Cathy Quinton

The latest Economist cover says it all.

16-year-old Larry the Cat catches a mouse while UK prime minister Keir Starmer was having a press conference

The United States is neither omnipotent not omniscient. We are only 6% of the world’s population & we cannot impose our will upon the other 94% of mankind. We cannot right every wrong or reverse each adversity. There cannot be an American solution to every world problem. - JFK

Last night, I watched Nuremberg about the prosecution of Nazi high command after World War II. Everyone in America should see it. This morning, a friend of mine who wants to remain anonymous, sent the following to me: As an American Jew, I never thought I would hear this sentence in America: The government is asking for lists of Jewish students. They say it’s for protection. They say it’s to investigate discrimination. They say it’s well-intentioned. Maybe. But history doesn’t begin with what governments say. It begins with what they collect. Right now, a federal agency is demanding names and information about Jewish students and faculty as part of an antisemitism investigation. That may sound bureaucratic. Technical. Even reasonable. But let’s be honest about what it is: A list of people, identified by religion. And once a list exists, it can be used. Maybe not today. Maybe not by this administration. But by the next one. Or the next. If a future government believes America should be a “Christian nation,” what happens then? Do those lists determine who votes? Who gets admitted? Who gets hired? Who is “other”? Do they become tools for exclusion? For pressure? For conversion? For silence? We don’t have to imagine this. Jewish history has seen it, again and again. That’s why even today, Jewish students and civil liberties groups warn that creating such registries crosses a dangerous line, one that “can easily be weaponized.” Because the danger isn’t just intent. It’s precedent. It’s normalization. It’s the quiet shift from: “We need information” to “We need to know who they are.” I believe in fighting antisemitism. But I also believe this: You don’t protect a minority by cataloging it. You protect it by defending its rights, including the right not to be listed. Because once a government starts making lists of Jews, history tells us it rarely stops there.

These public benches are reversible, so you can choose to look at people, or boats.

.@ChefJoseAndres: I am a cook and I know there is no America without immigrants. There is no food at our table without immigrants. There is no farm without immigrants. There are no kitchens without immigrants.

#PRESTO card users might see some “unexpected activity” in their transit card accounts, including rare mischarges, as Metrolinx works on system upgrades. #Ontario #transit nowtoronto.com/news/presto-ca…

We're going around the Moon. Come watch with us. Artemis II's four-astronaut crew is lifting off from @NASAKennedy on an approximately 10-day mission that will bring us closer to living on the Moon and Mars. The launch window opens at 6:24pm ET (2224 UTC). twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Yes of course! 🤣

Can we start the longest running thread of cat pics?

Can't believe she wrote this 70 years ago

What a cool thought.

Buy your children a book every month and have a date to talk about the book and what they’ve read. Talk about the characters like they’re real. Bond over literature. Debate the lessons and decision making. Over food and drinks. Cultivate readers and build their collection

All aboard the gravy train! $8.1 million for 50 staff in Premier Ford's office - all while Ontarians are being told to tighten their belts. That's up 11% in a year. Staffing tripled since 2018. This isn’t fiscal responsibility. It’s hypocrisy. #onpoli globalnews.ca/news/11750636/…

Better than driving away I guess

Our thoughts are with our mates at KitKat as they navigate this unexpected and difficult time. In completely unrelated news: Introducing the NEW Bloomin’ KitKat. just $1 while supplies are, um… abundant.

Reject millennial grey. Embrace the color.