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Reilly | they/them | NS 🇨🇦 | 📽️🎮📚🏳️‍🌈 tumblr is my online home, but I've made a cottage here on bluesky so I can yell at local government from my porch.

A picture of the side of the road, by a sidewalk. On a grassy hill there is a surprisingly impressive stack of six (?) shopping carts, weighed down by large rocks to prevent toppling. One cart is sticking out from the pile perfectly horizontal without falling.
Picture of a backyard, a lawn surrounded by some tree cover and a knee-high fence. In the middle of the grass, a deer fawn is lying down all curled up.
A screenshot of a Facebook comment responding to another user dated 1 week ago, names redacted. Comment reads: "if you aren't going to use your eyes, give them to me".
A picture of the same bus stop as the quoted post, but now with a traffic cone placed in the middle of the massive pothole. The camera has been angled to show more of the bus lane, which has two other large holes with cones in them further down.
A bus stop on the side of the road, in a picture taken from the sidewalk. Inside the bus lane, there is an absolutely massive pothole filled with water.
A video of a backyard shot from a wooden balcony. A deer is crossing the yard and looking up at the camera curiously. The voice behind the camera is babytalking to the deer, saying "Hello, gorgeous" and making soft kissy sounds to get the deer's attention.
A screenshot of a Twitter thread by Alexandra Erin (@alexandraerin) dated 31 March 2017 that reads: “But dark humor can help people cope with life!” Sure. There’s such a thing as gallows humor. But are you the one on the gallows? If the person on the gallows makes a grim joke, that’s gallows humor. If someone in the crowd makes a joke, that’s part of the execution.
A picture of a sign that reads "CAUTION: STEEP SLOPE ON BACK OF GUARDRAIL. DO NOT USE AS A WALKWAY". The sign is attached to a guardrail and, as advertised, there is a steep grass slope leading down to a parking lot. A very obvious desire path has been worn into the slope by people climbing down it despite the sign.
A screenshot of the linked webpage that reads: Views of Immigration Levels Canadians’ support for immigration levels decreased substantially during 2023 and 2024, to a low not seen in 30 years. Historically, support for immigration levels had been relatively stable following a positive shift in the late 1990s and early 2000s, even while the number of permanent residents in Canada each year had increased from around 200,000 to over 400,000.
A roughly sewn patch that reads "BIKES GOOD MAYOR BAD". The patch is black with white stenciled letters and white stitches, adhered to blue denim.
A 3×3 graphic showing the covers of nine video games: The Great Ace Attorney, Disco Elysium, Paranormasight, Persona 5 Royal, Psychonauts, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Rayman 3, Portal 2, and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward.
Screenshot from the linked article that reads: "For 2026 and beyond, Gillis said transit reform will demand much of his attention, including reliability, coverage, and faster connections to downtown Halifax. “The ultimate goal is to get people out of their cars,” he said. “Halifax is a very car-centric city, and that’s only because we don’t have options.”"
A picture from inside of a public bus. Out the window, bare trees frame a large commercial boat afloat on a grey ocean obscured by fog.
A screenshot of a post from the Scotiabank Centre Instagram account (scotiabankctrhalifax). The description reads: "EVENT UPDATE We regret to inform you that due to severe weather conditions, and in order to ensure the safety of our fans and staff, The Offspring & Bad Religion show scheduled for tonight at Scotiabank Centre has been cancelled. All tickets will be automatically refunded to the original method of payment." The image is a poster for the Offspring Supercharged tour with special guest Bad Religion, dated Tuesday February 24th.
A screenshot of an article from The Laker that reads "He also wants to see better connections between existing and planned multi-use trails. “What I’d like to do is link the Sackville Greenway with the Bedford-Sackville Greenway,” Gillis said, noting future connections could eventually tie into Lucasville. “I want all these connected so we can have a complete active transportation link between all the communities, safely, off the main roads.”"
A screenshot from the article in the quoted post that reads: "Baker went to a salon and asked for it to be cut short, but they weren't satisfied with the result. “Wonderful hairstylist, but everything was so gendered. And when I asked for a more androgynous hairstyle, it completely shook her. She had no idea what to do. I left looking like my grandmother,” Baker said with a laugh."
Original post by user shingojira is a screenshot of a print-on-demand site, showing the product "Saturn Devouring His Son Yoga Mat" for $60. The Francisco Goya painting of the same name is printed on the yoga mat. An addition by user beatlesweatles reads "Why did he name his son that". The post has 152.3K notes.
