Erin Hanson
@erinhanson.bsky.social
Settler anthropologist thinking about Coast Salish law, the Canadian state, and dismantling the colonial machine. Expect some music geekery, geopolitics, and a weird undercurrent of optimism despite the cynical sheen. This is a personal account.
Reposted by Erin Hanson
It's clearer than ever that Trudeau was being bold and brave in traveling the world and calling himself a feminist.
Carney is clearly demonstrating how the word is seen as threatening to weak men and so he's backing away from it to frame Canada as Serious Business Men Doing Serious Business™️
Carney is clearly demonstrating how the word is seen as threatening to weak men and so he's backing away from it to frame Canada as Serious Business Men Doing Serious Business™️
November 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
It's clearer than ever that Trudeau was being bold and brave in traveling the world and calling himself a feminist.
Carney is clearly demonstrating how the word is seen as threatening to weak men and so he's backing away from it to frame Canada as Serious Business Men Doing Serious Business™️
Carney is clearly demonstrating how the word is seen as threatening to weak men and so he's backing away from it to frame Canada as Serious Business Men Doing Serious Business™️
Reposted by Erin Hanson
DOGE is disbanding after an estimated 600,000+ people died in other countries because of USAID cuts to lifesaving food and medication.
Elon Musk will go down as one of history's' most prolific mass murderers of children.
Anyone driving a Tesla is supporting a nazi.
Elon Musk will go down as one of history's' most prolific mass murderers of children.
Anyone driving a Tesla is supporting a nazi.
November 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
DOGE is disbanding after an estimated 600,000+ people died in other countries because of USAID cuts to lifesaving food and medication.
Elon Musk will go down as one of history's' most prolific mass murderers of children.
Anyone driving a Tesla is supporting a nazi.
Elon Musk will go down as one of history's' most prolific mass murderers of children.
Anyone driving a Tesla is supporting a nazi.
I'm actually so excited for SK that the Riders won the Grey Cup. I also love to see so many grown prairie men openly crying in the stands.
November 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I'm actually so excited for SK that the Riders won the Grey Cup. I also love to see so many grown prairie men openly crying in the stands.
Reposted by Erin Hanson
last saved meme is your moral philosophy
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
last saved meme is your moral philosophy
Reposted by Erin Hanson
Wow, what a cynical thing for our mayor to say after all the Vancouverites came together to voice concerns over his budget
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Wow, what a cynical thing for our mayor to say after all the Vancouverites came together to voice concerns over his budget
Reposted by Erin Hanson
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
Reposted by Erin Hanson
Everyone is hope scrolling now
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Everyone is hope scrolling now
Reposted by Erin Hanson
Breaking: ABC Vancouver just voted unanimously against a staff recommendation to finance a DTES Community Land Trust and aquire an SRO building under community control, against the requests of community members and advocates.
This is going to make homelessness worse.
#vanpoli
This is going to make homelessness worse.
#vanpoli
November 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Breaking: ABC Vancouver just voted unanimously against a staff recommendation to finance a DTES Community Land Trust and aquire an SRO building under community control, against the requests of community members and advocates.
This is going to make homelessness worse.
#vanpoli
This is going to make homelessness worse.
#vanpoli
Reposted by Erin Hanson
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Reposted by Erin Hanson
Some breaking news: in a special Vancouver Police Board meeting only announced over the weekend, the police board has requested a $50 million increase to their budget for 2026.
This comes as other departments across the city are trying to cut staff to ensure a property tax freeze for next year.
This comes as other departments across the city are trying to cut staff to ensure a property tax freeze for next year.
November 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Some breaking news: in a special Vancouver Police Board meeting only announced over the weekend, the police board has requested a $50 million increase to their budget for 2026.
This comes as other departments across the city are trying to cut staff to ensure a property tax freeze for next year.
This comes as other departments across the city are trying to cut staff to ensure a property tax freeze for next year.
Reposted by Erin Hanson
This person is a hero
For those people whose sportsnet subscription isn't working, if you have prime video just get a free trial of citytv and watch the game from the live channel
November 2, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This person is a hero
Reposted by Erin Hanson
Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same
Omg it's STILL GOING?!?!
October 28, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Omg it's STILL GOING?!?!
Reposted by Erin Hanson
“We don’t have illegal aliens… the legal term for my people were slaves….”
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
October 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
“We don’t have illegal aliens… the legal term for my people were slaves….”
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
Reposted by Erin Hanson
+ The way "hostages" is applied to Israelis hostages but not to Palestinians when the same articles admit "vast majority of Palestinian prisoners were held without charge" which reads to me like they were hostages, too.
Very jarring how the media treats some lives as inherently and others not.
I am happy for hostages and their families to be reunited, but it’s shocking how little media attention is given to “how do Gazans grapple with the utter destruction of their homes, vast loss of lives, and ongoing famine.”
I am happy for hostages and their families to be reunited, but it’s shocking how little media attention is given to “how do Gazans grapple with the utter destruction of their homes, vast loss of lives, and ongoing famine.”
October 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
+ The way "hostages" is applied to Israelis hostages but not to Palestinians when the same articles admit "vast majority of Palestinian prisoners were held without charge" which reads to me like they were hostages, too.
Reposted by Erin Hanson
Reposted by Erin Hanson
Breaking - Canadian federal government to rip up all highways because they are losing too much money.
September 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Breaking - Canadian federal government to rip up all highways because they are losing too much money.
Reposted by Erin Hanson
Just wondering if anyone would have sagely scolded my ancestors in the camps if they said "Fuck Germany."
Would you have called them bigots or said "Yeah the camps are bad but Germany has a right to exist?"
Would you have called them bigots or said "Yeah the camps are bad but Germany has a right to exist?"
September 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Just wondering if anyone would have sagely scolded my ancestors in the camps if they said "Fuck Germany."
Would you have called them bigots or said "Yeah the camps are bad but Germany has a right to exist?"
Would you have called them bigots or said "Yeah the camps are bad but Germany has a right to exist?"
Reposted by Erin Hanson
September 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Reposted by Erin Hanson
In case you're wondering about all the noise from your local pub at 8 am, Canada's women's rugby team just scored the first try in the world cup final 💪💪
September 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In case you're wondering about all the noise from your local pub at 8 am, Canada's women's rugby team just scored the first try in the world cup final 💪💪
Reposted by Erin Hanson
Well done! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
September 20, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Well done! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Reposted by Erin Hanson
This is absolutely outrageous. I can tell you that *many* Canadians were outraged that I was denied entry to the US… on exactly the same specious grounds.
Canada is choosing genocide denialism as immigration policy. This country has no moral authority whatsoever.
Canada is choosing genocide denialism as immigration policy. This country has no moral authority whatsoever.
September 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is absolutely outrageous. I can tell you that *many* Canadians were outraged that I was denied entry to the US… on exactly the same specious grounds.
Canada is choosing genocide denialism as immigration policy. This country has no moral authority whatsoever.
Canada is choosing genocide denialism as immigration policy. This country has no moral authority whatsoever.
Reposted by Erin Hanson
Hey Canada, how do you feel about spending taxpayer dollars to cover the cost of a lawsuit because our government decided to defame righteous critics of genocide? Is that fiscally prudent governance?
(Below posts from Kneecap in response to the Canadian government.)
(Below posts from Kneecap in response to the Canadian government.)
September 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Hey Canada, how do you feel about spending taxpayer dollars to cover the cost of a lawsuit because our government decided to defame righteous critics of genocide? Is that fiscally prudent governance?
(Below posts from Kneecap in response to the Canadian government.)
(Below posts from Kneecap in response to the Canadian government.)
I am absolutely floored by this. Shameful.
If you're an IDF soldier who has murdered Palestinian children you're allowed to enter Canada on vacation.
If you're a musician who opposes genocide you're banned
If you're a musician who opposes genocide you're banned
September 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I am absolutely floored by this. Shameful.