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!
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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/...
Anyone in the greater Kitchener-Waterloo area looking for a last-minute dept/community talk next week (Feb 24-27)?
Looking at being in the area to talk migration, solidarity, support re ICE/CBP in the US + Canada, would love to add a second stop (esp if I can talk LGBTQ+ migration/refugee claims!)
Looking at being in the area to talk migration, solidarity, support re ICE/CBP in the US + Canada, would love to add a second stop (esp if I can talk LGBTQ+ migration/refugee claims!)
February 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Anyone in the greater Kitchener-Waterloo area looking for a last-minute dept/community talk next week (Feb 24-27)?
Looking at being in the area to talk migration, solidarity, support re ICE/CBP in the US + Canada, would love to add a second stop (esp if I can talk LGBTQ+ migration/refugee claims!)
Looking at being in the area to talk migration, solidarity, support re ICE/CBP in the US + Canada, would love to add a second stop (esp if I can talk LGBTQ+ migration/refugee claims!)
As we're (still, sadly) talking US border violence, I highly recommend @jasondeleon.bsky.social's "Land of Open Graves," which is a rigorous, heartbreaking, brilliant, four-field anthropological study of people crossing the border from Mexico into the US.
www.jasonpatrickdeleon.com/land-of-open...
www.jasonpatrickdeleon.com/land-of-open...
Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail — Jason De León
www.jasonpatrickdeleon.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:09 PM
As we're (still, sadly) talking US border violence, I highly recommend @jasondeleon.bsky.social's "Land of Open Graves," which is a rigorous, heartbreaking, brilliant, four-field anthropological study of people crossing the border from Mexico into the US.
www.jasonpatrickdeleon.com/land-of-open...
www.jasonpatrickdeleon.com/land-of-open...
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This is a long and infuriating read. share.inquirer.com/4Pt2vm [gift link]
How FIRE, a Philly-based free-speech group, went from ‘cancel culture’ watchdog to Trump antagonist
FIRE built its reputation policing cancel culture. Now the free-speech group is confronting the Trump administration.
share.inquirer.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
This is a long and infuriating read. share.inquirer.com/4Pt2vm [gift link]
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this is the video/account:
Tastebuds_nyc on Instagram: "Trying food from every country in the world, without leaving New York City. Season 1 Finale 🏀 Big thank you to the @brooklynnets for hosting us! Hats out now, link in bio ...
26K likes, 392 comments - tastebuds_newyorkcity on February 12, 2026: "Trying food from every country in the world, without leaving New York City. Season 1 Finale 🏀 Big thank you to the @brooklynnets ...
www.instagram.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:57 AM
this is the video/account:
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these two young white guys on IG go to an NYC restaurant each week to try food from a different country. they posted a video bringing together the owners of their first 12 stops & it made me cry bc it was simple & beautiful. just people from all over the world hanging & being pals. how it should be.
February 16, 2026 at 4:55 AM
these two young white guys on IG go to an NYC restaurant each week to try food from a different country. they posted a video bringing together the owners of their first 12 stops & it made me cry bc it was simple & beautiful. just people from all over the world hanging & being pals. how it should be.
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SUNY already has programs like this that the rest of the country should be investing in instead of allowing these capitalist vultures to continue privatizing public good.
I have two senior auditors in my community college classes; one signed up for all my other classes after auditing last semester.
I have two senior auditors in my community college classes; one signed up for all my other classes after auditing last semester.
Schools across the country are offering courses and retreats for people 50+ who want to reinvent themselves and embrace lifelong learning and discovery.
Need a new path in midlife? There's a school for that and a quiz to kickstart it
Schools across the country are offering courses and retreats for people 50+ who want to reinvent themselves and embrace lifelong learning and discovery.
n.pr
February 15, 2026 at 5:59 PM
SUNY already has programs like this that the rest of the country should be investing in instead of allowing these capitalist vultures to continue privatizing public good.
I have two senior auditors in my community college classes; one signed up for all my other classes after auditing last semester.
I have two senior auditors in my community college classes; one signed up for all my other classes after auditing last semester.
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That is nearly $20,000 Canadian dollars to stay in a country whose federal government has authorized the detention and often violent arrest of thousands of people as well as the construction of several more concentration camps.
February 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM
That is nearly $20,000 Canadian dollars to stay in a country whose federal government has authorized the detention and often violent arrest of thousands of people as well as the construction of several more concentration camps.
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it is very odd to see the US decline by so many metrics and remember I nearly paid $14,460 USD for an immigration application that would have only been valid for three years
February 16, 2026 at 2:57 AM
it is very odd to see the US decline by so many metrics and remember I nearly paid $14,460 USD for an immigration application that would have only been valid for three years