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Christy Linders
@mmcmdl.bsky.social
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New Waterford girl turned Haligonian
Interested in data, policy, transparency and jigsaw puzzles
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mmcmdl.bsky.social
Why can't Americans pronounce "Premier" correctly?
November 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
mmcmdl.bsky.social
I was watching a baseball game and a hockey game broke out....
November 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
mmcmdl.bsky.social
Turned off the lights after 95 kids
Go Jays! Pumpkin Green frog pumpkin
October 31, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
General pattern in regime change: the comedy gets better and then it gets banned.
September 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
mmcmdl.bsky.social
I would love to see Stephen Colbert do a live show tonight with Jimmy Kimmel as his only guest.
September 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
mmcmdl.bsky.social
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:

1. Placing the last piece of a jigsaw puzzle (especially when you were afraid it was missing)
2. Finding the perfect gift for someone
3. Homemade chowder
4. Line-dried sheets
5. Vibrant fall leaves
smsaideman.bsky.social Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · Sep 17
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:

1. Watching a corgi go by.
2. The smell of baking--cookies or pies or cinnamon buns. I am not fussy.
3. Catching a few green lights in a row
4. A good nap
5. Hot chocolate.
cherylrofer.bsky.social Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · Sep 17
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:

1. When it gets easier to invert the chords
2. When the osprey chirps and flies from the top of the tree
3. When I find something I need in the moving boxes
4. A new plant on my walk
5. When a kitty sits on my lap.
September 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
mmcmdl.bsky.social
FYI - great time to pick up food for supper at the Lebanese Festival in Halifax on Windsor. Hardly any lines or rain!
August 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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terriclarke.bsky.social
Opened facebook to this recommended post. Bless this person!
Hubbards & Area Neighbourhood Communications: Post by Cait McPi Let's remember to be cautious and patient if and when we inevitably start to see higher volumes of pedestrians and cyclists on the roads while the trails are closed. I encourage you all to slow your speed and give lots of space to help remind others to do the same. Let's make the most of a challenging time and keep our community safe! Followed by a photo of a yellow road sign that says: 🚲 SLOW 🚶 83 likes or loves 30 comments 22 shares
August 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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todmaffin.com
Trump: “Drop that Digital Services Tax or we’ll stop negotiating and put more tariffs on you.”

Canada: “Okay, they’re dropped.”

Trump, today: “Cool. We’re gonna stop negotiating and put more tariffs on you anyway.”

CAN WE STOP NEGOTIATING WITH A PATHOLOGICAL LIAR NOW PLEASE?
July 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
mmcmdl.bsky.social
Bring back the Digital Services Tax
Screen cap of a stupid Donald Trump Truth Social Text. His latest excuse for messing around with trade between Canada and the US is that Canada is backing Palestinian Statehood.
July 31, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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patrick.dark.name
First, they came for Elmo.

Then, they came for Stephen Colbert.

Who’s next?
schiff.senate.gov Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · Jul 17
Just finished taping with Stephen Colbert who announced his show was cancelled.

