Philomena Hanson
@philomenahanson.bsky.social
Retired publisher of theatre, opera, concert programmes in Victoria, BC. Love the arts. Passionate about family, literature, travel, sports, and politics.
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Just to answer my own question, yes it totally was in doubt...
Was it ever really in doubt? On Monday, Germany booked its World Cup ticket after smashing Slovakia 6-0 in Leipzig.
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Germany Smash Slovakia 6-0 To Book 2026 World Cup Ticket
Was it ever really in doubt? On Monday, Germany booked its World Cup ticket after smashing Slovakia 6-0 in Leipzig.
www.forbes.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Just to answer my own question, yes it totally was in doubt...
Great news! Brava.
I'm very happy to say that I'll I soon start writing a weekly column for @thestar.com, where I began my journalism career [redacted] years ago as a winter intern. I was on the copy desk, and my first headline was "Christmas trees find new life as wood chips."
November 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Great news! Brava.
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New World Cup slogan: "Welcome, Filthy Foreign Scum!"
Kristi Noem on FIFA tourists: "Then they would go home. And go home in a timely manner."
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
New World Cup slogan: "Welcome, Filthy Foreign Scum!"
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I don’t care which side you’re on, this will be a stain on Israel for all time.
In the Al-Zarqa area, north of Gaza City, entire neighborhoods lie in ruins after months of Israeli genocide. With winter now arriving, displaced families are struggling in flooded, shattered tents, facing the cold with almost nothing.
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I don’t care which side you’re on, this will be a stain on Israel for all time.
Fantastic #GreyCup2025 competition tonight… outstanding offence/defence… both Saskatchewan & Montreal played well.
Also… Bravo to our Professional Canadian Football League… aka #CFL… independent/strong/resilient, winners!!
Well done players, fans, coaching staff, support team, sponsors,
Also… Bravo to our Professional Canadian Football League… aka #CFL… independent/strong/resilient, winners!!
Well done players, fans, coaching staff, support team, sponsors,
The Grey Cup is our Canadian game, and maybe never more than when Saskatchewan wins it. I’m still unsure how the rule changes will affect the league, but this was a good example of how the CFL works, and should work. www.thestar.com/sports/footb...
Bruce Arthur: The Saskatchewan Roughriders win the last Grey Cup of its kind. It couldn’t have been more Canadian
Roughriders QB Trevor Harris, the Grey Cup MVP at age 39, was precise and in control on Sunday in Winnipeg.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Fantastic #GreyCup2025 competition tonight… outstanding offence/defence… both Saskatchewan & Montreal played well.
Also… Bravo to our Professional Canadian Football League… aka #CFL… independent/strong/resilient, winners!!
Well done players, fans, coaching staff, support team, sponsors,
Also… Bravo to our Professional Canadian Football League… aka #CFL… independent/strong/resilient, winners!!
Well done players, fans, coaching staff, support team, sponsors,
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I could not agree more if I was tortured or rewarded. In my opinion, these people are anything but a hoax—they are our reality and we cannot deny it anymore. Our president is a sadist and a pedophile. He has got to go. 🤬
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I could not agree more if I was tortured or rewarded. In my opinion, these people are anything but a hoax—they are our reality and we cannot deny it anymore. Our president is a sadist and a pedophile. He has got to go. 🤬
Quite frankly @devinheroux.bsky.social … I am happiest for you tonight! Such a devoted #SaskatchewanRoughriders fan.
True and Green!
Thanks for bringing your magical good luck vibe to the #GreyCupFinal!
True and Green!
Thanks for bringing your magical good luck vibe to the #GreyCupFinal!
On Roughriders
Grey Cup Champions
Enjoy this one Saskatchewan
Grey Cup Champions
Enjoy this one Saskatchewan
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Quite frankly @devinheroux.bsky.social … I am happiest for you tonight! Such a devoted #SaskatchewanRoughriders fan.
True and Green!
Thanks for bringing your magical good luck vibe to the #GreyCupFinal!
True and Green!
Thanks for bringing your magical good luck vibe to the #GreyCupFinal!
Dang! This Canadian missed entire array of #Bubba-rumour memes?! Whatever!
The amount of TikTok memes inspired by that Bubba rumor—Reynolds Pamphlets riffs, an imitation of Trump watching the 2016 election styled to look like the climax of Challengers—is impressive/nuts
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Dang! This Canadian missed entire array of #Bubba-rumour memes?! Whatever!
@devinheroux.bsky.social … how’s your heart rate?!
November 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
@devinheroux.bsky.social … how’s your heart rate?!
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NEW: The #CanMNT have not scored in seven halves, but Jesse Marsch is anything but worried, even with about 5 games left until the World Cup.
My latest on Canada's goalscoring woes and the need to restructure wide overloads.
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My latest on Canada's goalscoring woes and the need to restructure wide overloads.
✍️For SI
www.si.com/soccer/why-m...
Why Jesse Marsch Isn’t Worried About Canada’s Scoring Woes Ahead of 2026 World Cup
Canada has not scored an open-play goal since a September friendly against Romania.
www.si.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
NEW: The #CanMNT have not scored in seven halves, but Jesse Marsch is anything but worried, even with about 5 games left until the World Cup.
My latest on Canada's goalscoring woes and the need to restructure wide overloads.
✍️For SI
www.si.com/soccer/why-m...
My latest on Canada's goalscoring woes and the need to restructure wide overloads.
✍️For SI
www.si.com/soccer/why-m...
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Today in Winnipeg, we commemorated the life of Louis Riel.
140 years after his execution, his fight for an inclusive Canada continues to shape our country today. We honour Riel’s legacy in our work to advance Métis priorities and build a better future — together.
140 years after his execution, his fight for an inclusive Canada continues to shape our country today. We honour Riel’s legacy in our work to advance Métis priorities and build a better future — together.
November 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Today in Winnipeg, we commemorated the life of Louis Riel.
140 years after his execution, his fight for an inclusive Canada continues to shape our country today. We honour Riel’s legacy in our work to advance Métis priorities and build a better future — together.
140 years after his execution, his fight for an inclusive Canada continues to shape our country today. We honour Riel’s legacy in our work to advance Métis priorities and build a better future — together.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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El Árbol del Tule in Oaxaca, Mexico is the widest tree in the world. Its trunk spans over 42 meters (138 ft) around more than 2,000 years old and standing long before the Roman Empire fell.
Incredible 💙
Incredible 💙
November 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
El Árbol del Tule in Oaxaca, Mexico is the widest tree in the world. Its trunk spans over 42 meters (138 ft) around more than 2,000 years old and standing long before the Roman Empire fell.
Incredible 💙
Incredible 💙
God bless #GraysPapaya!
Vintage lore…
In 1990’s we were in #NYNY annually for Intnl Toy Show at #JavitsCentre.
Local #GP… easy walk from Washington Sq. Hotel.
1. Daily ordered same delicious breakfast.
2. Charged randomly!
3. We tipped handsomely accordingly! Humbled appropriately!
4. Love NY!
Vintage lore…
In 1990’s we were in #NYNY annually for Intnl Toy Show at #JavitsCentre.
Local #GP… easy walk from Washington Sq. Hotel.
1. Daily ordered same delicious breakfast.
2. Charged randomly!
3. We tipped handsomely accordingly! Humbled appropriately!
4. Love NY!
November 16, 2025 at 5:08 AM
God bless #GraysPapaya!
Vintage lore…
In 1990’s we were in #NYNY annually for Intnl Toy Show at #JavitsCentre.
Local #GP… easy walk from Washington Sq. Hotel.
1. Daily ordered same delicious breakfast.
2. Charged randomly!
3. We tipped handsomely accordingly! Humbled appropriately!
4. Love NY!
Vintage lore…
In 1990’s we were in #NYNY annually for Intnl Toy Show at #JavitsCentre.
Local #GP… easy walk from Washington Sq. Hotel.
1. Daily ordered same delicious breakfast.
2. Charged randomly!
3. We tipped handsomely accordingly! Humbled appropriately!
4. Love NY!
Timeline Clease ⚜️🎶⚜️💔⚜️🎶⚜️
A really good and sincere song. 💙
A really good and sincere song. 💙
November 16, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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I just posted a 20-post thread that is not about sematics. It's about the practical changes you'd have to make if America were fascist RIGHT NOW.
It does not have footnotes. I appeal to myself as authority like the overbearing professor I once was.
It does not have footnotes. I appeal to myself as authority like the overbearing professor I once was.
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I just posted a 20-post thread that is not about sematics. It's about the practical changes you'd have to make if America were fascist RIGHT NOW.
It does not have footnotes. I appeal to myself as authority like the overbearing professor I once was.
It does not have footnotes. I appeal to myself as authority like the overbearing professor I once was.
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Canada has vowed to take many H-1B visa holders away from the United States, investing $1.7 billion in the program.
Let the brain-drain begin. Thanks Donald Trump!
Let the brain-drain begin. Thanks Donald Trump!
November 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Canada has vowed to take many H-1B visa holders away from the United States, investing $1.7 billion in the program.
Let the brain-drain begin. Thanks Donald Trump!
Let the brain-drain begin. Thanks Donald Trump!
And… they won!
Viva Rise!!
Viva Rise!!
Holly Ward gives Vancouver the lead!
The #CanWNT attacker puts on a lung-busting run and finishes from a sharp angle and the Rise are on the verge of the inaugural NSL title.
2-1 now against AFC Toronto late in the second half.
The #CanWNT attacker puts on a lung-busting run and finishes from a sharp angle and the Rise are on the verge of the inaugural NSL title.
2-1 now against AFC Toronto late in the second half.
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
And… they won!
Viva Rise!!
Viva Rise!!
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Rudy Bridges is younger than the Sitting President of the United States and 29 sitting United States Senators
It’s useful for people of my generation to be reminded that this wasn’t that long ago. Ruby Bridges isn’t just still alive—she’s only 71, not ancient!
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
November 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Rudy Bridges is younger than the Sitting President of the United States and 29 sitting United States Senators
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Pam Bondi on Feb. 21: Epstein client list is “sitting on my desk right now.”
Bondi’s DOJ on July 7: There’s no client list. As for other Epstein files, “no further disclosure would be appropriate.”
Trump on Nov. 14: Investigate Bill Clinton over Epstein.
Bondi, also Nov. 14: Coming right up, boss!
Bondi’s DOJ on July 7: There’s no client list. As for other Epstein files, “no further disclosure would be appropriate.”
Trump on Nov. 14: Investigate Bill Clinton over Epstein.
Bondi, also Nov. 14: Coming right up, boss!
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Pam Bondi on Feb. 21: Epstein client list is “sitting on my desk right now.”
Bondi’s DOJ on July 7: There’s no client list. As for other Epstein files, “no further disclosure would be appropriate.”
Trump on Nov. 14: Investigate Bill Clinton over Epstein.
Bondi, also Nov. 14: Coming right up, boss!
Bondi’s DOJ on July 7: There’s no client list. As for other Epstein files, “no further disclosure would be appropriate.”
Trump on Nov. 14: Investigate Bill Clinton over Epstein.
Bondi, also Nov. 14: Coming right up, boss!
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Congratulations to all the winners of the 2025 Writers' Trust Prizes! @writerstrust.bsky.social 🎉
We were thrilled to host Maria Reva—winner of the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Prize for fiction, for Endling—at the Vancouver Writers Fest last month.
www.writerstrust.com/events/write...
We were thrilled to host Maria Reva—winner of the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Prize for fiction, for Endling—at the Vancouver Writers Fest last month.
www.writerstrust.com/events/write...
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2025 Writers' Trust Prizes! @writerstrust.bsky.social 🎉
We were thrilled to host Maria Reva—winner of the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Prize for fiction, for Endling—at the Vancouver Writers Fest last month.
www.writerstrust.com/events/write...
We were thrilled to host Maria Reva—winner of the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Prize for fiction, for Endling—at the Vancouver Writers Fest last month.
www.writerstrust.com/events/write...
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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for the first time in his Portugal career during his nation’s defeat to the Republic of Ireland.
It means he's at risk of missing his nation's first game at next year's World Cup if they qualify. nyti.ms/440YqES
It means he's at risk of missing his nation's first game at next year's World Cup if they qualify. nyti.ms/440YqES
Cristiano Ronaldo risks World Cup ban after first Portugal red card in Ireland defeat
The 40-year-old was red carded just before the hour mark of the game in Dublin after swinging an elbow at Ireland defender Dara O'Shea.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for the first time in his Portugal career during his nation’s defeat to the Republic of Ireland.
It means he's at risk of missing his nation's first game at next year's World Cup if they qualify. nyti.ms/440YqES
It means he's at risk of missing his nation's first game at next year's World Cup if they qualify. nyti.ms/440YqES