The light finds its way #forestfriday #photography #classicmono

From a clear, educational, compelling opinion piece by @dougsaunders.bsky.social in the Globe and Mail: “According to a report by a panel of United Nations experts leaked last year, the RSF has been able to prevail, despite having only 100,000 fighters compared to the army’s 200,000, because …

28 / Thus, it would be a huge mistake for SCOTUS to endorse as “constitutional” the ham-handed, ill-informed, one-sided “liberation day” tariffs on the pretext that they are “natural” means of regulating trade. Katyal is right.

I’m not attempting to keep up on social media or otherwise, but volunteering selling coffee (in solidarity with Guatemala, where I once lived, through Breaking the Silence Network) and three different people said they were going to “the rally.” www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/...

Microsoft and Google say data centers will create thousands of jobs in Chile. But our analysis of permit filings shows a much smaller number of potential positions — mostly in security and cleaning, not skilled IT jobs. New: restofworld.org/2025/data-ce...

This song and singer @desireedawsonmusic.bsky.social are a new favourite. Also I’m looking for a chopping block of good dimensions for turning split wood into kindling. DM with a #Halifax address if you could leave such a thing on the curb after the rain eases up. m.youtube.com/watch?featur...

While Trump and Carney debate who's better at resurrecting Ronald Reagan, trade expert Beth Baltzan explains why free trade today looks more like Reganomics than the internationalization of FDR's New Deal. Watch: youtu.be/_nOlyx8zNa0?...

"Haligonians are rightfully frustrated about traffic congestion. But the premier’s promise has pushed another 10,000 cars onto the roads, clogging up your commute. These 10,000 trips are trips that the drivers were previously not willing to pay a single dollar to make"

Indigenous grandmothers co-created this video resource linked in Growing Together, Alice House’s online course about supporting children impacted by IPV. “Strong Women’s Circle: A Systems Change Approach to Addressing Family Violencs within Communities.” A good 20min #TRC learning. lnkd.in/eMbHWGT9

"Margaux Blanchard" may go down as a kind of minor Stephen Glass of the AI moment. Whoever, or whatever, they are, they seem to have used AI to fabricate multiple articles with fictitious sources published in Wired, Business Insider, and other publications pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...

Two things I feel good about this week - indulgence in amazing Nova Scotia peaches and choosing to not let AI train off my posts on LinkedIn. Little wins, folks.

This is an issue for many farmers in Nova Scotia. And the provincial regulations/ abattoirs are adequate for doos safety - in fact, compared side-by-side with federal regulations, the provincial ones are sometimes more stringent. There should be a “de minimis” exemption for interprovincial trade

Hi #BikeHfx and #Halisky! We could use your help again, this time in downtown Dartmouth. #KidicalMassHfx rides on Sunday Sept 14, and we'd be at our best with a few more volunteers. Let us know if you can help?

The Embankment cycleway (CS3) in London was purposefully built to be wider than was usual in order to future proof it. Some said it would hardly be used. Now there’s a decent case for widening it further. Induced demand is real.

I scroll on Meta sometimes. This @motherjones.com explainer of “Theo bros” partly answers my continual WTF re the US and also - as the last few seconds point to - US support for genocide www.instagram.com/reel/DNtgO8l... Combine with a CBC front burner episode on Christian Zionism.

I wonder how big the ferry I’m on appeared to passengers on this cruise ship. #georgesisland #Halifax #behemoth

This seems important and also I’d like smart people I follow to discuss amongst yourselves so I can learn more. Thanks in advance.

Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year. momentummag.com/your-comebac...

This is superb. Infuriating, but brilliantly presented.

Last week, ICE arrested a six-year-old Queens public school student at her family's scheduled check-in. This morning, she was deported along with her mother. One of her siblings remains in detention. The cruelty of this federal administration knows no bounds.

Good of @nichecanada.bsky.social to share this again. It's a story I discovered that I'd like to see more widely known

A snap just post show @sbtshalifax.bsky.social this evening at Point Pleasant. The players and the setting make As You Like It dreamy fun. #Halifax

The gear most volunteer fire departments have is not designed for wildfires, but for the calls they usually take. It can keep flames and smoke out during a house fire, but isn't breathable or nimble when trekking through the woods in summer heat. #Newfoundland #wildfires www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The futility of Canada’s symbolic recognition of #Palestine amidst ongoing support for Israel’s genocide #gaza rabble.ca/human-rights...

‘Calling this starvation a "humanitarian crisis" is like saying a domestic violence victim is having an injury crisis.’ - Clare Moriarty @quiteclare.bsky.social

If you’ve ever eaten a samosa, you must try samosa chaat. This is the version at Coffee Street in Dartmouth - delicious!

ICYMI: Last week, I made a video about the potential for bike lanes on Morris Street, the recent political carnival around it, and did some measuring to see if there's actually even a need to drop a traffic lane at all.

Emancipation Day was celebrated in 19th century Halifax, NS, by "colored people and friends of Liberty and Freedom"

Just announced on LinkedIn: the new gig that’s bringing me to Dartmouth regularly - and getting me on my bike and the ferry - is as interim Executive Director at Alice House. I’ve really enjoyed my first three days back in an office.

Day 2 of my dream commute - bike/ ferry to downtown Dartmouth (eventually I might attempt the bridge) and I met an older cyclist on her way to Toronto. She got to Halifax with a combo of train and bike. Multi-modal for a taste of adventure.

Nearing end of my bike/ferry commute to a new gig in based downtown Dartmouth. It won’t always be summer but I am looking forward to starting my mornings like this for many months to come.

ICYMI: Will you be in Paris before the end of the year? “Canadian urbanist @brenttoderian.bsky.social teamed up with the city of Paris and, in particular, its mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social, on a new exhibition that shines a light on cities & global climate action.” Thanks @momentummag.bsky.social!

Feeling triumphant that I altered a shirt, which involved loading a bobbin on my mom’s old sewing machine using muscle memory; and now I’ve messed with the kids’ YouTube by watching sewing videos. #smallwins #lowcarbonfun

So many good questions in this thread - though they all amount to WTF, and answered with a NO. #Halifax @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social #ParksCanada @charlieangus104.bsky.social #cdnpoli

"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...

Tragedy in Texas hill country, where 4 months’ worth of rain in just four hours caused Guadalupe River levels to spike 30 feet in just an hour and a half - in the middle of the night. Two dozen are dead in the resulting floods and another 20 young campers still missing. apnews.com/article/texa...

Given this⤵️ how do we still consider the US a safe third country??!

Warnock: If I'm honest, there are days when I have to ask people of my faith tradition as a Christian, are we reading the same book?  The book I know says I was hungry and you fed me. I was sick, I was in prison and you visited me, I was a stranger and you welcomed me….

Got a flat of strawberries. Will use some immediately and freeze others. I’m finding great recipes - farmersmarketsnovascotia.ca/2019/07/08/o... - but not definitive advice re prepping to freeze. Vinegar rinse - yes, no, proportion? #NovaScotia

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John Herbert was convicted of indecency after he was robbed in Toronto while dressed as a woman. His time in prison inspired him to write a play about his experience. It became the most-widely produced play in the history of Canadian theatre. This is his story. 🧵1/10

Where do people swim off the Chain of Lakes/ BLT trail? Ended up finding an access to Governor Lake but it wasn’t ideal. Somehow, this app is 90% #Halifax cycling for me so I figure it’s a good place to ask.

Halifax couple desperately trying to adopt 3 children from Lebanon against a ticking clock #Halifax #NovaScotia Victoria Joumaa says her little cousins will be forced to leave orphanage www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Good news, #Halifax. I still want to convince/ coach my teens to bike to Citadel safely. But I appreciate the bus pass.

I love that supporters can have a short parade through the city to the stadium to get hyped for their teams. You just can’t do that in the exurbs.

I support a soccer stadium that is easy to get to by transit, on foot, by bike/AT and brings 1000s of people joy. A good presentation - from CPED in Sept 2023 - www.youtube.com/live/YgeXi9O..., at ~ 1:20. I wish #Halifax well as we deliberate on how to accommodate neighbours & multiple goals.

From my email to #Halifax council: “By all means, spend tax dollars wisely but we spend a lot of money on roads in Halifax, and those roads are congested by cars and trucks. Any time we can allow people to bike or take transit instead of a personal vehicle is a win….