Kat Tancock

Bookshelf label reads “NEW & USED FEMALE RAGE”

Come to @pfbvan.bsky.social if you want absolutely phenomenal book categorization

may the eye of sauron stay away from Canada, but I'm not holding out hope

I think there's chemistry with languages like with people

but why would you do something properly if you can do it quickly

As US-Cuba Tensions Rise, Carney Needs to Flex His ‘Middle Power’ | The Tyee Cubans are facing fuel, food and hospital supply shortages. Canadians can help.

"Until recently, Canadians provided a critical lifeline by bringing medical supplies down to Cuba... it’s been painful telling my Cuban medical friends that Canada’s flights to Cuba have been stopped for several months — right when they need us most." thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

A.I. Isn't People How many Reddit posts does it take to learn to read?

Yesterday I wrote about what AI is (math) and isn’t (people) and someone in the comment said it’s the best thing anyone ever wrote about AI. I’m just gonna take that at face value and so should you. www.todayintabs.com/p/a-i-isn-t-...

These Bee Sanctuary Founders Want the World to Join In Many wild bees are endangered, and lack of habitat is a big factor. Here’s how one couple in Ireland is trying to turn the tide.

"We want to use our sanctuary to teach and empower people everywhere to take actions that will help restore native wild bee numbers, and the rest of nature at the same time."

www.rewildingmag.com/these-bee-sa...

The tragic war in Ukraine has become tragically normal Four years after Russia began its full-scale invasion, the rest of the world is distracted by other news – but the conflict is more violent and devastating than ever

“Four years later, the sirens still scream, and the Russian attacks have become even deadlier.

What’s changed is the world has become accustomed to the war raging in Europe. We’ve come to accept that things are never going back to the way they were before.”

My essay on four years of war in Ukraine

Great piece.

Not to mention computer programming, which has roots in weaving

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.

And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

imagine learning that coming from like Spanish

Purple poppy mallow and Missouri evening primrose in a front-yard native-plant garden. Replacing lawns with native plants is one form of rewilding.

#Rewilding: a global movement to restore natural processes and boost biodiversity + an online magazine designed to expose more people to the concept. @kattancock.bsky.social explains: www.sej.org/publications... @sejorg.bsky.social @ejtodaynews.bsky.social @johnrplatt.bsky.social

So there is a trick where you say no to the renewal and only then does it offer you the cheaper, AI-free version

more of a Swiss ski train tbh

The art of translation and why it matters | The Booker Prizes As Tomb of Sand wins the 2022 International Booker Prize, readers and translators tell Sarah Shaffi how translated literature can help us learn more about ourselves and each other

“There are almost certainly stories we’re missing out on by only reading English-language fiction… The more translated fiction we read, the more our view of the world expands.”

one thing I loved about having a trainer is she would just hoist me with such things

If the Russians or Chinese had done this, we’d be expelling their ambassador…

same a while ago but with the soviet sixties, sigh

CHARLES RAFFERTY The Problem with Early Warnings People don't like to leave a party unless the house is actually on fire. Even then, if the flames are far enough away to be pretty, they'll finish their drink, take one more pass at the hors d'oeuvres. How things happen has always been unclear. Hurricanes begin in a place where no one lives. Agents of the government start to wear masks. Fascism is a word my neighbors won't use yet. They are following the law, they say, and the sirens are coming for someone else.

This hit so fucking hard today.

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Are You The Tyee’s New Biodiversity Reporter? | The Tyee We’re looking for a sharp journalist to join our team. Apply by Feb. 8.

@thetyee.ca is hiring a biodiversity reporter! We're looking for someone who can bring a good sense of curiosity & narrative to the role, and also do some investigative/accountability reporting. Deets here: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...

always such a tension between believing nothing has value without money being spent and seeking out deals

This is a huge crisis that we must do our part on by rejecting generative AI. The more it infiltrates our systems, the more fucked we are over time.

Surely a coordinated strategy

Ontario cities police gardens and ignore biodiversity | The Narwhal The City of Burlington is taking a woman to court for unpaid fines after letting her garden grow wild. Similar cases have cropped up elsewhere, to the detriment of the environment

A woman will head to court in March after the City of Burlington fined her for letting her garden grow wild — and other Ontario municipalities have taken similar measures. @elaineanselmi.bsky.social asks: What exactly are we protecting here? thenarwhal.ca/opinion-burl...

Btw, a lesson Canada should draw from Ukraine's experience is that the ability of the aggressor to create a "separatist movement" out of thin air by promoting and arming completely marginal losers should never be underestimated. When Ru jump started protests in Ukraine's east in spring 2014, ....

I've not seen it tbh!

Say it with me: 90% of people alive today will be better off if we phase out fossil fuels. That’s what the economics actually shows.

‘Heated Rivalry’ Catches Fire in Russia Despite Kremlin’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Repressions - The Moscow Times A Canadian television series about a romance between two rival professional hockey players has become a surprise hit with Russian viewers despite Moscow’s sweeping repression of LGBTQ+ people and a ba...

"Heated Rivalry now ranks among the top three shows on Kinopoisk, Russia’s largest film and television streaming platform. With a rating of 8.6, it outperforms Stranger Things and Landyshi, a drama set against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine."

www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/15/h...