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Shira Lurie
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Historian. Writer. Righter.

Author of “The American Liberty Pole: Popular Politics and the Struggle for Democracy in the Early Republic” and some other things.

Wear a mask and clean the air.
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Vaccinated to protect against severe illness.

Masked to protect against transmission.

Layer those protections!
Selfie of white woman in a car wearing a white N95 with sleeve rolled up showing bandaid on upper arm
October 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Changing CR Box filters will radicalize you about clean indoor air.

Run air filters so the gross stuff gets trapped in the filter and not your lungs!!
Two furnace filters pictured. The top is new and bright white. The bottom is used and grimy and black.
September 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Halifax Regional Police - protecting the public from peaceful protestors and bike lanes.
Cop car parked in a bike lane surveilling a free Palestine protest
August 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Thank you Neptune for hosting a masked performance of Casey & Diana. The intersections of the AIDS epidemic and the Covid pandemic are there for all who wish to see.
Four people seated in a theatre wearing N95 masks. Two have their thumbs up.
May 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Thank you Neptune Theatre for continuing to provide mask required performances!
A selfie of three people wearing respirators seated in a theatre. One is holding up the program for Little Shop of Horrors.
March 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Shoutout to Neptune Theatre for having one masked performance for every show’s run! ❤️😷
Two people wearing white N95s. One is wearing glasses.
January 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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exploitation; this is not unimportant work. However, the front-loading of critical consciousness building can waylay decolonization, even though the experience of teaching and learning to be critical of settler colonialism can be so powerful it can feel like it is indeed making change. Until stolen land is relinquished, critical consciousness does not translate into action that disrupts settler colonialism. So, we respectfully disagree with George Clinton and Funkadelic (1970) and En Vogue (1992) when they assert that if you "free your mind, the rest (your ass) will follow."
January 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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From Tuck and Yang.
Screenshot that reads: We don't intend to discourage those who have dedicated careers and lives to teaching themselves and others to be critically conscious of racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, xenophobia, and settler colonialism. We are asking them/you to consider how the pursuit of critical consciousness, the pursuit of social justice through a critical enlightenment, can also be settler moves to innocence - diversions, distractions, which relieve the settler of feelings of guilt r responsibility, and conceal the need to give up land or power or privilege.
January 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Screenshot of a tweet that says “this year is another year of masking and boycotting for me. because I’m not a little bitch.”
January 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Pc fans are MUCH quieter. Most common models are five fans. The downside is they are more expensive. Best option is to buy a kit online.
A pc fan cr box with five fans on top sitting on a desk Pc fan cr box with three fans on top and one on the side
November 16, 2024 at 4:20 PM
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A kite for Refaat Alareer at Halifax’s Ceasefire rally today 🖤
A white kite flying from a pole that has the Palestinian colours on it and Refaat Alareer's poem "If I Must Die" on it. In the background are people standing with flags and signs at a ceasefire rally. Dismiss
December 17, 2023 at 8:56 PM
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Look, I made a hat.
A stack of copies of the book "The American Liberty Pole." One book is placed next to it so you can see the cover. There is a large Liberty Pole and text that reads: "The American Liberty Pole: Popular Politics and the Struggle for Democracy in the Early Republic"
October 2, 2023 at 3:44 PM
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“Whose hunger shall be for the good,
Who shall thirst for justice and right.”

Have a meaningful fast, my Jews. See you on the other side.
A page from a prayer book that reads: On Rosh Hashanah we reflect, On Yom Kippur we consider: Who shall live for the sake of others, Who, dying, shall leave a heritage of life. Who shall burn with the fires of greed. Who shall drown in the waters of despair. Whose hunger shall be for the good, Who shall thirst for justice and right. Whose tongue shall be a thrusting sword, Whose words shall make for peace. Who shall be plagued by fear of the world, Who shall strangle for lack of friends. Who shall rest at the end of day, Who lie sleepless on a bed of pain. Who shall go forth in the quest for truth, Who shall be locked in the prison of self. Who shall be serene in every storm, Who shall be troubled by the passing breeze. Who shall be poor in the midst of possessions, Who shall be rich, content with their lot. Repentance, prayer, and charity: These return us to our God. Forgiven the past, renewed for tomorrow, May we go forth with rejoicing. To a year of great goodness. 31
September 24, 2023 at 10:26 PM
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We are in a predictable (and predicted!) surge. Please wear a mask for your community.
This image describes the Canadian Covid Forecast produced by Covid-19 resource Canada. The left side shows a risk metre with the following levels: low, moderate, elevated, high, very high, and severe. Canada's Covid Forecast outlook is severe for September 23 to October 6, 2023. Nova Scotia is seeing the highest rates of infection and is rated severe. New Brunswick, PEI, BC, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, Ontario, Quebec, and the North are all severe. Manitoba and Alberta are rated very high. The forecast is based on infection rates, hospitalizations, and deaths in the country.
September 24, 2023 at 2:54 PM