Sherwin Arnott
@sherwinarnott.org
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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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
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.
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
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December 29, 2025 at 5:48 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...
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Thanks Daniël for introducing me to yet another independent type foundry!
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#typography
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#typography
December 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Thanks Daniël for introducing me to yet another independent type foundry!
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#typography
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#typography
I need more Tom Waits in my life
December 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I need more Tom Waits in my life
"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...
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
"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...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/17/o...
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
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...
Recipe Book: What the crisis for press freedom in Gaza portends. #journalism #PressFreedom #genocide
www.cjr.org/feature/reci...
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
Recipe Book: What the crisis for press freedom in Gaza portends. #journalism #PressFreedom #genocide
www.cjr.org/feature/reci...
www.cjr.org/feature/reci...
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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/
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
“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/
In the southern #GreatBearRainforest, the Kwiakah are using regenerative forestry to restore their territory: https://bluedotliving.com/kwiakah-centre-excellence-research/
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Our colleague Dan Levitt, BC's Senior's Advocate, was recently interviewed by Carole Taylor for her show, Journal. He touches on systemic ageism, the urgent need that older adults face, and the opportunities to do better now and into the future.🎙
www.caroletaylorsjournal.ca/episodes/057...
www.caroletaylorsjournal.ca/episodes/057...
Seniors in Poverty — Carole Taylor's Journal
On this edition of Journal: the complexities and needs of our aging population.
www.caroletaylorsjournal.ca
December 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Our colleague Dan Levitt, BC's Senior's Advocate, was recently interviewed by Carole Taylor for her show, Journal. He touches on systemic ageism, the urgent need that older adults face, and the opportunities to do better now and into the future.🎙
www.caroletaylorsjournal.ca/episodes/057...
www.caroletaylorsjournal.ca/episodes/057...
Interesting research on the racist origins of "Jingle Bells". #JingleBells #Whiteness historycanthide.substack.com/p/fox-news-a...
Fox News Attacked My Video About the Racist Origins of "Jingle Bells." They Proved My Point.
Fox mobilized an entire media apparatus to attack my content and still couldn't dispute a single historical fact.
historycanthide.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Interesting research on the racist origins of "Jingle Bells". #JingleBells #Whiteness historycanthide.substack.com/p/fox-news-a...
Just realized the eggnog in a box I've been using in my coffee is actually oat nogg
There is no correct way to dress your coffee except in December when you should be using copious amounts of eggnog in a box
#fightme
#fightme
December 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Just realized the eggnog in a box I've been using in my coffee is actually oat nogg
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen
A police watchdog report does not reveal the former officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
A police watchdog report does not reveal the former officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen | The Tyee
A police watchdog report does not reveal the former officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca
December 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen
A police watchdog report does not reveal the former officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
A police watchdog report does not reveal the former officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Huh. Gerrit Rietveld: The pioneer of modern geometrical design
#Mondrian #Reitveld blog.setdart.com/gerrit-rietv...
#Mondrian #Reitveld blog.setdart.com/gerrit-rietv...
Gerrit Rietveld: The pioneer of modern geometrical design
Gerrit Rietveld was a pioneer of modern design and the De Stijl movement with works such as the Red and Blue chair and the Schröder House.
blog.setdart.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Huh. Gerrit Rietveld: The pioneer of modern geometrical design
#Mondrian #Reitveld blog.setdart.com/gerrit-rietv...
#Mondrian #Reitveld blog.setdart.com/gerrit-rietv...
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Looking for a gift idea for a caring, thinking Canadian with fiercely progressive values? Why not give them a one-year subscription to the print edition of THE MONITOR -- @policyalternatives.ca's quarterly policy and current affairs magazine? It's a great way to support the CCPA. 🍁
More info... ⬇️
More info... ⬇️
December 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Looking for a gift idea for a caring, thinking Canadian with fiercely progressive values? Why not give them a one-year subscription to the print edition of THE MONITOR -- @policyalternatives.ca's quarterly policy and current affairs magazine? It's a great way to support the CCPA. 🍁
More info... ⬇️
More info... ⬇️
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Ha, this is so great. It’s simple. If you don’t want otherwise satisfied busy people to stop everything to take a stand, don’t fuck with our friends ❤️
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Ha, this is so great. It’s simple. If you don’t want otherwise satisfied busy people to stop everything to take a stand, don’t fuck with our friends ❤️
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Here on the traditional territory of the Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) First Nation, camera trap footage captures the first documented case of potential tool use in wild wolves.
www.raincoast.org/2025/12/wolf...
www.raincoast.org/2025/12/wolf...
Wolves, tools, and intelligence | Raincoast
New evidence of complex problem-solving in wolves expands our understanding of their intelligence and underscores the need for ethical, evidence-based conservation.
www.raincoast.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Here on the traditional territory of the Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) First Nation, camera trap footage captures the first documented case of potential tool use in wild wolves.
www.raincoast.org/2025/12/wolf...
www.raincoast.org/2025/12/wolf...
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Forgot the #yyj tag!
1/ As promised (threatened?), here's the first post in my series on the Centennial Square Revitalization project. This thread is about the revised plan that was presented to Council on Thursday, November 27 and, more specifically, about community safety, both real and perceived.
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Forgot the #yyj tag!
After two years of FOI requests and complaints, the Vancouver police finally let The Tyee review some training modules. #bcpoli #police thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
We Finally Have Some Info on School Liaison Officer Training | The Tyee
After two years of FOI requests and complaints, the Vancouver police finally let The Tyee review some training modules.
thetyee.ca
November 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
After two years of FOI requests and complaints, the Vancouver police finally let The Tyee review some training modules. #bcpoli #police thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Human Rights Tribunal on RCMP Methods Delays Decision Nearly a Year
#bcpoli #rcmp thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
#bcpoli #rcmp thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Human Rights Tribunal on RCMP Methods Delays Decision Nearly a Year | The Tyee
Three of six complainants alleging racial bias have died while awaiting an outcome.
thetyee.ca
November 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Human Rights Tribunal on RCMP Methods Delays Decision Nearly a Year
#bcpoli #rcmp thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
#bcpoli #rcmp thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Reading: A guide to Carney’s pipeline deal — and the climate policies it weakens #cdnpoli #ClimateChange thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
A guide to Carney’s Alberta pipeline deal | The Narwhal
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ‘grand bargain’ isn’t just about an Alberta pipeline —it also proposes rolling back a host of climate policies
thenarwhal.ca
November 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Reading: A guide to Carney’s pipeline deal — and the climate policies it weakens #cdnpoli #ClimateChange thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...