Matt
@mattmoore.bsky.social
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The Grand Banks of Newfoundland helped shape the history of Canada.
Many of Newfoundland's first communities were established thanks to the Grand Banks, where cod were said to be so plentiful they could be scooped up with a bucket.
This is the story of the Grand Banks.
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Many of Newfoundland's first communities were established thanks to the Grand Banks, where cod were said to be so plentiful they could be scooped up with a bucket.
This is the story of the Grand Banks.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Grand Banks of Newfoundland helped shape the history of Canada.
Many of Newfoundland's first communities were established thanks to the Grand Banks, where cod were said to be so plentiful they could be scooped up with a bucket.
This is the story of the Grand Banks.
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Many of Newfoundland's first communities were established thanks to the Grand Banks, where cod were said to be so plentiful they could be scooped up with a bucket.
This is the story of the Grand Banks.
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CTF is NOT a "taxpayer watchdog".
Its an astroturf group that pretends to be grassroots but is in fact funded by private, corporate interests with a rightwing agenda of slashing gov't services in favor of unregulated private sector. Given their hidden finances, its not even clear that its Cndn.
Its an astroturf group that pretends to be grassroots but is in fact funded by private, corporate interests with a rightwing agenda of slashing gov't services in favor of unregulated private sector. Given their hidden finances, its not even clear that its Cndn.
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
CTF is NOT a "taxpayer watchdog".
Its an astroturf group that pretends to be grassroots but is in fact funded by private, corporate interests with a rightwing agenda of slashing gov't services in favor of unregulated private sector. Given their hidden finances, its not even clear that its Cndn.
Its an astroturf group that pretends to be grassroots but is in fact funded by private, corporate interests with a rightwing agenda of slashing gov't services in favor of unregulated private sector. Given their hidden finances, its not even clear that its Cndn.
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A smooth galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.039 (lookback time 549.7 million years) with coordinates (157.08517, 20.81772).
45 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.039 (lookback time 549.7 million years) with coordinates (157.08517, 20.81772).
45 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
A smooth galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.039 (lookback time 549.7 million years) with coordinates (157.08517, 20.81772).
45 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.039 (lookback time 549.7 million years) with coordinates (157.08517, 20.81772).
45 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
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Samuel Sharpe was a Member of Parliament who led men into battle at Vimy Ridge, Hill 70 and Passchendaele.
But when he came home, the war never left him and he ended his life.
It took over a century for Parliament to recognize his sacrifice.
This is his story.
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But when he came home, the war never left him and he ended his life.
It took over a century for Parliament to recognize his sacrifice.
This is his story.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Samuel Sharpe was a Member of Parliament who led men into battle at Vimy Ridge, Hill 70 and Passchendaele.
But when he came home, the war never left him and he ended his life.
It took over a century for Parliament to recognize his sacrifice.
This is his story.
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But when he came home, the war never left him and he ended his life.
It took over a century for Parliament to recognize his sacrifice.
This is his story.
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Anonymous investor buys church in Portugal Cove South, gifts it back to the community #Newfoundland #Labrador
Church is now owned by the town and historical corporation
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Church is now owned by the town and historical corporation
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Anonymous investor buys church in Portugal Cove South, gifts it back to the community | CBC News
After more than three years of fighting to save their place of worship, Holy Rosary Church will remain a beacon for residents in Portugal Cove South.
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Anonymous investor buys church in Portugal Cove South, gifts it back to the community #Newfoundland #Labrador
Church is now owned by the town and historical corporation
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Church is now owned by the town and historical corporation
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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My response to criticism of the omnibus bill:
October 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My response to criticism of the omnibus bill:
Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and now Tik Tok are all right wing owned and controlled.
September 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and now Tik Tok are all right wing owned and controlled.
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Saltscapes is doing a coffee-inspired recipe contest and giving away a hell of a good prize: A Bosch Series 800 coffee maker, valued at $2,200! Follow the link to enter. contests.saltscapes.com/recipe-conte...
September 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Saltscapes is doing a coffee-inspired recipe contest and giving away a hell of a good prize: A Bosch Series 800 coffee maker, valued at $2,200! Follow the link to enter. contests.saltscapes.com/recipe-conte...
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A galaxy with non-smooth features, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the AEGIS survey.
It is at redshift 0.25 (lookback time 3.05 billion years) with coordinates (214.71506, 52.68215).
113 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.25 (lookback time 3.05 billion years) with coordinates (214.71506, 52.68215).
113 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
September 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
A galaxy with non-smooth features, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the AEGIS survey.
It is at redshift 0.25 (lookback time 3.05 billion years) with coordinates (214.71506, 52.68215).
