Les Holt
@lesholt.bsky.social
Wordsmith. Working in / on that window of regulation; squeegee conversations abound.
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Fun with words … ✍️
… and always at the ready, @merriam-webster.com
presents a tranche of how to use tranche in a sentence
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And thank you for the tranche of smiles, Alex et al
… and always at the ready, @merriam-webster.com
presents a tranche of how to use tranche in a sentence
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And thank you for the tranche of smiles, Alex et al
Examples of 'TRANCHE' in a Sentence | Merriam-Webster
'Tranche' in a sentence: Still, one of the big complaints from the first tranche of episodes?
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November 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Fun with words … ✍️
… and always at the ready, @merriam-webster.com
presents a tranche of how to use tranche in a sentence
www.merriam-webster.com/sentences/tr...
And thank you for the tranche of smiles, Alex et al
… and always at the ready, @merriam-webster.com
presents a tranche of how to use tranche in a sentence
www.merriam-webster.com/sentences/tr...
And thank you for the tranche of smiles, Alex et al
I am sorry.
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Un/ill-informed politicians making damaging, disastrous decisions continue to bring hardship, grief to community.
Malcolm Gladwell in “What The Dog Saw” wrote about Million Dollar Murray and the *FACT* that it is *always less expensive to fund* services (like SCS) than not to fund.
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Un/ill-informed politicians making damaging, disastrous decisions continue to bring hardship, grief to community.
Malcolm Gladwell in “What The Dog Saw” wrote about Million Dollar Murray and the *FACT* that it is *always less expensive to fund* services (like SCS) than not to fund.
October 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I am sorry.
😞
Un/ill-informed politicians making damaging, disastrous decisions continue to bring hardship, grief to community.
Malcolm Gladwell in “What The Dog Saw” wrote about Million Dollar Murray and the *FACT* that it is *always less expensive to fund* services (like SCS) than not to fund.
😞
Un/ill-informed politicians making damaging, disastrous decisions continue to bring hardship, grief to community.
Malcolm Gladwell in “What The Dog Saw” wrote about Million Dollar Murray and the *FACT* that it is *always less expensive to fund* services (like SCS) than not to fund.
And, maybe this, too.
Sky Turning Grey (For Elliott Smith)
Sky Turning Grey (For Elliott Smith)
Sky Turning Grey (For Elliott Smith)
YouTube video by Brad Mehldau - Topic
youtu.be
October 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
And, maybe this, too.
Sky Turning Grey (For Elliott Smith)
Sky Turning Grey (For Elliott Smith)
Thank you for posting this.
July 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Thank you for posting this.
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“We have the data, we have the road maps and as this bill references, ** housing first ** is a proven policy to end chronic homelessness”
Housing First:
Evidence-based, best practice centred on Dr. Sam Tsemberis’ Pathways to Housing, 1992
@katebueckert.bsky.social
youtu.be/pwdq2VWavtc
“We have the data, we have the road maps and as this bill references, ** housing first ** is a proven policy to end chronic homelessness”
Housing First:
Evidence-based, best practice centred on Dr. Sam Tsemberis’ Pathways to Housing, 1992
@katebueckert.bsky.social
youtu.be/pwdq2VWavtc
Housing First: Principles Into Practice - Animated Overview
YouTube video by Gwen Haworth
youtu.be
June 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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“We have the data, we have the road maps and as this bill references, ** housing first ** is a proven policy to end chronic homelessness”
Housing First:
Evidence-based, best practice centred on Dr. Sam Tsemberis’ Pathways to Housing, 1992
@katebueckert.bsky.social
youtu.be/pwdq2VWavtc
“We have the data, we have the road maps and as this bill references, ** housing first ** is a proven policy to end chronic homelessness”
Housing First:
Evidence-based, best practice centred on Dr. Sam Tsemberis’ Pathways to Housing, 1992
@katebueckert.bsky.social
youtu.be/pwdq2VWavtc
TY for sharing what you do here. They are gifts in an ever expanding tapestry.
Eventho I don’t know you personally I relate, am gifted by you here. I “met” Steve on an earlier platform, just like meeting Tami Simon, Francis Weller on other media, each of you lifting hearts and spirit as we travel.
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Eventho I don’t know you personally I relate, am gifted by you here. I “met” Steve on an earlier platform, just like meeting Tami Simon, Francis Weller on other media, each of you lifting hearts and spirit as we travel.
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Francis Weller: Our Apprenticeship with Sorrow - Sounds True
Right now, we may be surrounded by grief, anxiety, fear, and uncertainty. But we don’t have to drown in our sorrows or deny the painful realities of these trying times. In this podcast, join Tami Simo...
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May 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
TY for sharing what you do here. They are gifts in an ever expanding tapestry.
Eventho I don’t know you personally I relate, am gifted by you here. I “met” Steve on an earlier platform, just like meeting Tami Simon, Francis Weller on other media, each of you lifting hearts and spirit as we travel.
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Eventho I don’t know you personally I relate, am gifted by you here. I “met” Steve on an earlier platform, just like meeting Tami Simon, Francis Weller on other media, each of you lifting hearts and spirit as we travel.
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Wonderful, Mary Grace!
I’ve been asking for inspiration and you are among the ones who showed up. Thank you :)
I’ve been asking for inspiration and you are among the ones who showed up. Thank you :)
January 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Wonderful, Mary Grace!
I’ve been asking for inspiration and you are among the ones who showed up. Thank you :)
I’ve been asking for inspiration and you are among the ones who showed up. Thank you :)
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Ending homelessness is our most urgent crisis. I will continue to push the city and all levels of govt to do better.
The answer is HOUSING, with supports when needed. Period.
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/tros...
The answer is HOUSING, with supports when needed. Period.
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/tros...
Troster: Solving Ottawa's homelessness crisis requires provincial and federal help
We know the solutions to opioid and homelessness problems, but these require more resources.
ottawacitizen.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ending homelessness is our most urgent crisis. I will continue to push the city and all levels of govt to do better.
The answer is HOUSING, with supports when needed. Period.
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/tros...
The answer is HOUSING, with supports when needed. Period.
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/tros...
Reposted by Les Holt
We need to go back to our roots. Knock doors. Talk to our neighbours. Meet in parks and community centres. Organize. Build community. I regret depending so heavily on platforms owned and run by people who do me and my community harm.
January 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We need to go back to our roots. Knock doors. Talk to our neighbours. Meet in parks and community centres. Organize. Build community. I regret depending so heavily on platforms owned and run by people who do me and my community harm.
Ongoing multiple slashes to social programs by Conservative Party include burying the Liberal government’s legislation-in-motion to reduce the harsh four-bed wards in LTC to two beds per room
Reminder: ninety-nine percent of LTC facilities in ON are for-profit, a majority w US parent corporations
Reminder: ninety-nine percent of LTC facilities in ON are for-profit, a majority w US parent corporations
January 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Ongoing multiple slashes to social programs by Conservative Party include burying the Liberal government’s legislation-in-motion to reduce the harsh four-bed wards in LTC to two beds per room
Reminder: ninety-nine percent of LTC facilities in ON are for-profit, a majority w US parent corporations
Reminder: ninety-nine percent of LTC facilities in ON are for-profit, a majority w US parent corporations