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Steve Pitcher

@stevencpitcher.bsky.social
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Newfoundlander living in Nova Scotia. Politically and socially literate. Advocate for school safety. Idling at full snark.

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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
K–12 education funded by other provinces, along with training at trade schools and universities, represents a substantial investment whose economic benefits extend well beyond provincial borders. Roughly $5 billion invested in people moving to Alberta yearly. From the rest of Canada, you’re welcome.
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If Belarus had 12 million extra tonnes of potash to sell (it doesn’t), and gave it away for free (it won’t), by the time you rail it across Russia, put it on a ship, crossed the Atlantic, unloaded it and sent it by rail to Iowa farmers, it would still be far more expensive than Canadian potash.
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Nova Scotia School Eyes @nsschooleyes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“Attempted to harm another student with scissors” is doing a lot of work here to minimize a high school stabbing attempt.
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Power out in Pictou County. Mobile data service is similar to hurricane Fiona: useless as expected because we don’t invest in digital infrastructure. There’s zero excuse after Fiona.
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10 Seconds of Wisdom @10secondsofwisdom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Your parents and grandparents have stories you've probably never heard. Ask them one question: “What's something you know now that you wish you knew when you were younger?” Record the answer and upload it. Help us get some voices and faces into this project. www.10secondsofwisdom.org
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10 Seconds of Wisdom
A place for seniors to share the advice, perspective and wisdom that comes from a lifetime of experience.
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10 Seconds of Wisdom @10secondsofwisdom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This is sweet. www.10secondsofwisdom.org/share?id=pXe...
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Pay attention to who makes ordinary days good because that’s your person.
Lauren, 66 · Canada
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10 Seconds of Wisdom @10secondsofwisdom.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Ask someone over 70: What lesson about life do you wish more people understood? Then listen. We’re collecting the lessons, advice and perspective that come from a life lived, and sharing them with people who might need to hear them. Ask a parent. A grandparent. A neighbour. A friend.
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Well now…this is going a step further than I thought they would.
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10 Seconds of Wisdom @10secondsofwisdom.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I built a project called 10 Seconds of Wisdom to give seniors a place to be heard, appreciated and share their perspectives. A few words of advice can mean a lot to people. I’d love to get some feedback on it. And for people to participate too of course. www.10secondsofwisdom.org #novascotia
10secondsofwisdom.org
10 Seconds of Wisdom
A place for seniors to share the advice, perspective and wisdom that comes from a lifetime of experience.
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
If you send me a sales email and don’t bother to ensure the font of what you copy and paste out of your AI matches the rest of the buzzword salad email, you’re going to get a most excellent snarky response.
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Replacing a sound part within an inefficient process doesn’t fix the process. It renews the credibility of process inefficiency.
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Reactive policing solutions won’t fix why crime is up. This government is consistently turning on the tap instead of just plugging the drain.
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Business travel to Lafayette, Louisiana is a pain in the ass. Halifax to Toronto to Houston to Lafayette. Business travel to Geneva is a perk.
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Tim Houston - Premier of Nova Scotia Parody @dimhouston.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Okay…serious post here. These are some dangerously concerning allegations. For the sake of our democracy, can anyone verify this? -ND
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Okay so I’m not a lawyer but I have a real problem with a lot of this. The car was not moving. People are standing in front of the car. The car starts to drive slowly forward into the protesters and escalates the situation. If the Premier felt endangered…
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
On the surface it’s just absurdism, but I’ve always thought the Kids in the Hall “never put salt in your eyes” sketch was a deep metaphor for corporate meetings so painfully dull that you’d actually prefer blinding yourself. youtu.be/JbegaT5CDfM
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Kids in the Hall - Never Put Salt in Your Eyes
YouTube video by SpongeBath ShitPants
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Forty is the new twenty. Not age. Gasoline. It takes around $40 to put 20 litres in the car.
