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Vancouver, B.C. journalist covering politics and housing for TheTyee.ca Instagram and TikTok: @jenstdenis Email: jstdenis at thetyee dot ca

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By the book: Alberta schools pull at least 160 titles from shelves to meet provincial order | CBC News Alberta school divisions complying with a provincial order have removed dozens of graphic novels from their shelves, from illustrated versions of literary classics to coming-of-age memoirs and dramati...

What books did Alberta schools *actually* pull off the shelves in response to a provincial order? It took a lot of work to find out. We still don't have a complete picture. And some schools are still pulling material.

Free speech advocates say it's ban unmatched in Canadian history. #AbLeg By me.

09.03.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 202 πŸ” 164 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 21

Well they released a video of her today and it’s pretty cute

09.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thinking about how this upcoming election will truly be a battle of β€œwho has the cutest Instagram reels” at least on the progressive side of the spectrum #vanpoli

09.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I must admit I drafted and deleted a few posts about this when I saw this press release.

Very cool to see my journalism mentor try a new thing. Whatever that might be lol (attempting to maintain the mystery here for just a few hours longer)

09.03.2026 04:34 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Right??

07.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jenn Farrell is a Creative Force | The Tyee Her Witness The Fitness gym in Vancouver centres women and LGBTQ2S+ people of all sizes, shapes and experiences.

"The Pride and trans flags make it so that when people walk in, it’s like, β€˜Social justice warriors are being woke in here. And if you don’t like that, you probably shouldn’t work out here.’" πŸ˜‚ Super joyful interview by @kehyslop.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

07.03.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: AI Error Likely Led to Iran Girl's School Bombing Pentagon investigators believe a bombing of a girls' school in Iran on Saturday likely resulted from inaccurate information provided by AI.

Local Massachusetts weekly says it's confirmed that the Pentagon was relying on Claude for strike targeting, which is how they came to bomb a girls' school.
thisweekinworcester.com/exclusive-ai...

07.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 1147 πŸ” 600 πŸ’¬ 88 πŸ“Œ 284

Exactly. We need stronger enforcement / laws to stop the intimidation of journalists.

07.03.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks @cajournalists.bsky.social for this message of support ❀️

(Fun fact, CAJ is almost entirely fuelled by volunteers and - disclosure! - I’m one of them)

07.03.2026 04:04 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you @cajournalists.bsky.social for speaking up ❀️ (Disclosure: I volunteer for CAJ)

07.03.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rachel, you're not alone. No journalist should ever be intimidated like this for doing their work in service of the public's right to know. EVER.

A couple of resources you may find helpful:

Our peer support program: caj.ca/peersupport/
Our emergency fund: caj.ca/advocacy/eme...

Thinking of you ❀️

07.03.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Rogan Calls Trans People β€œPerverts,” Spreads School Shooting Lies On Show This week, on The Joe Rogan Experience: Steve-O and more anti-trans hate.

1. Yesterday, Joe Rogan called transgender people perverts and school shooters to his audience of tens of millions of people.

It was his most overt display of transphobia yet.

Democrats wanted to court this man and his listeners.

The latest from our journalist, S. Baum.

06.03.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 1941 πŸ” 461 πŸ’¬ 104 πŸ“Œ 67

The Tyee is proud to have published this important investigation by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social. We condemn this egregious harassment of a journalist for doing her job, and have offered support as she deals with this disturbing situation.

06.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 859 πŸ” 266 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 9
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A notorious RCMP unit shaped B.C. universities’ reaction to Palestine encampments ⋆ The Breach From Fairy Creek to university campuses, CRU-BC is positioning itself as the go-to police force for repressing dissent

The same police unit that arrested Wet'suwet'en land defenders and surveilled Fairy Creek demonstrators was monitoring the Palestine solidarity movement on BC campuses

A big investigation for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/a-notorious-...

05.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 6

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06.03.2026 04:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We're pretty skeptical too. Because there's been quite a bit of speculation about this particular image, we asked him about it, and he denied it.

But frustratingly, he's not been willing to give us more details about what the picture he saw showed, exactly... or where it came from.

05.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

omg katie πŸ˜‚

05.03.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Showing the sitting mayor of Canada’s third largest city a printout of an offensive AI slop image to confirm whether that’s the image he saw that led him to accuse a councillor of a crime, is possibly the weirdest thing I’ve ever done at work. And I once wrote about a merkin art exhibit.

05.03.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 127 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 5
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COPE Councillor Considering Next Steps After Mayor’s False Drug Accusations | The Tyee Ken Sim wrongly accused Sean Orr of dealing illegal drugs and initially let another councillor take the blame.

It's just one image from this particular X account, which often makes disturbing, grotesque images of other left-wing politicians but really has a focus on Orr.

Sim has denied this was the image he saw - but he also refused to explain how it differed. thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...

05.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

We've opted not to publish this fake AI image because it's really demeaning. But it shows Orr and former Coun. Jean Swanson surrounded by DULF boxes (compassion club that distributed heroin, meth and cocaine) with a Christmas tree in the background.

05.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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COPE Councillor Considering Next Steps After Mayor’s False Drug Accusations | The Tyee Ken Sim wrongly accused Sean Orr of dealing illegal drugs and initially let another councillor take the blame.

Mayor Ken Sim has said he was shown a photo that led to him making a false accusation against Coun. Sean Orr.

There IS a fake AI image that came out around Christmas that sort of matches the allegations. @kehyslop.bsky.social asked Sim about this yesterday. #vanpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...

05.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 8

Tonight, two of the white nationalists I reported on in this piece showed up to attempt to intimidate me on a private night out at a small music venue.

I’ll have more to say tomorrow. I’m safe.

They also didn’t pay cover πŸ–•

05.03.2026 04:43 πŸ‘ 3068 πŸ” 1015 πŸ’¬ 152 πŸ“Œ 96
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Thousands in Iran Attend Burial of Children Killed in Bombing of School

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/w...

05.03.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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What's the difference between a public inquiry and coroner's inquest into Tumbler Ridge? | CBC News A coroner's inquest has been called into the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting and B.C.'s public safety minister says a public inquiry is also possible. But how do the two differ and what can Canadians expe...

What’s the difference between a coroner’s inquest and a public inquiry, and why are some pushing for both in the case of Tumbler Ridge?

I thought it might help to break down these two types of investigations, and the paths to finding answers that they could take:

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

05.03.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Was a Former School Trustee Fined $750,000? | The Tyee A Tyee explainer on the BC Human Rights Tribunal hate speech decision regarding Barry Neufeld.

This case has entered the right-wing political spin cycle. So
@kehyslop.bsky.social took a look at the decision and how Neufeld's actions affected LGBTQ2S+ teachers in the Chilliwack School District.

Their explainer here: thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...

04.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sellner and his wife Brittany Pettibone are good friends of Lauren Southern (according to her)

Southern recently popped up in Victoria to give a talk to the We Unify people

04.03.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Addendum: sometimes journalism means staring at two photos of shoes trying to figure out if they're the same. πŸ™ƒ

04.03.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This particular gym was shocked to discover these photos and told @rachelgilmore.bsky.social they'd take immediate action, including cutting tied with the boxing trainer - and former Olympian - she and @antihate.ca researcher Elizabeth Simons identified.

04.03.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve unmasked a white nationalist fight club in my city: Montreal.

After weeks of work (with help!), I can reveal an Olympian as a member of the Frontenac Active Club β€” one who, unbeknownst to the owners, brought them to a local gym for training and propaganda photos.

Here’s my investigation:

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