Mel Sweetnam
@melsweetnam.bsky.social
Writer. Natural dye educator. Facts advocate. Democracy defender. Former public policy strategist. Living on un-ceded L'nu territory. Meta escapee. www.mamiesschoolhouse.com
Coming to Cape Breton Island this Summer/Fall? I just listed an apartment in my old schoolhouse, on the world famous Cabot Trail, on Airbnb. Heading to October's famous music festival, writers festival, or just to take in the culture and stunning scenery? My place is central to it all. #capebreton
Rental unit in Baddeck · ★New · 1 bedroom · 1 bed · 1 bath
Classroom 2, North River School
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2+ years ago, I gave a friend some of my handmade inks which, at that point, were a year old. Historically, inks were made just before they were needed, but while they had airtight containers, they didn’t have our modern refrigeration to expand lifespan. She just tested them yesterday…#naturalink
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.” The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there. jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
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Many Nova Scotians are looking for ways to defend & protect our country from emergencies & threats. The Nova Scotia Guard was established last year to ensure that people & supplies are available in an emergency, critical incident or other time of need. Sign up to volunteer on the web site.
Home | Nova Scotia Guard
Whether you have the will, the skill or both, we have a place for you. We support the work of first responders and communities when they need it the most.
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A new independent news source, from the investigative journalist who broke the FB/Cambridge Analytica data scandal...
Carole Cadwalladr@carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 10mo agoMy colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now. Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
These folks put so much great work into providing guidance for those who want practical ideas about how to fight fascism. #BOYCOTTDISNEYABC
50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑@50501movement.bsky.social · 11mo agoHere’s all the ways you can take action against Disney, ABC, Sinclair, and Nexstar for silencing Jimmy Kimmel and attacking free speech. Share WIDELY. #BOYCOTTDISNEYABC
Cancel cable/streaming services that carry ABC &/or Disney. Consumers have so much un-exercised power in this fight for democracy. "The response must be loud and sustained. Viewers should boycott ABC and Disney until the show is restored and a public commitment to editorial independence is made."
Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger.substack.com · 11mo agoWhen government intimidation and corporate cowardice meet, free speech dies. Boycott ABC and Disney until they stand up to Brendan Carr’s censorship. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
It's never about actually addressing a problem in an evidence-based way, otherwise no straight white man would be allowed to own firearms. Instead, the far right leverages every disaster to scapegoat and target already marginalized communities.#banstraightwhitemenfromowningfirearms
Anthony L. Fisher@anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 11mo agoThe "from my cold dead hands" crowd wants to ban people from owning guns
I highly recommend this excellent podcast series. It says out loud the thoughts troubling most Canadians &, perhaps un-intuitively, is reassuring in the way that clearly facing any problem provides the possibility of a way forward. #truenorth #canadasovereignty www.youtube.com/@Gloves-OffPod
Gloves Off with Stephen Marche
An eight-part podcast series about the threat to Canada’s sovereignty and what we can do about it. Hosted by journalist and author of The Next Civil War, Stephen Marche. What we may be witnessing is t...
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I'm in the extreme area. No real rain in months. Down to 3 minute showers every 3 days. Used dish washing water goes on my outdoor plants. It makes me think of my time in Africa, & the endless labour of women there walking hours each day to access water. #climatechange #canadadrought #conservewater
If the GOP really wanted to know who the other predators are, they would a) listen to survivors, & b) release the official files. Pardoning a pedophile & human trafficker in exchange for testimony signals they're buying testimony they want to hear - i.e. the names of adversaries only. #coverup
Kane Korso@godevils2.bsky.social · last yr.
A brilliant and harrowing series of short witness statements. #publicservicematters
'I Do Solemnly Swear' Audio Series - All Videos - YouTube
‘I Do Solemnly Swear’ is a series of first-person accounts from over a dozen current federal employees across agencies like the FAA, CDC, EPA, IRS, and more ...
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A great, thoughtful resource list...
Paris Marx@parismarx.com · last yr.Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies. For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
With the passing of the US billionaire bonanza bill yesterday, supercharging ICE/the gestapo, companies like Thiel's Palantir will get ever richer, and I think we'll also start seeing widespread corporate slavery/forced labour in the camps, as in every internment/concentration camp that ever was.
How Trump’s Bill Creates a Super Police Force
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Great read. I'm stumped as to why more of my FB friends haven't migrated to Bluesky. It's so easy to recreate desirable online connections here (or, heaven forbid, real connections in the offline world), but without all of the enshittification of FB. www.bylinesupplement.com/p/engineered...
Engineered Estrangement | An Interview with Cory Doctorow
The author, activist, and technology critic Cory Doctorow on reckless broligarchs and what their 'enshittified' platforms are doing to our future
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Canadian citizen/resident? Please sign this petition requiring all party leaders & other holders of high office (I didn't write the petition, but assume this means Ministers) to get security clearance. It's outrageous that PP is refusing to get his.
Sign this Petition - Petitions
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I'm one of the 300K whose data was stolen in this awful failure by the utility. Called my credit union, credit card company, & credit agencies. I recommend folks also call the CRA, who were so helpful & can place multiple levels of additional protection/alerts on your accounts: 1 833 995 2336
Personal data stolen in N.S. Power breach? Here's how to protect yourself from fraud | CBC News
Jeff Horncastle, a client and communications outreach officer with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and the RCMP, says it's up to impacted customers to ensure they don't become victims of identity fraud...
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In every area of US federal administration, felon47 has installed someone who will kill as many people as possible... #fightfascism
🦋Dr. Natalia🕊🌻🪬@solnatamd.medsky.social · last yr.He will take your meds away! 👇🏻 "FDA Commissioner Marty Makary argued that insulin should be withheld from people with diabetes and replaced with "cooking classes."
Why any head of state, or any serious person, is agreeing to an on-camera oval office 'meeting' with these fascists is beyond me. Mark Carney survived his, but every decent person needs to stop participating in these propaganda stunts. It's always, always, a set up by these ghouls. #fightfascism
Naomi Klein@naomiaklein.bsky.social · last yr.staging a show-and-tell about a fake genocide during a real genocide to the government that has done the most to seek justice for that real genocide is designed to break our brains. They know what they are doing. www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/w...
A good summary of where things are at the moment. #fightfascism
We’re Experts in Fascism. We’re Leaving the U.S. | NYT Opinion
YouTube video by The New York Times
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Along with the appointment of 25 Faux News personalities to once serious government positions, and the meme-ification of official White House social media accounts, it's clear the objective is to entertain cult members into unending submission. #fightfascism
OMG: Noem in talks to make migrants COMPETE for citizenship on reality TV show
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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Just finished my last knit from this past Winter. Used up some of my own #madder and #butternut dyed wool, along with some undyed wool (soft grey), plus some synthetically dyed blue wool I bought at a farm on a roadtrip in southern Ontario >20 years ago! #naturaldyeonbluesky #knittersofbluesky
Canada is such a majestic country. Please don't spend your vacation dollars south of the border. Become a tourist in your own magnificent land (or any land other than the US). My east coast island home routinely makes global lists of the most spectacular islands on earth. #supportcanada
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia – Official Travel Guide
Discover Cape Breton Island's hidden gem! Enjoy unique experiences, stunning landscapes, historical wonders, and local delights. Your adventure starts here!
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁@minibubbly.bsky.social · last yr.Skip the passport: Canada’s wild alternatives to iconic U.S. destinations Travel in Canada, there is so much beauty to see. #Canada www.ctvnews.ca/photos/2025/...
So refreshing to hear someone say it like it is. It's aggravating listening to so many journalists twist themselves into pretzels trying to normalize felon47's malignant narcissist language and behaviours. Thank you, Tom Mulcair for calling him out as a pathological liar, carnival huckster, etc.
Mulcair says that while Trump 'is not an economic genius', PM Mark Carney is
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This exhausted election worker just got home after a 15.5 hour stint at a polling location that involved driving across a mountain in the fog to get there, and back across in the dark to get home. Everyone should work as an impartial poll worker at least once in their life. Hurrah democracy!
Research shows survivors of sexual assault are 10X more likely to attempt suicide than those who have not been sexually assaulted. If the assault(s) began prior to age 16, that ratio is even higher. RIP, warrior of truth. If you're a survivor, you're not alone and you deserve to live and thrive.
Virginia Giuffre, accuser of Epstein and Prince Andrew, dead at 41
YouTube video by CBC News
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Please don't vote split and throw your vote away. Know which non-maplemaga candidate has the best chance of winning in your particular riding, and vote for them: smartvoting.ca/ridings/fede... #defenddemocracy #fightfascism
