kbarnes (she/her)
@barnfeline.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 haud-ukie cat cushion and sometimes games and media researcher in amiskwaciy/Treaty 6
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kbarnes (she/her)
@barnfeline.bsky.social
· Oct 26
Excuse me while I awkwardly wander around my home clutching the first book I'm published in, y'all!!!! 🤩
“Help, Mother. I fell into the laundry hamper again.”
February 7, 2026 at 1:56 AM
“Help, Mother. I fell into the laundry hamper again.”
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you don't say? at some point we're going to acknowledge what every study ever on this subject has said, right? right? www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds
Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
you don't say? at some point we're going to acknowledge what every study ever on this subject has said, right? right? www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
@rdcoulthard.bsky.social you’ll always be Mr.President with scotch in his teacup to me 🫡
January 30, 2026 at 2:19 AM
@rdcoulthard.bsky.social you’ll always be Mr.President with scotch in his teacup to me 🫡
Imagine PP if it had been Trudeau doing this 🤣
January 30, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Imagine PP if it had been Trudeau doing this 🤣
Me: “I’m gonna buy the books on the list!”
Me two minutes later: “…I already own the books on this list.”
Me two minutes later: “…I already own the books on this list.”
SCOOP: I obtained the lists of books banned at the Edmonton and Calgary public school boards.
Click to find out which ones were removed.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Click to find out which ones were removed.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Here are the secret lists of banned books from Alberta's 2 largest school boards
The Calgary Board of Education removed 42 books from its libraries and the Edmonton Public School Board removed 33 in response to an order from Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Me: “I’m gonna buy the books on the list!”
Me two minutes later: “…I already own the books on this list.”
Me two minutes later: “…I already own the books on this list.”
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More than 100 Gazans have been accepted to Canadian universities.
Canada isn’t letting them in.
pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...
Canada isn’t letting them in.
pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...
More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.
See a map of the graduate programs they're planning to attend, if the government finally processes their visas
pressprogress.ca
January 27, 2026 at 8:11 PM
More than 100 Gazans have been accepted to Canadian universities.
Canada isn’t letting them in.
pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...
Canada isn’t letting them in.
pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...
Ohhhhh but you must pay the cheese tax! THAT FAAAACE 🥺😍
January 26, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Ohhhhh but you must pay the cheese tax! THAT FAAAACE 🥺😍
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Stepped out on to the street to take this photo and the snow was up to my knees. And I'm 6 feet tall.
January 25, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Stepped out on to the street to take this photo and the snow was up to my knees. And I'm 6 feet tall.
Oooof, Lake Ontario strikes again. I remember my parents coming out in 2013 for New Years after a huge ice storm, and they were certain they would be fine despite our warnings.
The entire trip was them complaining about how awful the weather was. Yes, Edmonton may be cold, but not THAT
The entire trip was them complaining about how awful the weather was. Yes, Edmonton may be cold, but not THAT
January 26, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Oooof, Lake Ontario strikes again. I remember my parents coming out in 2013 for New Years after a huge ice storm, and they were certain they would be fine despite our warnings.
The entire trip was them complaining about how awful the weather was. Yes, Edmonton may be cold, but not THAT
The entire trip was them complaining about how awful the weather was. Yes, Edmonton may be cold, but not THAT
I’ve sent it to my dad to fill out (mom is ESL) as they were waiting in RD for 10 hours yesterday with concerns that my 68 yo mother was having another heart attack.
She got faster treatment for a heart attack during COVID - almost no wait + immediate surgery for a stent.
She got faster treatment for a heart attack during COVID - almost no wait + immediate surgery for a stent.
January 21, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I’ve sent it to my dad to fill out (mom is ESL) as they were waiting in RD for 10 hours yesterday with concerns that my 68 yo mother was having another heart attack.
She got faster treatment for a heart attack during COVID - almost no wait + immediate surgery for a stent.
She got faster treatment for a heart attack during COVID - almost no wait + immediate surgery for a stent.
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I truly hope you or your loved ones are not among the people who are suffering or experiencing a worse outcome while waiting for care in an Alberta ER and/or hospitals.
However, if you are/were, please consider sharing your experience - use the form at the bottom of this story.
#AbHealth #AbLeg
However, if you are/were, please consider sharing your experience - use the form at the bottom of this story.
#AbHealth #AbLeg
Minister says Alberta emergency room deaths and poor outcomes are exceptions to the norm | CBC News
As Alberta doctors raise red flags about seeing what they say are delays in emergency room care, the province’s hospitals minister says he doesn’t think cases that the doctors have recently highlighte...
www.cbc.ca
January 21, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The only thing worse than finding your basement has a leak is when your dumbass cat finds a toy that she wants to play with right beside that water and then while playing with the toy she rolls into the water, gets wet and has a meltdown while you’re trying to clean up.
January 20, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The only thing worse than finding your basement has a leak is when your dumbass cat finds a toy that she wants to play with right beside that water and then while playing with the toy she rolls into the water, gets wet and has a meltdown while you’re trying to clean up.
Thinking evil thoughts with no brain cells requires solar power
January 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Thinking evil thoughts with no brain cells requires solar power
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Many people still think of poverty as something that happens when people don’t work. But the reality is different: majority of people who live in poverty in Canada are working or live in families who work. @gillianpetit.bsky.social and my 2026 chart to watch www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
January 4, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Many people still think of poverty as something that happens when people don’t work. But the reality is different: majority of people who live in poverty in Canada are working or live in families who work. @gillianpetit.bsky.social and my 2026 chart to watch www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
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Oh damn, Pantone can paint a room but can’t read one
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Oh damn, Pantone can paint a room but can’t read one
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Everyone enjoying this slide should follow @hugobookclub.bsky.social for more excellent takes that balance shitposting and thoughtful criticism. And occasionally full deep dives like this hugoclub.blogspot.com/2018/12/orga...
Organized labour in science fiction
Discussion of Hugo Award nominees for best novel, other science fiction novels, and analysis of the awards. We read all the nominees before we vote.
hugoclub.blogspot.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Everyone enjoying this slide should follow @hugobookclub.bsky.social for more excellent takes that balance shitposting and thoughtful criticism. And occasionally full deep dives like this hugoclub.blogspot.com/2018/12/orga...
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This is in the running for my favorite lecture slide ever
November 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is in the running for my favorite lecture slide ever
I’m *not* biased but CGSA is the best academic association in the biz: imaginative, inclusive, accessible, supportive and constructive.
Our brand-new and bilingual website for CGSA 2026 is now live (a whole day early, go us!): event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026
We're officially ready receive your wonderful proposals (click the "Submissions" tab in the top-left).
As always, email us if you encounter any issues or have any questions. <3
We're officially ready receive your wonderful proposals (click the "Submissions" tab in the top-left).
As always, email us if you encounter any issues or have any questions. <3
CGSA/ACÉJ 2026
Fourwaves - CGSA/ACÉJ 2026
event.fourwaves.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I’m *not* biased but CGSA is the best academic association in the biz: imaginative, inclusive, accessible, supportive and constructive.
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I love me some old school JRPG graphics
October 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I love me some old school JRPG graphics
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This is an incredible and utterly necessary project that shines a light on the enslavement of countless indigenous ppl.
(1/3) Stolen Relations has been launched for a month! Thanks to the hard work of hundreds of partners and researchers, stolenrelations.org currently has records of upwards of 7,000 individuals and many pieces of art and storytelling that help to flesh out the stories of unfree Indigenous people.
Stolen Relations: Recovering Stories of Indigenous Enslavement in the Americas
Stolen Relations seeks to recover stories of Indigenous slavery in the Americas. The website has a database as well as a map, timeline, interviews, and curricular materials.
stolenrelations.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This is an incredible and utterly necessary project that shines a light on the enslavement of countless indigenous ppl.
Also worth noting that the municipalities, not the province, is footing that bill too.
October 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Also worth noting that the municipalities, not the province, is footing that bill too.
My kid’s daycare tried dressing up the Toddler Tornado™️ in a sari after their Diwali snacks. It was cute but also a smidge weird since she’s a glowing white ginger like her father. 🤣
October 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
My kid’s daycare tried dressing up the Toddler Tornado™️ in a sari after their Diwali snacks. It was cute but also a smidge weird since she’s a glowing white ginger like her father. 🤣
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Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation
Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e
Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e
Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation
Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e
Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e
Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...