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Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · 29d

When I politely expressed disbelief that today's caller was phoning from Telus his response was to repeat "shut the fuck up" three times and call me a bitch. I've been half-assing this but will now be screening 100% of unrecognized callers.

Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Sep 19

No worries! I'm sure it's a full trip. Heck, when I hop to Onterrible it's a miracle if I manage to see even a third of my relatives in the area unless there's a wedding or funeral, and pals are even harder to get in the same place at the same time.

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Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Sep 19

Oh hi! I work about a block away from the Citadel clock tower; I would have waved out the window if I knew you were in the neighborhood.

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Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Sep 9

Trying to figure out why my apartment smells like bananas even though the last time I bought bananas was at least a month ago…

Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Sep 8

I've had to turn on call screening on my phone to deal with the deluge of scam calls but once or twice a week one skips through and when the caller says they're phoning from Telus I just sigh and say "you're not calling from Telus" and they hang up immediately.

a netflix advertisement shows a woman peeking out from behind a door and says j'accuse

Alt: Frankie Bergstein (played by Lily Tomlin) opens the door and walks inside, dramatically points towards someone we can't see, and says "J'accuse!"

media.tenor.com

Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Sep 8

I did not remember, but I was able to track it down despite the broken link: x.com/ciphergoth/s...

Paul Crowley on X: "@DasSurma No, look, I understand the details of my job, and from that it's clearly hard. But I've looked briefly at the surface level of your job and I'm sure it must be easy." / X

@DasSurma No, look, I understand the details of my job, and from that it's clearly hard. But I've looked briefly at the surface level of your job and I'm sure it must be easy.

x.com

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Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you for the information! I figured it was likely, given the publication dates and all the other work you have been doing. So I'm going to encourage nibling to imagine their own Harriet or Danny adventure (and maybe even draw it?).

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Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Sep 2

If I haven't raved to you about Ursula Vernon's work yet, you probably haven't spent much time sitting still in my vicinity. Her books for grownups are among my faves, but the kidlit is also deftly done. Get to a library or indie bookshop ASAP.

Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Sep 2

Years ago I started reading the Hamster Princess books aloud to them over video calls when they were grieving the death of their pet hamster. Retold fairy tales with talking animal characters and an entertainingly stubborn protagonist. The series was both a comfort and a delight.

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Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Sep 2

One of my niblings saw some kind of poster or display at the library and is now convinced that @tkingfisher.com is publishing a new Hamster Princess or Danny Dragonbreath book this year. Every time they bring it up I do an online scan hoping that they're right. (no luck yet)

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Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Aug 5

440 letters sent to Halifax mayor and councillors in support of bike lane network, only 27 against www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-...

Majority of letters sent to Andy Fillmore, Halifax councillors in support of bike lanes - Halifax Examiner

Only 27 letters sent to offices of mayor, council, and municipal clerk supported motion to pause construction of bike lanes.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · Aug 3

I can't speak for the other provinces but in NS it's not about the bike lanes, it's a power grab.

Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · Aug 3

Sucks how provincial governments in three Canadian provinces (Ontario, Alberta, and Nova Scotia) are trying to strong arm municipalities into getting rid of bike lanes.

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Christine @neluuna.bsky.social · Aug 3

This is fake city shit. Real cities move their people.

Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · Aug 3

@hfxtransit.bsky.social: this is ridiculous.

On weekends when you know the bridge is closed and there are major events on the waterfront, ferry service should be every 15 mins.

Sort it out @andyfillmorehfx.bsky.social

Picture of the interior of the Dartmouth ferry terminal with a long line of annoyed people waiting for the ferry.

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Halifax Cycling Coalition @cyclehalifax.ca · Aug 3

Our letter to city Council: stay the course; do not obey in advance. Let Houston do his own dirty work.

We take great exception to the staff report and its recommendations.

cyclehalifax.ca/letter-to-hr...

#bikehfx #halisky

Letter to HRM Council: Do Not Do Houston's Dirty Work For Him - Halifax Cycling Coalition

HCC writes HRM Council imploring them to stay the course on Morris St. We ask them not to give in to Houston's bullying and not to obey in advance. We take strong exception to the staff report and rec...

cyclehalifax.ca

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Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Jul 29

#halisky what are your favourite Nova Scotia independent news publishers? I've been subscribed to @halifaxexaminer.ca and grandparade.news covers the city hall beat, but I'm wondering what else is out there. Gotta update my media list for work (and maybe add a subscription to my personal stack).