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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She was stabbed by a student while on the job. Now she’s fighting for support | CBC News
The administrative assistant who was stabbed by a student at a Bedford, N.S., high school in 2023 is speaking out in an interview for the first time. Angela Light tells CBC News about how the horrific...
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Another NS Department of Education data breach? This is almost a yearly event now. Hiring and retaining talented educators and support staff starts with the expectation their personal information will be properly protected by their employer. That’s the bottom line for any employee in any industry.
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Walked Roxy tonight and was called over by three older folks sitting outside their apartment complex. They wanted to have a look at the big Bernese puppy. I’ll be making a point to stop by every night because they’re not allowed to keep dogs there. It doesn’t take much effort to make someone’s day.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Cuts to education sector made ‘without much forethought’ by the NS Conservative Party: states N.S. NDP #NovaScotia halifax.citynews.ca/2026/05/11/c...
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NDP respond to education cuts by provincial government
Nova Scotia’s New Democrats are speaking out after the province announced it was eliminating dozens of jobs in education late last week. The Labour and Advanced Education Critic for the NDP says the d...
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
They almost have enough people now for a proper game of Bridge.
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Landlord is just a fascinatingly ugly elitist word to be using in 2026.
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
White man goes to the Supreme Court over being told “no”.
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
A FOIPOP request that I contested about the Nova Scotia Department of Education’s refusal to provide specific summary data about school violence back in 2022 was finally addressed by the Office of the Information Privacy Commissioner today. I closed it immediately. 🧵 1/?
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I swore I wouldn’t use BlueSky to talk about work stuff, but this is dead accurate. Security does NOT mean privacy and vice versa. A high chain link fence may be secure to some degree, but it’s not private.
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
I may have been partially wrong about Becky Druhan. 4 years ago, her Department of Education did very little on the school violence front. I’m starting to think that the secrecy and evasiveness from the department was theirs alone, and MLA Druhan was likely largely in the dark.
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The Nova Scotia government streamlined itself down to its most efficiently dangerous form: full blown autocracy.
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Susan Joudrey @sujo.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Everything about this is outrageous. The NS Minister of Ed refuses to properly fund public schools. This isn't just about HRM. "But when asked if the province would commit to new funding to cover any possible gaps for librarians left by Halifax funding changes, Maguire [didn't] answer the question"
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
This ridiculous budget passed while barring the public from a public building. #nspoli
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Way to go Nova Scotia!!
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
This game is a clinic on bad officiating. #habs
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Nancy Hunter @huntgather.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Rally up! He really is trying to break our communities so he can frack, mine, deforest the f out of this place. He’s working fast , so must we!
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
😡 Write your MLAs and tell them to vote “no” on this budget.
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The most transparent thing in the province right now is the glue holding that thing together.
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Liz LeClair (she/her) @lizleclairhfx.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Arts supporters out in full force. #nspoli ❤️❤️‍🔥✊🏻
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Apparently the protests are really getting to the provincial government. They’re pushing budget talks til 10pm tonight and blaming it on today’s protest. In other words, it’s working Nova Scotia. Keep going!
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🇨🇦🔮🔥Amanda🔥🔮🇨🇦 @fierygoddess.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
nsgeu.ca/home_page/a-...
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A Letter from the President
As you are aware, Premier Tim Houston introduced a damaging budget that directly threatens the livelihoods of hundreds of public sector...
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
No code of conduct alteration will fix the fact that schools are not staffed appropriately, and regional centres for education need to be held to account for repeatedly failing to prevent violence against staff and students.
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Hannah, but ghostly @hannahr.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
The NDP aren't going to magically break through outside of HRM just because it would be nice. Or because at this moment many of your friends & like-minded folks are pissed off with Houston. A whole lot of other people still think he's doing all the right things. THOSE are the ones you have to reach
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Steve Pitcher @stevencpitcher.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I’ll use my first BlueSky post to demand we immediately return to 15% HST and restore programs eliminated by the Nova Scotia government in their latest budget. This government’s policies are not what people voted for. It’s been a bait and switch all along. #NovaScotia #nspoli
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