Anne Whelan

@RepMcGovern @atrupar Epstein

I’ll pass.

"Trump, the Mar-a-Lago golfer, is the only bull in the world who walks around with his own china shop. When a clown takes over the Palace, he doesn't become King. It's the Palace that becomes a circus" French senator Claude Malhuret once again nails it. You won't hear a better indictment of Trump and his Gulf war than this. Well worth 5 minutes of your time My English s/t 👇

@ZelenskyyUa Slava Ukraine I just wish that the USA would help you

In historical terms, the Russians are losing, one hundred percent. Right now, they are suffering a terrifying number of casualties – 30,000 to 35,000 people a month. Russia cannot keep up with mobilization, contract recruitment, and certainly cannot keep up with training its troops. Will they decide to launch a full-scale mobilization? That I cannot tell. So far, they have been afraid to take such steps and have relied only on offering large sums of money to recruits. Why do we react so sensitively to sanctions being lifted? Because it’s about money. And money isn’t just tanks. Nobody fights with tanks anymore. Money means drones. Money means people. People mean contracts. And if they don’t have the money for contracts, their strength is declining. From an interview with Le Monde (4/5).

@thenightlyau What a sensible position to take

Germany’s visiting Defence Minister has blasted Donald Trump’s ‘catastrophic’ war in the Middle East while warning Australia not to place ‘all eggs in one basket’ with its US alliance. thenightly.com.au/politics/germa…

@servicerotties ❤️‍🩹😢

"We can bring a menu outside to you, and you can wait and we'll bring your meal out to you." That's what a taco place in a trendy shopping district told me on a chilly fall day. Other people were going inside where it was warm and enjoying their meal there. My only option was to wait outside and eat my tacos in the cold. I declined. Nobody wants to sit out on the sidewalk in the cold eating their taco. It's not that I was dressed inappropriately or smelled bad. I wasn't drunk or unruly. It wasn't even the service dog quietly sitting beside me. The reason I couldn't go in was that there was a single small step in front of the door and no way my power wheelchair could get up it. A portable ramp would have easily mitigated the situation, but the restaurant wasn't required to have one so they didn't. If any member of another marginalized community was told they needed to stay outside, there would be protests and people would be up in arms. But here it's seen as completely acceptable when it comes to people with disabilities. There's hundreds, maybe thousands, of buildings like this in our city that are off limits to people like me. This week our Alberta government voted on accessibility legislation that coulda have changed that by making reasonable attempts to remove barriers a requirement, like in this case, having a portable ramp. The entire UCP party voted no. Instead of voting yes to making our province more accessible, they voted to continue segregating people with disabilities when there are reasonable alternatives to include them. This legislation wouldn't have meant small businesses needed to spend mass amounts of money to completely rebuild their locations. Not every place can become completely barrier free. Legislation would have meant making efforts to do feasible things to remove barriers and have staff trained on how to provide accommodations. Things like a portable ramp, or a large print paper menu at the coffee shop whose menu is written on a chalkboard that could be difficult for some people to see. It might mean the next time the lines in a parking lot are repainted, the accessible stalls need to be brought up to current standard. Most people have no idea how inaccessible many things are until one day they become disabled and suddenly even accessing essentials becomes a huge challenge. It would have taken decades, but this legislation would have started the ball rolling to address a lot of these issues. This isn't just about not being able to get tacos though, it also means job opportunities. Up to 70% of the built environment has major barriers. In these places you will find accountants, insurance agents, small retail shops, and a variety of other businesses and services. Sure, the Human Rights Act says there is a duty to accommodate to the point of undue hardship, but that means instead of having a plan in place and offering accomodations, people with disabilities are left to ask, plead, or beg. When told no, the only recourse is a Human Rights Complaint which can take over a year before they even advise if they accept your complaint, and likely another year or so before it's addressed. Because of this, most times it's easier to just go without than trying to negotiate for that accommodation. At some point everyone becomes disabled, even temporarily. That shouldn't mean that you suddenly become a second class citizen. But this week our government re-iterated that it's more acceptable to have a disabled person left outside than it is to require a business to get an inexpensive threshold ramp. I really try hard to be independent and be productive, but it's really freaking hard. I suspect the majority of those that voted against this bill wouldn't have the resiliency to cope with a significant disability if it hit them. But enough said. This second class citizen has dogs to train and obedience trials to get ready for because despite being disabled, I'm dedicated, talented and good at this. -Admin

Just as President Trump declared he won the war with Iran we filmed this.

