Ella Wind
@ellawind.bsky.social
Posts about: language, cities, motherhood, politics, and some other stuff.
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we're in legit first they came for territory and a lot of people have been failing at this test they cite all the time
if you find yourself reluctant to support the guy at Columbia because you find some of the politics he espoused distasteful or even abhorrent, you should know that this is exactly the reaction that they hoped for in choosing him as a target for unlawful detention based on political speech.
March 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
we're in legit first they came for territory and a lot of people have been failing at this test they cite all the time
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The scenes and voices coming out from friends and family on the Syrian coast are nightmarish. The bloodshed continues unabated and any pretence of state authority by those in Damascus has well and truly collapsed. And we will all pay a hefty price to come.
Syrian security forces execute 125 civilians in battle against Assad loyalists
Battle in Latakia is marked escalation by Bashar al-Assad loyalists against Syria’s new Islamist-led government
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The scenes and voices coming out from friends and family on the Syrian coast are nightmarish. The bloodshed continues unabated and any pretence of state authority by those in Damascus has well and truly collapsed. And we will all pay a hefty price to come.
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We are going to put tariffs on *throws dart at map* CANADA, because of *picks a crumpled piece of paper out of hat* FENTANYL, at the rate of *rolls 100 sided die* TWENTY FIVE PERCENT, and we’ll repeat this process in *consults ouija board* TWO DAYS
he's intentionally trying to inject as much uncertainty as possible
*TRUMP ON CANADA: WE MAY DO MORE TARIFFS TODAY
*TRUMP ON CANADA: MAY CHARGE THEM WHAT THEY CHARGE US
*TRUMP ON CANADA TARIFFS: MAY DO TODAY, OR ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY
*TRUMP: MAY DO RECIPROCAL TARIFFS AS EARLY AS TODAY OR MONDAY
*TRUMP ON CANADA: WE MAY DO MORE TARIFFS TODAY
*TRUMP ON CANADA: MAY CHARGE THEM WHAT THEY CHARGE US
*TRUMP ON CANADA TARIFFS: MAY DO TODAY, OR ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY
*TRUMP: MAY DO RECIPROCAL TARIFFS AS EARLY AS TODAY OR MONDAY
March 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We are going to put tariffs on *throws dart at map* CANADA, because of *picks a crumpled piece of paper out of hat* FENTANYL, at the rate of *rolls 100 sided die* TWENTY FIVE PERCENT, and we’ll repeat this process in *consults ouija board* TWO DAYS
Honey, wake up, it’s time for your hopes to be falsely raised again
February 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Honey, wake up, it’s time for your hopes to be falsely raised again
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It is laughable but also sad that the TTC Subway still doesn't announce connections with GO train lines. A lot of them are running fairly frequently and tons of people are riding, why must we make it harder for people than it needs to be?
February 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It is laughable but also sad that the TTC Subway still doesn't announce connections with GO train lines. A lot of them are running fairly frequently and tons of people are riding, why must we make it harder for people than it needs to be?
Wondering if any other multilingual countries do the Canadian political speech thing where they do a few paragraphs in one language, then the next few paragraphs in the other, constantly switching back and forth. Seems like it might only be here!
February 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Wondering if any other multilingual countries do the Canadian political speech thing where they do a few paragraphs in one language, then the next few paragraphs in the other, constantly switching back and forth. Seems like it might only be here!
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To understand some of these policy domains clearly, we need to break out of the regulatory-deregulatory dichotomy. "Regulation" isn't just a dial you turn up and down, it's thousands of moving parts. So what we need isn't MORE or LESS of it but a regulatory regime that does what we want it to do.
February 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
To understand some of these policy domains clearly, we need to break out of the regulatory-deregulatory dichotomy. "Regulation" isn't just a dial you turn up and down, it's thousands of moving parts. So what we need isn't MORE or LESS of it but a regulatory regime that does what we want it to do.
