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Jonathan Fowler

@coldh20.bsky.social
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Archaeologist. Finding stories.

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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Let's hope we soon tire of hatred and bitterness, and of those who promote these corrupted things. We have other and far better options. Thank you, @mrjamesob.bsky.social
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Let's hope we soon tire of hatred and bitterness, and of those who promote these corrupted things. We have other and far better options. Thank you, @mrjamesob.bsky.social
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
We're mapping Halifax's Old Burying Ground this week with #GPR. It's part of our annual archaeological remote sensing field school at @smuarts.bsky.social. More info: www.facebook.com/archaeologya... www.linkedin.com/pulse/mappin...
Students conducting a ground-penetrating radar survey.The Welsford-Parker monument in Halifax's Old Burying Ground.Students conducting a ground-penetrating radar survey.
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Trevor J. Adams @trevorjadams.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The dedicated folks from the Nova Scotia Heritage Schooner Rescue Society work hard to preserve and share the province's seafaring history. I'm pleased to write about them in the next issue of Saltscapes. Find the magazine on newsstands in early May or subscribe now. www.saltscapes.com/subscriptions
A couple young men work on the keel of a schooner that's up on blocks in a shipyard.
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
An observation in three chats.
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for tuning in!
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Discussing the Fundy Dykelands All welcome, details here: eventscalendar.smu.ca/smuhalifax/d...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Our newest book is now available! John Winslow was one of the most significant American military leaders of the generations before George Washington. But instead of creating a country, he destroyed one... Winslow’s journal provides an eyewitness account of the 1755 Deportation of the Acadians.
The cover of the new book, John Winslow at Grand-Pre, by Jonathan Fowler and Earle Lockerby.
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
In any case, humanity has always been a mixed cocktail:
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
I find this statement remarkable. It reveals a troubling lack of strategic awareness and readiness. Let's hope our new mayor learns the ropes quickly. Worthwhile reforms may be made, but little good can come from simply investing more power in people who don't do their homework.
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Let's talk. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Canada won’t become the 51st US state – but could it join the EU?
Donald Trump’s extraordinary threats have angered Canadians and Europeans, and the idea of a new kind of transatlantic alliance is gaining traction
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Nicely done!
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
The poor house cemetery on Halifax's Spring Garden Road. Time for a rethink and - at long last - commemoration. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Halifax starting plan for Memorial Library site that will honour forgotten burial ground | CBC News
Municipal staff have said removing the building and creating a park is the best option for an area with a burial ground that has never been properly acknowledged.
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Attn. sci-fi enthusiasts, linguists, anthropologists, and the curious:
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Gravity.
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R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
“The second album”—Today marks the anniversary of Reckoning’s UK release: April 9, 1984. Which track is your go-to from the band’s sophomore release?
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Katie Ingram @katieyingram.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
A cover means we are one step closer! The Undesirables will be out this Fall! :) Cover image credit to @cove17.bsky.social and cover design by Gail LeBlanc. @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social #halifax #halifaxhistory #nonfiction #canlit #prisonhistory #novascotia #novascotiahistory
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Can't wait to read it.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
I've always wanted a car with a roof that flies off for no reason, but doors that don't come off while you're burning alive inside it. My dreams have come true.
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
youtube.com/watch?v=vK6f...
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History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
One of the best photos I have seen in response to “why don’t you wear a suit”
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/214...
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« Étoiles alignées » pour une circonscription de Chéticamp
Six ans après avoir été ignoré lors d’un redécoupage de la carte électorale de la Nouvelle-Écosse, l’espoir d'une circonscription acadienne protégée est ravivé.
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Nova Scotia Museum @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Pjila'si - Now open at the Museum of Natural History. Pjila'si, meaning "welcome" in Mi'kmaw, is not just a gallery. It's an interactive space that celebrates Mi'kmaw culture. It brings to life the knowledge, skills, and adaptability of the Mi'kmaw people throughout history and to this day.
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Seawater is nasty business if it gets inside. Not good.
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Nothing to see here. Buy local.
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Not good for a boat...
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Excellent!
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Netflix cancelled, Amazon cancelled, Audible cancelled, X axed. As a substitute, I will happily purchase, stare at, and listen to, a bag of Maritime-grown potatoes.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
A sliver of good news: About $250 billion of the roughly $300 billion in frozen Russian assets are not in American banks. This money could be released to Ukraine by the European Union, Canada, Britain, Australia, Japan and Singapore—and circumvent Trump’s betrayal. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...
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Is It Time to Transfer Frozen Russian Assets to Ukraine? Calls Grow Louder.
President Trump’s threat to abandon Ukraine added urgency to plans to fund security or reconstruction with the roughly $300 billion owned by Russia’s central bank.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 02/03/2025
‘I’m selling the Nazi mobile’: Tesla owners offload cars after Musk’s fascist-style salutes
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‘I’m selling the Nazi mobile’: Tesla owners offload cars after Musk’s fascist-style salutes
Tesla once appeared the future of vehicles. Then Musk’s salutes and support at Trump’s inauguration left owners feeling ‘saddled with a symbol of hate’
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Tristan Snell @tristansnell.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II. Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, on ice.
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Been working on some new maps over the weekend.
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Great story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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More than a century after her last painting, Africville artist gets first solo exhibition | CBC News
Edith MacDonald-Brown painted between the ages of 12 and 27. A new exhibit at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax features nine of her 13 known works. The gallery's director hopes the exhibit le...
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The error is in believing that we can opt out of politics. Politics is about power, and power is always swirling around in social relations. You can try to ignore it, but it won't ignore you. Better to face it, make it part of the conversation when warranted, and aim for what is fair and right.
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Halifax’s weak-kneed hand-wringing about whether to leave X is embarrassing www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file... Morning File by me
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Halifax's weak-kneed hand-wringing about whether to leave X is embarrassing - Halifax Examiner
The threat is real. The threat is plain. We're not talking about some parlour disagreement about subsection 3, clause 4 of the unsightly premises bylaw; we're talking about the violent takeover of Can...
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
On Saturday morning, the @halifaxexaminer.ca will publish the first of an enormous series I've been working on for six months. This is probably the most intensely researched work I've ever done. It also is the first time I've been truly happy about writing in many years.
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Our Geographical Thinking podcast with ESRI Canada just dropped. A conversation about mapping built heritage in one of Canada's oldest cities. Give it a listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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Bringing History to Life with GIS
Podcast Episode · Geographical Thinking from Esri Canada · 02/06/2025 · 39m
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 07/02/2025
The @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social and the Vesuvius Challenge have announced a historic breakthrough in the endeavour to decipher text preserved on papyrus scrolls from the ancient site of Herculaneum. More info ⬇️
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Inside of Herculaneum scroll seen for the first time in almost 2,000
The Bodleian Libraries and the Vesuvius Challenge have announced a historic breakthrough in the endeavour to decipher text preserved on papyrus scrolls from the ancient site of Herculaneum.
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
They went for the good stuff.
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David Frum @davidfrum.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Short-term pain for long-term isolation and decline!
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 29/01/2025
this is how it feels to reach 30 MILLION users!!!
euphoric photo of dolphins jumping under a rainbow
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Savage.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Keep up the good work, guys.
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Jonathan Fowler @coldh20.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
It's more about 'reality' as curated by hostile and partisan corporate media than reality as it is more generally experienced.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Perfect.
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
It’s amazing to me that politicians don’t commit to post first on @bsky.app and to engage with constituents here THIS is more powerful than CNN , MSNBC, The Post will ever be. You can broadcast for 9 mins on a declining medium, or engage here and start a real discussion. Which is more powerful?
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