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US new media translated into meaningful terms: "Is there a constitutional crisis?" = A coup happened "fired generals" = A purge happened "retribution against enemies" = persecution of dissidents

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Get a mug (or more) of coffee/tea and settle in for this richly detailed, fascinating piece. This is the second in @timbousquet.bsky.social’s series.

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My sister, Anne Bousquet, made the feature graphic for Part 2. Nova Scotia's Policing Panic, Part 2: Blind Pig www.halifaxexaminer.ca/investigatio...

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My sister, Anne Bousquet, made the feature graphic for Part 2. Nova Scotia's Policing Panic, Part 2: Blind Pig www.halifaxexaminer.ca/investigatio...

submitted 22 hours ago • 1 comment

There's always a purge after a coup. That's how it works. It's in the dictator playbook. Next comes the arrest and imprisonment of dissidents.

submitted 23 hours ago • 5 comments

Another wild ride! We've published the second in my series. Nova Scotia's Policing Failure, Part 2: Blind Pig www.halifaxexaminer.ca/investigatio...

submitted 23 hours ago • 3 comments

The remake of Springtime for Hitler sucks

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Power Grab: Tim Houston is dismantling democracy in the birthplace of responsible government www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file... Morning File by me

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In its continuing power grab, the Houston government is taking over the Joint Regional Transportation Agency Act and placing it under the complete control of the minister Dept. of Public Works.

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Province House: Nova Scotia’s ‘not happening’ file By Jennifer Henderson

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Mediocre white men will be the end of us www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file... Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social

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Adair says she will appear before the Law Amendments Committee to speak to the bill. I'll have a full article about this later today. There is a flurry of activity at Province House this morning.

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Auditor General Kim Adair is asking that the bill gutting her independence be withdrawn.

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$7.4 billion deal for new Halifax hospital signed www.halifaxexaminer.ca/health/7-4-b... reported by me

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The erosion of democratic norms www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file... Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social

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More than 200 attend Halifax town hall to push back against ‘corporate agenda’ www.halifaxexaminer.ca/equity/more-... by @mmughees.bsky.social

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Halifax shelter workers organize rally to protest delays in union certification www.halifaxexaminer.ca/labour/halif... by @suzannerent.bsky.social

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Premier Tim Houston floods the zone with sweeping changes to government www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/p... by me

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The legislature now has the power to keep auditor general reports private, and to fire the auditor general at will. Non-unionized government employee are now also at will and can be fired without cause.

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MLAs are getting a 29% raise, from $89,235 to $115,00. The premier's salary (including his MLA salary) is increasing 21%, from $190,780 to $230,748 There are increases in pay for all other provincial politicians, which I'll spell out in a full article.

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The Houston government is repealing the ban on fracking in Nova Scotia. I had this exchange with Premier Tim Houston:

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The Bloomfield School fire is a public policy failure; what’s going to burn down next? www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file... Morning File by me

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Yes, the Icarus Report will be returning tomorrow. bsky.app/profile/vinc...

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Paladin Security’s paperwork screwup dashes hopes for hundreds of temporary foreign workers www.halifaxexaminer.ca/labour/palad... by @dartjenhen.bsky.social

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Where’s Andy? Halifax Regional Council is in the 2025-26 budget process, but Mayor Andy Filmore is on vacation www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c... by @suzannerent.bsky.social

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

I got up at 4:30 to pick away the ice and drop salt. We'll see what the sub-freezing temps do today. I expect my sidewalks will be fine, but the rest of the city will be a skating rink.

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The Trump official currently dismantling USAID was caught in a secret meeting with a group of pro-Russian separatists in the Balkans. Those he met with are under American sanctions for trying to restart the Bosnian war in the name of Christian nationalism. 1/

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So far, Julia Dreyfus's dog has stolen the show.

submitted 6 days ago • 5 comments

Americans, Musk is coming for your bank accounts wapo.st/3QizwcN

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It's not terrible out there. I got the snow out of the way, and it's ice pellets now, soon to turn to rain. I'll go back out at 6am and move the slush before it refreezes, put down salt.

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

I *think* the best plan is to shovel 6-7pm today and then again 7-8am tomorrow?

submitted 6 days ago • 17 comments

I wrote about this last winter: Fire officials: Bloomfield is a fire trap and people might die www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

This was predicted. It could be terrible. www.reddit.com/r/halifax/co...

submitted 7 days ago • 8 comments

Here we go... start the coffee, get comfortable, and prepare for a long, wild ride. Nova Scotia's Policing Panic Part 1: 'A coupla suckers' www.halifaxexaminer.ca/investigatio...

submitted 7 days ago • 6 comments