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Mom to a child of chaos. Super introvert with many solo hobbies. Force of nature when required. Strong believer that everyone deserves happiness as long as hurting others isn't what makes you happy. She/Her
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A young man in mental health distress is tazed by HRP, and has died in police custody. Another reason why police (at the very least police alone) should not be responders to mental health calls. Their presence, even when they’re trying to help, almost always escalates situations.

Absolutely wild that they called an early election because they “needed a stronger mandate”, and then proceeded to implement a bunch of sweeping, self-serving l, anti-democratic changes that they absolutely did not campaign on.

Incredible work. The patience required for all those french knots alone...

We can all acknowledge that it’s extra messed up that our premier who doesn’t want an auditor, is an accountant by trade, right?

Pay attention to Nova Scotia, Ontario voters (and all Canadian voters). When the chips are down, all Conservative governments truly want is to entrench their own power, and the power of their donors. Whatever populist concern they ride into office on is just a means to an end. Don't get fooled.

Every inch of democracy we lose is a piece of freedom we will never get back.

This is not great because I'm pretty sure the province views the city as 'an inconvenience between the Costcos'

Part-time Tim ns his Paradise Papers Pals have no problem spending a shit-ton of money off the books, but nothing for those in urgent need. #nspoli #NovaScotia #fascism

One promise I wish wasn't kept. This will have the peninsula gridlocked, or do nothing at best. The money should have gone into Transit. Every transit /mobility expert says it exasperate our problems. SMH. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

It's this

And as Prime Minister, I will Deregulate the Safety, Defund the Services, Avoid the Media, Subsidize the Wealthy, Harness the Lightning, Welcome the US, Speak the Anglo-Saxon, Cancel the Diversity, Abandon the Commoners, Celebrate the Mediocrity, Crash the Economy, and keep blaming Trudeau.

Looking for advice, #HaliSky! I want to organize a free clothes swap for our school, but what I will not be doing is sorting through donations. Hoping to run it in phases: 1- bring in your stuff & put on desigated tables, 2- shop, similar to POMBA sales. Any tips to keep it civil & organized?

I found an old video of a charm of hummingbirds (yes, that’s the group term) having a pool party in a fountain. youtu.be/YAer4rDnA6I?...

Great to hear about these Nunavut projects. Super interesting! They get so little coverage in the south. And Premier Akeeagok makes it crystal clear that southern politicians can't be unilaterally offering up any part of Nunavut

Give me what I want by @deAdder Substack open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

My favorite #landscapephotography image of the #lighthouse at Peggy's Cove #NovaScotia. #selectivecolor #travel #photography #atlanticCanada fineartamerica.com/featured/ice... @lasobremesa.bsky.social @canadatourism.bsky.social @fineartamerica.bsky.social @frommers.bsky.social

"Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight You gotta kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight" - Bruce Cockburn, Canadian Singer/Songwriter, from "Lovers in a Dangerous Time". Personally, my favorite version of this song is a cover by The Barenaked Ladies. youtu.be/k_oOc3Zj0KU?...

We need a watchdog keeping a keen eye on grocery prices. With COVID we saw that if prices *may* go up they would *certainly* go up as much as the food barons would deem fit.

I don't know how much illegal fentanyl flows south across the border, but I do know that however much it is it pales in comparison to the number of illegal guns flowing north across the border.