Puddington Bear
@helynne.bsky.social
Canadian (Alberta) teacher, B.A., M.A., B.Ed., former Montrealer, childhood summers in Maine, reader, liberal, supporter of democracy and human rights, lover of the arts, dachshund and human mom, seeker of truth, slowly leaving Twitter
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You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented, but then you read. Dostoevsky and Dickens taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who had ever lived.
- James Baldwin, paraphrased
- James Baldwin, paraphrased
March 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented, but then you read. Dostoevsky and Dickens taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who had ever lived.
- James Baldwin, paraphrased
- James Baldwin, paraphrased
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Once on the old site, there was this discussion among Canadian opinion journos about the leftist ideological problems with Canadian Higher Ed. Then, a few academics asked them some basic questions like, do you know what the most popular undergrad major is? They had no idea (Business, by the way).
March 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Once on the old site, there was this discussion among Canadian opinion journos about the leftist ideological problems with Canadian Higher Ed. Then, a few academics asked them some basic questions like, do you know what the most popular undergrad major is? They had no idea (Business, by the way).
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The lunatic running the country south of us, wants to annex the Great Lakes, parts of Ontario, incl Toronto - to control all the fresh water running btwn our countries.
Considering DEM party is MIA, we’ll need our American friends and families to help us obstruct Putin’s asset from carrying it out
Considering DEM party is MIA, we’ll need our American friends and families to help us obstruct Putin’s asset from carrying it out
March 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The lunatic running the country south of us, wants to annex the Great Lakes, parts of Ontario, incl Toronto - to control all the fresh water running btwn our countries.
Considering DEM party is MIA, we’ll need our American friends and families to help us obstruct Putin’s asset from carrying it out
Considering DEM party is MIA, we’ll need our American friends and families to help us obstruct Putin’s asset from carrying it out
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The meeting is in Quebec City. Be it resolved that absolutely every Canadian he encounters — from Melanie Joly to the waiters that serve him at the official banquet — should speak to him exclusively in French. Make him use a translator even if he’s just ordering room service.
Marco Rubio to attend G7 foreign ministers meeting in Canada By Investing.com
Marco Rubio to attend G7 foreign ministers meeting in Canada
ca.investing.com
March 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The meeting is in Quebec City. Be it resolved that absolutely every Canadian he encounters — from Melanie Joly to the waiters that serve him at the official banquet — should speak to him exclusively in French. Make him use a translator even if he’s just ordering room service.
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These sites might be useful:
1. HealthMap – Real-time disease tracking system developed by Boston Children’s Hospital. (healthmap.org)
2. Global Incident Map – Displays disease outbreaks worldwide with alert notifications. (outbreaks.globalincidentmap.com)
1. HealthMap – Real-time disease tracking system developed by Boston Children’s Hospital. (healthmap.org)
2. Global Incident Map – Displays disease outbreaks worldwide with alert notifications. (outbreaks.globalincidentmap.com)
March 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
These sites might be useful:
1. HealthMap – Real-time disease tracking system developed by Boston Children’s Hospital. (healthmap.org)
2. Global Incident Map – Displays disease outbreaks worldwide with alert notifications. (outbreaks.globalincidentmap.com)
1. HealthMap – Real-time disease tracking system developed by Boston Children’s Hospital. (healthmap.org)
2. Global Incident Map – Displays disease outbreaks worldwide with alert notifications. (outbreaks.globalincidentmap.com)
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RIP to one of the bona fide greats
NEW YORK (AP) — Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer known for 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' and other intimate hits, dies at 88.
February 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
RIP to one of the bona fide greats
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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
February 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
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— Accidentally fired workers trying to contain bird flu
— Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile
— Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans
“Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.
— Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile
— Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans
“Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.
February 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
— Accidentally fired workers trying to contain bird flu
— Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile
— Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans
“Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.
— Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile
— Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans
“Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.
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Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.
February 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.
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From an FDA probationary employee: the firings are coming from outside the agency without cause and with zero input from supervisors (as promised.) More firings expected between now and Tuesday. Do not open the termination email before you download your documents and performance evals.
February 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
From an FDA probationary employee: the firings are coming from outside the agency without cause and with zero input from supervisors (as promised.) More firings expected between now and Tuesday. Do not open the termination email before you download your documents and performance evals.
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I’ll say it again, with over a million people in their military, the US should be able to protect its own borders.
February 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I’ll say it again, with over a million people in their military, the US should be able to protect its own borders.
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Crockett: I am tired of the white tears. When you compare me to Marjorie Taylor Greene or me to Lauren Boebert, there is no comparison. So the only people that are crying are the mediocre white boys that have been beaten out by people that historically have had to work so, so much harder
February 4, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Crockett: I am tired of the white tears. When you compare me to Marjorie Taylor Greene or me to Lauren Boebert, there is no comparison. So the only people that are crying are the mediocre white boys that have been beaten out by people that historically have had to work so, so much harder
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
January 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
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We will have victories and setbacks, good days and bad. We must understand that this will not be over in one election or with the defeat of any one candidate. This is the fight of our generation, and it will take time. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
We will have victories and setbacks, good days and bad. We must understand that this will not be over in one election or with the defeat of any one candidate. This is the fight of our generation, and it will take time. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
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Food for thought.
January 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Food for thought.
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January 18, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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There are no normal Republicans. bsky.app/profile/patr...
Republican Governor Larry Hogan posted video of the constellation Orion and claimed the stars were “large drones” above his home.
Just a reminder that Republicans want to shut down the Department of Education.
Just a reminder that Republicans want to shut down the Department of Education.
December 15, 2024 at 3:55 PM
There are no normal Republicans. bsky.app/profile/patr...
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Best article I’ve seen about expectations from the next administration
www.noahpinion.blog/p/how-well-k...
www.noahpinion.blog/p/how-well-k...
How we'll know if Trump is going to sell America out to China
Keep an eye on the export controls. They are the key.
www.noahpinion.blog
December 15, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Best article I’ve seen about expectations from the next administration
www.noahpinion.blog/p/how-well-k...
www.noahpinion.blog/p/how-well-k...