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Anthony Pash (he/him) @anthonypash.bsky.social · 6h

Book #4 of spooky season 2025. The first 3 were Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez, The Deep by Nick Cutter, and The Terror by Dan Simmons. #BookSky 📚💙

Book cover for The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin.

Anthony Pash (he/him) @anthonypash.bsky.social · 8d

September’s reading. #BookSky 📚💙

Cover collage for September 2025 reading summary from Storygraph. Black Mischief by Evelyn Waugh, Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher, Katabasis by R. F. Kuang, King: A Life by Jonathan Eig, The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon, Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez, and The Deep by Nick Cutter.

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Anthony Pash (he/him) @anthonypash.bsky.social · 16d

Only 65 pages in and I am fully hooked. This is going to be one of those books I have a tough time putting down to do other things. #BookSky 📚💙

Book cover of Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez.

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Anthony Pash (he/him) @anthonypash.bsky.social · 19d

Very exciting used bookstore find! Getting ready for my October reading so the timing is perfect. Won’t be the only @sgj.bsky.social book(s) I read next month either. #BookSky 📚💙

Book cover for Killer on the Road by Stephen Graham Jones.

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Anthony Pash (he/him) @anthonypash.bsky.social · Aug 31

Picked up my pre-ordered copy of Katabasis at @kingsbookstore.bsky.social today when I dropped my daughter off at her dorm. Very excited to dive into this tomorrow. #BookSky📚💙

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Anthony Pash (he/him) @anthonypash.bsky.social · Aug 29

Recently listened to the audiobook version of Staircase in the Woods and really enjoyed it. Also loved Wanderers and Wayward. Always give starred reviews (just the stars) on Goodreads and Storygraph and share on Facebook and Bluesky.

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Anthony Pash (he/him) @anthonypash.bsky.social · Aug 29

August’s reads. All good stuff, but Dandelion Wine was the standout here. #BookSky📚💙

Cover collage: Orbital by Samantha Harvey, Good Omens by Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman, Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson, Wish You Were Here by Graham Swift, One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson, Concrete Island by J. G. Ballard, Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig, and Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · Aug 29

...and the hate continues in #Alberta #bannedbooks

The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools
Internally distributed list obtained by CBC shows more than 200 books slated for removal

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools | CBC News

A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...

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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · Aug 22

Dalhousie University faculty and staff rally amid lockout, failed negotiations
By @mmughees.bsky.social

Dalhousie University faculty and staff rally amid lockout, failed negotiations - Halifax Examiner

Hundreds of Dalhousie University faculty and staff members rallied in Halifax Friday to demand fair wages and an end to the lockout.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Anthony Pash (he/him) @anthonypash.bsky.social · Aug 18

I think it ended up being a mink that had escaped from a local mink farm.

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Acadia University Faculty Association @acadiafaculty.bsky.social · Aug 18

Some of the highlights from our tentative agreement reached with Acadia University. Faculty, stay tuned to your email for further updates!

Photo of faculty member and student shaking hands with text saying:
“‘CLT positions: All CLTPs 12-month continuing positions; no 1/2 month positions; credit towards precedence’
‘Part Time Employees: 3 credit courses = 210 hours of work for EI eligibility; family pass for PT members; improved contract start dates’ ‘Instructors: addition of instructor III; can bank credit towards sabbatical’”

Photo of student in library with text saying “Improved funding for scholarly pursuits: professional development funds; start-up funds; travel and professional allowance; university research fund; scholarly activity funds; increase in remuneration for supervising theses, independent studies, reading courses”

Photo of faculty members at convocation with text saying “Improved language on student surveys and alternatives: employee ownership of student surveys; options for peer review reports; support for development of teaching dossiers”

Photo of KCIC garden room with text saying “added our new colleagues: nurse practice educators”

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Acadia University Faculty Association @acadiafaculty.bsky.social · Aug 18

AUFA have reached a tentative agreement with Acadia University.

We were very pleased to share this with our membership last week. To read a small statement from our lead negotiator:

www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

A soft background of university hall with text that reads: "AUFA have reached a tentative Agreement with Acadia University"

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Anthony Pash (he/him) @anthonypash.bsky.social · Aug 14

www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

Acadia, faculty reach tentative agreement

Ratification votes will occur in the coming weeks on the proposed three-year deal

www.saltwire.com

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Anthony Pash (he/him) @anthonypash.bsky.social · Aug 12

Just another day in the library.

[LIBRRARY-STAFF] Update on west elevator, top floor bees

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Anthony Pash (he/him) @anthonypash.bsky.social · Aug 10

What are you reading there?

Young chicken looking straight in the camera.

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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · Aug 10

How industrial forestry and climate change created Nova Scotia’s wildfire problem

A collaborative publication between the @halifaxexaminer.ca and @nationalobserver.com

by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson and @joanbaxter.bsky.social

How industrial forestry and climate change created Nova Scotia's wildfire problem - Halifax Examiner

Industrial forestry practices have made the forest more fire-prone. Add climate chang, and wildfire risks are so high they lead to forest closures.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Anthony Pash (he/him) @anthonypash.bsky.social · Aug 5

Not just lying, but blatant, obvious, bald face, ridiculous lying. It’s incredible. Enough to drive people crazy.

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Anthony Pash (he/him) @anthonypash.bsky.social · Aug 2

Don’t dare run any power equipment in this tinderbox we’re living in, so it’s a good day to sit outside with a book and keep an eye on the chicks.

Copy of Good Omens on my knee with 5 chicks in the grass in the background.

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Anthony Pash (he/him) @anthonypash.bsky.social · Aug 2

Nova Scotia is in serious need of some rain right now. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the brook on our property this dry.

Dry brook bed. Just dry stones where there is usually flowing water.

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Susan Joudrey @sujo.bsky.social · Jul 31

There's a point in this episode when David Suzuki says, "I just take the science seriously," and I want this written on my headstone.

I'm very tired of federal & provincial decisions based on money vibes. Can we please get some research-backed policies about *gestures wildly at everything*

David Suzuki on Carney, climate, and pipeline 'madness' - Transcript | CBC Radio

Front Burner Transcript for July 17, 2025

www.cbc.ca

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Anthony Pash (he/him) @anthonypash.bsky.social · Jul 31

July’s reads. Great books by @colsonwhitehead.com , @tkingfisher.com , Karen Joy Fowler, @sequoian.bsky.social , John Fowles, @scalzi.com , James Tiptree Jr., and John Barth. #BookSky 📚💙

Book cover collage. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher, The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler, How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu, A Maggot by John Fowles, Red Shirts by John Scalzi, Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home by James Tiptree Jr., and The Floating Opera by John Barth.

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · Jul 29

OCLC has laid 80 people off, not just because of IMLS cuts but explicitly because they're trying to use AI to do the work of library professionals.

Ready to admit AI is a huge labor problem yet?

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Dublin-based nonprofit lays off 80 central Ohio workers, cites AI and federal cuts

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) — A Dublin-based organization that manages the Dewey Decimal System and partners with libraries worldwide has laid off dozens of central Ohio employees, citing the rise of…

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Erica Fischer @ericafd.bsky.social · Jul 14

if you think Strong Mayor Powers are a bad idea, please write to:

Tim Houston, Premier, [email protected], [email protected]
John Lohr, Minister of Municipal Affairs, [email protected], [email protected]
Your MLA (find them here: nslegislature.ca/members/prof...

#nspoli #HRM

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Anthony Pash (he/him) @anthonypash.bsky.social · Jul 5

Sitting on the back deck listening to Randy Newman (Sail Away (1972), keeping an eye on the ducks and chickens, hanging with the pooch, drinking a cold beer, and reading @tkingfisher.com ‘s A House with Good Bones. Despite the hellscape that is our world right now, it’s a good day.

Photo of the book cover of A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher on my lap as I sit on the back deck.

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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · Jun 30

New from @policyalternatives.ca: Two groups of tenants in Toronto took on their landlords simultaneously over repairs and rent increases. They won—and could be a model for tenant action in Canada. By @graceofyul.bsky.social
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How Toronto tenants took on their landlords—and won—with rent strikes - CCPA

Canada is in the middle of a housing crisis that is disproportionately affecting the most economically precarious renters. In 2022, a report found that in Vancouver and in Toronto, even two minimum wa...

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