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Ryan @mcryan.bsky.social soi-disant reader, writer, poet, socialist. 🇨🇦 he/him. https://ryanm.ca
Andrew Forbes @utilityofboredom.bsky.social Human, author. Field Work: On Baseball and Making a Living (@pressassembly.bsky.social). The Diapause (novel), McCurdle's Arm (novella) (@invisibooks.bsky.social). #SABR (Hanlan's Pt). He/him.
📍Peterborough, Ontario
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Peter Moreira @petermoreira.bsky.social I'm the author of The Haight Mystery Series -- whodunnits set in San Francisco in the 1960s. I love books in general and crime fiction in particular. Happily married father of two. Free prequel available at petermoreira.com.
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Alan Ranta (ꜱᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ?) @alanranta.bsky.social Rants about things, usually music, sometimes for money. Bylines seen in PopMatters, Bandcamp, Georgia Straight and Exclaim! Longtime juror for the Polaris Prize and Juno Awards.
Mixes & Musings: https://linktr.ee/alanranta
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org Independent journalist in amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton).
"The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity."
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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social Economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work in Vancouver, Canada (https://centreforfuturework.ca/). He/him. Harold Innis Industry Professor, Economics Dept., McMaster University, and Honorary Prof. of Political-Economy, University of Sydney
Jomboy Media (Unofficial) @jomboymedia-mirror.bsky.social The unofficial account of Jomboy Media.
Two best friends started making content and others joined them, a breakdown. #JakeSucks
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Blue Villa @bluevilla.org Literary mag 📖
Est. 2023 🏙️
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It’s a privilege to study sonder. 📖
Ryan McNutt @mcnutt.bsky.social University comms person. Sporadic freelance music writer. Musicology grad. Dog dad from Dartmouth. Jays / Habs / Raptors. Eternal poptimist.
Ben Nicholson-Smith @bnsbaseball.bsky.social we could talk about baseball.. 
Simon Thibault @simonthibault.bsky.social Journalist, editor, food writer, cookbook fan. Lover of pomology, grains, and archives. Author of "Pantry and Palate: Remembering and Rediscovering Acadian Food."
Acadien. Queer. Kjipuktuk/Halifax, NS
Deleted old account due to b*ts, starting fresh.
Chris Geroux @cgeroux.bsky.social Use bikes to do what needs to be done as much as possible (groceries, kid to school, library, get Christmas trees etc.). PhD in Astronomy some years ago. Enjoy computer programming as a hobby and for work. Help researchers use computer clusters and cloud.
Hyperbolic Pair of Pants @corinnethespin.bsky.social poetry film earth equity doom | also @corinne@metalhead.club
Wolstat @wolstat.bsky.social Toronto Sun/Postmedia NBA/college and Canadian basketball reporter. With some Blue Jays on the side. 90's hip hop aficionado.
Rasta @rastasack.bsky.social Former Sailor, past Mobile DJ, bragging up Nova Scotia, and sharing amazing places. Extremely varied interests (except Sports), no hard-line Politics, just part of daily conversation. https://linktr.ee/rastasack
#NSR #Music born @ 315ppm #Veteran #WAYCTV
@caleblesko.bsky.social @caleblesko.bsky.social 🏀 NBA Draft • WNBA • Digital Marketer • Formerly @CalebOnTheBlock • Subscribe to my Substack for free: https://tinyurl.com/mrc9jt8d
Josh Robbins @joshrobbins.bsky.social Senior Writer for The Athletic. I cover the Washington Wizards and the NBA.
David Leavitt @davidleavitt.bsky.social Award-Winning Multimedia Journalist.
Bylines: CBS, AXS, Yahoo, Examiner, etc.
I love #Games, #Lotr, #StarWars, and #StarTrek.
Casual #MTG #TTRPG, & #Boardgames player.
Work w/me: DavidLeavitt@gmail.com
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Sean Woodley @woodleysean.bsky.social a podcasting man | locked on raptors
podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/LORaptors
newsletter: https://newsletters.lockedonpodcasts.com/nba/raptors
Matt Cahill @mattcahill.bsky.social Novelist (Radioland, The Society of Experience) / short fiction / essays.
Agent: Kelvin Kong, K2 Literary
Former film/TV post supervisor, currently Registered Psychotherapist in private practice
Haunting the margins
Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social Editorial cartoonist for the Globe and Mail and the Hill Times.
Substack: https://substack.com/@deadder
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Josh Lewenberg @jlewenberg.bsky.social Toronto Raptors NBA Beat Reporter @ TSN
The Palaeontologist's Hammer @palaeohammer.bsky.social Scientific Insight on your Toronto Raptors
by Mac Priebe
Bruce MacKinnon @mackinnonart.bsky.social Editorial Cartoonist for The Chronicle Herald sharing his interpretation of local and world events from Nova Scotia, Canada.
Pete Quily @pqpolitics.bsky.social Political & news acct. of information omnivore & adult ADHD Coach Pete Quily Int, Cdn, BC, & Vancouver politics & news volume varies. My ADHD acct is @petequily.bsky.social
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bruce ogi @lumpen10.bsky.social Lumpenproletariat (German: “rabble proletariat”) All fascists, DMs, investors, dating, money raising all blocked so fuck off. I'm so far to the left of Marx and Mao that I think they were just fascists oppressing the people. I vet everyone. see pinned post
@welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social @welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social Multi-racial old-school nerd and reverse gatekeeper (where I try to make everyone else get into the stuff I like). Professionally an environmental chemist. Personally a long-time activist, occasional writer, and enthusiast for a myriad of fandoms.
Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social Part Owner of Canada.
Never vote Conservative.
On Xhitter I was banned for challenging the conservative establishment.
Renee Good & Alex Pretti were executed.
Follow me! I dare you!
Discourteous arrogant people get banned immediately. No DM's.
The Happy Duck Bookshop & Readery @thehappyduckbooks.bsky.social New and used books and local art 📚
Open Tues & Wed 10-4, Thurs & Fri 10-6, and Sat 10-5 🦆
586 Prince Street, Truro, Nova Scotia
long con magazine + Collusion Books @longconmagazine.bsky.social longconmag.com: canadian magazine for art replying to art
ISSUE 2.6: submit by Sept 30
Montebank Prize: enter by Sept 30
Banner artist: Andrew James McKay (andrewjamesmckay.com)
longconmag.com/collusionbooks: canadian micro-press for collaborative poetry
Tom from Bluebird Banter @bluebirdbanter.bsky.social Blue Jays Blogger
Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca Investigations on Alberta’s drug war revival: www.drugdatadecoded.ca
✍️ APTN, Alberta Views, The Breach, The Tyee
PhD Microbiology
Banner: Access to information in Alberta
Icon: Headshot of me in blue t-shirt
zeptepe @zeptepe.bsky.social 
Emily Bednarz @emilybednarz.bsky.social Writer, editor, and graphic / web designer based in Kjipuktuk / Halifax.
Currently managing Business Voice magazine for the Halifax Chamber of Commerce. Former Managing Editor of The New Quarterly. Former jaded academic.
All views are my own.- R Robin Pens Nonsense #UseAltText 🇨🇦🏳️🌈🇬🇱🇵🇸🇺🇦 @robinpensnonsense.bsky.social I've given up teh fight against typos. Deal w/ it.
Multiply disabled GenX Cdn.
Not as interesting as I used to be, but I can still keep myself entertained.
Equality; UBI; gardens, seed saving; books; houseplants; art; music; writing; cooking.
#Resist
Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social Founding editor of GrandParade.news a Halifax newspaper, host of Grand Parade and co-host of Wanderer Grounds. Previously: Writer for The Coast, Founding editor of Committee Trawler, an NDP Candidate, Submariner, and Theater tech. DMs open, he/him.
Dr. LurkHer 🇨🇦 @lurkher.bsky.social Hurkle-durkler.
She/her/hers. Scientist, feminist, mother. Loves cats, dogs, weird sea creatures, rain, lakes, rivers and oceans. Always punch up. Halifax (Darkside) Nova Scotia. #HaliSky 🇨🇦
Bluenoser @ehcanuk.bsky.social Old, retired, gentleman....well, two out of three ain't bad. Never voted Consertavive, never will. Social and economic justice is a hill worth dying on.
Doc Naismith @docnaismith.bsky.social Amateur pundit with a penchant for perms—never fight a man with one. Hailing from the same hometown as my moniker (we never met). Former Raptors Republic partner. President, Rick Mahorn Fan Club. Soundtrack: alt/folk/jam bands/rock, classic ’80s/’90s rap.
Simon Vigneault @silexvi.bsky.social Writer and translator
https://theinfinitelivingroom.com/
Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social Climate Stories Atlantic is an initiative of the Climate Focus Society, a Nova Scotia non-profit organization dedicated to covering stories about community climate solutions. 
Heather J. “I Should Be Writing” Wood @rollwithheather.bsky.social Author, Publicist, World Fantasy Award Nominee, Cat Lover, Feminist (she/her but they/their is good too!)
Bill Zebedee @billzebedee.bsky.social Champion of Eisner Cove Wetland and defender of other special planning areas, announced by John Lohr. Also a Certified Genealogist
Josh Healey @joshrjhealey.bsky.social Canadian (footy) journalist based in Nova Scotia ⛵
Reporter: @thechronicleherald.bsky.social / Blog: hfxfootballpost.ca
Past bylines: The Athletic, The Guardian, Atlantic Business Magazine and more
Daniel Samson @ruralcolonialns.bsky.social historian of rural colonial Nova Scotia, father, partner, lives in Niagara, works on Nova Scotia, breaths in PEI
https://danieljosephsamson.com/
Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social Epidemiologist. Housing maximalist. Reviewer of local bike lanes and urbanism opiner at HFX By Bike: https://youtube.com/@hfxbybike
Idealistic Pragmatist @justip.bsky.social Canadian by choice.📍Halifax. International in outlook. Leftie. Foodie. Queer. Multilingual. Bike person, but pedestrian at heart. Social scientist by trade. Household = me, Partner, two cats. Embracer of reality in an anti-reality world since early 2022.
Susan Joudrey @sujo.bsky.social educator. historian of public history, settler colonialism & eugenics. concerned citizen. pop culture enthusiast. Worth a million in prizes, but also anti-capitalist.
(they/her)
Kjipuktuk (Halifax)-Mi'kma'ki
Safe Kjipuktuk @safehrm.bsky.social Posts by Martyn on Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People.
Catherine in Chester @chestercat.bsky.social Nova Scotia. I think I see some familiar faces here...still preoccupied with Springsteen, life, the universe and everything. Feminism. Health both public and reproductive. Covid ain't over. 
Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social Health Promotion Prof @dalhousie.bsky.social. UK export in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Canada. Pop health, climate anxiety, safe streets. Volunteer with @velocanadabikes.bsky.social, @visionzerokh.bsky.social, @urbantruth.bsky.social. She/her. Views are my own
Found Books & Shop @foundbookshop.bsky.social Indie bookstore & coffee shop in Cochrane Alberta
Pat Healey - The Laker News @thelakernews.com Owner and journalist at The Laker News covering Enfield, East Hants, Beaver Bank, Fall River and area online. My opinions are my own.
www.thelaker.ca
left-shark politics @andrewctenor.bsky.social Trying to figure out how to combine my loves for baroque music and hiking
@smurtagh-writer.bsky.social @smurtagh-writer.bsky.social Author of We're Not Rich
suemurtagh.com
George Murray @bookninja.bsky.social Poet | 10 books | Neuromancer | Dog person | Habitual founder of things | Nerd | St. John's | http://newpoetry.ca | Other links: https://linktr.ee/georgemurray
Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social • Toronto Blue Jays reporter for MLB.com
• TSN 🎙️ 📺
• Author of "The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays"
John Hollinger @johnhollinger.bsky.social The Athletic NBA columnist
PER creator - Former Grizzlies VP Basketball Ops - Former ESPN
Wahoowa - Commanders - Brewers - Timbers - huh?
Atlanta/a hotel
Drew @drewbiedew.bsky.social Autistic, ⚧️
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Nova Scotia - What's New? @ns-wn.bsky.social "Nova Scotia - What's New?" is not a media outlet or affiliated with the Government of NS. No journalists/original content. Share open-source info from public channels, don't verify third-party materials. Images auto-added.
Block Shop Books @blockshopbooks.bsky.social Women/Queer-owned curated bookstore connecting people with great new books. A safe space.
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Mon-Sat 10-5 Sun 11-4
Co-owned by - author Jo Treggiari
125 Montague Street, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia B0J 2C0
www.blockshopbooks.ca
Jaime Forsythe @jaimeforsythe.bsky.social writer & reader
Anthony Del Col @anthonydelcol.bsky.social Pulitzer Prize-winner writer of comics, podcasts and more.
Conor McCreery @conormccreery.bsky.social Writer for kids, adults, and particularly literate inamite objects. KiLL SHAKESPEARE, ASSASSINS CREED, THE LAST WITCH, FELA: MUSIC IS THE WEAPON (and more!)
Jonathan Meakin @jonathan-meakin.bsky.social Writer, reader, gardener | Salopian Nova Scotian
Sarah Mian @sarah-mian.bsky.social 
Heather Allen @heatherhfx.bsky.social Books. Archives. Halifax. Booze. Sewing. Humour. Outrage. Rarely in that order. she/her
Sofia Alarcon @sofi-see-sofi-drew.bsky.social Cartoonist
Sometimes I write, sometimes I draw, sometimes I don't do anything.
https://conundrumpress.com/product/endsickness/
Invisible Books @invisibooks.bsky.social We make books.
Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social I believe a better world is possible. Climate justice, solidarity and energy policy.
Clean Energy Manager w/ @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social
Board Member w/ @canrac.bsky.social
Views my own. Nova Scotian settler living in unceded Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. He/Him
Sue Newhook @suenew.bsky.social re-wiring journalism prof. #mojo, stories w/ pics, Fogo I films. Townie.
Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.bsky.social Expos and Blue Jays fan from the two channel universe. Born at 318 ppm. Anti-annexationist. He/him
🌈 Orion’s chief of staff
Jenn Hoegg @jhoegg.bsky.social Salty recovering journalist, lapsed political philosophy student and Nova Scotian/resident of Mi’kma’ki. “Wild-mannered”.
Corey Redekop @coreyredekop.bsky.social Canadian author, SHELF MONKEY, HUSK, assorted literary sundries. Socially friendly, emotionally distant. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/758661.Corey_Redekop
Nalo Hopkinson - Jamaica Ginger & Other Concoctions @nalohop.bsky.social Award-winning author of prose & comics, maker of food and small objects she/her/hers http://nalohopkinson.com
John DeMont @coalblackhrt.bsky.social I am a writer of books and articles based in the luminous province of Nova Scotia in the wonderful country of Canada, where I write columns for Halifax’s Chronicle Herald.
Leslie Hurtig @lesliehurtig.bsky.social Artistic Director Vancouver Writers Fest; New Yorker cartoon aficionado; fast walker. Views are my own but you could consider adopting them. Canadian made.
J-Qweln 🦇 🇨🇦🇨🇴 @jacquelinevalencia.ca Toronto writer. cybersecurity analyst. vespa. tm & yin yoga practioner. cinephile. autism advocate.
https://linktr.ee/jacquelinevalencia
Duncan Noel Campbell @duncan-noel.bsky.social Shenanigans enthusiast. Queer Warrior. 30+ years as a book designer. Half a twin. Xmasphile. Sci-fi nerd. Cat dad. I’m pretty sure I saw UFO once too. 🏳️🌈 🇨🇦 📚 🛸 🌲 🐈 (he/him)
Shelburne County Arts Council (SCAC) @scac-shelburne.bsky.social Shelburne County Arts Council exists to support and promote the development of art, artists and art education in Shelburne County by creating opportunities within our community for all of our citizens to engage in a wide range of artistic endeavours.
