The NS government just passed a bill called “Protecting Nova Scotians Act” so they can “legally” remove the Mi'kmaw land protectors on Hunter’s Mountain to “to protect Nova Scotians utilizing wood resources”. Land protectors who refuse to leave the mountain could face up to a $50,000 fine and/or six months in jail!
This is a huge violation of my people’s rights and I would like to encourage every Nova Scotian to please make as much a fuss about this as possible. And to every Canadian and person abroad, please continue to pay close attention to this struggle. We are about to see so much police brutality increase, I feel it.
Gaslighting of impressive proportions coming from the minister responsible for L’nu Affairs (who is meant to coordinate Mi'kmaq and government consultation — which was entirely circumvented this time around), Leah Martin:
This is an egregious, unconstitutional and blatant violation of Treaty Rights, and the framing of this legislation as part of a package in service of “protecting Nova Scotians” is unacceptable.
If you are a resident of Nova Scotia, this is the time to support the Sipekne’katik First Nation’s call for Leah Martin’s immediate resignation, and to apply pressure on the provincial legislature. Contact your member of the Legislative Assembly (Don’t know who that is? Find out here.)
The reason this bill was able to be passed in the first place was Tim Houston’s Progressive Conservative Party running the shortest fall session of the legislature since 1986 (8 days!!!) and packing these amendments into omnibus bills covering a collection of unrelated matters from enforcing criminal record checks for bar bouncers to addressing housing concerns for victims of domestic violence to… this. Yes, all of these amendments are in one bill. Yes, they’re trying to confuse the issue on purpose.
Their strategy is to ram this legislation through without giving the opposition and public time to put forward meaningful resistance, let alone get public attention on the subject. And this will keep getting worse if Nova Scotians allow them to get away with it. Do not let them. Keep your eyes on Unama'ki. Be loud, be disruptive & stand in solidarity with L'nu defenders.
Henriqueta Emília da Conceição was a famous woman in her time in Porto, Portugal. She was born in 1840 to a single mother who died when Henriqueta was still a little girl.
After being sent to an orphanage and working in a match factory, Henriqueta became a high-end prostitute. At the age of 20 she had enough money to buy her own house with servants.
Despite catering to male clients her heart lay somewhere else and she fell in love with another young prostitute, Teresa Maria de Jesus.
Unfortunately Teresa, like many others, died young from TB. Heart-broken, Henriqueta bought a plot in the Cemitério do Prado do Repouso (Resting Meadow Cemetery) and ordered her beloved’s lead casket to be transfered there. She then asked people attending to leave her alone, so that she could bid Teresa farewell.
Once alone, Henriqueta cut the head of Teresa’s corpse and ran away, hiding it in her bedroom.
She was arrested, but the judge was so moved, he dismissed the case, claiming “it wasn’t a case of profanity, but a case of devotion to her relative”.
The love story was eternalised by 19th century author António Joaquim Duarte Júnior in his book Henriqueta: A 19th Century Heroine.
The great mystery surrounding the tomb where both lovers rest and that has puzzled experts for years is why Henriqueta had the tomb topped with a statue of Saint Francis of Assis, since neither women were devoted to him, and what’s the meaning of the medallion she had the artist carve on his waist.
Either for the love story, with severed heads and lenient judges, or the mystery surrounding the statue, the fact is that Teresa’s and Henriqueta’s tomb is the only 19th century grave in that cemetery where people still put fresh flowers to this day.
Reblogging because I just found out people still put flowers and candles on their grave, because according to the legend, if you’re suffering from a broken heart, go to the grave and tell the two lovers your story, they will intervene and help you out.
Yeah, my city’s patron saints of love are two 19th century lesbians. <3
hi, this is your gentle reminder and PSA: there are ELECTIONS happening in November 4th. PLEASE GO VOTE. Trump is the most unpopular he has ever been, but does that mean your average independent, or republican will vote for a dem this time around-likely no- they probably will just skip the process entirely if they don’t have a candidate they feel strongly about. this is why i’m asking YOU SPECIFICALLY to make sure to go vote. and i don’t wanna hear any doomerism shit about how voting is a waste of time bc of whatever, guys voting is the last of anything we have it is clear most of these people who represent us do not actually care, HOWEVER trump currently has the house, senate and courts and making it even slightly harder to do anything or having a large enough group to speak out against what he’s doing will help hundreds of thousands of people in the US. now more than ever is it important to make sure that they know that we do not stand for this
If you’re looking for something to do between now and November 4th to feel like you’re making some progress, might I suggest checking out Vote Forward’s letter campaigns?
They’ve currently got two campaigns active, one for the PA Supreme Court and one for the CA special redistricting election. For the latter one, I can tell you that this is a weird proposition historically and many Californians don’t really know what to make of it; it might be one where messages sent to voters could really help make up voters’ minds.
You can sign up for as few as five letters to send out. Campaigns run through October 28th!
OP didn’t specify which elections are happening this November 4th of 2025, so to be as clear as possible:
The elections this November aren’t for the U.S. House, or the Senate, or any other branch of the federal government.
The elections this November are actually more important than the elections for the federal government.
They are a mix of state and local elections.
To break it down further: we have statewide elections in the following states:
Virginia: Governor, Attorney General, State House.
Pennsylvania: a retention election for the State Supreme Court. Three incumbent Democratic justices are up for retention votes, where a “yes” vote means they stay on the court, and “no” means they must be replaced (potentially with a Republican). Republicans are attempting to take back control of the court by unseating two or more Democratic justices, which could compromise the fairness of elections in this state in 2026 and 2028. There are also retention votes for several lower courts.
California: Prop. 50 aims to counter Republican gerrymandering in Texas by gerrymandering an equal number of U.S. House seats in CA, contingent on the TX map staying standing in court. If passed, the new CA map would last from 2026 to 2030 (inclusive).
Colorado: Funding free meals for kids in schools, including mechanisms to help counteract the federal SNAP cuts! (Essentially, a recent change to the ballot measure made it so any leftover money from the meal program could go to SNAP.) This is via Proposition LL and Proposition MM.
Maine: Two propositions. The first is a dangerous voter disenfranchisement proposal, which would decimate access to absentee voting and require photo ID to be shown at polls. Proponents of the measure tried to sue to stop the summary on the ballot from actually saying what it would do to absentee voting (they lost their case, luckily), so you know it’s bad.
The second Maine proposition asks whether to implement extreme risk protection orders (red flag laws). For context, Maine currently has a weaker “yellow flag law.”
Washington State: Proposition to allow the state to fund its upcoming, public long-term care insurance program, WA Cares, with stock market investments reminiscent of how the state can already handle pensions. This would arguably/ideally keep premiums lower; I won’t claim to be an expert on this one but it’s definitely worth reading more about.
There are also too many municipal (a.k.a. town-wide, city-wide, or county-wide) elections to list! These elections affect your community the most directly!
Most people know NYC is voting for mayor (don’t let Cuomo make a comeback!), but don’t let him distract you from city council elections, either. Wikipedia has a long list of the largest cities with municipal elections in 2025 (Atlanta, Minneapolis, and New Orleans are some examples), but if you live in a smaller town, be sure to google “[your town name] elections” to see if you have anything this November.
Lastly, there is a special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional district that’s happening after election day, on December 2nd. This district is Republican leaning, but a large enough Democratic over-performance could flip it — and constitute one of the only chances to whittle down the Republican House majority before 2026.
No reblog-guilting here, I’m not gonna judge anyone for not wanting to reblog a long politics post, but I’m sure it would help a lot of people make their plans if enough folks shared this list of what elections are happening this November (and this December).
Happy Critical Role Campaign 4 Premier Day!!! I absolutely adore this cast, am constantly inspired & amazed by their storytelling, and cannot WAIT for more friends to be playing at the table 💗 The Mighty Nein hold a very special place in my heart - there’s something about a ragtag group of nobodies that ooze trauma and a desire to be loved that really gets to me! What a beautiful, heartfelt campaign. One more quote, for the road ~
‘Eventually, someday, somebody will pray for a miracle, pray for something to save them to whatever gods are nearby, and that prayer will be answered because you’ll show up.’ - Caduceus Clay
October is #BatAppreciationMonth! Here they are being fully appreciated in plate 67 from Ernst Haeckel’s dazzling Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms of Nature), published in 1904. More about the image, including details of the line-up, here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/ernst-haeckel-s-bats-1904
Garak’s relationship to medicine/care is so funny to me, because he doesn’t actually hate or avoid sickbay in general. He loves to get himself a little boo boo and prostrate himself in from of Bashir like he’s dying, like one of those birds who pretend to have a broken wing. But then when he’s ACTUALLY hurt or dying he slinks off to die under the porch like a semi-domesticated housecat.
TAKE CARE OF ME!!! I WANT YOUR CARE AND ATTENTION!! No wait, not when I actually need it. Get the fuck away from me.
Lucky for him Bashir knows if he lets Garak hiss and swat at him a few times and just stays calm eventually he can lure him back out for a trap and release.
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