andrea bennett (they/them)
@akkabah.bsky.social
Senior editor at The Tyee. Author of the essay collections Hearty: On Cooking, Eating and Growing Food for Pleasure and Subsistence (ECW Press) & Like a Boy but Not a Boy (Arsenal Pulp). Co-editor of the BC bestselling Points of Interest.
Heard French. Looked up because i was like “oh I probably know this person.“ And yes, yes I did.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Heard French. Looked up because i was like “oh I probably know this person.“ And yes, yes I did.
I can’t decide if it’s a reasonable or unreasonable feeling (betrayal!) that a bookstore who has supported me as a trans author is now prominently featuring the book of a known transphobe.
February 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I can’t decide if it’s a reasonable or unreasonable feeling (betrayal!) that a bookstore who has supported me as a trans author is now prominently featuring the book of a known transphobe.
The crushing existential despair to listening to Kid A pipeline
February 14, 2026 at 11:20 PM
The crushing existential despair to listening to Kid A pipeline
one waits for quite a while to access mental health care in this country
February 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
one waits for quite a while to access mental health care in this country
what if for spring cleaning a giant vacuum came to my house and i had to battle to save the only ten things i did not want to see hoovered up
February 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
what if for spring cleaning a giant vacuum came to my house and i had to battle to save the only ten things i did not want to see hoovered up
I’ve made a number of friends’ bday cakes but I’m making a wedding cake soon (for a very small wedding) & i am feeling uncharacteristically intimidated
February 14, 2026 at 2:15 AM
I’ve made a number of friends’ bday cakes but I’m making a wedding cake soon (for a very small wedding) & i am feeling uncharacteristically intimidated
I went into my local bookstore and abigail shrier’s new book was displayed prominently & honestly I almost frisbeed it out their front door
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
I went into my local bookstore and abigail shrier’s new book was displayed prominently & honestly I almost frisbeed it out their front door
locally the angry hate-everything people are now referring to democratically elected municipal councillors as “undemocratic” bc they disagree with their policy priorities. Perhaps the most conservative amongst us yearn for consensus decision-making after all
February 14, 2026 at 12:28 AM
locally the angry hate-everything people are now referring to democratically elected municipal councillors as “undemocratic” bc they disagree with their policy priorities. Perhaps the most conservative amongst us yearn for consensus decision-making after all
7:53pm, do you know where your child’s half-assed you-just-help-her-write-them Valentine’s cards are
February 13, 2026 at 3:54 AM
7:53pm, do you know where your child’s half-assed you-just-help-her-write-them Valentine’s cards are
the universe owes trans people $5 for every time we have to see the word “transgenderism”
February 13, 2026 at 2:51 AM
the universe owes trans people $5 for every time we have to see the word “transgenderism”
anytime i see someone say "do better" it makes me want to do worse.
February 12, 2026 at 5:42 PM
anytime i see someone say "do better" it makes me want to do worse.
it happened to me: asked a government body two very straightforward questions, received a paragraph answering, like, half of one of the questions.
February 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM
it happened to me: asked a government body two very straightforward questions, received a paragraph answering, like, half of one of the questions.
@tyolsen.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca on what we know so far about the awful tragedy in Tumbler Ridge: thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
What We Know So Far About the Tragedy in Tumbler Ridge | The Tyee
Police have identified the shooter who killed eight, then themselves, in the northeastern community.
thetyee.ca
February 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
@tyolsen.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca on what we know so far about the awful tragedy in Tumbler Ridge: thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Really appreciated this article by @markkersten.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca. In short: 1) The decision to dig in search of victims should always rest with the affected communities and families alone. 2) Nothing will ever be enough for denialists. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
What Past Atrocities Teach Us about Residential School Burials | The Tyee
The decision to dig in search of children's bodies should rest with the communities and families.
thetyee.ca
February 11, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Really appreciated this article by @markkersten.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca. In short: 1) The decision to dig in search of victims should always rest with the affected communities and families alone. 2) Nothing will ever be enough for denialists. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
God what an awful day.
