Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 5hSometimes I think grocery carts need bicycle bells to ring when other people are blocking the aisle with their cart. 110
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The fact that the characterization of someone as misogynistic, when they are in fact misogynistic, was ruled as unparliamentary is baffling. 032
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This, the Marco Macleod stepping down and the reversal on bus pass funding for students is all political theatre before the house sits next week. 1/2 110
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I feel like more people ignore the seatbelt sign on airplanes these days. Anyways I feel for the exasperated flight attendant. 020
Reposted by Tessa PekelesJean Laroche @nsnewsh0und.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Correct 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.ca36 people banned from N.S. Legislature for protest over budget cuts | CBC NewsPeople who were present or participated in a protest that shut down Province House in March are now facing bans from the legislature's grounds. 76632
Reposted by Tessa PekelesGhoul Friday 👻 @girlfriday.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Friendly 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. 3369
Reposted by Tessa PekelesThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 03/08/2026Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move awaythebeaverton.comCanadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move awayOTTAWA - 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... 45070471682
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 26/07/2026The 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/...cbc.caHalifax Diaper Bank to close with reopening pending | CBC NewsLydia 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... 000
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Reddit seems to really like posters on telephone poles 010
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Halifax! 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? 110
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Fire alarm went off at service Canada this morning. I imagine it’s related to the construction but a bit of drama for morning errands 000
Reposted by Tessa PekelesEuan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 16/07/2026NEW 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...drugdatadecoded.caOut in the Cold, Part 4: Union bustingFinal 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... 12219
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I 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. 010
Reposted by Tessa PekelesPhantas McGoria @pamcg.bsky.social · 11/07/2026But 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. 1122
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 08/07/2026If you are wondering how traffic is its take nearly an hour to get from the seaport to lady Hammond 000
Reposted by Tessa PekelesShannon Ellis 🇨🇦 @sarradis.bsky.social · 08/07/2026The irony of asking artists to showcase their work, using a poster generated by AI. 😡😡 Do better Lot Six. #halisky 1136
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 05/07/2026i'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. 000
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 04/07/2026My 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. 010
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I 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. 010
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Traffic is so bad that people are arriving an hour late to this concert 000
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 05/06/2026This is important reporting, thanks to the examiner for sharing this 231
Reposted by Tessa PekelesTim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Out in the Cold, Part 1: Surveillance, smearing, and shutdown of a harm-reduction shelter by Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.cahalifaxexaminer.caOut in the Cold, Part 1: Surveillance, smearing, and shutdown of a harm-reduction shelter - Halifax ExaminerThis is the first known instances of federal snitch legislation being used against a nonprofit agency anywhere in the country. 03425
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 03/06/2026love when a politician says "we didn't decrease funding" as if we don't know how inflation works 031
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I’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. 170
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I 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 000
Reposted by Tessa PekelesSuzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 25/05/2026People who are leaving racist comments about a certain Nova Scotia news story need to learn some history about the Ideal Maternity Home in Chester. 6758
Reposted by Tessa PekelesNova Scotia NDP @novascotiandp.bsky.social · 21/05/2026It'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. 133
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 19/05/2026The 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 020
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Ah yes New Yorkers are finally learning what it is like to live in Montreal 000
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 14/05/2026I 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. 110
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 11/05/2026i 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. 010
Reposted by Tessa PekelesTim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Arts 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.caArts coverage in the province is suffering; the Examiner wants to help fix that - Halifax ExaminerThe last few months have brought home that the arts are more than just a luxury. 0124
Reposted by Tessa PekelesAlison @alisonburnis.bsky.social · 06/05/2026I 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. 26519
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Someone 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 010
Reposted by Tessa PekelesHalifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 04/05/2026Mayworks festival: Connecting labour and the arts Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.socialhalifaxexaminer.caMayworks festival: Connecting labour and the arts - Halifax ExaminerThis year's festival runs to May 10, with art shows, plays, dance, music, kite-flying and more. 062
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 03/05/2026what 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. 010
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 01/05/2026in other news I am drinking a hopped pear cider and it is delicious 100
Reposted by Tessa PekelesTim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Tepid response from industry for Nova Scotia’s effort to reopen the offshore reported by mehalifaxexaminer.caTepid response from industry for Nova Scotia's effort to reopen the offshore - Halifax ExaminerThe two bids from a lone and obscure company are in stark contrast to the Sable Offshore Energy Project that operated from 1999 to 2018. 043
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I’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 100
Reposted by Tessa PekelesTim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Are 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? 54754
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 14/04/2026okay but now I just keep thinking about the Swiss Guard chasing after shoplifters 000
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Everytime I take the 7 bus I always think it should come more frequently 010
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 08/04/2026I’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 000
Tessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 31/03/2026A 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 1115
Reposted by Tessa PekelesJean Laroche @nsnewsh0und.bsky.social · 25/03/2026So 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...news.novascotia.caProvince House Closed to Public for Remainder of Week 41914
Reposted by Tessa PekelesPhilip Moscovitch @philmoscovitch.bsky.social · 25/03/2026In 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.caArts, 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." 22213
Reposted by Tessa PekelesMichael Gorman @michaeltgorman.bsky.social · 25/03/2026www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caN.S. budget bill vote shut down by singing protesters | CBC NewsAs 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. 283