Nadia Halim
@nadiahalim.bsky.social
Eccentric spinster, bookstore worker, Toronto, she/her
My brother got his start as a TV writer on I Was A Sixth Grade Alien. We used to be a proper country
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
My brother got his start as a TV writer on I Was A Sixth Grade Alien. We used to be a proper country
That's really cute. What would the provincial smell of Ontario be? (Don't say the stench of corruption, let's try to keep it positive)
New Mexico is the only state to have a “state smell”
A bunch of grade school kids said that roasting green chile should be our state smell so their teacher had them write our state Congress and in a shocking display they all came together, wrote the bill, and passed it in a matter of weeks
A bunch of grade school kids said that roasting green chile should be our state smell so their teacher had them write our state Congress and in a shocking display they all came together, wrote the bill, and passed it in a matter of weeks
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
That's really cute. What would the provincial smell of Ontario be? (Don't say the stench of corruption, let's try to keep it positive)
TIL
The very same Al Waxman who stars in Werner Herzog's mountain climbing epic Scream of Stone
In honour of King of Kensington's 50th anniversary, CBC Gem presents a collection of 10 episodes from the iconic Canadian comedy series. King of Kensington stars Al Waxman as Larry King, a convenience store owner in Toronto's Kensington Market. gem.cbc.ca/king-of-kens...
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
TIL
The raccoons are getting even cuter!
Great fucking news everyone at last, raccoons are on track to become even more plush-like, they too yearn for domestication
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
City Raccoons Are Evolving to Look More Like Pets
City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout—a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The raccoons are getting even cuter!
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
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but also this one
November 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
but also this one
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On this day in 1988, Cowboy Junkies released their second studio album “The Trinity Session”
The album includes a mixture of original material by the band and covers of classic folk, rock, and country songs...most notably, a cover of The Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane"
The album includes a mixture of original material by the band and covers of classic folk, rock, and country songs...most notably, a cover of The Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane"
November 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
On this day in 1988, Cowboy Junkies released their second studio album “The Trinity Session”
The album includes a mixture of original material by the band and covers of classic folk, rock, and country songs...most notably, a cover of The Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane"
The album includes a mixture of original material by the band and covers of classic folk, rock, and country songs...most notably, a cover of The Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane"
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I am reviewing all of Twin Peaks, the best television show ever made, for @popheist.com, starting with the pilot episode.
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I am reviewing all of Twin Peaks, the best television show ever made, for @popheist.com, starting with the pilot episode.
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did you know you can quantify the amount that a community is failing to provide transit options simply by measuring how frequently its tech bros reinvent the bus?
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
did you know you can quantify the amount that a community is failing to provide transit options simply by measuring how frequently its tech bros reinvent the bus?
I will always repost this video
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I will always repost this video
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This is older but I’ve never seen it before. A poppy for each of 3300+ Toronto people who died in World War II, using the addresses that they listed for next-of-kin.
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
#remembranceday
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
#remembranceday
Toronto Second World War casualty map - Google My Maps
Toronto Second World War casualty map
www.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
This is older but I’ve never seen it before. A poppy for each of 3300+ Toronto people who died in World War II, using the addresses that they listed for next-of-kin.
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
#remembranceday
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
#remembranceday
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UPDATE: Canada has announced that it has lost its measles elimination status.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
UPDATE: Canada has announced that it has lost its measles elimination status.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
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50 years ago today, 29 crew members drowned in Lake Superior when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Nov. 10, 1975. They were honoured by Gordon Lightfoot in his beloved song 💙 RIP
Gordon Lightfoot - "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" - Chicago - 1979
YouTube video by Jonathan Clark
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
50 years ago today, 29 crew members drowned in Lake Superior when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Nov. 10, 1975. They were honoured by Gordon Lightfoot in his beloved song 💙 RIP
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At the end of this horrific citizens account of the hellscape of Chicagoans daily lives, are places to donate AND this 👇about disinformation.
Please share and donate if you can
Please share and donate if you can
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
At the end of this horrific citizens account of the hellscape of Chicagoans daily lives, are places to donate AND this 👇about disinformation.
Please share and donate if you can
Please share and donate if you can
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Ellis starting the day off by reading out Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" in its entirety.
November 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Ellis starting the day off by reading out Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" in its entirety.
"Verbeek backed this with a comment he had overheard in an Oslo cafe, in which Mamdani was described as an American politician who 'finally' sounded normal.
'Normal. That’s the word,' Verbeek wrote.'Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.'”
'Normal. That’s the word,' Verbeek wrote.'Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.'”
"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"Verbeek backed this with a comment he had overheard in an Oslo cafe, in which Mamdani was described as an American politician who 'finally' sounded normal.
'Normal. That’s the word,' Verbeek wrote.'Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.'”
'Normal. That’s the word,' Verbeek wrote.'Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.'”
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Last RT: I continue to be awed by the way Mamdani performs leadership. He's not doing the "I alone can fix it"/"I'm a maverick" posturing that's defined the last decade-plus; he knows he can't do this job alone, and he's acknowledging it like an adult -- and a member of a community.
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Last RT: I continue to be awed by the way Mamdani performs leadership. He's not doing the "I alone can fix it"/"I'm a maverick" posturing that's defined the last decade-plus; he knows he can't do this job alone, and he's acknowledging it like an adult -- and a member of a community.
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
Also me
"The kind of person who takes a chance and throws 'hand wash only' garments in the washing machine"
x.com/dailyportalz...
x.com/dailyportalz...
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Also me
This year's mundane Halloween costumes are here! Oh yeah I'm this one
November 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This year's mundane Halloween costumes are here! Oh yeah I'm this one
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Lynda Barry used to watch the 1959 film “House on Haunted Hill” with her Filipino grandmother.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
Opinion | It’s Halloween, but the Monsters Are Already Here
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Lynda Barry used to watch the 1959 film “House on Haunted Hill” with her Filipino grandmother.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
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"If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Billie Eilish speaking directly to Mark Zuckerberg, as she donates $11.5m to food poverty and climate justice organisations.
'Give your money away,' Billie Eilish tells billionaires
The singer called on the mega wealthy to donate more to charity, during a speech at the WSJ Awards attended by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and George Lucas.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 8:28 AM
"If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Billie Eilish speaking directly to Mark Zuckerberg, as she donates $11.5m to food poverty and climate justice organisations.
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i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times