Ximena González
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Ximena González
@ximenaka.bsky.social
· Dec 19
We accept the abuse we think we deserve.
Thus, i’m gonna start blocking not people i disagree with, but those who use their reach to gang up on others.
Thus, i’m gonna start blocking not people i disagree with, but those who use their reach to gang up on others.
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This line is copy-pasted every time “Police said the driver remained on scene and was cooperating with their investigation. They said impairment and speed aren't being considered as factors for the incident.” So what was a factor?
“Toddler dead after pedestrian collision” is some nasty headline work
A person driving a jeep hit and killed a toddler in a stroller in a marked crossing and they are calling it a “pedestrian collision”
A person driving a jeep hit and killed a toddler in a stroller in a marked crossing and they are calling it a “pedestrian collision”
Road violence is a political choice. How much carnage will our leaders tolerate before they take drastic action? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
February 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
This line is copy-pasted every time “Police said the driver remained on scene and was cooperating with their investigation. They said impairment and speed aren't being considered as factors for the incident.” So what was a factor?
“impairment and speed aren't being considered as factors for the incident.”
That is, based on a speed limit determined by factors such as road width and visibility, yet a threat to the lives of pedestrians.
That is, based on a speed limit determined by factors such as road width and visibility, yet a threat to the lives of pedestrians.
Toddler dead after pedestrian collision in southwest Calgary | CBC News
Calgary police say a toddler is dead after a collision in at the intersection of Horton Road S.W. and Hull Avenue S.W., just by Macleod Trail, on Sunday.
www.cbc.ca
February 16, 2026 at 3:43 PM
“impairment and speed aren't being considered as factors for the incident.”
That is, based on a speed limit determined by factors such as road width and visibility, yet a threat to the lives of pedestrians.
That is, based on a speed limit determined by factors such as road width and visibility, yet a threat to the lives of pedestrians.
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AI does not enhance “efficiency.” AI is a permission structure for a totalizing regime of austerity and labor immiseration.
“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
AI does not enhance “efficiency.” AI is a permission structure for a totalizing regime of austerity and labor immiseration.
My one and only resolution for this year is to spend less than eight hours a day on my phone.
A daily three hours still seems like a lot, but it’s definitely better than spending a third of my life online.
A daily three hours still seems like a lot, but it’s definitely better than spending a third of my life online.
February 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
My one and only resolution for this year is to spend less than eight hours a day on my phone.
A daily three hours still seems like a lot, but it’s definitely better than spending a third of my life online.
A daily three hours still seems like a lot, but it’s definitely better than spending a third of my life online.
Don’t Calgarians deserve world-class infrastructure just for choosing to live here?
This is a subskeet.
This is a subskeet.
February 14, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Don’t Calgarians deserve world-class infrastructure just for choosing to live here?
This is a subskeet.
This is a subskeet.
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Amidst a frenzied resale market, Calgary’s east remains the last bastion of affordability for moderate income buyers—why?
I delve into this in my latest story for the Globe and Mail 👇
I delve into this in my latest story for the Globe and Mail 👇
February 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Amidst a frenzied resale market, Calgary’s east remains the last bastion of affordability for moderate income buyers—why?
I delve into this in my latest story for the Globe and Mail 👇
I delve into this in my latest story for the Globe and Mail 👇
Amidst a frenzied resale market, Calgary’s east remains the last bastion of affordability for moderate income buyers—why?
I delve into this in my latest story for the Globe and Mail 👇
I delve into this in my latest story for the Globe and Mail 👇
February 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Amidst a frenzied resale market, Calgary’s east remains the last bastion of affordability for moderate income buyers—why?
I delve into this in my latest story for the Globe and Mail 👇
I delve into this in my latest story for the Globe and Mail 👇
Every time i visit Vancouver i’m reminded that homogeneity isn’t necessary to create a beautiful city.
Buildings old, new, tall and short can sit next to each other harmoniously. Trees and greenery, however, aren’t optional.
Buildings old, new, tall and short can sit next to each other harmoniously. Trees and greenery, however, aren’t optional.
February 12, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Every time i visit Vancouver i’m reminded that homogeneity isn’t necessary to create a beautiful city.
Buildings old, new, tall and short can sit next to each other harmoniously. Trees and greenery, however, aren’t optional.
Buildings old, new, tall and short can sit next to each other harmoniously. Trees and greenery, however, aren’t optional.
Negroni o’clock.
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Negroni o’clock.
All beers. No work.
February 10, 2026 at 9:33 PM
All beers. No work.
Next time i fly, i’ll be checking my legs alongside my baggage.
February 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Next time i fly, i’ll be checking my legs alongside my baggage.
Nothing like the sudden rattle of a h*rny woodpecker to pull me out of my writerly concentration, lol
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Nothing like the sudden rattle of a h*rny woodpecker to pull me out of my writerly concentration, lol
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A Startling Account of Migrant Workers in Canada
‘The portrait that it paints is extremely unflattering,’ says Calgary author Marcello Di Cintio of ‘Precarious,’ his new book.
thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
‘The portrait that it paints is extremely unflattering,’ says Calgary author Marcello Di Cintio of ‘Precarious,’ his new book.
thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
A Startling Account of Migrant Workers in Canada | The Tyee
‘The portrait that it paints is extremely unflattering,’ says Calgary author Marcello Di Cintio of ‘Precarious,’ his new book.
thetyee.ca
February 7, 2026 at 5:14 PM
A Startling Account of Migrant Workers in Canada
‘The portrait that it paints is extremely unflattering,’ says Calgary author Marcello Di Cintio of ‘Precarious,’ his new book.
thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
‘The portrait that it paints is extremely unflattering,’ says Calgary author Marcello Di Cintio of ‘Precarious,’ his new book.
thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
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I worked at Lake Louise many years ago and would get yelled at for walking through people’s photos on my way to work.
They were everywhere. There was literally no other way to get to my job.
They were everywhere. There was literally no other way to get to my job.
February 7, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I worked at Lake Louise many years ago and would get yelled at for walking through people’s photos on my way to work.
They were everywhere. There was literally no other way to get to my job.
They were everywhere. There was literally no other way to get to my job.
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Archives matter - but not to the Carney government. Canada has only ONE federal funding program for community archives, and they just killed it. Gone.
@wgreaves.bsky.social
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
@wgreaves.bsky.social
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
February 6, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Archives matter - but not to the Carney government. Canada has only ONE federal funding program for community archives, and they just killed it. Gone.
@wgreaves.bsky.social
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
@wgreaves.bsky.social
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
Speaking of the precarity migrant workers in Canada experience, here’s Alberta making it worse.
Alberta cuts access to health care for some temporary workers, raising concerns in the Bow Valley | CBC News
Alberta has stopped offering provincial health coverage to some people on working holiday and young professional visas, a change that came into effect earlier this year without a public announcement. ...
www.cbc.ca
February 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Speaking of the precarity migrant workers in Canada experience, here’s Alberta making it worse.
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In his latest book, Marcello Di Cintio shows readers a side of Canada unbeknownst to many, if not most Canadians.
Recently, we sat down to chat about the importance of telling the complex stories of migrant workers. An excerpt of our convo is in my latest piece for @thetyee.ca’s Weekender.
Recently, we sat down to chat about the importance of telling the complex stories of migrant workers. An excerpt of our convo is in my latest piece for @thetyee.ca’s Weekender.
A Startling Account of Migrant Workers in Canada | The Tyee
‘The portrait that it paints is extremely unflattering,’ says Calgary author Marcello Di Cintio of ‘Precarious,’ his new book.
thetyee.ca
January 31, 2026 at 3:04 PM
In his latest book, Marcello Di Cintio shows readers a side of Canada unbeknownst to many, if not most Canadians.
Recently, we sat down to chat about the importance of telling the complex stories of migrant workers. An excerpt of our convo is in my latest piece for @thetyee.ca’s Weekender.
Recently, we sat down to chat about the importance of telling the complex stories of migrant workers. An excerpt of our convo is in my latest piece for @thetyee.ca’s Weekender.
Street party in Jasper tonight.
February 1, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Street party in Jasper tonight.
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"It’s like politicians wanted to stop employers from exploiting the system, not from exploiting the workers."
