Sam Ham
@hamsamilton.bsky.social
Conservation biologist, wife & cat mom, ally, indoor jungle gardener, adventurer & music festival aficionado. Vive la résistance! 🌊🌱🖤🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇨🇦🇺🇦
Got to spend quality time with @nestruck.bsky.social while he’s visiting Halifax tonight. Cathartic to see family after I missed our late cousin Stephen’s services. Awesome double header evening of a 22 Mins taping + first half of the Jays’ WS Game 3 at Durty Nelly’s together. 💙
#letsgobluejays
#letsgobluejays
October 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Got to spend quality time with @nestruck.bsky.social while he’s visiting Halifax tonight. Cathartic to see family after I missed our late cousin Stephen’s services. Awesome double header evening of a 22 Mins taping + first half of the Jays’ WS Game 3 at Durty Nelly’s together. 💙
#letsgobluejays
#letsgobluejays
Never before seen alive, a legend… the colossal squid! A mere bébé ( à la Moira Rose) but the coolest member of my chosen family
M. hamiltoni 🦑😶🌫️💗
M. hamiltoni 🦑😶🌫️💗
Colossal squid filmed in its natural habitat for the first time
The enigmatic predator, the heaviest known invertebrate, had never been seen alive in deep water
www.science.org
April 17, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Never before seen alive, a legend… the colossal squid! A mere bébé ( à la Moira Rose) but the coolest member of my chosen family
M. hamiltoni 🦑😶🌫️💗
M. hamiltoni 🦑😶🌫️💗
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
News for any staunch MAGA hatters: your president is undermining you
Maps: Where Trump Voter Jobs Will Be Hit by Tariffs
Nearly 8 million Americans work in industries targeted by the levies and the majority are Trump voters, a New York Times analysis shows
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
News for any staunch MAGA hatters: your president is undermining you
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Elections Ontario currently has voter turnout at 45.40% - so the second lowest voter turnout in an Ontario provincial election. (The lowest was 2022.)
February 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Elections Ontario currently has voter turnout at 45.40% - so the second lowest voter turnout in an Ontario provincial election. (The lowest was 2022.)
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Awesome work! If you’re supporting us from Canada, sign here: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-5353 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
February 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Awesome work! If you’re supporting us from Canada, sign here: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
The flu shot has saved me from getting the flu twice this year - probably every year. No other way to explain how others in my household caught it but not me! Always proud to get the shot as my mother worked on the team that developed a Canadian version in the 1990s #DrNestruck #famousNestrucks
The Trump administration has pulled this campaign explaining the benefits of getting a flu vaccine. Let's make sure it still gets coverage on social media. 🧪
February 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The flu shot has saved me from getting the flu twice this year - probably every year. No other way to explain how others in my household caught it but not me! Always proud to get the shot as my mother worked on the team that developed a Canadian version in the 1990s #DrNestruck #famousNestrucks
*collective sigh of relief*
*sighs with one eye open*
*sighs with one eye open*
Tim Houston has withdrawn his proposed amendments to the Auditor General Act.
The decision comes after significant public and professional support for maintaining the independence of the Auditor General’s office.
#Halifax #HaliSky #nspoli #NovaScotia
The decision comes after significant public and professional support for maintaining the independence of the Auditor General’s office.
#Halifax #HaliSky #nspoli #NovaScotia
N.S. premier will withdraw changes that would have allowed auditor general to be fired without cause | CBC News
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is backing down on proposed changes to the Auditor General Act that critics — including the auditor general herself — said would weaken the independence of the office.
www.cbc.ca
February 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
*collective sigh of relief*
*sighs with one eye open*
*sighs with one eye open*
Tell HRM to ditch X and join us on Bsky! While you’re at it, tell them to start using their own website with a scrolling marquee to post snow plan, parking bans and detour information 😉 #protectourelections
#Halifax Gov: "Social media is constantly evolving, and the municipality is looking to better understand where residents are most active. Complete a short survey to help ensure we're sharing municipal info in the most effective way."
Survey closes Mar. 10 at 11:59 pm:
LINK - halifax.ca/surveys
Survey closes Mar. 10 at 11:59 pm:
LINK - halifax.ca/surveys
February 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Tell HRM to ditch X and join us on Bsky! While you’re at it, tell them to start using their own website with a scrolling marquee to post snow plan, parking bans and detour information 😉 #protectourelections
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Every day I thank my luckiest goddamn stars that the Canadian election wasn't held before the US election.
Trump winning, and the threats to our sovereignty, were a massive wake up call for Canadians. Some folks are still stuck in the fascist-disinformation bubble, but the rest of us are ACTIVATED.
Trump winning, and the threats to our sovereignty, were a massive wake up call for Canadians. Some folks are still stuck in the fascist-disinformation bubble, but the rest of us are ACTIVATED.
February 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Every day I thank my luckiest goddamn stars that the Canadian election wasn't held before the US election.
Trump winning, and the threats to our sovereignty, were a massive wake up call for Canadians. Some folks are still stuck in the fascist-disinformation bubble, but the rest of us are ACTIVATED.
