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Kyle “Busologist” Rathgaber
@krathgaber.bsky.social
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Sociology honour student who focuses on various topics related to Transportation.
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Wow…
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
krathgaber.bsky.social
Oh, it is articles like this that makes me want to do my masters.
thesociologicalreview.org The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · Sep 12
Route to frustration: the late arrival of public transport means a traveller is caught in a rainstorm and must complete his journey soaking wet.

Sebastian J. Moser’s sociological short story is a reflection on power, shame and self-control. Out now in our September magazine.

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“The man was still completely soaked, and the remnants of the storm he had stood in were dripping from his hair onto his already wet clothes, and from there onto the moderately padded seat patterned with grey-blue dots. Now he was in a bad mood.” The Bus Ride to the Airport Sociological fiction by Sebastian J. Moser The Sociological Review
September 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
krathgaber.bsky.social
The Westjet Mastercard just lost a lot in value. Their own terms and conditions states that buying tickets from third parties may potentially deny first checked baggage perk. Air travel in Canada is getting worst and more expensive.
September 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
krathgaber.bsky.social
I find it interesting how the federal government claims they are pro-labour but quickly change their minds when the “economy” is impacted. Any labour impacts the economy, but acts like this makes easier for owners to negotiate in “good faith”

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BREAKING: Jobs minister orders Air Canada flight attendants back to work
Air Canada flight attendants have officially begun their strike after failing to reach a deal with the airline, the Canadian Union of Public Employees announced Saturday morning.
www.ctvnews.ca
August 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Emotions and Society has just published a great themed section ‘Schooling, Social Inequalities and (dis)Affects’.
Guest Edited by Aina Tarabini and Mariana Nobile.
Read it here bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
#EmoSoc #Education #SocSky @jonathangheaney.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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I talk about my experiences working in #winnipegTransit while pursuing my undergraduate degree at #UniversityofWinnipeg.

#urbanology #sociology #urbanStudies #labour #mbPoli #publictransportation

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Why I left Winnipeg Transit
How lack of career progression via non-traditional routes made me quit
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March 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew *officially* trolls Donald. 😅

“This Order. It's a wonderful order, it's a beautiful order, this order is pulling American booze off the Liquor Market shelves”

Well played Premier, well played.
#trollingtrump #tradewar #canpoli #cdnpoli #mbpoli #trump #shitpost
March 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
krathgaber.bsky.social
I think about this often. The city is given a recommendation and they in turn deny it and rely on other government to subsidize the cost. The city then continues to allow urban sprawl which is most costly to the tax payer.

#mbpoli

www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...
City recommends massive sewer rate increases, mayor disagrees
The City of Winnipeg’s public service is recommending massive sewer rate increases, but Mayor Scott Gillingham is rejecting the plan.
www.ctvnews.ca
March 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
krathgaber.bsky.social
Grocery shopping used to be an event where I would throw things in my cart and move on. Now I am heavily investigating if a product is not made in the USA.

#mbpoli
March 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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thesociologicalreview.org
#ICYMI: What comes to mind when we think of something or someone as #toxic – relationships, masculinity, consumption, governance, environmental harm?

Alice Mah joins our #UncommonSense #podcast to discuss toxicity, waste colonialism and more. https://buff.ly/3BJeHDg
February 14, 2025 at 8:03 AM
krathgaber.bsky.social
Do people feel so brazen now that they feel comfortable talking publicly about how they exploits workers and hate the rights workers have in different nations because it makes it challenging to control their labour productivity….
December 13, 2024 at 5:26 PM
krathgaber.bsky.social
So… what is happening in the world of politics lol
November 17, 2024 at 7:38 PM
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thesociologicalreview.org
#UndiscipliningII: our conference virtual collection is #freetoview this month.

📖 Landmark papers by Srila Roy, Akwugo Emejulu, Leah Bassel, Satnam Virdee, Beverley Skeggs, Sivamohan Valluvan, Anne Kerr, Lisa Garforth, Les Back, Ruth Levitas and H.G. Wells.

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September 12, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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easysociology.bsky.social
The Lack of Representation of Older People in Anime

#anime
#sociology

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The Lack of Representation of Older People in Anime
A noticeable gap persists in the representation of adults and older people. This essay aims to explore the sociocultural and industry-specific factors contributing to this phenomenon, analyzing its im...
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June 16, 2024 at 5:48 PM
krathgaber.bsky.social
I have been so busy with my thesis I have neglected to post anything on here. I will have some free time now that I graduated with my BA (Hons) in #sociology. My thesis won an award for being the best sociology honours thesis for the 2024 convocation. Taking a year off before I go for my masters.
Myself with my thesis supervisor, Dr. DesRoches. My diploma.
June 18, 2024 at 2:50 AM
krathgaber.bsky.social
Writing my undergrad thesis for #sociology. Finished making a rough and realize I have way too much information…. Cutting it and saving the other for a master thesis is satisfying to me..that is my internal thinking.
March 20, 2024 at 6:15 PM
krathgaber.bsky.social
Writing my undergrad thesis on the influences political economies in municipal government and public administration institutions intensifies the emotional labour output on Bus Operators…. Almost spilled coffee on my computer… 12,000 words….. made me panic.
March 13, 2024 at 4:46 PM
krathgaber.bsky.social
Again, the US used their veto power to stop humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. 13 out of 1 supported it, but because the US has veto power. America can stop anything that does not align them politically. The veto should be removed for democracy.
#polisky
February 20, 2024 at 4:34 PM
krathgaber.bsky.social
This is a valid issue, which is not discussed at all in Western Media. If it is, it is quickly brushed off that he is a changed man and the discussion is never brought up again. In addition, Western media has Islamophobia coverage, and does not want to discuss the hardship this group faces.
February 17, 2024 at 5:37 PM
krathgaber.bsky.social
One thing I am beginning to enjoy on this app is getting to see more scholary positions- particularly in Sociology. Twitter (sadly known as X) was once a community, but it quickly became an unwelcoming place to have “Town-halls” in.
February 16, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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charig.bsky.social
I just realised there are still a few free pdf downloads left for this article here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/RUTFB...
#CivMilSky #Polisky #MilSky
charig.bsky.social Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · Dec 1
My article on UN Peacekeeping’s Impact on Civil-Military Relations in Troop-Contributing Countries has now been included in the most recent issue of JISB

Free download link here:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/RUTFB...
#CivMilSky #Polisky
ABSTRACT Participating in UN peacekeeping missions used to be seen as an appropriate way to improve civil-military relations in countries where armed forces held undue political power. Nevertheless, a growing body of scholarship cautions that sending troops to increasingly coercive peacekeeping missions can contribute to a deterioration of civil-military relations. How can this variance in outcomes of peacekeeping deployments be explained? Taking stock of the existing academic debate on socialisation processes in peacekeeping and comparing the cases of India and Brazil, this article argues that military role conceptions are a key factor for understanding the effects of peacekeeping on troop-contributing countries.
February 16, 2024 at 2:09 PM
krathgaber.bsky.social
Katz Group is bullying and trying to get out of an agreement with an Edmonton homeless shelter. A question should be asked, why do we feel okay with deep pocket organizations purchasing and extending land properties with urban spaces?

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
February 10, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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Currently I am writing my undergrad thesis on the emotional management of bus operators through policy, caused by the political economy of local government and the institutions that guide them. It amazes me that this is not looked at more greatly within #sociology.
January 24, 2024 at 5:15 AM
krathgaber.bsky.social
One thing I do not understand…. How are republicans voting for this guy?!??
January 24, 2024 at 5:02 AM