Laura Krabappel
@laurakrabappel.bsky.social
Halifax, NS. Community, culture, and justice. Biological mother to Judy the chihuahua. (AuDHD, settler, cis, she/her). Opinions not reflective of any employer’s.
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NEW: Whether you measure it by number of supporters, fundraising ability, or by the size of its militant groups, the white nationalist movement in Canada has never been larger or more of a threat.
White Nationalism in Canada: Organized, Emboldened, and Growing
Canada’s white nationalist movement has consolidated into a network that includes three key branches: Diagolon, the propaganda arm; the Dominion Society of Canada, an incorporated political arm; and S...
www.antihate.ca
October 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
NEW: Whether you measure it by number of supporters, fundraising ability, or by the size of its militant groups, the white nationalist movement in Canada has never been larger or more of a threat.
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Meanwhile, Sobeys and Aquaterra are pulling hundreds of millions of litres of water from wells in Colchester County which they sell as bottled water. For that water, the companies pay the province a total of $769 annually. That's not a typo. It's $769. (Exactly, $768.85.)
Nova Scotia is practically giving away 'some of the purest water in Canada' - Halifax Examiner
Every year, two corporations withdraw hundreds of millions of litres of groundwater from wells in Colchester County. They bottle the water — which the companies market as “pristine” and “some of the p...
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
October 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Meanwhile, Sobeys and Aquaterra are pulling hundreds of millions of litres of water from wells in Colchester County which they sell as bottled water. For that water, the companies pay the province a total of $769 annually. That's not a typo. It's $769. (Exactly, $768.85.)
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The Nova Scotia government is handing out $700,000 in vouchers for people with failed wells caused by the drought, so they can buy bottled water.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Nova Scotia government is handing out $700,000 in vouchers for people with failed wells caused by the drought, so they can buy bottled water.
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My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."
They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.
Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.
organizingmythoughts.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
October 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
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'Dismissing our Mi’kmaw voices': Passage of bill angers Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw leaders
'Dismissing our Mi’kmaw voices': Passage of bill angers Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw leaders
Passage of Bill angers Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw leaders especially in Cape Breton where blockade continues at Hunters Mountain against logging.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
'Dismissing our Mi’kmaw voices': Passage of bill angers Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw leaders
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I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.
US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies
U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Chicago led a late-night raid on an apartment building this week, rappelling from helicopters onto rooftops and breaking down doors in an operation authorities said targeted gang members but which swept up U.S. citizens and families.
www.reuters.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.
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New: Google removed an ICE-spotting app after calling ICE agents a vulnerable group. A immigration support group on the ground in Chicago, the current focus of ICE, said they were using the app to source tips, called Red Dot. Apple removed that app too
www.404media.co/google-calls...
www.404media.co/google-calls...
Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’
The move comes as Apple removed ICEBlock after direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials and signals a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.
www.404media.co
October 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
New: Google removed an ICE-spotting app after calling ICE agents a vulnerable group. A immigration support group on the ground in Chicago, the current focus of ICE, said they were using the app to source tips, called Red Dot. Apple removed that app too
www.404media.co/google-calls...
www.404media.co/google-calls...
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Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many "You can’t say anything anymore!" comedians have signed on.
www.avclub.com/riyadh-comed...
www.avclub.com/riyadh-comed...
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival
www.avclub.com
September 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many "You can’t say anything anymore!" comedians have signed on.
www.avclub.com/riyadh-comed...
www.avclub.com/riyadh-comed...
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I know it's hard to do but you have to tune out the constant & I mean constant torrent of criticisms on social media re: activism & organizing. If you don't, it can stop you from trying to do any activism or organizing. Most of the critics aren't doing any organizing themselves so keep trying things
September 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I know it's hard to do but you have to tune out the constant & I mean constant torrent of criticisms on social media re: activism & organizing. If you don't, it can stop you from trying to do any activism or organizing. Most of the critics aren't doing any organizing themselves so keep trying things
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I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
September 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
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Rally at city hall in the morning:
August 19, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Rally at city hall in the morning:
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"Asked to generate intervention plans for struggling students, AI teacher assistants recommended more-punitive measures for hypothetical students with Black-coded names and more supportive approaches for students the platforms perceived as white" www.chalkbeat.org/2025/08/06/a...
