Crawford Kilian
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Crawford Kilian
@crof.bsky.social
Retired college teacher, recovering novelist. Born 1941 (CO2: 310 ppm). Still doing journalism and walking the dog. I've been writing for @thetyee.ca for over 20 years.
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Illness Is Rampant Among Children Trapped in ICE’s Massive Jail in Texas truthout.org/articles/chi...
Illness Is Rampant Among Children Trapped in ICE’s Massive Jail in Texas
The number of people held at the notorious Dilley immigration jail has nearly tripled since October.
truthout.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:40 AM
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The Epstein money trail leads straight to 45*!

45* sent FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE (4725) wire transfers to Jeffrey Epstein.

They totaled over $1.1 billion. 😱
February 11, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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All of BC is wrapping the families of Tumbler Ridge with love.

Supports are available:

BC Mental Health Support Line: 310-6789

Kids Help Phone: Text “CONNECT” to 686868

Thank you to the emergency responders on the ground for the work they are doing.
February 11, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Hill Country floods are worsening mental health issues in Kerr County, report finds www.texastribune.org/2026/01/29/t...
Texas Hill Country floods are worsening mental health issues
In Kerr County, the July 4 flood is expected to quadruple serious emotional disturbances in children and more than triple adult PTSD cases this year.
www.texastribune.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Katalin Karikó won the Nobel Prize for discovering and developing mRNA vaccines: thetyee.ca/Culture/2024...
How an Underdog Biochemist Won a Nobel Prize | The Tyee
And why quality child care was key to the success of pandemic hero Katalin Karikó.
thetyee.ca
February 11, 2026 at 4:20 AM
10 dead, including suspect, in mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. | CBC
www.cbc.ca
February 11, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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I still fall into a slightly dazed, troubling reverie when I see these two states mentioned together. I fled them both, essentially, back in 1992. Grew up first half in SC; second half in FL.
And they're both barreling along towards no immunization.
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Glad to see that CIDRAP is offering comment and analysis when we all really need it: www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...
CIDRAP Op-Ed: The HPV vaccine prevents cancer. The new ACIP wants to re-examine that.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
February 10, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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"[She] did not mince her words. “We are in an absurd situation where there is no longer any COVID prevention, nor any approved treatment for Long COVID,” she lamented."
February 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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The Stillaguamish Tribe has been buying back ceded lands for floodplain restoration, benefiting salmon and nearby farmers.

“It is a bit of a bitter pill to swallow to buy back the land that we essentially traded for the resource, the fish, but it's what we have to do to get things back on track."
The Stillaguamish Tribe gives its river north of Seattle room to roam
“Now the river can connect to its floodplain like it hasn't in 140 years.”
www.kuow.org
February 10, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Denmark's #1, Canada is #16, and the US is #29. www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2025
Corruption Perceptions Index 2025
The Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 ranks 182 countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. Find out the scores and read our analysis.
www.transparency.org
February 10, 2026 at 10:19 PM
The most prevalent disability in classrooms may be FASD — and supporting students is vital
theconversation.com/the-most-pre...
The most prevalent disability in classrooms may be FASD — and supporting students is vital
A valuable resource for teacher candidates and current teachers about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is the Canada FASD Research Network.
theconversation.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Trump Wrecked Our Reputation Abroad. Can Democrats Put It Right? newrepublic.com/article/2060... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Wrecked Our Reputation Abroad. Can Democrats Put It Right?
This November, the party has the chance to force a moment of reckoning for a president who has doled out a world of hurt.
newrepublic.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM