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Father John Lydon on Pope Leo: in Peru, we lived together during a time of terrorism and an authoritarian government, and violations of human rights. And he was in the main plaza of our city gathering signatures in defense of human rights, in the plaza surrounded by government buildings. So this is not somebody who just woke up and decided, well, now is the time to speak about human rights. This is part of his identity… He's going to continue to speak up based on the moral principles of the church, because that's what he was elected to do. That's what all the popes are supposed to do

Godspeed Your Holiness. May the Creator guide you safely in this most important endeavour.

Pope Leo XIV is not ‘woke’, nor a Marxist, nor a progressive, nor a leftist. The Pope is simply a Christian. When he defends the poor and the innocent, he is following the Gospel. When he denounces injustice, he is imitating Christ. When he speaks for the poor, he is repeating word for word the Sermon on the Mount. Those who are angry at him are not fighting with Pope Leo XIV. They are fighting with Christ. Because it was Jesus who said: ‘Whatever you did for the least of my brothers, you did for me.’ Rejecting the Pope for being merciful is not something a Christian does. The problem is not that Leo XIV has strayed from Christ. The problem is that some have strayed so far from the Gospel that they no longer recognize it when they see it.

@Mikeggibbs Good points Mike. I also learned this yesterday👇

I support Mark Carney's decision to accept people into the government I profoundly disagree with, even on key issues that mean a lot to me. Because I believe this is a pivotal time in Canadian history when we must do everything we can to dial down divisions, and focus on our common interests, and shared loyalty to Canada. We cannot succumb to toxic polarization like other countries have. The consequences of that are existential to democracy itself. Right now Canada's survival requires unity. We can fight the good fights another day. And who knows, just maybe if we make an effort to listen and to get to know those we vigorously disagree with, some hearts and minds may change along the way. We could end up with a bigger progressive consensus in the end.

@bruce_arthur I don’t like it but I trust Carney to handle her with caution. Kind of reminds me of the old saying….keep your friends close but keep your enemies closer.

Carney will regret this, I think. Just an astonishing lack of judgement here.

@katemckenna8 I wouldn’t trust her. Seems to me she’s serving a purpose — as a mole. She’s always pro Harper and PP.

Another Conservative crosses the floor to the Liberals. This time, longtime MP Marilyn Gladu.

@Microinteracti1 @bigbobby53 And let’s give a hand to the French…Bravo…they’ve proven they will not tolerate Kings (French Revolution) Emperors (Napoleon) or traitors (Petain and the Vichyists)

A newborn sperm whale can’t swim. It starts sinking the second it’s born. If nobody pushes it to the surface, it drowns in mile-deep water. On July 8, 2023, a sperm whale named Rounder went into labor off the coast of Dominica. Researchers from Project CETI, a $33 million AI initiative out of MIT, Harvard, and Northeastern that’s trying to decode whale language, happened to be there doing routine fieldwork. They had drones in the air and underwater microphones running. What they captured over the next six hours just got published in two papers, one in Science and one in Scientific Reports. Eleven whales gathered at the surface before Rounder even started delivering. Her mother, Lady Oracle, was there. So was her daughter Accra. Three generations in the water. But the wild part: half those whales belonged to a completely separate bloodline that normally keeps its distance from Rounder’s family. On a typical day, these two family lines split off to hunt in different areas and rarely cluster together. For the birth, they all converged before labor started. The unrelated family somehow knew it was coming. The delivery took 34 minutes. Sperm whale calves come out tail-first with their flukes still folded from the womb. They haven’t developed the oil-filled organ in their heads that helps adult whales float, so the moment they’re born, they’re dead weight in the ocean. Every adult whale in the group, related and unrelated, started taking turns pushing the calf up to breathe. They kept this rotation going for three hours. When a pod of pilot whales (known to be aggressive toward sperm whales) and a large group of Fraser’s dolphins showed up during delivery, the adults formed a wall around the newborn until the threat passed. The underwater audio is where it gets interesting. CETI’s microphones picked up the whales changing their vocal patterns during the birth. The click-based sounds they use to talk to each other shifted at specific moments, and vowel-like structures appeared in the recordings. This builds on what CETI found in 2024 when they ran machine learning on over 8,700 recorded whale calls and discovered sperm whale communication isn’t a basic 21-sound code. It’s a system of about 300 distinct sound combinations, with the whales adjusting rhythm and timing in real time, speeding up and slowing down the way a musician does mid-performance. A 2025 follow-up from UC Berkeley found these clicks also contain vowel patterns, something scientists had assumed only humans could produce. Sperm whales carry the largest brain of any animal on the planet. About 9 kg. Roughly six times heavier than yours. The evolutionary analysis in the new Science paper suggests this kind of cooperative birthing goes back over 36 million years, to the common ancestor of all toothed whales. The calf was spotted a year later, swimming with its family.

@Cmdr_Hadfield I have noticed that we have a similar sized rock sitting on our roof and I was perplexed how it got there. It’s been there for about a week. Never thought of a meteor, however it did not pierce the roof so I guess unlikely but IDK

That rock fell from space on Saturday, burst through roof & ceiling, bounced hard enough off the floor to hit the ceiling again, and finally rattled to a stop. It sure surpised the family - thankfully, no one was hurt. Earth gets hit by about 50 tons of meteors EVERY DAY. Luckily 2/3rds of our planet's surface is water, so mostly they splash into the sea. But not always ... details: khou.com/article/news/l… photo: Ponderosa Fire Department

@winter_canada @CityNewsTO Ever see the Netflix series Ozark? I think of that plot when I think of Doug Fords obsession with booze, casinos, police thugs, organized crime…and you wonder why he doesn’t want to oblige FOI?

@CityNewsTO Is Doug Ford an alcoholic? What's his obsession with BOOZE?

#NEW: Ford government to allow "bring-your-own" alcoholic beverages at outdoor public events, 680 NewsRadio has learned. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/03/17/for…

Wave a 🇺🇦 flag if you stand with Ukraine and Zelenskyy! 🙏 🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦

Interesting article, but... it really highlights the massive gap between governing and campaigning. On one side, you have @MarkJCarney. As the person in charge, he’s getting the actual briefings from our intelligence services. He’s seen the names, the dates, and the raw data on foreign interference, if any. But once he’s in that room, he’s legally bound by the Security of Information Act. He isn’t being "secretive" for the sake of a show; he’s literally holding the keys to a safe he isn't allowed to open in public. He has to act on facts that, by law, he simply cannot post on social media to win a debate. Then you have Pierre Poilievre on the other side. He’s making a very specific choice to stay outside that room. By refusing the security clearance, he avoids the "gag order," which sounds good in a soundbite, but it really just gives him a free pass. Since he hasn’t seen the actual classified files, he is free to say whatever fits the narrative of the day. It’s a classic divide: * One leader is briefed and bound by the rules and responsibilities of the job. * The other is unbriefed and unbound, which is exactly why he can lean so hard into speculation and rage bait. The article suggests Carney is making it "easy" for the opposition, but the reality is that one person is dealing with the heavy weight of the truth while the other is performing for the cameras. It’s a tough spot for the public because we’re stuck between the guy who knows but can’t talk, he can act without creating panic tho (with no cameras), and the guy who talks because he doesn’t officially know, so he can say whatever (true or false). ******* Sources Department of Justice: Security of Information Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-5), specifically sections regarding "Persons Permanently Bound to Secrecy." National Observer: "Carney is making Poilievre's excuses too easy" by Supriya Dwivedi (March 10, 2026). Canadian Press / iPolitics: "Carney won't say whether India is engaged in interference, transnational repression" (March 3, 2026). CBC News: "Carney calls Poilievre 'irresponsible' for security clearance refusal" (Updated March 2025/2026 cycle). Foreign Interference Commission (Hogue Commission): Final reports and recommendations regarding party leader security clearances (January 2025).

@ActualNosferatu “Hang Mike Pence” his goons chanted on Jan6….so Vance has nothing to worry about. #JustSaying

Hearing of big issues between Trump and Vance from people who know.

Relocate Lucy the Elephant from Edmonton Valley Zoo to Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary - Sign the Petition! c.org/7NnMnmygsD via @CdnChange

@LePapillonBlu2 @bethanybelton Put the women in charge

Can someone stop this madness???? ANYONE??

@IAPonomarenko I’m 🇨🇦 & my heart & thoughts have been with Ukraine for the past 4 years. I knew the day that Russia started this war that the world was at risk of great harm. Canada, Greenland, Poland, Finland and many others understand that Trump is Putin’s useful idiot. #SlavaUkraïni

“You know…Ukraine…Russia…You’d think there’d be a little bit of comradery, there’s not…” You know, Ukraine’s path to freedom and independence is among the hardest and longest, and it has had to endure great ordeals in this pursuit of happiness — and one of them is having to listen to this never-ending delirium.

@CTVNews Bullshit inflammatory headline "One can never categorically rule out participation. We will stand by our allies, if it makes sense. Canada will always defend Canadians..." And he added the context that what the U.S. and Israel are doing is NOT self defense

As Veer slowly settles into his new home, every small moment feels significant. This Holi, the celebration felt deeply personal. We marked the day with a special fruit feast for Veer, something he has likely never experienced before. Fresh, colourful treats laid out just for him, a gentle and pleasant surprise in a life that has known so little kindness. Watching him explore those new flavours was a reminder of how new this world still is for him. As colours rise into the sky, we find ourselves wishing the same brightness for Veer’s future, days filled with safety, relief, and the steady comfort of compassion. Wishing you and your loved ones a heartfelt and meaningful Holi.

@LauraBabcock It’s My happy place. Husband and I have been visiting for over 45 years now.

Was just saying to my family how much I want to return - it’s an annual must. ❤️

@TheoMoudakis @KarenMessier I’d like this on a T-shirt please! #Never51

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