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Susan Joudrey
@sujo.bsky.social
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educator. historian of public history, settler colonialism & eugenics. concerned citizen. pop culture enthusiast. Worth a million in prizes, but also anti-capitalist.
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Kjipuktuk (Halifax)-Mi'kma'ki
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Whatever you think about the upcoming Remembrance Day, I'd like to see more of this nazi-fighting energy from everyone.
A photo of a poster that reads "Men of valor. They fight for you. Two-man boarding party from the Canadian corvette 'Oakville' subdues crew of German sub in Caribbean." The painting depicts two bare-chested men wearing shorts on a submarine taking on 5 or 6 uniformed nazis who are also wearing life preservers. This poster can be viewed at the Naval Museum of Halifax, in Nova Scotia.
November 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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This summary is more specific, and the majority of diagnosed disorders are speech, language, and motor function - so, people seem to be misrepresenting the study.
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

But I'm curious to know how they're accounting for subsequent viral infections in these kids.
A screenshot of part of the study linked in the post: "The most common diagnoses by 36 months were unspecified speech and language disorders, diagnosed in 9.5% of children born to COVID-exposed mothers versus 4.7% of those born to unexposed mothers. Expressive language disorders were diagnosed in 5.3% and 3.7%, respectively, while motor function disorder was diagnosed in 2.7% and 1.6%. Autistic disorder was diagnosed in 2.7% versus 1.1%, respectively."
November 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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spiders have many legs, but they also have many eyes.
A red spiderman hoodie with eight eyes and six legs.
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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It's no secret that part-time contracts in Nova Scotia don't fairly compensate instructors for their labour. We're just starting to align with Ontario wages from the early 2000s. When I moved back to Halifax from Ottawa in 2010, I was appalled by my first contracts at the Mount and SMU. 🧵
Support workers on strike Academic workers at MSVU and SMU need our support show your solidarity with CUPE 3912 at the picket lines! SMU 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Inglis street between Robie street and tower road MSVU 9:00 am - 8:00 pm seton building entrance off Bedford highway Times and locations for October 23 and 24 CUPE Nova Scotia
October 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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suspicion confirmed
A photo of two Charleston Chew boxes. The box containing vanilla is full. The box for chocolate only has one left in it.
October 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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it's going to be another bizarrely hot day in Nova Scotia.
A picture of a tree next to a street. The leaves are orange and red. The sky is clear blue and the sun is shining.
October 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Have americans considered re-watching episodes of Pinky and the Brain for ideas to regain political control?
Screenshot of a wikipedia plot summary for the Pinky and the Brain episode "Ambulatory Abe." "Brain converts the statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial into a robot to make people believe that Lincoln has returned and that he will be returned to power immediately."
September 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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It would be pretty hypocritical to encourage gen AI use in a course about colonialism. And, when you understand how humans learn, you realize there's no benefit to using gen AI tools in undergraduate classes. So, this is what I include in my syllabus:
Learning is a process of creativity and trust. For this class, please don’t use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to summarize readings, compose your assignments or responses. The authors of the course readings have not consented to adding their work to gen AI. While in some classes, learning to create AI prompts might be important, it’s not a learning outcome for this course. This is a course about colonialism, and we want to try and reduce activities that perpetuate colonial practices like resource extraction and exploitation.
September 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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the bees living under the front porch love the turtle head plant. they all just tuck right into the blossoms.
A bee flies at the edge of a pink flower that's shaped like a turtles head. There are many pink blossoms on a green leafy stem. A bee snuggles into a pink flower that's shaped like a turtles head. There are many pink blossoms on a green leafy stem
August 31, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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As we watch emerging book bans in Alberta, I stand so hard behind these tweets that sparked outrage in 2023.

It's never been about vaccines or masks. Those in favour of authoritarianism (who believe they'll benefit from it) use the pandemic as a crisis to create a following & advance
fascism.
Screenshot of an April 2023 tweet that linked to a Vice article about Moms for Liberty. Tweet says "One thing about the fascist authoritarianism mobilization that needs more detail is the link to anti-precautions during the pandemic." Screenshot of a second April 2023 tweet. It says "The removal of pandemic precautions can't be separated from anti-LGBTQ2S+ & racist attitudes because it's also tied to white replacement theory. So, when institutions remove protections without evidence it's a safe move, they're aligning with fascist hate.
August 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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August 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Halifax, you're killing me today:
A screenshot from a website. It says: "How to join: You can sign up to be notified about the next open session here:" And then there is no "here." No link. Nothing.
August 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Glad this local business confirmed they're open - Monday.
A screenshot of a slightly redacted email that reads: "Hello, Your order has been completed and is available for pick-up at our [redacted] street location. You can find us at [redacted] Halifax NS [redacted]. Our hours are: Monday
August 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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despite the drought, the nasturtiums are blooming and there are a few beans growing.
In a black pot, red and orange nasturtium flowers are blooming. There are a few purple beans growing in the right side of the photo.
August 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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this watermelon has real seeds! i'm probably more excited about this than i need to be.
A silver-coloured bowl holds cubed watermelon pieces and there are dark seeds throughout.
August 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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oh, horseflies are terrible. a couple days ago, for the first time, i got a targeted ad that made me want to buy the product:
A Lee Valley Tool ad. A person wears a grey baseball hat with a fake orange dragonfly clipped to the bill.
July 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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happy pride, Halifax!
A person carrying a sign that says "protect trans youth" walks in a parade. There's also a hand holding a pride flag.
July 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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I saw this on instagram and, for a moment, thought he had quit.
A screenshot from instagram that says "Mayor's office job postings, Halifax"
July 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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most wonderful time of the year.
A person wearing a blue baseball hat sits back to the camera in a red camping chair. the back of the hat says "vibes" and there's a campfire in the background.
July 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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hey #halisky ! There's a pay-what-you-can lemonade stand at Isleville and Kane Pl. Half the proceeds go to Feed Nova Scotia. They also have some sweet home-crafted bracelets.
A hand holding a cup of yelliw leomonade.
July 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Perhaps we could all send Andy a copy of the HRM organizational chart from the 2023 presentation "How Municipal Government Works."
He might be interested to see who's at the top of the chart.
A screenshot of the Halifax Regional Municipality organizational chart. It has "residents of the Halifax Regional Municipality" at the top. Under HRM residents is the municipal council and office of the Auditor General.
July 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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This. is. what. creates. traffic.
More vehicles on the road does not solve congestion.
A photo of a car being driven by someone who decided that they should enter the intersection when there was no room for them to move through and is now blocking traffic during a green light.
July 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Tim Houston and Andy Fillmore meet to bitch about "traffic," "barriers," and democracy.
Two men in suits talk to each other. It's a photo of Doug and Rob Ford.
July 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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I might be home from vacation, but work doesn't start until tomorrow.
A hand holding a cup of soft serve vanilla-chocolate twist ice cream with rainbow sprinkles on top.
July 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Wolfstongue is a great youth novel for discussing authoritarianism, enslavement, and the power of words. Highly recommend.
A book on a marble table top. The book cover features a wolf surrounded by trees and a human silhouette in the foreground. The book is titled Wolfstongue, by Sam Thompson.
July 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM