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Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The first residential school opened in 1831. The last residential school closed in 1996, less than 30 years ago. Over 150 years, 7 generations of children were removed from their families, their communities, their cultures, their languages, and their histories. And yet denialism continues to grow.

Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

For the children who never returned. For the children who survived. For all of us who navigate the legacy.

An image to commemorate Orange Shirt Day, the National Day for Truth and Reonciliation It features a feather, a narwhal, a flower, a moon, and waves, all white on an orange background.

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Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Booktoberfest is coming up this weekend, on October 3! Over 60 authors and publishers plus readings and free workshops: all at Halifax Central Library. Hope to see you there!

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Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is why I hate the "it's not rocket science" statement. It assumes that "rocket science" is harder than anything else. I can def say from 20+ yrs of humns/socsci teaching, that there were baffled rocket scientists in my classes, bc they required a diff way of thinking from what they were used to

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Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

of course he is. more distraction. more chaos. it's all he knows, only now he's desperate, which makes him even more volatile than he was before.

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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's clear as day - Bill C-39 undermines the fundamental right of workers to strike. This doublespeak from the Liberals does not change that. @canadianlabour.bsky.social @unifor.org @uswmetallos.bsky.social @teamsters.bsky.social @psac-afpc.bsky.social @cupescfp.bsky.social @pipsc-ipfpc.bsky.social

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Peter Thiel has the wheel: “US Deputy Secty of Defense Stephen Feinberg has drafted a memo directing Defense Department subordinates to purchase up to $243.9 M in services from…[Thiel’s] Palantir…without a competitive bidding process…The memo’s subject line is called ‘Funding Palantir’.” 8/11/26…1/

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Give Palantir up to $244M through 2028, says internal Defense Department memo

Draft memo taps AI data analysis biz for help with military production efficiency

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Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

yup.. I mean, it can get super pricey if you get into the fancy snowshoes, but you can get a decent pair for a pretty reasonable price. And they don't take up a lot of room.

Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

also? snowshoeing. great workout, relatively low entry point $$-wise and some towns and cities have subsidized rental programs

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Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The two things I like about fall and winter: soups and stews. I can also do snow in moderation. That said, I do not live on the prairies and thus do not normally experience the -47 that was on the agenda the first weekend after arriving in Winnipeg in January 2024.

John Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

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Wake up, Canada. Just four companies control 80% of oilsands production. 60% of those companies' stock is owned by Americans. How is being an American petro colony in the "national interest", @mark-carney.bsky.social?

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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"the actual history of NDP provincial governments in Canada is one of higher real wage growth, higher corporate profit growth and smaller deficits than Conservative and Liberal ones. ... it’s a striking contrast to the story Conservatives in Alberta like to tell."

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Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Heads up Nova Scotians: still pissed about this year's budge? sign up for pre-budget sessions to make your voice and interests/concerns heard before they foist the next one on us. www.nsarts.ca?fbclid=IwY2x...

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Arts and Culture – Making our Communities Vibrant

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Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

new substack....the image doesn't match the title at all, but it does end up making sense, I promise. stitchingstories.substack.com/p/thinking-i...

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thinking in white

thinking about silences and care

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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

More drama from the mayor

Halifax Forum Community Association (on facebook)
25m ago
“MEDIA RELEASE STATEMENT: From The Halifax Forum Community Association Sept. 16, 2026
Mayor Fillmore is at it again, behind closed doors.
Mayor Andy Fillmore has asked the Halifax Hawks Board of Directors to help him change Regional Council's decision on redevelopment of the Halifax Forum. Mayor Filmore has been advocating that the Forum land is too valuable to be used as community and recreation space. He wants the Forum land to be sold or leased to land developers. Council disagreed, and in March of this year voted to proceed with the Forum redevelopment. Construction on the new Forum is scheduled to begin next summer with the new facility opening in late 2030.
For their role, the Halifax Hawks have decided to abide by Mayor Fillmore's wishes. They are planning to launch a media campaign to halt the redevelopment in the coming days with the goal of pressuring councilors who voted in favour of the Forum's redevelopment.
"Councillors and residents of the municipality deserve transparency, not back room deals from the Mayor", said Paul Card, Chair of the Halifax Forum Community Association.
Contact:
Paul Card, Chair HFCA by direct message for interviews
Please share”

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Raquel 🌈✨ @aistear.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Blumineck lo ha vuelto a hacer 🥹 le aplaudo hasta que se me caigan las manos, bravo. "Be masculine, be feminine, be neither, or be both. But be kind."

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Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

TFW you decide to make bread to use up the leftover whey but forget to use the whey. ah well. it will still taste good and there's always tomorrow.

Marsha🇨🇦 @empressmarsha.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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I do not understand the 'why' of this. Private equity ruins everything - job losses, service quality declines, prices increase - they pillage and plunder. They do not reinvest. Nothing makes sense to me about this. Carney is moving too fast on this.

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Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"culture of life" in action. Ghouls.

Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 13/09/2026

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The American Diabetes Association forcibly removed five eminent scientists and physicians from their June conference because they criticized Trump, and called criticizing the president "unbecoming." So now doctors and scientists are calling for a boycott. www.fiercebiotech.com/research/sci...

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Scientists boycott American Diabetes Association as fallout of June conference fracas escalates

Following the removal of five scientists from its annual conference in June, members of the American Diabetes Association have launched a boycott of the organization that includes halting the revie | ...

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Adele Perry @adeleperry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

There is a lot to say here, and one of them is how easy it is to disappear Indigenous peoples and histories from national narratives & how available the language race, national, and empire remains.

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Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Tomorrow: Crime Will Tell, the @writersfedofns.bsky.social's annual event about crime and mystery writing, featuring a conversation among NS crime writers & the launch of the first edition of WFNS' crime/mystery fiction micro-anthology, Blue Lobster Detective Agency! writers.ns.ca/workshops-ev...

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Crime Will Tell: A Celebration of Crime Writing (Halifax)

Public readings & panels Saturday, Sept 12 (11am - 1:30pm) Free admission

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Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

new substack: mapping; or, maybe the best map is the one that goes right past the butter yellow house just because of the delight it brings us. substack.com/home/post/p-...

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We bought paper maps last weekend.

Sonja Boon @storiedselves.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There's definitely a difference in kinds of students: my gndr students strongly disliked surveillance culture, for a whole host of really valid political, social, and cultural reasons.

Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past.

Ruby Bridges flanked by three U.S. Marshals on the steps of her school

Norman Rockwell’s painting depicting the event, “The Problem We All Live With,” originally published as a centerfold in the January 14, 1964 issue of Look magazine.

Ruby Bridges talking with President Obama as they look at Rockwell’s painting while it was temporarily displayed at the White House in 2011.

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apparently when she was queried on the term, she sent back an AI-generated definition. of course.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/09/2026

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For years, New Yorkers have demanded access to City records about the lasting health impacts of the horrific September 11th attacks. For years, they have been denied and ignored. That ends today. nyc.gov/sept11docs

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September 11 Docs

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this is... wow, I don't even have words for the kind of abusive 'training' this is

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Booktoberfest is hosted by @writersfedofns.bsky.social and takes place on Saturday, October 3 from 11-4 at the Halifax Central Library. In addition to a book market, there are also readings and workshops. Hope to see you there!

Text on a blue background that reads Booktoberfest2026 and includes a list of the more than 60 authors who will be present at the event.

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What the Oceans Remember is my journey into my maternal family histories, and a reflection on the responsibilities of inheriting and living with and through those histories. @wlupress.bsky.social

A stack of books featuring a watercolour of a plantation house with plam trees and a river on the side. There is a Dutch flag. Across the painting there are latitude and longitude markings. The text reads What the Oceans Remember: Searching for Belonging and Home. Sonja Boon.

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Dear Mr. Smallwood introduces readers to ca. 250 of the 1000s of letters written to Joey by everyday Newfoundlanders & Labradorians in the years immediately surrounding confederation with Canada & includes essays, poems, visual art & reflections by over thirty contributors! @memorialup.bsky.social

A photo of a book with a red cover. There are black glasses along the left side of the cover. The text reads: Dear Mr. Smallwood: Confederation in the words of those who lived it. Sonja Boon and Vicki S. Hallett.

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Booktoberfest, hosted by @writersfedofns.bsky.social, is coming up on October 3, and I'll be there with 2 books that are close to my heart: Dear Mr. Smallwood: Confederation in the words of those who lived it and What the Oceans Remember: Searching for Belonging and Home.

A blue poster featuring a dandelion in cyanotype style. The text reads Booktoberfest 2026. Halifax Central Library. Saturday, October 3 11 am - 3 pm. 70+ Nova Scotian authors & publishers. Free writing workshops & readings.

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haven't tried it with sourdough, but I imagine it would work well...

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just subbed it in where it asked for water. Really soft, flavourful bread. (much tastier than the random frozen slices we have in the freezer....)

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the equation goes like this: husband makes yogurt = two cups of whey = I make bread = we put off finishing the random bits of bread we still have kicking around in the freezer = isn't it great we bought butter on the weekend?

two loaves of freshly baked white bread on a cooling rack.

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The story of Canada’s 'only union-built town' | CBC News

For Labour Day, here's a piece about N. America's only union-built town: Port Union, NL, created by & for the members of the Fishermen's Protective Union. Begun in 1916, it was soon a busy community w/ electricity, indoor plumbing, fish plant, hotel & even movie theatre! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Founded on Newfoundland's Bonavista Peninsula more than a century ago, Port Union is called Canada’s only union-built town. It was the brainchild of union organizer William F. Coaker, who wanted to he...

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Love Port Union. Such an important part of labour history. It really needs to be much better known (and so much better supported!)

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