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Harrison Mooney

@harrisonmooney.bsky.social

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Author of INVISIBLE BOY: A Memoir of Self-Discovery, winner of the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, and BITTERSWEET: A Memoir of Recovery, coming fall 2026 from Greystone Books. Associate editor at The Tyee. 🥚

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Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · Nov 14

Re-announcing my second memoir so I can pin it to my new account. Everyone act surprised. It’s called BITTERSWEET: A MEMOIR OF RECOVERY. It will be so good. Best book ever, some will say

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Birder K @birderk.bsky.social · 5d

BILLION BIRD NIGHT!!!
#birds #fall #migration

BirdCast map showing 1.24 billion birds headed south at 9:50pm EDT on October 8, 2025. Most of the migration is concentrated in the east, especially the southeast.

NEXRAD radar composite map showing birds and weather.

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Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · 20d

These motherfuckers *wish* they had autism and ADHD. Sad that they’ve never felt true joy while doing a puzzle

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Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · 21d

You can watch Gadget Man!

Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · 24d

It’s hard to overstate how funny Cardi B is

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Jackie Wong @jackie-wong.bsky.social · Sep 13

"I did not scare myself. I *delighted* myself." 🔥

The iconic and delightful @jensookfonglee.bsky.social speaks to @harrisonmooney.bsky.social about her new book, The Hunger We Pass Down. I can't wait to read it. thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...

Jen Sookfong Lee’s New Novel Is Terrifying | The Tyee

The Vancouver author’s latest work explores intergenerational trauma and what it means to live as a racialized immigrant woman.

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Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · Sep 12

“Millennials today think everything is N.B.D. NBD, of course, stands for No B.D, referring to B.D. Wong, who teens think is a very big deal”

tagishsimon.bsky.social @tagishsimon.bsky.social · Sep 12

The BBC's self-described "far-right expert", too, construes it all as antifa.

The markings on the bullets described by authorities indicate that the suspect, Tyler Robinson, was steeped in online culture and included references to the Antifa, or the anti-fascist, movement.

A fired shell casing was inscribed with “notices bulges OwO what’s this?” - a reference to a “copypasta” - a piece of text that is repeated over and over again, often to troll people online.

Authorities say one unfired casing had the words “Hey fascist! Catch!” and an up, right and three down arrows. The three down arrows alone could be a common symbol used to represent the anti-fascist movement. As a whole, the sequence of arrows could reference a gaming cheat code - although this remains unclear, and authorities have not yet released images of the casings.

A second casing had the lyrics to a song “Bella Ciao” inscribed on it. The song honours WWII-era partisans of the Italian resistance who fought Nazi Germany.

The third unfired casing was inscribed with the words “If you read this, you are gay lmao” - again an apparent reference to online trolling humour.

Antifa is a loose collection of far-left activists who have been active in the US over the last decade, at street protests and other events.

They often oppose Trump's policies and far-right groups.

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Tyler Olsen @tyolsen.bsky.social · Sep 4

One of the best parts of the new job is getting to talk to @harrisonmooney.bsky.social

The Tyee @thetyee.ca · Sep 4

By the time we caught up with @tyolsen.bsky.social for this interview, he’d already reported and published a week’s worth of stories.

Who does he think he is? Let’s go find out.

Say Hello to Tyler Olsen, The Tyee’s New Senior Editor | The Tyee

He’s highly decorated, brimming with ideas and rooted in BC beyond the Big Smoke. We’re thrilled he’s aboard.

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Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · Aug 30

Get onboard. Let the k pop demon hunt into your heart

Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · Aug 27

I FINALLY FINISHED MY MEMOIR

its over GIF

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Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · Aug 25

As a deeply disorganized person, I’m for it. As a parent, it’s annoying

Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · Aug 25

Welcome to the hell of gradual entry

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Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · Aug 24

Rewriting my whole memoir over the weekend and boy howdy, am I ever back

Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · Aug 23

Also just an outrageous situation. Seems like a pretty stupid policy for a million reasons, the most obvious of which, demonstrated here, is apparently a secret 🤫

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Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · Aug 23

This article is a masterclass in how to avoid talking about race

Vancouver Sun @vancouversun.bsky.social · Aug 22

“If the only way our kids can learn to swim is through paid city lessons, and there aren’t enough lifeguards to teach them, many children won’t learn — and that’s a scary situation."

