Katia
@katiatee.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary public servant working to address the inequitable impacts of disasters and climate change. Urban resilience, social justice, and strategic foresight. Views my own. she/her
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We have evidence that refugees are highly exposed to the impacts of climate change, including severe weather, and are often more vulnerable to these impacts because of restrictions on their right to movement, work, shelter (see: @sonjafransen.bsky.social et al. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...).
Refugee settlements are highly exposed to extreme weather conditions
Refugee settlements are often located in countries most vulnerable to climate variability. This article provides a systematic analysis examining the exposure to slow- and rapid-onset events of the 20 largest refugee settlements worldwide. We find ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We have evidence that refugees are highly exposed to the impacts of climate change, including severe weather, and are often more vulnerable to these impacts because of restrictions on their right to movement, work, shelter (see: @sonjafransen.bsky.social et al. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...).
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Yet refugees and other displaced communities are excluded in climate planning processes and actions, from local disaster responses to national adaptation planning and international processes like COPs and the International Migration Review Forum
(See us www.refugeesinternational.org/reports-brie...)
(See us www.refugeesinternational.org/reports-brie...)
“It’s Time for Us to be Included”: An Assessment of Refugee and Displaced People’s Participation in National Adaptation Planning - Refugees International
States are making progress in planning their responses to climate change, particularly through NAPs; yet, refugees and IDPs are still being overlooked.
www.refugeesinternational.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Yet refugees and other displaced communities are excluded in climate planning processes and actions, from local disaster responses to national adaptation planning and international processes like COPs and the International Migration Review Forum
(See us www.refugeesinternational.org/reports-brie...)
(See us www.refugeesinternational.org/reports-brie...)
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November 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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- Fadi Masoud argued we should call them something else. "We need a different category for these spaces," he said. "Call them squares or plazas … that type of space requires a completely different reading of what is required and how best to design and maintain them."
h/t @uoftcities.bsky.social
h/t @uoftcities.bsky.social
People want to be with other people. A recent event showcased the wisdom of William H Whyte, and I ask: why don’t our public spaces follow his lead? www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
Parks should be made for people. Why does such an obvious idea elude us?
We need to create spaces where people want to gather, as William H. Whyte argued, but the central requirements are sadly absent in Canadian public spaces
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
- Fadi Masoud argued we should call them something else. "We need a different category for these spaces," he said. "Call them squares or plazas … that type of space requires a completely different reading of what is required and how best to design and maintain them."
h/t @uoftcities.bsky.social
h/t @uoftcities.bsky.social
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i think “ai data centers in space makes sense”
is the peak of the bubble. this is the beanie baby happy meal toy of the LLM era.
is the peak of the bubble. this is the beanie baby happy meal toy of the LLM era.
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
i think “ai data centers in space makes sense”
is the peak of the bubble. this is the beanie baby happy meal toy of the LLM era.
is the peak of the bubble. this is the beanie baby happy meal toy of the LLM era.
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the annoying thing about the ostrich cull coverage is how much time it spends on various non-expert opinions and how little they spend on the latest science, capabilities & safety practices
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
the annoying thing about the ostrich cull coverage is how much time it spends on various non-expert opinions and how little they spend on the latest science, capabilities & safety practices
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jfsdigital.org/2025-2/vol-3... How can better #futures #governance help to address the problem of #extremeheat in #Sydney #Austrailia? Find out with James Balzer, MSusDev MPP, as he uses #futuresmethods, namely the #futurestriangle and the #ChangeProgressionScenario (CPS), and #causallayeredanalysis
Extreme Heat Governance Futures for Sydney – What Now, and What If? * Journal of Futures Studies
Article James Balzer Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia Abstract Sydney, Australia is experiencing more frequent and intense extrem...
jfsdigital.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
jfsdigital.org/2025-2/vol-3... How can better #futures #governance help to address the problem of #extremeheat in #Sydney #Austrailia? Find out with James Balzer, MSusDev MPP, as he uses #futuresmethods, namely the #futurestriangle and the #ChangeProgressionScenario (CPS), and #causallayeredanalysis
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it is worth remembering that cigarette companies also spent decades selling products they knew would harm and kill people and marketed them specifically to young people to create dependence. let's stop this without having to go through a generation of death and several class actions.
1.This is not the only known example we know of ChatGPT cheering on a vulnerable young person to die by suicide, this time it is a recent Texas A&M grad
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 AM
it is worth remembering that cigarette companies also spent decades selling products they knew would harm and kill people and marketed them specifically to young people to create dependence. let's stop this without having to go through a generation of death and several class actions.
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I'm thrilled and honored to receive the Paul Davidoff Book Award for Form and Flow, my book on the politics of urban climate change responses! Heartened to be recognized by my planning colleagues and to know that ACSP continues to foreground justice in these times. luskin.ucla.edu/book-by-kian...
