@grilledcheese.bsky.social
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If you don't like the traffic in #halifax the premier is making it worse.
All NS public servants back in office full time 20 April.
Thank Tim for the extra time it takes to get around.
All NS public servants back in office full time 20 April.
Thank Tim for the extra time it takes to get around.
February 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
If you don't like the traffic in #halifax the premier is making it worse.
All NS public servants back in office full time 20 April.
Thank Tim for the extra time it takes to get around.
All NS public servants back in office full time 20 April.
Thank Tim for the extra time it takes to get around.
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If you're tired of perpetual illness, please send a letter to your NS MLA & the Minister of Ed. We could improve everyone's standard of living if we took indoor air quality seriously.
You can find your MLAs email address here: nslegislature.ca/members/prof...
You can find your MLAs email address here: nslegislature.ca/members/prof...
New Brunswick commited to monitoring & improving gov. building ventilation, including schools. Why hasn't Nova Scotia done the same?
Use this template to send a letter to the Premier (premier@novascotia.ca), your MLA (nslegislature.ca/members/prof...), and the Minister of Ed (educmin@novascotia.ca)
Use this template to send a letter to the Premier (premier@novascotia.ca), your MLA (nslegislature.ca/members/prof...), and the Minister of Ed (educmin@novascotia.ca)
Health Schools Letter
[YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS] Honourable Tim Houston Office of the Premier 7th Floor, One Government Place 1700 Granville Street Halifax, NS B3J 1X5 Dear Premier Houston, Over the last five years, we’ve...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM
If you're tired of perpetual illness, please send a letter to your NS MLA & the Minister of Ed. We could improve everyone's standard of living if we took indoor air quality seriously.
You can find your MLAs email address here: nslegislature.ca/members/prof...
You can find your MLAs email address here: nslegislature.ca/members/prof...
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The overwhelming majority of mass shooting perpetrators in Canada are white and Christian.
February 11, 2026 at 4:35 PM
The overwhelming majority of mass shooting perpetrators in Canada are white and Christian.
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me interviewing Olympians:
If your sport was a fruit, what fruit would it be?
aaaand, what Olympic sport would your fruit ban?
If your sport was a fruit, what fruit would it be?
aaaand, what Olympic sport would your fruit ban?
February 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
me interviewing Olympians:
If your sport was a fruit, what fruit would it be?
aaaand, what Olympic sport would your fruit ban?
If your sport was a fruit, what fruit would it be?
aaaand, what Olympic sport would your fruit ban?
The Godfather is a funnier movie than I remembered.
February 7, 2026 at 1:04 AM
The Godfather is a funnier movie than I remembered.
Another day, another instance of my child trying to foment a rebellion.
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Another day, another instance of my child trying to foment a rebellion.
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I am just going to paste here what Bill Bahnfleth wrote on a LinkedIn post today about this awesome development by @govnb.bsky.social, @susanholtnb.bsky.social 💕 Bahnfleth is the chair of ASHRAE’s Epidemic Task Force. He lead development of ASHRAE 241. Read on: /1
Who is ready for some good news about school IAQ in #NBPoli? 💕 Thanks to @meganmitton.bsky.social !! 🔥 Scroll to 6:41:00 on the webcast: www.legnb.ca/en/webcasts/...
(And the most sincere and never-ending thanks to Ryan Murphy; this would not happen without him and others who have worked so hard.)
(And the most sincere and never-ending thanks to Ryan Murphy; this would not happen without him and others who have worked so hard.)
Standing Committee on Public Accounts - Feb 3, 2026 - Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
www.legnb.ca
February 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I am just going to paste here what Bill Bahnfleth wrote on a LinkedIn post today about this awesome development by @govnb.bsky.social, @susanholtnb.bsky.social 💕 Bahnfleth is the chair of ASHRAE’s Epidemic Task Force. He lead development of ASHRAE 241. Read on: /1
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This Weeks Onion Magazine: ‘It’s My Hand’: Muppets Puppeteer On How He Brings Kermit To Life
February 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
This Weeks Onion Magazine: ‘It’s My Hand’: Muppets Puppeteer On How He Brings Kermit To Life
Shirt for the day:
January 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Shirt for the day:
A thousand times yes.
I wish I could walk my kid to school and have drivers stop at stop signs.
I wish I could walk my kid to school and have drivers stop at stop signs.
"I think in in Halifax we have a culture of sort of aggressive driving."
Dad speaks out after he and son, 4, almost got hit by bus
Tom Himmelman was able to get dashcam footage of the incident, which shows a Halifax Transit bus failing to yield in an illuminated crosswalk. He says he's concerned about driver training, enforcement...
www.cbc.ca
January 31, 2026 at 3:46 PM
A thousand times yes.
I wish I could walk my kid to school and have drivers stop at stop signs.
I wish I could walk my kid to school and have drivers stop at stop signs.
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Wrote something, got to say some stuff on the radio. It’s not enough. It don’t begin.
www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...
Catherine O'Hara played drunk better than anyone
O'Hara observed people closely; she found the tics, the mannerisms, the specific beats of drunkenness and used them to open us up to her characters' frailty, their vulnerability, their humanity.
www.npr.org
January 30, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Wrote something, got to say some stuff on the radio. It’s not enough. It don’t begin.
www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...
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This is all an FU to anyone who doesn't have a car. This all proliferates car ownership and declining affordability of living in this city
Recommended to save teeny tiny amounts of money:
-Reduce Transit Stop Snow Standards to 48 hours
-Eliminate the large item pickup on trash day
-Eliminate all sidewalk & accessibility ramp clearing outside the core
-Reduce Transit Stop Snow Standards to 48 hours
-Eliminate the large item pickup on trash day
-Eliminate all sidewalk & accessibility ramp clearing outside the core
January 30, 2026 at 10:15 PM
This is all an FU to anyone who doesn't have a car. This all proliferates car ownership and declining affordability of living in this city
Catherine O'Hara is one heck of a loss. Time to rewatch everything she did to make myself feel better.
January 30, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Catherine O'Hara is one heck of a loss. Time to rewatch everything she did to make myself feel better.
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A Black lawyer working at the Oshawa courthouse says police assaulted her, ripped off her headscarf, and took her to the basement cells in handcuffs, all after challenging her right to sit in an interview room
The Special Investigations Unit says it will not investigate
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Special Investigations Unit says it will not investigate
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Lawyer alleges Durham Region police violently assaulted her, dragged her to cells in Oshawa courthouse | CBC News
A lawyer says she was left bloody and swollen after multiple Durham regional police officers allegedly slammed her head on a desk without provocation, ripped off her head scarf and dragged her to the ...
www.cbc.ca
January 29, 2026 at 9:15 PM
A Black lawyer working at the Oshawa courthouse says police assaulted her, ripped off her headscarf, and took her to the basement cells in handcuffs, all after challenging her right to sit in an interview room
The Special Investigations Unit says it will not investigate
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Special Investigations Unit says it will not investigate
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta has been quietly removing books from school libraries, but not listing which ones. Turns out most titles have themes related to 2SLGBTQ+ people
A great scoop by @readtheorchard.org
www.readtheorchard.org/p/here-are-t...
A great scoop by @readtheorchard.org
www.readtheorchard.org/p/here-are-t...
Here are the secret lists of banned books from Alberta's 2 largest school boards
The Calgary Board of Education removed 42 books from its libraries and the Edmonton Public School Board removed 33 in response to an order from Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides.
www.readtheorchard.org
January 29, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Alberta has been quietly removing books from school libraries, but not listing which ones. Turns out most titles have themes related to 2SLGBTQ+ people
A great scoop by @readtheorchard.org
www.readtheorchard.org/p/here-are-t...
A great scoop by @readtheorchard.org
www.readtheorchard.org/p/here-are-t...
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Got some updates today about @govnb.bsky.social ‘s IAQ work at @nblung.bsky.social ‘s air quality workshop. Their next air quality workshop is in 2028 so please give them a follow and support their work!
I hope the same updates will be shared at the State of the Province address. /1 #NBPoli
I hope the same updates will be shared at the State of the Province address. /1 #NBPoli
January 28, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Got some updates today about @govnb.bsky.social ‘s IAQ work at @nblung.bsky.social ‘s air quality workshop. Their next air quality workshop is in 2028 so please give them a follow and support their work!
I hope the same updates will be shared at the State of the Province address. /1 #NBPoli
I hope the same updates will be shared at the State of the Province address. /1 #NBPoli
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Following this exclusive (and excellent) piece from David, I've contacted the federal government to ask if they intend to continue subsidizing JSI Telecom in the future.
I've also contacted JSI Telecom for comment, adding them to the list of Canadian businesses working with ICE who I've contacted.
I've also contacted JSI Telecom for comment, adding them to the list of Canadian businesses working with ICE who I've contacted.
In December, the Canadian government gave $1 million to Ottawa's JSI Telecom to commercialize AI-driven data analytics.
JSI, a wiretaps and investigation support firm, had a banner year in U.S. government sales in 2025, including a big new contract with ICE.
thelogic.co/news/exclusi...
JSI, a wiretaps and investigation support firm, had a banner year in U.S. government sales in 2025, including a big new contract with ICE.
thelogic.co/news/exclusi...
Ottawa is subsidizing a tech firm that provides wiretapping tools to ICE - The Logic
The $1-million contribution came after the U.S. agency showed up in force in Minneapolis
thelogic.co
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Following this exclusive (and excellent) piece from David, I've contacted the federal government to ask if they intend to continue subsidizing JSI Telecom in the future.
I've also contacted JSI Telecom for comment, adding them to the list of Canadian businesses working with ICE who I've contacted.
I've also contacted JSI Telecom for comment, adding them to the list of Canadian businesses working with ICE who I've contacted.
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There is not a lot Canadians can do about ICE, but we can ask Parliament to investigate Canadian companies doing business with them, like Hootsuite. Call or email your MP - or contact the INDU House committee MPs. Will post link below. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Hootsuite CEO says ICE contract will stand as long as agency honours terms and conditions
‘We did nothing wrong here,’ head of Vancouver social media company said in internal call with employees
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM
There is not a lot Canadians can do about ICE, but we can ask Parliament to investigate Canadian companies doing business with them, like Hootsuite. Call or email your MP - or contact the INDU House committee MPs. Will post link below. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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I once got to ask Wes Anderson if he loved hotels as much as it seems from The Royal Tenenbaums and Hotel Chevalier and The Grand Budapest Hotel. The answer: not really! You forget something in your room and have to trek all the way back from the lobby! Never ever could have guessed that response.
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 26, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I once got to ask Wes Anderson if he loved hotels as much as it seems from The Royal Tenenbaums and Hotel Chevalier and The Grand Budapest Hotel. The answer: not really! You forget something in your room and have to trek all the way back from the lobby! Never ever could have guessed that response.
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There was only one policy and that was Policy-22, which specified that you can't work from home, unless offices are closed, then you must work from home.
“That's some policy, that Policy-22,' they observed.
'It's the best there is,' Doc Daneeka agreed.
“That's some policy, that Policy-22,' they observed.
'It's the best there is,' Doc Daneeka agreed.
January 26, 2026 at 12:28 PM
There was only one policy and that was Policy-22, which specified that you can't work from home, unless offices are closed, then you must work from home.
“That's some policy, that Policy-22,' they observed.
'It's the best there is,' Doc Daneeka agreed.
“That's some policy, that Policy-22,' they observed.
'It's the best there is,' Doc Daneeka agreed.
I don't often post personal things here, but I'm switching meds and lemme tell you SSRI withdrawal is a hell of a thing!
So glad to have mental health support and a loving family.
So glad to have mental health support and a loving family.
January 26, 2026 at 11:44 AM
I don't often post personal things here, but I'm switching meds and lemme tell you SSRI withdrawal is a hell of a thing!
So glad to have mental health support and a loving family.
So glad to have mental health support and a loving family.
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Police Repeatedly Shoot Tim Cook After Mistaking iPhone For Gun https://theonion.com/police-repeatedly-shoot-tim-cook-after-mistaking-iphone-1824184361/
January 25, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Police Repeatedly Shoot Tim Cook After Mistaking iPhone For Gun https://theonion.com/police-repeatedly-shoot-tim-cook-after-mistaking-iphone-1824184361/
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I want to share this quote from PolicyAlternatives.ca for folks who are relieved that they live on this side of the US border-
“Every data center is a US military base”
We are vulnerable to US violence in every facet of our digital lives & US companies are building data centers in the Maritimes
“Every data center is a US military base”
We are vulnerable to US violence in every facet of our digital lives & US companies are building data centers in the Maritimes
Policy Alternatives - CCPA
The CCPA is a non-partisan research institute providing in-depth analysis to help policy-makers, activists, and Canadians make informed, impactful decisions.
PolicyAlternatives.ca
January 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I want to share this quote from PolicyAlternatives.ca for folks who are relieved that they live on this side of the US border-
“Every data center is a US military base”
We are vulnerable to US violence in every facet of our digital lives & US companies are building data centers in the Maritimes
“Every data center is a US military base”
We are vulnerable to US violence in every facet of our digital lives & US companies are building data centers in the Maritimes
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Who can plan? And in what ways?
People should know that the city of Halifax @hfxgov.bsky.social did not open any warming centres this weekend. We are getting arctic winds, and an incoming snowstorm. It's cold enough out there to kill people experiencing homelessness. 1/4
People should know that the city of Halifax @hfxgov.bsky.social did not open any warming centres this weekend. We are getting arctic winds, and an incoming snowstorm. It's cold enough out there to kill people experiencing homelessness. 1/4
January 25, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Who can plan? And in what ways?
People should know that the city of Halifax @hfxgov.bsky.social did not open any warming centres this weekend. We are getting arctic winds, and an incoming snowstorm. It's cold enough out there to kill people experiencing homelessness. 1/4
People should know that the city of Halifax @hfxgov.bsky.social did not open any warming centres this weekend. We are getting arctic winds, and an incoming snowstorm. It's cold enough out there to kill people experiencing homelessness. 1/4
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