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Suzanne Rent
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Award-winning investigative journalist with the Halifax Examiner. Horsewoman. Birder. Opinions expressed here are my own.

Also writing as A Difficult Woman: https://suzannerent.substack.com/
Faith is a Bird: https://faithisabird.substack.com/

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · Mar 12
This took me some courage to write but here’s a new post on my newsletter.

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When the mean girls grow up
Sometimes a woman's worst enemy is another woman.
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I had the shingles vaccine two years ago and can’t recall any side effects at all. I generally don’t have any or only mild side effects with vaccines.

But people I know who had shingles said it was “debilitating.” Get the vaccine.
naomikritzer.bsky.social Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 7h
I am baffled by this because I have had so many friends with shingles and NONE of them made it sound fun. Not one. A vaccine that made me absolutely miserable for 48 hours would still be a huge improvement over the mildest case of shingles I've heard of. (Also it made me tired for 1 day.)
levin.bsky.social Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 11h
All over my FB people talking about their bad experiences with shingles vax and dissuading each other from getting it! We need to give people real info on how to mitigate the symtoms caused by vaccines because vaccines are always better than meeting a virus unprepared. Yet drs aren't coaching ppl
December 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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I didn't feed or see any #birds today (it's pretty cold outside) and it makes me sad.

But here's one of my favourite pics. I took this in the spring at Miners Marsh in Kentville.
A male northern cardinal with bright red plumage and a black mask around his red beak sits on a branch among bare shrubs. He has his head titled to the side and appears to have a grin.
December 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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As I was reading @philmoscovitch.bsky.social's Morning File, I realized I don't know the lyrics to AC/DC songs but I sing along with them anyway.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
For those still rocking after 50 years (we salute you) - Halifax Examiner
Gearing up to see the "masters of the single-entendre" one more time.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Here is a list of key dates for the #Halifax #budget process. This year, there's a special evening session for which the public can sign up to speak. That session takes place on Jan. 27.

www.halifax.ca/home/news/mu...
Municipality announces key dates for the 2026/27 municipal budget process
The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents of key dates for the 2026/27 municipal budget process.
www.halifax.ca
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Dumb, backward move.

Working from home gets cars off the road and makes people's lives better. And if workers can't work from home, there are other ways to improve their lives, too.
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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I keep hearing the ads on radio so I thought I'd share this. You can submit a claim under the #Canadian Packaged #Bread Class Action. The deadline is Dec. 12.

www.canadianbreadsettlement.ca
Canadian Packaged Bread Class Actions Settlement
This website has been established to provide general information related to the proposed settlement of the case referred to as Canadian Packaged Bread Class Actions Settlement.
www.canadianbreadsettlement.ca
December 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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This is a great column on why women don't like/use AI. It's because AI is being used against them, including by using it to create deepfakes.

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There's a Reason Women Aren't Swooning Over AI Like Men Are
Or rather, a great many reasons
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December 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Public can have its say on Halifax police use-of-force policy that focuses on de-escalation

Story by me

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Public can have its say on Halifax police use-of-force policy that focuses on de-escalation - Halifax Examiner
Draft policy went to Board of Police Commissioners meeting on Wednesday.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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This is an excellent read for middle-age #women: "Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore."

It's science!

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Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
Your brain's middle finger to people-pleasing
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December 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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I was on the way to my horseback riding lessons and stopped along a rural road after seeing chickadees and juncos. I stopped to watch them and held out my hand with seeds. Then this happened.
December 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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I am trying to stay awake for a bit, so I wrote another post in my newsletter. This one was sitting in my drafts, so I finished it off.

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Walmart's human resources executive says she 'never believed in the term work-life balance.’ Meanwhile, Walmart workers are being denied food stamps
Executives shouldn't be talking about work-life balance when their employees are fighting to get by.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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I am trying to stay awake for a bit, so I wrote another post in my newsletter. This one was sitting in my drafts, so I finished it off.

