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Roland Paris @rolandparis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I’m in Europe, where I’m often asked what “middle powers” are and how they can work together - including by people with legitimate criticisms of the term itself. Here’s the answer I gave in Helsinki last weekend. youtu.be/tICCrqgjTX8?...

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What is the “middle powers” agenda?

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Hillary Hartley @hillaryh.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

The phoenix will rise eventually, and when it does I hope folks recognize how unique 18F really was and build on it. Got to discuss the legacy of 18F for Lawfare with @deaves.bsky.social and @kevintfrazier.bsky.social. Here's the podcast version so you can listen on the go.

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Joseph Paul @jayprime16.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Song Of The Day - Mar. 26, 2025

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Yvette d’Entremont @dentremy.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

"Canada’s real strength is its unity and institutions. Canadians can paralyze military might through civil, non-violent resistance," writes Richard Sandbrook. "Familiarity with these techniques could empower Canadian citizens to preserve a vibrant democracy."

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I was trying to take photos of the moon, but they don't do it justice because, well, it's the moon.

A bright white full moon in a grey dusk sky with faded branches from a tree top in the foreground.

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Boston Review @bostonreview.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

After a half century of being told that the radical demand for a transformed social and economic order was a series of empty illusions, the choice to keep dreaming, even as we plant both feet firmly on the ground and in the streets, is exactly the kind of radical practice Le Guin would be proud of.

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What Good Can Dreaming Do? - Boston Review

Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Lathe of Heaven and the radical imagination

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The 2.9 kiloton explosion destroyed nearly everything in an area of 2.6 kilometres in Halifax. As water rushed back in to fill the void left by the explosion in the harbour, it created a tsunami 18 metres high. About 1,600 people were killed instantly. 🧵9/18

The image shows a devastated landscape, likely in the aftermath of a significant explosion. The scene is barren, with numerous trees stripped of their branches and buildings reduced to rubble. The area appears to be covered in snow, suggesting a winter setting. This image is consistent with the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917, which was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, caused by the collision of two ships, one carrying explosives, in the harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The explosion resulted in widespread destruction, as evidenced by the desolate and ruined environment in the photograph.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

At 9:05 a.m. the Mont-Blanc exploded. The blast wave shot out from the ship at 1 km per second. At the centre of the explosion, the temperature was hotter than the surface of the sun. For a brief moment, the bottom of Halifax Harbour was exposed. 🧵8/18

The image depicts a massive explosion with a large plume of smoke rising into the sky. The explosion appears to be quite significant, given the size and density of the smoke cloud. The photograph seems to be historical, possibly capturing a wartime event or a major industrial accident. The presence of people observing from a distance at the bottom of the image suggests that this event was of considerable interest or concern to those nearby. Given the context of previous images, this could be related to the Halifax Explosion of 1917, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, caused by the collision of two ships, one of which was carrying explosives.

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Today is Canada's National Day of Action and Remembrance on Violence against Women. Attend your local vigil. Then give me 60 mins of your time today and I'll teach you 5 effective forms of bystander intervention. A safer world is possible but we can only build it together!

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Come learn bystander intervention with me - It's free!

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Fat Apollo, baby! @fatapollo.myatproto.social · 06/12/2024

There is a Dartmouth ferry named after him that has his name in Morse Code on the hull #halifax #ships #halifaxexplosion

Dartmouth ferry named VINCENT COLEMAN with the morse symbols below his name

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Maya Schenwar @mayaschenwar.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

“The conditions under which we’re forced to live, love, & labor are antithetical to nurturing, to being present, to loving, and to life. Yet we have to find ways to keep showing up for each other… we try & we keep trying.” -Kim Wilson in Black Agenda Report www.blackagendareport.com/bar-book-for...

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BAR Book Forum: Maya Schenwar and Kim Wilson’s Book, “We Grow the World Together” | Black Agenda Report

In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured authors are Maya Schenwar and Kim Wilson.

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Adam L @saltyfog.ca · 04/12/2024

Raising the Moon (Title by @lanalou.bsky.social) Caught this walking home across the North Common tonight

A tower crane being used to construct the new building a the corner of Robie and Quinpool looks like it is picking up a thin sliver of the moon. The crane and buildings are silhouetted against a dusky blue sky

📷 #halisky #photography

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I am supposed to be working on Morning File, but I wrote this instead. It's about one of my favourite topics: horses! suzannerent.substack.com/p/what-horse...

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What horses have taught me about leadership

A true boss mare does the work and knows how to protect the herd.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and vetted and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like

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Neil MacFarlane @neilmacfarlane.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Woodstove kinda night out there, Halifax.

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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I worry about this a lot, and am thinking of paying to put the Examiner on the Internet Archive, but I haven't researched that to know whether that's a good idea or not, and I fear (given recent hack, etc.) even that isn't so permanent.

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The Swallow's Tail by Dali. I remember reading about it as a kid and getting really interested in catastrophe theory. So, more of being mentally moved than emotionally moved, but I feel like it had a big impact on my intellectual curiosity.

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Emily Liu @emilyliu.me · 17/11/2024

“The state of most social platforms right now is that users are locked in and developers are locked out. We want to build something that makes sure users have the freedom to move and developers have the freedom to build.” — @jay.bsky.team in @nytimes.com gift link:

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How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Growth

The fledgling social media site has been flooded with new users since the election. It hasn’t all been easy.

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Catelli @catelli.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

One thing I'm trying to change, is avoiding "preaching to the choir." I know that most of my followers, and this site in general, believes the same basic truths. So, repeating them over and over just generates noise.

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Heather Marsh @heathermarsh.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

More of a tactic of anyone who wants to establish a dominant relationship, whether that is between two people or at a state or global level. The tactics and roles remain the same - it just scales up. The ‘con’ Is getting everyone to accept the shared group endoreality.

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Hector @hctr.dev · 16/11/2024

I made a thing! I was playing around with the AT protocol and as a little experiment I made a website that visualises activity around Bluesky: nightsky.hctr.dev It listens to all new posts and shows them as little stars across a night sky 🌃 Every star is someone, somewhere, posting something

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Nightsky | hctr.dev

See live conversations from all over Bluesky as a dynamic night sky

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

On this day in 1885, Metis leader Louis Riel was put to death in Regina. Riel led his people in two resistance movements to protect their culture and defend Metis rights. Let's learn more (a condensed version) about The Father of Manitoba. 🧵1/20

The image depicts a black and white photograph of a man from the 19th century. He has dark, wavy hair and a mustache, and is wearing a high-collared shirt with a buttoned jacket over it. The photograph has a vintage, historical appearance, suggesting it might be from the mid to late 1800s.

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Stanislav Vysotsky @professorstas.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

The main thing is to not let despair and doomerism get the best of you. Organize, build community, and take a stand.

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Adam Linson @adamlinson.bsky.social · 12/11/2023

Mountain ash (Rowan) tree 📷

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 12/11/2024

I know people keep mentioning this, but it’s remarkable: on Twitter I have 50k plus folks and I get next to no engagement. On here, with a fifth of that, I get lots of quality engagement and a way better (and growing feed). Incentives, structure, and platform culture matter.

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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

The Mr. Rogers advice for moments of crisis is a useful thing to remember right now. Look for the helpers. Look for the people organizing to protect the most vulnerable. Look for the people who have been concretely planning for how to respond, and are ready to implement. Join them, if you can.

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Andy @rallycap.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Every time I get new followers on BlueSky I picture rain soaked weary travellers at my door. I don't have much here but come in come in.

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Olivia Dorey @oliviadorey.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

Hello Ottawa! Where are folks posting for FWD50? Struggling to find where we're interacting during conferences how that the old place is gone.

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 10/10/2024

The witch's constant context is place. On the shore she is salt-hag, upstream a river witch. At mire edge she is a witch of the marsh, upland where the trees crowd, she is a witch of the woods. We and our magics are creatures of landscape. – #EmilyCBanting, 1982 #WitchSky

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Pandora Darkmoon @pandoradarkmoon.bsky.social · 09/10/2024

“I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.” ~ Frank Lloyd Wright I can totally relate ✨💫 #witchsky

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Olivia Dorey @oliviadorey.bsky.social · 22/09/2024

Request for advice! I'd like to find folks working on trust, truth, and human rights. I'm a policy nerd, stepping into a product management role. I live in Mikmaki, Canada. Who should I look up to? Where can I find peers? What's the etiquette for connection here? #opengov #civictech #digitalid #dpi

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 16/09/2024

Pssst. December 6th is Canada's National Day of Action & Remembrance on Violence Against Women. There are vigils in communities across Canada. It's important to remember but let us not forget the "action" part! I'm offering 2 free bystander trainings that day. Put 'em in your calendar! ⬇️

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Trevor J. Adams @trevorjadams.bsky.social · 14/09/2024

During a recent “wellness check” Mounties killed Steven "Iggy" Dedam, a 34-year-old father from Elsipogtog First Nation. His family says he just needed help and the RCMP account of the killing is riddled with lies and omissions.

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Family challenges RCMP statement after Mi'kmaw man shot and killed during wellness check | CBC News

Steven "Iggy" Dedam was shot and killed by RCMP in Elsipogtog First Nation on Sunday night, sparking outrage from family and community.

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Susan Joudrey @sujo.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

my child was disappointed it didn't just say "raccoon guy"

A H R M election lawn sign. Yellow background with red and black lettering that says "Halifax Peninsula North District 8 Stephen MacKay"

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Andrew Mercer @awmercer.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

What’s the polling equivalent of “touch grass”? Is it just “touch grass”?

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Rohan Maitzen @rohanmaitzen.bsky.social · 08/09/2024

Among the many reasons I'm sad Halifax Public Library workers are on strike is that my application to volunteer there helping facilitate conversation groups for people who want to practice their English was finally almost sorted! I hope they get the deal they deserve soon. Libraries are the best.

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Leaf Dubois -> BLFC @leafdubois.com · 08/09/2024

Bye Halifax, it was fun!

Lighted fountain with tall buildings in the background

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 07/09/2024

There were several possible extremism related arrests in Canada this week. First, an arrest in Quebec of a Toronto man seeking to travel to the US to target Jews on 7 October. globalnews.ca/news/1073487...

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Terror suspect arrested in Quebec was plotting to attack Jews in New York | Globalnews.ca

The attack was to take place on Oct. 7, the anniversary of the Hamas attack that killed 1,200 in Israel, according to U.S. authorities.

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