One of my pet peeves is hearing someone say something like "God protected me" after a disaster. Such statements made while others died implies selective divine favoritism. Survival is probability and chance exposure. Nobody is chosen. You are not special.

As the U.S. starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help

CALL TO ACTION!!! Please support the decent journalists actually holding Farage to account. Please share far and wide! 👊💥👍

Trump yesterday: "I don't think about Americans' financial situation. I don't think about anybody." Vance today: "I don't think the president said that." "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, '1984'

Over the past few months, we’ve been bombarded by stories of powerful men in politics committing violence against women. @queenmab.bsky.social wrote about how no matter how much progress we think we’ve made, women keep being sacrificed for men’s accomplishments:

Ukraine launched a group of drones toward Moscow. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said the Russian capital is under a drone attack. According to him, air defense forces are currently repelling the attack.

❗️In 🇷🇺Bashkortostan, the LPDS “Nurlino” is on fire — one of the largest nodes in the Transneft system. The station is located at the strategic intersection of major oil pipelines that connect

A Russian ship sank in mysterious circumstances. It may have been carrying submarine nuclear reactors to North Korea edition.cnn.com/2026/05/12/w...

Hey there Alberta - are you concerned about your personal information and the data breach by the UCP? Make a complaint to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada: www.priv.gc.ca/en/report-a-...

Considering all the addresses to Putin as if he can wake up and start caring for civilians, it’s high time to remind you that killing , raping and torturing civilians has been always Russian army’s strategy, sometimes with explisit orders. Orders, and cruelty.

‼️ Russian Economy Update: There have been a lot of headlines and news stories that have been generated today but for those that have been following me for a while, nothing has really changed. So I thought it would be easier for me to tell you the gist of what is going on.

Vincent Bolloré is a public danger to France. By putting Xenia Fedorova, the former head of RT France, on CNEWS as a ”journalist,” he is officially doing Putin’s job. Bringing a Kremlin propagandist into the heart of French media is nothing short of traitorous

WATCH: One of the most important FALSE CHOICES in cities is the false choice between more density (aka homes) that we badly need, and better green/nature. When density is done well, green is smartly integrated. I did a deep dive on this with @penalosag.bsky.social a few years back. #UrbanTruth

"Of course, today we had our long-range sanctions - sanctions against RF for attacks on Ukraine. Specifically, the Orenburg region: more than 1500 from Ukraine, objects of the Russian gas industry. Ukraine said that we would act symmetrically in response to RF." - said Zelensky.

Nothing brings me more joy these days than talking about Ukraine's kinetic sanctions that are being applied to Russia's oil infrastructure.

Calling protected bike-lanes “vanity projects” should be automatic evidence that a political candidate has no idea what they’re talking about when it comes to public safety, urban mobility and congestion, geometry and urban space, fiscal responsibility, or the successful positioning of cities.

From 2025: Immunization keeps children safe | The Kingston Whig Standard www.thewhig.com/opinion/immu...

The grift continues . Now we see why Trump has been so accepting of the Georgian regime that stole the election.

There really is no reason left to treat this as a real judicial body. As good to say the executive branch of the federal government is now all three branches. At least until our democracy formally becomes an authoritarian regime sometime in the next 24 months. There are no checks and balances now.

DEAR RESTAURANTS: Your servers are not volunteers. If you can't afford to pay them more than 2.13% of what you charge, you can't afford to run a business. Thank you!

Religion is so obviously fake.

Canada is seeing its biggest surge in military recruitment in decades. More than 7,000 people joined the armed forces last year alone — the highest figure in 30 years.

Excellent article about Madyar, the head of Madyar's Birds, a famous Ukrainian drone unit! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Today’s estimated Ruzzian losses

Europe is not just about geography, it's also about the values and principles we share. That’s why we are glad to welcome Canada at the European Political Community meeting today to discuss common issues. We will be talking about connectivity, but also resilience to the threats we are all facing.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would be “very pleased” to address the European Parliament following a request from parliamentary president Roberta Metsola. #Canada www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Even as a driver I'd be more than happy with a progressive size tax to incentivise smaller cars

It's Mother's Day in Spain today. Featuring the amazing Cuban-Jamaican artist Harmonia Rosales, check her art if you haven't already! www.harmoniarosales.art

In a @bylinetimes.bsky.social articke, @carolinelucas.bsky.social calls out Farage's lies, and declares "The time for half-measures and managed decline is over. It is time to talk about membership." bylinetimes.com/2026/05/01/n...

The Dog has spoken. Alexandr Dolgopolov weighs in on the controversy of Marta Kostyuk not acknowledging Mirra Andreeva during the trophy ceremony. Dolgopolov retired from tennis and joined the Ukrainian military to fight for his country.

Cartoon by Jesse Duquette @jesseduquette.bsky.social

❤️Congratulations, a new world record! youtu.be/HlUX5ohpTlc?...

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Russian asset Trump has removed all military assistance to Ukraine from the $1.5 trillion U.S. military budget. Ukraine is the only fighting defender of the West against russian armed aggression. Trump gets his orders from the Kremlin and obeys without question. He is a traitor.

" #Russia is trying to get back to the world’s stage in sports and cultural events. In this way it gets prominent support from the International #Olympic Committee,” @pourlukraine.bsky.social euobserver.com/214225/eu-ur...

The US is an unreliable and deceitful ally now, and is doing its best to help Putin’s dictatorship commit unspeakable war crimes against a European democracy. It is a good thing if the US pulls out of Europe and stops pretending.

Canadian sprinters set world record at World Athletics Relays The Canadian 4x100-metre mixed relay team of Eliezer Adjibi, Marie-Éloise Leclair, Duan Asemota, and Audrey Leduc set a world record at the World Athletics Relays on Saturday in Gaborone,... #cbc #cbc-top-stories #Canada

Team Canada mixed relay qualifying — 4x100 Track 🍁

If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine ceases to exist. IF Russia ceases, the war ceases

THE MOMENT 🇺🇦MARTA KOSTYUK BEAT 🇷🇺MIRRA ANDREEVA (Russian tennis player) TO WIN MADRID She becomes the 2nd Ukrainian woman in history to win a WTA 1000 title, after Elina Svitolina.

🇺🇦🇺🇸 Zelensky is working on a strategy for negotiating with Russia without US help, - Politico He has become more cautious about future US involvement and now hopes that Turkey will hold the next round of talks with Russia.

"Over the last 12 years Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo fundamentally reshaped (the city). As she leaves office, this is the story of how she reclaimed the city’s public spaces from cars, covered the city with trees, and made it a cycling paradise" (So impressive) www.fastcompany.com/91509506/how...

Economist & sociologist Beatrice Webb died #OTD in 1943. + One of the founders, London School of Economics + Co-authored 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰-𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 & 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 where she coined the term "collective bargaining" + First female fellow, British Academy, 1931 #WomenInSTEM