Arn Keeling
@arnkeeling.bsky.social
He/him. Settler. Geographer at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. Historical+social aspects of mining in Northern 🇨🇦. Co-author, The Price of Gold: Mining, Pollution, and Resistance in Yellowknife https://www.mqup.ca/Books/T/The-Price-of-Gold
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Arn Keeling
@arnkeeling.bsky.social
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Yellowknife’s Giant Mine: Canada downplayed arsenic exposure as an Indigenous community was poisoned
Colonialism, corporate greed and lax regulation led to widespread pollution, particularly affecting Yellowknives Dene communities.
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Want a preview of our book, The Price of Gold, with @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social ? Check out our article in @theconversation.com today:
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“The money, the resources, can stay in the ground until we have more favorable benefits.” #mining #Yukon
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Yukon First Nations express skepticism around promised permit 'fast-tracking' | CBC News
Fast-tracking project permits came up in just about every session at Roundup, the Vancouver international mining conference, including in the latest promises from the new Yukon government. But some Yu...
www.cbc.ca
February 6, 2026 at 2:36 PM
“The money, the resources, can stay in the ground until we have more favorable benefits.” #mining #Yukon
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It’s comical to see politicians blame the end of denominational schooling for a decay in the moral fabric, when those schools and churches committed the most horrific crimes and abuses. The notion that Xians have any special claim on social morality is risible.
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Mount Pearl council takes aim at ‘decay in the moral fabric’ with new public safety plan | CBC News
The City of Mount Pearl has unveiled a public safety plan focused on youth, public spaces, mental health, communication, enforcement and transportation.
www.cbc.ca
February 5, 2026 at 2:43 PM
It’s comical to see politicians blame the end of denominational schooling for a decay in the moral fabric, when those schools and churches committed the most horrific crimes and abuses. The notion that Xians have any special claim on social morality is risible.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It’s clear that the US is no “safe third country” and given the historic connections of Canada and Haiti and our large Haitian population, we should be prepared to accept any refugees we can from this repressive fascist regime.
In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is 2 or 3 days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis.
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Ethnic Cleansing in Ohio?
Nazi Lies in Vance's America
snyder.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:08 PM
It’s clear that the US is no “safe third country” and given the historic connections of Canada and Haiti and our large Haitian population, we should be prepared to accept any refugees we can from this repressive fascist regime.
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"the EPA announced it would no longer calculate the economic benefits of lives saved when setting limits [on pollution]...From now on, the agency will only tally the costs to industry. The benefits to human beings? Too uncertain to count, according to the EPA."
“This isn’t just a policy change. It’s a betrayal of more than a century of hard-won victories by public health heroes who fought, often at great personal and professional sacrifice, to establish a principle that should be beyond debate: American lives have value.”
The EPA just erased a century of public health progress
Former Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Dean Michelle A. Williams on the EPA’s incorrect and morally wrong decision.
www.statnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:22 PM
"the EPA announced it would no longer calculate the economic benefits of lives saved when setting limits [on pollution]...From now on, the agency will only tally the costs to industry. The benefits to human beings? Too uncertain to count, according to the EPA."
It’s helpful to see the economic and social return on investment of Memorial discussed here. Wish the article had more explicitly noted the source of these economic woes: the systematic underfunding of the university by the province over the last decade-plus. #nlpoli
February 2, 2026 at 1:07 PM
It’s helpful to see the economic and social return on investment of Memorial discussed here. Wish the article had more explicitly noted the source of these economic woes: the systematic underfunding of the university by the province over the last decade-plus. #nlpoli
A century of oil production at Norman Wells coming to an end. Now to face the reclamation of a century’s worth of pollution and impacts on Sahtu lands at the site. Fortunately, Sahtu communities have been preparing for this for a few years now.
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Imperial Oil says it will shutter Norman Wells oil operations this summer | CBC News
The closure has been in the works since 2022, but until now, there has been no solid timeline for the shutdown.
www.cbc.ca
February 2, 2026 at 12:56 PM
A century of oil production at Norman Wells coming to an end. Now to face the reclamation of a century’s worth of pollution and impacts on Sahtu lands at the site. Fortunately, Sahtu communities have been preparing for this for a few years now.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Published in time for this year's #PDAC, a new article by Beyond Extraction members in the Journal of Environmental Media reflects on our last few years of creative, anti-extractive interventions against Toronto mining hegemony: doi.org/10.1386/jem_...
Countering and colouring against mining convention | Intellect
This commentary details the creative media interventions of the collective Beyond Extraction, working to counter the largest mining convention in the world, Prospectors and Developers Association of C...
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January 31, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Published in time for this year's #PDAC, a new article by Beyond Extraction members in the Journal of Environmental Media reflects on our last few years of creative, anti-extractive interventions against Toronto mining hegemony: doi.org/10.1386/jem_...
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AI assist doing superb historical work....
January 31, 2026 at 12:29 PM
AI assist doing superb historical work....
1. Early modern philosophy
2. Revolutions in Latin America
3. The Individual and Society
4. History of Russia
5. Comparative Lit (Modernism)
2. Revolutions in Latin America
3. The Individual and Society
4. History of Russia
5. Comparative Lit (Modernism)
Never Mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
1. Rome and the Gracchi
2. Geology of National Parks
3. History of Baseball
4. Terrorism
5. Formal Logic
1. Rome and the Gracchi
2. Geology of National Parks
3. History of Baseball
4. Terrorism
5. Formal Logic
Never Mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
1.Historical Geography of the American West
2.Hydrolgy
3.Invertebrate Paleontology
4.Cartography
5.Wetlands
1.Historical Geography of the American West
2.Hydrolgy
3.Invertebrate Paleontology
4.Cartography
5.Wetlands
January 31, 2026 at 1:10 AM
1. Early modern philosophy
2. Revolutions in Latin America
3. The Individual and Society
4. History of Russia
5. Comparative Lit (Modernism)
2. Revolutions in Latin America
3. The Individual and Society
4. History of Russia
5. Comparative Lit (Modernism)
Viva 🇲🇽! Cuba si, Yanqui no!
Would love to see Canada weigh in here. Tell Dani she can have her pipeline if it runs to Havana.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Would love to see Canada weigh in here. Tell Dani she can have her pipeline if it runs to Havana.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Mexico president says Trump tariffs on Cuba’s oil suppliers could trigger humanitarian crisis
Island country only has oil enough to last 15-20 days, and 12-hour blackouts have become commonplace
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Viva 🇲🇽! Cuba si, Yanqui no!
Would love to see Canada weigh in here. Tell Dani she can have her pipeline if it runs to Havana.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Would love to see Canada weigh in here. Tell Dani she can have her pipeline if it runs to Havana.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
All hat no cattle as they say. I’ll take @corblund.bsky.social any day.
January 26, 2026 at 5:20 PM
All hat no cattle as they say. I’ll take @corblund.bsky.social any day.
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Oh no! We’re won’t be part of the international order of Emiratis and dictators and stooges planning the renovation of Palestinian homelands into shittier versions of Atlantic City? Quel dommage!
canadians are so gutted we’re no longer invited to the board of war criminals.
canada can find better friends than the people trump’s assembled for his sham effort at a reputation boost.
canada can find better friends than the people trump’s assembled for his sham effort at a reputation boost.
Trump says he's withdrawing invitation for Carney to join his Gaza 'Board of Peace' | CBC News
U.S. President Donald said in a social media post late Thursday that he is withdrawing an invitation for Prime Minister Mark Carney to join his "Board of Peace" initiative for Gaza.
www.cbc.ca
January 23, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Oh no! We’re won’t be part of the international order of Emiratis and dictators and stooges planning the renovation of Palestinian homelands into shittier versions of Atlantic City? Quel dommage!
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Hundreds and hundreds of people have joined the Green Party since this was broadcast.
Together - we are growing this movement.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
Together - we are growing this movement.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 23, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Hundreds and hundreds of people have joined the Green Party since this was broadcast.
Together - we are growing this movement.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
Together - we are growing this movement.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
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YES THAT'S WHAT MANY OF US HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS
AND THATS WHY WE DON'T USE IT
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AND THATS WHY WE DON'T USE IT
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
January 22, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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Hey #CanadaSky, this is a great opportunity to step up and have your say on AI.
The tech bros, such as the Shopify guys, one of whom would love a Canadian version of disappearing people to an El Salvador prison, CANNOT be the only voices on this.
And yes. He said that. On Twitter.
The tech bros, such as the Shopify guys, one of whom would love a Canadian version of disappearing people to an El Salvador prison, CANNOT be the only voices on this.
And yes. He said that. On Twitter.
Canadians deserve to have a say over if, how, and to what extent AI is part of our future. The government is only listening to industry voices and that needs to change.
That's why I'm participating in the People's Consultation on AI, and I *strongly* encourage you to do the same.
That's why I'm participating in the People's Consultation on AI, and I *strongly* encourage you to do the same.
A civil society initiative to advance AI law, policy, and regulation centred around human rights and the public interest
www.peoplesaiconsultation.ca
January 22, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Hey #CanadaSky, this is a great opportunity to step up and have your say on AI.
The tech bros, such as the Shopify guys, one of whom would love a Canadian version of disappearing people to an El Salvador prison, CANNOT be the only voices on this.
And yes. He said that. On Twitter.
The tech bros, such as the Shopify guys, one of whom would love a Canadian version of disappearing people to an El Salvador prison, CANNOT be the only voices on this.
And yes. He said that. On Twitter.
It’s almost as though governments in 🇨🇦 should invest in (read: restore) comprehensive funding for education! The public ROI for higher education is off the charts, would make any investor blush—look at GDP contribution.
www.international.gc.ca/education/re...
www.international.gc.ca/education/re...
January 22, 2026 at 1:55 PM
It’s almost as though governments in 🇨🇦 should invest in (read: restore) comprehensive funding for education! The public ROI for higher education is off the charts, would make any investor blush—look at GDP contribution.
www.international.gc.ca/education/re...
www.international.gc.ca/education/re...
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Don't fund public education, just rely on pie-in-the-sky 'entrepreneurial' bullshit that don't even reflect what universities should be. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Universities face a financial crisis. The key to survival is the scholar-entrepreneur
Institutions can help students create jobs of their own in one of the toughest job markets in a generation
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Don't fund public education, just rely on pie-in-the-sky 'entrepreneurial' bullshit that don't even reflect what universities should be. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Dig dig dig through the archive with Mining Danger project's Heather Green as she seeks elusive traces of coal miner's black lung in the Nova Scotia coal industry @nichecanada.bsky.social
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January 20, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Dig dig dig through the archive with Mining Danger project's Heather Green as she seeks elusive traces of coal miner's black lung in the Nova Scotia coal industry @nichecanada.bsky.social
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“The collapse of the AI bubble is going to be ugly…AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector & tech monopolists run amok.“
Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:33 PM
“The collapse of the AI bubble is going to be ugly…AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector & tech monopolists run amok.“
Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
Carney’s always talking about diversifying markets for 🇨🇦 products. Here’s an opportunity to do so, aid a long-time hemispheric friend, and tweak the nose of the bully.
apple.news/Awka8tE_8S7O...
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Clock ticks in Cuba as Trump cuts off Venezuelan oil — Reuters
Cubans are bracing for impact after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to cut off a lifeline of Venezuelan oil from reaching Cuba, setting up a siege scenario for an island already reeling from crippli...
apple.news
January 17, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Carney’s always talking about diversifying markets for 🇨🇦 products. Here’s an opportunity to do so, aid a long-time hemispheric friend, and tweak the nose of the bully.
apple.news/Awka8tE_8S7O...
apple.news/Awka8tE_8S7O...
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social as a philosopher is your Spurs support an experiential exploration of the nature of suffering? (I certainly don’t even have that excuse)
January 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social as a philosopher is your Spurs support an experiential exploration of the nature of suffering? (I certainly don’t even have that excuse)
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Exclusive: Amazon is turning to an Arizona mine that last year became the first new source of U.S. copper in more than a decade to meet its data centers’ ravenous appetite for the metal.
Amazon Is Buying America’s First New Copper Output in More Than a Decade
The copper, which is being produced in Arizona by Rio Tinto with bacteria and acid, will be used for data-center construction.
on.wsj.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Exclusive: Amazon is turning to an Arizona mine that last year became the first new source of U.S. copper in more than a decade to meet its data centers’ ravenous appetite for the metal.
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Far from being "censorship," European regulation and threat of bans worked, after nothing else worked, to stop Musk publishing a torrent of abuse materials
X Safety have posted that they have now made some changes to operate within the law.
This includes "geoblocking the ability of all users to generate images of real people in bikinis, underwear, and similar attire via the Grok account and in Grok in X in those jurisdictions where it’s illegal".
This includes "geoblocking the ability of all users to generate images of real people in bikinis, underwear, and similar attire via the Grok account and in Grok in X in those jurisdictions where it’s illegal".
January 14, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Far from being "censorship," European regulation and threat of bans worked, after nothing else worked, to stop Musk publishing a torrent of abuse materials