@ximenaka.bsky.social interviews Marcello Di Cintio for his new book, Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
@ximenaka.bsky.social interviews Marcello Di Cintio for his new book, Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
A Startling Account of Migrant Workers in Canada | The Tyee
‘The portrait that it paints is extremely unflattering,’ says Calgary author Marcello Di Cintio of ‘Precarious,’ his new book.
thetyee.ca
January 31, 2026 at 8:36 PM
"It’s like politicians wanted to stop employers from exploiting the system, not from exploiting the workers."
@ximenaka.bsky.social interviews Marcello Di Cintio for his new book, Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
@ximenaka.bsky.social interviews Marcello Di Cintio for his new book, Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
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“Our actions impose a vulnerability and precarity on [migrant workers] before they even reach our borders ... These workers are not our guests. They are our hostages.”
"[P]oliticians wanted to stop employers from exploiting the system, not from exploiting the workers."
#cdnpoli #canadaSoRacist
"[P]oliticians wanted to stop employers from exploiting the system, not from exploiting the workers."
#cdnpoli #canadaSoRacist
“Resilience is a concept that infuriates me; it guilds suffering with nobility, distracting from what’s causing suffering.”
A Startling Account of Migrant Workers in Canada | The Tyee
‘The portrait that it paints is extremely unflattering,’ says Calgary author Marcello Di Cintio of ‘Precarious,’ his new book.
thetyee.ca
January 31, 2026 at 5:01 PM
“Our actions impose a vulnerability and precarity on [migrant workers] before they even reach our borders ... These workers are not our guests. They are our hostages.”
"[P]oliticians wanted to stop employers from exploiting the system, not from exploiting the workers."
#cdnpoli #canadaSoRacist
"[P]oliticians wanted to stop employers from exploiting the system, not from exploiting the workers."
#cdnpoli #canadaSoRacist
In his latest book, Marcello Di Cintio shows readers a side of Canada unbeknownst to many, if not most Canadians.
Recently, we sat down to chat about the importance of telling the complex stories of migrant workers. An excerpt of our convo is in my latest piece for @thetyee.ca’s Weekender.
Recently, we sat down to chat about the importance of telling the complex stories of migrant workers. An excerpt of our convo is in my latest piece for @thetyee.ca’s Weekender.
A Startling Account of Migrant Workers in Canada | The Tyee
‘The portrait that it paints is extremely unflattering,’ says Calgary author Marcello Di Cintio of ‘Precarious,’ his new book.
thetyee.ca
January 31, 2026 at 3:04 PM
In his latest book, Marcello Di Cintio shows readers a side of Canada unbeknownst to many, if not most Canadians.
Recently, we sat down to chat about the importance of telling the complex stories of migrant workers. An excerpt of our convo is in my latest piece for @thetyee.ca’s Weekender.
Recently, we sat down to chat about the importance of telling the complex stories of migrant workers. An excerpt of our convo is in my latest piece for @thetyee.ca’s Weekender.
Reposted by Ximena González
“Resilience is a concept that infuriates me; it guilds suffering with nobility, distracting from what’s causing suffering.”
A Startling Account of Migrant Workers in Canada | The Tyee
‘The portrait that it paints is extremely unflattering,’ says Calgary author Marcello Di Cintio of ‘Precarious,’ his new book.
thetyee.ca
January 31, 2026 at 1:16 AM
“Resilience is a concept that infuriates me; it guilds suffering with nobility, distracting from what’s causing suffering.”
Parenting books are in no shortage. We can easily learn how to support our children’s development, set reasonable expectations.
Books that tackle how to stay healthy as we age, and delay the symptoms of old age also abound.
Do books about aging framed as a terminal condition even exist, though?
Books that tackle how to stay healthy as we age, and delay the symptoms of old age also abound.
Do books about aging framed as a terminal condition even exist, though?
January 29, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Parenting books are in no shortage. We can easily learn how to support our children’s development, set reasonable expectations.
Books that tackle how to stay healthy as we age, and delay the symptoms of old age also abound.
Do books about aging framed as a terminal condition even exist, though?
Books that tackle how to stay healthy as we age, and delay the symptoms of old age also abound.
Do books about aging framed as a terminal condition even exist, though?
I’m still looking, yo!
Calgary folks! I’m looking to interview someone who’s bought a place in the city’s east (green area in map below) over the last 12 months.
If this is you or someone you know, hit me up via dm for further deets. TIA.
If this is you or someone you know, hit me up via dm for further deets. TIA.
January 28, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I’m still looking, yo!