Joanne McCuaig
@joannemccuaig.bsky.social
#Qualitative Researcher | Wellbeing when working with Emotionally Demanding Material; How the public uses Mental Health Terminology #trauma | #Linguistics and Communication She/Her
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Nine-in-ten U.S. adults say they at least sometimes come across news they think is inaccurate, but they are split over how easy it is to distinguish truth from fiction. www.pewresearch.org/...
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Nine-in-ten U.S. adults say they at least sometimes come across news they think is inaccurate, but they are split over how easy it is to distinguish truth from fiction. www.pewresearch.org/...
I finished watching S3 of The Diplomat. Can't stop thinking about the line "Stop admiring the problem and focus on solving it" (or thereabouts, can't recall exact quote).
October 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I finished watching S3 of The Diplomat. Can't stop thinking about the line "Stop admiring the problem and focus on solving it" (or thereabouts, can't recall exact quote).
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South Korea has just launched a HUGE universal basic income pilot focused on rural areas. Around 220,000 people will receive 150,000 won a month for two years in 7 counties.
A similar pilot in the US would cost $1 billion and provide $180 a month to all of Wyoming outside of Cheyenne and Casper.
A similar pilot in the US would cost $1 billion and provide $180 a month to all of Wyoming outside of Cheyenne and Casper.
Rural Basic Income Pilot Launches in Seven Counties
Seven counties, including Yeoncheon in Gyeonggi Province, Jeongseon in Gangwon Province, Cheongyang in South Chungcheong Province, Sunchang in North Jeolla Pro
www.businesskorea.co.kr
October 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
South Korea has just launched a HUGE universal basic income pilot focused on rural areas. Around 220,000 people will receive 150,000 won a month for two years in 7 counties.
A similar pilot in the US would cost $1 billion and provide $180 a month to all of Wyoming outside of Cheyenne and Casper.
A similar pilot in the US would cost $1 billion and provide $180 a month to all of Wyoming outside of Cheyenne and Casper.
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For our good night we are sharing this great piece on the history of processed food in America. We agree with the 🧠🪱 on this - the American diet of processed foods is trash. But we don’t blame you, we blame Big Ag and Big Food who are as bad as Big Tobacco.
Good night!
Good night!
How America Got Hooked on Ultraprocessed Foods (Gift Article)
They promised convenience and cheap nutrition. But they became one of the greatest health threats of our time.
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:56 AM
For our good night we are sharing this great piece on the history of processed food in America. We agree with the 🧠🪱 on this - the American diet of processed foods is trash. But we don’t blame you, we blame Big Ag and Big Food who are as bad as Big Tobacco.
Good night!
Good night!
Very busy in my local ward for voting today. Good luck for today to the election workers as those paper based ballots are time consuming.
October 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Very busy in my local ward for voting today. Good luck for today to the election workers as those paper based ballots are time consuming.
After 12+ years of working at the University of Birmingham in the Linguistics and Communication department, it’s time to say goodbye. I started off as a tutor in 2012 after completing my MA with the same department. Tasks and roles grew over the years and then I began my PhD with them.
October 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
After 12+ years of working at the University of Birmingham in the Linguistics and Communication department, it’s time to say goodbye. I started off as a tutor in 2012 after completing my MA with the same department. Tasks and roles grew over the years and then I began my PhD with them.
Would it even be a holiday weekend if an appliance didn’t break? Here’s to squeezing out the laundry and eating festive! 🇨🇦🙏🍁 🍂
October 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Would it even be a holiday weekend if an appliance didn’t break? Here’s to squeezing out the laundry and eating festive! 🇨🇦🙏🍁 🍂
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Our next keynote talk at #CMHP25 is from Dr Marc Williams @clinpsy-marc.bsky.social who is going to explore:
Climate Distress, Coping, and the Role of Professionals in a Rapidly Warming World.
A timely reminder that climate change is a mental health issue as well as an environmental one.
THREAD🧵
Climate Distress, Coping, and the Role of Professionals in a Rapidly Warming World.
A timely reminder that climate change is a mental health issue as well as an environmental one.
THREAD🧵
October 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Our next keynote talk at #CMHP25 is from Dr Marc Williams @clinpsy-marc.bsky.social who is going to explore:
Climate Distress, Coping, and the Role of Professionals in a Rapidly Warming World.
A timely reminder that climate change is a mental health issue as well as an environmental one.
THREAD🧵
Climate Distress, Coping, and the Role of Professionals in a Rapidly Warming World.
A timely reminder that climate change is a mental health issue as well as an environmental one.
THREAD🧵
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Many congratulations to my colleagues in the Forms of Labour project team on the publication of their new monograph! 🗃️👏🎉
Brilliantly, The Experience of Work in #EarlyModern England is available open access:
www.cambridge.org/core/books/e...
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
Brilliantly, The Experience of Work in #EarlyModern England is available open access:
www.cambridge.org/core/books/e...
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
A woman’s place was not in the home: New book challenges assumptions about women’s work in early modern history
New research has revealed that women played a fundamental role in the development of England’s national economy before 1700. Far from being the unpaid homemakers and housewives of traditional historic...
news.exeter.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Many congratulations to my colleagues in the Forms of Labour project team on the publication of their new monograph! 🗃️👏🎉
Brilliantly, The Experience of Work in #EarlyModern England is available open access:
www.cambridge.org/core/books/e...
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
Brilliantly, The Experience of Work in #EarlyModern England is available open access:
www.cambridge.org/core/books/e...
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports
AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.
www.consumerreports.org
October 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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It’s getting spooky out there. Still need my Halloween name if anyone has suggestions
October 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
It’s getting spooky out there. Still need my Halloween name if anyone has suggestions
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🧡 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
A day to honour the children who never came home, the survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities. We stand in remembrance, reflection, and commitment to reconciliation.
🔗 Learn more: www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/16311301...
A day to honour the children who never came home, the survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities. We stand in remembrance, reflection, and commitment to reconciliation.
🔗 Learn more: www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/16311301...
September 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🧡 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
A day to honour the children who never came home, the survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities. We stand in remembrance, reflection, and commitment to reconciliation.
🔗 Learn more: www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/16311301...
A day to honour the children who never came home, the survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities. We stand in remembrance, reflection, and commitment to reconciliation.
🔗 Learn more: www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/16311301...
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Check it out! We made a series of Calgary election zines. One for each of the city's 14 wards, containing all the councillor candidates for each. Plus a mayoral one—so 15 in all. They'll be going into libraries but let us know if you also want copies to share! www.sprawlcalgary.com/calgary-2025...
A new zine series for Calgary’s 2025 election | The Sprawl
One for each of the city's 14 wards.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
September 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Check it out! We made a series of Calgary election zines. One for each of the city's 14 wards, containing all the councillor candidates for each. Plus a mayoral one—so 15 in all. They'll be going into libraries but let us know if you also want copies to share! www.sprawlcalgary.com/calgary-2025...
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“Asking for help isn’t a weakness, it’s a strength.” Brené Brown
We don’t earn medals for not asking for help.
Resting, pausing, and reaching for support keep us human, healthy, and ready for what matters.
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#kindness #positivity #SelfCare
Picture by @joyfulsmolthings
We don’t earn medals for not asking for help.
Resting, pausing, and reaching for support keep us human, healthy, and ready for what matters.
🧡
#kindness #positivity #SelfCare
Picture by @joyfulsmolthings
September 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
“Asking for help isn’t a weakness, it’s a strength.” Brené Brown
We don’t earn medals for not asking for help.
Resting, pausing, and reaching for support keep us human, healthy, and ready for what matters.
🧡
#kindness #positivity #SelfCare
Picture by @joyfulsmolthings
We don’t earn medals for not asking for help.
Resting, pausing, and reaching for support keep us human, healthy, and ready for what matters.
