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.
Well that just made me so very happy. 🇵🇷
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Well that just made me so very happy. 🇵🇷
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Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
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We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC
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January 24, 2026 at 7:54 PM
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
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Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
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i havent shut off the notification for this form and it has just been vibrating every minute in my hand.
just a steady beat.
just a steady beat.
Love Notes
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January 25, 2026 at 3:56 AM
i havent shut off the notification for this form and it has just been vibrating every minute in my hand.
just a steady beat.
just a steady beat.
Did Hockey Night in Canada just play "Got an Idea" by the Monoxides?! Isn't this, like, indie Canadian punk circa 1995?
The only thing more surprising than Hockey Canada playing it at all is the fact that I knew immediately what it was (and all the words).
The only thing more surprising than Hockey Canada playing it at all is the fact that I knew immediately what it was (and all the words).
January 18, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Did Hockey Night in Canada just play "Got an Idea" by the Monoxides?! Isn't this, like, indie Canadian punk circa 1995?
The only thing more surprising than Hockey Canada playing it at all is the fact that I knew immediately what it was (and all the words).
The only thing more surprising than Hockey Canada playing it at all is the fact that I knew immediately what it was (and all the words).
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Timeline Cleanse: Please enjoy this photo of a praying mantis that was sitting on top of my car windshield, but the angling and lighting were so weird it looks like a giant praying mantis wandering a corn field in Iowa.
January 10, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Timeline Cleanse: Please enjoy this photo of a praying mantis that was sitting on top of my car windshield, but the angling and lighting were so weird it looks like a giant praying mantis wandering a corn field in Iowa.
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
January 8, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
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women are going nuts for this show where a guy who looks like young keanu reeves takes his shirt off a lot. nobody knows why
January 7, 2026 at 3:21 AM
women are going nuts for this show where a guy who looks like young keanu reeves takes his shirt off a lot. nobody knows why
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I am honoured to announce I’ve been appointed as a member to the Order of Canada. Thank you to everyone for the support! I dedicate this to my late Mom who taught me so much about history, local independent media & research. I know that she would be, like me, screaming with joy! #orderofcanada
December 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I am honoured to announce I’ve been appointed as a member to the Order of Canada. Thank you to everyone for the support! I dedicate this to my late Mom who taught me so much about history, local independent media & research. I know that she would be, like me, screaming with joy! #orderofcanada
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I can't think of a more deserving Vancouverite...
Nardwuar The Human Serviette is named to the Order of Canada!
(Second pic and text clipped from the Globe & Mail)
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Nardwuar The Human Serviette is named to the Order of Canada!
(Second pic and text clipped from the Globe & Mail)
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
December 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I can't think of a more deserving Vancouverite...
Nardwuar The Human Serviette is named to the Order of Canada!
(Second pic and text clipped from the Globe & Mail)
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Nardwuar The Human Serviette is named to the Order of Canada!
(Second pic and text clipped from the Globe & Mail)
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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The Barenaked Ladies are travelling through B.C. this holiday season on Canada’s magical CPKC Holiday Train, and they’re taking in all of the sights along the journey.
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Canadian music icons shower praise on 'stunning' B.C. cities | News
The Barenaked Ladies are travelling through B.C. this holiday season on Canada's magical CPKC Holiday Train, and they're taking in all of the sights along the journey.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Barenaked Ladies are travelling through B.C. this holiday season on Canada’s magical CPKC Holiday Train, and they’re taking in all of the sights along the journey.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/ba...
dailyhive.com/vancouver/ba...
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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When a few Canada Post employees in Vancouver started answering letters to Santa in the early-1970s, it eventually led to the most famous postal code in Canada.
H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
🧵1/8
H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
🧵1/8
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
When a few Canada Post employees in Vancouver started answering letters to Santa in the early-1970s, it eventually led to the most famous postal code in Canada.
H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
🧵1/8
H0H 0H0.
Each year, thousands of letters to Santa from around the world are answered.
This is the story.
🧵1/8
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The proper framing for this policy change is “Government insists that drug users die”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The proper framing for this policy change is “Government insists that drug users die”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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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™️
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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.
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last saved meme is your moral philosophy
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
last saved meme is your moral philosophy
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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
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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!
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Everyone is hope scrolling now
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Everyone is hope scrolling now
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.