Last night I had slush which is apparently a Newfoundland tradition. Myself and the other Newfoundlanders at the party had never heard of it growing up and only know about it from social media. I find it really hard to believe this actually has been a thing for decades.

If I ever owned a store I would have hours where no Christmas music was played so people who are dealing with grief and anything else could shop without the torture the music brings.

This makes me feel so sad. Shelter beds aren’t housing. Neither are hotels. People need actual stable and affordable homes. And we need to prevent people from becoming homeless to make a real dent in these numbers.

I’ve gotten to a point with doing Duolingo for chess that I no longer consider myself someone who is even mildly good at chess. And this happened way sooner than I would have hoped.

Signing up for courses always seems like fun until you are spending the evening doing homework when you could otherwise be doing literally anything else.

I truly, truly thought Dick Cheney was already dead so the news this morning was somewhat confusing.

Danielle Smith was a floor-crosser so…

Did not one think to remind Carney that if he really needed to get some money back in the government’s pockets he could just tax the rich?

It is amazing how quickly this government is adopting AI and cutting staff. Remember when they decided to try and modernize and automate payroll and cut staff using the Phoenix Pay System nine years ago and nearly half of the public service wasn’t paid properly and it cost billions to fix?

At the end of the day I'm not sure how much difference it makes. But it is striking to put out a budget that axes a luxury tax on yachts and adds a co-pay for refugee claimants accessing drugs and dental care.

Canada budget update: A $2.7bn cut to international assistance over 5 years, or about 10-12% of the budget. Particularly focusing on global health, which is worrying because it's a core Canadian priority Not sure we need a resurgence of polio on top of everything, but what do I know

I was a coms staffer at PSAC when the Harper government slashed the public service — a miserable time for everyone. All it led to was layoffs, followed by the fed govt hiring more temps and expensive consultants. And then eventually hiring back even more people. It takes humans to run a country 🤷‍♀️

It would be really cool if my brain didn’t think it would be cool for me to wake up between 3 and 4 am at least one night a week.

Teen Vogue rising after the 2016 election and dying after the 2024 election doesn't even feel like a metaphor as much as a microcosm of what is happening all over places that were once strong areas of resistance.

We went to The Little Blue Coop mini Therapeutic Farm today in Gaetz Brook and it was truly the best. I didn’t know I would love a bunny so much.

I don’t understand why there is so much spitting in baseball.

Don’t forget to destroy your clocks tonight and reclaim what they’ve taken from you

Last night @halifaxretales.bsky.social tried to explain baseball to me and it became very clear that it was a waste of both our time.

I feel the need to tell anyone who is apprehensive about getting one that I had my first mammogram today and it was a lot less scary than I expected and didn’t hurt like I feared it would. Take the leap and book it if you have been putting it off like I did.

Today is the Feast Day of St. Francis. The Prayer of St. Francis (Make Me a Channel of Your Peace) is one of my favorite prayers. It’s a great guidepost for how to be a Christian. And it’s 100% the opposite of the “Christian” nationalism we see in our country these days.

“And it’s unfortunate that this government has colluded and gave permission to these industry actors without our informed consent. That’s another law, the free informed prior consent you’re sidestepping, and all of your agreements.” - Michelle Paul, who lives on the Gold River Reserve

It is so gross how people on Reddit are so casually saying that if you go to a music festival you should just expect that you might be sexually assaulted. No one has the right to grope another person, no matter where they are.

the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.

The story of my life is that I love to put things in places that make sense at the time, never to be found again.

I am begging Canadians to understand that Canada Post, like public transit, should not be a business - it's a service. Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.

For years the union representing postal workers has been advocating for Canada Post to bring in postal banking, which would help save post offices & allow remote areas banking opportunities.This has the potential to be revenue generating. Instead they just make more cuts. www.cupw.ca/en/campaign/...

I genuinely cannot understand how it is still September and will be for five more days. I feel like it has been September for literally months at this point.

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read. They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

This is appalling and I hope someone stops her. Trans rights are human rights and Canada needs to set the tone. We should strive for inclusion and not adopt the divisive and discriminatory policies of our neighbours to the south.

Health Canada granted CanSAGE nearly $500,000 to train primary-care doctors, emergency physicians, and general gynecologists in endometriosis, including ultrasound and surgical skills. www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

Meanwhile, on HBCU campuses, lockdowns after bomb threats and though I'm sure this won't interest most media types, it is worth noting: abcnews.go.com/amp/US/multi...

It turns out my mid life crisis is me suddenly thinking I should become a dancer as I’ve signed up for belly dance, barre and burlesque this fall. I don’t like leaving the house on a work night and I’m severely anemic so I’m not sure why this seems like a good idea.

Trying to be more positive, I bought a print that I put in my office that says “What if it all works out?” When I went in today it had fallen off the shelf onto the floor. That didn’t feel like the greatest sign.

I don’t care what the calendar says, today is the last day of summer.

On this Labour Day, remember that if you've taken parental leave in Canada during the last 40 years, you owe the postal union. And postal workers are still fighting, right now, for better working conditions and not to be turned into gig workers.

Today @halifaxretales.bsky.social said I wasn’t goth I’m just “goth adjacent” because I guess in his mind I’m supposed to listen to the cure and dress steam punk. Mind you I have a big ol tattoo of bats and was shopping in the Halloween sections for things I’d use year round as he said jt.

No offense, but things should get better, instead of constantly worse

🚨 Dalhousie's historic faculty lockout isn't just a labour dispute, it's a warning sign of deeper systemic failures in post-secondary funding that are crushing students and weakening our economy. #HigherEducation #NovaScotia #Education open.substack.com/pub/alecstra...

Just released: 2025 Living Wages Report for NL, NS, & PEI. Too many households in Atlantic Canada struggle to make ends meet - their earnings don't cover basic living expenses. Govts & employers must act to address the affordability crisis. Learn more: bit.ly/2025livingwa... #NSpoli #NLpoli #PEIpoli

I was thinking about how Fillmore referred to civics-minded citizens as hobbyists, and it seems to me that he views municipal government as a leisure activity and being mayor is just a retirement project.

A friend who was there told me that Andy freaked out when someone asked about the Davis cup and left when a second person asked about it. Does this man have no ability to dialogue? Having a tantrum is not very mayoral. I’d also love to know who decided the cops needed to be called. Shameful.

I’m eating some cucumber that I grew from seed and honestly it makes me feel way more accomplished than it probably should.

I have too many books waiting to be read, but @kingsbookstore.bsky.social has a sale today and I couldn’t help myself.

James Dobson can no longer do evil on earth, but we still live with his zombie: his network of "family policy council" lobbying groups Most state laws against abortion, gay marriage, or trans healthcare have their roots in Dobson's network. Its power is vast, yet it is little-known 🧵

I hope whatever kid wins this is one who loves bikes and has parents who prod them to make sure that’s all they tell Andy about for the whole day.

No disrespect to the person they hired, I’m sure they are more than capable and will do a great job, but seeing the ECMAs hire an older, white cis man as their new director, while saying they remain committed to EDIA after everything that has gone down just feels wrong.

Our economy remains precarious and weak because governments prioritize corporate interests over workers' rights. While transportation is key to a productive economy, unpaid labour and low wages deepen inequality and stifle progress. This Liberal government’s policies are a disaster. #cdnpoli

I dunno, man. It's almost like Carney being rah-rah about AI and making vague statements about "Building Canada" with no mention of workers, should have been huge red flags that the man thinks about industry before workers.

The Canadian government really just cut a union of mostly women’s bargaining rights to force them back to do unpaid labour for a huge corporation? Ugh.

my moment has arrived