A picture of six shelves of a narrow shelving unit packed with approximately 200+ CDs
Screenshot from CTV article: Glasgow said Houston has “lost all credibility as the province’s elected Premier,” claiming he is violating constitutionally protected Mi’kmaw rights. “This banning is not for our protection, but for theirs,” Glasgow said.
A picture of a Nintendo 3DS, showing the StreetPass gate. A visitor's speech bubble contains the YouTube link "https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ"
A screenshot from clearsky, showing a user created list I was put on by user streetscrypt, called Americanophobia. Description reads: "Users that misname Americans ("USian, USAmerican") and/or spread bigotry & violent rhetoric against American people (as a race or nationality)."
A screenshot from the Facebook group "Caught on Dashcam Nova Scotia", where an anonymous participant posted a video captioned "Just going the wrong way... luckily no one turned into that lane". The still of the video shows a two-lane street entering a mall parking lot, both the same way, but one is straight/right turns, and the other is for left turns. A car is going the wrong way through the left turn lane. A comment was added by an anonymous participant below, reading (bad writing is being transcribed faithfully) "We need to get rid of bike lanes bus lanes and all these one way streets and parking lot lanes its ridiculous was not like this 25 30 years ago when I got my license in 1994 it much simpler than better times".
A food vendor in a Sun Wukong mask is making a cotton candy flower, slowly adding layers of differently coloured floss which they then form into petals. A horrible distorted pop song is playing that sounds like both the singer and the instruments are drunk robots running extremely low on battery.
Screenshot of a special air quality weather statement that reads "When indoors, keep windows and doors closed as much as possible. When there is an extreme heat event occurring with poor air quality, prioritize keeping cool."
A screenshot of the online Halifax Bike map, focused on the 102 highway running between Lower Sackville (left) and Bedford (right). A multi-use pathway snakes along the lower half of the map (The Bedford-Sackville connector greenway). The only other crossing is further up, where Glendale Avenue/ Duke St. is highlighted as a "Suggested Bike Route on Main Road". It crosses the 102 and includes two traffic circles.
A screenshot showing Glendale Avenue on Google maps. The bottom half shows a pin on the map at 235 Glendale Avenue, approaching the two consecutive traffic circles that pass over the 102 highway. The top half of the screen is the street view, showing a road that looks like a highway, with two wide car lanes in each direction.
A screenshot of the online Halifax Bike map, focused on the 102 highway running between Lower Sackville (left) and Bedford (right). A multi-use pathway snakes along the lower half of the map (The Bedford-Sackville connector greenway). The only other crossing is further up, where Glendale Avenue/Duke St. is highlighted as a "Suggested Bike Route on Main Road". It crosses the 102 and includes two traffic circles.
A close-up screenshot of Google maps, of the text that shows under a bus route to estimate the time of arrival. The time 5:10 p.m. has been struck through, showing red text that says "Delayed 1 hr 20 min".
A mouse climbing on a set of white window blinds, caught on the string.
A picture of one of the shelves at a Value Village with pictures, paintings, and signs. A wooden sign shows the outlines of the state of Maine and the province of Nova Scotia, connected by a dotted line that loops into a heart shape. Text reads: "Side by side or miles apart, family will always be close at ❤️". It has a price tag for $3.99 on it.
A closeup picture of the front of a stainless steel fridge. There are two flat rectangular magnets for the Halifax Examiner. It is beside three pewter cat magnets styled after Maud Lewis' cat paintings, as well as a flat magnet with a full Maud Lewis black cat painting. In the bottom right corner, a flat magnet of Reigen Arataka is posing like one of your french girls over the text "Hottest Anime Woman".
A screenshot of a Duolingo story. Vikram says "Voici les formes. Elles sont parfaites pour nos biscuits." (Trans: Here are the shapes. They are perfect for our cookies). Lin replies "Parfaites? Pas vraiment. Je vais faire quelque chose de mieux." (Perfect? Not really. I will make something better). The text continues with "Quelle est la suite? Lin trouve un emporte-pièce en forme de [blank]". (What comes next? Lin finds a cookie cutter in the shape of [blank]). The options to fill in the blank are "crocodile", "chaussure" (shoe), and "briquet" (lighter). Briquet is the correct answer, per Duolingo.
A screenshot of the Duolingo app showing a 1217 day streak.
