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  State of bike infrastructure in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in case anyone is wondering. #bikeHFX #halifax

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  I'm rereading Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy From the Ground Up by David Meslin (published in 2019) and I'm sharing an activist activity I want to think about trying so I will remember, and maybe others would like to too. Put price tags on things. People don't understand where their tax dollars are going, making them resent paying taxes. We have the city budget, we can look up what things cost, and label items around the city with their cost.

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  I just saw a video of a fatphobic woman (with a response from a woman I respect) and now, thanks to the woman I respect, I have a response to every fatphobic woman from now on: I can deadlift you (I deadlift 185lb so far). When I started deadlifting, I wanted that to be a response I could give to bothersome people, and now I have a group of bothersome people I can definitely deadlift! No, I will never be 160lb (that would not be healthy for me), but I can deadlift you (probably for a set of 20).

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  Eddie's Gotcha Day was yesteday, and we spoiled him well. We covered over an ottoman he's scratched apart, adding multiple scratching surfaces at different angles and different textures. Sisal rope on steps for scratching laying on his back upside down or horizontally on top, sisal fabric for verical scratching laying on his side, and linen to pick at and shred like he likes to shred curtains. I also took the kids to the pet store and they got to pick cat toys too. #Caturday

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  @ellie@ellieayla.net it wanted to use a special app, and wanted subscription money to use the app when I interacted with it with my phone. I think I can plug it into a USB on the computer and just grab the files off without editing. I rarely use a computer, though, so it was a little bit of a hastle.

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  We were debating asking him to stop slamming the weights, when he asked how heavy the bar I was using is (I used a trap bar, he used a straight bar). We told him same as his bar, 45lb, and asked him to stop slamming the weights: it's bad for the weights, it's bad for the floor, and it's really loud. I MAY have rubbed his nose in it when I said "I'm lifting similar weight, and I put it down gently, you can watch me". 2/?

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  TIL one of the things the #NovaScotia government cut for literal billionaire yacht money was Provincial Heritage Fair. Heritage fair is like a science fair but instead it's about Canadian culture and heritage. This was my kid's first year. They did ravens. They were 1 vote from making it to provincials (4th place). Now I don't know if they'll ever get a chance again. #NSPoli

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  I finally got over my previous medical trauma to try for the 4th time in my life to see a dr for AUB. I realized I answered a question wrong at the dr. He asked if I change my pad more often than 2h. I said no. Part I didn't say: I use a combo of a pad and period underwear to get an equivalent of 6+ pads, so I can get through 8h without changing. I answered the question, not the intention, in typical Autistic fashion 🙄. I will correct this next time I see dr.

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  With coming food shortages due to an illegal war, eating invasive plants sounds like a great plan! In Halifax, we've got Japanese knotweed, which apparently is tasty in the spring stir fried, pickled, and as a granita. Alexis Nikole Nelson wrote a book (Happy Snacking Don't Die) with foraging instructions and recipes sorted by season that I'm excited to buy. I might try stir frying some knotweed this spring. (Video has vegan food) #VeganFood #VegetarianFood #forraging #In...

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  Halifax transit bus driver fails to yield, then honks at, family crossing at crosswalk with lights activated, resulting in the bus driver nearly taking out a whole family. The dad had to call 311 multiple times to get the city to take the near miss seriously. No word from city on any consequences for the driver. #Halifax https://globalnews.ca/news/11643814/halifax-transit-safety-crosswalk-close-call/