ZoeSTodd (Dr Fish Philosopher Todd)
@zoestodd.bsky.social
Fish nerd. Artist. Storyteller. Proud citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation.
The Institute for Freshwater Fish Futures (2018-present).
https://fishphilosophy.org/
https://thebulltroutshow.buzzsprout.com/
The Institute for Freshwater Fish Futures (2018-present).
https://fishphilosophy.org/
https://thebulltroutshow.buzzsprout.com/
Pinned
we are running FISH SCHOOL at the Hollyhock Centre on Cortes Island this October 2-6, 2025. We still have room for six participants.
If you're a prof or organization with funding to sponsor tuition for a student or community member, please get in touch. 🐟 💜
hollyhock.ca/programs/754...
If you're a prof or organization with funding to sponsor tuition for a student or community member, please get in touch. 🐟 💜
hollyhock.ca/programs/754...
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Calling it a health issue while reverting to enforcement is a contradiction. A toxic, unregulated drug supply will keep killing people unless we replace it with safer, regulated options and real health care access.
January 16, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Calling it a health issue while reverting to enforcement is a contradiction. A toxic, unregulated drug supply will keep killing people unless we replace it with safer, regulated options and real health care access.
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I regret B.C.’s decision to end its decriminalization pilot and am disappointed the province has not released an independent evaluation. When governments change course on life-and-death issues, Canadians deserve to see the evidence. See more 👇
January 16, 2026 at 4:19 AM
I regret B.C.’s decision to end its decriminalization pilot and am disappointed the province has not released an independent evaluation. When governments change course on life-and-death issues, Canadians deserve to see the evidence. See more 👇
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Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Holy hell, what an obituary
Thank you to Clara Xu for visiting my exhibit in The Cabinet at SFU's School for the Contemporary Arts and writing about it for The Peak. The show runs until January 31, 2026.
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the-peak.ca/2026/01/quan...
Quantum Fish School explores our indeterminate futures - The Peak
By: Clara Xu, SFU Student The fourth floor of SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts is currently home to a small school of paper fish, swimming in a glass cabinet […]
the-peak.ca
January 15, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Thank you to Clara Xu for visiting my exhibit in The Cabinet at SFU's School for the Contemporary Arts and writing about it for The Peak. The show runs until January 31, 2026.
the-peak.ca/2026/01/quan...
the-peak.ca/2026/01/quan...
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𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑴𝑳𝑨 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝑷!
"Reliable sources tell me that we are closer than ever before to making LRT a reality in our region, with ongoing discussions happening between the Province and Federal Government"
Join over 34,500 others! c.org/HTPJ25CqPr
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"Reliable sources tell me that we are closer than ever before to making LRT a reality in our region, with ongoing discussions happening between the Province and Federal Government"
Join over 34,500 others! c.org/HTPJ25CqPr
restoreislandrail.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM
𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑴𝑳𝑨 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝑷!
"Reliable sources tell me that we are closer than ever before to making LRT a reality in our region, with ongoing discussions happening between the Province and Federal Government"
Join over 34,500 others! c.org/HTPJ25CqPr
restoreislandrail.com
"Reliable sources tell me that we are closer than ever before to making LRT a reality in our region, with ongoing discussions happening between the Province and Federal Government"
Join over 34,500 others! c.org/HTPJ25CqPr
restoreislandrail.com
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i’m sure ICE guys with their guns and masks fancy themselves big brave men, but when you see real, honest courage it knocks you on your ass. it’s a glimpse of something holy.
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 1:47 AM
i’m sure ICE guys with their guns and masks fancy themselves big brave men, but when you see real, honest courage it knocks you on your ass. it’s a glimpse of something holy.
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Folks, the "Minister of AI" has the moral backbone of a sleazy backroom art dealer.
January 11, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Folks, the "Minister of AI" has the moral backbone of a sleazy backroom art dealer.
Looking for a concrete way to uphold Piikani rights to hunt and fish in the face of Coal mining impacts in Alberta? And to assert Aboriginal Rights and Title and protect freshwater fish? Donate to Trevor Bastien’s legal case here: www.crowsnestheadwaters.ca/p/the-surest...
The Surest Way to Block Open-Pit Coal Mining
Join our Piikani Partners in asserting their constitutional aboriginal right to healthfully consume fish from their traditional waters of the Crowsnest and Oldman Rivers
www.crowsnestheadwaters.ca
January 10, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Looking for a concrete way to uphold Piikani rights to hunt and fish in the face of Coal mining impacts in Alberta? And to assert Aboriginal Rights and Title and protect freshwater fish? Donate to Trevor Bastien’s legal case here: www.crowsnestheadwaters.ca/p/the-surest...
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"I strongly feel that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an insult to life itself."
--- Hayao Miyazaki
--- Hayao Miyazaki
November 21, 2024 at 10:15 PM
"I strongly feel that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an insult to life itself."
--- Hayao Miyazaki
--- Hayao Miyazaki
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Renee Good committed gender insubordination: she didn't cower & grovel to male authority. Many women are killed for the very same reason all over the world. We just call it by the euphemism "domestic violence" instead of what it is: a campaign of political terrorism in which any man can participate.
When Renee Good said "I'm not mad at you" what the ICE goon heard was "I'm not scared of you."
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
January 10, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Renee Good committed gender insubordination: she didn't cower & grovel to male authority. Many women are killed for the very same reason all over the world. We just call it by the euphemism "domestic violence" instead of what it is: a campaign of political terrorism in which any man can participate.
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We’re baaaack! So grateful to @rickharp.bsky.social for putting it all together and @zoestodd.bsky.social for organizing this event that the new episode dives into. Great to be back in conversation with Rick and @kimtallbear.bsky.social
NEW 🎙️ Our return to all-new podcasts opens our series of reflections on “Sovereignty First: Tackling the White Possessive in an Era of ‘Collaboration’.” First up, @candiscall.bsky.social on concurrence of Indigenous movements w/the rise of Indigenous people working in media
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MEDIA INDIGENA : Weekly Indigenous current affairs program: Interrogating 'The White Possessive', Pt. 1 (ep 360)
ON THIS EPISODE: Interrogating 'the white possessive.' And according to Indigenous scholar Aileen Moreton-Robinson, countries like Canada, Australia and the U.S. are best understood as 'white posse...
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January 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
We’re baaaack! So grateful to @rickharp.bsky.social for putting it all together and @zoestodd.bsky.social for organizing this event that the new episode dives into. Great to be back in conversation with Rick and @kimtallbear.bsky.social
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A Red Lake Ojibwe descendant was snatched by ICE in Minneapolis, and a Plains Cree woman was questioned.
This is in addition to the four Oglala Lakota men who reportedly were grabbed by ICE.
ictnews.org/news/i-felt-...
This is in addition to the four Oglala Lakota men who reportedly were grabbed by ICE.
ictnews.org/news/i-felt-...
‘I felt like I was kidnapped’: Ojibwe man recounts ICE detainment - ICT
At least five Native American men have been detained by ICE around Minneapolis following significant immigration raids
ictnews.org
January 10, 2026 at 3:19 AM
A Red Lake Ojibwe descendant was snatched by ICE in Minneapolis, and a Plains Cree woman was questioned.
This is in addition to the four Oglala Lakota men who reportedly were grabbed by ICE.
ictnews.org/news/i-felt-...
This is in addition to the four Oglala Lakota men who reportedly were grabbed by ICE.
ictnews.org/news/i-felt-...
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A 'high level' delegation of leaders will visit Pimicikamak in northeastern Manitoba on Wednesday, to see for themselves the impact of a recent days long power outage as thousands remain evacuated.
www.aptnnews.ca?p=281863
www.aptnnews.ca?p=281863
‘High level leadership delegation’ to visit Pimicikamak: Chief
The leadership delegation will include Premier Wab Kinew as well as the AFN National Chief and federal ministers.
www.aptnnews.ca
January 5, 2026 at 8:39 PM
A 'high level' delegation of leaders will visit Pimicikamak in northeastern Manitoba on Wednesday, to see for themselves the impact of a recent days long power outage as thousands remain evacuated.
www.aptnnews.ca?p=281863
www.aptnnews.ca?p=281863
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Tonight on APTN National News: Thousands of residents of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation lost power over the holidays and many are still without.
A comedian living in Winnipeg, Manitoba has died in a house fire just days before the New Year.
A comedian living in Winnipeg, Manitoba has died in a house fire just days before the New Year.
APTN National News: January 5, 2026 – Cree Nation without power, Comedian dies in house fire
YouTube video by APTN News
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January 5, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Tonight on APTN National News: Thousands of residents of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation lost power over the holidays and many are still without.
A comedian living in Winnipeg, Manitoba has died in a house fire just days before the New Year.
A comedian living in Winnipeg, Manitoba has died in a house fire just days before the New Year.
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If reading interesting things about the past (and the present) written by someone using their brain is your jam, might I suggest my occasional newsletter? (Especially if youre from the Salish Sea region) buttondown.com/leftcoastdispatch
My latest Left Coast Dispatch:
Libraries At Their Breaking Point buttondown.com/leftcoastdis... #yyj #bcHist
Libraries At Their Breaking Point buttondown.com/leftcoastdis... #yyj #bcHist
Libraries At Their Breaking Point
With library funding in BC unchanged for almost two decades, the federal Liberal government is set to make things even worse.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
If reading interesting things about the past (and the present) written by someone using their brain is your jam, might I suggest my occasional newsletter? (Especially if youre from the Salish Sea region) buttondown.com/leftcoastdispatch
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Alberta man asks province’s top court to fast-track appeal of supervised drug-consumption site closure after his near-fatal overdose, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Alberta man asks province’s top court to fast-track appeal of drug-use site closure after overdose
Lawyer says man’s life still at risk without access to place where people can consume substances under medical supervision
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Alberta man asks province’s top court to fast-track appeal of supervised drug-consumption site closure after his near-fatal overdose, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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"Mamdani walks in an older Jewish tradition. Not that of ritzy Upper East Side synagogues, but of so many of our great-grandparents: the socialist sweatshop workers who fought for a better and more beautiful world." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
"Mamdani walks in an older Jewish tradition. Not that of ritzy Upper East Side synagogues, but of so many of our great-grandparents: the socialist sweatshop workers who fought for a better and more beautiful world." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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By the time you’ve finished your morning coffee today, chances are Canada’s top-earning CEOs will have earned more than you’ll make all year.
Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs make 248 times more than average Canadian worker
By the time you’ve finished your morning coffee today, chances are Canada’s top-earning CEOs will have earned more than you’ll make all year.
cheknews.ca
January 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
By the time you’ve finished your morning coffee today, chances are Canada’s top-earning CEOs will have earned more than you’ll make all year.
My take on AI is straightforward: the machine learning plagiarism industrial complex is not sentient. But the fish who have lived on earth continuously in one form or another for half a billion years & who are threatened by AI’s water consumption & climate change impacts are. I choose the fish. 🐟
January 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
My take on AI is straightforward: the machine learning plagiarism industrial complex is not sentient. But the fish who have lived on earth continuously in one form or another for half a billion years & who are threatened by AI’s water consumption & climate change impacts are. I choose the fish. 🐟
You can imagine how kindly rich white boomers with a victim complex respond to even the gentlest of questions about their politics 😱
Anyhoo, a local journo should dig into why this group is going after public infrastructure spending & not, say, local government spending on consultants and lawyers.
Anyhoo, a local journo should dig into why this group is going after public infrastructure spending & not, say, local government spending on consultants and lawyers.
This could be verbatim from the local ‘Tax Alliance’ & their attack on parks, transit, protecting wetlands, libraries, protecting pedestrians and cyclists, and joy.
(Their founder lives in a 3.6 million house).
neoliberalism is a heckuva drug.
praying for class consciousness in 2026…
(Their founder lives in a 3.6 million house).
neoliberalism is a heckuva drug.
praying for class consciousness in 2026…
January 2, 2026 at 3:54 PM
You can imagine how kindly rich white boomers with a victim complex respond to even the gentlest of questions about their politics 😱
Anyhoo, a local journo should dig into why this group is going after public infrastructure spending & not, say, local government spending on consultants and lawyers.
Anyhoo, a local journo should dig into why this group is going after public infrastructure spending & not, say, local government spending on consultants and lawyers.
This could be verbatim from the local ‘Tax Alliance’ & their attack on parks, transit, protecting wetlands, libraries, protecting pedestrians and cyclists, and joy.
(Their founder lives in a 3.6 million house).
neoliberalism is a heckuva drug.
praying for class consciousness in 2026…
(Their founder lives in a 3.6 million house).
neoliberalism is a heckuva drug.
praying for class consciousness in 2026…
January 2, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This could be verbatim from the local ‘Tax Alliance’ & their attack on parks, transit, protecting wetlands, libraries, protecting pedestrians and cyclists, and joy.
(Their founder lives in a 3.6 million house).
neoliberalism is a heckuva drug.
praying for class consciousness in 2026…
(Their founder lives in a 3.6 million house).
neoliberalism is a heckuva drug.
praying for class consciousness in 2026…
this GoFundMe is raising money to help the 36 people displaced by the devastating Value Motel fire on Boxing Day in Nanaimo. Please share widely! www.gofundme.com/f/fire-resid...
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December 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
this GoFundMe is raising money to help the 36 people displaced by the devastating Value Motel fire on Boxing Day in Nanaimo. Please share widely! www.gofundme.com/f/fire-resid...
Story here: cheknews.ca/they-lost-th...
Story here: cheknews.ca/they-lost-th...
Wayne Emerson Roberts is one of the scientists who raised the alarm on the decline of Alberta species including bull trout and the northern leopard frog in the 1970s and 1980s. I’ve been systematically combing through archives to record his labour and legacy in Alberta.
December 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Wayne Emerson Roberts is one of the scientists who raised the alarm on the decline of Alberta species including bull trout and the northern leopard frog in the 1970s and 1980s. I’ve been systematically combing through archives to record his labour and legacy in Alberta.
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And please also, AGAIN, never forget that they are inherently unethical to use because no one gave permission for their research or writing to be used in it. It is all stolen, and if you're using the plagiarism machine, please keep that in mind.
My friends, I say this with all the love in my heart: Right now might not be the moment for “But we should be TOLERANT and NUANCED about the plagiarism machines!”
Your tolerance and “nuance” will be weaponised by the grifters and their apologists. Please respect yourselves more.
Your tolerance and “nuance” will be weaponised by the grifters and their apologists. Please respect yourselves more.
December 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
And please also, AGAIN, never forget that they are inherently unethical to use because no one gave permission for their research or writing to be used in it. It is all stolen, and if you're using the plagiarism machine, please keep that in mind.