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Maggie Rahr

@maggierahr.bsky.social
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Investigative journalist in mi'kma'ki (halifax NS) they/them Free Palestine

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Seeing this movie around the same time your actually read Romeo and Juliet is a *very* specific generational calling card that I’m more than happy to carry
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Susan Butlin was killed in 2017 – six weeks after the RCMP dismissed her report that he had sexually assaulted her. A new report found the case was “tainted by discredited myths and stereotypes about sexual assault" The local RCMP had a sexual assault unfounded rate of 54% Burn it all down.
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Serious RCMP failures in N.S. sex-assault case before woman’s murder, watchdog finds
Susan Butlin was killed by her neighbour in September, 2017 – six weeks after police dismissed report that he assaulted her as ‘unfounded’
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Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives @darrencullen.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
On the tube
Photo of a fake OpenAi ad on the overground. Text: "Yes, we built a machine that tells teenagers to kill themselves.

But — it might also help them with their homework."

Chatgpt logo
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Maggie Rahr @maggierahr.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Unfortunately we learned our boy was struck by a car & didn't make it 💔Thank you to all our neighbours who helped us search
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Uncle Grave Craver @gravecraver.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
My pal @maggierahr.bsky.social has a missing cat in the north street neighbourhood of #halifax, please keep your eyes peeled and share #hfx
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Jesus. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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ICE agents eat at small-town Mexican restaurant — then arrest workers
Federal agents detained three workers from a family-owned Mexican restaurant in Willmar yesterday, hours after four agents ate lunch there.

It was not immediately clear what the immigration status of those detained was, or whether the people detained included the restaurant’s owners or only workers.

An eyewitness who declined to give a name for fear of retribution, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that four ICE agents sat in a booth for a meal at El Tapatio a little before 3 p.m. Staff at the restaurant were frightened, said the eyewitness, who shared pictures from the restaurant as well as video of the arrest.

The arrest happened around 8:30 p.m. near a Lutheran church and Willmar Middle School as agents followed the workers after they closed up for the night. A handful of bystanders blew whistles and shouted at agents as they detained the people. “Would your mama be proud of you right now?” one of the bystanders asked.
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Maggie Rahr @maggierahr.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
What can even be said
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The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Class action to be filed against Nova Scotia Power following data leak affecting several hundred thousand people www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
saltwire.com
Class action to be filed against Nova Scotia Power
The premier ordered investigations into the utility's billing practices this week.
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kim @kimmymonte.bsky.social · 16/11/2023
gimme yule gimme fire don me now with gay attire
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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
If you want to read the full @propublica.org investigation into CIA-backed Afghan Zero Units, here's Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
propublica.org
The Night Raids
CIA-backed operations killed countless Afghan civilians, and the U.S. hasn't been held accountable. A reporter returns to investigate her past and unravel the legacy of the secretive Zero Units.
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
What are abstract ideas like “being happy” and “having fulfillment” compared to real world achievements like “working full time for a company and still needing food stamps”
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Maggie Rahr @maggierahr.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
This is fucking terrifying
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Maggie Rahr @maggierahr.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
I had so much fun talking with @tobyballnh.bsky.social and @brandorey.bsky.social on More like Ancient Failiens podcast 🛸🛸🛸🛸 Check it out! open.spotify.com/episode/4SJU...
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Mysteries of the Sphinx with Maggie Rahr
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
RIP Jamal. You deserved better.
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Madeline Peltz @peltzmadeline.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
in case you're wondering how the cope is going www.mediamatters.org/megyn-kelly/...
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Maggie Rahr @maggierahr.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Pleased to be hosting this event!
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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
idk about u but top news to me here
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 17/07/2025
1. CBS sells itself to Trump's billionaire allies for $8 billion. 2. Trump manages to exort CBS for $16 million just for fun, leveraging some fake investigations at the FCC. 3. CBS fuses with Bari Weiss' bullshit machine to create another massive new right wing propaganda outlet. Easy peasy.
nypost.com
Skydance reportedly in talks to buy Bari Weiss’ The Free Press — is CBS News role in her future?
Sources speculate that Weiss could play a major role in reshaping CBS News, which has been plagued by criticism of a left-wing bias.
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Carl Marxman, buff Ogryn @carlmarxman.northsky.social · 17/07/2025
Well, there's this: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
cbc.ca
Income inequality hit record high at start of 2025, Statistics Canada says | CBC News
The gap between the country's highest- and lowest-income households reached a record high in the first quarter of 2025, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.
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WIRED @wired.com · 07/07/2025
At least 90 people, including children, have died in the Texas floods, officials say. In May, FEMA workers were told to stop knocking on doors to provide aid to survivors in disaster areas, per a memo obtained by WIRED.
wired.com
FEMA Is Ending Door-to-Door Canvassing in Disaster Areas
As it shifts responsibility for recovery efforts to local authorities, FEMA workers will stop knocking on doors to provide aid to survivors in disaster areas, per a memo obtained by WIRED.
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Craig Jenkins @craigsj.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
got served an airbnb sponsored ad against zohran, lander, and stringer lmao
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
“I can tolerate sexual harassment of women, but I draw the line at being brown.”
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Gore Vidal Sassoon @jimmyjazz1968.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Reuters confirms my reporting that Trump knew about the Israeli campaign beforehand
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
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Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I recently discussed here how the BBC‘s censoring of „offensive language“ is bad & how similar regulations in the US or Germany are used to censor marginalized communities & sexuality at large - remember Lenny Bruce & George Carlin? www.biography.com/history-cult... www.biography.com/legal-figure...
biography.com
Lenny Bruce's Obscenity Trial Challenged First Amendment Rights and Paved the Way for Other Socially Conscious Comedians
Branded a "sick comic," the stand-up pushed boundaries with his foul-mouthed routines, which led to his 1964 arrest.
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Maggie Rahr @maggierahr.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Comparing yourself to Leonardo da Vinci is wiiiillllllld
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
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WIRED @wired.com · 10/06/2025
So-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting harm like nerve or brain damage or blindness. They can also kill. www.wired.com/story/what-t...
wired.com
What Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets Do to the Human Body
So-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting harm like nerve or brain damage or blindness. They can also kill.
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
He has, in fact, been spending the intervening years using millions in taxpayer money to retaliate against the women he sexually harassed with nuisance lawsuits.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Opinion | Habeas corpus was only intended to apply to land owners
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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
"It’s not clear that anyone wrote the study cited in the MAHA report." Wow. If these were freshman, caught using ChatGPT that made up bogus studies, they'd get flunked or worse. www.notus.org/health-scien...
notus.org
The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist
The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.
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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
The median age of all homebuyers is now 56, up from 31 in 1981:
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Seema R / Artlust @artlust.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
mcsweeneys.net
I’m a Free-Thinking Centrist with Only Right-Wing Ideas
You’ve probably wondered about me, the independent thinker in your social network. I’m one part libertarian, one part populist, and one part common...
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Mathea @matheasagdahl.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Every time you buy a Harry Potter product, you are financing the dismantling of trans rights
"About the fund. The J.K. Rowling Women's Fund (JKRWF) offers legal funding support to individuals and organisations fighting to retain women's sex-based rights [...]. It provides women with the means and confidence to bring to justice cases that make legal precedents, force policy change, and make positive contributions to women's lives in the future."
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ACLU California Action @aclucalaction.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
AB 1388 by ‪@ib2real.bsky.social‬ is a common-sense policy to close this loophole by banning police misconduct NDAs and voiding existing ones. Tell your CA lawmaker to pass it: action.aclu.org/send-message...
action.aclu.org
Protect Our Communities: Ban Police Misconduct NDAs
Tell California state leaders to pass AB 1388.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Whether it's Donald Trump permitting white refugees but banning minorities, or Kamala Harris being born to a Black father and an Indian mother, both sides have forced the divisive topic of race upon the American public.
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Sunil Sarwal @sunilsarwal.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The Oasis in Halifax has booked a white nationalist comedy group for a show this month. Known for making antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ, anti-Indigenous, and misogynistic jokes, the group has associations with Diagolon, and numerous white nationalist groups.
Screen shot from Oasis Bar’s Facebook page announcing the showScreen shot of article about the group. “Comedy Trio with White Nationalist Connections Face Canceled Shows”
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Maggie Rahr @maggierahr.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
American Pope sounds like a brand of cigarettes
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Opinion | Pope Leo must denounce DEI.
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Maggie Rahr @maggierahr.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Portillo's regular selected as pope
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
"Chicago Pope" is like a 1994 SNL sketch. Airs at 12:20am, the only gag is that Chris Farley has a mustache and is doing a big accent. David Spade and the guest host (Joe Mantegna) keep breaking during it.
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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 08/05/2025
Sufjan Stevens voice:
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/05/2025
This is an incredible story. Extremely well written deep dive into an entire generation captured by generative AI. Even professors are using AI to grade AI written papers. Wild.
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Nina Turner @ninaturner.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
THE PENTAGON BUDGET JUST HIT A TRILLION DOLLARS. Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!” Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.
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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Zach here, he isn’t wrong.
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