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Catherine in Chester
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Nova Scotia. I think I see some familiar faces here...still preoccupied with Springsteen, life, the universe and everything. Feminism. Health both public and reproductive. Covid ain't over.
I totally agree, it is a good book to read. And a good book to give.
How To Restore a Timeline is a holiday story about violence and memory. It takes place on a special variant of December 27, 2006—one that never ends, overlapping and consuming all time that dares come after.
And I hear it makes a great gift, available everywhere you buy books.
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Has everyone who saw Hot Frosty, seen this already ? youtu.be/7rfA-YQ9Jl8?...
Maybe This Christmas | All Episodes
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November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If you are not in bayers lake, do not head here, it is traffic gridlock. #Halisky
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
There seem to be ostrich supporters driving through Halifax this morning?! What the heck?
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
So New Glasglow, Halifax and now Timmins, and who knows what other communities are trying to push the homeless further to rhe margins?
www.timminstoday.com/local-news/a...
'A lot of hot air': Community skeptical of shelter relocation plans
www.timminstoday.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Sheesh people, now I have to mute the word lamprey?
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
@arcadia215.bsky.social you hafta read this essay.
Last week, we saw Clash by Night (1952) at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social as part of their Noirvember series, so this week I reviewed it, analyzing the opposing portrayals of masculinity in the film by way of ethnic stereotypes it embraces.

And I concluded that Jerry is the realest one. 10/10 guy
The Worst Guy You've Ever Met vs. The Realest – Black and White and Read All Over
A Race & Ethnicity Approach to Clash by Night (1952)
blackwhiteandread.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I was going through assorted streaming offerings to build our December watch list, and good grief there is a lot dreck available if i only use "Christmas" as a search word, (Trancers doesn't even show up) This book would explain why.
Selling Out Santa: Hollywood Christmas Films in the Age of McCarthy, my new book exploring how Hollywood manipulated the Christmas holiday for socially conservative ends, is the perfect Christmas gift for film and history lovers, or the perfect Thanksgiving bomb to lob into conversation. Have at it!
Selling Out Santa: Hollywood Christmas Films in the Age of McCarthy|Hardcover
Christmas is not just a day or a frame of mind as Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) imparts in Miracle on 34th Street (1947); Christmas is also a vehicle for national mythmaking as an idealising mirror for ...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This, pocket friends, is how to do a promotion... get a phrase from a BlueJays broadcaster, make tshirts with proceeds to the local oncology dept, and when you ship out of province, include a brochure, sticker and pin. Well done City of Timmins. #HitItAllTheWayToTimmins
November 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Oooh this looks divine, I want someone to make this and tell us about it please.
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Pretty sure the Halifax Examiner crew @suzannerent.bsky.social @philmoscovitch.bsky.social @timbousquet.bsky.social and @dentremy.bsky.social would have seen this already... but in case you missed it.
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I dont know who needs to know but the Mahone Bay Tim Hortons has NO tea today.
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Seriously, friends, these folk could use some more love, i can't believe they only have 8 followers.
Tree Island Steel was pleased to participate in CME’s Western Lean Transformation Conference. This exclusive event offered a powerful platform to connect with Lean practitioners, decision-makers and manufacturing leaders.
#treeislandsteel
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Halifax would love to have them
.. how quickly did the PWHL games in Nova Scotia sell out the 10,000+ seats here?
To which the mayor kept insisting that this was just a "negotiating tactic."
Just rank incompetence all around.
The PWHL was very clear that they would not play in a smaller arena. Some of us tried to get council to take them seriously when we voted on Lansdowne 2.0. If this bad deal costs us our women’s hockey team, it will be unforgivable.

www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I know nothing about Rebar Tie Wire, but they are Canadian, and i admire their enthusiasm for showing up on bluesky.
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
@royalflusher.bsky.social I had to make sure you saw this one
Cheesy Tornado Dog Potatoes tonight at Gateway 🌪️🐶

Built from Mitchell’s wieners, russet potatoes and Black Diamond Mexican blend cheese on special, feeding 4 for about $10 plus HST.

Grab the full recipe 👉 gatewaymealprep.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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You really need to subscribe to this account so you get his random wildlife videos from hidden cameras in the Canadian wild.

Always a timeline cleanse.
November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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She always brings a tear to my eye. So much burden to carry on her shoulders. I hope Carney can live up to his promise to her to meet the Paris targets.
"Against what I had expected to say to you today, I'm going to vote yes—for the country, for the planet, and for my hope in the future," says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, announcing that she will vote in favour of the minority Liberal government's budget.

#cdnpoli
November 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This was the 1970 Grey Cup? I had seen the picture before but had forgotten what year it was from @michellemccann.bsky.social
The Grey Cup is on, so it's time, once again, to remember that Pierre Trudeau rolled up to Grey Cup in 1970 looking like this.
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Spotted the rainbow A@*h#le truck in Bayers Lake #Halisky who owns that thing?
November 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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One last time. 💚
November 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Did you see this @chaviva.bsky.social ??
Congratulations to Sheree Fitch, winner of the $40,000 #MattCohen Award: In Celebration of a Writing Life. #WTAwards #canlit Thank you to Lorraine Greey for her continuous support of this prize.
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Get to know your mutual, list 10 random things you like:
1) sleeping in
2) knowing loved ones are safe
3) singing along at a concert
4) dogs
6) clean kichen
7) chocolate
8) imaginary pocket friends
9) snow storms when noone has to drive
10) Springsteen
get to know your mutuals, list 10 random things you like:

* cats
* strawberries
* the sound of waves, esp as they roll over tiny pebbles at the beach
* good pens
* being very cold &then being warm again
* Diet Coke
* roasted marshmallows
* computer games
* Christmas
* used bookstores
get to know your mutuals, list 10 random things you like:

cats
espresso martinis
Alan Rickman
adventures (lil trails walks and such)
thunderstorms
cheesecake
Orville Peck
burgers and fries
T. rexs
air conditioning
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Weren't we just talking about the problems with toothpaste tubes ? @fierygoddess.bsky.social
#NovaScotia

Changes to recycling strategy in #Halifax expected to save taxpayers $4M

Items like hot and cold drink containers, deodorant sticks, toothpaste tubes and frozen juice containers will now go in blue bags for pick-up. #Recycling

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www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Changes to recycling strategy in Halifax expected to save taxpayers $4M
The new recycling strategy is expected to save Halifax taxpayers more than $4-million.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Pulling all ads from Meta, removing all official government accounts from the site formerly known as Twitter would be an easy place to start
Canadian PM Mark Carney: "Large American online platforms have become seas of racism, misogyny, antisemitism, islamophobia and hate in all its forms... My government will act."
#cdnpoli
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM