Jack Hill
@jackhill.bsky.social
“For a nod to the nabir is better than a wink to the wabsanti.”
James Joyce, ‘Finnegans Wake’.
James Joyce, ‘Finnegans Wake’.
Rare Earth minerals without mining
“Rare earths are a group of 17 metallic elements, all chemically very similar to one another. They include dysprosium, yttrium and scandium, to name a few”
China in lead,Trump wants stock piles from #Ukraine & #Greenland mining
#science #scichat #mining
“Rare earths are a group of 17 metallic elements, all chemically very similar to one another. They include dysprosium, yttrium and scandium, to name a few”
China in lead,Trump wants stock piles from #Ukraine & #Greenland mining
#science #scichat #mining
Fungi mining and giant waste piles: How to get rare earths without mining rock
As nations posture over access to rare earth deposits, scientists say these coveted materials are hiding in plain sight – and can be harvested without any conventional mining at all.
www.bbc.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Rare Earth minerals without mining
“Rare earths are a group of 17 metallic elements, all chemically very similar to one another. They include dysprosium, yttrium and scandium, to name a few”
China in lead,Trump wants stock piles from #Ukraine & #Greenland mining
#science #scichat #mining
“Rare earths are a group of 17 metallic elements, all chemically very similar to one another. They include dysprosium, yttrium and scandium, to name a few”
China in lead,Trump wants stock piles from #Ukraine & #Greenland mining
#science #scichat #mining
Federal Govt needs to look at Alberta’s 2 Tier health system that does not increase service or care
Albertans need to speak up!
#ableg #cdnpoli #markcarney
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Albertans need to speak up!
#ableg #cdnpoli #markcarney
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
What Alberta is doing with its health care is a threat to every Canadian
The new dual practice legislation in Alberta will create a two-tiered multi-payer system that does not address the real problems in health care because it does not involve adding more
www.thestar.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Federal Govt needs to look at Alberta’s 2 Tier health system that does not increase service or care
Albertans need to speak up!
#ableg #cdnpoli #markcarney
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Albertans need to speak up!
#ableg #cdnpoli #markcarney
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Reposted by Jack Hill
Spirit Bear with Silver Stars
Alan Syliboy ~ Mi'kmaq
n.d.
Alan Syliboy ~ Mi'kmaq
n.d.
February 9, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Spirit Bear with Silver Stars
Alan Syliboy ~ Mi'kmaq
n.d.
Alan Syliboy ~ Mi'kmaq
n.d.
This is disgustingly for a #POTUS to be posting.
Obviously there needs to be a psychological assessment of the current President,
#cdnpoli #Trump #Vanvce
Obviously there needs to be a psychological assessment of the current President,
#cdnpoli #Trump #Vanvce
Bernie Sanders on X: "Trump posted a disgustingly racist video depicting the Obamas as apes. Are my Republican colleagues going to continue to bend the knee to a racist, authoritarian president who wants the American people to bow down before him? https://t.co/GO9h5A2ah8" / X
Trump posted a disgustingly racist video depicting the Obamas as apes. Are my Republican colleagues going to continue to bend the knee to a racist, authoritarian president who wants the American people to bow down before him? https://t.co/GO9h5A2ah8
x.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Venezuela (maybe Crimea) & what should have been done?
“In the case of Venezuela, governments could & should have acted earlier to defend the other international norms of self determination & human rights”
Chatham House
Is doing nothing acceptable?
#cdnpoli #Venezuela #Ukraine
“In the case of Venezuela, governments could & should have acted earlier to defend the other international norms of self determination & human rights”
Chatham House
Is doing nothing acceptable?
#cdnpoli #Venezuela #Ukraine
Chatham House fellow gives evidence on Venezuela to UK Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee
Dr Christopher Sabatini, Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, provided evidence on 3 February.
www.chathamhouse.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Venezuela (maybe Crimea) & what should have been done?
“In the case of Venezuela, governments could & should have acted earlier to defend the other international norms of self determination & human rights”
Chatham House
Is doing nothing acceptable?
#cdnpoli #Venezuela #Ukraine
“In the case of Venezuela, governments could & should have acted earlier to defend the other international norms of self determination & human rights”
Chatham House
Is doing nothing acceptable?
#cdnpoli #Venezuela #Ukraine
Italian artists love putting their political figures in heaven or hell and sometime purgatory - Italy’s leader,Giorgia Meloni
Now an angel in a Church
“Angels existed,before the rest of the Universe was formed…”
Dante Paradiso
Italians love their Angels
Now an angel in a Church
“Angels existed,before the rest of the Universe was formed…”
Dante Paradiso
Italians love their Angels
February 6, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Italian artists love putting their political figures in heaven or hell and sometime purgatory - Italy’s leader,Giorgia Meloni
Now an angel in a Church
“Angels existed,before the rest of the Universe was formed…”
Dante Paradiso
Italians love their Angels
Now an angel in a Church
“Angels existed,before the rest of the Universe was formed…”
Dante Paradiso
Italians love their Angels
Respected journalist calls Smith out!
“She has to confront the separatists head on, tell them they are wrong, kick out the members of her party who signed the separation petition, & fight for the country without being just a lobbying arm of the oil industry”
#abpoli #ableg #yyc
#yeg #cdnpoli
“She has to confront the separatists head on, tell them they are wrong, kick out the members of her party who signed the separation petition, & fight for the country without being just a lobbying arm of the oil industry”
#abpoli #ableg #yyc
#yeg #cdnpoli
cm on X: "Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is playing with fire. By Don Newman - February 5, 2026 https://t.co/u8izFYzSw4 #Alberta #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli" / X
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is playing with fire. By Don Newman - February 5, 2026 https://t.co/u8izFYzSw4 #Alberta #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
x.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Why I support public broadcasting like Canadian CBC & also PBS - that isn’t controlled by billionaires & their political patronage.
#CBC #PBS #journalism #cdnpoli
#CBC #PBS #journalism #cdnpoli
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Why I support public broadcasting like Canadian CBC & also PBS - that isn’t controlled by billionaires & their political patronage.
#CBC #PBS #journalism #cdnpoli
#CBC #PBS #journalism #cdnpoli
Reposted by Jack Hill
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
Reposted by Jack Hill
"Smith has shown no appreciation for the distinct nature of the judicial role. She believes appointments are nothing more than proxies for federal politics. It is an attitude [that] could undermine one of our main bulwarks of democracy": @emmettmacfarlane.com.
open.substack.com/pub/emmettma...
open.substack.com/pub/emmettma...
Mark Carney must flatly reject Danielle Smith's latest round of anti-constitutional posturing
Danielle Smith has threatened to withhold provincial funding for new judicial appointments unless the province gets more of a say in selecting judges.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:15 PM
"Smith has shown no appreciation for the distinct nature of the judicial role. She believes appointments are nothing more than proxies for federal politics. It is an attitude [that] could undermine one of our main bulwarks of democracy": @emmettmacfarlane.com.
open.substack.com/pub/emmettma...
open.substack.com/pub/emmettma...
244Ib Halibut caught for research.
“Working with the local Fjord Museum, the ice fishing was part of a scientific project aiming to gain more information about the species”
#science #fishery #fishing
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“Working with the local Fjord Museum, the ice fishing was part of a scientific project aiming to gain more information about the species”
#science #fishery #fishing
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Quebec fisherman reels in 244-pound, record-breaking Atlantic halibut — for science | CBC News
Alain Hamel caught the largest Atlantic halibut ever recorded in the Saguenay Fjord on Saturday. Working with the local Fjord Museum, the ice fishing was part of a scientific project aiming to gain mo...
www.cbc.ca
February 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM
244Ib Halibut caught for research.
“Working with the local Fjord Museum, the ice fishing was part of a scientific project aiming to gain more information about the species”
#science #fishery #fishing
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“Working with the local Fjord Museum, the ice fishing was part of a scientific project aiming to gain more information about the species”
#science #fishery #fishing
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sheinbaum pledges to send humanitarian aid to Cuba
President Trump said he asked Mexican leader to suspend oil shipments to the Caribbean island.
“Sheinbaum said…she did not discuss Cuban affairs in a phone conversation with Trump on Thursday.”
(Source:AP)
#Cuba #Mexico
apnews.com/article/mexi...
President Trump said he asked Mexican leader to suspend oil shipments to the Caribbean island.
“Sheinbaum said…she did not discuss Cuban affairs in a phone conversation with Trump on Thursday.”
(Source:AP)
#Cuba #Mexico
apnews.com/article/mexi...
Mexico's Sheinbaum pledges to send humanitarian aid to Cuba
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum says she plans to send humanitarian aid to Cuba this week, including food and other supplies. Sheinbaum’s comments come after U.S.
apnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Sheinbaum pledges to send humanitarian aid to Cuba
President Trump said he asked Mexican leader to suspend oil shipments to the Caribbean island.
“Sheinbaum said…she did not discuss Cuban affairs in a phone conversation with Trump on Thursday.”
(Source:AP)
#Cuba #Mexico
apnews.com/article/mexi...
President Trump said he asked Mexican leader to suspend oil shipments to the Caribbean island.
“Sheinbaum said…she did not discuss Cuban affairs in a phone conversation with Trump on Thursday.”
(Source:AP)
#Cuba #Mexico
apnews.com/article/mexi...
Sometimes absurdity becomes a form of resistance.
#Resistance by absurdity undercuts the power of Big Lies
“…something fundamental about contemporary #authoritarianism:that disdain for facts is a form of power…”read Suzanne Schneider
#laughter #Arendt #lies #facts
#Resistance by absurdity undercuts the power of Big Lies
“…something fundamental about contemporary #authoritarianism:that disdain for facts is a form of power…”read Suzanne Schneider
#laughter #Arendt #lies #facts
"Kristi Noem is a Bird-legged Ho"
The case for absurdity as resistance
drsmalltalk.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Sometimes absurdity becomes a form of resistance.
#Resistance by absurdity undercuts the power of Big Lies
“…something fundamental about contemporary #authoritarianism:that disdain for facts is a form of power…”read Suzanne Schneider
#laughter #Arendt #lies #facts
#Resistance by absurdity undercuts the power of Big Lies
“…something fundamental about contemporary #authoritarianism:that disdain for facts is a form of power…”read Suzanne Schneider
#laughter #Arendt #lies #facts
Medieval #poetry for politics today!
Dante’s Inferno Canto VII
(For those greedy & lavish & bad tempered)
“Tearing each other piecemeal with their teeth.”
“The undiscerning life which made them sordid
That makes them unto all discernment dim.”
“The souls of those who anger overcame”
#justice
Dante’s Inferno Canto VII
(For those greedy & lavish & bad tempered)
“Tearing each other piecemeal with their teeth.”
“The undiscerning life which made them sordid
That makes them unto all discernment dim.”
“The souls of those who anger overcame”
#justice
February 1, 2026 at 6:11 AM
The Line Podcast: Danielle Smith needs to make her choice
Albertans deserve a response from their legislators.
Are you a separatist or want to remain in Canada?
#cdnpoli #ableg #yyc #yeg #ABDanielleSmith
Albertans deserve a response from their legislators.
Are you a separatist or want to remain in Canada?
#cdnpoli #ableg #yyc #yeg #ABDanielleSmith
January 31, 2026 at 5:19 AM
The Line Podcast: Danielle Smith needs to make her choice
Albertans deserve a response from their legislators.
Are you a separatist or want to remain in Canada?
#cdnpoli #ableg #yyc #yeg #ABDanielleSmith
Albertans deserve a response from their legislators.
Are you a separatist or want to remain in Canada?
#cdnpoli #ableg #yyc #yeg #ABDanielleSmith
Allan Stratton: It's time to consider the worst-case American scenarios
“if you told people a year ago that Donald Trump would oversee any of the above, they would have said you were out of your mind”
Many of us did warn about authoritarianism!
#cdnpoli #ableg
open.substack.com/pub/theline/...
“if you told people a year ago that Donald Trump would oversee any of the above, they would have said you were out of your mind”
Many of us did warn about authoritarianism!
#cdnpoli #ableg
open.substack.com/pub/theline/...