If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.
July 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
mmcmdl.bsky.social
I don't remember electing TIm Houston as mayor of HRM
Dear Mayor Fillmore, CAO O’Toole, HRM Councillors, It is with great concern that I write to you regarding HRM Council’s plans to turn Morris Street into a one-way street. Eliminating one lane to add bike lanes will contribute to traffic congestion, create unnecessary public safety risks and potentially jeopardize port activity. We should all be moved by the letter from Emergency Medical Care Inc. (EMCI) and their concerns about the impact on providing emergency services in the area. Their letter should be taken seriously. In addition, the Halifax Port Authority and PSA Halifax have raised concerns that should be respected. Simply put, it is irresponsible to prioritize bike lanes over a key economic driver for the province, which is exactly what the port is. To say that I find it disappointing that public safety and economic impact concerns have been dismissed with a simple shrug of the shoulders would be a serious understatement. As you’re aware, this spring our government passed Bill 24, which provides order-making authority with respect to transportation projects in municipalities. If HRM Council proceeds to make Morris a one-way street, the provincial government will be forced to act. I remain hopeful that common sense will prevail and Council will reverse this decision. Please advise by Wednesday, August 6th if Council is prepared to do so. Honorable Tim Houston Premier of Nova Scotia
July 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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benmacleod.bsky.social
Halifax mayor Andy Fillmore votes against his own municipality having a say in the way it is governed
A voting result screen from Halifax council for a motion directing the mayor to write a letter to the Minister for Municipal Affairs requesting that if the province is considering Strong Mayor Powers that the Province engage in consultation and discussion with HRM and Nova Scotia's other municipalities prior to making any legislative changes; and that the Mayor write a letter to the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities Board encouraging the federation to adopt a similar position." All sixteen councillors voted "yes" on the motion, while the mayor voted "no".
July 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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atrupar.com
the beatings will continue until Trump wins the Nobel Peace Prize
July 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
mmcmdl.bsky.social
Maybe instead they should go full on Canadian, continue selling Jersey Milk AND BRING BACK MAPLE BUDS!!
July 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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nsauditorgeneral.bsky.social
The Province needs to update and improve its school capital planning process to account for the unprecedented growth in student enrolment since the process was created, says AG Kim Adair.
More here: www.oag-ns.ca/audit-reports/school-capital-planning
@nsgov.bsky.social @nseducation.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
mmcmdl.bsky.social
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nsauditorgeneral.bsky.social NS Auditor General @nsauditorgeneral.bsky.social · Jun 17
Auditor General Kim Adair will release a new audit report on School Capital Planning on June 24. Watch this space for report highlights on Tuesday of next week -- the last full week of school in Nova Scotia! 🏫 🎒
June 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
mmcmdl.bsky.social
I was very pleased to see this from my councillor!
benmacleod.bsky.social Ben MacLeod 馬志斌 @benmacleod.bsky.social · Jun 6
Councillor Kathryn Morse denounces Mayor Fillmore's "anti-active transportation motion" 🚲 #BikeHfx
MAYOR FILLMORE VS BIKE LANES In a surprise move, Mayor Fillmore is proposing to stop building bike lanes and Active Transportation infrastructure in HRM. The proposal will be put to a vote at Regional Council next Tuesday (June 10). If Mayor Fillmore's motion passes, it will direct HRM staff to stop awarding contracts for bike lane and Active Transportation projects already in progress. The Mayor's motion seems to blame HRM's current traffic congestion on bike lanes. HRM's traffic congestion has a number of causes and can't realistically be blamed on bike lanes. The main cause for traffic congestion is a population that has grown much faster than expected, adding tens of thousands of new residents in a few short years, and recently passing the half million mark. There is no silver bullet for traffic congestion. To reduce congestion, cities need an integrated approach that provides good alternatives to travelling by car: better, faster transit; more walkable communities with stores and services nearby; and safe Active Transportation options like multi-use trails and bike lanes. We need more options, not fewer, and HRM has been working steadily, but not fast enough, to provide those options. In 2017 Regional Council unanimously approved HRM's Integrated Mobility Plan. The IMP was developed democratically with the input of many residents. HRM staff, with the support of Regional Council, have been working since 2017 to build a network of bike lanes and multi-use trails (like the one on Joseph Howe Drive shown in the photo). Although behind schedule, we are more than halfway through building the bike network. The Mayor's motion, if passed, will be a big setback. My inbox is filling up with emails against the motion. Here's a small sample of what I'm hearing from District 10 residents: "I live on Dunbrack Street and I am an avid cyclist. I bike downtown almost every day. My yearly distance is in the 5000 to 7200 km range. I put more distance on my bike than my car on a yearly basis. I will be 75 in the fall. I vehemently oppose the Mayor's proposed suspension of cycling infrastructure. I strongly encourage you to vote against the Mayor's proposal." It's a suprising reversal from the Mayor. Three years ago, as Liberal MP for Halifax, Andy Fillmore was the spokesperson for a $400 million Canada-wide investment in Active Transportation (bike and pedestrian routes). Here's what he said at the time: "Active Transportation connects communities affordably and accessibly. It promotes healthy, active lifestyles. It reduces emissions. It's a win-win-win." It will be a lose-lose-lose for HRM if Mayor Fillmore's anti-Active Transportation motion passes next week. Halting progress on HRM's bike network not only risks federal and provincial funding, it will waste the millions in investments already made because HRM residents will be left with only 60 percent of a bike network. A more connected network will be more useful to more residents. Even with gaps, HRM's Active Transportation network is used by young and old to get to school, to get to work, and to get out in nature. Multi-use trails and bike lanes are one of the most cost-effective types of transportation infrastructure but they won't get less expensive in the future. Instead of quitting midway, we need to maintain momentum on Active Transportation projects as part of building a more affordable, more accessible, more sustainable HRM. If you'd like to be heard on this issue, please send an email to Regional Council by noon on Monday at clerks@halifax.ca or email me at kathryn.morse@halifax.ca.
June 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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davejohnston.bsky.social
I like that someone who went to Halifax West defeated
Poilievre
April 30, 2025 at 12:31 AM
mmcmdl.bsky.social
This may be a Newfoundland saying, but it's use in campaign coverage is VERY Nova Scotian (thanks to Graham Steele)
journodale.bsky.social Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · Apr 29
Cochrane on the NDP: "The arse is out of their vote." #CBCNN
April 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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davidmoscrop.com
Please note that if you use "prime minister elect" to refer to Mark Carney, a Canadian constitutional scholar will come to your home and smash your windows.
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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I love our elections #cdnpoli
The paper ballots. The cardboard ballot boxes. The poll workers who really just want to help make it possible for you to vote. The temp hires at Elections Canada who count things up. The media reminders to go vote before polls close.
It’s all great and too fragile.
April 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
mmcmdl.bsky.social
Very funny but quite factual thread!
jamespmcleod.ca James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · Apr 28
A lot of Americans don't know this, but the winner of the Canadian election will be required live in a small cottage located in the backyard of the palace where the viceroy to the King of England lives.

The cottage just recently got a new wifi router, which was very exciting for all Canadians.
April 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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hmmvryintrstng.bsky.social
james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country

"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
Just figured out where these fake tariff rates come from. They didn't actually calculate tariff rates + non-tariff barriers, as they say they did. Instead, for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us. So we have a $17.9 billion trade deficit with Indonesia. Its exports to us are $28 billion. $17.9/$28 = 64%, which Trump claims is the tariff rate Indonesia charges us. What extraordinary nonsense this is.
April 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM