Matt Stickland
@landofsticks.bsky.social
Founding editor of GrandParade.news a Halifax newspaper, host of Grand Parade and co-host of Wanderer Grounds. Previously: Writer for The Coast, Founding editor of Committee Trawler, an NDP Candidate, Submariner, and Theater tech. DMs open, he/him.
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remembrance day as a recently returned vet: this is the worst day of my life
remembrance day as a vet that's gone through treatment and communist propaganda: let's overthrow the government and dismantle NATO
remembrance day as a vet that's gone through treatment and communist propaganda: let's overthrow the government and dismantle NATO
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
remembrance day as a recently returned vet: this is the worst day of my life
remembrance day as a vet that's gone through treatment and communist propaganda: let's overthrow the government and dismantle NATO
remembrance day as a vet that's gone through treatment and communist propaganda: let's overthrow the government and dismantle NATO
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Ottawa’s annual claims to be helpless to maintain a bunch of pedestrian bridges, staircases and paths in winter (while allocating over $80M for road clearing) begins.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Chief William Commanda Bridge to close for winter on Tuesday
The Chief William Commanda Bridge will be closing again this winter, the City of Ottawa says, but if enough snow falls, city staff could look at how to keep it open for activities like cross-country s...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Ottawa’s annual claims to be helpless to maintain a bunch of pedestrian bridges, staircases and paths in winter (while allocating over $80M for road clearing) begins.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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Brb starting a political party with one platform offering: banning digital menus that don’t persistently show the items for sale.
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Brb starting a political party with one platform offering: banning digital menus that don’t persistently show the items for sale.
My kids remembrance day ceremony was wild. A bin rat legionnaire gave a sales pitch for poppies and David Hendsbee got up off the stage mid ceremony to go take a picture of the wreaths that definitely could have waited until the end of the assembly.
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
My kids remembrance day ceremony was wild. A bin rat legionnaire gave a sales pitch for poppies and David Hendsbee got up off the stage mid ceremony to go take a picture of the wreaths that definitely could have waited until the end of the assembly.
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3 years ago Elon enabled the funniest day in Twitter history.
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
3 years ago Elon enabled the funniest day in Twitter history.
One of the best goalies playing the game right now is coming to Halifax.
PWHL to stage two games at Halifax's Scotiabank Centre this season
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
PWHL to stage two games at Halifax's Scotiabank Centre this season
The Professional Women's Hockey League is coming to Nova Scotia, at least for a couple of visits.
www.saltwire.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
One of the best goalies playing the game right now is coming to Halifax.
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history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
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What an expensive way to preventably kill children.
Get 'em while they're young
electric bubble car for kids drives them to places on its own and without adults on board
www.designboom.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
What an expensive way to preventably kill children.
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I’m in the Grand Parade this week — about an early look at how the HAF reforms are panning out
New paper is out today!
On the front @denysullivan.bsky.social looks at the Housing Accelertor Fund and explains how council made the housing crisis worse.
On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social updates on Community Council & Advisory Ctee meetings. Public hearings = scheduled, homlessness = bad.
On the front @denysullivan.bsky.social looks at the Housing Accelertor Fund and explains how council made the housing crisis worse.
On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social updates on Community Council & Advisory Ctee meetings. Public hearings = scheduled, homlessness = bad.
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I’m in the Grand Parade this week — about an early look at how the HAF reforms are panning out
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Nice.
New traffic signals are now active at the Barrington Street crosswalk in front of Scotia Square. Push the button, wait for the light, look both ways and cross safely. The new lights enhance pedestrian safety, improve traffic flow and help people get where they’re going.
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Nice.
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It was harder getting endorsements for Zohran Mamdani from Democrats than them caving to Republicans to mutually strip us of healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
It was harder getting endorsements for Zohran Mamdani from Democrats than them caving to Republicans to mutually strip us of healthcare
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New paper is out today!
On the front @denysullivan.bsky.social looks at the Housing Accelertor Fund and explains how council made the housing crisis worse.
On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social updates on Community Council & Advisory Ctee meetings. Public hearings = scheduled, homlessness = bad.
On the front @denysullivan.bsky.social looks at the Housing Accelertor Fund and explains how council made the housing crisis worse.
On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social updates on Community Council & Advisory Ctee meetings. Public hearings = scheduled, homlessness = bad.
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
New paper is out today!
On the front @denysullivan.bsky.social looks at the Housing Accelertor Fund and explains how council made the housing crisis worse.
On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social updates on Community Council & Advisory Ctee meetings. Public hearings = scheduled, homlessness = bad.
On the front @denysullivan.bsky.social looks at the Housing Accelertor Fund and explains how council made the housing crisis worse.
On the back @landofsticks.bsky.social updates on Community Council & Advisory Ctee meetings. Public hearings = scheduled, homlessness = bad.
Narrator: They did not keep fighting.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Narrator: They did not keep fighting.
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Ever seen a keeper with a snow shovel before?
November 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Ever seen a keeper with a snow shovel before?
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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People will ask “how did the Jerry Lewis comic run for 124 issues?!” As if Freakazoid didn’t run for two seasons in the 90s
a cartoon character with blue hair and a red shirt is looking over his shoulder
Alt: a cartoon character with blue hair and a red shirt is looking over his shoulder
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
People will ask “how did the Jerry Lewis comic run for 124 issues?!” As if Freakazoid didn’t run for two seasons in the 90s
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
Is America trying to speed run a 100% car dependant domestic travel scenario?
More than 1,000 flights cancelled as US air traffic cuts enter second day
Thousands more flights have been delayed or cancelled as the reduction of air travel capacity continues during the federal government shutdown.
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Is America trying to speed run a 100% car dependant domestic travel scenario?
The aftermath of a white pickup truck driver the gold car driver have a little argument and quick fistfight while waiting for some lights Sunday morning on Forrest Hills parkway.
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The aftermath of a white pickup truck driver the gold car driver have a little argument and quick fistfight while waiting for some lights Sunday morning on Forrest Hills parkway.
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The bumper says 'rugged working man'.
But the cargo bed says ‘cosplay builder with soft hands’.
Time to ban these fragile-man-mobiles from our cities.
But the cargo bed says ‘cosplay builder with soft hands’.
Time to ban these fragile-man-mobiles from our cities.
November 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The bumper says 'rugged working man'.
But the cargo bed says ‘cosplay builder with soft hands’.
Time to ban these fragile-man-mobiles from our cities.
But the cargo bed says ‘cosplay builder with soft hands’.
Time to ban these fragile-man-mobiles from our cities.
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"One ping only, R2."
what star wars really need is a HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER style submarine thriller
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"One ping only, R2."
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quick, tighten the rules around ebikes a little more
A speeding driver fleeing police slammed a car into a crowded bar, killing four people and injuring 11 in a historic district of Tampa, Florida, according to a police department statement.
https://cnn.it/4pk6etR
https://cnn.it/4pk6etR
November 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
quick, tighten the rules around ebikes a little more
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“Legislation should prevent discrimination and self-preferencing, and put a price on data extraction-and in some cases cap excessive fees.” The legendary thinker + doer Tim Wu www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Can we go back to the optimism of the 1990s, before the extraction economy took over?
Our economic system benefits only those at the very top – but it’s not too late for change
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“Legislation should prevent discrimination and self-preferencing, and put a price on data extraction-and in some cases cap excessive fees.” The legendary thinker + doer Tim Wu www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes
Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...
toronto.citynews.ca
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.