Trump winning, and the threats to our sovereignty, were a massive wake up call for Canadians. Some folks are still stuck in the fascist-disinformation bubble, but the rest of us are ACTIVATED.
To my fellow empaths, over-thinkers, and introverts:
February 23, 2025 at 3:19 AM
To my fellow empaths, over-thinkers, and introverts:
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If you thought it wasn’t possible—well, here we are. Musk pulled $80 million in funding authorized by Congress straight from NYC’s bank account. The federal government took the funds and called it a “clawback” of taxpayer money. A lot of others would simply call it stealing.
February 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
If you thought it wasn’t possible—well, here we are. Musk pulled $80 million in funding authorized by Congress straight from NYC’s bank account. The federal government took the funds and called it a “clawback” of taxpayer money. A lot of others would simply call it stealing.
So, is it safe to say @bsky.app is the future of social media yet? Cus I’ve been here for ~3 weeks, my mental health rebounded 5x from constructive discussion as a viable alternative to FB/X, and… well frankly, I had a dream last week that @mcuban.bsky.social and I were hanging out. 🤭
February 16, 2025 at 6:14 AM
So, is it safe to say @bsky.app is the future of social media yet? Cus I’ve been here for ~3 weeks, my mental health rebounded 5x from constructive discussion as a viable alternative to FB/X, and… well frankly, I had a dream last week that @mcuban.bsky.social and I were hanging out. 🤭
My patriotism is higher than in many recent years. In addition to these things, when I see our flag I’m also reminded that #everychildmatters. We must move forward, together.
Please vote in the upcoming election for a united 🇨🇦 with due consideration for what’s happening to our ex-besties next door.
Please vote in the upcoming election for a united 🇨🇦 with due consideration for what’s happening to our ex-besties next door.
When people see the maple leaf, they see possibility. They see freedom. They see a helping hand.
They see Canada, and the best of our values.
Happy 60th to our flag. 🇨🇦
They see Canada, and the best of our values.
Happy 60th to our flag. 🇨🇦
February 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My patriotism is higher than in many recent years. In addition to these things, when I see our flag I’m also reminded that #everychildmatters. We must move forward, together.
Please vote in the upcoming election for a united 🇨🇦 with due consideration for what’s happening to our ex-besties next door.
Please vote in the upcoming election for a united 🇨🇦 with due consideration for what’s happening to our ex-besties next door.
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Proud to be one of the 350 rabbis signing this statement — an ad in the NYT today and a declaration of our values.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
For more—and to sign— go to
saynotoethniccleansing.org
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
For more—and to sign— go to
saynotoethniccleansing.org
February 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Proud to be one of the 350 rabbis signing this statement — an ad in the NYT today and a declaration of our values.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
For more—and to sign— go to
saynotoethniccleansing.org
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
For more—and to sign— go to
saynotoethniccleansing.org
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I’m not OK. So sad for my friends at NOAA, so sad for Mother Earth, and sad for science.
I once had the esteemed job of monitoring & calibrating oceanographic instruments/data in Cayman on a buoy co-managed by NOAA for 🪸 health. Not once did I think that NOAA would be destroyed 10 years later #RIP
I once had the esteemed job of monitoring & calibrating oceanographic instruments/data in Cayman on a buoy co-managed by NOAA for 🪸 health. Not once did I think that NOAA would be destroyed 10 years later #RIP
Losing NOAA would be devastating. Project 2025 authors want to get rid of it because it monitors climate change, and privatize the information it currently provides for free, so you'll have to buy information about the weather and the winds (imperative for mariners).
I have covered NOAA and it’s work for like 15 years and this is brutal. If you’re there and want to chat or share anything, signal is davelevitan.26
February 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I’m not OK. So sad for my friends at NOAA, so sad for Mother Earth, and sad for science.
I once had the esteemed job of monitoring & calibrating oceanographic instruments/data in Cayman on a buoy co-managed by NOAA for 🪸 health. Not once did I think that NOAA would be destroyed 10 years later #RIP
I once had the esteemed job of monitoring & calibrating oceanographic instruments/data in Cayman on a buoy co-managed by NOAA for 🪸 health. Not once did I think that NOAA would be destroyed 10 years later #RIP
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The following article has links to where archived copies of the pages can be found:
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
CDC Purging Its Website After Trump Orders
Agency removed certain pages related to gender issues, HIV, and that said 'pregnant people'
www.medpagetoday.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The following article has links to where archived copies of the pages can be found:
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
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The following pages have been removed from the CDC website. This used to be known as censorship. Not sure what the new word is.
February 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The following pages have been removed from the CDC website. This used to be known as censorship. Not sure what the new word is.
For the first time ever, younger sister Bonks (9) peacefully accepted being smothered by her old alpha sister Ollie (18). They barely ever cuddle! #catsofbluesky
January 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
For the first time ever, younger sister Bonks (9) peacefully accepted being smothered by her old alpha sister Ollie (18). They barely ever cuddle! #catsofbluesky