Annie and Lakeesha struggle in school. AI teacher assistants treated them very differently.
A Common Sense Media study found that prominent teacher assistants that use AI generated recommendations that appeared to be rooted in racial stereotypes based on students’ names. About a third of tea...
www.chalkbeat.org
August 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"Asked to generate intervention plans for struggling students, AI teacher assistants recommended more-punitive measures for hypothetical students with Black-coded names and more supportive approaches for students the platforms perceived as white" www.chalkbeat.org/2025/08/06/a...
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#Halifax council isn’t perfect—who is?!—but there are solid voices speaking out, including Janet Steele. Removing the bridge tolls, making parking free at hospitals, not promoting working from home all add to congestion. That’s Premier Tim Houston’s doing, not bike lanes.
Steele said this issue is like Trump with tariffs and his flip-flopping.
Is it congestion? Is it cost? She stresses that Houston shouldn’t have removed bridge tolls, allowing civil servants to work from home, the BS with parking at hospitals.
“I don’t know how bullying comes into this.”
Is it congestion? Is it cost? She stresses that Houston shouldn’t have removed bridge tolls, allowing civil servants to work from home, the BS with parking at hospitals.
“I don’t know how bullying comes into this.”
August 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
#Halifax council isn’t perfect—who is?!—but there are solid voices speaking out, including Janet Steele. Removing the bridge tolls, making parking free at hospitals, not promoting working from home all add to congestion. That’s Premier Tim Houston’s doing, not bike lanes.
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HaliSky, I know we’re all tired of the distraction of fighting about bike lanes that this summer has become.
But the motion about Morris St at council tomorrow really is about a threat to democracy.
If you can muster the energy to send an email to council, the premier & your MLA, please do so!
But the motion about Morris St at council tomorrow really is about a threat to democracy.
If you can muster the energy to send an email to council, the premier & your MLA, please do so!
Important reminder from @suzannerent.bsky.social: “Houston has a way of pushing the envelope, backing off when there’s public outcry, and then saying he’s sorry.”
I sent my email this morning to complain about his meddling with the Morris St bike lane. Have you sent one yet?
I sent my email this morning to complain about his meddling with the Morris St bike lane. Have you sent one yet?
What I am learning about Halifax by walking and taking the bus, part two - Halifax Examiner
Bike lanes, express buses, space for horses, and the Public Gardens.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
August 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
HaliSky, I know we’re all tired of the distraction of fighting about bike lanes that this summer has become.
But the motion about Morris St at council tomorrow really is about a threat to democracy.
If you can muster the energy to send an email to council, the premier & your MLA, please do so!
But the motion about Morris St at council tomorrow really is about a threat to democracy.
If you can muster the energy to send an email to council, the premier & your MLA, please do so!
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In the discussion of what is acceptable in art and writing, it's always interesting to me that there are a million sexuality-based restrictions, but they never mention regular degular violence. Can't have a boner, but I can cut the head off anyone with a sword and drink their blood
July 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In the discussion of what is acceptable in art and writing, it's always interesting to me that there are a million sexuality-based restrictions, but they never mention regular degular violence. Can't have a boner, but I can cut the head off anyone with a sword and drink their blood
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Critical Mass Halifax is today! Meet at Grand Parade at 6pm.
If you haven’t had a chance yet, please email the premier (and your MLA) and tell him to get his hands off Halifax. PREMIER@novascotia.ca
If you haven’t had a chance yet, please email the premier (and your MLA) and tell him to get his hands off Halifax. PREMIER@novascotia.ca
Critical Mass is back! FRIDAY JULY 25.
Meet at Grand Parade (City Hall) 6:00pm, rolling out at 6:30
Meet at Grand Parade (City Hall) 6:00pm, rolling out at 6:30
July 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Critical Mass Halifax is today! Meet at Grand Parade at 6pm.
If you haven’t had a chance yet, please email the premier (and your MLA) and tell him to get his hands off Halifax. PREMIER@novascotia.ca
If you haven’t had a chance yet, please email the premier (and your MLA) and tell him to get his hands off Halifax. PREMIER@novascotia.ca
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"Either the mayor is not understanding his job, or he's deliberately misleading people, and either one is terrible," said Coun. Kathryn Morse.
“I think it's always unfortunate when people spread misinformation, particularly someone who's supposed to be a trusted public figure. It confuses the public. And I think it drives polarization and really does a disservice to the governance of our city."
- Councillor Patty Cuttell on the Mayor
- Councillor Patty Cuttell on the Mayor
Halifax councillors decry 'misinformation' from mayor, saying it undermines public trust | CBC News
Some Halifax councillors say Mayor Andy Fillmore's recent comments about the roles of mayor and CAO are disconcerting and amount to "misinformation."
www.cbc.ca
July 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"Either the mayor is not understanding his job, or he's deliberately misleading people, and either one is terrible," said Coun. Kathryn Morse.
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you know what
I said Andy was going to be a shitty Mayor
but he has far exceeded the level of shitty I thought
and it's not even a year
I said Andy was going to be a shitty Mayor
but he has far exceeded the level of shitty I thought
and it's not even a year
July 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
you know what
I said Andy was going to be a shitty Mayor
but he has far exceeded the level of shitty I thought
and it's not even a year
I said Andy was going to be a shitty Mayor
but he has far exceeded the level of shitty I thought
and it's not even a year
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"One would have hoped that a history of genocidal victimhood would yield an appreciation for human rights standards that prohibit oppression, but some leaders seem to have drawn the opposite lesson," writes the former executive director of Human Rights Watch Kenneth Roth.
Why are we reluctant to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza? | Kenneth Roth
www.theguardian.com
July 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"One would have hoped that a history of genocidal victimhood would yield an appreciation for human rights standards that prohibit oppression, but some leaders seem to have drawn the opposite lesson," writes the former executive director of Human Rights Watch Kenneth Roth.
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“As starvation spreads, Israeli killings of civilians has increased. One person was killed by Israel every 12 minutes in July.”
Israel blocking aid from Gaza is creating ‘chaos and death’, say humanitarian groups
Letter signed by agencies including Doctors Without Borders condemns Israeli military attacks on Palestinians
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“As starvation spreads, Israeli killings of civilians has increased. One person was killed by Israel every 12 minutes in July.”
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The universe is an unjust and cold place, but it does have incredible comedic timing some days.
(This is the street the province declared all of four days ago must remain open to two-way traffic, or else the provincial economy will spiral to nothing).
(This is the street the province declared all of four days ago must remain open to two-way traffic, or else the provincial economy will spiral to nothing).
Morris has been reduced to one lane for water work. I assume the port has shut down and ambulances are refusing to even try answering calls in the area.
July 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The universe is an unjust and cold place, but it does have incredible comedic timing some days.
(This is the street the province declared all of four days ago must remain open to two-way traffic, or else the provincial economy will spiral to nothing).
(This is the street the province declared all of four days ago must remain open to two-way traffic, or else the provincial economy will spiral to nothing).
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This is an important case study about pushing through with key policy decisions and not being cowed by bullshit. Kathy Hochul was part of the bullshit. I hope people in NY never forget this.
Six months in, congestion pricing is more popular than ever.
Why? Because it's delivering on its promise of reduced traffic, safer streets, cleaner air, and major new investments in public transit.
Why? Because it's delivering on its promise of reduced traffic, safer streets, cleaner air, and major new investments in public transit.
Congestion pricing made us stay in NYC
Not long ago, my family was seriously considering leaving New York City. We live in Jackson Heights, where our son attends a great local school and we’re surrounded by the kind of energy and divers…
www.nydailynews.com
July 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This is an important case study about pushing through with key policy decisions and not being cowed by bullshit. Kathy Hochul was part of the bullshit. I hope people in NY never forget this.
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As promised, in light of the WaPo report of Everglades camp detainees being swarmed by mosquitoes in the shower and unable to sleep at night due to being bitten, I want to briefly address concentration camp history and mosquitoes. I won't be comprehensive but will give a few examples. [1/17]
July 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
As promised, in light of the WaPo report of Everglades camp detainees being swarmed by mosquitoes in the shower and unable to sleep at night due to being bitten, I want to briefly address concentration camp history and mosquitoes. I won't be comprehensive but will give a few examples. [1/17]