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.@doniveson in 2015 a wildlife photographer friend said to me re: LUCY, "The animal is broken in body and spirit." Where's your conscience?

⚡️Update: European leaders and diplomats signal that they will remain in Kyiv despite Moscow’s warnings, rejecting what they described as an attempt to intimidate and isolate Ukraine. "We stay in Kyiv," Katarina Mathernova, the EU’s ambassador to Ukraine, said. "We stay w/ Ukraine." kyivindependent.com/lavrov-rubio-p…

@sarobertson_ Your boss, Donald, broke the agreement, threatened Canada's sovereignty, and clearly stated multiple times that the US needs nothing from Canada. Stop pretending Canada started this.

If Trump won't lift tariffs, it's pointless to re-stock US booze. On 1/9/25 Trump said of Canada, "We don't need anything they have," as he threatened to annex us. On 1/23/25 & again on 1/13/26 he said the US doesn't need 🇨🇦 goods, and CUSMA's irrelevant. But WE'RE the bad guys?

@sarobertson_ If Trump won't lift tariffs, it's pointless to re-stock US booze. On 1/9/25 Trump said of Canada, "We don't need anything they have," as he threatened to annex us. On 1/23/25 & again on 1/13/26 he said the US doesn't need 🇨🇦 goods, and CUSMA's irrelevant. But WE'RE the bad guys?

Pete Hoekstra on the alcohol ban: "It's a clear indicator of how 11 provinces feel about trade with the US. They're sending a very, very clear message about how doing business with the US doesn't appeal to them. The PM has reinforced that message and so it creates some questions about does Canada really want to do business with the US?"

“For the first time, Canada has decided to make purchases from our defense industry,” said Special Polish Government Representative Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka [@magdasobkowiak], as Ottawa moves to buy Polish drones under the EU’s defense loan scheme, becoming the first non-EU country to join the program ahead of talks with Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz [@KosiniakKamysz].

The level of ignorance here is beyond belief... Ford is at a photo op announcing how he is spending $1B on a new Science Centre instead of $30M in repairs on the current one, and then says he "prides himself" on saving money???

@giveashitnature we made a mini one at our parkland I painted a sign for it~ would love to do a larger one

Need a fence? What you really need is a deadhedge. It's a barrier made of dead branches stacked between two rows of posts. You feed it with branches, fallen limbs, and woody yard debris. Over a season it becomes denser than most commercial fencing. Over years, the bottom layers compost down and the top gets refilled with whatever you trim that week. Wrens, robins, and ground-foraging birds nest in the structure. Hedgehogs, field mice, frogs, and toads shelter in the base. Solitary bees, ladybirds, and beetles overwinter in the cavities. Germany has been planting deadhedges as wildlife corridors since the 1990s. The UK uses them for riverbank restoration. A wood fence costs thousands of dollars and supports no wildlife. A deadhedge costs nothing, gets denser every year, and provides habitat for dozens of species you want in your yard anyway.

From a strict mathematical perspective, four Reps in the House could do the same.

Murkowski and Tillis and two more GOP Senators who recognize Trump's power-drunk, autocratic bent, and the harm he is doing, should declare themselves Independents, say they're prepared to caucus with Dems so as to flip the Senate now, then issue demands. Four GOP Senators WOULD have that power. Yes, it would take enormous courage. But this is the time for it, and it shouldn't be as inconceivable as it has somehow become - and I say that because, after all, ordinary unelected people exhibit that level of courage every day.

ALERT: @MacFarlaneNews reports there are now THREE federal lawsuits challenging Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund. One lawsuit calls the fund a “jaw-dropping” act of corruption and self-dealing. Another was filed by former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and D.C. officer Daniel Hodges, who argue taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize January 6 rioters who still threaten law enforcement officers. A third federal suit argues the fund amounts to political favoritism benefiting supporters of one political figure over others. MacFarlane says the legal fights may now move faster than Congress itself. “This thing stinks,” he said. “It’s the political version of a sulfur mine.”

We’re negotiating a free trade deal with India. This will be a game changer for Canadian workers and businesses — unlocking a massive new market. We’re working fast — I met Minister @PiyushGoyal to review our progress so far and explore the opportunities ahead for both our countries in energy, agri-food, tech, and education.

Some brain-dead russians tried to hit a live Ukrainian stork with a drone, but the bird completely outmaneuvered it. Idiots 🤦‍♀️

CNN: Explosions rock Iran—U.S. Central Command, just confirming that U.S. Forces targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for launching a series of attacks against American warships in the strait of hormuz

2013 Southern Alberta floods 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire 2024 Jasper wildfire When Alberta needed help, Canadian troops, pilots, doctors, nurses and crews came from across the country. Canadians helping Canadians. Vote Against Alberta Separation 📸 Department of Defence

BREAKING: Adam Hoffman has been released from jail for "good behavior." Hoffman is the 49-year-old Waco, TX attorney who faced life without parole for repeatedly raping a young boy, until Texas AG Ken Paxton offered him 1 day in jail and no need to register as a sex offender. A judge increased his sentence to a whopping 60 days. He got out in 30 days. This is MAGA's vision for the USA. Full story: letsaddresstexas.substack.com/p/ken-paxtons-…

At Arlington National Cemetery today, Trump failed to name 14 of the 15 soldiers who died during his unauthorized war in Iran. Here is the full list: Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, Winter Haven, Florida Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, Bellevue, Nebraska Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, White Bear Lake, Minnesota Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, West Des Moines, Iowa Maj. Jeffrey R. O'Brien, 45, Waukee, Iowa Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, Sacramento, California Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, Glendale, Kentucky Maj. John A. Klinner, 33, Auburn, Alabama Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, Covington, Washington Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, Bardstown, Kentucky Capt. Seth R. Koval, 38, Mooresville, Indiana Capt. Curtis J. Angst, 30, Wilmington, Ohio Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons, 28, Columbus, Ohio Lance Cpl. Kevin Melendez, 19, Grapevine, Texas Maj. Sorffly Davius, 46, New York, New York

"In the end, American consumers paid $159 billion in temporary national sales taxes for which most will never be reimbursed a penny. And rather than those taxes being used by the federal government to, say, repave roads or build bridges, most of the money will instead provide corporate windfalls." publicnotice.co/p/trump-tariff…

@sarobertson_ @barblet30 Hoekstra, speaking in a rude, dismissive tone: “We put tariffs on everyone in the world, okay?” In other words, we treated everyone like shit, so just take it, okay? This arrogant cretin has no concept of how a diplomat should behave. Canada should expel him immediately.