David Archer
@davidetc.bsky.social
36 trillion cells trying to get some rest. he/him
Musician, writer, bookseller, etc. based in Haida Gwaii. #pwME
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Musician, writer, bookseller, etc. based in Haida Gwaii. #pwME
I like boosting solutions. Better ways and amazing people are all around. www.davidarcher.net
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This isn't mine, and I can't definitively find the original source. But I love this little bit of wisdom:
"If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."
"If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."
For all the fearmongering about capital flight from New York City, there’s an exodus few want to talk about: working people.
Sky-high rents and outrageous child care costs are already pushing families out of the city they keep running.
That’s what we have to change.
That’s what we have to change.
January 28, 2026 at 7:59 PM
This isn't mine, and I can't definitively find the original source. But I love this little bit of wisdom:
"If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."
"If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."
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*fully restores your HP as you scroll past*
January 27, 2026 at 4:20 AM
*fully restores your HP as you scroll past*
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Fascinating interview in @thesicktimes.org with musician Dave Ruder on his “Long Covid album.” I love this notion of absurdity as a chronic illness modality: “Absurdity is a great tool in the face of diminished ability, diminished capacity, diminished horizons.” thesicktimes.org/2026/01/12/c...
Composing the “Long COVID album”: An interview with Dave Ruder - The Sick Times
Last fall, Brooklyn-based musician Dave Ruder coined a new format when he released a “Long COVID album,” shaped by his experience with the disease.
thesicktimes.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Fascinating interview in @thesicktimes.org with musician Dave Ruder on his “Long Covid album.” I love this notion of absurdity as a chronic illness modality: “Absurdity is a great tool in the face of diminished ability, diminished capacity, diminished horizons.” thesicktimes.org/2026/01/12/c...
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Three cheers for Philip Glass, whose Solo Piano record has been my boon companion for decades whenever I'm painting. (I notice that Glass didn't use the current administration's name for the center in his letter.)
![A letter from Philip Glass, with his name at the top. "After thoughtful consideration, I have decided to withdraw my Symphony No. 15 "Lincoln" from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Symphony No. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony. Therefore, I feel an obligation to withdraw this Symphony premiere from the Kennedy Center under its current leadership. [signed] Philip Glass](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sva5ad6pbtkgrdrqyej2fe2f/bafkreiakf6dkikkcb3djpbedhjttbsh7fmvfm5inximofh5rviegccmkdy@jpeg)
January 27, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Three cheers for Philip Glass, whose Solo Piano record has been my boon companion for decades whenever I'm painting. (I notice that Glass didn't use the current administration's name for the center in his letter.)
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everyone should indeed get basic income but a specific reason artists should get basic income instead of relying on grants is we get better art when people can pursue their specific things vs when they have to outline projects that will seduce grant committees
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 PM
everyone should indeed get basic income but a specific reason artists should get basic income instead of relying on grants is we get better art when people can pursue their specific things vs when they have to outline projects that will seduce grant committees
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‘Bubble batteries’ move from prototype to global rollout. Italy-based Energy Dome has begun operating a 20MW CO₂ “battery” that stores surplus solar and wind power by compressing and expanding carbon dioxide inside a giant dome.
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#ShareGoodNewsToo
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This Giant Bubble in Sardinia Stores Energy for the Grid. Here's How.
Google is betting big on CO2 batteries to power its data centers with clean energy.
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January 26, 2026 at 1:50 PM
‘Bubble batteries’ move from prototype to global rollout. Italy-based Energy Dome has begun operating a 20MW CO₂ “battery” that stores surplus solar and wind power by compressing and expanding carbon dioxide inside a giant dome.
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#ShareGoodNewsToo
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#ShareGoodNewsToo
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I wrote about my time in Minneapolis last week, about what is involved in creating bottom-up, decentralized networks of care.
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighb...
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighb...
January 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I wrote about my time in Minneapolis last week, about what is involved in creating bottom-up, decentralized networks of care.
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighb...
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighb...
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tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
StandWithMinnesota.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:12 PM
tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
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From our Winter issue CRYPTIDS, @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social's takedown of Bigfoot and love letter to bears, birds, and other (real) wonders of the natural world.
orionmagazine.org/article/bigf...
orionmagazine.org/article/bigf...
January 25, 2026 at 4:20 PM
From our Winter issue CRYPTIDS, @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social's takedown of Bigfoot and love letter to bears, birds, and other (real) wonders of the natural world.
orionmagazine.org/article/bigf...
orionmagazine.org/article/bigf...
Saving this for a listening tour later
Name a bad movie with a good soundtrack.
January 25, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Saving this for a listening tour later
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A little progress: +266 words today after six days of 0 words. #amwriting #fiction
January 24, 2026 at 11:28 PM
A little progress: +266 words today after six days of 0 words. #amwriting #fiction
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Extraordinary drum design by Yahl 'Aadas Cori Savard 🙌🏼 🙌🏼 🙌🏼
My personal drum (NFS)
Yahl‘Aadas, 2025
Artwork description in the images.
Yahl‘Aadas, 2025
Artwork description in the images.
January 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Extraordinary drum design by Yahl 'Aadas Cori Savard 🙌🏼 🙌🏼 🙌🏼
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
A good read
about a quarter of the way through Sarah Wynn-William's memoirs of working at Facebook and I can see why zuck & co didn't want this released, they look even more callous and pathetic than I assumed
January 22, 2026 at 10:09 PM
A good read
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Kitimat assaulted by noise & toxins from defective LNG facility #cancer #pollution #ClimateCrisis #cdnpoli #bcpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/22/n...
Noise and huge flame from LNG Canada facility will continue at least three years
A problem with the Kitimat, B.C., facility’s flaring equipment has resulted in LNG Canada burning 15 times more gas than expected
www.nationalobserver.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Kitimat assaulted by noise & toxins from defective LNG facility #cancer #pollution #ClimateCrisis #cdnpoli #bcpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/22/n...
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Since so many people are fangirling over Carney's supposed "historic" speech in Davos, I want to offer an alternative reading.
This is not left cynicism, but a sober reading of imperial positioning in this moment.
1) Carney squarely positioned Canada as a middle power.
This is not left cynicism, but a sober reading of imperial positioning in this moment.
1) Carney squarely positioned Canada as a middle power.
January 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Since so many people are fangirling over Carney's supposed "historic" speech in Davos, I want to offer an alternative reading.
This is not left cynicism, but a sober reading of imperial positioning in this moment.
1) Carney squarely positioned Canada as a middle power.
This is not left cynicism, but a sober reading of imperial positioning in this moment.
1) Carney squarely positioned Canada as a middle power.
“Nostalgia is not a strategy” is the line sticking with me today, feeling unexpectedly inspired by Carney.
Can we put that on Olympic jerseys? 🇨🇦
Can we put that on Olympic jerseys? 🇨🇦
January 21, 2026 at 4:50 AM
“Nostalgia is not a strategy” is the line sticking with me today, feeling unexpectedly inspired by Carney.
Can we put that on Olympic jerseys? 🇨🇦
Can we put that on Olympic jerseys? 🇨🇦
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I don't know if this is Peak Winnipeg necessarily but related: I just got an email from the local symphony that they're partnering with the local professional wrestling outfit for a night of wrestling set to Beethoven and Shostakovich ("classical music's fiestiest works") next month
My local community centre is hosting a Wreslemania viewing party with beer and chips and there are things about Quebec that you just can't get anywhere else.
January 20, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I don't know if this is Peak Winnipeg necessarily but related: I just got an email from the local symphony that they're partnering with the local professional wrestling outfit for a night of wrestling set to Beethoven and Shostakovich ("classical music's fiestiest works") next month
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Wild times.
“It is believed to be the first time in a century that the Canadian Armed Forces have created a model of an American assault on this country, a founding member of NATO and a partner with the U.S. in continental air defence.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
“It is believed to be the first time in a century that the Canadian Armed Forces have created a model of an American assault on this country, a founding member of NATO and a partner with the U.S. in continental air defence.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
January 20, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Wild times.
“It is believed to be the first time in a century that the Canadian Armed Forces have created a model of an American assault on this country, a founding member of NATO and a partner with the U.S. in continental air defence.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
“It is believed to be the first time in a century that the Canadian Armed Forces have created a model of an American assault on this country, a founding member of NATO and a partner with the U.S. in continental air defence.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Mark Carney takes the sign out of the window. A brave and powerful speech, calling for middle powers to stop appeasing and pretending this is business as usual - and start building new alliances. I think this is the speech - and the PM - that a lot of Canadians have been waiting for. #cdnpoli #Davos
Very important speech here from Carney. Watch it in full at this link. "Canada ‘strongly opposes’ tariffs over Greenland, won’t waver on Article 5" globalnews.ca/news/1162085... #cdnpoli
Canada ‘strongly opposes’ tariffs over Greenland, won’t waver on Article 5 - National | Globalnews.ca
In a major speech on the 'rupture' of the global order, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will not waver on its support for NATO's Article 5.
globalnews.ca
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Mark Carney takes the sign out of the window. A brave and powerful speech, calling for middle powers to stop appeasing and pretending this is business as usual - and start building new alliances. I think this is the speech - and the PM - that a lot of Canadians have been waiting for. #cdnpoli #Davos
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Bus thread has united us all together once again, thank you bus thread
January 20, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Bus thread has united us all together once again, thank you bus thread
Duck reports live from bus kidnapping
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Duck reports live from bus kidnapping
"Joining with others to shape a future is the holiest act."
This relentlessly hope-filled and smart conversation brought me joy today.
By @charliejane.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @adapalmer.bsky.social @andreahairston.bsky.social @isisasare.bsky.social
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This relentlessly hope-filled and smart conversation brought me joy today.
By @charliejane.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @adapalmer.bsky.social @andreahairston.bsky.social @isisasare.bsky.social
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Feminist Futurism Versus Project 2025: An Empowering Speculative Salon
When Le Guin talks about genre writers as “the realists of a larger reality” we surrender the power of that when we narrow our work to only depict one type of future. We have great power to restore…
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January 20, 2026 at 3:38 AM
"Joining with others to shape a future is the holiest act."
This relentlessly hope-filled and smart conversation brought me joy today.
By @charliejane.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @adapalmer.bsky.social @andreahairston.bsky.social @isisasare.bsky.social
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
This relentlessly hope-filled and smart conversation brought me joy today.
By @charliejane.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @adapalmer.bsky.social @andreahairston.bsky.social @isisasare.bsky.social
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...