113 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.25 (lookback time 3.05 billion years) with coordinates (214.71506, 52.68215).
113 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
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Graham Greene has died.
A Canadian acting icon, he earned an Oscar nomination for his role as Kicking Bird in Dances With Wolves. He also won a Grammy, Gemini and Canadian Screen Award, along with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. He also earned a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
A Canadian acting icon, he earned an Oscar nomination for his role as Kicking Bird in Dances With Wolves. He also won a Grammy, Gemini and Canadian Screen Award, along with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. He also earned a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
September 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Graham Greene has died.
A Canadian acting icon, he earned an Oscar nomination for his role as Kicking Bird in Dances With Wolves. He also won a Grammy, Gemini and Canadian Screen Award, along with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. He also earned a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
A Canadian acting icon, he earned an Oscar nomination for his role as Kicking Bird in Dances With Wolves. He also won a Grammy, Gemini and Canadian Screen Award, along with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. He also earned a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
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Israel claimed responsibility for killing five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif, in a strike on their media tent outside al-Shifa Hospital, bringing the total journalists killed to 237 since the war began.
🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/1490et
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August 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Israel claimed responsibility for killing five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif, in a strike on their media tent outside al-Shifa Hospital, bringing the total journalists killed to 237 since the war began.
🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/1490et
🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/1490et
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In 1920, a brilliant Czech writer Karel Čapek gave us the figure of both the "robot" and the robot revolution. The robot persisted: what Čapek was trying to say has gotten lost. Good thing @jdharlock.bsky.social's come along to dig it back up.
It's HEAT DEATH!
It's HEAT DEATH!
The Soul In The Machine
On R.U.R and the forgotten origin of the word "robot."
heat-death.ghost.io
July 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In 1920, a brilliant Czech writer Karel Čapek gave us the figure of both the "robot" and the robot revolution. The robot persisted: what Čapek was trying to say has gotten lost. Good thing @jdharlock.bsky.social's come along to dig it back up.
It's HEAT DEATH!
It's HEAT DEATH!
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Grand reopening happened last week! Brought some high end clientele and an antivaxxer MLA to mark the occasion.
June 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Grand reopening happened last week! Brought some high end clientele and an antivaxxer MLA to mark the occasion.
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Perhaps my favourite section of Hadrian's Wall is where the formidable might of the Roman army was beaten by the tenacious Northumberland bedrock ⛏️
📷 the extraordinary unfinished section of rock-cut vallum ditch east of Carrawbrough, May 2025
One can imagine the swearwords as work was abandoned
📷 the extraordinary unfinished section of rock-cut vallum ditch east of Carrawbrough, May 2025
One can imagine the swearwords as work was abandoned
June 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Perhaps my favourite section of Hadrian's Wall is where the formidable might of the Roman army was beaten by the tenacious Northumberland bedrock ⛏️
📷 the extraordinary unfinished section of rock-cut vallum ditch east of Carrawbrough, May 2025
One can imagine the swearwords as work was abandoned
📷 the extraordinary unfinished section of rock-cut vallum ditch east of Carrawbrough, May 2025
One can imagine the swearwords as work was abandoned
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A Saxon doorway from the south side of the tower of All Saints at Brixworth in Northamptonshire using recycled Roman tiles. The doorway was originally internal and led to a now demolished cell. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #AngloSaxon #Brixworth #Northamptonshire
May 15, 2025 at 6:31 AM
A Saxon doorway from the south side of the tower of All Saints at Brixworth in Northamptonshire using recycled Roman tiles. The doorway was originally internal and led to a now demolished cell. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #AngloSaxon #Brixworth #Northamptonshire
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A smooth galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.059 (lookback time 819.8 million years) with coordinates (196.43980, 34.68110).
49 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.059 (lookback time 819.8 million years) with coordinates (196.43980, 34.68110).
49 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
May 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A smooth galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.059 (lookback time 819.8 million years) with coordinates (196.43980, 34.68110).
49 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.059 (lookback time 819.8 million years) with coordinates (196.43980, 34.68110).
49 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
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Want To Boycott Trump-Friendly Companies? These Apps Aim To Assist You via @forbes
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Want To Boycott Trump-Friendly Companies? These Apps Aim To Assist You
“People are realizing that they have a vote everyday with their purchasing power, and they can take a stand every single day with how they spend their money,” says Nathan Lerner, executive director at...
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May 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Want To Boycott Trump-Friendly Companies? These Apps Aim To Assist You via @forbes
www.forbes.com/sites/reneem...
www.forbes.com/sites/reneem...
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“This is cruelty. This is not war.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/w...