Grand Parade | Substack

A Halifax City Hall Newspaper. Click to read Grand Parade, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

www.grandparade.news

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harbourdiscourse.bsky.social @harbourdiscourse.bsky.social · Jul 27

the premier busying himself with an 800m-long street getting bike lanes while train service to the city literally falls into shambles is pretty on-brand for Tinpot Tim

Tweet from Via Rail Alerts: Due to a mechanical issue en route, train 15 which departed Halifax on July 27th has been cancelled with no alternate transportation.

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Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Jul 27

Not sure if the full version is streaming in high def anywhere, but if all else fails it's on the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/comp...

Stephen Sondheim's Company (New York Philharmonic) : Stephen Sondheim : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Set in and about New York, this show follows five married, once married, or soon to be married couples and their mutual friend, Robert, a bachelor who has been...

archive.org

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Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Jul 27

Did you ever see when he was on Broadway in Sondheim's Company? With Martha Plimpton, even. I wish I could have been there to see it live, but the recording is a treat. youtu.be/1mTserEvXWQ

Sondheim's Company - 2011 - Sorry Grateful

YouTube video by Some Days You're Barbra

youtu.be

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Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Jul 16

This adorable creature somehow has walrus and tiny dragon vibes at the same time. Such big teefs!

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Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Jul 10

#ExaminerBus spotted this evening on route 2 bus 737

Overhead ad on a Halifax Transit bus, for the Halifax Examiner: locally owned independent online news

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Susan Joudrey @sujo.bsky.social · Jul 6

Every Nova Scotian would benefit from the release of this report. The province is so small that everywhere is your backyard. Its extremely important for understanding & addressing past harms, as well as challenging on-going concerns like fracking, uranium mining, and any potential AI development.

Nova Scotia NDP @novascotiandp.bsky.social · Jun 27

Black and Indigenous communities were asked to share painful experiences of environmental racism. They did.

Now the Houston government refuses to release the report—and some ministers haven't even looked at it.

Read MLA Suzy Hansen's letter & sign our petition: nsndp.ca/release-the-report

A promotional graphic from the NSNDP Caucus. Bold white text on bright orange blocks reads: “Release the Environmental Racism Panel’s Report.” Below that is an orange button with the URL: “nsndp.ca/release-the-report.” On the right side of the graphic is NSNDP MLA Suzy Hansen, smiling and wearing a black blazer and white shirt, with pins and a necklace. The blurred background shows the header of a letter addressed to Premier Tim Houston.

A letter from the Nova Scotia NDP Caucus to Premier Tim Houston dated June 25, 2025. The letter expresses concern that the government has not released the Environmental Racism Panel’s report or its recommendations. It criticizes contradictory statements from Deputy Premier Adams and other ministers about whether the report has been seen or used. The letter emphasizes the ongoing impact of environmental racism on Black and Indigenous communities in Nova Scotia and urges the Premier to release the report. The letter is signed by Suzy Hansen, NSNDP Critic for African Nova Scotian Affairs and the Office of Equity and Anti-Racism.

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Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Jul 5

Ah, I'm good with my heritage foods, but I feel just that way about the clam chowder popular in my current region. Each ingredient is individually acceptable, but repellent when combined; I can't get more than a couple bites into seafood with significant amounts of dairy before it gives me the ick.

Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Jul 4

Every masked ICE swarming/kidnapping I see in the news sends my mind back to April 2020 in NS. But murderous assholes don't have to spend ages prepping and plotting — it's almost like they can just visit a mall to instantly equip their clique to anonymously disappear brown people. 🤬

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Rebecca Faria @rebelbeckerton.bsky.social · Jul 4

The way I keep seeing American communities reliant on tourism beg Canadians to come back & stop punishing them for 47. Ma'am, some of us aren't vengeful, we just don't feel safe entering a country where it's impossible to tell the difference between fed law enforcement & bigots cosplaying as such.

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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · Jul 4

This is exactly right. All the ChatGPT, etc is losing billions of dollars, and so they're going to try to get to profitability (they'll fail) by making it terrible with ads and data sales. All the current "hallucinations" (wrong term) is nothing compared to where this is going.

autogynephagia @cas.bsky.social · Jul 4

lmao, genAI is shitty now and they haven't even begun enshittifying it with ads and product placement yet. This is its golden era. That's so funny.

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