🧡
#kindness #positivity #SelfCare
Picture by @joyfulsmolthings
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Excited to see this out! 'Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare' - new #openaccess book, with @elenasemino.bsky.social @paulari.bsky.social @lukeccollins.bsky.social & @tonymcenery.bsky.social. @lancslinguistics.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
September 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Excited to see this out! 'Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare' - new #openaccess book, with @elenasemino.bsky.social @paulari.bsky.social @lukeccollins.bsky.social & @tonymcenery.bsky.social. @lancslinguistics.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
I've been asked a few times now about any reverse culture shock from moving back to Canada. To be honest, I don't really have any this time around. It's more about reminding myself the following:
🐿️ not 🐀 running on the streets and rooftops
👶 not 🐶 in the strollers going for afternoon walks
🐿️ not 🐀 running on the streets and rooftops
👶 not 🐶 in the strollers going for afternoon walks
September 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I've been asked a few times now about any reverse culture shock from moving back to Canada. To be honest, I don't really have any this time around. It's more about reminding myself the following:
🐿️ not 🐀 running on the streets and rooftops
👶 not 🐶 in the strollers going for afternoon walks
🐿️ not 🐀 running on the streets and rooftops
👶 not 🐶 in the strollers going for afternoon walks
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Today in luxury surveillance.
Samsung brings ads to US fridges
Samsung’s ‘screens everywhere’ initiative is morphing into ads everywhere.
www.theverge.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Today in luxury surveillance.
My granny starter pack just arrived: heated cat bed and grocery push cart!
I’m doing my darnedest to recreate our 15-minute neighborhood lifestyle. I’ll check back in during winter to let you know (I mean, is it worse than +42 in the heat? Time and frostbite will tell).
I’m doing my darnedest to recreate our 15-minute neighborhood lifestyle. I’ll check back in during winter to let you know (I mean, is it worse than +42 in the heat? Time and frostbite will tell).
August 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
My granny starter pack just arrived: heated cat bed and grocery push cart!
I’m doing my darnedest to recreate our 15-minute neighborhood lifestyle. I’ll check back in during winter to let you know (I mean, is it worse than +42 in the heat? Time and frostbite will tell).
I’m doing my darnedest to recreate our 15-minute neighborhood lifestyle. I’ll check back in during winter to let you know (I mean, is it worse than +42 in the heat? Time and frostbite will tell).
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‘Flip a switch’: Calgarians encouraged to turn out the lights for birds
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
‘Flip a switch’: Calgarians encouraged to turn out the lights for birds
Bird enthusiasts and conservationists are asking Calgarians to switch off their lights overnight this fall to protect migrating species.
www.ctvnews.ca
August 16, 2025 at 12:06 AM
‘Flip a switch’: Calgarians encouraged to turn out the lights for birds
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Come on Canada, take a stand, pick consistent units of measurement!
August 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Come on Canada, take a stand, pick consistent units of measurement!
Have #publiclibrary card and new reading materials. Calm descends upon the household. Meet you in the kitchen when we’re all hungry.
(Satisfied sigh)
(Satisfied sigh)
August 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Have #publiclibrary card and new reading materials. Calm descends upon the household. Meet you in the kitchen when we’re all hungry.
(Satisfied sigh)
(Satisfied sigh)
Ah, a brief moment of nothingness - yes, please
July 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Ah, a brief moment of nothingness - yes, please
Nature things we’re learning in Calgary: we’ve seen a lot more rabbits 🐇 than expected but fewer squirrels 🐿️
Magpies here have the attitude of Seoul pigeons but not the filth from dumpster diving or pollution
Magpies here have the attitude of Seoul pigeons but not the filth from dumpster diving or pollution
July 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Nature things we’re learning in Calgary: we’ve seen a lot more rabbits 🐇 than expected but fewer squirrels 🐿️
Magpies here have the attitude of Seoul pigeons but not the filth from dumpster diving or pollution
Magpies here have the attitude of Seoul pigeons but not the filth from dumpster diving or pollution
Passed the first “new to the building neighbor” test AKA their dog really likes me so I must be good people
July 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Passed the first “new to the building neighbor” test AKA their dog really likes me so I must be good people