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Sherwin Arnott
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Into communications, #illustration, web publishing. Interested in science, discourse, journalism, politics, and epistemology. Big fan of archives and libraries. Thinking about whiteness and toxic masculinity. (he/him)

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Today we're leaving X. If you're still there, we think you should consider leaving too.

A word on why it is so difficult to leave collapsing platforms, why we're making this decision today, and where else you can find us: openmedia.org/article/item...
We’re leaving X
A platform's freedom to operate is not a right to your attention.
openmedia.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:53 PM
By Letting Go of Ambition, She Reclaimed Herself

In a new memoir, Amil Niazi rejects hustle culture for a more authentic way of living. #whiteness thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
By Letting Go of Ambition, She Reclaimed Herself | The Tyee
In a new memoir, Amil Niazi rejects hustle culture for a more authentic way of living.
thetyee.ca
January 19, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Regulating cars – The Olive Ridley Crawl
www.oliveridley.org
January 19, 2026 at 4:46 AM
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Last year, Gitga’at Guardians:

✅ Spent over 1,430 hours patrolling more than 17,500 kilometres of marine territory
✅ Recorded over 1,000 sightings.

And that's not all. See the full impact of their work here: https://ow.ly/mZfO50XVKb1
Gitga’at’s 2025 State of the Ocean Report Highlights Ecosystem, Cultural Stewardship
Gitga’at First Nation has released its 2025 State of the Ocean report, which features contributions from Gitga’at Guardians, researchers, students, and community members. Each chapter highlights research and data from projects that support marine animal protection, ecosystem stewardship, and management of cultural sites. The 105-page report includes Gitga’at Guardians’ annual patrol summary, along with updates
ow.ly
January 12, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Reading: Why being ghosted is inevitable and being a ghoster is too

#ghosted psyche.co/ideas/why-be...
Why being ghosted is inevitable and being a ghoster is too | Psyche Ideas
Being ghosted can feel shocking. But we need to get used to it because there’s no other way to cope with our world
psyche.co
January 16, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Nothing Is Secure

The home of Hannah Natanson, a Washington Post reporter, was searched by the FBI. Her devices were seized. Runa Sandvik, whose life’s work is protecting journalists’ digital security, assesses the damage.

#journalism www.cjr.org/news/hannah-...
The home of Hannah Natanson, a Washington Post reporter, was searched by the FBI. Her devices were seized. Runa Sandvik, whose life’s work is protecting journalists’ digital security, assesses the dam...
The home of Hannah Natanson, a Washington Post reporter, was searched by the FBI. Her devices were seized. Runa Sandvik, whose life’s work is protecting journalists’ digital security, assesses the dam...
www.cjr.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Mountain Voices is about a century of change: "My story talks about how I found my own way to approach mountaineering as queer/trans person who does not fit into the dominant hypermasculine culture in the outdoor industry." #outside webelongoutside.com/2026/01/moun...
Mountain Voices: Creating Our Own Mountain Culture - We Belong Outside
Mountain Voices is about a century of change in the mountains of Western Canada through photography and stories.
webelongoutside.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Every UX professional should watch my mom try to turn on her TV, watch ten minutes of news, and then find Lucifer.

Specifically: the designer of the Google TV icons needs to provide phone support.

#UX
January 13, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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Since 2020, “rule of law” became politicians’ mantra, urging police to shut down #Wetsuweten solidarity blockades.

Fast-forward six years, the line has been abandoned in favour of something suggesting law is not so much a rule but something to be manipulated.

@amandafollett.bsky.social writes. 🪧💬
What Happened to the ‘Rule of Law’? | The Tyee
It was a common refrain during the Wet’suwet’en pipeline conflict. But when courts side with First Nations, politicians are more equivocal.
thetyee.ca
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Left alone, a cup of coffee will gradually cool until it reaches room temperature... Sooner or later, unless you push back, you’ll end up at room temperature."

seths.blog/2026/01/room...
Room temperature
Left alone, a cup of coffee will gradually cool until it reaches room temperature. Stable systems regress to the mean. Things level out on their way to average, which maintains the stability of the…
seths.blog
January 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Reading: Americans generally like wolves − except when we’re reminded of our politics #polarization #identity

theconversation.com/americans-ge...

By @metcalfhdlab.bsky.social and Justin Angle.
Americans generally like wolves − except when we’re reminded of our politics
New research shows how identity-driven assumptions can turn common ground into conflict.
theconversation.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:37 AM
This is a succinct summary of why journalism norms are failing us and how fascists will exploit them. #ICE #journalism vt.tiktok.com/ZS54EGd2S/
TikTok - Make Your Day
vt.tiktok.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Storytelling in Science & Research: A Non-Fiction Writing Workshop with Journalist Anne Shibata Casselman
#yvr #PR upstartandcrow.com/event/storyt...
Storytelling in Science & Research: A Non-Fiction Writing Workshop with Journalist Anne Shibata Casselman | Upstart & Crow
What if your research did more than convey facts, but could move people? Join journalist Anne Shibata Casselman for a one-of-a-kind writing workshop that invites researchers to explore how storytellin...
upstartandcrow.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Can Two Detroit Papers Survive a Split?

The Detroit Free Press and Detroit News had the last joint operating agreement in the country. It just expired.

#journalism #Detroit www.cjr.org/news/can-det...
Can Two Detroit Papers Survive a Split?
The Detroit Free Press and Detroit News had the last joint operating agreement in the country. It just expired.
www.cjr.org
January 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Evidence from British Columbia shows decriminalisation reduced police interference with access to harm reduction — a key public health objective.

Rolling it back didn’t correct failure. It reversed progress.

Full study:
Policing and access to harm reduction services among young people who use drugs and young Indigenous people who use drugs before and after the pilot implementation of decriminalization of personal possession
McAdam et al. examine how decriminalisation reduced policing-related barriers to services, revealing important benefits for young people, including Indigenous.
f.mtr.cool
January 4, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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Rescinding decriminalization was a profound betrayal of every principle that the BCNDP claims to hold.
January 5, 2026 at 5:52 AM
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The same editorial board described Seattle’s mayor raising taxes to pay for childcare as a totalitarian power grab
The Washington Post editorial board comes out in favor of the Venezuela attack/operation to capture Maduro
January 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Your local librarian here to say that it’s great if you read lots of books this year, alright if you read barely anything, that audiobooks, romance and graphic novels are all valid formats and genres, and that some authors suck but we’re still not stopping you from reading them.
December 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Reading: Exactly when and how children discover they’ve been duped makes an important difference to the revelatory experience #SantaClaus #humanism psyche.co/ideas/at-wha...
At what point does the Santa myth become a harmful deception? | Psyche Ideas
Exactly when and how children discover they’ve been duped makes an important difference to the revelatory experience
psyche.co
December 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Thanks Daniël for introducing me to yet another independent type foundry!

displaay.net?ref=daniel.p...

#typography
December 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I need more Tom Waits in my life
December 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
"One of the hallmarks of modern weather is volatility — rapid swings from one extreme to another, with violent storms in between. By no coincidence, volatility has come to define modern politics, too." #cdnpoli #bcpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/17/o...
A tale of two climates
Politically and environmentally, tensions are rising across the country as Canadians drift apart. In BC, the race to replace John Rustad as BC Conservative leader is just the edge of a much larger sto...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I missed this from August. Postmedia is the worst. National Post Comments Section Blames ‘War On Boys’ and DEI Policies for Gender-Based Harassment in Schools #journalism #press www.antihate.ca/national_pos...
National Post Comments Section Blames ‘War On Boys’ and DEI Policies for Gender-Based Harassment in Schools
Just over 50% (134) of all comments either defended or justified gender based harassment as a kind of backlash to a war on boys (27%), expressed opposition to ‘woke’ or diversity, equity, and inclusio...
www.antihate.ca
December 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Recipe Book: What the crisis for press freedom in Gaza portends. #journalism #PressFreedom #genocide
www.cjr.org/feature/reci...
Recipe Book: What the press crisis in Gaza portends.
What the crisis for press freedom in Gaza portends.
www.cjr.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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“If we can heal one inlet — if we can prove regeneration is possible and economically sustaining — others can follow.”

In the southern #GreatBearRainforest, the Kwiakah are using regenerative forestry to restore their territory: https://bluedotliving.com/kwiakah-centre-excellence-research/
Restoring a Rainforest, Reclaiming a Home
Discover how the Kwiakah First Nation is using a floating research station to heal a damaged inlet and promote regenerative forestry in the Great Bear Rainforest.
bluedotliving.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM