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Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 1h

Happy World of Tanks Wednesday! For October, my tank calendar from BrownTrout Publishers features the M4A1E8 Sherman medium tank. Learn more about this prolific tank at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4_Sher... #WoTWednesday @usarmy.bsky.social @canadianarmy.bsky.social

M4 Sherman - Wikipedia

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Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 3h

I approve of this ad. 🙂❤🇨🇦🐈🚫🍊 #BrittlestarRocks

Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 21h

I know it’s early but…
Wondering what to buy for the Secret Santa swap at the Antifa Christmas Party?

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Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 3h

Friends helping friends. 🙂❤🇨🇦🇺🇦🚫🇷🇺 #StandWithUkraine

The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 5h

❗️🇧🇪 According to Belgian Defense Minister, NATO countries are indeed discussing new rules that would make it easier to shoot down Russian planes and drones if they violate the Alliance's airspace. It also includes countering ships, etc.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 21h

Prime Minister Mark Carney seen as calm and rational; Pierre Poilievre as arrogant and hot-tempered #Canada

cultmtl.com/2025/10/mark...

Mark Carney seen as calm and rational; Pierre Poilievre as arrogant and hot-tempered

A new study by Spark Insights has found that Mark Carney is seen as the more calm and rational leader, while Pierre Poilievre is seen as more arrogant and hot-tempered.

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Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 3h

Stand with Ukraine against Putin. 🙂❤🇨🇦🇺🇦🚫🇷🇺 #StandWithUkraine

Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 3h

👏 Finland joins initiative to purchase weapons from US for Ukraine

Finland joins initiative to purchase weapons from US for Ukraine

Finland has decided to join the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative, which involves purchasing weapons in the United States for transfer to Ukraine.

www.pravda.com.ua

Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 3h

Good luck America. 😮❤🇨🇦🚫🍊 #HandsOffMyCanada

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 3h

Exclusive: Governors across 15 states are forming a new public-health alliance to take on disease threats, saying funding cuts and policy changes by the Trump administration are putting their citizens at risk.

Blue States Are Setting Up a Shadow Public-Health Alliance to Counter RFK Jr.

The initiative aims to help states detect and respond to disease threats in light of public-health funding cuts under President Trump.

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Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 1d

A Message From The Frog Resistance. Vive la résistance! #HalifaxAuthor @colbertlateshow.bsky.social #SaveStephenColbert #HandsOffMyCanada
youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?...

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Stand with Ukraine against Putin. 🙂❤🇨🇦🇺🇦🚫🇷🇺 #StandWithUkraine

Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 1d

💀 Russia loses 1,200 soldiers over past day

Russia loses 1,200 soldiers over past day

Russia has lost 1,200 soldiers killed and wounded and more than 500 weapons and pieces of military equipment over the past day.

www.pravda.com.ua

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Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 1d

SPROING! The world needs more sproing right now. 🙂❤🇨🇦🇺🇸 #ILoveMAD

Alfred E. Neuman @alfreds-mad-world.bsky.social · 1d

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Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Stand with Ukraine against Putin. 🙂❤🇨🇦🇺🇦🚫🇷🇺 #StandWithUkraine

UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 1d

russia has taken a lot from Ukrainians, robbing people of life's important experiences.
But russia could never take away what they lack themselves: humanity, empathy and that everlasting love parents feel towards their children.

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Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 1d

🍌 🙂❤🇨🇦

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

Quick check-in: are we in a twilight zone where we see what others don't or the world is fully going bananas?

Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 1d

Frightening! 😮❤🇨🇦🚫🍊 #HandsOffMyCanada

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

Jimmy Kimmel's return to airwaves might just point the way forward for late night TV to prove its relevance to American audiences — and to itself. n.pr/4olWrD4

Media companies thought late night TV was irrelevant. Kimmel proved them wrong

Jimmy Kimmel's return to airwaves might just point the way forward for late night TV to prove its relevance to American audiences — and to itself.

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Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! As always, I am thankful for my family, my friends, and for all those who have worn or still wear a uniform while protecting us. Oh, and World of Tanks. Them too. #ThanksgivingDay2025 #HalifaxAuthor

Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 3d

After 15 years, the remote control switch I had purchased for my rotating Christmas tree died & I ordered this Dewinwils Remote Control from Amazon. It's range is far superior, working easily through two walls from one end of my apartment to the other. #ILoveChristmas #AmazonCanada

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Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 3d

Stand with Ukraine (and everyone else) against Putin. 🙂❤🇨🇦🇺🇦🚫🇷🇺 #StandWithUkraine

Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 4d

⚡️ Poland says cyberattacks on critical infrastructure are on rise, Russia is to blame

Poland says cyberattacks on critical infrastructure are on rise, Russia is to blame

www.pravda.com.ua

Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 4d

I finally added this iconic film to my DVD collection. Starring Gregory Peck as Brig. Gen. Frank Savage, Hugh Marlowe as Lt. Col. Ben Gately, and Gary Merrill as Col. Keith Davenport. Learn more at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_O%…#HalifaxAuthoro#HistoryOnFilmlm

Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations, Maria! Well deserved. 🙂❤🇨🇦🚫🍊

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize

Leader of country’s opposition receives award after intense public and private campaign by Donald Trump

www.theguardian.com

Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 5d

LOL! Love it! 😂❤🇨🇦🚫🍊 #HandsOffMyCanada

Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 5d

Aww. Stand with Ukraine against Putin. 🙂❤🇨🇦🇺🇦🚫🇷🇺 #StandWithUkraine

Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 5d

Already the fourth Russian military jet lost this year: a MiG-31 fighter crashed near Lipetsk while approaching for landing.

The cause of the incident remains unclear, but the crash adds to a growing list of aviation losses suffered by the Russian military in 2025.

www.kyivpost.com/post/61823

Fourth Russian Military Jet Lost This Year as MiG-31 Crashes, Crew Survives

The MiG-31 is a two-seat, long-range supersonic interceptor designed to destroy enemy aircraft, including bombers and cruise missiles.

www.kyivpost.com

Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 5d

Love it, Beaverton! 😂❤🇨🇦⚾️🚫🍊 #HandsOffMyCanada

The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 5d

Pentagon warns Toronto ‘dangerously close’ to winning World Series

WASHINGTON D.C. - Following last night's elimination of the New York Yankees, the United States Department of War has advised the White House that the Toronto Blue Jays are "perilously close" to acqui...

www.thebeaverton.com

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 5d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 6d

When watching Dr. House treating patients in the clinic on 'House', did you ever wonder what it would be like if he was a veterinarian? Wonder no more and watch 'Old Dog, New Tricks', on Netflix. #OldDogNewTricks #Netflix @netflix.com

Daniel Little @halifaxauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Full disclosure: I have no idea what turkeys cost but this deal at the Real Atlantic Superstore on Joseph Howe Drive in Halifax, Nova Scotia looks decent. 🙂❤🤶🍗 #Thanksgiving2025

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 7d

‼️ Centralised fresh water supply restored in Mykolaiv for first time since 2022

Centralised fresh water supply restored in Mykolaiv for first time since 2022

Миколаїв отримав централізоване постачання прісної води. До того з 2022 року півмільйона мешканців міста залишилися без постійного водопостачання.

www.pravda.com.ua

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