Emily Bednarz
@emilybednarz.bsky.social
Writer, editor, and graphic / web designer based in Kjipuktuk / Halifax.
Currently managing Business Voice magazine for the Halifax Chamber of Commerce. Former Managing Editor of The New Quarterly. Former jaded academic.
All views are my own.
Currently managing Business Voice magazine for the Halifax Chamber of Commerce. Former Managing Editor of The New Quarterly. Former jaded academic.
All views are my own.
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Reminding all HRM residents about the Poet Laureate Mental Health Poem Project! As per the lovely poster created by
@elliottgish.bsky.social, the submission deadline is February 28, 2026. Please spread the word! @hfxgov.bsky.social @lindsayanncory.bsky.social
@elliottgish.bsky.social, the submission deadline is February 28, 2026. Please spread the word! @hfxgov.bsky.social @lindsayanncory.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Reminding all HRM residents about the Poet Laureate Mental Health Poem Project! As per the lovely poster created by
@elliottgish.bsky.social, the submission deadline is February 28, 2026. Please spread the word! @hfxgov.bsky.social @lindsayanncory.bsky.social
@elliottgish.bsky.social, the submission deadline is February 28, 2026. Please spread the word! @hfxgov.bsky.social @lindsayanncory.bsky.social
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its so crazy that young people became less interested in movies & tv at the same time weird tech guys mostly started deciding what gets made
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
its so crazy that young people became less interested in movies & tv at the same time weird tech guys mostly started deciding what gets made
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If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
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Ah, the problem is not that we fail to provide everyone with adequate housing or services for people with addiction, the *real problem* is that the rest of us are forced to see the results of these things, under the label "social decay". Got it.
"The longer visible signs of social decay are allowed to fester, the more inclined those with means will be to simply check out ... leaving those without the ability to relocate to deal with playgrounds littered with drug paraphernalia." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: We have normalized delinquent, disorderly behaviour in our cities for too long
There is nothing normal about an encampment forcing toddlers in the daycare next door to stay inside
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Ah, the problem is not that we fail to provide everyone with adequate housing or services for people with addiction, the *real problem* is that the rest of us are forced to see the results of these things, under the label "social decay". Got it.
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Fascists want you to starve, by the way. Images like the one I’ve shared on my page help them. This is part of the propaganda.
And that set is no exception.
And that set is no exception.
How far right uses thinness to radicalise women and girls
The far right has normalised much of its ideology within mainstream politics – and ‘body fascism’ is part of that
www.opendemocracy.net
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Fascists want you to starve, by the way. Images like the one I’ve shared on my page help them. This is part of the propaganda.
And that set is no exception.
And that set is no exception.
Post you from a different era.
November 8, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Post you from a different era.
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on the topic of dick cheney, one thing i’ve always said is that you shouldn’t kill a million people
November 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
on the topic of dick cheney, one thing i’ve always said is that you shouldn’t kill a million people
The game that is so cozy it reminds you to stand up and self-care at the seventh inning.
November 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The game that is so cozy it reminds you to stand up and self-care at the seventh inning.
Ready to chill with some beer and nachos...baseball is cozy as fuck.
November 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Ready to chill with some beer and nachos...baseball is cozy as fuck.
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Ah, the old wall wedge. Classic.
November 1, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Ah, the old wall wedge. Classic.
Parquet Courts while deep cleaning, amiright
October 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Parquet Courts while deep cleaning, amiright
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‘Come with an open mind, and know that it’s going to be fun’: The AfterWords Literary Festival
Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social
Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social
'Come with an open mind, and know that it's going to be fun': The AfterWords Literary Festival - Halifax Examiner
It's not school. You don't have to have read the book to go.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
October 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
‘Come with an open mind, and know that it’s going to be fun’: The AfterWords Literary Festival
Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social
Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social
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Hello, local businesses! If you offer a locally made product or giftable experience in Nova Scotia, it's FREE to apply to the #LocalWishlist. ❄️ Find out how you can be on this year's list:
halifaxbloggers.ca/localwishlis...
#NovaScotia #buylocal #giftguide #NovaScotiaLoyal
halifaxbloggers.ca/localwishlis...
#NovaScotia #buylocal #giftguide #NovaScotiaLoyal
October 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Hello, local businesses! If you offer a locally made product or giftable experience in Nova Scotia, it's FREE to apply to the #LocalWishlist. ❄️ Find out how you can be on this year's list:
halifaxbloggers.ca/localwishlis...
#NovaScotia #buylocal #giftguide #NovaScotiaLoyal
halifaxbloggers.ca/localwishlis...