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Vancouver parents blocked from teaching their kids to swim in public pools

Enforcement of a vague policy has prevented some parents from teaching their own kids to swim, even as demand for lessons outstrips supply.

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Olamide Olaniyan @olapalooza.bsky.social · Aug 23

people walking up to me on the street with tears in their eyes saying to me in voices cracked and heavy with emotion “dijon in The Tyee”

Jackie Wong @jackie-wong.bsky.social · Aug 23

I sit across from @harrisonmooney.bsky.social, who loves to sing. And now Dijon is in @thetyee.ca 🔥

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No Song of Summer 2025? No Problem! | The Tyee

Several new releases have revived my faith in music.

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Jackie Wong @jackie-wong.bsky.social · Aug 23

I sit across from @harrisonmooney.bsky.social, who loves to sing. And now Dijon is in @thetyee.ca 🔥

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No Song of Summer 2025? No Problem! | The Tyee

Several new releases have revived my faith in music.

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Eve Ettinger @eveettinger.com · Aug 21

if you were personally harmed by Dobson's teachings, i am raising my coffee to you in solidarity. i hope you do something indulgent and embodied today to celebrate.

Eve Ettinger @eveettinger.com · Aug 21

JAMES DOBSON CAN GO REST IN HELL

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Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · Aug 21

Kinda hope James Dobson dies again in hell

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · Aug 21

James Dobson kicked it.

So there is some good news.

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ADF mourns loss of Dr. James Dobson

Dobson, 89, was one of six original ADF founders

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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · Aug 21

two scandals here: VPD fuelled panic over stranger attacks even as they fell dramatically in 2022, and then refused to release records about them for 14 months, which is against the law

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · Aug 21

‘Fear and anxiety’: What our police FOI requests uncovered about Vancouver’s stranger assaults scare

Internal emails obtained through Freedom of Information requests shed light on the Vancouver Police Department's media strategy related to stranger assaults ahead of the city's 2022 election.

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Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · Aug 19

It’s crazy how there’s a No New Ideas Party and they win all the time

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Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · Aug 18

Today in @thetyee.ca, I speak with J.B. MacKinnon about suing the AI giants training their LLMs on #CanLit.

"“I have yet to meet a Canadian author whose work wasn’t used in that way." thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...

J.B. MacKinnon on Why He’s Suing the AI Giants | The Tyee

The Vancouver author leads class-action suits claiming firms used stolen, copyrighted Canadian works and covered it up. A Tyee Q&A.

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Amanda Follett Hosgood @amandafollett.bsky.social · Aug 18

“Waking up and having a legal document land in your inbox that says ‘J.B. MacKinnon versus Nvidia’ is sobering. But I’ve tried not to think about it any further than: this is a fight worth having.”

@harrisonmooney.bsky.social’s interview with JB MacKinnon for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...

J.B. MacKinnon on Why He’s Suing the AI Giants | The Tyee

The Vancouver author leads class-action suits claiming firms used stolen, copyrighted Canadian works and covered it up. A Tyee Q&A.

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Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · Aug 13

This is cool

Daniel Wagner @passittobulis.bsky.social · Aug 12

"I’ve never really been able to play with another Black player."

I spoke to Sarah Nurse and Sophie Jaques about their excitement to play together for #PWHLVancouver and the importance of representation. www.vancouverisawesome.com/canucks-hock...

Black women set to star in PWHL Vancouver's inaugural season

"It’s very cool to have someone that even looks like you on your team."

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Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · Aug 12

Nothing quite like when the ferryman directs you up onto the armrests of the boat