Char Char @scotiacharchar.bsky.social New Ross, Nova Scotia. Millenial. Secondhand Economy. Politics. Technology. Neurodivergent. Dog mom. Empty nester. Single.
Trident Booksellers & Cafe @tridenthalifax.bsky.social Cafe & Bookshop in Halifax, Nova Scotia
https://tridenthalifax.ca
Laurie Burns @lauriecburns.bsky.social Avid reader
Dog enthusiast
English teacher
Too many hobbies and interests
Settler in Dartmouth, NS
Eat the Technogarchs 🏴☠️🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦 @sburr741600.bsky.social It was nice while it lasted.
Palantir is the tool of the oppressors.
J L Harrison @jlisaharrison.bsky.social . . . 
Jessica Smith @thedaybooks.bsky.social 🏳️🌈Poet, Mother, Southerner
📜Archives, Material Media Studies, American Poetry, Artists’ Books
🎓MA, MLS, MAE, MFA, ABD PhD (C&IS)
👩🏼🏫Teach: Typography, Games, Poetry, Gender Studies
🌐 https://linktr.ee/thedaybooks
🤐Posts don’t reflect my institutions
Tidewater Books & Browsery @tidewaterbooks.bsky.social Tidewater Books has been in operation since 1995. Locally-owned and operated, we are Southeastern New Brunswick’s only general trade independent bookseller.
Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Running the Goat Books @runningthegoat.bsky.social A Newfoundland-based micropress specializing in children's books and letterpress-printed chapbooks.
Visit our bookstore and printshop in Tors Cove.
https://linktr.ee/runningthegoat
Find Marnie at her personal account: rtgbooks.bsky.social
Lunenburg Bound Books @lunenburgbound.bsky.social We are a family owned and operated independent bookshop in E'se'katik (lunenburg) Mi'kma'ki (nova scotia) We are working towards social justice and inclusivity, and trying to make a positive contribution to our community.
Octopus Books @octopusbooks.ca Woman owned, independent, and committed to making the world a better place.
116 Third Ave, Ottawa
Anishinaabe Territory
Canada
octopusbooks.ca
tiktok.com/@octopusbookstore
instagram.com/octopusbooks
facebook.com/octopusbookstore
Jan Brown @writenrun.bsky.social Retired NS lawyer & civil servant choosing to live in the real world. She/her. Dog lover. Amateur photographer. Believer in justice, compassion, connection & clean air. Proud member of @popns.bsky.social & my local volunteer fire department. #CanadaSky
Tim Houston - Premier of Nova Scotia Parody @dimhouston.bsky.social Parody: Not the Premier of Nova Scotia. Serious posts signed by ND.
Ecology Action Centre @ecologyaction.bsky.social The EAC is an environmental charity in Mi'kma'ki / Nova Scotia taking leadership on critical issues from biodiversity to climate change to environmental justice. Visit us at www.ecologyaction.ca 🌱
Neal Ozano @newneal.bsky.social 
VirtualBuddha in Halifax 🏳️⚧️ 🇨🇦 @linusbourque.com Tech educator (25+ years). Settler in Mi'kma'ki; Acadian. Book nerd & Horde veteran. I support 🇺🇦 freedom! 🇨🇦 Elbows Up! 🇨🇦 TransMan (he/him)
My political blog: https://sorry-eh.ca 
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social Former journo, current gramps, author & editor.
Myles @mylesperkilometre.bsky.social Politics 🇨🇦 music 🎶 books 📚 hiking/camping 🏕️ cycling 🚴 movies 📼
They/Them 🏳️⚧️
@pottersfieldpress.bsky.social @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social