Patrick D. Culbert

Patrick Culbert

@patrick-culbert.bsky.social

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Assoc. Professor of Teaching, UBC Faculty of Forestry

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Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · Dec 13

I love forests and teaching! I’m an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Dept of Forest & Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia. I enjoy making nerdy videos to teach my (and your!) students about forest ecology and management. youtube.com/@patrickculb...

A selfie of Patrick Culbert standing in a forest opening wearing a bright red cruising vest. He holds the controller of a drone and a small drone is visible in the foreground.

Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 1d

Just keep an eye out for the Cylons 😂.

Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, saw it at the British Museum (because imperialism).

Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 4d

I’m filled with sadness and rage. Do no harm.

Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 4d

Children’s Minnesota is suspending gender-affirming care in response to threats by the Trump administration to cut off millions of dollars in federal funding that keep its pediatric clinics and hospitals running.

Children’s suspends gender-affirming care amid Trump funding threats

Trump administration move would cut Medicaid, Medicare funding to health care systems that continue to provide surgeries, medications that support gender transitions.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 4d

Children’s suspends gender-affirming care amid Trump funding threats

Trump administration move would cut Medicaid, Medicare funding to health care systems that continue to provide surgeries, medications that support gender transitions.

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Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 5d

A powerful example of the skillfully written word, and why it is so important our students don’t rest on the crutch of AI. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE

Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.

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Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 8d

I went to high school a mile away from the district featured in this article. It’s hard to imagine the dystopian reality of the superintendent patrolling during pickup time to protect students and parents from federal agents. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...

A Minnesota School District Guards Against ICE, From Dawn to Dusk

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Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 8d

“Her children — she asked that they remain nameless, for their own safety — came home from school on Wednesday and removed their passports from their necks. The lanyard was heavier than expected, both said; the 15-year-old made it clear that she was speaking both literally and figuratively.”

Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 8d

This really is a Gestapo era when parents feel they must strap their kids’ passports around their necks before they leave the house. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...

Minneapolis Residents Wear Their Passports, Desperate to Ward Off ICE

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Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 8d

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Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 8d

Bovino really is Lockjaw. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...

Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 9d

Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.

📷️: Aaron Lavinsky

Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 9d

Thoughtful article on Minnesota's civic culture. MN had the highest voter turnout of any state in 2020 election, and ranked 2nd by percent of residents who volunteer. Minnesotans are politically engaged and care about their communities. www.startribune.com/minnesota-mi...

Roper: How Minnesota’s civic culture fueled a tough ICE resistance and took the feds by surprise

It’s not pleasant for people to go toe-to-toe with the federal government. But in this case, it’s very Minnesotan.

www.startribune.com

Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 10d

CBC not pulling any punches here.

www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...

Trump 2.0’s Nazi-coded social feeds | Front Burner | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen

Over the last few weeks, the Trump administration has explicitly or implicitly borrowed from the Nazi tradition on social media. Specific passages or iconography from the Third Reich have been repur...

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Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 10d

I'm a few years older, so I wonder if Mallrats was a good movie, or if I was just 15.

Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 10d

No coffee can compete with the adrenaline rush of almost getting hit by a car that runs a red light. 🚲 👎 😡

jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 11d

A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.

"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."

"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."

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Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 11d

The phone number for Jim Pattison Developments is 604-488-5280. You can press 5 to leave a voicemail.

www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

ICE wants to buy Pattison building to use for ‘holding and processing’

The United States Department of Homeland Security is planning to buy a building owned by the property arm of Vancouver-based conglomerate Jim Pattison Group to use as an Immigration and Customs Enforc...

www.ctvnews.ca

Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 12d

Or Billy Bragg: youtu.be/IKOW2ZikGW8?...

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14d

The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.

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Rev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber @mjmcoomber.bsky.social · 14d

My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti

Absolutely heartbreaking

Photos of Alex Pretti with Sara’s caption:

On August 16th at approximately 10:00 pm
I received a call from the ICU at the VA saying my Dad had sepsis and needed to be intubated to stay alive so Josh and I headed in. We were greeted by the kindest, most calming and warm soul who helped us understand what was happening and showed deep care for us and my Dad. He continued to show utmost patience and kindness over the next few days as my Dad remained in the ICU and we were there continually. It was Alex Pretti, the man shot today by ICE. If you see this video and don't think it's murder, I don't understand your thinking and ask you to question your heart. He was out there trying to help and protect and from the little we knew of him, it doesn't surprise me he was not afraid to be on the front lines of this horrible scene in our Minneapolis. Weeping for his family and all those at the VA who no longer get to work with him or receive his care.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 14d

‘We need gun rights and small government to protect ourselves from tyranny,’ Republicans said - before citing gun possession and fear of tyrannical government to justify murdering fellow Americans.

Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 15d

That’s -29C for anyone watching from Canada.

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 15d

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 15d

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

Reposted by Elizabeth Sharrow, Elizabeth Saunders, Colin F. Camerer , and 29 more Elizabeth Sharrow, Elizabeth Saunders, Colin F. Camerer, David Dunning, John Horgan, John McLaren, Bryan D. Jones, Mark D. White, Megan L. Ranney, Rosemary A. Joyce, Caroline Krafft, Guy Grossman, Ryan Enos, Alan J. Singer, Robert C. Richards, Melanie C. Green, Andrew L. Whitehead, Lesley Bartlett, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Juan Moreno‐Cruz, Michael D. McDonald, Anne Norton, Melissa Sweet, Michael Jones‐Correa, Ann Bartow, Nelson Flores, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Timothy D. McBride, Jesse D. Berman, Peter Jacobs, Patrick D. Culbert

Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 16d

Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 17d

(For those lacking context, UBC was visited today by a tiny, fringe political party whose platform consists primarily of anti-Indigenous racism.)

Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 17d

When so much in the world is 💩, it’s nice to see a good turnout against racist idiocy.

A large gathering of people at UBC, many wearing orange shirts, to counter the appearance of a few members of the OneBC political party.

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Minnesota House DFL @mnhousedfl.bsky.social · 17d

Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS.

ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.

This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.

Patrick Culbert @patrick-culbert.bsky.social · 19d

As a Canadian-American with family in Minneapolis, I’m glad that there’s absolutely nothing going on in the news to fuel my ADHD and prevent me from getting any work done. 😂 😭.