Allan Stratton: It's time to consider the worst-case American scenarios
Every democratic implosion under Trump is a fantasy future until it becomes a tragic past
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Allan Stratton: It's time to consider the worst-case American scenarios
“if you told people a year ago that Donald Trump would oversee any of the above, they would have said you were out of your mind”
Many of us did warn about authoritarianism!
#cdnpoli #ableg
open.substack.com/pub/theline/...
“if you told people a year ago that Donald Trump would oversee any of the above, they would have said you were out of your mind”
Many of us did warn about authoritarianism!
#cdnpoli #ableg
open.substack.com/pub/theline/...
The gruesome images of Dante’s ‘Inferno’ remind us of current
atrocities
Walt Whitman’s #poetry also reflected on Dante during the American civil War
William-Adolphe Bouguereau: Dante and Virgile
#ukraine #Minneapolis #Gaza
atrocities
Walt Whitman’s #poetry also reflected on Dante during the American civil War
William-Adolphe Bouguereau: Dante and Virgile
#ukraine #Minneapolis #Gaza
January 30, 2026 at 7:17 AM
The gruesome images of Dante’s ‘Inferno’ remind us of current
atrocities
Walt Whitman’s #poetry also reflected on Dante during the American civil War
William-Adolphe Bouguereau: Dante and Virgile
#ukraine #Minneapolis #Gaza
atrocities
Walt Whitman’s #poetry also reflected on Dante during the American civil War
William-Adolphe Bouguereau: Dante and Virgile
#ukraine #Minneapolis #Gaza
Many Scholars are leaving US Institutions
“Vietnamese world-renowned mathematician leaves Yale for Asia's top-ranked university”
Source: VnExpress International Vietnam
#highered #education #research
e.vnexpress.net/news/news/ed...
“Vietnamese world-renowned mathematician leaves Yale for Asia's top-ranked university”
Source: VnExpress International Vietnam
#highered #education #research
e.vnexpress.net/news/news/ed...
Vietnamese world-renowned mathematician leaves Yale for Asia's top-ranked university - VnExpress International
Professor Vu Ha Van, a world-renowned Vietnamese mathematician, has officially joined the University of Hong Kong (HKU) after a long and distinguished tenure at Yale University in the United States.
e.vnexpress.net
January 28, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Many Scholars are leaving US Institutions
“Vietnamese world-renowned mathematician leaves Yale for Asia's top-ranked university”
Source: VnExpress International Vietnam
#highered #education #research
e.vnexpress.net/news/news/ed...
“Vietnamese world-renowned mathematician leaves Yale for Asia's top-ranked university”
Source: VnExpress International Vietnam
#highered #education #research
e.vnexpress.net/news/news/ed...
Reposted by Jack Hill
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Trump administration mendacious tactics becoming tiresome & evident in their foreign & domestic statements.
Carney response about Trump calling him & his conversation.
Scott Bessent needs to stop his aggressive statements
#cdnpoli #ElbowsUp #EnoughIsEnough #markcarney
Carney response about Trump calling him & his conversation.
Scott Bessent needs to stop his aggressive statements
#cdnpoli #ElbowsUp #EnoughIsEnough #markcarney
x.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Trump administration mendacious tactics becoming tiresome & evident in their foreign & domestic statements.
Carney response about Trump calling him & his conversation.
Scott Bessent needs to stop his aggressive statements
#cdnpoli #ElbowsUp #EnoughIsEnough #markcarney
Carney response about Trump calling him & his conversation.
Scott Bessent needs to stop his aggressive statements
#cdnpoli #ElbowsUp #EnoughIsEnough #markcarney
Canada does not have a free trade agreement(FTA) with China.
What exists?
Trade & investment arrangements, not an FTA,Canada & China trade under WTO rules(Most-Favoured-Nation tariffs), not zero-tariff free trade.
Sector-specific cooperation agriculture,auto, energy.
#cdnpoli #ontpoli #saskpoli
What exists?
Trade & investment arrangements, not an FTA,Canada & China trade under WTO rules(Most-Favoured-Nation tariffs), not zero-tariff free trade.
Sector-specific cooperation agriculture,auto, energy.
#cdnpoli #ontpoli #saskpoli
We’re forging a new strategic partnership with China — focused on trade, energy, agriculture, and other areas where we can make big gains for Canadian workers.
January 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM
