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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 11h

The art of not being silenced and poet as seer, prophet, and peaceful speaker.

#poetry #science #philosophy

poets.org/poem/fifth-day

On the Fifth Day

On the fifth day

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 20h

Yesterday in Review:

Hero Worship -leadership?man or super man? Political ‘Uber’ superiority.”Nietzsche's Übermensch became a philosophical foundation for Nazi ideas”

The crossover from ‘Everyman’ to ‘Superman

A tragedy of scandal - James Joyce
Read between the lines -Aquinas

#poetry #thinking

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 1d

#CBCCalgary Should public $ go to private/independent not for profit schools?

Q:Why can’t public system have more specialized high needs schools funded by $ given to private schools.

Q: Can PS’s choose who they accept?

Q:Do some PS parents get more tax benefits?

#abed #ableg #albertateachers

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 1d

#CBCCalgary Should public $ go to private/independent not for profit schools?

Q: Does not for profit also mean some teachers & admin salaries (plus bonuses)are publicly declared?

#abed #ableg #albertateachers

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 1d

Reports of plans for an arch in Washington replacing the Social Security building to celebrate 250 yrs but for a certain individual.History reveals a similar failed plan by Hitler’s self
Ben Shahn.
#history #fascism #art

open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

The Passion of Sacco and Vanzett

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 2d

The marginalization & genocide of Indigenous peoples

U.S. legal systems 1823 Johnson v. M’Intosh Supreme Court case justifying seizure of Native American lands

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 2d

Trump’s endorsement of #ColumbusDay condones:

#history Papal Bull Romanus Pontifex-Doctrine of Discovery giving Christian monarchs the right to claim lands & justify colonization,conversion, enslavement,dispossession of Indigenous peoples

#Trump

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-12...

October 12, 2025

On October 9, President Donald J.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 3d

Calgary Mayor race & fact check on front runners record. Who can stand up to #DanielleSmith over reach & provincial lack of support & continued cost for Calgarians?
#yyc #ableg #yycc

FarkasCheck.org projectcalgary.org/farkas_check

assets.nationbuilder.com/yyc4brt/mail...

Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 4d

“The number of billionaires is exploding. The gap between the global corporate community & everybody else is growing,& that is very troublesome” Bob Rae Politico

Reflections on state of affairs

#cdnpoli #tariffs #history

www.politico.com/news/magazin...

The Book that Canada’s Outgoing UN Ambassador Turns to Again and Again

Bob Rae also gets candid about Trump speeches, U.S.-Canada ties and global disorder.

www.politico.com

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 4d

Sunday!

Blue jays vs Seattle

15 innings was a marathon.

#bluejays #Toronto #MLBPlayoffs

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 5d

Example:
One Calgary Private School typically receive: 70% of the per-student base funding that public schools get,not infrastructure or capital funding

Possible Annual tuition fees from $24,950 to $29,450
Additional fees include: Activity,Technology,Building ,
Athletics Fees

Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 5d

Petition regarding Private School funding in AB.

5% of total Ed. Budget goes to private schools plus student tuition

UCP/AB Govt pays a 70% funding rate per student the highest level of private school subsidization in the country.

Support Public Education

#abed #ableg

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding | CBC News

If high school chemistry teacher Alicia Taylor gets her wish, Albertans will vote in a referendum on whether to end public funding for independent schools.

www.cbc.ca

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 6d

Trump & state of exception: disregard of law,sovereign rule:
“sovereign is he who decides on the exception”

Carl Schmitt(Nazi)means stepping outside the rule of law under the state of exception(vs Walter Benjamin’Towards the Critique of Violence)

Dictator playbook
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

October 8, 2025

Yesterday, journalists observed members of the Texas National Guard at a U.S.

open.substack.com

Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 6d

Jays did it!

Bluejays 5 NY 2

#BlueJays #Toronto #MLBPlayoffs

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 8d

Trivia News: Putin’s birthday
today.

While in Dresden I spoke with academics who spoke about Russia having parties in renovated palaces & questions about rare porcelain collections etc. Putin’s 6yr residence there helped form the dictators viewpoints with Q’s about Stasi connections & opulence.

Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 8d

Please read between the lines!

“ICE has kept most offices open during the government shutdown — but not the one inspecting conditions at detention centers”
Washington Post

#fascism #HumanRights #ethics

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 8d

Oct.7/25

Israel's war on Gaza has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians & injured nearly 170,000,according to Gaza Health Ministry. The offensive followed Hamas-led attack on southern Israel Oct. 7, 2023, which killed nearly 1,200 people & took 251 hostages

#peace
www.cbc.ca/news/world/g...

2 years into the war, these figures illustrate the scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza | CBC News

For two years, Palestinians across the Gaza Strip have faced unrelenting bombardment, mass hunger and recurring displacement as Israeli fighting continues in the desolate territory.

www.cbc.ca

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 9d

Alberta is speaking out against Govt who doesn’t govern but rams through their narrow agenda for their selected few.

Save our public heathcare and public education.

Not private schools but public education for everyone.

#abed #ableg #albertateachers #yyc #yeg

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 9d

Our Alberta Schools have even given us a Prime Minister

At least many people have succeeded because of Communities and teachers despite the syndical views & lack of support by people like #ABDanielleSmith & the UCP
Public education helps everyone

#abed #ableg #albertateachers
x.com/markjcarney/...

Mark Carney on X: "When I was a kid, the dedicated teachers at St. Rose School in Edmonton showed up every day to set my peers and I up for success. A few weeks ago, I had the chance to go back and thank the teachers doing the same for the next generation #WorldTeachersDay. https://t.co/B3PNxa7LsD" / X

When I was a kid, the dedicated teachers at St. Rose School in Edmonton showed up every day to set my peers and I up for success. A few weeks ago, I had the chance to go back and thank the teachers doing the same for the next generation #WorldTeachersDay. https://t.co/B3PNxa7LsD

x.com

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 10d

AB Ed Minister says ATA needs to get back to bargaining.Since the last Collective agreement expiry past he has had plenty of time to reach an agreement.Why didn’t he try before expiry to reach an agreement?His predecessor was antagonistic toward teachers.The current minister has been in no hurry!

Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 11d

Guerrero lead Blue Jays to blowout Game 1 win vs. Yankees

Blue jays 10 NY 1

#BlueJays #Toronto #MLB

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 11d

The Deported: 1917 Espionage Act

“In 1919 & 1920,acting under orders from President Woodrow Wilson, AG A. Mitchell Palmer arrested 10,000 so-called radicals,many labor activists,with no regard for constitutional rights”

Deportations today the same act
#history #law
www.thefire.org/research-lea...

The Deported: Emma Goldman and activist persecution under the 1917 Espionage Act

More than 100 years ago, the government targeted an anti-war activist and publisher for speaking out against the draft and removed her from the country. Her name was Emma Goldman.

www.thefire.org

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 11d

Support Public Education

Join us this Sunday, October 5, from 3:00–4:30 PM at McDougall Centre (455 6 Street SW, Calgary) for a rally in support of public education.

#abed #ableg #yyc

assets.nationbuilder.com/albertateach...

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 11d

Lawyer examines legal #history of Trump like fear tactics.Q:Are American people capable of turning the tide against repression?”yes!

1917 Espionage Act 1917[WW1]— STILL primary criminal “national security” law

FBI Hoover arrested 6,396 cases for deportation
#law

open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...

Lessons from a Red Scare

The American people are capable of turning the tide against repression.

open.substack.com

Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · 11d

Example of how tariffs are hurting Canadian business but also American consumers.

Trump’s money grab is outrageous!

#ableg #cdnpoli #tariffs

Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 12d

How bad are tariffs going?

I paid for $32 of shaving cream from Canada. Unique stuff I’ve used for years, nothing like it in US. Small family business.

UPS guy came to my door today with box and said I have to pay additional $120 before he can hand it to me.

That makes it 5x more expensive!!! 🤯

Screenshot of message from UPS:

Hi Adam,
All import fees must be paid prior to delivery.
Save time - prepay online for your FREIGHTCOM shipment. If import fees are not paid before delivery, an additional surcharge will be applied.
Total Amount Due
119.20 USD
Additional charges may have been applied based on recent tariff policy changes.
Pay Now ›

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