Brian Foster

Father, Writer, Organizer, Drummer, Strategist; tweeting on history, politics, disability rights, and anything I please; Proud Dartmouthian.

[Brian Foster @BrianMFoster]

I just joined #Mastodon #MastodonSocial because the whole Twitter platform is visibly eating itself alive. This used to be conversational. It’s been a steady decline—and Musk buying it is just the capitalistic cherry on top. This place is bad for everyone’s mental health.

[follow @bencollins on bluesky @oneunderscore__]

Okay everybody it's Zero Hour for this website, post your favorite tweets and give them a little kiss goodbye.

[Ready Willing & Able|Prêts disponibles et capables @RWAworks]

October is Disability Employment Awareness Month!

This #DEAM2022, we are hosting a FREE 4-part Employer Forum Webinar Series on October 4, 5, 6 & 12. Anyone interested in advancing workplace #inclusion is encouraged to attend!

Starting tomorrow! RSVP at https://t.co/fblqrcf9Vs

[NCTR @NCTR_UM]

"Remembering the Children" - A live broadcast by @APTNtv and @nctr_um from LeBreton Flats Park starts at 11 AM PT | 12 PM CT | 1 PM ET.

Tune into the broadcast on news stations across the country, on Facebook Live on NCTR's page or on Youtube at: https://t.co/aMfWVA5y6P

[Halifax Fire News @HRMFireNews]

Re-sharing this from last night as it will be relevant today and beyond. Be sure to unplug appliances and anything that might have been left on before your power went out.

[Andrew Burke @ajlburke]

Is your internet slow right now? Maybe it's overloaded cell towers, maybe it's trunk line damage in Canso. Regardless, remember the lightweight CBC news site that still loads instantly

[Choir! Choir! Choir! @choirchoirchoir]

.@DaveMarsh + @joelplaskett just released the banger What I Like About Charles in honour of the lovable HFX legend @skunkancienne

https://t.co/xpOAKKfLYM

[Scott @Scott_755]

Hey Super Store and Shopper's Drug Mart, why am I being asked to provide money for charity each time I check out?

Maybe Mr. Weston, worth an estimated $7.6 billion, could do a bunch to help the poor? Seeing how you're making record profits, it's the least you could do. 🤷

[NSMW @nsmwfest]

Rock Recording of the Year:
@APandTheGiants
@junebodyband
@SafewordB
@TheTownHeroes
We Should've Been Plumbers
#NSMW2022

[SafewordTheBand @SafewordB]

This is a stellar album but don't take my word for it - go buy it now on bandcamp and I promise you will not regret it

[Brian Foster @BrianMFoster]

Hey @HalifaxWater and @SamAustinD5. Any way to set these up around the city during the summer? The few public fountains we have around don’t often work, and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been out with fam & had to buy water In bottles despite having bottles we could fill.

[Shawn Menard @ShawnMenard1]

Let’s do a lot more across the city!

[XR Cambridge @xr_cambridge]

The trees hopped a mountain and are advancing north at 4km a decade. "The trees are moving very quickly." https://t.co/CQetVrl4kh

[Manisha Sinha @ProfMSinha]

Guilty as charged. I suspect this is true for most #twitterstorians

[Brian Foster @BrianMFoster]

The idea that Canada’s “founding fathers” set on a federation system because they wanted to acknowledge the distinct identities of each province is…it’s…just the most absurd revisionist read of history. It’s gob smacking that this person teaches anything.

[National Newswatch @natnewswatch]

Morton: Stars are aligning for a better deal for Alberta and all provinces https://t.co/34FMTT09BU via @calgaryherald

[PuNk and Stuff @PunKandStuff]

Post Punk

[Aaron Fritschner @Fritschner]

Hugh Grant tweeted a request at activists protesting outside Westminster to play the Benny Hill theme on their loudspeakers; when they did it became the soundtrack for street interviews with leading Tories trying explain the situation to the British people

[Brian Foster @BrianMFoster]

@skunkancienne I’d like this a million times over if I could.

[SafewordTheBand @SafewordB]

Ever have the feeling things are going *too* well, and you don't deserve it, so something bad's gonna happen? Take that, add some synth and 1990s-Halifax-Pop feelings, and you get 'Too Much Good', the first song on our latest album. Listen here. https://t.co/2GouwrnoMO