I love the Narwhal for their consistently rigorous journalism, and for informing me that the perfect mustachioed cat I met on ‘Na̱mg̱is territory this summer is named Uno

This entire 'debate' is so maddening. We have been promised that a groundswell of rushed, dissatisfied detransitioners was about to emerge for nearly a decade. Not only have they never materialized, but academic research continues to show small numbers, long assessments and miniscule regret rates.

Every year, Pacific #salmon return from the ocean to the rivers and streams where they were born. These migrations nourish ecosystems, sustain Indigenous cultures and support fisheries that people across Western Canada rely on. theconversation.com/canada-is-lo...

Excited to get a copy of "Shifting seas: understanding deep-time human impacts on marine ecosystems" in the mail! Lots of great historical marine ecology research from around the world, including 3 papers from our research group: Check it out here: royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...

"Canadian values" thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

“The only people, frankly, benefiting from the current model are organized crime and some of these private residential treatment centres who are charging exorbitant amounts to families... without any evidence that those are effective," Read @thetyee.ca full article here: thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

They contain multitudes

The federal government is closing seven of its farm research centres, where scientists develop resilient crop varieties and test new agricultural practices. Farmers worry the cutbacks could threaten their competitiveness, as drought and other climate pressures mount. thenarwhal.ca/canada-agric...

Secure your own squid first before helping others. (I'm disproportionately proud of this drawing.)

Catherine O’Hara didn’t steal scenes she just showed up and ownership automatically defaulted to her

NEW: Meet the private-equity firm -- and its billionaire immigrant CEO -- making millions off some of ICE's cruelest deportation flights. After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Latest home improvement project: a catio for Sesame and Scallion

Pacific surf smelt (Hypomesus pretiosus) eggs under the microscope tonight, from samples taken for the @peninsulastreams.bsky.social Forage Fish monitoring program

Hiding behind “it’s just business” is the new “I was just following orders” defence #boycottpattison #bcpoli #iceraids

B.C. is promoting the North Coast transmission line as a boon for companies such as Ksi Lisims LNG. But providing "cost certainty" for industrial electricity users could mean BC Hydro has to forego millions in revenue — and shift costs to residential customers. thenarwhal.ca/bc-public-to...

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.

Mohamad Alzaqzooq, an extraordinary author in Gaza who has published widely, including in the @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social, urgently needs to evacuate with his family. The costs are steep but he is close to covering them. Please help if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/from-war-t...

Hey, friends and comrades, I want to draw your attention to something important. My friend Alaa is trapped with her family in Gaza and needs assistance. Here's her daughters. Here's the link, but I'm going to talk a little about what happened. (Please boost!) chuffed.org/project/1252...

It is not the job of a group being hounded out of public life by media and the state to “extend grace” to the people doing it. This is the essence of the disingenuous “both sides” framing that helped make fascism a mainstream political option, and the Times and others bear a fair share of the blame.

We shouldn’t be celebrating “de-extinction.” We should be focused on the species that are currently in danger.

Mahmoud Khalil's new op-ed from detention— "Faced with a movement for divestment they couldn't crush, your trustees opted to set fire to the institution they're entrusted with…History will redeem us, while those who were content to wait on the sidelines will be forever remembered for their silence."

By Evan Dyer CBC. This is highly problematic.

if there's one thing Evangelical Christians know it's that having the state execute a beloved dissident always stops that dissident's message from spreading so yeah seeking the death penalty for Luigi Mangione seems smart

NEW: Donald Trump announced the US was imposing reciprocal tariffs on a small collection of Antarctic islands that are not inhabited by humans, as part of a global trade war aimed at asserting US dominance. The Heard and McDonald Islands are known for their populations of penguins.

Listened to this a few days ago and immediately picked up a copy Stag Dance, which is now sitting in my to-read pile as an end of academic term treat

I woke Papi up from his long nap to answer a letter from a concerned reader who says they feel scared and small in the wake of everything these days johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/what-am-i-...

New foster boys 💕 #fostercat

Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.

A small patch of herring roe on the rocks at Fisgard Lighthouse in Colwood, BC! The first I’ve personally observed in the greater Victoria area.

Truth telling on today’s episode of CBC Front Burner. Omar El Akkad on Gaza. Incredible conversation 👇 www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...

Yay stoked to see you on BSky @mxlauder.bsky.social! this piece brings me so much joy (and also men at the pool who want to talk to me about LOTR)

everyone should listen to this in its entirety but journalists should listen to it multiple times. this is how you ask questions. you just keep asking simple, easily answerable stuff and the evasiveness becomes that much more glaring

Looking forward to planting these babies from Satinflower Nursery 🌱

I planted this red flowering currant in my front yard last year and every day I check on her to see if more leaves have unfurled

It was a privilege to learn from knowledge holders and researchers at HELIT TŦE SȽOṈ,ET, the herring advocacy event on Tsawout territory last month. I’m thankful to The Narwhal and @sevawood.bsky.social for their excellent coverage of this event and of the Strait of Georgia fishery more broadly.

I know Lia Thomas through her wife Gwen. She came to my wedding. She's one of the kindest women I've ever gotten to know, and the hate she gets is despicable. Glad to see Parker cover her.

I'm all for dunking on someone for confusing transgenic and transgender - what better way to discredit them as fools. And of course those lines of research should continue. But let's not lose sight of the fact that transgender research IS being defunded. Right now. And that's not OK either.

Greener. Safer. A better use of subsidies than supporting this guy. Sign the petition: visionzerovancouver.ca/2024/09/22/b...

This is what the BC Conservatives were up to at their annual general meeting last week: discrimination towards queer kids, reversing reconciliation, & criminalizing homelessness. This party came dangerously close to forming government. Do not become complacent, fellow Canadians. It can happen here.

Spotted in DC. #TeslaTakedown

A WIRED investigation reveals that billion-dollar scam compounds in Myanmar—where tens of thousands are enslaved—are using Starlink, the satellite internet service from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to stay online and keep their operations running.

Zelensky pretty sure disgraceful meeting could have been disgraceful email

Every week my boyfriend sends me a new listing for a creature on Craigslist that neither of us could suitably house at this time

Again, Jews were less than 1% of the German population in 1933.

Three years ago, I had the honour of collaborating with Ukrainian dancers from Edmonton via a virtual meeting. They taught me some Ukrainian dance moves, and I taught them some Bhangra moves. I'm sharing the video today in solidarity because standing with the oppressed is standing for lasting peace.

IF TRANS ISSUES ARE SO INCONSEQUENTIAL DOES SOMEONE ON THE NYT MASTHEAD WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY THEY SPENT THREE YEARS RUNNING A1 “INVESTIGATIONS” INTO SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MEDICAL CARE AND THE LANGUAGE CHOICES OF NON-PROFITS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS????

I don’t know if Google can top this, their finest work to date