syd_haines
@sydhaines.bsky.social
📍Halifax, NS • 🏳️🌈 • she/her • Newbie cyclist
"I can hardly describe to you the effects of these books"
-Mary Shelly, Frankenstein
"I can hardly describe to you the effects of these books"
-Mary Shelly, Frankenstein
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thank you to the canadian parliament for not voting down the budget we hate in favour of an election we would hate more
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
thank you to the canadian parliament for not voting down the budget we hate in favour of an election we would hate more
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It's so refreshing to be able to interview #Halifax councillors, even though Mayor Andy Fillmore isn't up for an interview.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
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Going through the motions of Andy Fillmore's first year as Halifax's mayor - Halifax Examiner
While I wait for a face-to-face interview with Fillmore, here are thoughts on the last year of reporting on City Hall.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
November 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It's so refreshing to be able to interview #Halifax councillors, even though Mayor Andy Fillmore isn't up for an interview.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
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i wish i could have been in the room when they were brainstorming how to solve the housing crisis and someone raised their hand and said "what about 50 year mortgages?"
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 AM
i wish i could have been in the room when they were brainstorming how to solve the housing crisis and someone raised their hand and said "what about 50 year mortgages?"
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Glad to see new recommendations from the Child Death Review Committee regarding swimming pools, but there’s nothing new in there that addresses the biggest cause of accidental deaths in the studied age group (1-24)
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Glad to see new recommendations from the Child Death Review Committee regarding swimming pools, but there’s nothing new in there that addresses the biggest cause of accidental deaths in the studied age group (1-24)
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Pedestrian only streets and bike lanes should not be removed for winter.
Vulnerable road user crashes account for 22% of all injury and fatal road crashes in HRM. That is justification alone for permanent, not seasonal, safe spaces.
Vulnerable road user crashes account for 22% of all injury and fatal road crashes in HRM. That is justification alone for permanent, not seasonal, safe spaces.
November 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Pedestrian only streets and bike lanes should not be removed for winter.
Vulnerable road user crashes account for 22% of all injury and fatal road crashes in HRM. That is justification alone for permanent, not seasonal, safe spaces.
Vulnerable road user crashes account for 22% of all injury and fatal road crashes in HRM. That is justification alone for permanent, not seasonal, safe spaces.
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*releases video on why Halifax's taxes are so high and services are so poor*
*two weeks later, Halifax says it needs to increases taxes without a noticeable expansion in services*
*two weeks later, Halifax says it needs to increases taxes without a noticeable expansion in services*
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November 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
*releases video on why Halifax's taxes are so high and services are so poor*
*two weeks later, Halifax says it needs to increases taxes without a noticeable expansion in services*
*two weeks later, Halifax says it needs to increases taxes without a noticeable expansion in services*
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“We can move a lot more people in a lane full of buses than in a lane full of cars. But that requires change, and that’s what’s difficult for a lot of people.” Can data help Halifax shift its #CarBrain mentality? #CarCulture www.dal.ca/news/2025/11...
DalSolutions: Modeling the future of transportation in Halifax
Dalhousie research is helping the Halifax Regional Municipality plan a transportation system that’s efficient, sustainable, and ready for the city’s rapid growth.
www.dal.ca
November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“We can move a lot more people in a lane full of buses than in a lane full of cars. But that requires change, and that’s what’s difficult for a lot of people.” Can data help Halifax shift its #CarBrain mentality? #CarCulture www.dal.ca/news/2025/11...
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“Of the contractual increases the municipality is facing, the largest is tied to the cost of policing under the RCMP contract”
Can’t wait til we get to watch them propose cutting spending on libraries or food programs or affordable forms of transportation in order to pay for more cops. 🙃
Can’t wait til we get to watch them propose cutting spending on libraries or food programs or affordable forms of transportation in order to pay for more cops. 🙃
Halifax property tax bills projected to increase by 10.5 per cent
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Halifax property tax bills projected to increase by 10.5 per cent
Budget direction drafted by city staff shows a $88.9 million increase
www.saltwire.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“Of the contractual increases the municipality is facing, the largest is tied to the cost of policing under the RCMP contract”
Can’t wait til we get to watch them propose cutting spending on libraries or food programs or affordable forms of transportation in order to pay for more cops. 🙃
Can’t wait til we get to watch them propose cutting spending on libraries or food programs or affordable forms of transportation in order to pay for more cops. 🙃
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It’s a broken fucking system when we can zone away convenience, zone away a kid being able to walk to go buy a Freezie on a summer’s day without parental supervision, zone away laundromats & ice cream shops, zone away those little everyday interactions with our neighbours.
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
It’s a broken fucking system when we can zone away convenience, zone away a kid being able to walk to go buy a Freezie on a summer’s day without parental supervision, zone away laundromats & ice cream shops, zone away those little everyday interactions with our neighbours.
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We keep yelling about the male loneliness crisis and focusing on everything except the harms the system itself is causing. If teen boys don't get mirrors for masculinity, and other kids don't get windows and sliding glass doors, then we're doing kids of all gender identities a major disservice.
November 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
We keep yelling about the male loneliness crisis and focusing on everything except the harms the system itself is causing. If teen boys don't get mirrors for masculinity, and other kids don't get windows and sliding glass doors, then we're doing kids of all gender identities a major disservice.
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This is another consequence of the colonization of New Adult, esp of the romantasy variety, into YA. Publishers aren't just selling YA to adults, they're selling YA to adult women (usually cisallohet and white). That category doesn't want a book about 14yo boys playing basketball. My teen boys do.
November 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This is another consequence of the colonization of New Adult, esp of the romantasy variety, into YA. Publishers aren't just selling YA to adults, they're selling YA to adult women (usually cisallohet and white). That category doesn't want a book about 14yo boys playing basketball. My teen boys do.
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A few more 80s transit ads
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
A few more 80s transit ads
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It’s publication day for @carterlavin.bsky.social, who was generous with his time when #BikeHfx was fighting our mayor over the summer. I’ve requested that the library acquire his book & you can learn more about it here:
If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight
islandpress.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It’s publication day for @carterlavin.bsky.social, who was generous with his time when #BikeHfx was fighting our mayor over the summer. I’ve requested that the library acquire his book & you can learn more about it here:
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WTF NB Power - why are you allowing a US company to do this? 🤬
A proposed data centre in the Lorneville area of #SaintJohnNB would gobble up the equivalent of almost half the electricity N.B. Power will get from a controversial natural gas plant in the Tantramar area.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A proposed data centre in the Lorneville area of #SaintJohnNB would gobble up the equivalent of almost half the electricity N.B. Power will get from a controversial natural gas plant in the Tantramar area.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Proposed data centre would need almost half of Tantramar gas plant’s power | CBC News
A proposed data centre in the Lorneville area of Saint John would gobble up the equivalent of almost half the electricity N.B. Power will get from a controversial natural gas plant in the Tantramar ar...
www.cbc.ca
November 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
WTF NB Power - why are you allowing a US company to do this? 🤬
A proposed data centre in the Lorneville area of #SaintJohnNB would gobble up the equivalent of almost half the electricity N.B. Power will get from a controversial natural gas plant in the Tantramar area.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A proposed data centre in the Lorneville area of #SaintJohnNB would gobble up the equivalent of almost half the electricity N.B. Power will get from a controversial natural gas plant in the Tantramar area.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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that one guy on tinder who says he's only single because "all his ex-girlfriends are crazy"
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Poilievre says he is not reflecting on his leadership style after MP departures | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he is not reflecting on his leadership style after two MPs announced they were leaving his caucus — including one who cited the leader's "negative" ...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
that one guy on tinder who says he's only single because "all his ex-girlfriends are crazy"
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Demonstrating that the man has never done a day of manual labour in his life.
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Demonstrating that the man has never done a day of manual labour in his life.
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Last but not least, recs for Our Flag Meets Death, with books from Emily Tesh, C.L. Polk, Austin Chant, Travis Baldree, and more.
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The Queer Joy of Our Flag Means Death - Reactor
Like many of you, I was enticed to give Our Flag Means Death a try from other queer fans tweeting about it. I knew from the moment we saw Blackbeard nursing Stede back to health that I would see it th...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Last but not least, recs for Our Flag Meets Death, with books from Emily Tesh, C.L. Polk, Austin Chant, Travis Baldree, and more.
reactormag.com/the-queer-jo...
reactormag.com/the-queer-jo...
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"Housing is a human right" is incompatible with "incumbent residents can veto new housing they don't like"
There is no way of squaring that circle and only one of the propositions carries any moral weight, IMO.
There is no way of squaring that circle and only one of the propositions carries any moral weight, IMO.
November 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"Housing is a human right" is incompatible with "incumbent residents can veto new housing they don't like"
There is no way of squaring that circle and only one of the propositions carries any moral weight, IMO.
There is no way of squaring that circle and only one of the propositions carries any moral weight, IMO.
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
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"A city's priorities become as clear as the spaces they choose to maintain in the winter."
Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"A city's priorities become as clear as the spaces they choose to maintain in the winter."
Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
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Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
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The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...