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David Tindall

@dbtindall.bsky.social
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UBC sociology professor. Environment, social networks, social movements. Tweets on environment, climate change, social and political issues, & some satire.

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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 12h
Fall day in Kitsilano
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Current top of Whistler view
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@anttigronow.bsky.social @ninakolleck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/w...
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Europe Warns of Russia’s Hybrid Attacks but Struggles to Counter Them (Gift Article)
If President Vladimir V. Putin was hoping to get Europeans’ attention, he’s succeeded with a series of close-call incursions. The question now is what they will do about it.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I have to say, I'm not hearing anyone who is not a super-partisan NDPer, who thinks this election is a good idea.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigns as B.C. Conservative leader after weeks of party turmoil
Four-month tenure marked by departure of MLAs and calls for her to step down
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A view from Vancouver. Sailing going on.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
. @anttigronow.bsky.social BTW, on social media, I've heard about 12 different reasons (signs) why a significant new conflict might be about to happen in Europe. The main question seems to be whether it will be 1) a small test of NATO's resolve by Russia, or whether
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@rmcarpiano.medsky.social Rush’s new drummer had a ‘Yikes’ moment over one classic song | GuitarPlayer share.google/xOE03yxs5Rof...
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“I don’t know if I want to play this.” Rush’s new drummer had a “Yikes!” moment over one classic song
As a new documentary celebrates Neil Peart’s legacy, Anika Nilles recalls her hesitation before taking on one of Rush’s defining songs
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
September evening Vancouver view.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A view last night from UBC.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/w...
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E.U. Offers to Make Canada ‘Associate Member’ as U.S. Ties Weaken for Both
Canada and the European Union have been confronting an increasingly challenging relationship with the United States under President Trump.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Evening
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A view of Kits Pool after my final swim of the year
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The very last swim session of the year, at Kits Pool
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
And that's a wrap for swimming this year! (At Kits Pool at least.)
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
@lauraknelson.bsky.social @stecklov.bsky.social @somardrawoh.bsky.social @mclevey.bsky.social x.com/DarioAmodei/...
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Dario Amodei (@DarioAmodei) on X
We Must Pace the Frontier: I’ve written a new essay on why the AI industry should slow down, with a three-part plan for doing so. Anthropic is unilaterally committing to the first of these steps. We’ll provide third-party evaluators with permanent, employee-level access to our systems, so that the…
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Jim Woodgett @jwoodgett.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Again, for those at the back of the room, Americans are paying for the tariffs so those same citizens are literally being bribed with their own money.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Paul is correct.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/w...
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Israeli Allies Ban Trade With Settlements as U.K. Cites ‘Ethnic Cleansing’
Britain, Canada and France on Tuesday announced sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, with Britain saying Israel had “turned a blind eye” to violence against Palestinians.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Trump will try to steal midterms, president of Halifax International Security Forum warns
Peter Van Praagh says many Americans are misguided to believe that the midterms will play out fair and square
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/t...
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Kenyans Did College Students’ Homework for Years. Then A.I. Arrived.
Thousands of Kenyans made a living writing essays for overseas students. With A.I., the work has dried up, a warning for online gig work that has been a global lifeline.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
@ninakolleck.bsky.social Any observations to share on the AfD victory? (They are making a big deal about this on social media, and some of the news outlets I pay attention to.)
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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Translation: Lavrov Warns Russia Is Moving Toward War with Germany.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
B.C. man lost for 5 nights in mountains near Squamish shares survival story | CBC News share.google/82tg0eYPmMVl...
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'It can happen to anyone': B.C. man lost for 5 nights in mountains shares survival story | CBC News
A Squamish man who survived a grueling five nights in British Columbia's Coast Mountains is sharing more about his experience.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is a very interesting piece. @lauraknelson.bsky.social @stecklov.bsky.social @somardrawoh.bsky.social @mclevey.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/o...
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Opinion | How Scared Should We Be of A.I. Right Now? (Gift Article)
The dark and distressing way that Silicon Valley talks about A.I. can be traced to a philosophy that influenced many tech executives.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
There's a great piece by UBC's @maxcameron.bsky.social in the Globe and Mail today: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Sovereign individuals are a threat to democracy in the United States – and Canada, too
Canada must be wary of the intersection between tech oligarchs and far-right ideology
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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Gloria Steinem, feminist icon and celebrated writer, dies at 92
She fought for gender equality and women’s civil and reproductive rights for more than five decades
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
@avigoldberg.bsky.social @somardrawoh.bsky.social Thoughts?
