Alice Atkin
@westcoastalice.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow at York University, studying sensorimotor feedback, perception and action, driving, video games, and more. Fond of tea, cats, and stories. She / her.
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At some point we need a national conversation about why so many Canadian mayor are so bluntly bad.
Ken Sim's austerity budget is so severe that they're going to be REMOVING EXISTING BABY CHANGING TABLES
Vancouver, is this really who we are?
Vancouver, is this really who we are?
Listening to Vancouver Council budget discussion in the background this morning. In response to a question from @seanorr.bsky.social about where they'll be retracting from the city just said they're planning to REMOVE baby changing tables and menstrual product dispensers to save costs. Shameful.
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
At some point we need a national conversation about why so many Canadian mayor are so bluntly bad.
huh. I just learned that if I view / download a paper through my university library, it tells me if any of the references have been retracted. that's useful
November 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
huh. I just learned that if I view / download a paper through my university library, it tells me if any of the references have been retracted. that's useful
it is sort of funny (and instructive!) that Britain has been rending its garments for decades about "Britain in decline!" and their resulting attempts to avoid this fate by returning to an earlier geopolitical era have basically made it a self-fulfilling prophecy
The thing to understand about this is that this catastrophe in the UK has redounded to the political benefit of the very same people and political movement that pushed for it! Extremely perverse.
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
it is sort of funny (and instructive!) that Britain has been rending its garments for decades about "Britain in decline!" and their resulting attempts to avoid this fate by returning to an earlier geopolitical era have basically made it a self-fulfilling prophecy
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The thing to understand about this is that this catastrophe in the UK has redounded to the political benefit of the very same people and political movement that pushed for it! Extremely perverse.
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The thing to understand about this is that this catastrophe in the UK has redounded to the political benefit of the very same people and political movement that pushed for it! Extremely perverse.
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
different era, same speech
November 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
different era, same speech
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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today, like every day, is a good day to remember everything Lake Superior has taken from us. the only language the Great Lakes understand is force.
RIP to the Eddie Fitz
RIP to the Eddie Fitz
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
today, like every day, is a good day to remember everything Lake Superior has taken from us. the only language the Great Lakes understand is force.
RIP to the Eddie Fitz
RIP to the Eddie Fitz
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Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
yes, Environment Canada told me days in advance that it would snow today, but they didn't prepare me *emotionally*
November 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
yes, Environment Canada told me days in advance that it would snow today, but they didn't prepare me *emotionally*
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Rumours came out more than a decade before I was born and I've listened to it approximately 11 billion times
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Rumours came out more than a decade before I was born and I've listened to it approximately 11 billion times
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Rock shop
Benson, AZ
Benson, AZ
November 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Rock shop
Benson, AZ
Benson, AZ
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My favourite hotel on earth (at least in Montreal). It is really a brutalist low rise motor hotel high a top of a concrete plinth. It remains gorgeous & perfect 60 years later. Heaven.
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
My favourite hotel on earth (at least in Montreal). It is really a brutalist low rise motor hotel high a top of a concrete plinth. It remains gorgeous & perfect 60 years later. Heaven.
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With due respect to Rilke for the second to last line, I wrote this after going for a walk in the forest whilst in the throes of despair.
November 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
With due respect to Rilke for the second to last line, I wrote this after going for a walk in the forest whilst in the throes of despair.
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If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
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Reflections in the rain 🌧
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Reflections in the rain 🌧
Reflections in the rain 🌧
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Reflections in the rain 🌧
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It's a small graphic design detail, but the loitering guy on TTC signage is actually in front of the red slash, casually leaning against it, making him look *unbelievably* cool.
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It's a small graphic design detail, but the loitering guy on TTC signage is actually in front of the red slash, casually leaning against it, making him look *unbelievably* cool.
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An update on my column: Parliamentary committee drops most contentious parts of its demand for data on research funding. It now wants aggregated, not disaggregated data. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
November 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
An update on my column: Parliamentary committee drops most contentious parts of its demand for data on research funding. It now wants aggregated, not disaggregated data. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Autumn in #Vancouver appreciation post 🍂🍂
November 5, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Autumn in #Vancouver appreciation post 🍂🍂
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Two years ago I interviewed a 31-year-old NY state assemblymember about a 7-year-old girl killed by an SUV driver in his district. I hung up the phone, astonished that I'd talked to a legislator who so thoughtfully articulated what actually needs to change on our streets.
He'll make a great mayor
He'll make a great mayor
June 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Two years ago I interviewed a 31-year-old NY state assemblymember about a 7-year-old girl killed by an SUV driver in his district. I hung up the phone, astonished that I'd talked to a legislator who so thoughtfully articulated what actually needs to change on our streets.
He'll make a great mayor
He'll make a great mayor
Scenic Vaughan 🏙
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Scenic Vaughan 🏙
dark at 5:30!
I'm not emotionally ready for winter, but here it is anyway 🫠
I'm not emotionally ready for winter, but here it is anyway 🫠
November 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
dark at 5:30!
I'm not emotionally ready for winter, but here it is anyway 🫠
I'm not emotionally ready for winter, but here it is anyway 🫠
it is just unbelievable how fluffy my cat's tail is
November 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
it is just unbelievable how fluffy my cat's tail is