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Walmart's human resources executive says she 'never believed in the term work-life balance.’ Meanwhile, Walmart workers are being denied food stamps
Executives shouldn't be talking about work-life balance when their employees are fighting to get by.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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A #bird in the hand is better than therapy.
A small black, white, beige, and grey chickadee sits in a white woman’s hand eating seeds
December 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Thanks to @meanderingemu.bsky.social for letting me know the #woodduck was at the #Halifax Public Gardens today. I (happily) dropped my housework to go get photos. #birds
A male wood duck with red eyes and colourful and gorgeous plumage of glossy green, blue, chestnut brown, beige, and white stripes walks on the lawn in a park A male wood duck with red eyes and colourful and gorgeous plumage of glossy green, blue, chestnut brown, beige, and white stripes walks along the thin ice of a pond in a city park. A male wood duck with red eyes and colourful and gorgeous plumage of glossy green, blue, chestnut brown, beige, and white stripes swims in a bubbling icy pond surrounded by dried leaves floating on the surface.
December 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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I wish these pics were a bit clearer but a pileated woodpecker was just in my backyard. #birds
A pileated woodpecker with a long beak, a black body, black and white striped head, and a large tuft of red feathers on its head on the side of a tree. A pileated woodpecker with a long beak, a black body, black and white striped head, and a large tuft of red feathers on its head on the side of a tree and partly covered by evergreen branches in front of it. A pileated woodpecker with a long beak, a black body, black and white striped head, and a large tuft of red feathers on its head on the side of a tree.
December 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Yes, you-know-who is named in the headline but this is a hopeful message. My latest in my newsletter.

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Donald Trump is a horrible human being. He's also brought out the best and bravest of some people.
People mistake hate for talent, effort, and merit. Fortunately for us all, some people see straight through the fakeness of it all and they're fighting back.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Me lying in bed on a Friday night wondering where all the birds go after dark.
December 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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No. They have two different bosses. Clearly, one is more effective than the other.
ericmgarcia.bsky.social Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3d
Not to defend Olivia Nuzzi, who broke every rule in journalism and promoted a charlatan to his current position. But it's incredibly telling that she will lose her job, but RFK Jr. gets to stay in his job despite the reports of his drug use, his affairs and his defenestrating of public health.
December 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Wouldn’t be surprised!
theferocity.bsky.social Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 3d
She’ll be an executive at CBS News by EOD next Friday.
wsj.com The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 3d
Breaking: Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agreed to part ways after new revelations and allegations about an affair with RFK Jr. and her behavior while reporting on him.
December 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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I think what this proves is that you can be as unprincipled and shitty at your job as you like. The only unforgivable thing is to be cringe.
December 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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I was walking across a parking lot to a store entrance and a driver approaching me seemed to speed up, not slow down. I said, "that's right. Get a good run at me."
December 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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The #Halifax Bird Canada micro-mobility pilot project will pause for the winter months starting on Monday, Dec. 15.

www.halifax.ca/home/news/wi...
Winter pause for shared micromobility e-scooter and e-bike pilot program
The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that the shared micromobility pilot program will pause for the winter season on Monday, Dec. 15 (weather dependent), with the potential for earl...
www.halifax.ca
December 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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I have never done weed. It’s not my thing. My young neighbours do and they are the quiet and peaceful. I can’t say the same for the drinkers that used to live there.

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Scott Armstrong is siccing the cops on Indigenous people selling a harmless weed - Halifax Examiner
Cannabis? Really? That's what we're concerned about?
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
December 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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You can sign up to speak at this public hearing next week.
hfxgov.bsky.social Halifax Regional Municipality @hfxgov.bsky.social · 3d
On Thursday, December 11, Halifax Regional Council will be holding a Special Council meeting. There will be a public hearing.

To speak in-person, pre-register with the Clerk's office by 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11. For Zoom, register by 10 a.m. on Dec. 11. Agenda: brnw.ch/21wY75R.
A blue background with a yellow microphone icon. Text reads: "Public Hearing: Virtual participation available" in white font.
December 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Today's #bird break!

A black-capped chickadee, a dark-eyed junco, and a white-breasted nuthatch. It's freezing outside and birds are still out and happy. Birds are tough.
A black-capped chickadee with black, white, beige, and grey plumage sits on top of reddish maple buds on a tree on a cold but sunny day with a blue sky in the background. A dark-eyed junco with mostly slate grey feathers, a white belly, and a pale pink beak sits on the cracked and broken wood of a large tree branch that was long ago split during a hurricane. A white-breasted nuthatch with a white belly and throat, blue and black feathers on its head and back, and a long beak, strikes its classic pose from the side of a tree with its head and beak pointing upward.
December 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM