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James Hansen

@jhansen.bsky.social
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Educator, Canadian, traveller, student of history. Kind of surprised to be living in historical times.

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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Reflections on the lily pond at Monet’s garden in Giverny
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The older I get, the more certain I am that the real meaning of existence is love for life. That is, love for the natural world, all of humanity, and advancing coexistence based on true justice, rights, and respect. 🌍
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Share a Movie with a soundtrack you love
Grosse Point Blank Movie poster with photo of John Cusack and Minnie Driver
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The Catswolds
Cotswaldian cat in the sun on the stairs
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
“Euston Station the train journey North In the buffet car we lurched back and forth. . .” #SpiritoftheWest
Euston Station train boardBuffet car in train, heading north
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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 02/04/2026
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
In early modern times, some European theologians thought heaven was accessible through portals in the antipodes. Found out today that this is true.
Sign says “Cheese and Chocolate”
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
These two signs (same park) promote the same action, it seems to me one of them much more effectively #Australia
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
“Enjoy the beach”, Australia tells us, “but not with your cat.!”
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
A lot of people in this country pooh pooh Australian table wines, which is a pity . . .
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Sunrise in South Australia. Nothing to block the view!
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
An effective one post summary of Cory Doctorow’s work.
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
What a lovely essay on being Canadian! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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FIRST PERSON | Winter shaped me as a child of immigrants. With the season now unpredictable, I'm surprised by my nostalgia | CBC News
For most of her life, winter was simply something Rogene Reid lived through. But lately, as winters become less consistent and more unpredictable, she's realized winter has become part of her identity...
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Dave, being a Canadian cat, is a keen curling spectator.
Cat watching a mini curling game
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Dave is ready to welcome in the New Year.
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The Mall Krampus @themallkrampus.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Baseball is like if the Book of Job was a sport.
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Well. Calvin’s dad would have called that “character building” for us Blue Jays fans. #Bluejays
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Dave is the only one in the house not glued to the Jay’s game. #caturday
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 29/10/2025
Alexa explodes after Canadian replies to query with, “Oh, yeah, no, for sure.”
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Alexa explodes after Canadian replies to query with, “Oh, yeah, no, for sure.”
OROMOCTO, NB - A local man almost lost his home yesterday after his Amazon Alexa smart home device burst into flames. Lloyd Wentworth, 38, says the fire started as he was preparing dinner in his bunga...
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
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Jamie K @crumpsalljamie.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
the real glory of world war two was that it involved a warrior cult being ground down and beaten to a pulp by people who would rather have been doing something else.
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
-What I heard my wife say was “Do you see the Fonz on our lawn?” What she said was . . . @hwinkler4real.bsky.social
Fawns on our lawn
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
First rainy day in a long time! Assembling ingredients for tomato sauce. #toomuchthymeonmyhands
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Dave is often captivated by a good Damian Lewis performance. (Not to disparage Mark Rylance nor Guy Pearce nor Ron Livingston!)
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Great book to read by a lake! Amongst many other insights, it’s eerie how much the propaganda imbued world views &observations of German airmen &citizens resembles some current content in media &online.That wouldn’t have been so apparent 10 years ago. @spitfirefilly.bsky.social #historyrhymes
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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 23/07/2025
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Wonderwall
Wall full of cheese wheels
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Frances: Meh and Loving It @francesmeh.reviews · 01/07/2025
canada's a deeply imperfect project. we can be better. but today against growing intolerance i celebrate our peaceful diversity against rising fascism i celebrate our enduring human rights against historical whitewashing i celebrate our teaching the ongoing legacy of colonialism happy canada day
two women hold up a canada flag in banff national park

#cdnpoli
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
True Canadians everywhere need to stand up for Rouge Toque!
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 09/06/2025
Canadian man reading date never knows which is day and which is month unless day is above 12
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Canadian man reading date never knows which is day and which is month unless day is above 12
KITCHENER – Local man Dalton Strickland, whose data entry job regularly requires him to read dates off a form and put them into a computer, literally never knows which date is the day and which is the...
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Loretta Swit, who won 2 Emmy's playing Major Margaret Houlihan, in the television series 'M.A.S.H.' has died. She was 87. www.cnn.com/2025/05/30/e...
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
When he hears a song from The Who, Dave tries to follow the Roger Daltry parts.
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Dave waits patiently for an unsuspecting antelope to pass by
Tabby cat behind a bush in dappled light.
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Howie Hua @howiehua.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Math if we only focus on the final answer and not on all of the different ways we can approach the problem:
A blue and yellow fish looking at a mirror saying "I'm not enough" because it only sees themselves as thin from the front.
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
But tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun
Tabby cat squints, looking up towards the sky on a sunny day
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L.i.am @chyron.substack.com · 15/03/2025
open.substack.com/pub/director... This article has a full translation of this remarkable speech, that is, it has to be said, long overdue.
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Macron Delivers the "Iron Curtain" Speech of Our Generation
A deeply sobering message, rooted in truth—not in Bedlam or an alternative reality. The French President explains that the dividends of WWII peace are gone.
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Andrew Berkshire @berkshire.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
This is just an insane level of cowardice from Keir Starmer. What an absolute bumbling fool he looks. Neville Chamberlain redux. The political class in most of the west is shamefully embarrassing. We all deserve better representatives.
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lorymar @lorymar.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
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Tom Reagan’s Witch’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Listen to your children read. Read to your children. Read alongside your children. Take them to libraries. Talk about what reading means to you & what it can unlock. Tell them it doesn’t matter if it’s comics, magazines or books as long as they’re engaged with the written word. #WorldBookDay
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Mike Myers, Canadian legend, on SNL tonight.
Mike Myers at SNL closing tonight with “Canada is not for sale” t-shirt.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/02/2025
Minnesota is now South Manitoba. I don't make the rules.
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
If I have any American followers who want to know how Canadians are feeling right now, you could do worse than listening to this Tragically Hip song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC4t...
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The Tragically Hip - Fireworks (Audio/2023 Remastered)
YouTube video by TheTragicallyHipVEVO
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Daniel Paulino 🇨🇦 @kidjenius.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
USA is now the 4th territory of Canada. #4nation #nhl #canpoli #Canada
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
There’ve been moments when the United States has been truly inspiring. Like when President Obama was first elected. But even at America’s best, Canadians don’t want to be anything other than Canadian. We love Canada. And let’s be honest — the U.S. is currently the least inspiring it’s ever been.
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Howie Hua @howiehua.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
How can rectangles help us with multiplication? #math #ITeachMath #EduSky youtu.be/IHxIIna0PmQ?...
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How can rectangles help us with multiplication?
YouTube video by Howie Hua
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
A thread of when Canada and the United States worked together and celebrated as friends. Over 100 longshoremen and harbour office workers in Toronto attend a mass on Nov. 25, 1963 to honour President John F. Kennedy who was assassinated days earlier. 📸Eddy Roworth 🧵10/20
This black-and-white photograph depicts a public gathering or event, likely outdoors, with a large group of people facing towards a central point of interest. In the foreground, the crowd is composed of individuals dressed in period-appropriate clothing, suggesting this photo might be from the mid-20th century. The people are focused on a speaker or presenter who is standing in front of what appears to be large covered objects, possibly machinery or equipment, as they are sizable and rectangular. Behind the speaker, there is a ship docked, identified by the name "MANCHESTER" visible on its side, indicating it might be a significant event related to shipping, industry
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James Hansen @jhansen.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
You don’t tug on Superman’s cape You don’t spit into the wind You don’t pull the mask off the ol’ Lone Ranger and you don’t mess around with Dave Da doot n do do
Tabby cat, on guard
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