A Popemobile Used by Pope Francis Will Become a Mobile Clinic in Gaza
In his last months, Pope Francis blessed an effort to transform the vehicle he used when he visited the West Bank in 2014 into a mobile health clinic to treat Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip.
www.nytimes.com
May 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“This is cruelty. This is not war.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/w...
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Ivan Higgins' Sculptures (Brooklyn, NS):
Located along a long and winding trail through an old forest, there are several sculptures that were created by artist Ivan Higgins. The sculptures depict a variety of mythical scenes.
Located along a long and winding trail through an old forest, there are several sculptures that were created by artist Ivan Higgins. The sculptures depict a variety of mythical scenes.
May 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Ivan Higgins' Sculptures (Brooklyn, NS):
Located along a long and winding trail through an old forest, there are several sculptures that were created by artist Ivan Higgins. The sculptures depict a variety of mythical scenes.
Located along a long and winding trail through an old forest, there are several sculptures that were created by artist Ivan Higgins. The sculptures depict a variety of mythical scenes.
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What is Canada's Favourite Roadside Attraction?
ROUND FOUR: NOVA SCOTIA/NEW BRUNSWICK
We started with a list of 448 Roadside Attractions in Canada. Winner moves on to Round FIVE!
#CanadasFavouriteRoadsideAttraction
Attraction info in 🧵👇
1. Mastodon
2. Ivan Higgins' Sculptures
ROUND FOUR: NOVA SCOTIA/NEW BRUNSWICK
We started with a list of 448 Roadside Attractions in Canada. Winner moves on to Round FIVE!
#CanadasFavouriteRoadsideAttraction
Attraction info in 🧵👇
1. Mastodon
2. Ivan Higgins' Sculptures
May 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
What is Canada's Favourite Roadside Attraction?
ROUND FOUR: NOVA SCOTIA/NEW BRUNSWICK
We started with a list of 448 Roadside Attractions in Canada. Winner moves on to Round FIVE!
#CanadasFavouriteRoadsideAttraction
Attraction info in 🧵👇
1. Mastodon
2. Ivan Higgins' Sculptures
ROUND FOUR: NOVA SCOTIA/NEW BRUNSWICK
We started with a list of 448 Roadside Attractions in Canada. Winner moves on to Round FIVE!
#CanadasFavouriteRoadsideAttraction
Attraction info in 🧵👇
1. Mastodon
2. Ivan Higgins' Sculptures
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What is Canada's Favourite Roadside Attraction?
ROUND FOUR: NOVA SCOTIA/NEW BRUNSWICK
We started with a list of 448 Roadside Attractions in Canada. Winner moves on to Round FIVE!
#CanadasFavouriteRoadsideAttraction
Attraction info in 🧵👇
1. Giant Hummingbird
2. Fishermen's Monument
ROUND FOUR: NOVA SCOTIA/NEW BRUNSWICK
We started with a list of 448 Roadside Attractions in Canada. Winner moves on to Round FIVE!
#CanadasFavouriteRoadsideAttraction
Attraction info in 🧵👇
1. Giant Hummingbird
2. Fishermen's Monument
May 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
What is Canada's Favourite Roadside Attraction?
ROUND FOUR: NOVA SCOTIA/NEW BRUNSWICK
We started with a list of 448 Roadside Attractions in Canada. Winner moves on to Round FIVE!
#CanadasFavouriteRoadsideAttraction
Attraction info in 🧵👇
1. Giant Hummingbird
2. Fishermen's Monument
ROUND FOUR: NOVA SCOTIA/NEW BRUNSWICK
We started with a list of 448 Roadside Attractions in Canada. Winner moves on to Round FIVE!
#CanadasFavouriteRoadsideAttraction
Attraction info in 🧵👇
1. Giant Hummingbird
2. Fishermen's Monument
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New track coming soon....stay tuned...lock down your aerial 📻
May 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
New track coming soon....stay tuned...lock down your aerial 📻
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📣 Kneecap statement repost from X:
April 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
📣 Kneecap statement repost from X:
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We can win this Carleton, but only if you stay in line and GO VOTE on Monday, no matter what. Let’s stop Pierre Poilievre.
#FanjoyVsPoilievre #TogetherWeCan
#FanjoyVsPoilievre #TogetherWeCan
Poilievre schedules rally in Carleton amid reports he could lose his seat - National | Globalnews.ca
The Conservative leader has represented the rural Ottawa riding since 2004, but faces a determined push by Liberals to unseat him amid slumping polls.
globalnews.ca
April 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
We can win this Carleton, but only if you stay in line and GO VOTE on Monday, no matter what. Let’s stop Pierre Poilievre.
#FanjoyVsPoilievre #TogetherWeCan
#FanjoyVsPoilievre #TogetherWeCan