Sara Gillis
@hfxlibrarian.bsky.social
I ❤️ libraries. Living in beautiful Nova Scotia.
The Halifax waterfront was HOPPING today - so great to see. It was One Port City Day and lots of activities going on. Love the vibrant waterfront.
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www.porthalifax.ca
June 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The Halifax waterfront was HOPPING today - so great to see. It was One Port City Day and lots of activities going on. Love the vibrant waterfront.
www.porthalifax.ca/about-us/por...
www.porthalifax.ca/about-us/por...
So we drove downtown this morning to deliver something. Traffic was slow - it’s busy downtown today (which is great). But on our route bike lanes weren’t impeding the flow of traffic, it was all the construction. Should we put a moratorium on that too?
June 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
So we drove downtown this morning to deliver something. Traffic was slow - it’s busy downtown today (which is great). But on our route bike lanes weren’t impeding the flow of traffic, it was all the construction. Should we put a moratorium on that too?
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Trevor Corkum has noticed a disturbing trend among Canadian premiers: the desire to quash dissent and centralize executive control over decision-making. But their constituents are pushing back. thewalrus.ca/another-premier-...
May 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trevor Corkum has noticed a disturbing trend among Canadian premiers: the desire to quash dissent and centralize executive control over decision-making. But their constituents are pushing back. thewalrus.ca/another-premier-...
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ABC reports Trump to take “flying palace” from Qatar and use it as temporary Air Force 1 before converting it to a personal possession.
Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources
President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources
abcnews.go.com
May 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
ABC reports Trump to take “flying palace” from Qatar and use it as temporary Air Force 1 before converting it to a personal possession.
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Nova Scotia Public Health has confirmed a case of measles in Halifax. Measles is highly contagious & transmitted through the air when people breathe, talk, sing, etc. In addition to vaccination, a well-fitted mask & improved ventilation help with infection control.
www.nshealth.ca/news-and-not...
www.nshealth.ca/news-and-not...
May 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Nova Scotia Public Health has confirmed a case of measles in Halifax. Measles is highly contagious & transmitted through the air when people breathe, talk, sing, etc. In addition to vaccination, a well-fitted mask & improved ventilation help with infection control.
www.nshealth.ca/news-and-not...
www.nshealth.ca/news-and-not...
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Has the CPC fired Jenni Byrne yet?
April 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Has the CPC fired Jenni Byrne yet?
While I’m relieved that we don’t have a Conservative government, I’m still uneasy about the outcome. The CPC has gained seats, and the NDP has been virtually wiped out. It’s going to be interesting.
April 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
While I’m relieved that we don’t have a Conservative government, I’m still uneasy about the outcome. The CPC has gained seats, and the NDP has been virtually wiped out. It’s going to be interesting.
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To 🇨🇦Canadian women everywhere: if you want to stop the piffleswipe Pierre Poilievre, now’s the time to rally round and get yourself and all your sisters and mothers and daughters out to vote.
Too many men are going their own way 👇🏻
Too many men are going their own way 👇🏻
April 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
To 🇨🇦Canadian women everywhere: if you want to stop the piffleswipe Pierre Poilievre, now’s the time to rally round and get yourself and all your sisters and mothers and daughters out to vote.
Too many men are going their own way 👇🏻
Too many men are going their own way 👇🏻
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Never forget.
Reminder: The Canadian convoy was foreign funded and about overthrowing a sitting government.
"We got sent here to send a message" Tom Marazzo
(recognize a few of the other faces in the room? Tamara Lich. Paul Alexander (former Trump vaccine advisor). etc)
"We got sent here to send a message" Tom Marazzo
(recognize a few of the other faces in the room? Tamara Lich. Paul Alexander (former Trump vaccine advisor). etc)
April 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Never forget.
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Mind-boggling that some Canadians actually think this guy cares about them. 🤨
April 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Mind-boggling that some Canadians actually think this guy cares about them. 🤨
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The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
April 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
It is VERY busy at my Nova Scotia riding.
April 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It is VERY busy at my Nova Scotia riding.
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“Extorted by a delinquent”👇
April 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
“Extorted by a delinquent”👇
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November 20, 2024 at 6:47 PM
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The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory.
www.ft.com/content/8459...
www.ft.com/content/8459...
April 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory.
www.ft.com/content/8459...
www.ft.com/content/8459...
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L - The official photo from the Kremlin of US Special Envoy @SteveWitkoff putting his hand over his heart as he greets his friend Vladimir Putin again this week.
R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday.
Putin’s stooge.
R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday.
Putin’s stooge.
April 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
L - The official photo from the Kremlin of US Special Envoy @SteveWitkoff putting his hand over his heart as he greets his friend Vladimir Putin again this week.
R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday.
Putin’s stooge.
R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday.
Putin’s stooge.
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ICYMI: the Aaron Gunn controversy proves that Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives have a residential school denialism problem.
"Poilievre’s decision to support a candidate engaging in residential school denialism is disappointing but not surprising. There is a clear pattern of denialism and anti-Indigenous racism within the Conservative Party of Canada."
NEW from @seancarleton.bsky.social:
NEW from @seancarleton.bsky.social:
Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives have a residential school denialism problem
It’s time for Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives to move on from Aaron Gunn and leave residential school denialism behind once and for all. If the Conservatives are truly serious about “common sen...
canadiandimension.com
April 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
ICYMI: the Aaron Gunn controversy proves that Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives have a residential school denialism problem.
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Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Interesting. The South Shore - St. Margaret’s NDP candidate listed on Elections Canada website over the weekend is no longer on the list.
Nova Scotia’s South Shore-St. Margarets riding one to watch in federal election
By Jennifer Henderson
By Jennifer Henderson
Nova Scotia's South Shore-St. Margarets riding one to watch in federal election - Halifax Examiner
In five federal elections over 17 years, the riding has shifted back and forth like the tide, alternating between the Conservatives and Liberals.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
April 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Interesting. The South Shore - St. Margaret’s NDP candidate listed on Elections Canada website over the weekend is no longer on the list.
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Here are views Judy Trinh of CTV News shared of the #Poilievre presser, showing how far away she was placed in a small reporter pen. When she shouted a followup question on the Global News story about Modi-tied donations, he called her a protestor and ignored her. This is Canada.
#canpoli #cdnpoli
#canpoli #cdnpoli
April 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Here are views Judy Trinh of CTV News shared of the #Poilievre presser, showing how far away she was placed in a small reporter pen. When she shouted a followup question on the Global News story about Modi-tied donations, he called her a protestor and ignored her. This is Canada.
#canpoli #cdnpoli
#canpoli #cdnpoli
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To put more emphasis on this: Hundreds of thousands of Americans in at least 1400 cities and towns across the country, including in heavily Republican areas that never protest, protested Trump and Musk and their 401Ks being wiped out yesterday, and it’s NOT a main front page story in the Times.
And the only mention of it on the actual print front page is just an image with a caption telling people they need to turn to page 18 to read about it. Not worthy of a front page story, apparently.
April 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
To put more emphasis on this: Hundreds of thousands of Americans in at least 1400 cities and towns across the country, including in heavily Republican areas that never protest, protested Trump and Musk and their 401Ks being wiped out yesterday, and it’s NOT a main front page story in the Times.
Great episode
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
@pkrugman.bsky.social on Trump’s Tariffs.
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youtu.be/DhabG-dyQu0?...
@pkrugman.bsky.social on Trump’s Tariffs.
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youtu.be/DhabG-dyQu0?...
What Trump’s Tariffs Will Actually Do | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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April 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Great episode