February 11, 2026 at 9:01 PM
God what an awful day.
At a time when the focus should be on a community in mourning, people like MLA Tara Armstrong are using a horrific tragedy to promote what boils down to conversion therapy. Nauseating.
February 11, 2026 at 8:26 PM
At a time when the focus should be on a community in mourning, people like MLA Tara Armstrong are using a horrific tragedy to promote what boils down to conversion therapy. Nauseating.
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RCMP say: the suspect is identified as an 18yo female, there was a history of mental health calls. The correct spelling of the suspect's name is Jesse Van Rootselaar
February 11, 2026 at 7:43 PM
RCMP say: the suspect is identified as an 18yo female, there was a history of mental health calls. The correct spelling of the suspect's name is Jesse Van Rootselaar
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Victims identified at the school as an "adult female educator," 3 female students and 2 male students between 13-17 years of age. At the residence, victims were an adult woman and a "male youth"
February 11, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Victims identified at the school as an "adult female educator," 3 female students and 2 male students between 13-17 years of age. At the residence, victims were an adult woman and a "male youth"
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RCMP press conference is happening now. RCMP say that as police approached the school, they were shot at. The suspected shooter is identified as Jesse Rootsellar (I'm not sure if that's the correct spelling.)
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
RCMP press conference is happening now. RCMP say that as police approached the school, they were shot at. The suspected shooter is identified as Jesse Rootsellar (I'm not sure if that's the correct spelling.)
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why the assumption that AI skepticism is born of ignoring the hype and the tech as opposed to seeing it, looking into it, and concluding that it’s fake???
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 6:59 PM
why the assumption that AI skepticism is born of ignoring the hype and the tech as opposed to seeing it, looking into it, and concluding that it’s fake???
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“People are literally working on it on the side of their desk. The guy next to them has no idea.” — @karmicangel.bsky.social
Everyone’s got an opinion on whether #GenerativeAI is actually useful. So I've been wondering how it's being integrated — or not — into #CdnMedia. Explainer in @thetyee.ca:
Everyone’s got an opinion on whether #GenerativeAI is actually useful. So I've been wondering how it's being integrated — or not — into #CdnMedia. Explainer in @thetyee.ca:
AI Is the Elephant in the Newsroom. How Are Journalists Reacting? | The Tyee
Artificial intelligence can't be ignored. But along with opportunities, it brings risks. A Tyee explainer.
thetyee.ca
February 11, 2026 at 6:58 PM
“People are literally working on it on the side of their desk. The guy next to them has no idea.” — @karmicangel.bsky.social
Everyone’s got an opinion on whether #GenerativeAI is actually useful. So I've been wondering how it's being integrated — or not — into #CdnMedia. Explainer in @thetyee.ca:
Everyone’s got an opinion on whether #GenerativeAI is actually useful. So I've been wondering how it's being integrated — or not — into #CdnMedia. Explainer in @thetyee.ca:
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Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
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The small-town paper in Tumbler Ridge is going to need support. This is its front page right now. Their subscription page is here:
www.patreon.com/tumblerridge...
www.patreon.com/tumblerridge...
February 11, 2026 at 4:52 AM
The small-town paper in Tumbler Ridge is going to need support. This is its front page right now. Their subscription page is here:
www.patreon.com/tumblerridge...
www.patreon.com/tumblerridge...
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Terrible situation out of Tumbler Ridge, a town of 2500 people in northeastern B.C., where an active shooter at a high school is now dead.
We'll be updating this page with information as we confirm it.
We'll be updating this page with information as we confirm it.
1 shooter dead after alert at secondary school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.: RCMP | CBC
www.cbc.ca
February 11, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Terrible situation out of Tumbler Ridge, a town of 2500 people in northeastern B.C., where an active shooter at a high school is now dead.
We'll be updating this page with information as we confirm it.
We'll be updating this page with information as we confirm it.