FireBethFox
@firebethfox.bsky.social
Human muppet trying to be OK in late stage capitalism. From BC in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦
I care about Anti-racism, Reconciliation, and Public Service. My ❤️ languages are questions, gifs, or introspection. Your results may vary.
#protecttranskids🏳️🌈
I care about Anti-racism, Reconciliation, and Public Service. My ❤️ languages are questions, gifs, or introspection. Your results may vary.
#protecttranskids🏳️🌈
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Emily mistook a plow for a rival dragon and engaged in a territorial dispute. Crews are working to de-escalate the situation. I’m there telling accounting stories to lighten the mood. Expect delays. #NSStorm #PlowVsDragon
December 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Emily mistook a plow for a rival dragon and engaged in a territorial dispute. Crews are working to de-escalate the situation. I’m there telling accounting stories to lighten the mood. Expect delays. #NSStorm #PlowVsDragon
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Winter storm: snow begins in the west this aftn (4pm HFX).
Snow mixed with rain/ice along coasts. Heaviest snow inland/high ground NS & parts Kings PEI (15-30+cm). See pics for pattern; still uncertainty. Strong NE winds (outage risk).
Improves Wed aftn. A brief system Thurs night: icy roads.
Ugh.
Snow mixed with rain/ice along coasts. Heaviest snow inland/high ground NS & parts Kings PEI (15-30+cm). See pics for pattern; still uncertainty. Strong NE winds (outage risk).
Improves Wed aftn. A brief system Thurs night: icy roads.
Ugh.
December 2, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Winter storm: snow begins in the west this aftn (4pm HFX).
Snow mixed with rain/ice along coasts. Heaviest snow inland/high ground NS & parts Kings PEI (15-30+cm). See pics for pattern; still uncertainty. Strong NE winds (outage risk).
Improves Wed aftn. A brief system Thurs night: icy roads.
Ugh.
Snow mixed with rain/ice along coasts. Heaviest snow inland/high ground NS & parts Kings PEI (15-30+cm). See pics for pattern; still uncertainty. Strong NE winds (outage risk).
Improves Wed aftn. A brief system Thurs night: icy roads.
Ugh.
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Hey Halifax, go clear the storm drains near your house!
December 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Hey Halifax, go clear the storm drains near your house!
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DAY 1!!!! 🎅🏻
1 x @SalvatoresHfx pizza a month for a year!
A $360 value!
🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕
Every $5 donated = 1 entry to win entire calendar supporting @feednovascotia
More info 👉🏼AndyVent.ca
#FeedTheNeed
Buy tix at: www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/feedn...
1 x @SalvatoresHfx pizza a month for a year!
A $360 value!
🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕
Every $5 donated = 1 entry to win entire calendar supporting @feednovascotia
More info 👉🏼AndyVent.ca
#FeedTheNeed
Buy tix at: www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/feedn...
December 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
DAY 1!!!! 🎅🏻
1 x @SalvatoresHfx pizza a month for a year!
A $360 value!
🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕
Every $5 donated = 1 entry to win entire calendar supporting @feednovascotia
More info 👉🏼AndyVent.ca
#FeedTheNeed
Buy tix at: www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/feedn...
1 x @SalvatoresHfx pizza a month for a year!
A $360 value!
🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕🙌🏻🍕
Every $5 donated = 1 entry to win entire calendar supporting @feednovascotia
More info 👉🏼AndyVent.ca
#FeedTheNeed
Buy tix at: www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/feedn...
Seems fun. Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Tragically Hip at Ottawa Civic Ctr circa 1995
Sarah McLachlan at Ottawa Civic Ctr 1997
54/40 at Barrymores 2001
Dave Matthews Band at Correl Center 2002
U2 on Magnetic Hill NB 2011
Tragically Hip at Ottawa Civic Ctr circa 1995
Sarah McLachlan at Ottawa Civic Ctr 1997
54/40 at Barrymores 2001
Dave Matthews Band at Correl Center 2002
U2 on Magnetic Hill NB 2011
Agreed!
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Treble Charger at USask homecoming caberet
Tragically Hip at Another Roadside Attraction
Weakerthans at Dewey's
Corb Lund at the Winspear
Michael Kaeshammer at the Yardbird
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Treble Charger at USask homecoming caberet
Tragically Hip at Another Roadside Attraction
Weakerthans at Dewey's
Corb Lund at the Winspear
Michael Kaeshammer at the Yardbird
November 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Seems fun. Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Tragically Hip at Ottawa Civic Ctr circa 1995
Sarah McLachlan at Ottawa Civic Ctr 1997
54/40 at Barrymores 2001
Dave Matthews Band at Correl Center 2002
U2 on Magnetic Hill NB 2011
Tragically Hip at Ottawa Civic Ctr circa 1995
Sarah McLachlan at Ottawa Civic Ctr 1997
54/40 at Barrymores 2001
Dave Matthews Band at Correl Center 2002
U2 on Magnetic Hill NB 2011
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
This is awesome!!!
Halifax doctor's donation helps north-end arts centre secure permanent home
RadStorm, a Gottingen Street hub for artists and musicians, is buying its building #Halifax #NovaScotia
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
RadStorm, a Gottingen Street hub for artists and musicians, is buying its building #Halifax #NovaScotia
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Halifax doctor's donation helps north-end arts centre secure permanent home | CBC News
A Halifax arts centre run as a collective that's grown into a regular home for everything from zine libraries and printmaking to live music is celebrating a substantial donation that's poised to suppo...
www.cbc.ca
May 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is awesome!!!
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Edith MacDonald-Brown was born in Africville, Halifax in 1886 - and she is believed to be the first documented Black female painter in Canada.
Over a century after her last painting, nine of her known works are now on display until April 26 banns.ca/projects/fro... @ MSVU Art Gallery in Halifax.
Over a century after her last painting, nine of her known works are now on display until April 26 banns.ca/projects/fro... @ MSVU Art Gallery in Halifax.
April 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Edith MacDonald-Brown was born in Africville, Halifax in 1886 - and she is believed to be the first documented Black female painter in Canada.
Over a century after her last painting, nine of her known works are now on display until April 26 banns.ca/projects/fro... @ MSVU Art Gallery in Halifax.
Over a century after her last painting, nine of her known works are now on display until April 26 banns.ca/projects/fro... @ MSVU Art Gallery in Halifax.
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@HfxRegPolice:
🚨Missing Person: Emma Jackson
Halifax Regional Police is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 13-year-old youth from Dartmouth.
Emma Jackson was reported missing to police on March 2, 2025 and last seen on March 1 at approximately 11:30 a.m. in Dartmouth.
🚨Missing Person: Emma Jackson
Halifax Regional Police is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 13-year-old youth from Dartmouth.
Emma Jackson was reported missing to police on March 2, 2025 and last seen on March 1 at approximately 11:30 a.m. in Dartmouth.
March 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
@HfxRegPolice:
🚨Missing Person: Emma Jackson
Halifax Regional Police is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 13-year-old youth from Dartmouth.
Emma Jackson was reported missing to police on March 2, 2025 and last seen on March 1 at approximately 11:30 a.m. in Dartmouth.
🚨Missing Person: Emma Jackson
Halifax Regional Police is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 13-year-old youth from Dartmouth.
Emma Jackson was reported missing to police on March 2, 2025 and last seen on March 1 at approximately 11:30 a.m. in Dartmouth.
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Add this case study from the Institute for Responsive Government to your weekend reading list!
It's a great example of what's possible when governments tackle service transformation the right way.
Read the full case study here: hubs.li/Q038LSR70
It's a great example of what's possible when governments tackle service transformation the right way.
Read the full case study here: hubs.li/Q038LSR70
Pennsylvania Red Tape Reduction: A Case Study - Institute for Responsive Government
hubs.li
February 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Add this case study from the Institute for Responsive Government to your weekend reading list!
It's a great example of what's possible when governments tackle service transformation the right way.
Read the full case study here: hubs.li/Q038LSR70
It's a great example of what's possible when governments tackle service transformation the right way.
Read the full case study here: hubs.li/Q038LSR70
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A reminder in light of the recent news that an archived version of the 18F site - including their amazing guides - is here preserved.org.uk/18f.gsa.gov/... [as well as the Wayback Machine]
18F: Digital service delivery | Guides
preserved.org.uk
March 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A reminder in light of the recent news that an archived version of the 18F site - including their amazing guides - is here preserved.org.uk/18f.gsa.gov/... [as well as the Wayback Machine]
If you want to gut state capacity (/ht @pahlkadot.bsky.social ) this would be an effective place to do heavy damage…
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
If you want to gut state capacity (/ht @pahlkadot.bsky.social ) this would be an effective place to do heavy damage…
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I learned so much from the gang at 18F when we were starting up CDS. Our earliest days I spent spelunking through their open repositories looking for things we could borrow or learn from. They were what we aspired to become, our civic tech lodestar. What a loss.
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I learned so much from the gang at 18F when we were starting up CDS. Our earliest days I spent spelunking through their open repositories looking for things we could borrow or learn from. They were what we aspired to become, our civic tech lodestar. What a loss.
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One of the biggest barriers to digital service transformation is budget separation.
It’s a cost item on a digital budget.
Which later results in savings in the service operation budget.
That’s a different team, unit or even organisation.
1/X
It’s a cost item on a digital budget.
Which later results in savings in the service operation budget.
That’s a different team, unit or even organisation.
