Rine Vieth
@rinewithoutacat.bsky.social
move with care • fan of balcony gardens and parks • socio-legal researcher on migration, law, religion, anti-gender movements • multilingual, mixed-methods • personal acct and I cite my sources • often MTL
they (EN) // iel (FR)
www.rinevieth.com
they (EN) // iel (FR)
www.rinevieth.com
Pinned
Those in Kitchener-Waterloo/the GTA:
I have been kindly invited to give a workshop at Dirty Work Studio on February 24—we'll be talking ICE/CBP in the US, what's going on in Canada (incl Bill C-12), and what we can do (because we can do things!).
Please share and come along!
I have been kindly invited to give a workshop at Dirty Work Studio on February 24—we'll be talking ICE/CBP in the US, what's going on in Canada (incl Bill C-12), and what we can do (because we can do things!).
Please share and come along!
Channeling @jblainefoster.bsky.social as I try to get my pharmacist to, after trying for THREE SEPARATE NEEDLE REFILLS, give me smaller HRT draw/injection needles 🙃
(did it for next time, though I did get visibly frustrated at one point)
(did it for next time, though I did get visibly frustrated at one point)
February 19, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Channeling @jblainefoster.bsky.social as I try to get my pharmacist to, after trying for THREE SEPARATE NEEDLE REFILLS, give me smaller HRT draw/injection needles 🙃
(did it for next time, though I did get visibly frustrated at one point)
(did it for next time, though I did get visibly frustrated at one point)
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People can say it’s utopian or dreamy but it’s a fact that you have to believe new things are possible, fundamentally, in order to make them real. You have to make the choice to believe that more than this is possible & not be resigned to this being the way things have to be because it’s not at all.
February 19, 2026 at 1:03 AM
People can say it’s utopian or dreamy but it’s a fact that you have to believe new things are possible, fundamentally, in order to make them real. You have to make the choice to believe that more than this is possible & not be resigned to this being the way things have to be because it’s not at all.
I honestly love that I can email colleagues and message friends to mine things around...and people are chill about it. Learning how to take care of my body, and I'm grateful to have others supporting my attempts to build in a tiny bit more ease.
Having no migraines for a while (good) and then two in five days (...not ideal). Nervous systems are so weird.
February 18, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I honestly love that I can email colleagues and message friends to mine things around...and people are chill about it. Learning how to take care of my body, and I'm grateful to have others supporting my attempts to build in a tiny bit more ease.
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Those in Kitchener-Waterloo/the GTA:
I have been kindly invited to give a workshop at Dirty Work Studio on February 24—we'll be talking ICE/CBP in the US, what's going on in Canada (incl Bill C-12), and what we can do (because we can do things!).
Please share and come along!
I have been kindly invited to give a workshop at Dirty Work Studio on February 24—we'll be talking ICE/CBP in the US, what's going on in Canada (incl Bill C-12), and what we can do (because we can do things!).
Please share and come along!
February 18, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Those in Kitchener-Waterloo/the GTA:
I have been kindly invited to give a workshop at Dirty Work Studio on February 24—we'll be talking ICE/CBP in the US, what's going on in Canada (incl Bill C-12), and what we can do (because we can do things!).
Please share and come along!
I have been kindly invited to give a workshop at Dirty Work Studio on February 24—we'll be talking ICE/CBP in the US, what's going on in Canada (incl Bill C-12), and what we can do (because we can do things!).
Please share and come along!
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"it's really not that bad" -- person wearing boots, knee-high wool socks, wool pants, a wool turtleneck, a fisherman sweater, gloves, a toque, a scarf, a mask, and a parka with the fur-lined hood up to walk a block and a half
last night I told Levi "tomorrow it will be so cold the snow will go squeak squeak when you walk on it, and your boogers will freeze inside your nose" and by the way he laughed he definitely thought I was messing with him
February 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"it's really not that bad" -- person wearing boots, knee-high wool socks, wool pants, a wool turtleneck, a fisherman sweater, gloves, a toque, a scarf, a mask, and a parka with the fur-lined hood up to walk a block and a half
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“the other guys hate technology!!” says the side that wants to make it illegal to use the technology that keeps you from dying of polio
February 18, 2026 at 1:57 PM
“the other guys hate technology!!” says the side that wants to make it illegal to use the technology that keeps you from dying of polio
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of course I don’t hate technology, I love modern plumbing, love not having to shit in a hole in the ground. big fan of the stove! but when our stove exploded last year and nearly killed us, no one was like “why do you hate technology” because I said a bunch of curse words about it
February 18, 2026 at 1:50 PM
of course I don’t hate technology, I love modern plumbing, love not having to shit in a hole in the ground. big fan of the stove! but when our stove exploded last year and nearly killed us, no one was like “why do you hate technology” because I said a bunch of curse words about it
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“why do you hate technology” as though “technology” were some discrete entity divorced entirely from the context of what it does and what it creates, rather than a category so broad as to constitute reality itself
February 18, 2026 at 1:47 PM
“why do you hate technology” as though “technology” were some discrete entity divorced entirely from the context of what it does and what it creates, rather than a category so broad as to constitute reality itself
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Earnestly, the Public Lending Right is one of the best things I like my tax dollars going towards! Hell yeah I love giving money to authors for books being in libraries!
February 18, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Earnestly, the Public Lending Right is one of the best things I like my tax dollars going towards! Hell yeah I love giving money to authors for books being in libraries!
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So, public libraries pay money to publishers (and thence authors) for books they buy, we all know this and it's great!
But in many countries, Canada among them, authors of that country also get compensated for their book being in public libraries via the public lending right
But in many countries, Canada among them, authors of that country also get compensated for their book being in public libraries via the public lending right
February 18, 2026 at 2:58 AM
So, public libraries pay money to publishers (and thence authors) for books they buy, we all know this and it's great!
But in many countries, Canada among them, authors of that country also get compensated for their book being in public libraries via the public lending right
But in many countries, Canada among them, authors of that country also get compensated for their book being in public libraries via the public lending right
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I just got my annual Public Lending Right cheque for Because Internet from the Canada Council for the Arts, so permit me a thread about what the public lending right is and why you should request books you love from public libraries!
February 18, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I just got my annual Public Lending Right cheque for Because Internet from the Canada Council for the Arts, so permit me a thread about what the public lending right is and why you should request books you love from public libraries!
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It's weird to say, but my publisher (who's American) never told me to register for the public lending right
I found out via fellow Canadian authors back on old twitter. So if you know a Canadian with a book out in the past year, maybe tell them to go here?
publiclendingright.ca
I found out via fellow Canadian authors back on old twitter. So if you know a Canadian with a book out in the past year, maybe tell them to go here?
publiclendingright.ca
The Public Lending Right (PLR) Program
It pays to have your books in Canada’s libraries! Learn more about the Public Lending Right Program
publiclendingright.ca
February 18, 2026 at 3:42 AM
It's weird to say, but my publisher (who's American) never told me to register for the public lending right
I found out via fellow Canadian authors back on old twitter. So if you know a Canadian with a book out in the past year, maybe tell them to go here?
publiclendingright.ca
I found out via fellow Canadian authors back on old twitter. So if you know a Canadian with a book out in the past year, maybe tell them to go here?
publiclendingright.ca
Those in Kitchener-Waterloo/the GTA:
I have been kindly invited to give a workshop at Dirty Work Studio on February 24—we'll be talking ICE/CBP in the US, what's going on in Canada (incl Bill C-12), and what we can do (because we can do things!).
Please share and come along!
I have been kindly invited to give a workshop at Dirty Work Studio on February 24—we'll be talking ICE/CBP in the US, what's going on in Canada (incl Bill C-12), and what we can do (because we can do things!).
Please share and come along!
February 18, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Those in Kitchener-Waterloo/the GTA:
I have been kindly invited to give a workshop at Dirty Work Studio on February 24—we'll be talking ICE/CBP in the US, what's going on in Canada (incl Bill C-12), and what we can do (because we can do things!).
Please share and come along!
I have been kindly invited to give a workshop at Dirty Work Studio on February 24—we'll be talking ICE/CBP in the US, what's going on in Canada (incl Bill C-12), and what we can do (because we can do things!).
Please share and come along!
Having no migraines for a while (good) and then two in five days (...not ideal). Nervous systems are so weird.
February 18, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Having no migraines for a while (good) and then two in five days (...not ideal). Nervous systems are so weird.
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Gdamn every one of you who makes this evil possible.
February 18, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Gdamn every one of you who makes this evil possible.
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There is no statute of limitations on deportations. There are people ordered deported 20, 30, even 40 years ago, who’ve been living here on forbearance ever since; people checking in with ICE since before it existed.
The Trump admin is now rounding up and detaining many of them.
The Trump admin is now rounding up and detaining many of them.
February 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
There is no statute of limitations on deportations. There are people ordered deported 20, 30, even 40 years ago, who’ve been living here on forbearance ever since; people checking in with ICE since before it existed.
The Trump admin is now rounding up and detaining many of them.
The Trump admin is now rounding up and detaining many of them.
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Mr. Sim lived in the US for 43 years. He was ordered deported 20 years ago after a larceny conviction. Because Cambodia wasn’t accepting deportations, he was allowed to stay on an order of supervision.
After 20 years, he was suddenly arrested at an ICE check-in and sent to detention, where he died.
After 20 years, he was suddenly arrested at an ICE check-in and sent to detention, where he died.
February 18, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Mr. Sim lived in the US for 43 years. He was ordered deported 20 years ago after a larceny conviction. Because Cambodia wasn’t accepting deportations, he was allowed to stay on an order of supervision.
After 20 years, he was suddenly arrested at an ICE check-in and sent to detention, where he died.
After 20 years, he was suddenly arrested at an ICE check-in and sent to detention, where he died.
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Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate! 🐎
February 17, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate! 🐎
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People are saying, "There will be no more elections!" when there are literally elections happening right now. The US of A is big and there are lots of elections.
I voted this morning in my Democratic primary, which in my district is likely to determine the final winners. Despite predictions to the contrary, the polling place was not surrounded by Gestapo. Turns out elections aren't over forever after all.
February 17, 2026 at 1:53 PM
People are saying, "There will be no more elections!" when there are literally elections happening right now. The US of A is big and there are lots of elections.
Brought to you by a lawyer answering me laying real and hypothetical things out with an "I don't know, I've never seen this before, that's an interesting question!"...I both don't disagree and I am tired
One would think that studying migration and finding oneself in unprecedented and/or rare (to immigration lawyers) immigration situations would be somehow useful for research, and while that may be true, I'd have to say it is Getting Old
February 17, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Brought to you by a lawyer answering me laying real and hypothetical things out with an "I don't know, I've never seen this before, that's an interesting question!"...I both don't disagree and I am tired
One would think that studying migration and finding oneself in unprecedented and/or rare (to immigration lawyers) immigration situations would be somehow useful for research, and while that may be true, I'd have to say it is Getting Old
February 17, 2026 at 5:22 AM
One would think that studying migration and finding oneself in unprecedented and/or rare (to immigration lawyers) immigration situations would be somehow useful for research, and while that may be true, I'd have to say it is Getting Old
A decade-plus ago I tried deadlifting and couldn't do a standard bar, tried today (with a kind friend) and I did bar plus some bumper weights, no stress. 🏋️
February 17, 2026 at 2:28 AM
A decade-plus ago I tried deadlifting and couldn't do a standard bar, tried today (with a kind friend) and I did bar plus some bumper weights, no stress. 🏋️
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“A top CSIS official said anti-feminist ideology can sometimes function "as an enabling factor along pathways to violent extremism."”
globalnews.ca/news/1166168...
globalnews.ca/news/1166168...
Anti-feminist ideology ‘increasingly relevant’ to national security: CSIS - National | Globalnews.ca
Officials with Canada's security and intelligence agency told MPs the ideology 'can function as an enabling factor along pathways to violent extremism' but is not itself a threat.
globalnews.ca
February 17, 2026 at 12:13 AM
“A top CSIS official said anti-feminist ideology can sometimes function "as an enabling factor along pathways to violent extremism."”
globalnews.ca/news/1166168...
globalnews.ca/news/1166168...
If your gym has to have the news on (boo), learning about the DHS shutdown with no news volume but right as the A-Trak remix to Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Heads Will Roll" comes up in the playlist is *chef's kiss*
February 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
If your gym has to have the news on (boo), learning about the DHS shutdown with no news volume but right as the A-Trak remix to Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Heads Will Roll" comes up in the playlist is *chef's kiss*
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Interesting survey on attitudes toward AI among academics. One thing that struck me: millennials (vs Gen X and boomers) and early-career researchers are *more* likely to distrust AI. fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...
February 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Interesting survey on attitudes toward AI among academics. One thing that struck me: millennials (vs Gen X and boomers) and early-career researchers are *more* likely to distrust AI. fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...