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Derek Simon
@dartmouthderek.bsky.social
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Father | | Settler | Lawyer working for Indigenous peoples | beard grower | soccer coach | musician | podcaster | I don’t make the rules, I just interpret them | posts, not legal advice | Halisky
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Someone updated George Springer’s Wikipedia page.
A Wikipedia page claiming that George Springer is the current owner of the Seattle Mariners.
October 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Nova Scotia sees your jewel heist from the Louvre, and counters with stealing a fire truck.
Excerpt from a police report regarding the theft of a fire truck.
October 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Jays - Mariners, Three and a half years ago, hoping for a similar result tonight. Go jays!
Four friends enjoying a jays game, and celebrating Asian heritage month.
October 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Try to explain this headline to someone from the year 2010 as if it makes any sense at all.
Headline from the Telegraph which reads: “Unmasked: inflatable frog tormenting ICE is non-binary ‘Antifa terrorist’. Costumed figure, who called for death if Trump officials, has become symbol of Left-wing resistance.”
October 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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How does Andy Fillmore manage to be on the wrong side of almost every issue?
A list of how Halifax Regional councillors voted on the issue of a bylaw to prevent infilling water lots in Dartmouth Cove. Mayor Andy Fillmore, John Young, and David Hendsbee are the only votes against, useless cowards that they are.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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A group of Supreme Court of Canada justices, attired in red and white ermine robes, wearing black tricorne hats, standing behind a desk on a dais in a wood panelled room
October 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Not content with copying the conservative party’s policies, I guess the Carney government are going to start copying Trump’s playbook too.
A screenshot of text
September 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Nah, this is just my walk home every day!
Screenshot of text which says “The driver then reported that waiting the thirty or so seconds it took to safely get around the pedestrian wasn’t so bad, as it gave them time to scroll through a couple of funny videos on Instagram.”
September 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Blurry picture of a man in a black shirt and jeans with glasses walking down a sidewalk in New York City, with people and cars in background, and the caption “pumpkin spice season son”
August 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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@hfxtransit.bsky.social: this is ridiculous.

On weekends when you know the bridge is closed and there are major events on the waterfront, ferry service should be every 15 mins.

Sort it out @andyfillmorehfx.bsky.social
Picture of the interior of the Dartmouth ferry terminal with a long line of annoyed people waiting for the ferry.
August 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Hey friends, if you’re around Friday, drop by New Scotland in downtown Dartmouth to hear me play a few tunes.
Poster that states: “Live music with Derek Simon, Friday August 1st, 8-10 PM, no cover, 16 Portland st, Dartmouth.” a “New Scotland Brew Pub/Live Music” logo with lion rampant is in the top left corner. Background of the poster is a bearded man in a red and black jacket playing guitar and singing into a black microphone.
July 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Text box that says in black bubble text on a white background : “well, well, well, if it isn’t the consequences of my own actions”
July 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Text box which states “if they can pivot from ‘all lives matter’ to ‘feed then to the alligators’ in 5 years, let’s maybe stop pretending all lives ever really mattered at all.
July 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Iconic photo of Tianamen square with a man in a white shirt and dark pants, holding objects in both hands, facing away from the camera and standing in front of a Chinese tank in a roadway.
July 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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7500 people out to watch Wanderers U21’s against Wrexham U19’s. Halifax is a proper football town.
Wanderers Grounds in the sunshine.
July 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Enjoying some oysters on the deck at Richard’s while waiting to order my scallops and fries.
Photo of a plate containing three delicious raw oysters on the shell, two slices of lemon, a plastic container marked “HR” containing a reddish sauce, all placed on fake newspaper. All set on a black see through table with a wooden deck underneath.
June 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Million dollar quartet at the Confed Centre.
Picture of a theatre stage, seat to look like a recording studio. Floor is a black and white checked pattern bathed in yellow light. On the left is a piano and microphone with gold records in the background. A drum set and amps to the right of that. Three mics are positioned across the front of the stage. A wooden door and chair to the right. A giant gold record is centre stage, labelled “sun record company, where rock n roll was born, est 1952, Memphis, Tennessee”
June 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Old enough to remember the last time the US lied about having weapons of mass destruction to justify an illegal war.
A picture of General Colin Powell, a black man with close cropped grey hair, glasses, a dark suit, a white shirt, and red tie, holding up a vial containing something yellowish, and lying to the UN about Iraq having weapons of mass destruction.
June 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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@hfxgov.bsky.social could significantly improve traffic and pedestrian flow during this construction project by disabling the signals (which are old and don’t work properly anyway) and replacing them with temporary ones that recognize the temporary layout of the intersection.
Picture of the intersection at Portland and Alderney showing a construction site blocked by an orange sign and construction cones, red lights, a construction worker in bright yellow in front of marine house to the left, and a black car travelling out of frame on the right
June 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Andy Fillmore, just over 4 years ago
Screenshot of a quote from a press release dated March 12, 2021, in which states “Today is a great day in Canada for climate action, human health, and livable communities. With the launch of the fund for active transportation with support for an Active Transportation Strategy, the path is set for more Canadians than ever to chops cycling, rolling or walking as safe and enjoyable alternatives to motorized transport. Today is the day we put active transportation networks within the reach of every community.” - Andy Fillmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
June 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Me, explaining to my wife why I can’t join her at the portrait exhibit of the Royal Family.
Meme of Sister Michael from Derry Girls saying “Sadly, I am unable to come on this one, as I despise the monarchy.”
June 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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We’ve already seen what this really means in the US. Replacing qualified diverse candidates with incompetent nepotism hires. Key researchers leaving the country. Students being arrested and deported for exercising free speech. It’s a fascist shit show.
A dumb headline from the national post which reads “Ontario is finally forcing out DEI from schools and universities”
June 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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For those that didn’t believe me at the time…
Photo of a bearded man, Justice Minister Sean Fraser. Accompanied by headline stating “First Nations don’t have a veto over nation-building projects, Mark Carney’s justice minister says.
June 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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A truly special day at Wembley yesterday watching our club earn promotion to League One.
Picture of a blue sign board in front of red seats at Wembley with the words “Congratulations AFC Wimbledon”
May 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Currently listening to this straight banger of an album.
A poorly lit photo of a record cover of Professor Longhair album titled “New Orleans Piano”. Cover features a blue stripe on the left side, a red stripe on the right, and a yellow centre with a circular black and white photo of the aforementioned professor, a smiling African American man wearing a tuxedo.
May 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM