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Odd duck. Questioner. Nerd. Researcher. GenX. Durham NC. hockey fan.

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Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · Feb 12

Wisdom from Tressie McMillan Cottom and Judith Butler. I am guilty of trying to convince others of how bad things are, but totally agree that focusing on connecting and creating is a better use of my time.
Link to article Tressie is referencing www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

tressiemcphd I talked about vicarious
transgressions and racialized emotions before the
election. Sharing on the grid because the latest from
Judith Butler brought it to mind.
Every day I make sure I keep two things in mind
when it comes to politics: one group's apocalypse is
another group's garden of Eden and it can always
get worse.
I bring this up because some of us are spending a lot
of time trying to convince others how bad it all is. I
find it much more humane to myself to remember
that some people are having a great time right now.
It saves me the trouble of proselytizing.
Maybe it's my part-heathen upbringing but I don't
feel compelled to convince revelers that they should
be depressed instead. It always seems better to
focus on the people who share my reality. I just don't
think much trumps the racialized dopamine thrill of
vicarious (safe) oppression except some kind of
trauma that I don't control and can't imagine.
But it's been true before and somehow we got here.I
try to focus on that.
I am also thinking a bit about the difference between
a constituency and an audience. Trump made one
more powerful than the other. And we are still very
confused by the differences.

If we continue to be gripped with outrage
and stilled by stupefaction by each day's
new proclamation, we will fail to discern
what links them. To be gripped by his
statements is precisely the aim of their
utterance. We are in some ways in its
thrall when it captures and paralyzes us.
While there is every reason to be
outraged, we cannot let that outrage flood
us and stop our minds. For this is a
moment to grasp the fascist passions that
fuel this shameless grab for authoritarian
powers.
Those who celebrate his defiance and
sadism are as claimed by his logic as those
who are paralyzed with outrage. Perhaps
it is time to stand apart from these
passions to see how they work, but also to
find passions of our own: the desire for a
freedom equally shared; for an equality
that makes good on democratic promises;
to repair and regenerate the earth's living
processes; to accept and affirm the
complexity of our embodied lives; to
imagine a world in which government
supports health and education for all,
where we all live without fear, knowing
that our interconnected lives are equally
valuable.

Kirsten

@rewriteable.bsky.social

Ugh why do I have to hear about the Upchuck Brothers even when I am watching women's hockey 🤮

February 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM

Kirsten

@rewriteable.bsky.social

Team USA coming out hot! Let's go ladies!

February 16, 2026 at 3:47 PM

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Mike McIntyre

@mikemcintyrewpg.bsky.social

I had a great morning here in Milan hanging out with Winnipeg’s Seth Jarvis and his six best buddies who are on the hockey road trip of a lifetime. A really fun story coming later today for @winnipegfreepress.com

February 16, 2026 at 3:09 PM

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Carolyn O

@hmof2.bsky.social

Stodgy CTV News covered Seth's friends going to Milan. 🤣https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/article/a-lot-of-excitement-winnipeggers-head-to-italy-to-watch-friend-seth-jarvis-in-olympics/?taid=6991b79f92bc7f000143b857&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitterv

‘A lot of excitement’: Winnipeggers head to Italy to watch friend Seth Jarvis in Olympics

A group of Winnipeggers attracted national attention this time last year for driving 30 hours to watch their friend and NHL forward Seth Jarvis play in the 4 Nations Face-Off in Boston.

www.ctvnews.ca

February 16, 2026 at 1:05 PM

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Mike McIntyre

@mikemcintyrewpg.bsky.social

Tuesday qualifying games:

Switzerland vs Italy
Germany vs France
Sweden vs Latvia
Czechia vs Denmark

Wednesday quarterfinal games:

Canada vs Czechia/Denmark
United States vs Sweden/Latvia
Slovakia vs Germany/France
Finland vs Switzerland/Italy

All are elimination games. Lose = go home.

Game on!

Mike McIntyre @mikemcintyrewpg.bsky.social · 17h

Final Group standings:

1. Canada 🇨🇦
2. United States 🇺🇸
3. Slovakia 🇸🇰
4. Finland 🇫🇮
5. Switzerland 🇨🇭
6. Germany 🇩🇪
7. Sweden 🇸🇪
8. Czechia 🇨🇿
9. Denmark 🇩🇰
10. Latvia 🇱🇻
11. France 🇫🇷
12. Italy 🇮🇹

Top 4 to QF Wednesday. Bottom 8 play qualification games Tuesday.

February 15, 2026 at 11:04 PM

Kirsten

@rewriteable.bsky.social

If I have to hear more commentary about the Upchuck brothers being intelligent, I am going to vomit 🤮

February 15, 2026 at 9:34 PM

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NHL (Bot)

@notnhl.bsky.social

Reunited and it feels so good! 🥰

Seth Jarvis caught up with his friends after tonight's game! /search?f=tweets&q=%23MilanoCortina2026 /search?f=tweets&q=%23WinterOlympics

February 15, 2026 at 8:55 PM

Kirsten

@rewriteable.bsky.social

Canada is looking better than the US team in these hockey games

February 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM

Kirsten

@rewriteable.bsky.social

Jarvy injury? Oh no 😬

February 15, 2026 at 5:54 PM

Kirsten

@rewriteable.bsky.social

Pokecheck Jarvy

February 15, 2026 at 5:45 PM

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Mike McIntyre

@mikemcintyrewpg.bsky.social

Hockey-related things I wish I could bring back home with me from #MilanoCortinaOlympics2026 to be implemented in the NHL.

-Games start on time
-15 minute intermissions
-No ads on boards
-No betting ad nonsense
-3-2-1 point system
-Raucous crowd chants/singing

February 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM

Kirsten

@rewriteable.bsky.social

Jarvy's buddies spotted 🥳 #raiseup

February 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM

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Mike McIntyre

@mikemcintyrewpg.bsky.social

MILAN — Connor Hellebuyck’s stock soared despite spending Saturday on the sidelines.

Kyle Connor’s plummeted to the point he may be playing himself out of the lineup.

Nik Ehlers was happy to see some old friends and proud of his team’s effort.

My story: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Americans dominate Denmark despite shaky goaltending

MILAN — Connor Hellebuyck’s stock soared despite spending all of Saturday night on the sidelines. Kyle Connor’s plummeted to the point where he may be skating himself out of the lineup. And former Win...

www.winnipegfreepress.com

February 15, 2026 at 2:22 AM

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Mary B

@mtb1002.bsky.social

FYI Seth's friends made an IG account for their trip to Milan:
@ goodolcanadianboys

February 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM

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Mike McIntyre

@mikemcintyrewpg.bsky.social

Nikolaj Ehlers told me it was fun to play against long-time #NHLJets teammate Kyle Connor tonight here at #MilanoCortinaOlympics2026.

“I wish Bucky was playing, too.”

He said Denmark “played our asses off” in giving the American team a bit of a scare.

Lots more coming.

February 14, 2026 at 11:29 PM

Kirsten

@rewriteable.bsky.social

#raiseup #letsgocanes

Mike McIntyre @mikemcintyrewpg.bsky.social · 1d

I just had a great post-game chat here in Milan with Nikolaj Ehlers. He’ll be the focus of my story I’m writing shortly.

Mike McIntyre @mikemcintyrewpg.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, how fun it is watching Nikolaj Ehlers fly around the ice. He’s a zone entry wizard on the power play. And clearly having a blast playing at the Olympics here for Denmark.

February 14, 2026 at 11:06 PM