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I had this marketing concept for rural NS today, where we just go poster communities with simple messaging like "Houston shut your museum and took jobs away from your kids"
Or, like "Make city folks pay bridge tolls"

Just to see if we could get on the same page provincially that Houston is a dick.

N.S. premier booed at African Heritage Month gala as budget cuts spark upset | CBC News Tim Houston was booed as he delivered remarks at the African Heritage Month gala in Halifax on Saturday night. Houston's government delivered a budget last week that includes cuts to programs aimed at...

We have choices in Nova Scotia.
We can choose hope or fear.
We can choose abundance or scarcity.
We can choose community over cliques.

We can choose who we allow to represent us in government.

This is not my premier. #nspoli

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Extended follow-up of invasive cervical cancer risk after quadrivalent HPV vaccination: nationwide, register based study Objectives To evaluate the long term risk of invasive cervical cancer after receiving the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, how risk varies by time since vaccination, and to assess the ...

The HPV vaccine is durably AMAZING.A massive Swedish registry study w 18 years of follow-up found no waning protection against invasive cervical cancer. If vaccinated before age 17, cancer risk is cut by ~80%. Even those vaccinated later still had substantial protection.
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'Medical misogyny': NDP table bill for task force on women's health after Houston budget cuts - Halifax Examiner "We need to fix a fundamental systemic disparity that stems from centuries, thousands of years of women's voices being ignored," NDP Leader Claudia Chender said.

NDP's Claudia Chender and several women from across the province who’ve had trouble accessing proper care say the current system of ignoring women’s pain and health care is “medical misogyny”,

“It’s cruel and almost defies belief,” Chender said.

Retired wildlife biologist Bob Bancroft wants his name removed from Nova Scotia Forestry Hall of Fame - Halifax Examiner Premier Tim Houston listens only to industries, facilitating their wish to make money by degrading the land and its freshwaters. Those who speak for nature and environmental consequences are labelled ...

Retired wildlife biologist Bob Bancroft wants his name removed from Nova Scotia Forestry Hall of Fame
By Bob Bancroft

Long COVID and Recovery Among US Adults This cross-sectional study examines the prevalence and recovery patterns of long COVID among US adults using data from the National Health Interview Survey.

Long COVID and Recovery Among US Adults

Published: March 2, 2026

"In 2024, 8.3% of US adults—an estimated 21.3 million—reported ever having LC, among whom nearly 6 in 10 reported recovery... Yet many adults, particularly those 35 years or older, continue to experience lasting symptoms"

#LongCOVID

Long COVID — Here’s What To Know And The Challenges Ahead Six years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus still exists. A public health expert explains what Long COVID is, and the challenges associated with it.

When are we going to start preventing infections? Or long covid will keep rising, makes zero sense. www.forbes.com/sites/omeraw...

“These cuts appear to target the most vulnerable Nova Scotians,” Dr. Aaron Bates writes.

“These harms were preventable. The 1 percentage point cut in the HST will cost Nova Scotia $265 million this year. Reversing this tax cut will nearly negate the chaos caused by this decision.”

"Mr. Houston listens only to industries, facilitating their wish to make money by degrading the land and its freshwaters. Those who speak for nature and environmental consequences are labelled “the enemy.”"

One of many quotable points:

"Owning a car in Canada costs an average of $16,000 a year.

As the cost of living climbs in HRM, frequent and reliable transit gives families a real alternative, putting thousands of dollars back in their pockets"

hrmagainstausterity.ca

I’m really impressed with all the HaliSky folks who’ve come together to advocate for fiscal sustainability in Halifax.
Unlike the astroturf landlord group with their clickbait facebook survey, we now have a website with facts & tools for folks to contact council. Send those emails!
#TaxMeDaddy

So @nsgov.bsky.social was told in 2022 they were overspending, but they went ahead with a tax cut & toll removal anyway. This isn’t overspending that “happened to” the government, but a budget they designed that will make us all poorer. Fiscally irresponsible #NSPoli oag-ns.ca/media/news-r...

'Medical misogyny': NDP table bill for task force on women's health after Houston budget cuts - Halifax Examiner "We need to fix a fundamental systemic disparity that stems from centuries, thousands of years of women's voices being ignored," NDP Leader Claudia Chender said.

‘Medical misogyny’: NDP table bill for task force on women’s health after Houston budget cuts
By @suzannerent.bsky.social

How escalating Iran conflict is driving up oil and gas prices – a visual guide A near-halt to shipping in strait of Hormuz and attacks on Middle East refineries are threatening supplies and stoking inflation

If your transportation system depends on a narrow shipping lane halfway around the world staying calm, it’s not freedom, it’s fragility. So as @nsgov.bsky.social doubles down on car dependency, we have to ask the question - is this a transportation strategy or a hostage situation? 🤔 #CarBrain

Move over British Columbia.

Anyone sick of Daylight Savings Time? We’re abolishing time zones entirely in Nova Scotia to increase flexibility in scheduling, allowing every community to operate IN its own time, ON its own time. Make it happen…whenever! #nspoli

This thread does a really great job of explaining who will be most affected by the Tim Houston government’s proposed budget cuts:

I see what you're saying, but I just have this feeling that if *this* provincial government did this here in NS, there would be a monkey's paw element.

I saw some of them had clothes etc, but didn't realize you could buy stuff for them. This may also be a factor 🤔

Important story here. The UCP's conscious decision to ignore advice and to not promote vaccines is, as forewarned, producing record flu death rates.

A picture of a woman standing next to steel bollards of children in blue and black school clothing

Are these steel bollards of children creepy, yes.

Are they doing their job, also yes.

As always. The children are the front line in pedestrianized safety.

I didn't know a portion went to charity! I was just debating getting a porch goose a couple days ago at CT. I may need to go back...

"Just remove the bike lanes"

There are no bike lanes.

"Well, then remove parking during peak hours, then!"

There's no parking on that stretch. It's literally just not physically wide enough for the bus lanes.

People are just so incredibly ignorant about things they're so passionate about.

Pro tip, Don't suggest following the Money, if you have no idea where the money goes.

Blue t-shirt that says 'Tax me, Daddy! Proud supporter of public services'

Thanks @seebo429.bsky.social!

Who’s going to pay for marine cleanups? Provincial, federal cuts leave N.S. organizations footing the bill | CBC News The head of a marine cleanup organization says she and her team will work with or without pay to keep Nova Scotian waters free of trash — but the lack of funding feels like a gut punch.

Reaching peak short-sightedness. Argghh! Over the years I've worked with amazing, award winning students who've so much to give to ocean pollution problems & solutions. Embarrassed by gov't policy! Sad day for the ocean!
@deepseadawn.bsky.social @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social

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30+ residents of @hfxgov.bsky.social have been killed or seriously injured on our roads since the current Council was elected (publicly reported cases). We are @visionzerokh.bsky.social & we are calling on our councillors to increase, not cut, road safety budgets 1/2 drive.google.com/file/d/1vQAw...

“Ami wants to change the perception of endometriosis and for people to understand it is a "full-body inflammatory disease" rather than just "painful periods"”

#endometriosisawarenessmonth

In recent years, Bilbao has quietly built a cycling network shaped by lessons from the Netherlands: calmed where it can be, protected where it must be, and always comfortable and connected.

The result? You can now pedal across the city on infrastructure made for everyone—not just the fit and brave.

This seems like a deliberate choice that could be impacting records retention. @halifaxexaminer.ca

Many of our modern problems are caused by people who can't do basic arithmetic and are functionally illiterate but have nonetheless managed to place themselves in positions of power.