Media Release of the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs.

This Saturday is the Goths for Breakfast charity day. Goths unite! We're raising money for Magic Breakfast to feed hungry kids with a teaching marathon of fascinating talks and writing workshops. Pop in and out as you like - the talks are recorded! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982926549...

Malice, ignorance, or both? The downstream effects of the province’s cuts Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social

It can be hard to convince people who just don't or won't see it of the intrinsic value of the arts and culture sector for all of us. Maybe it will help to explain that economically the arts aren't expendable luxuries but offer enormous returns on modest investments. #stopthecuts

Highly recommend all Nova Scotians read this article by @timbousquet.bsky.social @halifaxexaminer.ca for a clear-eyed analysis of what’s happening here. Link in next post.

While all these cuts are horrifying, I want to be clear that, at the moment, these are PROPOSED cuts. There’s still time to your voice heard. Call or email your MLA. Call or email Tim Houston’s office. Call or email the Ministers related to the cuts you’re most angry about. See below for contacts.

I’m transgender, I live in Kansas, if you want to help rn donate to either the ACLU of Kansas or the ACE foundation in Wichita - the ACE foundation especially is the organization that will help people with money for groceries, rent, etc. More orgs also included in attached img acefoundationict.org

People who fight tooth and nail for ever lower taxes either don’t understand or wilfully ignore the plain fact that shared money accomplishes more.

Tim Houston continues his attack on the institutions that make this democracy worthwhile Morning File by me

Because of the National driver register, since their licenses are suspended, trans folks cannot move to another state and get a new license until they remove the suspension on their existing Kansas license. They can't even escape this by moving to another state.

If you have the means, please donate to the Trans Continental Pipeline right now. They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate and they are overwhelmed with requests. Colorado borders Kansas, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out. tcpipeline.org

Folks outside US need to get just how hurtful this is. Driving is a near necessity bc transit is underfunded. And KS has voter ID laws that will keep openly trans folks from voting in the upcoming midterms. It’s a cruel attempt to eliminate trans identity from public life.

To any Democrat who ever said about any issue, "Maybe if we agree with Republicans just this far, they'll stop there," remember that you were wrong, it was obvious at the time, and you really should never believe that again about any issue, ever.

Youth from my community

Public survey, please share your thoughts. engagehalifax.ca/argyle-stree...

This government hates Nova Scotians.

It’s difficult not to conclude that the govt wants a province of compliant workers, who will not think, feel, or aspire for themselves or their communities. “Here's the full list of the Houston government's grant cuts to organizations. Tell us what you think.” www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-...

I want every single reporter, every pundit, every advocate, every EVERYONE to point out the cost of the bridge toll removal and 1% HST cut. Every time someone asks you about the budget. Every time a politician has a microphone in their face. In the Legislature.

thanks to @philmoscovitch.bsky.social and @halifaxexaminer.ca for bringing attention to this travesty www.halifaxexaminer.ca/arts-and-cul...

This is a mental war that we have to win. It's not about being a luddite, it's about destroying or retaining the ability to think. It's about how insidious this becomes in a situation where generative AI is adopted and then subverted intentionally. www.thealgorithmicbridge.com/p/a-new-whar...

Please Note Date Change!! Houston is not even trying to hide his grand plan. 1. Run our economy into the ground. 2. Save it by destroying, extracting, exploiting our lands and waters. This is going to be a pivotal legislative sitting.

So-called 'nudify' apps. Smart glasses that secretly record video. An explosion in sexualised deepfakes. Tech has turned against women, and it's time to regulate it properly, says author and gender equality campaigner Laura Bates. Read more: ft.trib.al/Z3gd5bP

I actually have a fair bit of non-course-related work that will have to happen today despite the storm. But I’m blocking out two hours in place of my class time and office hours and dedicating them to unchallenging tv and immoderate snacking. #HaliStorm

Red Delicious apples. Why did we even do that. Although I also don’t understand the popularity of honeydew.

