Mary Shine

PREMIER’S OFFICE/FINANCE/TREASURY BOARD--$53.6 Million in Grants, Funding Reinstated ------------------------------------------------------ The Province will reinstate $53.6 million in grants and funding to support people with disabilities, seniors and education initiatives for 2026-27. “Nova Scotians have spoken. We listened, and we are reinstating supports to disabilities programming, seniors programming and African Nova Scotian and Indigenous students. These are grants that help people meet their basic daily needs,” said Premier Tim Houston. “We wish we could do more. We will continue to look for opportunities to support all Nova Scotians as our fiscal picture improves.” The government is reinstating $21.4 million in grants to support seniors and people with disabilities, and to help African Nova Scotians and Indigenous people access educational opportunities. Another $10 million will go back to organizations that support those groups. It is also re-establishing $22.2 million in funding to community programs that support seniors, disability groups and the African Nova Scotian and Indigenous communities. The deficit will now stand at $1.24 billion before contingency.

The Houston government has backed down ever so slightly. Notably, cuts to arts grants are not restored:

Heads up! Disinformation site www.carneywatch.ca

h/t @shanemcoyle.bsky.social

The first lesson of war is ‘know your enemy’ – and Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall As the Iran disaster escalates, the US president should be seen as an enemy whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdal...

“They (Bibi & Trump) should both be sanctioned by the UK and all other governments that still respect the UN charter, human rights and the rule of law.”

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The Desire for Terror And the defense of democracy

A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States. This would provide Donald Trump with a pretext to try to cancel or “federalize” the coming Congressional elections.
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President Trump's CYBER STRATEGY for America MARCH 2026

Moving Forward Our resolve is absolute. We will act swiftly, deliberately, and proactively to disable cyber threats to America. We will not confine our responses to the "cyber" realm. We will undertake an unprecedented effort, operating in a coordinated and sustained fashion across the U.S. government. Working with allies across the globe, we will promote U.S. interests and security. We will fight the curtailment of free speech. We will outcompete adversaries who sell "low cost" AI and digital technologies that carry embedded censorship, surveillance, and ideological bias. We will partner closely with industry and academia, at the speed and scale commensurate with the threats we face, and in accordance with our values. President Trump has made targeting Americans a hazardous business. Our adversaries have and will increasingly feel the consequences of their actions; we will dismantle networks, pursue hackers and spies, and sanction lawless foreign hacking companies. We will unveil and embarrass online espionage, destructive propaganda and influence operations, and cultural subversion By disrupting adversaries' cyber campaigns, and making our networks more defensible and resilient, we will unleash innovation, accelerate economic growth, and secure American technology dominance. We will remove burdensome, ineffective regulations so that our industry partners innovate quickly in emerging technologies. Partners in the private sector must be able to respond and recover quickly to ensure continuity of the American economy. We will defend our federal systems, critical infrastructure, and supply chains by putting security at the foundation of innovation. We will modernize our information systems so that old infrastructure does not choke innovation. We will engage internationally through diplomacy, commerce, and operations to ensure norms and standards reflect our values. We will leverage the immense talents and ingenuity of our private sector research base. We will establis…

“We will dismantle networks, pursue hackers and spies, & sanction lawless foreign hacking companies. We will unveil and embarrass online espionage, destructive propaganda & influence operations, & cultural subversion.”

What are “INFLUENCE OPERATIONS”?

How will they define “CULTURAL SUBVERSION”?🤔

Meanwhile in Canada where it's a normal country...

@antihate.ca

The gall of this fool, he’s blaming the NS NDP saying they organized the protests in Halifax. #NovaScotia

Hey Tim, they were grass roots protests against your cuts!

#SmugAsshole

Struggling with how weird it is that most people around us aren’t paying attention to what’s now coming out. The biggest pedo ring in history, led by Trump, stirring up the biggest war in history. Now documents like this are surfacing. Read it! This is beyond disgusting. How is this even possible?

“Media illiteracy as foremost characteristic of national phenotype” continues as policy, I see.

Berlin warns against losing sight of Ukraine's needs amid Iran war German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on ​Friday warned against neglecting Ukraine's ‌need for air defence supplies aginst the backdrop of ​the war in ​the Middle East, where demand ⁠has skyrocketed...

"Berlin warns against losing sight of Ukraine's needs amid Iran war" www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Ukraine Support Tracker - A Database of Military, Financial and Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine The Ukraine Support Tracker lists and quantifies military, financial and humanitarian aid promised by governments to Ukraine.

