Arn Keeling
@arnkeeling.bsky.social
He/him. Settler. Geographer at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. Historical+social aspects of mining in Northern 🇨🇦. Co-author, The Price of Gold: Mining, Pollution, and Resistance in Yellowknife https://www.mqup.ca/Books/T/The-Price-of-Gold
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Arn Keeling
@arnkeeling.bsky.social
· Jul 22
Yellowknife’s Giant Mine: Canada downplayed arsenic exposure as an Indigenous community was poisoned
Colonialism, corporate greed and lax regulation led to widespread pollution, particularly affecting Yellowknives Dene communities.
theconversation.com
Want a preview of our book, The Price of Gold, with @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social ? Check out our article in @theconversation.com today:
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Lest anyone for a single moment thinks this latest coup is a somehow a dramatic breach of long-term US foreign policy.
January 3, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Lest anyone for a single moment thinks this latest coup is a somehow a dramatic breach of long-term US foreign policy.
Trumpian fascism meets good old U.S. imperialism. It’s like some horrible remake of the United Fruit Company.
Yanqui Stay Home!
Yanqui Stay Home!
January 3, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Trumpian fascism meets good old U.S. imperialism. It’s like some horrible remake of the United Fruit Company.
Yanqui Stay Home!
Yanqui Stay Home!
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Humans have emitted 2750 gigatons of CO2 since the industrial revolution from burning fossil fuels and land use change. To put this in perspective, this is more than the (dry) mass of all living things on earth and everything humans have ever built combined:
January 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Humans have emitted 2750 gigatons of CO2 since the industrial revolution from burning fossil fuels and land use change. To put this in perspective, this is more than the (dry) mass of all living things on earth and everything humans have ever built combined:
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They want to wipe out almost a third of the country. It’s got nothing to do with illegal immigration.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
December 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
They want to wipe out almost a third of the country. It’s got nothing to do with illegal immigration.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
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The minimum wage in Atlantic Canada remains significantly short of what people need to cover basic living costs. The gap between what people need to earn & the minimum wage has almost doubled since 2018. Check out the report from @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
December 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The minimum wage in Atlantic Canada remains significantly short of what people need to cover basic living costs. The gap between what people need to earn & the minimum wage has almost doubled since 2018. Check out the report from @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Instead of spending big money to recruit a few dozen academics from outside of Canada, I wish the Liberals invested in the outstanding talent coming out of our PhD programs. Postdocs could be extended (#, duration) for large numbers for the same price. It is top-down, headline seeking politics.
December 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Instead of spending big money to recruit a few dozen academics from outside of Canada, I wish the Liberals invested in the outstanding talent coming out of our PhD programs. Postdocs could be extended (#, duration) for large numbers for the same price. It is top-down, headline seeking politics.
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A non-existent paper attributed to Ben Williamson has already been cited 42 times.
It's like Scholarly Communication has been injected with misinformation bombs. Events are totally out of control. No one has a handle on its extent. And, there's no plan to stop it.
@benpatrickwill.bsky.social
It's like Scholarly Communication has been injected with misinformation bombs. Events are totally out of control. No one has a handle on its extent. And, there's no plan to stop it.
@benpatrickwill.bsky.social
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A non-existent paper attributed to Ben Williamson has already been cited 42 times.
It's like Scholarly Communication has been injected with misinformation bombs. Events are totally out of control. No one has a handle on its extent. And, there's no plan to stop it.
@benpatrickwill.bsky.social
It's like Scholarly Communication has been injected with misinformation bombs. Events are totally out of control. No one has a handle on its extent. And, there's no plan to stop it.
@benpatrickwill.bsky.social
Early reviews rolling out for The Price of Gold, this one for Literary Review of Canada by Ron Verzuh:
"Sandlos and Keeling have backed up their history with clear-eyed research and deep digging into fact-filled reports, some of them hidden from public view."
reviewcanada.ca/magazine/202...
"Sandlos and Keeling have backed up their history with clear-eyed research and deep digging into fact-filled reports, some of them hidden from public view."
reviewcanada.ca/magazine/202...
Big Unfriendly Giant | A review of “The Price of Gold” by John Sandlos and Arn Keeling | Literary Review of Canada
Ron Verzuh reviews “The Price of Gold” by John Sandlos and Arn Keeling, a look at the harm caused by gold mines in Yellowknife.
reviewcanada.ca
December 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Early reviews rolling out for The Price of Gold, this one for Literary Review of Canada by Ron Verzuh:
"Sandlos and Keeling have backed up their history with clear-eyed research and deep digging into fact-filled reports, some of them hidden from public view."
reviewcanada.ca/magazine/202...
"Sandlos and Keeling have backed up their history with clear-eyed research and deep digging into fact-filled reports, some of them hidden from public view."
reviewcanada.ca/magazine/202...
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Socialist folk singer Phil Ochs would be 85 today.
"A good song with a message can bring a point more deeply than a thousand rallies."
"A good song with a message can bring a point more deeply than a thousand rallies."
December 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Socialist folk singer Phil Ochs would be 85 today.
"A good song with a message can bring a point more deeply than a thousand rallies."
"A good song with a message can bring a point more deeply than a thousand rallies."
Phase two of mine failure activated: government money to prop up the company after it began making layoffs last year. Ekati may stumble through 2026 but it seems unlikely to last much longer.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ekati Diamond Mine gets $115M federal loan, avoids bankruptcy | CBC News
The federal government announced Thursday it is granting a $115 million loan to help Ekati Diamond Mine continue its operations and protect jobs.
www.cbc.ca
December 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Phase two of mine failure activated: government money to prop up the company after it began making layoffs last year. Ekati may stumble through 2026 but it seems unlikely to last much longer.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“Structurallly indifferent to truth.” Sit with that, friends, as you consider whether to allow or integrate LLMs into learning.
while i am not an academic i did see this coming and post about it on bluesky, which is why i am quoted in this article
December 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
“Structurallly indifferent to truth.” Sit with that, friends, as you consider whether to allow or integrate LLMs into learning.
“What about the many shuttered mine sites, factories, and other projects which reached the end of their lifecycles or were abandoned before completion or cleanup?” Such a thoughtful analysis of the pitfalls of accelerated project reviews and Bill C-5
Great essay. "In the rush to build, it’s easy to forget: what we fail to plan for at the end will become the next generation’s crisis."
December 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“What about the many shuttered mine sites, factories, and other projects which reached the end of their lifecycles or were abandoned before completion or cleanup?” Such a thoughtful analysis of the pitfalls of accelerated project reviews and Bill C-5
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Great essay. "In the rush to build, it’s easy to forget: what we fail to plan for at the end will become the next generation’s crisis."
December 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Great essay. "In the rush to build, it’s easy to forget: what we fail to plan for at the end will become the next generation’s crisis."
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This article highlights many of the unpaid costs & broken commitments from Alberta's oil & gas companies. Recent polling showed that Albertans overwhelmingly want industry (as a whole) to cover these unpaid bills. Make polluters pay! thenarwhal.ca/alberta-surf... @thenarwhal.ca #ABLeg #ABPoli #ABLeg
The unpaid bills of Alberta oil and gas companies, explained | The Narwhal
We break down the ways some Alberta oil and gas companies are shirking their bills, and what that means for Alberta municipalities and landowners
thenarwhal.ca
December 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This article highlights many of the unpaid costs & broken commitments from Alberta's oil & gas companies. Recent polling showed that Albertans overwhelmingly want industry (as a whole) to cover these unpaid bills. Make polluters pay! thenarwhal.ca/alberta-surf... @thenarwhal.ca #ABLeg #ABPoli #ABLeg
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excellent opportunity for artist(s) who are interested in deindustrialization and the environment, it is a non-residential fellowship open to all!
Call for applications - Become DePOT's new Artist in Residence! CA$ 16,000 in funding is available for an artist or group of artists exploring this year's theme of Deindustrialization and the Environment - Apply by January 15!
Artists in Residence – Deindustrialization
The DePOT Artist in Residence (DePOT AIR) program supports creative engagements with the historical roots and lived experience of deindustrialization. We are interested in proposals that range across…
deindustrialization.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
excellent opportunity for artist(s) who are interested in deindustrialization and the environment, it is a non-residential fellowship open to all!
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Reasons academics should contest universities’ AI campaigns: a manifesto
- chatbots are being trained to replace your teaching
- you are wasting time grading chatbot papers
- you are wasting time peer reviewing chatbot papers
- you are wasting time submitting papers reviewed by chatbots
- chatbots are being trained to replace your teaching
- you are wasting time grading chatbot papers
- you are wasting time peer reviewing chatbot papers
- you are wasting time submitting papers reviewed by chatbots
December 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Reasons academics should contest universities’ AI campaigns: a manifesto
- chatbots are being trained to replace your teaching
- you are wasting time grading chatbot papers
- you are wasting time peer reviewing chatbot papers
- you are wasting time submitting papers reviewed by chatbots
- chatbots are being trained to replace your teaching
- you are wasting time grading chatbot papers
- you are wasting time peer reviewing chatbot papers
- you are wasting time submitting papers reviewed by chatbots
Knock knock. They’re coming for you, folks.
Stay safe, US friends. The FBI is compiling a list of domestic terrorists and I for one satisfy the criteria in all five possible ways.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
December 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Knock knock. They’re coming for you, folks.
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Stay safe, US friends. The FBI is compiling a list of domestic terrorists and I for one satisfy the criteria in all five possible ways.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
December 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Stay safe, US friends. The FBI is compiling a list of domestic terrorists and I for one satisfy the criteria in all five possible ways.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
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Canadian citizens and residents, there's a new official parliamentary petition raising the issue of electoral reform and proportional representation. Signing is a direct means of meaningful action toward improving our democracy, and it just takes a moment to do. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-6993 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
December 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Canadian citizens and residents, there's a new official parliamentary petition raising the issue of electoral reform and proportional representation. Signing is a direct means of meaningful action toward improving our democracy, and it just takes a moment to do. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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Geneviève Bergeron
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Sonia Pelletier
Anne-Marie Edward
Michèle Richard
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Annie StArneault
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Annie Turcotte
Never forgotten #Dec6 #EcolePolytechnique
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Barbara Daigneault
Sonia Pelletier
Anne-Marie Edward
Michèle Richard
Maud Haviernick
Annie StArneault
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Annie Turcotte
Never forgotten #Dec6 #EcolePolytechnique
December 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Geneviève Bergeron
Maryse Laganière
Hélène Colgan
Maryse Leclair
Nathalie Croteau
Anne-Marie Lemay
Barbara Daigneault
Sonia Pelletier
Anne-Marie Edward
Michèle Richard
Maud Haviernick
Annie StArneault
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Annie Turcotte
Never forgotten #Dec6 #EcolePolytechnique
Maryse Laganière
Hélène Colgan
Maryse Leclair
Nathalie Croteau
Anne-Marie Lemay
Barbara Daigneault
Sonia Pelletier
Anne-Marie Edward
Michèle Richard
Maud Haviernick
Annie StArneault
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Annie Turcotte
Never forgotten #Dec6 #EcolePolytechnique
This semester, for our Geography capstone course, I leaned hard into interactivity, in part as an antidote to LLMs, in part because I find classroom engagement key to meaningful learning. Using scenario-based learning, most classes were workshops, with outputs + assessment geared to this process /1
December 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This semester, for our Geography capstone course, I leaned hard into interactivity, in part as an antidote to LLMs, in part because I find classroom engagement key to meaningful learning. Using scenario-based learning, most classes were workshops, with outputs + assessment geared to this process /1