Book rights were tied up for a while in the Unbound bankruptcy (eatf.art/unbound for context). Now that they're fully untangled, I have four new Effin' Birds projects and three calendar formats coming out in the next 18 months. Details in the replies, publication dates subject to change —
Better cut tourism investment to invest in fracking then 🙃
Just remember, whatever stats ALA drops, the reality is even worse. A not insignificant number of schools don't report to ALA, and ALA doesn't have the staff in OIF to go out and track down this information. This looks bad, but it's likely worse.
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Someone on Facebook complained that the effort we spent holding a funeral for a raccoon-shaped traffic cone would have been put to better use picking up litter. We can do that too – meet at the diverter this Saturday. #BikeHfx
👏 Canada 👏 Post 👏 is 👏 a 👏 public 👏 service 👏
Nothing proves how capitalism has brain rotted everyone than thinking the post office, hospitals, public transit, libraries, etc. need to turn a profit to be worthwhile.
"If only things were different!"
- person empowered to make things different
all our followers hit up libro.fm/sale challenge
Scritchy Raccone and the Pylon Wars
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#PylonWars #Scritchy #BikeHfx
Counter points Hit every bike counter in one day Sunday April 26 Halifax NS Every bike everywhere all at once
Hey #BikeHFX as part of @cyclehalifax.ca's Roll into Spring campaign I'm hosting an event where I'm encouraging as many cyclists to roll over as many bike counters as you can in one day
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lol what?
We joke all the time about collisions not involving a driver, due to the way the news reports on them, but this time the bus seems to have not actually had a driver inside.
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Many are saying.
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Great to see you too! We luckily had a pretty decent turnout for ours
I was only able to pop by for a short span as it ran the same time as another event I was helping put on!
“Not density OR trees, density AND trees.” Better cities are climate action. URBAN Truth Collective
Remember, not density OR trees. Density AND trees.
Better cities are climate action. #UrbanTruth
a pen drawing of scritchy the raccoon traffic cone that says "Ride on, Scritchy..."
catching up on today's journal page #pylonwars
“This country is too big for trains.”
Have we tried making them fast?
You folks should be so proud of the turnout! It was incredible to see the Oval so packed
Adults and kids with and without bike helmets milling about in the sunshine in front of Halifax’s Oval building.
A couple of people fixing bikes in the sunshine next to Halifax’s Oval. A sign attached to the front of a cargo bike says “free bike tune ups”.
Many people on bikes and scooters on Halifax’s Oval with more people socializing in the background.
I think we had about 200 folks show up for the #KidicalMassHfx Spring Social! So lovely to see everyone come out of hibernation.
Thanks to Halifax Cycles for bringing bikes to test ride, @ecologyaction.bsky.social for tune ups, and to everyone who came out. What a great start to the season!
A man holding a painting of a raccoon face
Real flowers and duct tape roses laid next to a pylon
Two guys holding signs that read justice for Scritchy and we miss scritchy
A little raccoon face pin made out of duct tape on a black sweater
Halifax keeping it real
#PylonWars
#Scritchy
I was blessed to be interviewed by Suzanne of @halifaxexaminer.ca fame! While the province seems adamant to let libraries wither on the vine, I've been working to make sure we can at the very least keep operating as the great institutions we are.
By unionizing!!! ^.^
“16% of commercial taxes and 10.4% of residential taxes are collected in D7. If we include D5, 7, 8 & 9 (Downtown Dartmouth & the 3 peninsula districts) those portions rise to 35% and 30% respectively. We need to have a thriving downtown (socially and financially) to have a sustainable municipality”
Katy Jean addresses a crowd of people, many wearing bicycle helmets, at the intersection of Harvard and Allan streets in Halifax.
A large crowd of people gathered at the intersection of Harvard and Allan streets in Halifax. Many have bicycles while a few are using scooters. They are listening to Katy speak.
Two homemade signs stuck in a planter. One says "We miss Scritchy" and has a drawing of a raccoon's face. Another says "Justice 4 Scritchy!"
Several flowers and bouquets of flowers laid against a traffic cone at the intersection of Harvard and Allan streets.
Big turnout for Scritchy the Raccone's memorial service at the Harvard/Allan diverter this afternoon. @katynotie.bsky.social delivered a moving eulogy before mourners observed a moment of silence. #BikeHfx
A bunch of people and bikes outside at the Halifax oval
A small pylon dressed up as a raccoon with a yellow safety vest and bow in its hair
Huge turnout for the #KidicalMassHFX Spring Social at the oval today. Lots of humans and a few raccones. It was really nice getting to see everyone. I think it's safe to say bike season has started
Looking for another event to attend after Scritchy's service? Come check out my @hfxrise.bsky.social cohort's culminating event! (In the community room attached to the new pool building on the Commons) Free food! Community involvement opportunities! And a whole lot of cool prizes from local orgs
legend has it he's still out there diverting traffic to this very day....
New on the Anthropic settlement from the @authorsguild.org : over 91% (!!) of eligible books were claimed as of the claims deadline (I would not have predicted such a high number!)
Looks like the payout will be close to the $3000 originally estimated authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
Cumberland Public Libraries staff vote to unionize as Nova Scotia fails to fund branches
Story by me
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Our judicial system seems to have the idea that car crimes aren’t real crimes, with this judge even calling someone who was willing to drive drunk and dangerously putting other at risk “ordinarily law-abiding people.” Anecdotally, that doesn’t line up with my experience at all.