My brother has a job interview for a job whose perks include 20 euro/night hotel stays for direct family members all over the coolest cities in Europe and I need everyone to please manifest my brother getting this job
February 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
My brother has a job interview for a job whose perks include 20 euro/night hotel stays for direct family members all over the coolest cities in Europe and I need everyone to please manifest my brother getting this job
Never stop posting your dreams
February 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Never stop posting your dreams
And also in Arabic! Makes me wonder how many other spice names in Arabic could be from South Asian languages
There is at least one Dravidian word in Persian: هل hil "cardamom", earlier hēl < ēl, from Sanskrit एला elā, from Proto-Dravidian *ēla.
Hindi/Urdu इलायची الائچی ilāichī is cognate, also borrowed from Dravidian.
Hindi/Urdu इलायची الائچی ilāichī is cognate, also borrowed from Dravidian.
February 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
And also in Arabic! Makes me wonder how many other spice names in Arabic could be from South Asian languages
Debating the merits and demerits of USAID right now makes what’s going on seem like a policy debate following democratically passed legislation rather than a response to the first step of an auto golpe of the entire US govt apparatus
February 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Debating the merits and demerits of USAID right now makes what’s going on seem like a policy debate following democratically passed legislation rather than a response to the first step of an auto golpe of the entire US govt apparatus
I have a feeling AI is going to result in a total change to the whole job seeking process. I applied to a job that definitely does not have more than 500 qualified applicants in the whole world and it got 2500+ applicants. I think a lot of people just have bots applying to them.
February 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I have a feeling AI is going to result in a total change to the whole job seeking process. I applied to a job that definitely does not have more than 500 qualified applicants in the whole world and it got 2500+ applicants. I think a lot of people just have bots applying to them.
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Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
Opinion | There Is No Going Back
The president’s opponents, whoever they are, cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
It’s pretty surreal to see Canadians getting all nationalistic. It’s like seeing your friend who dresses like Fetterman wearing a tux at his wedding. Like great to see you rise to the occasion bud but I almost didn’t recognize you!
February 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
It’s pretty surreal to see Canadians getting all nationalistic. It’s like seeing your friend who dresses like Fetterman wearing a tux at his wedding. Like great to see you rise to the occasion bud but I almost didn’t recognize you!
My daughter recently acquired the conceptual framework of “countries” and loves to spontaneously tell people “My dad is from Syria and my mom is from America” and maybe I should get her to… stop doing that, lol
Raptors fans boo the hell out of the Star-Spangled Banner (video via the Toronto Star)
February 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My daughter recently acquired the conceptual framework of “countries” and loves to spontaneously tell people “My dad is from Syria and my mom is from America” and maybe I should get her to… stop doing that, lol
This seems like a great time for the Canadian govt to consider encouraging more use of mass timber in new buildings going forward
February 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This seems like a great time for the Canadian govt to consider encouraging more use of mass timber in new buildings going forward
If you enjoyed the car prices of the pandemic-induced chip shortage period, you’re gonna love the next few months
February 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
If you enjoyed the car prices of the pandemic-induced chip shortage period, you’re gonna love the next few months
Having the two countries I’m a citizen of go to (trade) war with one another is really clarifying for me regarding my respective feelings of belonging for each of them
February 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Having the two countries I’m a citizen of go to (trade) war with one another is really clarifying for me regarding my respective feelings of belonging for each of them
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the best confirmation we have gotten is roundabout news from Canadian sources that Americans told them tariffs are happening Tuesday, but Canadian officials were telling news agencies they expected official documentation to be released by 2pm EST today
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Live updates: Trudeau to meet with premiers as details of Trump’s tariffs are revealed
U.S. President Donald Trump’s looming tariffs on Canadian imports will be imposed today and are set to take effect on Tuesday. The Canadian federal government has said every option remains on the tabl...
www.ctvnews.ca
February 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
the best confirmation we have gotten is roundabout news from Canadian sources that Americans told them tariffs are happening Tuesday, but Canadian officials were telling news agencies they expected official documentation to be released by 2pm EST today
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
ok I think I’m on here now for good
February 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
ok I think I’m on here now for good