Hilary Wollis
@hilarywollis.bsky.social
Limestone City #ygk #Ontario 😊Leave this place a little better than you found it. Dogs 🐶 Community 🏡 Growing a perfect tomato 🍅
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The DC shooter is a man whose work *for the United States* drove him crazy from guilt. That work, conducted at the direction of *our* CIA, allegedly involved murdering civilians. So for Trump to now say that the DC shooting confirms that *Afghans* categorically have shitty values is.... beyond vile.
November 29, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The DC shooter is a man whose work *for the United States* drove him crazy from guilt. That work, conducted at the direction of *our* CIA, allegedly involved murdering civilians. So for Trump to now say that the DC shooting confirms that *Afghans* categorically have shitty values is.... beyond vile.
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We need a word for the feeling of enjoying a gloriously beautiful day while also being conscious of the seasons being warmer than they should be. There must be something in German. Or Inuktitut.
November 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
We need a word for the feeling of enjoying a gloriously beautiful day while also being conscious of the seasons being warmer than they should be. There must be something in German. Or Inuktitut.
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La Presse reports that 36 of Gatineau’s 285 doctors are leaving the province. Another 53 are considering it.
So many people (myself included) have been on the family doctor waiting list for years.
The CAQ is going to cost lives.
So many people (myself included) have been on the family doctor waiting list for years.
The CAQ is going to cost lives.
November 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
La Presse reports that 36 of Gatineau’s 285 doctors are leaving the province. Another 53 are considering it.
So many people (myself included) have been on the family doctor waiting list for years.
The CAQ is going to cost lives.
So many people (myself included) have been on the family doctor waiting list for years.
The CAQ is going to cost lives.
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There is no excuse for what this man did. But the story to be told here is not one that has anything to do with Afghans, let alone non-white immigration to the U.S. generally. It has to do with the evil shit that happens in war, and that the U.S. often gets others to do, and how it destroys psyches.
November 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
There is no excuse for what this man did. But the story to be told here is not one that has anything to do with Afghans, let alone non-white immigration to the U.S. generally. It has to do with the evil shit that happens in war, and that the U.S. often gets others to do, and how it destroys psyches.
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I've never encountered more students who say they hate reading. Students who want to be teachers, writers, or both. I wonder if "hate" means "I have trouble reading," but I also talk with so many students who write in a genre but refuse to read in it. They can't see themselves in relation to others.
November 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I've never encountered more students who say they hate reading. Students who want to be teachers, writers, or both. I wonder if "hate" means "I have trouble reading," but I also talk with so many students who write in a genre but refuse to read in it. They can't see themselves in relation to others.
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The #UCP is a separtists party. Stop pretending otherwise.
Danielle Smith tried to sell her federal-Alberta energy deal to the UCP convention crowd: tepid applause.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
November 29, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The #UCP is a separtists party. Stop pretending otherwise.
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Every new Trump atrocity is at least 50% this Men in Black gambit:
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Every new Trump atrocity is at least 50% this Men in Black gambit:
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Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
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With upcoming change, here’s the age you can retire at and receive full Social Security benefits https://twp.ai/9PXi5c
November 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
With upcoming change, here’s the age you can retire at and receive full Social Security benefits https://twp.ai/9PXi5c
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(🚨) BREAKING: Trump Steals Another $75 Million From Higher Ed, Continuing One of the Most Shameful Heists in the History of Big Government in Any Nation Worldwide
Northwestern Agrees to Deal With Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
(🚨) BREAKING: Trump Steals Another $75 Million From Higher Ed, Continuing One of the Most Shameful Heists in the History of Big Government in Any Nation Worldwide
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"Conservative groups, funded by fossil fuel magnates, spend $1B/yr interfering with public understanding of what is happening to our world. Few investments rival the return they've gotten from evangelicals."
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
How Fossil Fuel Money Made Climate Change Denial the Word of God
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
www.splinter.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"Conservative groups, funded by fossil fuel magnates, spend $1B/yr interfering with public understanding of what is happening to our world. Few investments rival the return they've gotten from evangelicals."
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
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Sure, Trump and Hegseth get off on killing random people...just as they kill fishermen for fun.
Meanwhile, the biggest drug dealers, Ross Ulbricht of Silk Road and the exPresident of Honduras buy pardons from Trump.
Now invading Venezuela to steal the oil.
This is a criminal regime...nothing more.
Meanwhile, the biggest drug dealers, Ross Ulbricht of Silk Road and the exPresident of Honduras buy pardons from Trump.
Now invading Venezuela to steal the oil.
This is a criminal regime...nothing more.
November 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Sure, Trump and Hegseth get off on killing random people...just as they kill fishermen for fun.
Meanwhile, the biggest drug dealers, Ross Ulbricht of Silk Road and the exPresident of Honduras buy pardons from Trump.
Now invading Venezuela to steal the oil.
This is a criminal regime...nothing more.
Meanwhile, the biggest drug dealers, Ross Ulbricht of Silk Road and the exPresident of Honduras buy pardons from Trump.
Now invading Venezuela to steal the oil.
This is a criminal regime...nothing more.
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Airspace we don’t control. Are we going to start shooting planes out of the sky now like Putin?
November 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Airspace we don’t control. Are we going to start shooting planes out of the sky now like Putin?
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You’re right Greg. It’s not as simple as it’s made out to be. I wish more people saw/realized that.
November 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
You’re right Greg. It’s not as simple as it’s made out to be. I wish more people saw/realized that.
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I served my county’s grand jury last fall, and in so many cases, even when a person was clearly a criminal, it was also painfully clear that what they needed and had lacked for a lifetime was care, community, compassion.
November 29, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I served my county’s grand jury last fall, and in so many cases, even when a person was clearly a criminal, it was also painfully clear that what they needed and had lacked for a lifetime was care, community, compassion.
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You cannot punish your way out of that kind of problem. The only way forward is care.
November 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
You cannot punish your way out of that kind of problem. The only way forward is care.
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If a 1/3 of adults have criminal records, you have a society in which being a "criminal" is the only rational course for a HUGE percentage of people.
That's a broken society with broken economics and broken laws.
That's a broken society with broken economics and broken laws.
November 29, 2025 at 4:11 AM
If a 1/3 of adults have criminal records, you have a society in which being a "criminal" is the only rational course for a HUGE percentage of people.
That's a broken society with broken economics and broken laws.
That's a broken society with broken economics and broken laws.
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I am allowed to fail students for AI use, and I do, and I say I will, repeatedly and emphatically. As a result, I wind up having to fail very few students for AI use.
I read the thread and know why they're not failing the students. They gotta let colleges fail the students for the sake of the curriculum and other students
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I am allowed to fail students for AI use, and I do, and I say I will, repeatedly and emphatically. As a result, I wind up having to fail very few students for AI use.
⬇️ There is STILL TIME ⬇️ to let the Premier and your MPP know they need to STEP AWAY from the protections around our loyalty / rewards points.
Tell Ford to axe his proposed ‘expiry’ provision that will steal your hoarded points like a thief in the night.
Tell Ford to axe his proposed ‘expiry’ provision that will steal your hoarded points like a thief in the night.
Ontario bill could change loyalty point protections, raising concerns for shoppers - As families face rising costs during the holiday season, many Ontario shoppers say loyalty points have become an essential way to stretch their budgets.
Ontario bill could change loyalty point protections, raising concerns for shoppers
As families face rising costs during the holiday season, many Ontario shoppers say loyalty points have become an essential way to stretch their budgets.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
⬇️ There is STILL TIME ⬇️ to let the Premier and your MPP know they need to STEP AWAY from the protections around our loyalty / rewards points.
Tell Ford to axe his proposed ‘expiry’ provision that will steal your hoarded points like a thief in the night.
Tell Ford to axe his proposed ‘expiry’ provision that will steal your hoarded points like a thief in the night.
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Ontario bill could change loyalty point protections, raising concerns for shoppers - As families face rising costs during the holiday season, many Ontario shoppers say loyalty points have become an essential way to stretch their budgets.
Ontario bill could change loyalty point protections, raising concerns for shoppers
As families face rising costs during the holiday season, many Ontario shoppers say loyalty points have become an essential way to stretch their budgets.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Ontario bill could change loyalty point protections, raising concerns for shoppers - As families face rising costs during the holiday season, many Ontario shoppers say loyalty points have become an essential way to stretch their budgets.
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“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:44 AM
“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
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The problem is overpaid CEOs, corrupt politicians lining their pockets, corporations taking free subsidies. There wouldn't be billionaires without corruption and theft.
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The problem is overpaid CEOs, corrupt politicians lining their pockets, corporations taking free subsidies. There wouldn't be billionaires without corruption and theft.
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Company owned by dentist whose practice boasts it treats ‘the Ford family’ got $2M government grant
Colour me shocked… oh, wait… I’m not.
Colour me shocked… oh, wait… I’m not.
Company owned by dentist whose practice boasts it treats ‘the Ford family’ got $2M government grant
An Etobicoke dentist whose company received millions of dollars in a provincial government grant also has a dental practice that is claiming on its website that it treats 'the Ford family.'
www.ctvnews.ca
November 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Company owned by dentist whose practice boasts it treats ‘the Ford family’ got $2M government grant
Colour me shocked… oh, wait… I’m not.
Colour me shocked… oh, wait… I’m not.
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Remember the lesson "Let's eat, Grandma!" vs "Let's eat Grandma!"?
That important comma in the first example is called a vocative comma, and it indicates that you are giving a directive to someone. The meaning changes w/o it.
I thought this week might be a good time to remember it.
That important comma in the first example is called a vocative comma, and it indicates that you are giving a directive to someone. The meaning changes w/o it.
I thought this week might be a good time to remember it.
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Remember the lesson "Let's eat, Grandma!" vs "Let's eat Grandma!"?
That important comma in the first example is called a vocative comma, and it indicates that you are giving a directive to someone. The meaning changes w/o it.
I thought this week might be a good time to remember it.
That important comma in the first example is called a vocative comma, and it indicates that you are giving a directive to someone. The meaning changes w/o it.
I thought this week might be a good time to remember it.
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The agreement *literally* includes a massive powerline -- the intertie between BC and Alberta -- that would enable the addition of more renewable energy on both sides of the border.
C'mon, man.
C'mon, man.
November 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The agreement *literally* includes a massive powerline -- the intertie between BC and Alberta -- that would enable the addition of more renewable energy on both sides of the border.
C'mon, man.
C'mon, man.