1/X
February 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
One of the biggest barriers to digital service transformation is budget separation.
It’s a cost item on a digital budget.
Which later results in savings in the service operation budget.
That’s a different team, unit or even organisation.
1/X
It’s a cost item on a digital budget.
Which later results in savings in the service operation budget.
That’s a different team, unit or even organisation.
1/X
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This is a very very good article and I hope whatever remnant stump of #GCDigital exists on this platform reads it. I would suggest that splitting program review (what should we do) with admin service review (how should we do it) would lead to faster results and clearer public conversations. 🧵
Wrote a thing about DOGE and Program Review.
TLDR - Don't use DOGE as your short-hand for Program Review.
medium.com/@jennifer.ro...
TLDR - Don't use DOGE as your short-hand for Program Review.
medium.com/@jennifer.ro...
Why is DOGE not all, like not even remotely, similar to the 1990s Program Review in Canada?
The Hatter opened his eyes very wide on hearing this; but all he said was, “Why is a raven like a writing-desk?” “Come, we shall have some…
medium.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is a very very good article and I hope whatever remnant stump of #GCDigital exists on this platform reads it. I would suggest that splitting program review (what should we do) with admin service review (how should we do it) would lead to faster results and clearer public conversations. 🧵
Now feels like a good time to remind folks about @davegray.bsky.social ‘s pyramid of beliefs… how can we move people we know to a liminal space for deeper conversations and de-polerization? For me, this model is helpful framing youtu.be/2G_h4mnAMJg?...
Liminal thinking The pyramid of belief
YouTube video by Dave Gray
youtu.be
February 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Now feels like a good time to remind folks about @davegray.bsky.social ‘s pyramid of beliefs… how can we move people we know to a liminal space for deeper conversations and de-polerization? For me, this model is helpful framing youtu.be/2G_h4mnAMJg?...
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Ok hive mind, who can share some decision-making frameworks for digital / service initiatives? Ideally, public sector ☺️ CC: @cydharrell.bsky.social @ryanandrosoff.bsky.social @aaronsnow.net @biancawylie.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Ok hive mind, who can share some decision-making frameworks for digital / service initiatives? Ideally, public sector ☺️ CC: @cydharrell.bsky.social @ryanandrosoff.bsky.social @aaronsnow.net @biancawylie.com
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Useful info #HaliSky
Amid all of Trump's political dick-swinging, there's one question on many Haligonians’ minds: How will we survive a trade war when our two biggest grocers have a history of being dicks as well?
We've put together a map of local, independent grocers across the HRM.
www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...
We've put together a map of local, independent grocers across the HRM.
www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...
Where to buy groceries during Trump’s trade war on Canada
A map of (almost) every local, independent grocer in Halifax and beyond.
www.thecoast.ca
February 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Useful info #HaliSky
Now feels like a good time to remind folks that #NovaScotia farmers continue to be some of the most critical local businesses to support. Trade wars aside, climate change is also poised to disrupt food systems and we’re gonna rely on people close to home for food. Gotta support them so we have them!
Shampoo, coffee, ice cream are on the list, while diapers, infant formula and pharmaceuticals are not.
Entire List Here - www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
#cdnpoli #nspoli #Halifax #HaliSky
Entire List Here - www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
#cdnpoli #nspoli #Halifax #HaliSky
Here are the items on N.S. grocery store shelves most impacted by tariffs | CBC News
Sobeys says it is ramping up its sourcing of Canadian products to offer alternatives to American goods subject to tariffs.
www.cbc.ca
February 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Now feels like a good time to remind folks that #NovaScotia farmers continue to be some of the most critical local businesses to support. Trade wars aside, climate change is also poised to disrupt food systems and we’re gonna rely on people close to home for food. Gotta support them so we have them!
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It's almost Groundhog Day! Looking for a weather-predicting critter in your area? Want to know more about these prognosticating rodentia? For all your Groundhog Day related needs, this site's got you covered.
GROUNDHOG-DAY.com
GROUNDHOG-DAY.com is the leading Groundhog Day data source: cataloging North America’s prognosticating animals and their yearly weather predictions.
groundhog-day.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It's almost Groundhog Day! Looking for a weather-predicting critter in your area? Want to know more about these prognosticating rodentia? For all your Groundhog Day related needs, this site's got you covered.
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The most important thing to learn about when getting started with accessibility is not WCAG but ableism
January 31, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The most important thing to learn about when getting started with accessibility is not WCAG but ableism
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If you're doomscrolling
STOP
Have you done something nice for yourself or someone else today? 💖
STOP
Have you done something nice for yourself or someone else today? 💖
January 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
If you're doomscrolling
STOP
Have you done something nice for yourself or someone else today? 💖
STOP
Have you done something nice for yourself or someone else today? 💖