🐈‍⬛ 👻 Kat-erwaulin' Hyssssslop 🐍🎃

@kehyslop.bsky.social

Journalist. Cat enabler. Status quo de-stabler. Too old to join the circus, too young to quit trying. City/ed journo for TheTyee.ca. Settler on stolen xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ, and Skwxwú7mesh lands, born/raised on stolen Beothuk land. They/them

@kehyslop.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 7:15 PM

'The Tyee asked Dominato how the proposed 100 involuntary care beds would help people who use drugs, given how the Mental Health Act does not apply to people who use drugs.

“I’m not a medical expert, a practitioner or a lawyer,” Dominato said.' via @michellegamage.bsky.social

@sobittersosweet.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 6:03 PMReposted by @kehyslop.bsky.social

This is good context following Doerkson's decision to drop Joachim Agou as the party's candidate in Victoria-Beacon Hill over racist social media posts That's a no-hope riding for the Cons but some BC Conservative incumbents who have made homophobic comments are still running in strong Con ridings

@melwoods.me Oct 8, 2026, 7:52 PMReposted by @kehyslop.bsky.social

Professional news!

Today I officially started in my new position as an Investigator with @antihate.ca, where I’ll be focusing on researching, documenting, and reporting on anti-trans hate movements in Canada. It's heavy and challenging work, but work I am excited to dive into.

✨🏳️‍⚧️

@kehyslop.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 9:09 PM

Come listen to myself and @harrisonmooney.bsky.social laugh possibly too much about Vancouver politics.

@kehyslop.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 4:30 PM

You’re welcome! Thanks for reading

@thetyee.ca Oct 8, 2026, 2:31 PMReposted by @kehyslop.bsky.social

Each party running in the Vancouver municipal election has their own competing vision of how the city’s vast parks and recreation system should not only operate now, but grow into the future. @kehyslop.bsky.social reports. #VanPoli

thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

@melwoods.me Oct 8, 2026, 3:48 PMReposted by @kehyslop.bsky.social

Really appreciate Jen and @thetyee.ca asking me to weigh in about the person arrested in connection to the Tumbler Ridge tragedy, and how the ensuing media narrative is both a symptom of the larger anti-trans hate movement and will directly contribute to its continued amplification.

@theonion.com Oct 7, 2026, 10:00 PMReposted by @kehyslop.bsky.social

Breaking: The Darkness Returns https://theonion.com/breaking-the-darkness-returns/

Breaking: The Darkness Returns
Thick Black Haze Extends Tendrils Across Nation, Draws All Into Tightening Grasp

@bookshop.org Oct 6, 2026, 1:59 PMReposted by @kehyslop.bsky.social

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

@kehyslop.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 3:21 PM

Sexual Health Educator Concerned About Abbotsford's Focus on Abstinence via @michellegamage.bsky.social & @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...

@kehyslop.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 6:41 PM

“Learning about and celebrating our culture matters, but reconciliation also asks Canadians to understand and act on what our poles represent: our relationship with the Lax’yip that has existed for thousands of years.”

You Can't Beat the Truth via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

@michellegamage.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 9:00 PMReposted by @kehyslop.bsky.social

About 50 people crammed into the court room to hear the decision, which took Murray 10 minutes to deliver. Applause broke out as she stood, with people openly crying from relief, from happiness, from feeling like someone in power understood the urgency of the crisis.

@michellecyca.com Sep 29, 2026, 6:21 PMReposted by @kehyslop.bsky.social

huge victory for DULF — also a great day to support @defactomedia.ca which has excellent coverage of this case

@richdalmonte.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 5:07 PMReposted by @kehyslop.bsky.social

Wow, big win for DULF.

Kudos to @godfrey.work and @defactomedia.ca for following this story.

@guyfelicella.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 5:09 PMReposted by @kehyslop.bsky.social

🚨 BREAKING NEWS:
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled in favour of DULF in its constitutional challenge.
This is HUGE for harm reduction and the fight for a safer alternative to the toxic unregulated drug supply.
More to come…
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

@godfrey.work Sep 29, 2026, 4:10 PMReposted by @kehyslop.bsky.social

BREAKING: Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx's charges are being thrown out. she said they did a public service "at considerable personal cost."

@kehyslop.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 4:40 PM

Was off sick most of last week. So I’m only now getting to share my latest Vancouver election piece for @thetyee.ca

@melwoods.me Sep 21, 2026, 8:26 PMReposted by @kehyslop.bsky.social

Some pretty big personal/professional news ...

After 5.5 wonderful years, I've decided to leave my position at Xtra at the end of September.

I wrote a bit about why, and what comes next in my newsletter (and I hope you subscribe!) ✨

ranch-baby.ghost.io/mel-woods-xt...

@tomhawthorn.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 4:27 PMReposted by @kehyslop.bsky.social

For some historical background on B.C.'s motherlode of political scandals and incompetence (including DUI, prostitutes, bags o' cash, stealing from orphans), I recommend my series written with the late (and much missed) Tom Barrett for The Tyee, "Some Honourable Members:"
thetyee.ca/Series/2013/...

@jenstden.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 8:47 PMReposted by @kehyslop.bsky.social

We all got to watch a little #bcpoli history being today made as several MLAs who left the BC Cons announced they are joining existing party CentreBC and Peter Milobar will be taking over from Mike Bernier as leader

À group of people being photographed by journalists

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