Hobago Mom
@hobago.bsky.social
Mom to 3, Ottawa/Ontario/Canada resident, ADHD/Dyslexia family, trying to do the right thing… but will probably make some mistakes along the way
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Announcement from PM Carney moments ago and this is good news. I've been working on this issue with @saulschwartz.bsky.social and @agenestgregoire.bsky.social for years. We've documented how many Canadians don't file and miss out on or loose benefits, .. 1/3
October 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Announcement from PM Carney moments ago and this is good news. I've been working on this issue with @saulschwartz.bsky.social and @agenestgregoire.bsky.social for years. We've documented how many Canadians don't file and miss out on or loose benefits, .. 1/3
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Reposting things really fills that age old need to cut an article out of the paper, xerox it at the library and mail it to all your relatives and friends with a hand written note about how they might want to check this out.
September 19, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Reposting things really fills that age old need to cut an article out of the paper, xerox it at the library and mail it to all your relatives and friends with a hand written note about how they might want to check this out.
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“The Great British Bake Off” has become a phenomenon even among people who have never touched a stand mixer. In a new essay, Ruby Tandoh, a former contestant, writes about how TV’s most ambiently watchable show gets made.
Inside the World of “The Great British Bake Off”
The show captures disastrous custard-making, quintessentially British faux-modesty, and the blistering hubris of bakers—including me.
www.newyorker.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“The Great British Bake Off” has become a phenomenon even among people who have never touched a stand mixer. In a new essay, Ruby Tandoh, a former contestant, writes about how TV’s most ambiently watchable show gets made.
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Pleased to be with @glengower.ca at @otttransitriders.bsky.social event tonight featuring @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social. We used to have one of the best transit systems in North America - these folks want us to get back to that!
September 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Pleased to be with @glengower.ca at @otttransitriders.bsky.social event tonight featuring @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social. We used to have one of the best transit systems in North America - these folks want us to get back to that!
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Aside from the problematic legislation and questionable policy decisions, Carney is also further expanding executive power and has already made a fool out of one of his core cabinet ministers. Unconstrained executive power is only good when the person you like is in charge.
June 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Aside from the problematic legislation and questionable policy decisions, Carney is also further expanding executive power and has already made a fool out of one of his core cabinet ministers. Unconstrained executive power is only good when the person you like is in charge.
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A zebra named Ed spent a week on the run in Tennessee, crashing neighborhoods, highways and even being spotted on Ring cameras.
This was his grand finale: one last majestic view before being airlifted to safety. 🦓🚁
#AGoodPlace #Good #GoodNews #Happy
This was his grand finale: one last majestic view before being airlifted to safety. 🦓🚁
#AGoodPlace #Good #GoodNews #Happy
June 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A zebra named Ed spent a week on the run in Tennessee, crashing neighborhoods, highways and even being spotted on Ring cameras.
This was his grand finale: one last majestic view before being airlifted to safety. 🦓🚁
#AGoodPlace #Good #GoodNews #Happy
This was his grand finale: one last majestic view before being airlifted to safety. 🦓🚁
#AGoodPlace #Good #GoodNews #Happy
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Dozens of companies who sponsored Pride marches last year have pulled out this year, including:
Dyson
Nivea
Tiffany & Co.
Capital One
UPS
Disney
DoorDash
Live Nation
Nissan
Citi
Corporate Pride was always a hoax. https://popular.info/p/pride-and-prejudice-in-corporate
Dyson
Nivea
Tiffany & Co.
Capital One
UPS
Disney
DoorDash
Live Nation
Nissan
Citi
Corporate Pride was always a hoax. https://popular.info/p/pride-and-prejudice-in-corporate
19 companies pulling back their support for Pride
For years, major corporations publicly celebrated the LGBTQ community.
popular.info
June 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Dozens of companies who sponsored Pride marches last year have pulled out this year, including:
Dyson
Nivea
Tiffany & Co.
Capital One
UPS
Disney
DoorDash
Live Nation
Nissan
Citi
Corporate Pride was always a hoax. https://popular.info/p/pride-and-prejudice-in-corporate
Dyson
Nivea
Tiffany & Co.
Capital One
UPS
Disney
DoorDash
Live Nation
Nissan
Citi
Corporate Pride was always a hoax. https://popular.info/p/pride-and-prejudice-in-corporate
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Detective collected video footage but never watched it.
He collected her used clothing but never sent it for forensic testing.
And he never filed for a warrant to get the files from Hockey Canada.
And y'all wonder why less than 10% of victims in Canada report to the police.
He collected her used clothing but never sent it for forensic testing.
And he never filed for a warrant to get the files from Hockey Canada.
And y'all wonder why less than 10% of victims in Canada report to the police.
London police detective who closed Hockey Canada case without charges pressed on apparent gaps in probe
The now-retired sergeant concedes he didn’t obtain texts between accused player and teammate or watch surveillance footage from bar where complainant and players met
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Detective collected video footage but never watched it.
He collected her used clothing but never sent it for forensic testing.
And he never filed for a warrant to get the files from Hockey Canada.
And y'all wonder why less than 10% of victims in Canada report to the police.
He collected her used clothing but never sent it for forensic testing.
And he never filed for a warrant to get the files from Hockey Canada.
And y'all wonder why less than 10% of victims in Canada report to the police.
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Target, bleeding from a gunshot wound to one foot, takes a moment to reload and aim at the other.
Target lets go of 2 execs who had supported DEI programs -- news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
Target Lets Go Pair of Executives Who Had Supported DEI Programs
Target Corp., facing financial headwinds and pushback over its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, has dismissed two executives who have backed DEI efforts, including a chief legal and compl...
news.bloomberglaw.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Target, bleeding from a gunshot wound to one foot, takes a moment to reload and aim at the other.
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Annnnnd as we suspected, it was a murder-suicide.
In all the talk about men's mental health, I never see those same people discussing how men have higher rates of completed suicide, but they also have higher rates of murder suicide, too.
84 years old and killed his wife then himself.
My God.
In all the talk about men's mental health, I never see those same people discussing how men have higher rates of completed suicide, but they also have higher rates of murder suicide, too.
84 years old and killed his wife then himself.
My God.
Ottawa police investigating deaths of man and woman found in home as murder-suicide
Police have identified them as Virginia Theoret, 82, and Kurt Theoret, 84
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Annnnnd as we suspected, it was a murder-suicide.
In all the talk about men's mental health, I never see those same people discussing how men have higher rates of completed suicide, but they also have higher rates of murder suicide, too.
84 years old and killed his wife then himself.
My God.
In all the talk about men's mental health, I never see those same people discussing how men have higher rates of completed suicide, but they also have higher rates of murder suicide, too.
84 years old and killed his wife then himself.
My God.
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This is great advice. I follow people I disagree with but respect and like. I don't follow people I disagree with to simply piss myself off.
Follow the great advice below:
Follow the great advice below:
Do you still follow someone because you’re angry at them and want to track the things they do?
I invite you to start your summer by unfollowing them so you don’t devote energy to something that makes you sad
I invite you to start your summer by unfollowing them so you don’t devote energy to something that makes you sad
May 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This is great advice. I follow people I disagree with but respect and like. I don't follow people I disagree with to simply piss myself off.
Follow the great advice below:
Follow the great advice below:
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This is why your child is not getting Educational Assistant support.
This is why there is no Special Education Teacher to help your child catch up on basic math or literacy skills.
This is why the ventilation in your child’s classroom is not working.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
This is why there is no Special Education Teacher to help your child catch up on basic math or literacy skills.
This is why the ventilation in your child’s classroom is not working.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
May 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This is why your child is not getting Educational Assistant support.
This is why there is no Special Education Teacher to help your child catch up on basic math or literacy skills.
This is why the ventilation in your child’s classroom is not working.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
This is why there is no Special Education Teacher to help your child catch up on basic math or literacy skills.
This is why the ventilation in your child’s classroom is not working.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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"As currently written, the bill will undermine species protection at a time when we need to restore and strengthen science-based decision-making rooted in deep and meaningful community consultation."
www.thetrillium.ca/news/energy-...
www.thetrillium.ca/news/energy-...
Toronto Zoo proposes biobank 'backup' for species at risk if Bill 5 passes
But technology that can bring back woolly mammoths and dire wolves won't save species — safe habitats will: Zoo
www.thetrillium.ca
May 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"As currently written, the bill will undermine species protection at a time when we need to restore and strengthen science-based decision-making rooted in deep and meaningful community consultation."
www.thetrillium.ca/news/energy-...
www.thetrillium.ca/news/energy-...
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If you're on Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, etc. please spread the word!
I'm only on here and Instagram, so it can be tough to spread the word.
But the room fits up to 1,000 people, so let's get folks trained!
I'm only on here and Instagram, so it can be tough to spread the word.
But the room fits up to 1,000 people, so let's get folks trained!
We've all seen the increase in hate, harassment and violence the last few years.
Unfortunately, most of us don't feel equipped to step in and intervene. We're scared of being hurt or making it worse.
Let me teach you effective intervention - for free!
Register today : zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Unfortunately, most of us don't feel equipped to step in and intervene. We're scared of being hurt or making it worse.
Let me teach you effective intervention - for free!
Register today : zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If you're on Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, etc. please spread the word!
I'm only on here and Instagram, so it can be tough to spread the word.
But the room fits up to 1,000 people, so let's get folks trained!
I'm only on here and Instagram, so it can be tough to spread the word.
But the room fits up to 1,000 people, so let's get folks trained!
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I'm late to sharing this excellent, good news story, based on a @cmaj.ca study.
The key to cutting wait times, in half?
Publicly-funded, team-based surgical care using centralized referral pathways.
This is exactly what we need more of.
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
The key to cutting wait times, in half?
Publicly-funded, team-based surgical care using centralized referral pathways.
This is exactly what we need more of.
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Why having surgeons work together reduces wait times for hip and knee replacements | CBC News
Canadians who need a hip or knee replacement could get the surgery quickly without needing more operating rooms or funding if surgeons worked off a centralized list of patients, the author of a new st...
www.cbc.ca
May 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I'm late to sharing this excellent, good news story, based on a @cmaj.ca study.
The key to cutting wait times, in half?
Publicly-funded, team-based surgical care using centralized referral pathways.
This is exactly what we need more of.
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
The key to cutting wait times, in half?
Publicly-funded, team-based surgical care using centralized referral pathways.
This is exactly what we need more of.
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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@warren.senate.gov: "They're fighting over how many children should go hungry so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island."
May 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
@warren.senate.gov: "They're fighting over how many children should go hungry so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island."
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"What this is, is deprioritizing education." — Lyn Whitham (@gbcollege.bsky.social @centennialcollege.bsky.social) on cuts to college funding. At 8/11pm with Ann Marie Vaughan (@humberpoly.bsky.social), Maureen Adamson (Colleges Ontario), @reggcohn.bsky.social (@thestar.com) & @spaikin.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"What this is, is deprioritizing education." — Lyn Whitham (@gbcollege.bsky.social @centennialcollege.bsky.social) on cuts to college funding. At 8/11pm with Ann Marie Vaughan (@humberpoly.bsky.social), Maureen Adamson (Colleges Ontario), @reggcohn.bsky.social (@thestar.com) & @spaikin.bsky.social
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I love hotels - one of the things I'm surprised about is the industry didn't seem to change to get at Airbnb's market where if people are travelling w extended family or baby an apt situation is far superior than the usual hotel room. Kitchens, etc.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/b...
Spain Orders Airbnb to Take Down 66,000 Rental Listings
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I love hotels - one of the things I'm surprised about is the industry didn't seem to change to get at Airbnb's market where if people are travelling w extended family or baby an apt situation is far superior than the usual hotel room. Kitchens, etc.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/b...
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Never forget what Jackson Katz has repeatedly observed in his work : Men in the world of sport, the military and fraternities routinely use gang rape as a team bonding exercise AND exploration of their sexuality. "It's not gay because there's a chick here" but she is only an object to denigrate.
May 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Never forget what Jackson Katz has repeatedly observed in his work : Men in the world of sport, the military and fraternities routinely use gang rape as a team bonding exercise AND exploration of their sexuality. "It's not gay because there's a chick here" but she is only an object to denigrate.
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In the case of the Hockey Canada team, at least one man has admitted to doing the splits to teabag the victim in the face while the others laughed.
The courts will decide if it's a crime but we. all. fucking. know. they were trying to humiliate and denigrate her for laughs and comradery.
The courts will decide if it's a crime but we. all. fucking. know. they were trying to humiliate and denigrate her for laughs and comradery.
What E.M. told the jury over 9 days of testimony in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial | CBC News
The woman at the centre of the sexual assault trial for five men who played on Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team this week finished nine days of testimony before a jury. She gave her account of t...
www.cbc.ca
May 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In the case of the Hockey Canada team, at least one man has admitted to doing the splits to teabag the victim in the face while the others laughed.
The courts will decide if it's a crime but we. all. fucking. know. they were trying to humiliate and denigrate her for laughs and comradery.
The courts will decide if it's a crime but we. all. fucking. know. they were trying to humiliate and denigrate her for laughs and comradery.
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Extremely smart of Netflix. Whatever Sesame Street costs, it's almost certainly a fraction of their usual production costs for series, there's probably some sort of tax break in there, and the goodwill Netflix just earned is a publicity multiplier.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...
‘Sesame Street’ Saved, Inks New Streaming Deal With Netflix
Episodes will also continue to air on PBS, debuting the same day as they launch on Netflix.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Extremely smart of Netflix. Whatever Sesame Street costs, it's almost certainly a fraction of their usual production costs for series, there's probably some sort of tax break in there, and the goodwill Netflix just earned is a publicity multiplier.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...
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The Ottawa Humane Society is desperately seeking volunteers to foster pets while their humans are temporarily in hospital or shelter. Contact @ottawahumane.bsky.social if you think you can help.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Ottawa Humane Society issues urgent appeal for volunteers
The Ottawa Humane Society is issuing an urgent appeal for volunteers to shelter animals after having to turn eight pets away.
www.ctvnews.ca
May 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The Ottawa Humane Society is desperately seeking volunteers to foster pets while their humans are temporarily in hospital or shelter. Contact @ottawahumane.bsky.social if you think you can help.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...