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Kevin Wilson

@kwilsonhfx.bsky.social

Epidemiologist. Housing maximalist. Reviewer of local bike lanes and urbanism opiner at HFX By Bike: https://youtube.com/@hfxbybike

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we have entered the era of nation-state level trolling

09.03.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1495    πŸ” 257    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 7
Iran is finalizing plans to impose β€œsecurity duties” in the Persian Gulf on oil tankers and commercial ships that belong to countries allied with the US, an Iranian source with knowledge of the leadership’s strategy told CNN.

The source insisted that the Strait of Hormuz is β€œclosed” even if US President Donald Trump says it is open.

β€œWe hold the screw of the global oil price in our hands and for a long time the US will have to wait for our actions to control the price. Energy prices have become unstable and we will continue to fight until Trump declares defeat,” the source said.

Iran is finalizing plans to impose β€œsecurity duties” in the Persian Gulf on oil tankers and commercial ships that belong to countries allied with the US, an Iranian source with knowledge of the leadership’s strategy told CNN. The source insisted that the Strait of Hormuz is β€œclosed” even if US President Donald Trump says it is open. β€œWe hold the screw of the global oil price in our hands and for a long time the US will have to wait for our actions to control the price. Energy prices have become unstable and we will continue to fight until Trump declares defeat,” the source said.

chat is this good

10.03.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 260    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 8
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Pre-clearance will now be available to travellers at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport | CBC News Starting Tuesday, politicians and officials say travellers headed to the U.S. from the island airport in downtown Toronto will now be able to go through customs before departing.

This gov is trying to reorient Canada away from U.S. trade. But also: spending $30m to speed U.S. flights for 4% of Toronto passengers.

Elbows up, or whatever

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

09.03.2026 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4

1. The OBBBA will massively increase deficits in the medium term
2. The share of working age people paying into the system are decreasing
3. The share of older people taking out of the system is increasing

Yeah, any future Dem is gonna be in a spending crunch.

09.03.2026 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

Not if he sees you coming. He's fast af, apparently.

09.03.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So many bikes on the way to the gym. Like, 30.

09.03.2026 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A white and red lighthouse stands on smooth rocks on the shoreline. A concrete path leads up to the lighthouse.

A white and red lighthouse stands on smooth rocks on the shoreline. A concrete path leads up to the lighthouse.

I had to get outside so I went to Peggy’s Cove. I heard there harlequin ducks in the water around the lighthouse, but I didn’t see them. I did meet two birders who were also looking for the ducks.

09.03.2026 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Envy, Greed, and Billionaires (with David Lay Williams)

open.spotify.com/episode/30uV...

09.03.2026 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not-so-Sweet 16.1(1) Three New Brunswick court rulings may signal a sea change on language rights.

substack.com/@jacquespoit...

09.03.2026 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Judge Brann has ejected the new leaders of the NJ U.S. attorney's office, once again finding the Trump administration is illegally attempting to circumvent Senate confirmation.

He says this could result in dismissals of indictments.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

09.03.2026 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2390    πŸ” 831    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 23
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Follow Up to Multiple Binding Constraints Make Housing Analysis Hard I have one additional chart that might help explain my point from the previous post.

open.substack.com/pub/kevinerd...

09.03.2026 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Halifax musician Ben Caplan’s budget explanation videos have hit a chord with Nova Scotians Most Nova ScotiansΒ probably knowΒ Ben Caplan for his music butΒ it’sΒ his political videos which areΒ commanding an encore lately.

Why Halifax musician Ben Caplan’s budget explanation videos have hit a chord with Nova Scotians
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

09.03.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Canada: the one place where It's Not About Gender, secures mandate of Heaven.

09.03.2026 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mark Carney achieving gender parity somehow

09.03.2026 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
A wolf(?) winter hat.

A wolf(?) winter hat.

When you don't subscribe or like a video, this is who you're hurting.

09.03.2026 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A World of Little Trump Puppet Regimes Welcome to the Trump Bloc

substack.com/@justinling/...

09.03.2026 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, it's like summer summer.

09.03.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Or charge less.

09.03.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The follow-up post in his thread has the actual asking rent values, so you could look at that.

09.03.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I would simply fish for more oil if prices were high.

Or however you get it idk.

09.03.2026 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally, greed has been defeated!

*demand is down and supply is up, so prices are lower

09.03.2026 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Asking rents are the most affordable they've been since pre-COVID

09.03.2026 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Library and Archives planning deep cuts to access to information team, document shows Cuts will put at risk ability to comply with access and privacy laws, department acknowledged in a document

This is deeply concerning ... "Library and Archives planning deep cuts to access to information team, document shows"
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

09.03.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There's one for one of the hospitals here and it's like "Here's a $1.6M home ($18k per year in property taxes) 45 minutes to an hour from downtown. There's nothing of interest or utility within an hours walk, not even groceries."

Bro, wtf did I ever do to you?

09.03.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œLast year, at Christmastime, Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore gave councillors copies of a self-help book”

WTF

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We are having milder forms of this in Canada, too. Usually it's smaller, niche programs or tax policies that each seem innocuous if maybe dumb, but then you sum it all up and it's all just "the median voter should get things and not pay for them"

That doesn't math!

09.03.2026 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0