@farrm51 Bingo! 100%

Like Trump, Hanson recruits bozos who could not get a political role or profile elsewhere. That’s the source of their loyalty. Up until they realised they are disposable on the altar of Pauline and are being used.

one of the media's major failures is not questioning the president seriously. if/when he insults a reporter they sit quietly like frightened children hoping not to be scolded. if he replies to a question by deflecting it, ask the question again; ask follow-up questions. UK journalists are skilled at this. without a courageous press, any authoritarian will walk all over them & hold them in contempt. journalism isn't supposed to be about being "liked"--rather, representing ordinary citizens who do not have access to persons of power.

@servicerotties Boop 🧡

Sometimes I'm envious of my little brother, the moosepuppy, because he gets extra human time because he needs to learn a lot of things. I can feel a bit left out so we have special Chesnyy play time. It's ok to need a little reassurance. Everyone does. Today I need extra hugs.

@JuddLegum 🧙‍♀️

“WITCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK”

@dpfdpf 🙄

Sad to see a great actor fail at politics. Bush 41 did not start a Middle East war. Saddam Hussein did with his invasion of Kuwait.

I'm Chesnyy—CKC high-point Rottweiler in rally obedience for the last two years. 🏆🐾 But last season was ruff. Static from the wheelchair tires caused shocks when I heeled, and twice the floor mats caught in the castors and the entire floor started to chase me...I started getting suspicious any time we went in a ring. It didn't feel fun anymore. And there were a lot of other life changes last year so we were already dealing with stress. And trust me, us dogs can smell human stress a mile away and it does affect us. We took the fall and winter off from trials—no rings, no judges. Just my regular work days, treats, snoozes, and puppy adventures. Now we're back: we're easing our way in. Instead of going right back to Master level rounds, we're starting back at intermediate AND advanced rounds this weekend. This will make sure neither the human or I get too stressed. And yeah—we're the only wheelchair-handler team around so sometimes between travel, unloading, set-up, and dealing with accessibility challenges she's already running on empty before we hit the ring entrance. This practice 🎥? Tail doing happy waves, grin locked in. No zaps, no floor monsters—just happy paws and us owning it. If this makes you smile, hit like or share? Helps us keep rolling. (Bacon still welcome, though.) 💕 #RallyObedience #WheelchairTeam #CKCTopDog #RottieComeback

@dpfdpf Don’t you get tired of being outraged about everything

This is just effing outrageous.

@latikambourke It’s all just a grifters game, no plan, no end game, just enrich the family

Whose side are they on?

@latikambourke It’s all a Friday night market game in the end

@dairymanNZ You are still missing cow 39 eh

Caption this

Or regular Friday afternoon manipulation of the markets?

You have the patience of a saint. The way Trump has treated you is disgraceful, abhorrent and disgusting. Slava Ukraine

Thousands of Patriot missiles cannot stop tens of thousands of Iranian “shaheds.” One such drone is forty times cheaper than a single Patriot missile. Therefore, in terms of production time and the cost of missiles, it is impossible to compete with drones. There simply will not be enough capacity. Ukraine has the entire air defense system, except for anti-ballistic capabilities. The United States has excellent anti-ballistic systems. By combining these two strengths, it is possible to close the sky over any state facing a massive attack and protect not only civilians and the military, but also critical facilities. In the long run, drones will have no range limits. Today they fly 100 kilometers; tomorrow it will be a thousand, and the day after tomorrow 10 thousand. That is why modern defenses must be built. Today Ukraine is number one in these technologies, and the United States has the most effective and strongest army in the world. If we are talking about an exchange – a real exchange of security, security guarantees, and experience – we are open to it. The United States has helped us since the beginning of the war, Europe has also supported us, and we have been able to hold our ground. It is precisely because we held our ground that we were able to develop. This is a real partnership proposal. From an interview with New York Post (1/5).

@atrupar And play golf

Bessent on Trump's trip to China: "There's a false narrative that if the meetings are delayed -- it wouldn't be delayed because the president has demanded that China police the Strait of Hormuz. If the meeting for some reason is rescheduled, it would be because the president wants to remain in DC to coordinate the war effort."