Should police be in schools? NO. Canada must not be pulled into US propaganda about school safety. Police officers, metal detectors, and cameras don’t make schools safer. Reducing the number of guns in the community, restricting access to high capacity guns, funding mental health access, and /1

Work in American Studies? Have a wide, interdisciplinary focus? Please consider joining us for the Canadian Association for American Studies conference here in Halifax. #CFP here:

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The Cambridge Companion to World-Gothic Literature is now available @universitypress.cambridge.org @msvuenglish.bsky.social I'm delighted to be a part of this collection www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

Once again, sound local reporting that's worth a few bucks a month. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/subscribe/

Using journalism of the calibre an LLM could never produce, Bousquet explains why LLMs will never produce real journalism.

The left is excited about underwater robots that livestream video feeds of octopus nurseries from the deep Gulf of Mexico. The right is excited about summarizing a five word e-mail, incorrectly.

Of course it would be silly to say that there's nothing new here, but if you pay even a bit of attention to the continuities then it's no wonder people are hostile and resisting this aggressively. There's nothing inevitable here and whether it "works" is as much a political as a technical question.

Writing Tip: I'm sure many of you already know this, but DO NOT use AI in your writing. It's not just about the principle, it's also impractical for everyone. You learn nothing from using it, and it floods submission inboxes with AI slop, making it harder for everyone. #writing #writingtips #Booksky

Gang. GANG. LLM DETECTORS ARE ALSO LLMs AND PRONE TO THE EXACT SAME ERRORS. STOP USING THEM.

This year's Romancing the Gothic Online Conference is taking place on the 22nd/23rd August. We're celebrating the publication of Radcliffe's posthumous works with a conference dedicated to women and people of marginalised genders in horror and the Gothic romancingthegothic.com/2025/10/15/r...

"Most people get to inherit some kind of wealth, a home. I inherited a duty, but I couldn't be more proud of it" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Did you know? Halifax Transit will quickly become far less accessible if Halifax Council approves the reduction in snow clearing service for transit stops and sidewalks.

Reducing the Alderney Ferry to 30 minute service? And, just before the Provincial Government mandates a 5 day return to work for provincial public servants will add to even more congestion. The Ferry links the downtowns and 15 minute service is essential for vibrant downtowns and a walkable city.

The call for nominations for The Allan Lloyd Smith Memorial Prize for a Monograph of Gothic Criticism 2026 and The Justin D. Edwards Memorial Prize for an Edited Collection of Gothic Criticism 2026 is now open! Submit by March 2nd: www.globalgoth.org/blog/call-fo...

It's that time of year again!!! 🥳 It's Goths for Breakfast time! This year, it's running on 28th February 9am - 10pm GMT. Online. Pop in and out as much as you like! It's a charity teach-a-thon, raising money for Magic breakfast to feed hungry kids. Get tickets - buytickets.at/romancingthe...

Transit advocates decry Halifax mayor's autocentric plan to address traffic congestion by providing more space for cars "If transit is to work it must be freed from having to compete with cars for existing road space. That means bus lanes or other forms of separated rights of way" – February 1974

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

it's been a long time coming but we can finally sell ebooks through the shop, please help us spread the word! choose us as your favorite bookstore and then purchases you make support us! books are DRM free epub files www.booksellers.ca/catalogue?bo...

‘Where are all the joyful motherfuckers?’ Allison Russell and Bad Bunny show us the way out Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social

Come to the virtual book launch of The Cambridge Companion to World-Gothic where @lnuonhorror.bsky.social will be briefly sharing her contribution to the forthcoming collection: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-cambri...

Lucasville, Fall River, Sambro Loop, Cow Bay, and Eastern Passage named in report. Prospect Road also very urgent, maybe others? How and why so many well populated areas, with no transit at all? www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...

"we cannot begin to talk about freedom and justice in any culture if we are not talking about mass based literacy movements." bell hooks 1997 we cannot begin to talk about freedom+justice in any culture now if we are not talking about mass de-literacy cognitive-incapacitating industries.

Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.

We're very excited to announce that Vol. 3, Issue 1 of Shirley Jackson Studies--Shirley Jackson and Adolescence--is now available! Check out these fantastic articles by @janiceflux.bsky.social, Ana Ibáñez Cirauqui, and Paula Puigvert Crous. shirleyjacksonstudies.org?page_id=497