Reiner, RIP
I don’t have much to add about Rob Reiner and wife Michelle Singer’s shocking death that other people haven’t said better, likewise any more to add about his career and political …
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December 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Slightly longer thoughts on the passing of Rob Reiner, and what a remarkable storyteller he turned out to be.
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/15/r...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/15/r...
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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"When same-sex marriage was still years away, there was America’s Uncle, straight as can be, demanding a future in which LGBTQ families be given a full stake in the American Dream and hurry the fuck up on that, please and thank you."
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charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/americas-u...
America's Uncle
He brought us comfort and humor.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"When same-sex marriage was still years away, there was America’s Uncle, straight as can be, demanding a future in which LGBTQ families be given a full stake in the American Dream and hurry the fuck up on that, please and thank you."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/americas-u...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/americas-u...
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Apropos to a post I'm not going to quote: no, you are not fucking obliged to battle the fucking right on fucking social media, or go to where they are. Why make yourself miserable shouting at bots (who don't care) or trolls (who get off on your misery). Make your fucking social media enjoyable, FFS.
December 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Apropos to a post I'm not going to quote: no, you are not fucking obliged to battle the fucking right on fucking social media, or go to where they are. Why make yourself miserable shouting at bots (who don't care) or trolls (who get off on your misery). Make your fucking social media enjoyable, FFS.
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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Rob Reiner directed some of the most beloved movies of all time, including Stand By Me, This is Spinal Tap, and The Princess Bride. His production company also made movies like The Shawshank Redemption, Before Sunrise and Michael Clayton. The film industry has lost one of its titans.
December 15, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Rob Reiner directed some of the most beloved movies of all time, including Stand By Me, This is Spinal Tap, and The Princess Bride. His production company also made movies like The Shawshank Redemption, Before Sunrise and Michael Clayton. The film industry has lost one of its titans.
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I’m always saying the same shit and I mean it every time. In the age of soulless AI slop, nothing matters more than your voice, so write/create whatever makes you happy. Make it weird. Make it dark. Make it queer. Make it surreal, diverse, sexy. Make it political as fuck. Do YOU.
December 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I’m always saying the same shit and I mean it every time. In the age of soulless AI slop, nothing matters more than your voice, so write/create whatever makes you happy. Make it weird. Make it dark. Make it queer. Make it surreal, diverse, sexy. Make it political as fuck. Do YOU.
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When a few Canada Post employees in Vancouver started answering letters to Santa in the early-1970s, it eventually led to the most famous postal code in Canada.
H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
🧵1/8
H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
🧵1/8
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
When a few Canada Post employees in Vancouver started answering letters to Santa in the early-1970s, it eventually led to the most famous postal code in Canada.
H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
🧵1/8
H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
🧵1/8
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B.C. gov telling drivers to avoid travel in the Fraser Valley due to flood risk. Highway 1 and other provincial roadways could be closed with little or no notice.
Ministry of Emergency Management holding urgent update at 8:30 pm.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Ministry of Emergency Management holding urgent update at 8:30 pm.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Avoid travel in Fraser Valley areas at risk for flooding
The Ministry of Transportation and Transit has issued a travel advisory for areas in the Fraser Valley where there is a risk of flooding. People are asked to avoid travel unless necessary until the heavy rainfall passes and water levels subside.
news.gov.bc.ca
December 11, 2025 at 4:21 AM
B.C. gov telling drivers to avoid travel in the Fraser Valley due to flood risk. Highway 1 and other provincial roadways could be closed with little or no notice.
Ministry of Emergency Management holding urgent update at 8:30 pm.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Ministry of Emergency Management holding urgent update at 8:30 pm.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Very sorry to hear that Sophie Kinsella has died. She was one of the writers whose books gave me joy but also made me think, "Maybe I can do this, too." My first completed novel came from that Sophie-inspired conviction. I wish I'd told her that when she was alive.
December 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Very sorry to hear that Sophie Kinsella has died. She was one of the writers whose books gave me joy but also made me think, "Maybe I can do this, too." My first completed novel came from that Sophie-inspired conviction. I wish I'd told her that when she was alive.
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Vancouver Coastal Health has issued another drug alert: Multiple samples (green, beige and brown) sold as down in the Downtown Eastside tested positive for fentanyl, benzos and carfentanil (extremely potent opioid, used as large-animal tranquilizer)
December 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Vancouver Coastal Health has issued another drug alert: Multiple samples (green, beige and brown) sold as down in the Downtown Eastside tested positive for fentanyl, benzos and carfentanil (extremely potent opioid, used as large-animal tranquilizer)
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Not speaking about anyone in particular here.
Generalizing.
But:
IM SO FUCKING TIRED OF HEARING “HOW TO FIX EDUCATION” FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT GOES ON IN A CLASSROOM.
Generalizing.
But:
IM SO FUCKING TIRED OF HEARING “HOW TO FIX EDUCATION” FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT GOES ON IN A CLASSROOM.
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Not speaking about anyone in particular here.
Generalizing.
But:
IM SO FUCKING TIRED OF HEARING “HOW TO FIX EDUCATION” FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT GOES ON IN A CLASSROOM.
Generalizing.
But:
IM SO FUCKING TIRED OF HEARING “HOW TO FIX EDUCATION” FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT GOES ON IN A CLASSROOM.
I was in first-year university, living away from home for the first time, when these women were murdered at school because of their gender. I will always remember. Je me souviens.
Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
December 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I was in first-year university, living away from home for the first time, when these women were murdered at school because of their gender. I will always remember. Je me souviens.
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Today, we remember the fourteen young women whose lives were stolen at Polytechnique Montréal 36 years ago.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
December 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Today, we remember the fourteen young women whose lives were stolen at Polytechnique Montréal 36 years ago.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
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On this day 36 years ago, 14 people died at a Montreal university because some fragile fucking man couldn’t handle a woman “taking his place” in the engineering program.
Male rage isn’t a new problem. Entitled men aren’t a new problem.
And women are entitled to every ounce of anger we carry.
Male rage isn’t a new problem. Entitled men aren’t a new problem.
And women are entitled to every ounce of anger we carry.
December 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
On this day 36 years ago, 14 people died at a Montreal university because some fragile fucking man couldn’t handle a woman “taking his place” in the engineering program.
Male rage isn’t a new problem. Entitled men aren’t a new problem.
And women are entitled to every ounce of anger we carry.
Male rage isn’t a new problem. Entitled men aren’t a new problem.
And women are entitled to every ounce of anger we carry.
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Giving Tuesday is here! If you're able, we'd appreciate your help so SiWC can continue to provide an inclusive, welcoming, and career-expanding experience—online and in person—for many years to come. www.gofundme.com/f/support-siwc Thank you!
December 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Giving Tuesday is here! If you're able, we'd appreciate your help so SiWC can continue to provide an inclusive, welcoming, and career-expanding experience—online and in person—for many years to come. www.gofundme.com/f/support-siwc Thank you!
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A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A story Stoppard told several times, in several places: