Matthew Guy 🇨🇦

Had so much fun flying over #Debert #Masstown and #5Islands in Northen #NovaScotia

Different coloured fields in fall from the air including vibrant red blueberry fields. In the distance wispy clouds on a blue sky.

Blueberry and other fields around #Debert #NovaScotia flying with a colleague. Fantastic experience. #NS

I regularly enjoy FrontBurner, the CBC podcast. This episode on "What exactly is Antifa" is a good explainer and touches on what is going on in the US and if it is fascism.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/what-exactly-is-antifa-1.7652739

#xp #uspolitics #fascism

Shallow stream, trees overhanging. To the left is a concrete wall with a large metal grate set in it.

Winding stream - bridge in background. In the foreground you can see the shadows of the bridge rail and photographer.

Autumnal trees over a leave strewn trail.

Trail, leaves, blue sky and wispy white clouds.

Lunch hour walk in #TruroNS

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@announcements/115263504870083954

Quote toots - that is new!

Graph showing temperature in red and dew point in green from 12am Sep 21 to 7:30am. Starts between 2 and 3 degrees but ends below -1.

Cold start to the day in #trurons #novascotia

Red is temperature and green is dew point.

#ns #xp

Antifa is trending again so | figured I'd show how simple it is to understand what they actually stand for. Fascists don’t seem to like it when | do this lol Fascists hate: Blacks Asians Jews Immigrants Socialists Unions Asylum Seekers Etc Anti-Fascists hate fascists.

Lily is the new Lynda - love them both!

#xp #TheArchers #FuckTomArcher

Zooof!

I have to say that I think the comms people of the **Nova Scotia Government** have done a good job on the wildfires. Not only have they used social media but more importantly they have put all the information they share on a webpage:
**https:// novascotia.ca/alerts/**

Accessible to all […]

#TheArchers - the Justin AI thing was just plain weird acid trip nonsense. I am glad Fallon has a lucky tape measure (seems to help her judgement too). Is George faking being in with the prison in-crowd? Is it curtains for the house purchase chain? Be awesome Ambridge - I am just back from my […]

Photo showing dramatic sky and "sundog" on our way back from Cape Breton on Thursday.

Dramatic sky and "sundog" on our way back from Cape Breton on Thursday. #NovaScotia #NS

Why can't I say "BBC Sounds" without using an exaggerated Essex accent? #BBC #BBCSounds #Podcast #MusicRadioPodcasts #TheArchers

OK - that was snow coming down in big wet flakes. Stopped as fast as it started! We are on that snow/rain edge of temperatures.

#TruroNS #NSWeather #NS #NovaScotia

Facebook removed my post as spam... the fact the article called Trump a fascist may have something to do with it.

Facebook removed my post because I shared. a link to https://www.antihate.ca/the_fascist_won_how_canada_resists

and asked people to consider making a donation too. #cdnpoli #canpoli #Facebook #antifascist

Mastodon filter to remove keyword Trump. Screenshot.

#Mastodon #filters are a great thing!

I thought good was supposed to triumph over evil?

I created a quick "5 ways to support progressive candidates" post which may help anyone wanting to get involved in #NSPoli during the election. There is a link in it to a slightly wordier version too.

https://matthewguy.com/5-ways-to-support-progressive-candidates-in-elections/

#cdnpoli #canpoli

I have been enjoying Emma Freud's "The Archers Podcast", a fun discussion of the previous week in Ambridge with background, archive audio plus characters, crew and "fans". The only problem I have with the show is that despite the name, it is not a #podcast. It has no #RSS feed and you have to […]

Heard on Cross Country Checkup (CBC Radio) "when politicians use the term "common sense" you know they have no actual evidence to support their views" (paraphrasing) #NSPoli #CanPoli #CanPol

Weird traffic light

Weird traffic light with two lights and a lifting arm. Not seen one like this before. #NS #RoadWorks #construction #TrafficLights

Tim Houston has called a snap election to be held Nov. 26.

The Progressive Conservative leader is trying to win a second term, despite legislation he personally introduced three years ago that gave Nova Scotia a fixed election date...

Breaking from tradition, he did not take questions from […]

Screen shot from CBC News Network of Tim Houston just gone into Government House in Halifax, NS

Tim is in the (government) house. Its happening.

#NSPoli

I was a day early with my expectation. Government and official opposition have rallies scheduled today - I guess here we go! I tend to be Anything But Conservative (ABC) leaning left. I have supported candidates from the two main progressive parties in Canada (federally and provincially). I […]

Media word graphic using social media and other media words written by hand in pen. From https://pixabay.com/users/geralt-9301/

As the #NSPoli election is about to be called, I am starting to think about "contingency planning" in terms of media if the unthinkable happens in the US in November, then in Canada whenever the next Federal election is. I think I may have to cut out or seriously […]

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Anyone know what time the Premier is supposed to be visiting the LG if there is going to be an election call today in NS? #NSPoli #Canpol #CdnPoli

HST Decreasing 1% in 2025 NOVA SCOTIA government logo

Nothing says "election coming" like an sales tax reduction. #NSPoli

Homophobic Blaine Higgs greets homophobes in old news article.

Goodbye and good riddance. Picking on trans kids not so good for winning elections! #LGBTQ #2SLGBTQIA #NBPoli

It was a great result with an increase in vote share from 23% to 33% of the vote (4 candidates and two councillors elected). Hard work from Alison over the last four years and an organized election strategy paid off. #CivicEngagement #MunicipalPolitics