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Elaine Calder

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I am so badly educated, especially in the history of my adopted country. Trotsky spent a month in prison in Halifax?

Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · Dec 15

In the spring of 1917, Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky was in Halifax when he was detained and sent to the Amherst Internment Camp.
His detainment in the camp almost resulted in him missing the Russian Revolution.
Let's learn more :)

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December 16, 2024 at 3:40 AM

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Kyle Griffin

@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

More than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm RFK Jr.

The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice. But Kennedy is a threat they could not ignore, one said. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...

Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination

Elevating Mr. Kennedy to secretary of H.H.S. “would put the public’s health in jeopardy,” more than 75 laureates wrote.

www.nytimes.com

December 9, 2024 at 9:40 PM

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Girl Friday

@girlfriday.bsky.social

In addition to some Canadian stats below, please also remember that Oxfam, the UN, Amnesty International all report that (conservatively) 70% of the people murdered in Gaza have been women children, with 10’s of thousands more missing.
#genderbasedviolence
#NationalDayofRemembrance

Today is Canada's #NationalDayOfRemembrance.
Part of #16DaysOfActivism. On this day, we remember 14 women who were massacred at #ecolepolytechnique in 1989. We also remember that gender based violence requires attention.
Some facts for you to ponder:
• 1 in 5 women in Canada is or has been the victim of violence (intimate partner/domestic violence/ dating violence).
• Indigenous women are 6 times more likely to be murdered than non-indigenous women.
• Every 6 days, a woman in Canada is killed by a man she knows.
• 3500+ women accesses emergency shelters nightly because it's not safe at home.
• The UN states that 1 in 3 women world wide is the victim of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).
• It's estimated that 50% of all IPV go unreported.
• 80% of all victims of gender based violence are women.
Today, and everyday, take note of the women you see and know that many of them have suffered at the hands of someone they knew and loved.
Remember and honour those who no longer have a voice, our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women #MMIW. Honour them by using your voice and your actions to help raise awareness and stop gender based violence.

December 6, 2024 at 11:22 AM

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CONFLICT NEWS FELLA

@warosintfella.bsky.social

A doctor’s letter to United Healthcare for denying nausea meds for a child on chemo

December 5, 2024 at 3:01 PM

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Halifax ReTales

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December 6, 2024 at 9:09 AM

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Dawn Alene

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November 27, 2024 at 5:05 PM

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#NAFO AirBonk Forces

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Trustworthy

Charlie Brown: How do you know if you can trust someone?
Snoopy: If it barks or purrs it's 100% good and reliable.

November 24, 2024 at 12:26 PM

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TopKat_GlassDragon

@topkatglassdragon.bsky.social

This gave me a chuckle

November 24, 2024 at 8:10 AM

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Jessica Valenti

@jessicavalenti.bsky.social

I know everyone is talking about Matt Gaetz but please don't miss this:

Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...