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Tessa Pekeles

@tpekeles.bsky.social
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She/Her. Theatre and politics mostly

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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 5h
Sometimes I think grocery carts need bicycle bells to ring when other people are blocking the aisle with their cart.
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The fact that the characterization of someone as misogynistic, when they are in fact misogynistic, was ruled as unparliamentary is baffling.
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Business bros look the same in every country
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This, the Marco Macleod stepping down and the reversal on bus pass funding for students is all political theatre before the house sits next week. 1/2
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I feel like more people ignore the seatbelt sign on airplanes these days. Anyways I feel for the exasperated flight attendant.
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Jean Laroche @nsnewsh0und.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think this is unprecedented in NS. I do not recall a mass ban on protesters in my 30 years at Province House - the “people’s house”. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
36 people banned from N.S. Legislature for protest over budget cuts | CBC News
People who were present or participated in a protest that shut down Province House in March are now facing bans from the legislature's grounds.
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Ghoul Friday 👻 @girlfriday.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Friendly reminder to everyone up in arms that folks who use substances are in seniors housing. If you’re a person with substance use disorder, that disorder doesn’t vanish when you become a senior.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 03/08/2026
Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move away
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Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move away
OTTAWA - Pollsters report a split among Canadians over the idea of higher tax on the assets of wealthy individuals, though support skyrockets after noting that Kevin O'Leary has vowed that he will res...
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
The fact that we as a society depend so much on burnt out (often women) volunteers is huge issue. This shouldn't need to exist. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Halifax Diaper Bank to close with reopening pending | CBC News
Lydia O'Regan's diaper bank has been providing diapers and baby supplies to families in need in the Halifax area on a volunteer-driven model. Now she's decided to step down because the demand has grow...
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Reddit seems to really like posters on telephone poles
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Halifax! How to you chose to go see a local musical, dance show, play etc? How do you primarily find out about said events? Do you find it easy or hard to find out what’s going on?
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Fire alarm went off at service Canada this morning. I imagine it’s related to the construction but a bit of drama for morning errands
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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 16/07/2026
NEW Over two years, Out of the Cold workers and residents were secretly surveilled by police and government. As this final instalment will show, that surveillance went even farther — as plans were being hatched to have them removed. Full story: drugdatadecoded.ca/out-in-the-c...
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Out in the Cold, Part 4: Union busting
Final part of a twelve-month investigation: records reveal additional organizations party to the takeover of Out of the Cold shelters as the Nova Scotia government plays favourites with service provid...
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I wonder if Count Binface and Angine de Poitrine's home planets are in the same galaxy. And if so, I would be less opposed to space exploration.
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Phantas McGoria @pamcg.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
But if you focus on working class women as opposed to men you have to engage in a much more realistic picture of class in America based on service industries especially healthcare and education rather than oyster farmers or whatever.
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
If you are wondering how traffic is its take nearly an hour to get from the seaport to lady Hammond
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Shannon Ellis 🇨🇦 @sarradis.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The irony of asking artists to showcase their work, using a poster generated by AI. 😡😡 Do better Lot Six. #halisky
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
i've been away for a week and now I'm trying to cool down my apartment, and let me tell you my air conditioner which is usually adequate for the space, is really struggling.
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
My favourite discovery on my bus journey to PEI is that buses from three provinces meet in a parking lot in Amherst and people move from one bus to the other. No signs or terminal just painted lines on the ground.
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I hope when Larry the Downing Street cat, passes, he gets to lie in state like the queen and people queue up to see his coffin. That cat has seen things.
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Traffic is so bad that people are arriving an hour late to this concert
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This is important reporting, thanks to the examiner for sharing this
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Out in the Cold, Part 1: Surveillance, smearing, and shutdown of a harm-reduction shelter by Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca
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Out in the Cold, Part 1: Surveillance, smearing, and shutdown of a harm-reduction shelter - Halifax Examiner
This is the first known instances of federal snitch legislation being used against a nonprofit agency anywhere in the country.
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
love when a politician says "we didn't decrease funding" as if we don't know how inflation works
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I’m planing a trip to the south of France in September and all the guide books are warning me that in Nice there is a noon cannon. It will just be like home.
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I don't need nova scotia to produce its own natural gas/oil/other extractive resource I just need them to have a factory to produce the parts for our ferries
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
People who are leaving racist comments about a certain Nova Scotia news story need to learn some history about the Ideal Maternity Home in Chester.
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Nova Scotia NDP @novascotiandp.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
It's clear there's a serious problem when women are waiting 17 months to get a mammogram. That's almost a year and a half of stress and delay when early detection means more lives saved and better treatment outcomes.
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The fact that I can google habs and get the score right away where for the victoire I need to click through to a website is misogyny
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Ah yes New Yorkers are finally learning what it is like to live in Montreal
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I feel like there would be a benefit of running an extra 9 bus during school start time and then end time but just between Robie and bell and Mumford terminal. The drivers almost always need to leave people behind.
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
i keep getting ads on podcast for a new apartment building in dartmouth crossing but they keep descibing it as for people who want active living, but its in Dartmouth Crossing.
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Arts coverage in the province is suffering; the Examiner wants to help fix that Another excellent Morning File from @philmoscovitch.bsky.social Be sure to read down to the bits about signs and cemeteries.
halifaxexaminer.ca
Arts coverage in the province is suffering; the Examiner wants to help fix that - Halifax Examiner
The last few months have brought home that the arts are more than just a luxury.
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Alison @alisonburnis.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I just heard that NSCC cut all of their campus librarians (11 librarians across the province) as part of dealing with the budget shortfall engineered by the provincial government. Tim Houston and his party can go fuck themselves.
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Someone needs to tell the Premier that just because his last name is Houston does not mean he needs to spend all his time in Texas
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 04/05/2026
Mayworks festival: Connecting labour and the arts Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social
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Mayworks festival: Connecting labour and the arts - Halifax Examiner
This year's festival runs to May 10, with art shows, plays, dance, music, kite-flying and more.
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
what is with these essentially small motorcycles kids are driving these days? One they don't belong on the sidewalk, two they look very dangerous. Yes I am old.
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
in other news I am drinking a hopped pear cider and it is delicious
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Tepid response from industry for Nova Scotia’s effort to reopen the offshore reported by me
halifaxexaminer.ca
Tepid response from industry for Nova Scotia's effort to reopen the offshore - Halifax Examiner
The two bids from a lone and obscure company are in stark contrast to the Sable Offshore Energy Project that operated from 1999 to 2018.
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I’m not sure when wearing fleece jackets under suit jackets became the thing for business men but it looks silly and makes your suit look too small
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Are there any Nova Scotian artists (visual arts, craftspeople, musicians, etc.) who want to talk with me about their work, their financial challenges, and how the provincial budget cuts are affecting them?
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
okay but now I just keep thinking about the Swiss Guard chasing after shoplifters
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Everytime I take the 7 bus I always think it should come more frequently
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I’m beginning to think that if Poilievre said he wanted to cross the floor and join the Liberals, Carney would accept him with open arms
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
May his memory be a blessing
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
A reminder that the need to fund this programs (who are doing good work) is a direct result of Government not doing their job to help alleviate poverty in the province
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Jean Laroche @nsnewsh0und.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
So much for « The people’s House » The McNeil government shut the place down during COVID restrictions but closing Province House during a sitting seems unprecedented. news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/03/2...
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Province House Closed to Public for Remainder of Week
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Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
This is not democracy
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Philip Moscovitch @philmoscovitch.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
In my latest for @halifaxexaminer.ca, I spoke to people involved with arts groups and museums about the disproportionate harm the provincial budget's cuts will bring to rural communities. No paywall. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-...
halifaxexaminer.ca
Arts, culture, and heritage funding cuts are 'devastating' to rural communities - Halifax Examiner
"This is the first time in 35 years where I would tell young people that this is not a place to stay."
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Michael Gorman @michaeltgorman.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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N.S. budget bill vote shut down by singing protesters | CBC News
As the final vote to approve Premier Tim Houston's controversial budget was about to begin, members of the crowd in the Province House gallery broke out in song.
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