Christine York
cmymtl.bsky.social
Christine York
@cmymtl.bsky.social
Academic and translator based in Montreal. Runner.
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called it
October 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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“Because a substantial percentage of ‘our talented youngsters’ Minister Déry is now proudly celebrating are those pesky international students the Legault government has tried so hard to limit.”

www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
Drimonis: Concordia rocket launch lifts CAQ hypocrisy to new heights
“The genius of our talented youngsters at work!” enthuses Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry, whose government has been actively undermining anglo universities and international students.
www.montrealgazette.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
It's not easy avoiding US tech, but there are alternatives.
Here's a guide written by Canadian journalist Paris Marx. open.substack.com/pub/parismar...
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
open.substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
70 universitaires dénoncent les compressions au Bureau de la traduction
Les compressions au Bureau de la traduction dénoncées
Quelque 70 universitaires canadiens demandent au gouvernement fédéral de revenir sur sa décision d’abolir le quart des effectifs du Bureau de la traduction.
ici.radio-canada.ca
April 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
On my AI-related reading list: John Warner's More than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI and Emily Bender's The AI Con. thecon.ai www.argobookshop.ca/item/lqczeCE...
April 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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«Très symbolique»: un photographe dévoile un combat entre un pygargue à tête blanche et une bernache du Canada
www.noovo.info/nouvelle/tre...
«Très symbolique»: un photographe dévoile un combat entre un pygargue à tête blanche et une bernache du Canada
Un photographe canadien a assisté à un combat d’une vingtaine de minutes entre une bernache du Canada et un pygargue à tête blanche – emblème des États-Unis, qui livre une guerre commerciale à son voi...
www.noovo.info
March 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The National Parks Service has removed the "T" from the website on the Stonewall National Monument. Such cruelty--a craven attempt to erase trans people from history.
February 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Petition to protest the closure of the School of Modern Languages at Cardiff University in the UK.
chng.it/fgmQprWh2t
Save MLANG at Cardiff University!
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
chng.it
February 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Des milliers de pages d'infos publiques (comme dans "financées par les fonds publics américains") ont disparu.

Cela semble lié aux requêtes du président Trump d'effacer les références à la diversité ou l'idéologie de genre.

Un survol de ce qui a été perdu 👇

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday
Federal agencies moved to satisfy Trump’s orders to remove topics like diversity initiatives and “gender ideology.”
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The Christmas decorations are up on the Pink house!
December 22, 2024 at 5:52 PM
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Lors de la cérémonie de commémoration tenue ce soir sur le mont Royal, en plus des 14 faisceaux lumineux commémorant les victimes du 6 décembre 1989, un 15e faisceau a été allumé en mémoire de toutes celles qui sont tuées ou victimes de violence parce qu'elles sont des femmes.
December 7, 2024 at 12:04 AM
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Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau confirms Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant will be arrested if they step foot in Canada after the ICC’s decision to issue arrest warrants.
Canada 'will abide' by ICC ruling on Netanyahu
PM Trudeau says Canada must 'remember who we are' and abide ICC rulings when asked about the arrest warrant issued for Netanyahu.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 22, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Belle expérience immersive : j'ai vu le film extraordinaire de @francejobin.bsky.social et Markus Heckmann, ENTANGLEMENT:DOME à la SAT.
November 20, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Deactivated my X account. Hadn't been on there in years, but I figured I'd add my deactivation to the statistics.

www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X
We will stop posting from our official editorial accounts on the platform, but X users can still share our articles
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:13 PM