Jesse Couture
@jlcouture.bsky.social
educator | runner
sociologist of sport & physical culture
@ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
🇨🇦 living in 🇺🇸
sociologist of sport & physical culture
@ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
🇨🇦 living in 🇺🇸
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Referring to a mediocre breakfast restaurant as your culture and heritage is one of the whitest things I've ever read.
August 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Referring to a mediocre breakfast restaurant as your culture and heritage is one of the whitest things I've ever read.
Why is there a green filter on the Fever v. Lynx game? Distractingly terrible color on the broadcast. #WNBA #IndianaFever #ion
August 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Why is there a green filter on the Fever v. Lynx game? Distractingly terrible color on the broadcast. #WNBA #IndianaFever #ion
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Before today's politically-confected anti-trans hysteria, "the sporting landscape was not always so hostile to trans athletes."
@sydney-bauer.com breaks it all down as the Supreme Court readies to take on two cases concerning trans athletes @ballsandstrikes.org ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/supre...
@sydney-bauer.com breaks it all down as the Supreme Court readies to take on two cases concerning trans athletes @ballsandstrikes.org ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/supre...
The Supreme Court’s Trans Sports Ban Cases Are About Much More Than Sports
For decades, trans athletes have been fighting to compete on teams that are consistent with their gender identity. Next year, the Supreme Court could put an end to it.
ballsandstrikes.org
August 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Before today's politically-confected anti-trans hysteria, "the sporting landscape was not always so hostile to trans athletes."
@sydney-bauer.com breaks it all down as the Supreme Court readies to take on two cases concerning trans athletes @ballsandstrikes.org ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/supre...
@sydney-bauer.com breaks it all down as the Supreme Court readies to take on two cases concerning trans athletes @ballsandstrikes.org ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/supre...
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lol lmao @ climate pledge arena sponsored by fucking copilot
August 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
lol lmao @ climate pledge arena sponsored by fucking copilot
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When people talk about "legitimate concerns" about trans athletes I like to remind them that many sports governing bodies had existing policies based on scientific/medical evidence that were working just fine until a bunch of bigots got mad and forced those organizations to reverse their policies.
August 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
When people talk about "legitimate concerns" about trans athletes I like to remind them that many sports governing bodies had existing policies based on scientific/medical evidence that were working just fine until a bunch of bigots got mad and forced those organizations to reverse their policies.
Happy “Holy ****, it’s August already” to all who celebrate. #academia #AcademicSky
August 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Happy “Holy ****, it’s August already” to all who celebrate. #academia #AcademicSky
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That white guy who can't get a job at Timmies? He's AI.
And this is just the start. Easy enough to scrape photos and activities of a targeted individual, create an AI online persona of that individual, then have that AI fake say/do things that implicate that individual.
www.cbc.ca/news/ai-gene...
And this is just the start. Easy enough to scrape photos and activities of a targeted individual, create an AI online persona of that individual, then have that AI fake say/do things that implicate that individual.
www.cbc.ca/news/ai-gene...
That white guy who can't get a job at Tim Hortons? He's AI | CBC News
A series of AI-generated videos that show a white man complaining about how difficult it is to get a job in Canada have been taken down by TikTok, following inquiries made by the CBC News Visual Inves...
www.cbc.ca
July 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
That white guy who can't get a job at Timmies? He's AI.
And this is just the start. Easy enough to scrape photos and activities of a targeted individual, create an AI online persona of that individual, then have that AI fake say/do things that implicate that individual.
www.cbc.ca/news/ai-gene...
And this is just the start. Easy enough to scrape photos and activities of a targeted individual, create an AI online persona of that individual, then have that AI fake say/do things that implicate that individual.
www.cbc.ca/news/ai-gene...
Aari McDonald is SUCH a good fit. Plays smart, fast, aggressive ball. Timing couldn’t be better, too, while CC is injured (or has the yips). #WNBA #IndianaFever
July 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Aari McDonald is SUCH a good fit. Plays smart, fast, aggressive ball. Timing couldn’t be better, too, while CC is injured (or has the yips). #WNBA #IndianaFever
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"On diet culture’s greatest-hits album, the “before and after” is the lead single, an earworm that’s hard to get out of your mind." 👇🏾
July 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"On diet culture’s greatest-hits album, the “before and after” is the lead single, an earworm that’s hard to get out of your mind." 👇🏾
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We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Attacks on Muslims flood mainstream after Mamdani win
Openly racist rhetoric has become normalized at the highest levels of American politics.
www.axios.com
June 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
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Generational change is coming: Since Zohran Mamdani won on Tuesday night, more than 1100 young people have reached out to @runforsomething.net to explore a run for local office -- one of our biggest spikes of the year yet.
June 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Generational change is coming: Since Zohran Mamdani won on Tuesday night, more than 1100 young people have reached out to @runforsomething.net to explore a run for local office -- one of our biggest spikes of the year yet.
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If you read only one article today, read this one
June 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
If you read only one article today, read this one
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"Big Sunscreen"? When misinformation fuels extreme & harmful beliefs beautymatter.com/articles/big...
E.g., the manosphere BS that the sun doesn't cause skin cancer? Huh?
Me: “No amount of manly man vibes can protect you against skin cancer."
E.g., the manosphere BS that the sun doesn't cause skin cancer? Huh?
Me: “No amount of manly man vibes can protect you against skin cancer."
From “Clean Beauty” to Extremism: Sunscreen Truthers and Their Conspiracy Theories
The rise of “sunscreen truthers” on social and extremist platforms is fueling dangerous conspiracy theories rooted in chemophobia, pseudoscience, and antisemitism. This deep dive unpacks how clean bea...
beautymatter.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Big Sunscreen"? When misinformation fuels extreme & harmful beliefs beautymatter.com/articles/big...
E.g., the manosphere BS that the sun doesn't cause skin cancer? Huh?
Me: “No amount of manly man vibes can protect you against skin cancer."
E.g., the manosphere BS that the sun doesn't cause skin cancer? Huh?
Me: “No amount of manly man vibes can protect you against skin cancer."
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I got mad and I wrote about it.
The appalling smearing of Zohran Mamdani as 'anti-semitic'
It's Islamophobic. It's racist. It's also completely untrue.
www.thehandbasket.co
June 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I got mad and I wrote about it.
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This should be a massive red flag for organizers of the 2026 World Cup & 2028 LA Olympics ➡️ "US rejects visas for Senegal women’s national basketball team members, staff." Trump has assured Gianni Infantino & Casey Wasserman that everything will be fine, but... www.nytimes.com/athletic/644...
U.S. rejects visas for Senegal women’s national basketball team members, staff
The training camp, which will now take place in Senegal, is in preparation for the Women’s AfroBasket.
www.nytimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This should be a massive red flag for organizers of the 2026 World Cup & 2028 LA Olympics ➡️ "US rejects visas for Senegal women’s national basketball team members, staff." Trump has assured Gianni Infantino & Casey Wasserman that everything will be fine, but... www.nytimes.com/athletic/644...
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Why do alpine communities remain committed to skiing tourism in the face of climate change?
In our June issue, economic sociologist @vapunkt.bsky.social @univie.ac.at speaks with locals about the conflict over the meaning of sustainability in an age of climate crisis.
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In our June issue, economic sociologist @vapunkt.bsky.social @univie.ac.at speaks with locals about the conflict over the meaning of sustainability in an age of climate crisis.
buff.ly/hnjlycu
June 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Why do alpine communities remain committed to skiing tourism in the face of climate change?
In our June issue, economic sociologist @vapunkt.bsky.social @univie.ac.at speaks with locals about the conflict over the meaning of sustainability in an age of climate crisis.
buff.ly/hnjlycu
In our June issue, economic sociologist @vapunkt.bsky.social @univie.ac.at speaks with locals about the conflict over the meaning of sustainability in an age of climate crisis.
buff.ly/hnjlycu
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We act like medical science has FAR more answers than it actually does. The wearables obsession many people have is simply an extension of an addiction to being connected to technology and an obsession with individual bootstrapping philosophy.
Self tracking tech “only makes sense in a social context where external factors make it difficult for people to trust their personal experiences, and where they carefully have to strive at keeping a ‘balance’ in their lives.”
I Became Fixated on My Oura Ring Even Though It Did Nothing to Help Me
Sleep doctors say patients bring them largely useless data all the time.
nymag.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
We act like medical science has FAR more answers than it actually does. The wearables obsession many people have is simply an extension of an addiction to being connected to technology and an obsession with individual bootstrapping philosophy.
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In classic Friday afternoon bad-news dump, UCP moves to make COVID vaccines expensive and hard to find. albertapolitics.ca/2025/06/in-c...
In classic Friday afternoon bad-news dump, UCP moves to make COVID vaccines expensive and hard to find - Alberta Politics
In a classic Friday afternoon bad-news dump, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party Government announced a scheme to make seniors pay “the full costs” for restricted supplies of CO...
albertapolitics.ca
June 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In classic Friday afternoon bad-news dump, UCP moves to make COVID vaccines expensive and hard to find. albertapolitics.ca/2025/06/in-c...
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Canada currently has almost 40,000 climate refugees, and it's only June.
Manitoba: 18,000
Saskatchewan: 15,000
Ontario: 2,300
Alberta: 2,700
(~38,000, and growing daily)
Manitoba: 18,000
Saskatchewan: 15,000
Ontario: 2,300
Alberta: 2,700
(~38,000, and growing daily)
June 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Canada currently has almost 40,000 climate refugees, and it's only June.
Manitoba: 18,000
Saskatchewan: 15,000
Ontario: 2,300
Alberta: 2,700
(~38,000, and growing daily)
Manitoba: 18,000
Saskatchewan: 15,000
Ontario: 2,300
Alberta: 2,700
(~38,000, and growing daily)
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The annual University of Illinois Press Summer Sale starts now! 🎉
Enjoy 50% off *ALL* books until June 16 when you use code SUMMER25 on our website!
www.press.uillinois.edu
Enjoy 50% off *ALL* books until June 16 when you use code SUMMER25 on our website!
www.press.uillinois.edu
June 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The annual University of Illinois Press Summer Sale starts now! 🎉
Enjoy 50% off *ALL* books until June 16 when you use code SUMMER25 on our website!
www.press.uillinois.edu
Enjoy 50% off *ALL* books until June 16 when you use code SUMMER25 on our website!
www.press.uillinois.edu
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Reality: little more than placebo theatre.
Do cold-water plunges really speed post-workout muscle recovery? www.sciencenews.org/article/cold...
"Compared with the control group, neither the cold- nor the hot-water immersion groups differed much in muscle strength, soreness or swelling."
Do cold-water plunges really speed post-workout muscle recovery? www.sciencenews.org/article/cold...
"Compared with the control group, neither the cold- nor the hot-water immersion groups differed much in muscle strength, soreness or swelling."
Do cold-water plunges really speed post-workout muscle recovery?
A new study is among the first to look at whether cold or hot soaks help women’s muscles rebound from extreme exercise.
www.sciencenews.org
May 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Reality: little more than placebo theatre.
Do cold-water plunges really speed post-workout muscle recovery? www.sciencenews.org/article/cold...
"Compared with the control group, neither the cold- nor the hot-water immersion groups differed much in muscle strength, soreness or swelling."
Do cold-water plunges really speed post-workout muscle recovery? www.sciencenews.org/article/cold...
"Compared with the control group, neither the cold- nor the hot-water immersion groups differed much in muscle strength, soreness or swelling."