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Suzanne Rent
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Award-winning investigative journalist with the Halifax Examiner. Horsewoman. Birder. Opinions expressed here are my own.

Also writing as A Difficult Woman: https://suzannerent.substack.com/
Faith is a Bird: https://faithisabird.substack.com/

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · Mar 12
This took me some courage to write but here’s a new post on my newsletter.

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When the mean girls grow up
Sometimes a woman's worst enemy is another woman.
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What is this fawning interview? Journalism schools need to teach students to be fearless or just not admit the risk-adverse applicants at all.
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Libraries and librarians do so much to support communities. Libraries are the last places where there should be cuts to staff and services.
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Discover Halifax through an AI travel genius? No thanks. It’s people who make a visit memorable

Morning File by me with news stories and commentary by @mmughees.bsky.social and @dartjenhen.bsky.social

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Discover Halifax through an AI travel genius? No thanks. It's people who make a visit memorable - Halifax Examiner
AI takes the humanity out of travel.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Janet Steele working on a motion to ask Nova Scotia to phase out assessment cap

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Janet Steele working on a motion to ask Nova Scotia to phase out assessment cap - Halifax Examiner
Steele spoke about her upcoming motion during council's budget committee meeting on Friday.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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I have had #vitiligo since I was 11 and my hair has been turning white/silver since then. Having white hair as a kid/teen is a nightmare, of course. However, after more than 40 years of dyeing my hair, I decided to let the white streaks grow out. The look is growing on me.
A white woman with a bob-style haircut that has white streaks among the brown and red of her hair.
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Is it possible to stay true to ourselves in the age of AI?

Commentary by @mmughees.bsky.social

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It's been YEARS since I've tried online dating. I don't plan on trying it ever again. I bet AI has made it worse than it was when I was last on a dating site.
Is it possible to stay true to ourselves in the age of AI? - Halifax Examiner
I wonder if I had met "Comrade" now in the age of AI, would we have succeeded in earning the trust that formed the foundation of our relationship?
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November 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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I enjoyed a lot about @timbousquet.bsky.social’s interview with @parismarx.com, especially Marx’s no fear attitude of digging into the history of tech and how we got here with AI. We need more fearless people calling out this bullshit.
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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The lure of proximity to power is powerful (and terrible) stuff!
chadstanton.blacksky.app Doghouse Reilly @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 2d
Thinks it’s kind of sexist to deny the fact white women can be just as racist as white men.
monmichee.bsky.social Monmichee @monmichee.bsky.social · 2d
A truly level playing field would force them to face the terror of the realization that white guys are only mediocre at best.

And why do white women keep voting R? They know their fathers, husbands and sons aren’t anything special and can’t hold their own with everyone else.
November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Budget committee votes against seven more officers for Halifax RCMP

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Budget committee votes against seven more officers for Halifax RCMP - Halifax Examiner
Committee votes in favour of two new intimate partner violence investigators.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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I listened to this show earlier today and realized I couldn’t deal with having roommates. The show features two couples who bought a $1.3 million home together. They said they spent hours and hours talking about the contracts. Just no.

This is why women have cats

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November 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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A few pics from Victorian #Christmas at #Halifax Citadel today.
A white man dressed up as Father Christmas with a red velvet robe and hat trimmed in white fur, a long curly white beard, white gloves, and ringing a large golden bell. He's standing inside a fortress surrounded by stone walls and there are people mingling about in the background. Two young white shoulder dressed in 18th regimental uniforms of red, black, and with black hats with a red tartan on the edge. They are standing next to a large black pot brewing a cider. There is steam coming from the pot. A young white boy wearing a green knit hat and white and red patterned shirt with suspenders. He's holding the hand of a solider dressed in military uniform. Five young people dressed in 18th century period costumes hold sheet music about to sing Christmas carols.
November 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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We can beat these insecure losers.
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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A hot dog is frank. Trump is a misogynist.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d
JUST NOW: Trump’s Secretary of Lying chalked up his “Quiet Piggy” line to him being “frank and honest” 🤔and said it’s why people voted for him.

There is no bottom.

(And for all the commenters telling us he said “Peggy”, you can relax now. He isn’t even denying it.)
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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87% of Bird Canada riders in Halifax use e-scooters, report finds

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87% of Bird Canada riders in Halifax use e-scooters, report finds - Halifax Examiner
Presentation on the update for Bird Canada's e-bike, e-scooter pilot was given to the accessibility advisory committee on Thursday.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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I didn’t have this purchase on my 2025 bird bingo card. I pick it up tomorrow. #birds
A board game box with drawings of colourful birds all over it. It’s called Bird Bingo
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Oh my!!
markscheflen.bsky.social Mark Scheflen @markscheflen.bsky.social · 4d
African Olive Pigeon is a large, dark pigeon found in eastern and southern Africa, mainly in montane forests. Dark maroon-brown plumage, yellow eyes, and yellow legs. The species feeds on fruits and wild olive trees often forages high in the canopy. markscheflen.com #bwindiimpenetrableforest #Uganda
November 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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I wrote this commentary last week on New York City #mayor-elect #MamdaniZohran, who brought so many factors to politics we don't see often: fun, joy, hope, and guts.

No longer behind the paywall.

#NYC #politics

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Lessons we can learn from the victory of New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani - Halifax Examiner
We all win when we give power to working people and put guts, joy, hope, and even fun into politics.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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I can’t watch American TV news anymore. I haven’t watched it in years! I’m convinced a good number of the anchors and reporters are failed actors who got into news to be on TV. I say this as someone who majored in TV broadcasting. (I didn’t want to be on camera).
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Halifax regional council started the budget process yesterday. Mayor Andy Fillmore introduced a motion that asks council to look at specific ways to make cuts.

Council will need a vacation after this budget process. So will I.

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Andy Fillmore says 'nothing is off the table' when it comes to making cuts in Halifax budget - Halifax Examiner
Council votes in favour of mayor's motion to consider options for financial restraint.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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In today's Morning File, stories from @dartjenhen.bsky.social and @dentremy.bsky.social.

Continuing our series on AI, I interviewed a member of No Desert Data Center, which is fighting against Project Blue in Tucson, Arizona.

Now I know how to spell Tucson.

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'We're not fooled': No Desert Data Center's fight against Project Blue is a common one across North America - Halifax Examiner
An interview with a member of a coalition fighting to stop a data centre in Tucson, Arizona.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Toronto has to raise property taxes.. But guess what? They just opened another CITY run nonprofit daycare and it only costs &22/day (and is gorgeous). I’d rather you raise my taxes and start acting like a real city with real services..
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A statement from the office of Mayor Andy Fillmore regarding the 2026-2027 #budget.

“Affordability is the top concern for everyone right now. Our job at City Hall must be to reduce the property tax burden on residents as much as possible." /1
November 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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If tech bros weren’t these younger, smiling, clean-cut white guys strutting into communities with a big idea, would we be having these conversations?
November 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Some of the items that were on the shopping list for this 55-year-old cat lady who over-exerted herself doing barn chores on Saturday.
Two boxes of muscle rub cream, two tins of cat food, a chocolate parfait dessert, and a Mr. Big chocolate bar sit on a table.
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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A statement from the office of Mayor Andy Fillmore regarding the 2026-2027 #budget.

“Affordability is the top concern for everyone right now. Our job at City Hall must be to reduce the property tax burden on residents as much as possible." /1
November 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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I went outside to feed the chickadees and a white-breasted nuthatch was with them. It almost jumped into my hand for seeds! It was very exciting. #birds

Back to work…
November 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM