I used to wonder what people thought of me when I stopped beside lilacs to spend a few seconds breathing in their beautiful scent. Now I wonder why people don’t stop beneath the branches like me. Are their days so busy they can’t spare a moment? Have they forgotten how fleeting this loveliness is?

An American president sues/extorts his own government, then settles with his own justice department to funnel money to his criminal allies. He will go down in history as the president who came up with forms of corruption never contemplated before.

Exclusive: US Health Secretary Kennedy backs away from some recent changes to CDC vaccine panel reut.rs/42LJJob

⚡️Civilian casualties in Ukraine reach 10-month high in April, UN finds. Short-range drones killed and injured more Ukrainian civilians in April 2026 than in any other month since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.

⚡️ Reuters: China secretly trained Russian soldiers who later fought in Ukraine. The Chinese military secretly trained about 200 Russian military personnel in China in late 2025, with some later returning to fight in Ukraine, Reuters reported on May 19.

⚡️ Belarus starts nuclear drills with Russia days after Zelensky warns of attacks on Ukraine, NATO. The exercises have added significance as they come amid growing warnings from Kyiv that Russia is trying to draw Belarus deeper into its war against Ukraine.

Cuban Tody endemic to Cuba 📷: Karlos Ross #birds

I can’t watch these videos without crying. Glory to the heroes. May their healing begin and may they all live long happy lives! Дякую 🙏🇺🇦

This 👇👇👇 I know Moscow and St-Petersburg well. Fuck’em! Bomb the hell out of them. Capitulation of russia - the sooner the better!

Exclusive: Pakistan deploys jet squadron, thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia during Iran war reut.rs/42Cmugp

#Slava.Ukraini www.kyivpost.com/post/76364

⚡️Following attack on Moscow, Zelensky touts 'shift in the balance' on battlefield, signals more deep strikes.

❗️“Today we are conducting a very large-scale operation against Moscow,” — Zelenskyy. The distance to the targets this time is more than 500 km. The war is quite predictably returning to its “native harbor,”

Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

I need someone to explain to me exactly how Mamdani manages to sidestep the very bureaucracy that other politicians always blame for their inability to get anything done. Explain it to me like I’m in kindergarten.

Younger daughter & I found these fossilised crinoid rock stars (segments of the ‘stem’ of Jurassic feather stars/sea lilies, related to starfish & sea urchins) in the gravel on the edge of a lake nr Peterborough UK. She used them to make an ammonite:

"Heat pumps just shift gas burning to the power station." Wrong. Even if 100% of electricity came from gas, a heat pump at SCOP 3.8 uses 51% less gas than a boiler. At a terrible SCOP 2.5, still 25% less. David MacKay made this point in 2008. The maths hasn't changed.

171 DAYS until we boot Donald Trump from power in the 2026 Midterm Elections!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Just sayin…

Merci #ygreck Ça va brasser ce soir à Montréal

🤩 is this ever good for the MAGA cult

@mark-carney.bsky.social We Canadians should be sending humanitarian aid to Cuba. We have had friendly relations for years. They need our help!

❤️‍🩹 Ukrainian poet Oksana Stomina confirmed her husband Dmytro Paskalov, an Azovstal defender, has returned from Russian captivity.

🇩🇪🇺🇦 MoD: Germany plans to allocate at least €11.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine this year. Germany provides resources and industrial capacity. Ukraine provides real-world war experience and technologies that change the situation on the battlefield.

Wow #de.Adder is on fire 🔥

Ahhh... feels good to hear this music from my youth, 1972 youtu.be/U-5oXWXHapI?...

Last night was terrible. My cat has PTSD again. Some explosions were too close. She was running from one corner to another, Trying to hide from the sound of war. I held her in my arms, Hugging and petting her, Trying to calm her down while explosions echoed outside.

"This guy followed my wife and son home from the park. he had a chip and we found the owner lived 25 miles away from us. We returned him and the next day we received a call from the owner asking us if we wanted to keep him. Meet Boomer. 🙂" ❤ Original post

Oh ya!! Thanks to #de.Adder eye

Out of this world the ambiance tonight at the Bell Center

In an interview with the Kyiv Independent, Anastasiia Chvylova said Maria Lvova-Belova — wanted by the ICC alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin on accusations for abducting Ukrainian children — told her and others that they were Russian and urged them to study in Russia.

#Go.Habs.Go_!!

The one who stays is the HERO.. .

www.kyivpost.com/post/75824 No chances in hell, you will be expelled from Ukraine...

This Mother’s Day, let’s remember: Woman didn’t come from man’s rib. He came from *her* womb. One of patriarchy’s biggest lies is naming the father as the life-giver.

Good ol #de.Adder

Wow I just received my new CD from Traffic 1971 “The Low Sparks of High Heeled Boys” I’m 18 years old again and it feels so good youtu.be/vDGorIWYz-A?...

President Obama was in Toronto today and met with PM Carney. He once said that the world needs more Canada… I would counter that the US needs more Obama #Canada #MarkCarney #Obama

⚡️US launches new strikes on Iran, though Trump claims ceasefire still holds. U.S. President Donald Trump told ABC News that the strikes against Iran were "just a love tap" and that the ceasefire remains in effect.

Refutations to Anti-Vaccine Memes Originally this cartoon was about Covid vaccination, but it's just as relevant to measles, pertussis, and all the other vaccine-preventable diseases.

Ouin, transmis par les rats comme la peste du moyen âge 🤨 www.ledevoir.com/actualites/s...?

⚡️Zelensky announces earlier ceasefire starting May 6, ahead of Russia's 'Victory Day truce.’ President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine is declaring a ceasefire beginning at midnight on May 6, amid Russia's proposal for a temporary Victory Day truce from May 8-9.