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Matt Stickland

@landofsticks.bsky.social
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Founding editor of GrandParade.news a Halifax newspaper, host of Grand Parade and co-host of Wanderer Grounds. Previously: Writer for The Coast, Founding editor of Committee Trawler, an NDP Candidate, Submariner, and Theater tech. DMs open, he/him.

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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The city has been waiting for "special software" to make a high risk network analysis but I think I just did one for fun last night.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 11h
Absolutely brutal time for my meat thermometer to run out of batteries. Giving jam to neighbours 'bout to pay dividends.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 12h
Just harvested a brussel sprout plant that I'm gonna cook in dinner
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Karthik Sankaran @rajakorman.bsky.social · 13h
Because (alas I did not write this--the greatest IPE banger of all time).
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ᴡᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄɪᴛʏ @webuiltthiscity.bsky.social · 15h
A mom watching her kid playing joyfully on a new playground and then saying she’ll vote to destroy it by reopening the highway to cars sounds like satire written by @thewaroncars.bsky.social “Fuck my kid, this would make my once-a-week drive slightly faster” sfstandard.com/2026/10/10/g...
Ryuka's mom, Denise Leo, 50, supports Prop. G because it would restore the road for weekend commutes. She drives Friday mornings for work as a library aide in San Mateo and wants the option of taking the Great Highway, rather than 19th Avenue.
The pathway above the highway always worked when she wanted to go for a run, anyway. Or, wait, does she oppose G?
Told that a "no" vote keeps the road closed to cars, she paused. In 2024, she pointed out, it was the "no" vote that kept the highway open.
"I'm gonna vote to open it," she said, looking at her son. "Even though he likes it."
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 15h
I am sorry to say that yeah it’s not looking good
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 17h
My favourite stat from the NHL season so far is that Igor Shesterkin (goalie) has more points than Brady Tkachuk.
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
IRGC Navy: Rogue Supertanker Ablaze in Massive Fire A supertanker carrying crude oil, which intended to exit the Strait of Hormuz via an unauthorized route, has suffered a severe explosion after entering the declared high-risk path and striking a "sea mine."
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 10/10/2026
i personally would like to live in a large house in a nature preserve with no neighbors that is a five minute walk from grocery stores, nightlife and amenities, a good school, and my six-figure job. i don't see why this is so difficult
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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Facts!
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Man Enthusiastically Yells 'FACTS!'
ALT: Man Enthusiastically Yells 'FACTS!'
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
:(
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
As a hockey goalie it boggles my mind that soccer teams don't put more effort into creating tip-in/redirected goals. If someone cracks the tactics (ie doing it without going offside) they'd be unstoppable (until other teams adapted their tactics)
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I did not die, but oh man do I hurt.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
My skate this afternoon couldn't find a replacement goalie.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This illness can fuck right off at this point.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I wear downhill ski mittens.
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beata @cbeatae.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
IT'S WORKING
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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
static.klipy.com
Ruben Rabasa in ITYSL: He Admit It!
ALT: Ruben Rabasa in ITYSL: He Admit It!
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Is a bike ride to sweat out this fever a good idea? No? I'm doing it anyway.
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Mark Sutton @marksuttonbike.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hands up if you're still saving £££ by driving as little as possible and riding much more 🙌 www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/how...
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
That's like... 25 people.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The people demand answers!
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This illness has been slowly ramping up since Tuesday and I don't think it's reached its final form yet
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Indeed! Which is why it's so funny to see people who are even less of an authority on the subject have a go at them.
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Skip, the Online New Yorker (terrifying, i know) @badposter.lol · 07/10/2026
more business owners need to be like this
Coldstuff Ice-cream • Follow

I swear to God. STOP YELLING AT MY FUCKING EMPLOYEES. They are children. This job, for most of them is their first. They are going to make mistakes. They aren't in charge of anything. This can all be fixed with a smile and a polite attitude. It's ice cream for crying out loud. Grow up and act your age.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This BOPC survey is funny. Older people who benefited from the current systems of power trust the current system. People who have been abused by the current system don't trust it. I wonder why this is. Someone should investigate.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A good journalist is one that is well researched and can communicate well on the researched topic in a way that informs. So you do not think they are good journalists.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
So... No respect?
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Replace evidence with public opinion polls.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Maybe I will read legislation since BOPC doesn't start until 4.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
IgNoRaNcE iS nO eXcUsE!!!! Why not? There are no license requirements for being a kid or having a stroll.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tbh whole concept of MVA/TSA as legislation is weird to me. It's public law for public land, but also it's not really public land due to license requirements. People who do not have a license proving competency in the legislation are held to the higher compliance standard of licenced users.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I don't want to read new legislation, I'm sick.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Do you need a clause like this to prevent desperate people running into crosswalks to try and get insurance payouts?
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Doesn't (4) just put in plain language what was previously the (going from memory) duty to exercise due care
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It's really funny to me that this UK Green party Zionism motion has people in the replys of the Origin Story guys trying to explain Zionism to the guys who did a two part deep dive into it.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Blimp content @ianagp.bsky.social
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
the tech industry is about to invent books
Andrew Yeung 
@andruyeung
X.com
We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 07/10/2026
"YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK"
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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 07/10/2026
Holy shit. Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source. Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update. getartcraft.com/apps
getartcraft.com
Crafting Apps: open-source creative tools
Image editing, vector illustration, video, photography, PDFs, motion graphics and page layout: seven native, open-source apps from the ArtCraft team, built in Rust and free to use.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tbh paying for Adobe has always been a fools game.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Well it sure is good that Halifax's road safety strategy doesn't make the assumption that kids are responsible enough to be safe road users.
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Safe Kjipuktuk @safehrm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"research shows that most children are not developmentally equipped to safely navigate traffic environments designed around moving automobiles quickly and efficiently. Yet we routinely build communities around this priority, leaving children dependent on adults for their mobility"
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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I've been waiting to see how this got logged in the system.
A data table for a collision at Quinpool and Vernon listing aggressive driving and pedestrian injury.
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Unimprovable retort
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I am surprised by my deadline every week.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My kid put on Sandstorm so as punishment I am making him listen to the whole thing
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's super annoying that the difference between not enough coffee and way too much coffee is about 0.01 ml.
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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is so obvious to anyone who is actually looking at cities. Sadly that's a small crowd.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
No there are a dozen farmers in Quebec that would be negatively affected
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