#NovaScotia #buylocal #giftguide #NovaScotiaLoyal
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Today we launch Civic Searchlight, a tool for searching local government meeting transcripts across 550 municipalities in Canada.
Access is open for researchers and journalists:
civicsearchlight.nationalobserver.com
Access is open for researchers and journalists:
civicsearchlight.nationalobserver.com
CivicSearchlight - by Canada's National Observer
Search transcripts of municipal meetings across Canada. Find discussions about topics that matter to your community with Canada's National Observer's search tool.
civicsearchlight.nationalobserver.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Today we launch Civic Searchlight, a tool for searching local government meeting transcripts across 550 municipalities in Canada.
Access is open for researchers and journalists:
civicsearchlight.nationalobserver.com
Access is open for researchers and journalists:
civicsearchlight.nationalobserver.com
Yes, hello. This message is for @yrfatfriend.bsky.social and @michaelhobbes.bsky.social. We figured it out. It's kimchi.
Of the many, many silly things in nutrition research, the fact that the Korean government regularly funds research that shows kimchi in a positive light is one of my favourites.
Hilarious stuff.
Hilarious stuff.
October 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Yes, hello. This message is for @yrfatfriend.bsky.social and @michaelhobbes.bsky.social. We figured it out. It's kimchi.
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It happened. Last night I was feeling despair about a lot of different things and I realized I needed to enlist my dog’s help to make me feel better.
I present to you Maggie the Pug as Cher Pugowitz.
I present to you Maggie the Pug as Cher Pugowitz.
October 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It happened. Last night I was feeling despair about a lot of different things and I realized I needed to enlist my dog’s help to make me feel better.
I present to you Maggie the Pug as Cher Pugowitz.
I present to you Maggie the Pug as Cher Pugowitz.
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Tusk by Fleetwood Mac has entered the chat
In defense of Taylor Swift...what's the best 12th album anyone has ever made?
October 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Tusk by Fleetwood Mac has entered the chat
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For @thewalrus.ca, I wrote about the state of reconciliation 10 years after the final report of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission. thewalrus.ca/trc-introduc...
The Stark Reality Ten Years after the Truth and Reconciliation Report | The Walrus
“We have to wonder: should we just abandon ‘reconciliation’ altogether?”
thewalrus.ca
September 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
For @thewalrus.ca, I wrote about the state of reconciliation 10 years after the final report of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission. thewalrus.ca/trc-introduc...
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It was very special to work with six brilliant, thoughtful Indigenous writers — Michelle Good, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Eva Jewell, Janelle Lapointe, Anna McKenzie and Riley Yesno — on this series about truth and reconciliation, in print & online for @thewalrus.ca. thewalrus.ca/truth-and-re...
The Truth of Reconciliation | The Walrus
The TRC report, released in 2015, laid out ninety-four clear Calls to Action. Ten years later, Indigenous writers reflect on what has and hasn’t been achieved
thewalrus.ca
September 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It was very special to work with six brilliant, thoughtful Indigenous writers — Michelle Good, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Eva Jewell, Janelle Lapointe, Anna McKenzie and Riley Yesno — on this series about truth and reconciliation, in print & online for @thewalrus.ca. thewalrus.ca/truth-and-re...
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ya sex is nice but have you ever made a particularly pertinent comment during book club and everyone starts snapping in approval
September 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
ya sex is nice but have you ever made a particularly pertinent comment during book club and everyone starts snapping in approval
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please read this story today from @moiradonovan.bsky.social, with incredible photos by Darren Calabrese, which considers the physical history of the residential school system and survivors' efforts to ensure this history is never forgotten
The last federally run residential school closed in 1997, but traces of the system are everywhere on the land. How to commemorate the dark, painful history of these places? Across Canada, survivors are taking the lead: thenarwhal.ca/truth-reconc...
What should happen to residential school sites? | The Narwhal
Across Canada, Indigenous communities are deciding how to commemorate these residential school histories on the land
thenarwhal.ca
September 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
please read this story today from @moiradonovan.bsky.social, with incredible photos by Darren Calabrese, which considers the physical history of the residential school system and survivors' efforts to ensure this history is never forgotten
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THAT IS CORRECT
What I picture every time @kenjennings.bsky.social announces someone's Final Jeopardy wager is "nothing at all"
September 28, 2025 at 3:27 AM
THAT IS CORRECT
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I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...
The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus
Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it
thewalrus.ca
September 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...
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We used to be a city.
September 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We used to be a city.
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Terrific video. I knew this book would be bad but I was genuinely shocked at just *how* bad
September 27, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Terrific video. I knew this book would be bad but I was genuinely shocked at just *how* bad