David Archer
@davidetc.bsky.social
36 trillion cells trying to get some rest. he/him
Musician, writer, bookseller, etc. based in Haida Gwaii. #pwME
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Musician, writer, bookseller, etc. based in Haida Gwaii. #pwME
I like boosting solutions. Better ways and amazing people are all around. www.davidarcher.net
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Since so many people are fangirling over Carney's supposed "historic" speech in Davos, I want to offer an alternative reading.
This is not left cynicism, but a sober reading of imperial positioning in this moment.
1) Carney squarely positioned Canada as a middle power.
This is not left cynicism, but a sober reading of imperial positioning in this moment.
1) Carney squarely positioned Canada as a middle power.
January 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Since so many people are fangirling over Carney's supposed "historic" speech in Davos, I want to offer an alternative reading.
This is not left cynicism, but a sober reading of imperial positioning in this moment.
1) Carney squarely positioned Canada as a middle power.
This is not left cynicism, but a sober reading of imperial positioning in this moment.
1) Carney squarely positioned Canada as a middle power.
“Nostalgia is not a strategy” is the line sticking with me today, feeling unexpectedly inspired by Carney.
Can we put that on Olympic jerseys? 🇨🇦
Can we put that on Olympic jerseys? 🇨🇦
January 21, 2026 at 4:50 AM
“Nostalgia is not a strategy” is the line sticking with me today, feeling unexpectedly inspired by Carney.
Can we put that on Olympic jerseys? 🇨🇦
Can we put that on Olympic jerseys? 🇨🇦
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I don't know if this is Peak Winnipeg necessarily but related: I just got an email from the local symphony that they're partnering with the local professional wrestling outfit for a night of wrestling set to Beethoven and Shostakovich ("classical music's fiestiest works") next month
My local community centre is hosting a Wreslemania viewing party with beer and chips and there are things about Quebec that you just can't get anywhere else.
January 20, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I don't know if this is Peak Winnipeg necessarily but related: I just got an email from the local symphony that they're partnering with the local professional wrestling outfit for a night of wrestling set to Beethoven and Shostakovich ("classical music's fiestiest works") next month
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Wild times.
“It is believed to be the first time in a century that the Canadian Armed Forces have created a model of an American assault on this country, a founding member of NATO and a partner with the U.S. in continental air defence.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
“It is believed to be the first time in a century that the Canadian Armed Forces have created a model of an American assault on this country, a founding member of NATO and a partner with the U.S. in continental air defence.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
January 20, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Wild times.
“It is believed to be the first time in a century that the Canadian Armed Forces have created a model of an American assault on this country, a founding member of NATO and a partner with the U.S. in continental air defence.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
“It is believed to be the first time in a century that the Canadian Armed Forces have created a model of an American assault on this country, a founding member of NATO and a partner with the U.S. in continental air defence.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Mark Carney takes the sign out of the window. A brave and powerful speech, calling for middle powers to stop appeasing and pretending this is business as usual - and start building new alliances. I think this is the speech - and the PM - that a lot of Canadians have been waiting for. #cdnpoli #Davos
Very important speech here from Carney. Watch it in full at this link. "Canada ‘strongly opposes’ tariffs over Greenland, won’t waver on Article 5" globalnews.ca/news/1162085... #cdnpoli
Canada ‘strongly opposes’ tariffs over Greenland, won’t waver on Article 5 - National | Globalnews.ca
In a major speech on the 'rupture' of the global order, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will not waver on its support for NATO's Article 5.
globalnews.ca
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Mark Carney takes the sign out of the window. A brave and powerful speech, calling for middle powers to stop appeasing and pretending this is business as usual - and start building new alliances. I think this is the speech - and the PM - that a lot of Canadians have been waiting for. #cdnpoli #Davos
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Bus thread has united us all together once again, thank you bus thread
January 20, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Bus thread has united us all together once again, thank you bus thread
Duck reports live from bus kidnapping
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Duck reports live from bus kidnapping
"Joining with others to shape a future is the holiest act."
This relentlessly hope-filled and smart conversation brought me joy today.
By @charliejane.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @adapalmer.bsky.social @andreahairston.bsky.social @isisasare.bsky.social
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This relentlessly hope-filled and smart conversation brought me joy today.
By @charliejane.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @adapalmer.bsky.social @andreahairston.bsky.social @isisasare.bsky.social
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
Feminist Futurism Versus Project 2025: An Empowering Speculative Salon
When Le Guin talks about genre writers as “the realists of a larger reality” we surrender the power of that when we narrow our work to only depict one type of future. We have great power to restore…
strangehorizons.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:38 AM
"Joining with others to shape a future is the holiest act."
This relentlessly hope-filled and smart conversation brought me joy today.
By @charliejane.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @adapalmer.bsky.social @andreahairston.bsky.social @isisasare.bsky.social
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
This relentlessly hope-filled and smart conversation brought me joy today.
By @charliejane.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @adapalmer.bsky.social @andreahairston.bsky.social @isisasare.bsky.social
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
current listen: erikadohi.bandcamp.com/album/i-cast...
sorta ambient piano/synth with plucking and processing and dreamscapes and much else
by pianist/composer Erika Dohi
sorta ambient piano/synth with plucking and processing and dreamscapes and much else
by pianist/composer Erika Dohi
I, Castorpollux, by ERIKA DOHI
13 track album
erikadohi.bandcamp.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:16 AM
current listen: erikadohi.bandcamp.com/album/i-cast...
sorta ambient piano/synth with plucking and processing and dreamscapes and much else
by pianist/composer Erika Dohi
sorta ambient piano/synth with plucking and processing and dreamscapes and much else
by pianist/composer Erika Dohi
So far so good with Starfleet Academy. Loled at Paul Giamatti’s villain line about time being folded in on itself like an origami chicken 🐔 #startrek
January 17, 2026 at 6:51 PM
So far so good with Starfleet Academy. Loled at Paul Giamatti’s villain line about time being folded in on itself like an origami chicken 🐔 #startrek
Lichen and sunshine in Daajing Giids.
January 17, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Lichen and sunshine in Daajing Giids.
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Waking up in the middle of the night rarely affords such pleasure as seeing so thoughtful & generous a review! A little speechless, & so grateful to Katie for the very kind interview!
I’m interested in what happens when people talk to each other and I’m interested in the ways in which that can open new avenues of story, says @amalelmohtar.com on her new collection, Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories (Arcadia)👇 #BookSky
Amal El-Mohtar’s new collection confirms her as one of the most exciting SFF authors
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January 16, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Waking up in the middle of the night rarely affords such pleasure as seeing so thoughtful & generous a review! A little speechless, & so grateful to Katie for the very kind interview!
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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How did I miss an new Ann Leckie book coming out in May? Radiant Star is set in her Imperial Radch world and is available on Edelweiss to download now! Which I did of course :)
January 13, 2026 at 6:55 PM
How did I miss an new Ann Leckie book coming out in May? Radiant Star is set in her Imperial Radch world and is available on Edelweiss to download now! Which I did of course :)
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Having some thoughts about the nature of my fears as a Canadian that I want to try to express in deep solidarity with everyone in Minnesota and elsewhere fighting our common enemy. This thread will not be in the "Canadian asshole" genre. (The opposite, I hope). Still, mute if you want.
January 10, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Having some thoughts about the nature of my fears as a Canadian that I want to try to express in deep solidarity with everyone in Minnesota and elsewhere fighting our common enemy. This thread will not be in the "Canadian asshole" genre. (The opposite, I hope). Still, mute if you want.
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You probably know about some of the biggest trends in genre fiction, like romantasy and cozy fiction. But the trend that surprised me most was stories about people storing and sharing their memories.
My latest newsletter: buttondown.com/charliejane/...
My latest newsletter: buttondown.com/charliejane/...
The Most Surprising Book Trend Right Now: Memory-Sharing
If you asked someone to name the main trends in genre book publishing from the past year or two, they'd probably mention romantasy, cozy fiction, horror and...
buttondown.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
You probably know about some of the biggest trends in genre fiction, like romantasy and cozy fiction. But the trend that surprised me most was stories about people storing and sharing their memories.
My latest newsletter: buttondown.com/charliejane/...
My latest newsletter: buttondown.com/charliejane/...
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i love the beginning of the year because everyone starts blogging. and if you (yes you) were thinking about starting, this is your sign
January 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
i love the beginning of the year because everyone starts blogging. and if you (yes you) were thinking about starting, this is your sign
Found this guide to DIY wind power among some used books that came into the shop. Pub. 1977. Not sure how legit the advice is, but I love the cover style. Evokes forbidden knowledge. #booksky
January 5, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Found this guide to DIY wind power among some used books that came into the shop. Pub. 1977. Not sure how legit the advice is, but I love the cover style. Evokes forbidden knowledge. #booksky
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"There’s much to enjoy in this collection: a panoply of voices, styles and ideas, with stories tackling different aspects of similar issues...
A sobering but heartening theme [of] We Will Rise Again is that there’s no final battle, no completed revolution—only the work to build a better tomorrow."
A sobering but heartening theme [of] We Will Rise Again is that there’s no final battle, no completed revolution—only the work to build a better tomorrow."
We Will Rise Again in the Winnipeg Free Press: www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Voices of resistance to dystopian forces coalesce in collection’s stories, essays
www.winnipegfreepress.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"There’s much to enjoy in this collection: a panoply of voices, styles and ideas, with stories tackling different aspects of similar issues...
A sobering but heartening theme [of] We Will Rise Again is that there’s no final battle, no completed revolution—only the work to build a better tomorrow."
A sobering but heartening theme [of] We Will Rise Again is that there’s no final battle, no completed revolution—only the work to build a better tomorrow."
A chaotic day, but managed to find some pockets of flow leading to +1,014 words written on my fiction project. 🙀
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 AM
A chaotic day, but managed to find some pockets of flow leading to +1,014 words written on my fiction project. 🙀
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Abysmal statement from Canada on the illegal US action in Venezuela.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
Please see my statement on the situation in Venezuela:
January 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Abysmal statement from Canada on the illegal US action in Venezuela.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
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Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
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Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
OTTAWA - This morning, in an unscheduled press statement, the Prime Minister's Office has said that Prime Minister Mark Carney has turned off geolocation services for all his electronic devices "for n...
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January 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case