“Don’t blame reporters posting on Bluesky for the loss of trust; blame media organizations that have abandoned the mission of comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable. Now, to a considerable degree, the media simply bootlicks the powerful.”

Alt headline: Humanity plans global self-extinction

"A distracted pedestrian might cause a minor inconvenience. A distracted driver, enabled by street design that encourages high speeds, can end a life. To treat these as equivalent is to ignore the fundamental physics of power and force." -Lanrick Bennett

Worth the watch! Kevin is doing the work that elected officials need to see ❤️

I really wish some news outlets would stop regurgitating Houston’s tweets verbatim. He’s now using veterans once again to distract the public. The poppy issue was Saskatchewan not Nova Scotia. Keep your eyes on Mabou. #nspoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

New affordable seniors' housing units completed in Happy Valley-Goose Bay #Newfoundland #Labrador #AffordableHousing #Seniors Seniors living in the units will be paying $700 a month for rent, but they are excited about far more than the affordable price. /1 thread www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

As usual, @suzannerent.bsky.social's reporting is detailed and revealing. But those details aside, can we acknowledge just how cowardly Fillmore is? He's afraid of speaking with a reporter? Coward. That word defines Fillmore's entire political career. Coward.

Response from The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society:

#BikeHFX I'm still looking for a few more marshals for Saturday's ride. If you can help out, please send me a message! @cyclehalifax.ca @criticalmasshfx.bsky.social

"Staff had to turn away one individual who suffered a stroke"

“Saving a life is more important than policing small amounts of drug use, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled last month.”

If Tim Houston is so concerned about democracy, he’d sit in the legislature for more than eight days, wouldn’t override decisions of Halifax regional council, would talk with reporters, and wouldn’t consider giving part of a provincial park to a private developer for a golf course.

Tim Houston thinks being an outrage farmer is the same as being a leader.

Read the whole thread:

The Dalhousie Nursing Program and The Orchid Women’s Health Initiative host their inaugural event on Nov 26: a screening of Below The Belt, followed by a panel on women’s health. Open to the public. Proceeds support the 2026 Orchid Gala. Tickets: www.bouncelife.com/events/68fba...

From reddit. 😔 Hot tip, if you almost murder someone with your vehicle, getting that pizza delivered on time should no longer be your top priority 😡 Any word on if the person hit is okay?

Very solid vent.

One million seconds is 11 days. One billion seconds is 31 years. One trillion seconds is 31,688 years. To be a trillionaire, an 80 year old would earn over 1.4m dollars every single hour from birth to death.

And Jeneroux makes two!

Nov. 4 is the first year anniversary of this Halifax regional council meeting. I have been trying since December to get an interview with Mayor Andy Fillmore. Three tries with no luck. But I wrote about reporting on Fillmore and some of his motions: www.halifaxexaminer.ca/arts-and-cul...

The police are defunding our cities

This story is horrifying!

CANSAGE’s Endometriosis Care Education Program (funded by Health Canada) is conducting a Primary Care Needs Assessment survey for family physicians, residents, PAs & NPs. Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/F2DG72T @cmadocs.bsky.social @cfpc-cmfc.bsky.social @jossreimer.bsky.social

Still got stuck in a little bike traffic squeezing around the church’s gate/modal filter to enter my neighbourhood this afternoon, despite today’s weather.

The list of things that fossil fuel companies and the ruling class have taken from us is already unacceptably long:

ICYMI: Last week I made a video about why Halifax's decade (or century) of population growth haven't translated into an easier time balancing the books. Or: Why We Can't Have Nice Things (municipal budget edition)

“I wonder what the province is prepared to do to address both the short- and the long-term issues of drought in this province," says Lunenburg mayor. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

Anyone who is more concerned about bikes on pavements than cars on the road is deeply unserious about pedestrian safety.

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A golf course and country club in St. John’s may be redeveloped into a new mixed use neighbourhood with commercial, retail, recreation, multiuse trails, and more than 1200 housing units.

These photos are 100 years apart. Bikes are so awesome.

Read @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social on how folks are fighting back: bsky.app/profile/theb...

When you treat "elevatoring" as a mode of transportation alongside walking, biking, driving, and taking transit, it becomes clear the extent to which housing policy truly is transportation policy.

Jokes on you my impatient neighbor, I drive slower than I ride my bike.

Last one. You'll need to wait for the full report for more and breakouts. Overall, would you say this budget will make people like you better off or worse off? Better off - 17% Worse off - 39% No impact - 24% Don't know - 20%

How to make life worse for the residents you’re supposed to represent 101:

As you may or may not be aware, Halifax's budget season is kicking off on Nov 19. I'm putting together a preview episode and I want to know if you have any questions about this budget season? Email matt(at)grandparade.news (voice notes are cool too and may be used in the pod)

NDP ask Premier Wakeham to focus on climate change ntv.ca/politics/ndp...

#BikeHfx, the email thread I’m on about the bike light at Robie & Almon is approaching 2 dozen messages. tl;dr is staff are going to revisit it.

This person in BC just blocked me after they replied to this post saying that right turn on left is completely legal when turning onto a two-way streets in BC and providing a link, from which I quoted the words “onto a one-way street”. Friends in BC, you might want to look out for this driver.

If the US + Canada would only get out of the car-freeways rut, we'd find there's a world of solutions out there to gridlock, congestion, and commuting frustration. Some are contained in North America's past—like the Interurbans that linked cities to suburbs, countryside, and other communities.

Smaller population than HRM:

Take a ride through Thunder Bay’s first Traffic Garden #Ontario It’s a miniature network of roads, intersections, and crosswalks all designed to teach kids how to navigate safely on two wheels without the worry of traffic. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

The median income of most Nova Scotians is $41,300. The average monthly cost of car ownership is $1,370 or $16,440 a year. The average monthly rent in Halifax is $2,095 or $26,340. If you are an average renting, driving Haligonian you make $41,300 and pay $42,780 for housing and transportation.

I guess it’s time to put my winter tires on my bike.

Nova Scotia Power reports nine service failures affecting 1,050 rate payers. Current conditions: A little drizzly.

This comment to a recent CH article about the high number of pedestrians killed by drivers is classic car brained thinking. Imagine if people walking and bicycling followed the same thinking? It’s like “I ran/biked an old lady down b/c traffic makes me so angry!” So bizarre!

What is with all the drivers I see turning left on a red light lately?

When you’re hit by a car, try not to die. It’s a real bummer for the driver.

This is why all entrances to paved multiuse trails need a bollard. www.facebook.com/share/v/1DSw...