Our Bumpy Ride to Monteverde frametoframe.ca/our-bumpy-ri...

For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files: splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app

"That is why I will sign the discharge petition right now to release the Epstein files" -- Rep. Grijalva

After 7 l-o-n-g weeks, wishing Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva, who is the 158th & final vote to release the EPSTEIN Files, a wonderful Swearing-In Day, although not everyone is all that happy about it. #AccountabilityIsComing

NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”

In Flanders Fields - poem by Canadian John McCrae #Canada #LestWeForget Pathologist and army physician, Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae was a poet; he wrote “In Flanders Fields” — one of the most famous poems of the First World War. youtu.be/K6BlOkpdkg8?...

‪ #RemembranceDay, so much to remember. Like the red leaves on the snow this morning, so many Canadians fell to the ground and died, and never came back to us. We owe them so much for the way of life we now have in #Canada. A way of life we must protect and defend forever. #LestWeForget

Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people. Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.

Time to embrace the snow as #nature takes control of our human world. Snow is still falling, and the roads are slick with ice. But this squirrel knew where to spend its time, begging for a peanut at our window with success. #winter #snowstorm #Ontario #Canada the #GreatWhiteNorth

Beautiful first snow❄️ of the year is falling! #Ontario #nature #snow #Canada #BlueskyArtShow #NovemberSnow

Here's looking at you kid. A ferruginous pygmy owl in Guanacaste, #CostaRica. #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106. 12 days of work in 106 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

Release the Epstein files and have Jack Smith testifying

You've got 18ish days to comment on Bill 60, Ford's latest anti bike lane laws! Read our blog on taking action, the importance of identifying intersections w other communities affected & what your local cycling advocacy groups are doing to fight back! www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/bill-60...

Doug Ford says he rejected two Mark Carney requests to pull anti-tariff ad

Like a bald eagle rising to the sky, it is so good to see our American friends south of the border standing up for democracy and voting! Congrats to all and to #NYC elect mayor Zohran Mamdani: "We believe in standing up for those we love. Our time has come, New York. Our time is now." #WeLoveNYC

PM Carney welcomes d’Entremont to Liberals, calls decision to cross floor ‘exceptionally valuable’ www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

People on X are having a melt down, but here it’s nothing but celebration! 🥳

A UPS MD-11 crashed on takeoff in Kentucky and exploded into a massive fireball.

A COMPLETE AND TOTAL REPUDIATION OF TRUMP AND MAGA

🚨🚨🚨 Trump is openly defying multiple court orders and withholding food from 42 million Americans, mere hours after the USDA sent guidance to the states. The incompetence is staggering. His threat is illegal, immoral, and only causing more chaos and anxiety for food banks and hungry Americans.

Today is only the beginning. Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.

Breaking, This dung beetle has endorsed Andrew Cuomo. Just keep it rolling, rolling New York City and vote for democracy! #NoBrainerNYC #ZohranMamdani

They gutted the Washington Post. CBS. NYT. Now Teen Vogue. The point isn't to bring in more conservatives. They've reached that saturation point. They are killing the fourth estate and buying up the social media to control the messages we see. These were all targeted to disarm the left of truth.

"For once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary". "What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore. Meant in croaking “Nevermore.” Nevermore #USA time to SNAP your fingers & #vote for democracy. "And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting"

The fascists have bought out one of the last corporate bastions of actual journalism. RIP Teen Vogue.

Two of the media organizations that have really "met the moment" in national coverage are Teen Vogue and WIRED. Along with student-run college newspapers in general. And scores of local start-ups. The main hope for journalism (in its dark times) is the next wave of journalists.

Teen Vogue has become a top-tier political journalism authority and doing this the day before election day is just cruel.

Trump's USDA is ordering grocery stores to follow a federal rule outlawing them from giving discounts to SNAP recipients whose benefits are currently frozen illegally. So Trump's happy to finally follow the law as long as long as he can inflict pain and cruelty? Got it.

CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @deadder.bsky.social )

Newsom: They did not expect California. They did not expect all of you. They thought we were going to write an op-ed, have a candlelight vigil, maybe do a rally. They poked the bear and the bear is poking back

While Trump and Republicans CHOOSE to end food assistance, Democratic leaders like Gov. Bob Ferguson are ensuring that the 888,000+ Washingtonians can put food on the table and don’t go hungry.

“.. More than 7 in 10 respondents rated current economic conditions as either ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’.” @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

This is an excellent idea!!!

"The process of loading the SNAP cards, which involves steps by state and federal government agencies and vendors, can take up to two weeks in some states." During this two-week period, one should demand that the President and Mike Johnson stop eating food in solidarity with those they starve.

Following public outcry and intervention from the courts, Trump is being forced to do a little to stop the hunger crisis he tried to create. Meanwhile, Congressional GOP leaders refuse to permit a vote on a bill to fully fund SNAP through this Trump shutdown.

I wrote about Trump’s Gatsby party and SNAP www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...

@dendroica.bsky.social The birds are on the move.

A bit of excitement today in the birding world here in #Toronto. A Razorbill Auk was spotted first thing this morning.This is a rare species in Canada. We have seen them in Northern Ireland, so what a surprise to see one here in #Canada. #birds #birding #nature #birdphotography

Beautiful 😍

OKAY BLUE JAYS LET'S PLAY BALL! Time to yet again bring it home to #Toronto #Canada 🍁 Time to add to our ⚾collection. #GoJaysGo #BlueJays #TorontoBlueJays #WorldSeries #OneWinAway

Spectacular shot! thanks so much for this!

A possible 37% drop in Canadian snowbirds visiting the US this winter. Canadian snowbird planning to avoid U.S. travel this winter: survey share.google/eMnA2AeYAXZC...

Popok: The blue states and cities effectively brought the cases. The red states are suffering, and their AGs are sitting on the sidelines. There’s no red state that brought a case. Think about that: not one red state attorney general brought a case to help prevent starvation and suffering. None.

The odd dragonfly is still around such as a Halloween Pennant Dragonfly. #nature #halloween

A win! Trump administration ordered to pay SNAP benefits during shutdown. Thank you Judge John J. McConnell!

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Let's Go #BlueJays Let's Go! Let the winning begin. #Toronto #Canada #WantItAll #WorldSeries

Early morning before the sun was strong enough to clear the heavy fog this week in Algonquin Park. Soon the water will give way to ice and winter in the Great White North will return in full force. #nature #Canada #naturephotography