"Ukraine Support Tracker: A database of military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine." www.kielinstitut.de/topics/war-a...

A likely scenario:

PMO: We're not getting involved in any way.

CAF: (looking up for scenario planning)....Um, Prime Minister, we might hypothetically in the extreme need to do x, y, z to address second order consequences in the region.

PMO: Ah.

A picture of PEW poll on global attitude survey, saying the % who rate the morality and ethics of people in their country as good vs bad, where the US has the worst rankings and Canada the best

Americans: we live in a fallen state—embroiled by sin, cheating, lying, and evil. You cannot trust anyone, not even those who claim to know you best

Canadians: I love my neighbors and my friends!

Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone.

But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.

Confidence as Custodians of Public Health?

YES: Primary care providers, paediatricians, actual scientists 👍

NO: RFK Jr, Dr Oz, et al. 👎

I heard him speak from Australia this morning and he was referring to supporting any potential NATO countries that are attacked in the course of this war. This makes sense that NATO Countries will support each other if any are attacked. This is why he won’t rule it out

PM Carney Addresses Australia’s Parliament Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers an address to both Houses of Australia’s Parliament in Canberra.

Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers an address to both Houses of Australia’s Parliament in Canberra. #Canada #Australia

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Thousands of people from across #NovaScotia gathered to protest the Houston government’s recent cuts to arts, heritage, and culture. Creatives from every corner of the province made their stance clear-demonstrations in Halifax, Yarmouth, Truro, and Windsor.

Thousands of people from across #NovaScotia gathered to protest the Houston government’s recent cuts to arts, heritage, and culture. Creatives from every corner of the province made their stance clear-demonstrations in Halifax, Yarmouth, Truro, and Windsor.

Thousands of people from across #NovaScotia gathered to protest the Houston government’s recent cuts to arts, heritage, and culture. Creatives from every corner of the province made their stance clear-demonstrations in Halifax, Yarmouth, Truro, and Windsor.

Thousands of people from across #NovaScotia gathered to protest the Houston government’s recent cuts to arts, heritage, and culture. Creatives from every corner of the province made their stance clear-demonstrations in Halifax, Yarmouth, Truro, and Windsor.

Thousands of people from across #NovaScotia gathered to protest the Houston government’s recent cuts to arts, heritage, and culture. Creatives from every corner of the province made their stance clear-demonstrations in Halifax, Yarmouth, Truro, and Windsor.

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Adam Entous on U.S.-Ukraine Relations in 2025 | Russian Roulette | CSIS Podcasts Adam Entous of The New York Times talks his in-depth investigation exploring the Trump Administration's policies towards Ukraine in 2025.

Who gets priority? My guess... after reading this great @adamentous.bsky.social piece... is it won't be Ukraine. Gulf states have a ton of pull. And the Trump admin has already tried to deprioritize Ukraine. /3

www.csis.org/podcasts/rus...

European states should therefore be watching NATO's PURL initiative like a hawk. This initiative involves Europeans buying US weapons(aid) that are vital for Ukraine). They need to monitor carefully to see if deliveries are being made or are constantly being delayed/pushed back. 4/

Are Gulf states running out of missile interceptors? Their rulers insist not but they are burning through their stockpiles fast

The war in Iran is likely to cause a huge global shortage of air defense with dire implications for Ukraine. The Gulf states, US, Israel are using an enormous amount of Patriot interceptors. We can produce about 600/yr. They are using that up in 1-2 days. So... 1/
www.economist.com/middle-east-...

Did PP just reimagine the folklore of Robin Hood into a nationalist-libertarian tale instead of one on the redistributing wealth?!

😆😅🤣🤣🤣 #CanSky #CNDpoli

So, he just lies and spews bullshit instead 😑

This comment is stupid because it does not tie him up, it just limits what he can say about Top Secret matters and if you know what is going on you can’t spread lies and propaganda

My reserve is putting up blockades on all our access points. RCMP are not welcomed.

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#NSPoli

RCMP Raiding Cannabis Shops right now!

3 Cannabis Shops in 3 different First Nation Communities (Potlotek, Paqtnkek, We’koqma’q) are being raided right now.

This is a direct attack on Mi’kmaq sovereignty

From the Shoulder to Shoulder Rally today March 3rd 2026 at Province House, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Tim Houston we've had enough! You are trying to destroy everything that is good about Nova Scotia. You are anti-Nova Scotian, pro-corporation.
#indigenousrights #canada #environment #protest #treaty

Has this been verified by any other sources?

Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks.

They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors.

Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption.

Watch how they vote this week.