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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For the first time, a key UN report says the 1.5 C global warming threshold is lost | CBC News
In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming's harms. Officials say the...
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
It seems that asking an academic what they think of the Arday case has become a Rorschach test.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
@rmcarpiano.medsky.social www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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The Who Rehearsed For Possible Tour With Zak Starkey Following Bitter Split: 'It Sounded Great'
The Who parted ways with drummer Zak Starkey in 2025, but Roger Daltrey recently revealed that they rehearsed whim ahead of a possible tour.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
U.S President said change would take effect immediately
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/t...
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Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims
The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Good piece by Andrew: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: The whole world is watching as Canada stands up to Trump
Our posture all but guarantees retaliation from the U.S. administration
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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Where do Canadian retaliatory tariffs land? Based on all affected products on Sept 8 (including pre-existing tariffs), here's the value of exports times tariff rates as a share of each state's GDP. #cdnecon #cdnpoli
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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Gestating twins and a climate bill at once—my new book, The Carbon Wave, tells how the largest US climate law passed, and the people who made it happen: @soniaaggarwal.bsky.social & @adriandeveny.bsky.social Listen now 🎧 bit.ly/amod-the-carbon-wave Preorder here 📖 bit.ly/preorder-the-carbon-wave
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Timmons Roberts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The climate countermovement has three parts: "conservative think tanks (CTT), oil and gas trade associations, and utility, coal, and manufacturing trade associations, each with unique goals within the countermovement." Underappreciated, undercited. Super important. doi.org/10.1088/2515...
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Where ideology meets private interest: the three-part composition of climate obstruction in the United States
Where ideology meets private interest: the three-part composition of climate obstruction in the United States, Hall, Galen, Loy, Loredana, Brulle, Robert J, Schell-Smith, Kennedy, Hu, Ming-May, Trollb...
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Linda @lindapeters604.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
For most of the past few centuries, heavy pack ice pressed against the east coast of Greenland, keeping the big boreal whales out. In summer that barrier is mostly gone. Fin, humpback and minke whales now feed side by side, sharing the coast as far north as 70 degrees, well above the Arctic Circle.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A colleague joined me for coffee today.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
For those who might be interested, there is a great new piece by @mclaughlinsoc.bsky.social on Gad Saad and his portrayal of Canada. It is available for free online at the Conversation. theconversation.com/is-gad-saad-...
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Is Gad Saad is building a culture-war hero persona by distorting Canadian reality?
Some Canadians may agree with Gad Saad’s portrayal of Canada a leftist, woke hellscape. But many don’t, making him a highly unreliable narrator on Canada as he moves to the U.S.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Apparently the US is going to retaliate against Canada's unprovoked attack.
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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A rooftop wind turbine that could change the way we think about home energy Imagine generating electricity from the wind without needing a massive tower, a huge plot of land, or a traditional wind farm. The technology shown here is designed to bring small-scale wind generation directly onto rooftops
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Sharing link www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
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Carney says U.S. 'trying to break us so that they can own us' after trade talks fall apart | CBC
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/w...
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Carney Stands Up to Trump in U.S.-Canada Trade War
Canada’s prime minister walked away from what he thought was a bad trade deal with the United States. Many Canadians are behind him, but it will be costly.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Ottawa fires back after rejecting U.S. trade deal
Trump administration imposes 50% tariffs on $28-billion of Canadian goods; Carney calls last minute proposals unfair, says Canada will respond ‘dollar for dollar’
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/w...
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Canada-U.S. Trade Talks Collapse; Washington Imposes New Tariffs (Gift Article)
Mark Carney suspended talks and will take out retaliatory tariffs against the United States after days of negotiations to stave off new levies by the Trump administration ended in an impasse.
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
@avigoldberg.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2026/08/20/p...
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Donald Trump once called Michael Cohen a ‘rat.’ Now they’re sitting down for a public conversation | CNN Politics
First, Michael Cohen was Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and self-described “pit bull.”
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David Tindall @dbtindall.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I finally figured it out: The Jason Arday saga is actually a long lost Tom Wolfe novel manuscript.
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