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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 22m

Explaining why they had continued airstrikes and launched a ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave, Israeli officials warned Monday that Gaza was still harboring hundreds of doctors. theonion.com/israel-warns...

Israel Warns Gaza Still Harboring Hundreds Of Doctors

TEL AVIV—Explaining why they had continued airstrikes and launched a ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave, Israeli officials warned Monday that Gaza was still harboring hundreds of doctors. “It...

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Danny Michel @dannymichelmusic.bsky.social · 5h

I love small towns, little halls, hardware stores, and free parking! This Friday’s show checks all those boxes. I think there are still a few tickets left
Oct 17 Clarksburg ON Marsh Street Centre
Doors: 7:00 / Show: 8:00 sharp.

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 6h

"He’s the one who won’t provide provincial funding for Halifax’s bus system, which would take at least some of those other people commuting by themselves in their cars off the road." -- @timbousquet.bsky.social in today's Morning File

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 6h

"if for some reason you feel you really must drive downtown and you’re irritated at sitting in your car alone going nowhere, blame Tim Houston. He’s the one who ordered all those government workers back to the office. He’s the one who took the tolls off the bridge, increasing traffic by 10%....

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing
Through the graves, the wind is blowing
Freedom soon will come
Then we'll come from the shadows
—L.Cohen

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Can’t wait to read this!

Conor McCreery @conormccreery.bsky.social · 3d

@kurtsasso.bsky.social is an incredible interviewer, and this one is no exception - he made @jibolaf.bsky.social and I dig DEEP, and to really think about the legacy of Fela.

Kurt Sasso @kurtsasso.bsky.social · 7d

@conormccreery.bsky.social & @jibolaf.bsky.social discuss their latest graphic novel; Fela: Music Is The Weapon available now from Harper Collins publishing. But we dive into the legacy of the musician and the 10-year journey with co-creators Jibola & Conor

youtu.be/Fv3mqicm2dQ

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 3d

I love this so much. Stand tall. we will win.

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 3d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 4d

The great derangement syndrome. As the world blows past the 1.5 degree red line Trump and Carney talk about reviving Keystone XL.
It won't lower tariffs on wood, furniture, steel, auto.
But it will be a massive carbon bomb to a struggling planet.
My latest.

substack.com/home/post/p-...

The Great Derangement: Carney, Trump and the Return of Keystone XL

Well, that was unexpected.

substack.com

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Amazing!!

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Don’t forget Chris Boucher…oh right

Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 3d

More neoliberal than liberal www.commondreams.org/opinion/peac...

'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize | Common Dreams

As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and foreign intervention...

www.commondreams.org

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Because she's exactly like him, a far-right executioner.

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Real peace is built by women organizing food networks during blockades, by Indigenous communities defending rivers from extraction, by workers who refuse to be starved into obedience, by Venezuelan mothers mobilizing to demand the return of children seized under U.S. ICE and migration policies...

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 4d

"Machado’s politics are steeped in violence. She has called for foreign intervention, even appealing directly to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the architect of Gaza’s annihilation, to help “liberate” Venezuela with bombs under the banner of “freedom”" www.commondreams.org/opinion/peac...

'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize | Common Dreams

As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and foreign intervention...

www.commondreams.org

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Banish all dismay
Extinguish every sorrow
If I'm lost or I'm forgiven
The birds will still be singing
—E Costello

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 7d

From cancelling the carbon tax to pausing the electric vehicle mandate, Prime Minister Mark Carney is making sweeping changes to Canada’s environmental rules — and complicating Canada’s progress on climate change. thenarwhal.ca/mark-carney-...

How Mark Carney is complicating Canada’s climate progress | The Narwhal

From cancelling the carbon tax to pausing the EV mandate, Mark Carney’s government is making sweeping changes to Canada’s environmental rules

thenarwhal.ca

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 6d

BREAKING: Dogs Running: theonion.com/breaking-dog...

BREAKING: Dogs Running

Across the country, all dogs are now running as fast as they can.

theonion.com

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Ecology Action Centre @ecologyaction.bsky.social · 6d

“They have much better areas that can be developed — close to transit, health care, and grocery stores.” - Dr. Laurette Geldenhuys

Health professionals across Canada marked the first National Day of Action on Planetary Health.

Protecting nature is protecting our health. 🌿

Canadian health care professionals declare Oct. 6 as annual day of action on planetary health - Halifax Examiner

According to Health Canada, the immediate effects of wildfire smoke lead to approximately 240 deaths and $1.8 billion in health care expenses annually.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 7d

Jeremy Gilmer, David Huebert, Karen Pinchin. Should be a thought provoking and poetic-type evening!

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 8d

surprised not surprised

Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 8d

Bridge traffic up 10% since tolls removed

Story by me

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/transportati...

Bridge traffic up 10% since tolls removed - Halifax Examiner

Meanwhile, collisions down 40%, according to Halifax Harbour Bridges.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 8d

"...the lack of funding plans for the transit and transportation infrastructure that is necessary to make high density housing workable (and traffic congestion manageable); and what appears to be the prioritization of developers’ goals over balanced community planning."

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 8d

It is insulting of the provincial government to equate the removal of a bridge toll in Halifax-Dartmouth (which benefits people who can afford car ownership) and a tiny reduction in a consumer tax to an essential support for low-to-median-income households. It is a reverse Robin Hood maneuvre.

Ecology Action Centre @ecologyaction.bsky.social · 8d

“It can make the difference of being able to afford my insulin that month.”

Nova Scotia’s heating rebate now pays less & helps fewer people. Eligibility thresholds have been cut, leaving 40,000 households without support as winter nears.

Concerns raised about reduced payments, eligibility for heating assistance program | CBC News

The government is lowering the net income threshold for a family to qualify, dropping it from $75,000 to $45,000. The threshold for a single-person household is a net income of $30,000. The one-time p...

www.cbc.ca

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Dogwood Alliance @dogwoodalliance.org · 8d

Calling this year's U.N. climate treaty negotiations a "defining business opportunity" is like calling a burning house the perfect fire to roast marshmallows over.

It's time to end #BigPolluters' stranglehold over the U.N. climate talks. We demand a polluter-free #COP30!

LETTER: 225+ Organizations demand COP30 center people, not polluters | Kick Big Polluters Out

For decades, corporate interests – particularly from the fossil fuel and other big polluting industries – have sabotaged climate progress through aggressive lobbying, disinformation, and glossy PR…

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 9d

“They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 9d

Great crowd and event and a wonderful book. Well done @katieyingram.bsky.social !

Katie Ingram @katieyingram.bsky.social · 10d

Taking a breath.

Thank you to everyone who made today's book launch possible. ❤️

There is too much to say for Bluesky so just thank you.

@benjaminwrites.bsky.social @kingsbookstore.bsky.social

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