A screenshot of a tumblr post made by user yokowan on May 6th, 2025, with 3681 notes. Text reads: "proposing a traffic calming measure where we bury anti tank mines under city streets. this will encourage walking, as pedestrians are too light to trigger the mines. it will also reduce congestion by blowing cars to smithereens, and slow the flow of traffic as drivers have to circumnavigate the flaming debris. I will be waiting for my urban planning phd in the mail. thank you."
A screenshot of a text conversation. A first person (black message bubble) says: "Well I figured it was relevant academic article for us lol. My favourite was the one right at the start that responded "meh." Like literally who careeessssss. But it is really interesting that a third of the sample felt gender detachment? Because like it's interesting to think of the relationship between sexuality and gender". A second person (blue message bubble) responds: "Ignore how it took me all day to think about it but I think it goes to show much gender is like. a shorthand used to relate to others. It informs you + others which scripts to use in interactions. And well sex and romance and everything that goes with it are baked into a lot of interactions even if a lot of the time people don't notice. I'm not surprised asexuals more than most are like why do we even need this ?? I would like to be exempt Like I think queer people in general are probably more likely to feel the gender apathy because of how heteronormative gender roles are. But like ace people are like even more outside it".
A screenshot from the Halifax Music Fest website FAQ that reads: "Bring it! Small backpacks/bags (Max size 30.5cm x x 15.5cm x 30.5cm)* Fanny packs & small pouches* 1 factory sealed bottle of water (max size is 1L) Sunscreen (100ml or less, no aerosols) Ear plugs/hearing protection Rain ponchos Small blankets, towels, or large scarves for sitting on the hill Personal cameras (no removable lenses) Prescription medication in original packaging Phones and tablets (max size 28cm) We are attempting to source public water stations but unfortunately cannot commit to having them available. "
A picture of the inside of a Halifax Transit bus. There is a Halifax Examiner ad visible above the window.
A screenshot of a Facebook comment by Georges Jacques Danton that reads: We were taught way back in the last century that you should indicate to the auto drivers that you intend to cross. Hold you [sic] arm out then cross; don't stand on the sidewalk talking to someone or have your nose stuck in your phone. The driver must know your intentions so show them. I have seen so many idiots standing at a crosswalk discussing the fait [sic] of the universe and then walk out in front of a car
Screenshot of the AZ lyrics page for Domino by U.S.S. The cropped section reads: Cruising in the sloop / Fruitalize the Froot Loop / “Excuse me, waiter sir, there's a fly in my soupy-soup”
A screenshot from the game 999 (Zero Escape). The character Seven is saying "It set out from Halifax, a port in Canada, and recovered 306 bodies."
A drawing of a possum in a cartoon style, but not heavily anthropomorphized. The possum has a small shock of brown human hair and a single black earring, as well as a small halo and wing. There is a game controller at its feet. It is unclear how the possum will use it with its little gremlin feet.
No late fees Nova Scotia Power says it will not charge late fees on outstanding balances while bills are being estimated, even for customers who choose not to pay their bill while it is estimated. The company says it doesn't know how long bills will continue to be estimated, but it will notify customers when it has more information.
A screenshot from the linked CBC article that reads "The company has reopened MyAccount, the online system customers use to view and pay their bills. However, the power usage noted the bills will be estimated until Nova Scotia Power is fully able to restore its systems. The utility says meters are still accurately recording power use, but the company is not able to retrieve the information from meters and apply it to bills. Energy use after April 24 will be estimated based on the customer's use during the same period in 2024. Once Nova Scotia Power can retrieve meter information again, bills will be adjusted to reflect customer's actual usage."
A picture of Bâton Rouge restaurant in Halifax, between Hollis St. and Upper Water St. There are lights for pedestrians to cross each street. The picture was taken from the pedway above.
A picture of several cars lined up, stuck in traffic. One of the cars is the world's most ancient looking and rusty ass truck
A screenshot of a tumblr post from user memecucker reads: "You can tell when someone’s frame of reference for “normal people” is more “people at the church sponsored ice cream social” and less “people on the bus”"
A screenshot from the article quoted, which reads "Asked about other potential consequences of eliminating or restricting the fixed-term lease, 24.31 per cent of rental housing providers representing more than 5,700 rental units said they would leave rental units unoccupied, 55.8 per cent would sell their property or properties, 29.83 per cent would repurpose rental properties and 63.54 per cent they would not make further investments in rental properties."
A frame from SpongeBob SquarePants. Squidward, cast in shadow, peers out of his window where SpongeBob and Patrick are running around having fun.
A screenshot of Google maps street view. It's a view of the Subway on Chain Lake Dr. in Bayer Lake in October 2016. There is a large bench with individual brown seats attached to a garbage bin and an ad for Amish Furniture.
A twitter thread from July 5, 2020 by Steve Hassan, PhD @cultexpert. The first tweet is a quote tweet of J.K. Rowling that reads: "PPS I've just realised the link to the excellent Charlie Evans piece on detransitioners isn't working. Here it is:" Hassan's thread says: "As a mental health professional and someone who has researched undue influence, I have interviewed 12 detransitioners M-F-M and F-M-F who have read my work on cults and mind control. Several told me they watched trans “hypno porn”. They gave me links to 1/4 watch what they watched. I am trained by the top international experts in clinical hypnosis AND I have also studied hypnosis used by cult leaders for 4 decades. What I watched was weaponized mind control. And why would trans advocates treat detransitioned people like they 2/4 are traitors, just like Moonies treat ex-Moonies like myself? Cult playbook. Am I speaking against adults who choose to transition as adults after appropriate therapy and guidance? No. I am not! But too many young people are getting recruited. Not sure? Do research. Talk to 3/4 Detransitioners and mental health professionals who have vast experience. Please study my Influence Continuum and BITE model. Also, conversion “therapy” is destructive mind control and does not work either! 4/4 Here is my blog against conversion therapy." Hassan's last tweet links to his website, freedomofmind.com
A screenshot of text reading "Your order has been canceled. Order #48329 was canceled because we did not have enough stock to fulfill your order and your payment has been refunded."
A screenshot of a tumblr post. An anonymous user sent an ask message to user beholdingslut reading "Robert de Niro in heat and I'm not apologising". beholdingslut replies "i forgot heat was the name of a movie and i had my finger on the block button".
A screenshot of a YouTube video thumbnail preview. Video is titled"'There Is No Mental Illness In This Body', Insists Woman..." The thumbnail image shows a woman in the middle of speaking on a talk show.
A picture of a road, separated from the ocean coastline by rocks, trees, and a wooden fence, all covered in a blanket of snow.
A screenshot of a Gmail inbox, showing four emails from the NDP. The messages read "Get your 2025 election t-shirt" (April 4th), "Not just a t-shirt" (April 3rd), "Hey Reilly, did you see our new shirt?" (April 3rd), and "NEW NDP T-SHIRTS" (April 2nd).
A screenshot of the BlueSky account for The Babylon Bee. They only have four posts dated four months ago, all of which have been blocked for Intolerance. There is a reply under each repost saying "Our post was mistakenly labelled the [first/second/third] time, so we thought we should run it back". There has been no further activity on the account.
Screenshot from the Elections Canada website "How to Vote" page. Text reads: " Option 3: If you don't have ID You can still vote if you declare your identity and address in writing and have someone who knows you and who is assigned to your polling station vouch for you. The voucher must be able to prove their identity and address. A person can vouch for only one person (except in long-term care facilities)."
A screenshot of a tumblr post by user "unfamiliaris" on March 13. Text reads: "reddit severance fan: I just frame by framed every episode of the show and I found out that if you go to s1e5 at 23:56 and play it backwards it sounds like mark is saying "cold harbor" tumblr severance fan: why isn't anybody talking about how this painting on the wall of marks house is a metaphor for his repressed grief your coworker that watched severance in its entirety: I think lumon might be up to something"
A screenshot of a tumblr post by user deringhrscarletpescatarian dated August 7, 2023. Text reads: "The trannies should be able to piss in whatever toilet they want and change their bodies however they want. Why is it my business if some chick has a dick or a guy has a pie? I'm not a trannie or a fag so I don't care, just give 'em the medicine they need." "This is an LGBT safe space. Of COURSE I fully support individuals who identify as transgender and their right to self-determination! I just think that transitioning is a very serious choice and should be heavily regulated. And there could be a lot of harm in exposing cis children to such topics, so we should be really careful about when it is appropriate to mention trans issues or have too much trans visibility." One of the above statements is Problematic and the other is slightly annoying. If we disagree on which is which then working together for a better future is going to get really fucking difficult.
Poster for the "Rock the Country" 2025 music festival. Headliners are Kid Rock and Nickelback.