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More people came out to see Pete Buttigieg in Oklahoma than to see JD Vance in Georgia.

Vaccines were once so uncontroversial that McDonald’s restaurants put the childhood immunization schedule on their tray liners. Now, as the U.S. government sows doubt, preventable diseases could come roaring back. propublica.org/article/rfk-jr…

Too much time spent indoors and intensive near vision activity lead to more children suffering from nearsightedness or #myopia. Taking regular breaks and spending more time outdoors can reduce this risk. Get regular eye checks!

Trump has gutted nearly all federal election protection programs: – CISA election team – NSC election security group – Foreign Malign Influence Center – FBI Public Corruption Team – FBI Foreign Influence Task Force – DOJ Public Integrity Section – DOJ Civil Rights voting section

Terry Fox taking a needed break while on his 1980 Marathon of Hope.

There was a Brown Pelican in False Creek this afternoon! Never seen one in the Lower Mainland before now

Remember Greenland crisis? Trump's allies now run a covert influence campaign in Greenland. A network of Americans with White House ties has bribed a dogsledding association, cultivated opposition politicians, and highlighted Denmark's colonial crimes — Reuters. 1/

Canada’s true size compared globally 🇨🇦🌎

Well-played, @Zeit and Ben Wiseman.

EXCLUSIVE The single biggest client of Lord Mandelson’s lobbying firm was a company linked to the Chinese military, leaked documents show Global Counsel, in which Mandelson retained shares while he was the UK ambassador to Washington, received £2.24 million from WuXi AppTec, a Shanghai-listed life science company, last year In 2024, it received £1.42 million, when Mandelson’s appointment was announced The company topped a list of “biggest clients by revenue” shared among senior executives at GC W/ @Gabriel_Pogrund

Here's a look at the interior of a 2016 Challenger 650. Premier Doug Ford's government spent $28.5 million of taxpayer dollars on the private jet now dubbed the "gravy plane" #onpoli

At 250 feet tall, Trump's arch would be the biggest such structure in the world. Asked last fall what this modern-day arch was meant to commemorate, Trump pointed to himself and replied, “Me.” @sbg1 newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

Stanford paid 35,000 people to quit Facebook and Instagram for 6 weeks Depression dropped. Anxiety dropped. Happiness went up. Women under 25 on Instagram saw the biggest gains That was 6 weeks. I'm going a full year.

Wordle 1,764 2/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

“All we have to fear, is fear itself” “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall” “What the hell is a corner store?” Great Presidential quotes of our time

% with higher education: 🇨🇦 Canada: 63 🇮🇪 Ireland: 58 🇯🇵 Japan: 57 🇰🇷 Korea: 56 🇱🇺 Luxembourg: 54 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 54 🇦🇺 Australia: 53 🇸🇪 Sweden: 52 🇮🇱 Israel: 51 🇺🇸 United States: 51 🇳🇴 Norway: 50 🇱🇹 Lithuania: 48 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 46 🇧🇪 Belgium: 45 🇩🇰 Denmark: 45 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 45 🇮🇸 Iceland: 44 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 44 🇪🇪 Estonia: 43 🇫🇮 Finland: 43 🇫🇷 France: 43 🇪🇸 Spain: 42 🇱🇻 Latvia: 40 🇵🇱 Poland: 39 🇵🇪 Peru: 39 🇦🇹 Austria: 38 🇬🇷 Greece: 35 🇸🇮 Slovenia: 35 🇩🇪 Germany: 34 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: 34 🇨🇱 Chile: 33 🇨🇴 Colombia: 31 🇭🇺 Hungary: 31 🇵🇹 Portugal: 31 🇭🇷 Croatia: 30 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic: 29 🇨🇷 Costa Rica: 28 🇹🇷 Türkiye: 27 🇨🇿 Czechia: 25 🇦🇷 Argentina: 24 🇮🇹 Italy: 22 🇲🇽 Mexico: 22 🇧🇷 Brazil: 22 🇨🇳 China: 19 🇷🇴 Romania: 19 🇮🇳 India: 14 🇮🇩 Indonesia: 13 🇿🇦 South Africa: 9 Share of adults aged 25–64 with tertiary education - including college degrees and equivalent programs. Source: OECD’s Education at a Glance 2025.

The Trump Institute of Peace, Trump-Kennedy Center, the Trump ballroom, Arc de Trump, Trump banners on dept building, the Trump coin, Trump park passes, TrumpRx, the list goes on... None of this belongs to him!!! This is corruption. He's taking things that don't belong to him and marking AMERICAN property as his.

Local man tells post-secondary students money doesn't grow on trees and then picks private jet from private jet tree.

The US dropped a Friday night notice lifting sanctions on Russian oil for another month. Comes just 2 days after Treasury Secretary Bessant said the US would not renew the waiver.

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