Book by Kian Goh Honored by Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
“Form and Flow: The Spatial Politics of Urban Resilience and Climate Justice” is winner of the 2025 Paul Davidoff Book Award.
luskin.ucla.edu
November 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I'm thrilled and honored to receive the Paul Davidoff Book Award for Form and Flow, my book on the politics of urban climate change responses! Heartened to be recognized by my planning colleagues and to know that ACSP continues to foreground justice in these times. luskin.ucla.edu/book-by-kian...
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'We need to make sacrifices [to your health] in order to make investments [in tax cuts].'
Nothing new on pharmacare or dental care.
New tax deductions (and even 'super-deductions') for corporations.
Tax breaks on planes and yachts over $250,000.
Etc.
#cdnpoli
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/pol...
Nothing new on pharmacare or dental care.
New tax deductions (and even 'super-deductions') for corporations.
Tax breaks on planes and yachts over $250,000.
Etc.
#cdnpoli
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/pol...
What’s missing from the Carney government’s first federal budget
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first federal budget represents a shift in policy from Justin Trudeau as the Liberals bet that major investments in an economic transformation will pay off with much-neede...
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
November 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
'We need to make sacrifices [to your health] in order to make investments [in tax cuts].'
Nothing new on pharmacare or dental care.
New tax deductions (and even 'super-deductions') for corporations.
Tax breaks on planes and yachts over $250,000.
Etc.
#cdnpoli
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/pol...
Nothing new on pharmacare or dental care.
New tax deductions (and even 'super-deductions') for corporations.
Tax breaks on planes and yachts over $250,000.
Etc.
#cdnpoli
www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/pol...
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Passport Canada, Canada Revenue Agency, Citizenship and Immigration Canada -- many of us have spent time on the phone or in offices with hardworking federal employees.
And the plan, apparently in large part, is to replace the good jobs of these human beings with AI slopbots? During a jobs crisis??
And the plan, apparently in large part, is to replace the good jobs of these human beings with AI slopbots? During a jobs crisis??
Can't stop thinking about the fact that the government is literally slashing public service jobs while bringing in AI for use in the public service.
They are literally doing, as a government, what we scream at tech bros for doing to their employees.
Pretty gross!
They are literally doing, as a government, what we scream at tech bros for doing to their employees.
Pretty gross!
November 6, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Passport Canada, Canada Revenue Agency, Citizenship and Immigration Canada -- many of us have spent time on the phone or in offices with hardworking federal employees.
And the plan, apparently in large part, is to replace the good jobs of these human beings with AI slopbots? During a jobs crisis??
And the plan, apparently in large part, is to replace the good jobs of these human beings with AI slopbots? During a jobs crisis??
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"It is the fast and irreversible shrinking, and eventual disappearance, of the mitigation options with every year of increasing greenhouse gas emissions."
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The Closing Door of Climate Targets
The linear relationship between cumulative carbon emissions and global climate warming implies that as mitigation is delayed, climate targets become unachievable.
www.science.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:10 AM
"It is the fast and irreversible shrinking, and eventual disappearance, of the mitigation options with every year of increasing greenhouse gas emissions."
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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EUGENE DEBS MENTIONED
running around freaking out
running around freaking out
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
EUGENE DEBS MENTIONED
running around freaking out
running around freaking out
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Zohran Mamdani will be the first Muslim and South Asian to lead America’s largest city, after winning NYC’s mayoral race aje.io/vrh1g8
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Zohran Mamdani will be the first Muslim and South Asian to lead America’s largest city, after winning NYC’s mayoral race aje.io/vrh1g8
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The budget includes cuts by department. In this thread, I'll highlight those cuts.
First up, Agriculture & Agri-Food.
-Agricultural Climate Solution Livings Labs ended
-"Reduce certain science activities"
-Reducing staff & contractors
1/x
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...
First up, Agriculture & Agri-Food.
-Agricultural Climate Solution Livings Labs ended
-"Reduce certain science activities"
-Reducing staff & contractors
1/x
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...
Table of contents | Budget 2025
Table of contents — Part of Budget 2025.
budget.canada.ca
November 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The budget includes cuts by department. In this thread, I'll highlight those cuts.
First up, Agriculture & Agri-Food.
-Agricultural Climate Solution Livings Labs ended
-"Reduce certain science activities"
-Reducing staff & contractors
1/x
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...
First up, Agriculture & Agri-Food.
-Agricultural Climate Solution Livings Labs ended
-"Reduce certain science activities"
-Reducing staff & contractors
1/x
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...
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At the end of the day I'm not sure how much difference it makes. But it is striking to put out a budget that axes a luxury tax on yachts and adds a co-pay for refugee claimants accessing drugs and dental care.
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
At the end of the day I'm not sure how much difference it makes. But it is striking to put out a budget that axes a luxury tax on yachts and adds a co-pay for refugee claimants accessing drugs and dental care.
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This is the most harmful budget from a climate perspective since the Harper era. It's a complete abdication of climate responsibilities, and while at least $3 billion in climate funding gets cut, taxpayer supports for oil and gas are set to grow.
Great breakdown @hadrianmk.bsky.social
Great breakdown @hadrianmk.bsky.social
Oil and gas trumps climate action in brutal federal budget
The budget makes clear that fossil fuel production for export is a central pillar of this government’s economic strategy — and that it won’t let climate measures get in the way.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This is the most harmful budget from a climate perspective since the Harper era. It's a complete abdication of climate responsibilities, and while at least $3 billion in climate funding gets cut, taxpayer supports for oil and gas are set to grow.
Great breakdown @hadrianmk.bsky.social
Great breakdown @hadrianmk.bsky.social
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What the federal budget means for cities this Thursday noon ET - moderated by @canurb.bsky.social featuring @fcm.ca @thehubcanada.bsky.social & @uoftcities.bsky.social (me) us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: 2025 CityTalk | Live — "There’s the Money! What The Federal Budget Means For City Building". After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about ...
The local impact of national priorities: what the budget really means for Canadian communities.
The 2025 federal budget sets the tone for how Canada plans to tackle its biggest challenges — housing, ...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
What the federal budget means for cities this Thursday noon ET - moderated by @canurb.bsky.social featuring @fcm.ca @thehubcanada.bsky.social & @uoftcities.bsky.social (me) us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Former vice president Dick Cheney has died, at 84, with the blood of millions on his hands. His legacy will far outlive him as the man responsible for wars that have killed and displaced millions abroad; and who worked diligently to lay the groundwork for fascist authoritarianism in the U.S.
War Criminal Dick Cheney Dead at 84, With Blood of Millions on His Hands
Cheney’s legacy more than outlives him; he reshaped the very structures of war and authoritarianism at home and abroad.
truthout.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Former vice president Dick Cheney has died, at 84, with the blood of millions on his hands. His legacy will far outlive him as the man responsible for wars that have killed and displaced millions abroad; and who worked diligently to lay the groundwork for fascist authoritarianism in the U.S.
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The Yukon is having a plebiscite tonight on electoral reform, and currently ranked ballots have 60% support with lots of votes left to come in
electionsyukon.ca/en/plebiscit...
electionsyukon.ca/en/plebiscit...
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The Yukon is having a plebiscite tonight on electoral reform, and currently ranked ballots have 60% support with lots of votes left to come in
electionsyukon.ca/en/plebiscit...
electionsyukon.ca/en/plebiscit...
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A federal wealth tax could raise half a trillion dollars for Canada.
Extreme wealth concentration is damaging our economy and society. Taxing the super-rich could fund transformative public investments to build a stronger, more resilient Canada.
New report: bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
Extreme wealth concentration is damaging our economy and society. Taxing the super-rich could fund transformative public investments to build a stronger, more resilient Canada.
New report: bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
A wealth tax could raise half a trillion dollars for a stronger, fairer Canada
New report on the effects of wealth inequality, the revenue potential of a wealth tax, counter-arguments and an outline of transformative public investments.
bcpolicy.ca
June 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A federal wealth tax could raise half a trillion dollars for Canada.
Extreme wealth concentration is damaging our economy and society. Taxing the super-rich could fund transformative public investments to build a stronger, more resilient Canada.
New report: bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
Extreme wealth concentration is damaging our economy and society. Taxing the super-rich could fund transformative public investments to build a stronger, more resilient Canada.
New report: bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax
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Will Canada abandon environmental assessment in the Ring of Fire?
Doug Ford wants Ottawa to ignore First Nations’ warnings that drinking water, treaty rights, and the land itself are on the line.
The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/indigenous/w...
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
Doug Ford wants Ottawa to ignore First Nations’ warnings that drinking water, treaty rights, and the land itself are on the line.
The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/indigenous/w...
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
Will Canada abandon environmental assessment in the Ring of Fire?
Doug Ford wants Ottawa to ignore First Nations’ warnings that drinking water, treaty rights, and the land itself are on the line
ricochet.media
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Will Canada abandon environmental assessment in the Ring of Fire?
Doug Ford wants Ottawa to ignore First Nations’ warnings that drinking water, treaty rights, and the land itself are on the line.
The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/indigenous/w...
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
Doug Ford wants Ottawa to ignore First Nations’ warnings that drinking water, treaty rights, and the land itself are on the line.
The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/indigenous/w...
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
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“At $2.25 per million litres, B.C.’s industrial water rate is the lowest in Canada, far below the $54 to $179 charged by other provinces”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
As water dries up in northeast B.C., some want industry paying more to pump the precious resource | CBC News
Environmental groups are calling on the B.C. government to raise industrial water rates as drought deepens and demand for freshwater rises in some areas of the province.
www.cbc.ca
November 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
“At $2.25 per million litres, B.C.’s industrial water rate is the lowest in Canada, far below the $54 to $179 charged by other provinces”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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There is not only "no crying in baseball", there is only crying in baseball.
November 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
There is not only "no crying in baseball", there is only crying in baseball.