Oh Rufus. Oh non!

Does anyone remember the scene from E.T. The Extraterrestrial where E.T. gets Elliot drunk at school? I sure didn't.

Why am I doing this to myself?

Work is going to SUCK, later this morning.

Woah! What's up with the Steelers' jerseys?

Having a son in 5th grade is wild. He'll come home from school saying shit he clearly heard in the school yard, but which he DEFINITELY doesn't understand, because if he knew what those words meant, he would absolutely not say that shit within earshot of his parents.

No matter where you're from, I'm glad we can all agree that today is a perfect day: 10/10.

Did I see an oil rig in St. Margaret's Bay (off Queensland beach), this morning? If not, what was it?

I'm seeing more and more reports of fires being set intentionally in NS, but not one mention of the potential (or likely, even) connection between that behaviour and far-right accelerationists. Not saying it's definitely related but it certainly does fit the description.

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Any updates around this one?

For years now, I've been wondering how so-called sustainable fuels were able to claim such large reductions over traditional fossil fuels, even though they are still being burnt and releasing carbon into the atmosphere, and now I see it is due to some bullshit, backwards-ass, liars' logic.

I'm getting really sick of the Fraser Institute being pushed as supposedly useful information Today it's that the wealthiest 20% of Canadians pay 57% of taxes. Coincidentally, StatsCan, earlier this week showed that the top 20% owns 65% of wealth Record inequality and continuing to worsen

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... It's almost suspicious how this article fails entirely to mention even the concept of a tenants union.

Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it Meanwhile those who've learned from history and studied the history of governance are doomed to watch current elected officials make stupid decisions history has shown us will fail, while making things worse for us all Knowledge is a curse

Libraries are the best!

16% of eligible voters is not a strong mandate. Certainly not enough to demand the ability to refuse to work with your colleagues to get things done.

Halifax is a very nice smelling city, this time of year.

Getting old is fun: from now on, my glasses will be 3x more expensive. And the old ones were already above my coverage limit.

Voters don't want uranium mining or fracking in NS, but donors do.

Take back public control of NS Power.

Just a reminder that your local library has more than books! Many also have dvds, cds, board games, video game systems, internet hot spots, streaming services, computers, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, passport services and so much more! Maybe it's time for a visit 📚❤️

I love libraries because, in a world overrun with the commodification and financialization of existence and experience, they stand as examples of the greatness that humans can achieve without the requirement of a profit And what they currently provide is just a sliver of their potential

I love libraries because they provide a space for people to exist without having to spend money. And it's so much more than just a space to exist. Libraries are overflowing with beneficial possibilities.

I love libraries because they present a proven way that communities can benefit from a sharing model of ownership. It works for books and other forms of media, as well as tools, kitchen utensils, and more. The library model of ownership could (and should, IMO) be expanded to cover everything!

I see a lot of people seemingly more engaged in electoral politics than ever, and understandably so. The world is intense right now, and elections have consequences. I'm concerned, though, that many will be happy enough with the result that they go back to life as usual, when (if) their team wins.

Sooo in these troubling times I would focus on listening to the people who told us all about how this was going to go down and stop listening to the people who scoffed or mocked that Mmhmm.

If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.

How to develop community engagement in a neighbourhood built to maximize isolation?

Off the top of my head, I would say it's the jars of homemade maple syrup in my fridge.

Feeling civically minded, might delete later

The great thing about being born is 1980 is that I get to swap my genx card out for a millennial card the moment everyone realizes genx is going to be just as selfish and nasty as the boomers were.

The answer to dead internet AI sloppified enshittified search engines is public libraries. Had a hard time finding a good Latin phrase for a prop that wasn't the same 10 boring things behind 30 modals and interstitched ads and found one in 10 mins in a book at the library

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-... More great work from Joan Baxter and the Halifax Examiner.

And giving up on protecting the rights of any specific group, to benefit "the greater good" is bad, actually.

I would love it if this whole weather event could just be snow. I don't want the rain at all.

Pisses me off that we’re stardust with the gift of conscious existence and having to spend our time on all this bullshit.

If you absolutely, positively need to know something, ask a librarian.

Did you know that there is a Halifax Tool Library? It's amazing! They even have a full woodworking shop, on-site.

Bluesky finally lets me view images in landscape mode. Yay.

If you see this post, quote with a bridge from your gallery.

The Province keeps saying that nearly 10% of people on the family doctor waitlist are being placed each month, and yet me and my family have been on the list for 3.5 years still. Something isn't adding up.

The mixed veggies we had with supper tonight included Lima beans. The (almost) 10 year-old called them "ligma beans". I know what you're thinking, and yes, that's why he said it. He did not learn that one at home. We are entering a new era of parenting. It probably didn't help that I laughed.

I knew a significant chunk of Canadians held delusional levels of hatred for our PM (I mean, they have lots of well-funded groups behind them, with merch and everything), but until today I didn't realize the quantity of people who hold delusional levels of love for him.

Canada next please.

Where do people buy quality kitchen utensils? I'm super sick of having to replace things that shouldn't need to be replaced so often.

2025: The Aristocrats!