Connections: NYTimes: close but no cigar🤷‍♂️ Puzzle #972 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟩🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Sports: Struggled today but still less than average # of mistakes. I had 2 mistakes on puzzle #502. Average mistakes: 3 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🟢🟡🟡 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟢🟢🟣🟢 🟣🟣🟣🟣 🟢🟢🟢🟢

The identity of Canada and Canadians is now even more clear. We are North Americans, but we are not Americans! And the free world likes what it sees and hears from Canada and Canadians. It’s time to come together. A good read: We’re All Canada Now!

Needed to use that first hint again, as I thought it had something to do with something entirely different because of how the topic was spelled. Strands #706 “Boo-o-o-o-ring” 💡🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵

As I watched & listened to the tremendous speeches by the IOC President & Charlize Theron, I could not think of how Trump, Vance (in attendance), Rubio and others in this US administration must be thinking “How woke!”. Nice to see the US athletes cheered & Vance booed.

Perhaps I was just lucky, but I thought those two Connections were two of the easiest there has been.🤷‍♂️ Connections Puzzle #971 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle #501 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟣🟣🟣🟣

As a Canadian, I would appreciate an explanation as to the issue of providing identification to vote in the US. In Canada, even when my name is in the voter registry, when voting in person I am to provide identification as per the link below: 1/ www.elections.ca/content2.asp...

No hints need to get started today, unlike yesterday. Strands #705 “Let's face it” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵🔵🔵

Was pretty sure of the topic but, once again, needed that first clue to get rolling. Strands #704 “Quint-essential” 💡🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵🔵

So, you wouldn’t watch any of the games in Canada or Mexico, either?? Sounds like your beef is with FIFA, not with Trump?

And, of course like so many involved in this Epstein atrocity, Bill Gates denies his involvement, despite strong allegations from victims, emails & other incriminating evidence.

Connections NYTimes-a couple of the words in blue have been shortened😠 Sports-admittedly had to look up a couple of the words/names🤷‍♂️ Connections Puzzle #969 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Connections: Sports Edition I solved puzzle #499 and found the same first category as 35% of players. 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟣🟣🟣🟣

@paddywolfe.bsky.social You are absolutely correct about it not being about the average US citizen or even the country. It is not “America First” or “Make American Great Again”. You need to read this, if you haven’t: bsky.app/profile/asha...

After several weeks of Alpen Muesli being unavailable on store shelves under the pretence of taking time to improve the recipe of the cereal, it is once again available…bag half full in a bigger sized box, 50 grams lighter but at the same price.😡 #ShrinkFlation #PostCereals

Saw the word with the double zz, then the first part of the strand. From there it came together rather quickly. Strands #703 “For the enthusiast” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵

@asharangappa.bsky.social “Not raining app” 😂

As you read this (and you SHOULD read this), you will recognize what is being said ties in with what you are seeing Trump, his administration & his loyalists (MAGA) are doing.

That was tough, even after using the first hint! Strands #702 “On key” 💡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🟡🔵🔵

Connections NYTimes: Would never have gotten the purple. Sports: Struggled a little today.🤷‍♂️ Connections Puzzle #967 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Connections: Sports Edition My stats are in! I had 2 mistakes on puzzle #497. Average mistakes: 1.8 🔵🔵🔵🟣 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🔵🔵🟣🟣 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟣🟣🟣🟣

If this is credible information, surely people will start to be held accountable, or things will get much worse in the US.

I guess CEOs generally do not think about this Pinpoint topic?🤷‍♂️😂 (…and, no, I am not…maybe only 98%?😉😂) Pinpoint #643 📌 ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ (1/5) 🏅 I’m smarter than 99% of CEOs today! #AreYouSmarterThanaCEO lnkd.in/pinpoint.

OOO OOO PICK ME…PICK ME! The answer to the question of “What is leadership without integrity?”: DONALD J TRUMP!!

I just could not see the words today without using that first hint.🤷‍♂️ Strands #700 “It's a gift” 💡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🟡🔵🔵

For several weeks this Alpen Muesli has been unavailable in stores with Post cereals saying they were improving its recipe. It is now, once again, available in stores repackaged in 600g packages, at the same price as this 650g package was.🤬 #Shrinkflation

Poilievre may have had 87.4% support from his leadership review but, unless I am terribly mistaken, with him as the CPC leader the party is unlikely to win an election while Carney is Liberal leader. He didn’t even win his own riding in the last election. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Connections: NY Times: 1 misstep Sports: Again, I would never have gotten the 4th connection. Connections Puzzle #964 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟨🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle #494 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟣🟣🟣🟣

Peerless. Irreplaceable. Legendary. 🇨🇦💔 Catherine O’Hara helped define modern comedy, from SCTV to Moira Rose. CBC helped nurture and share talents like hers. That’s why public broadcasting matters. Share your favourite O’Hara moment. ❤️ #SaveTheCBC

NYTimes: took some thought Sports: Too many clues associated with the same connection trying to get the blue because I struggled to see the purple.🤷‍♂️ Connections Puzzle #963 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle #493 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🔵🟣🔵🔵 🔵🟣🟣🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟣🟣🟣🟣

Fed Chair Powell holds interest rates once more, effectively blaming Trump’s actions for him doing so. I’m sure Trump will be thrilled!!😂🤣

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him. “When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."

@ladyjaynes.bsky.social Thank you for the repost!

Seems Trump has sicked his dog Bissent on Canada while Trump is busy with golf, promoting Melania’s movie, parties at Mar A Lago & his ballroom. Bissent’s comment that PM Carney had called & apologized to Trump was a total fabrication.

Excellent post by @arlenedickinson.bsky.social reminding Canadians that PM Carney’s efforts to reduce our reliance on the US by diversing 🇨🇦’s trading partners possibly opens doors for new businesses but also does so for existing businesses which may be struggling. www.linkedin.com/posts/arlene...

Canada’s Algoma Steel has been suffering under Trump’s tariffs but once again, PM Carney’s efforts to reduce our reliance on trade with the US & diversify our trading relationships pays off by helping the Canadian steel industry with the added benefit of strengthening our naval military.

Korean shipbuilder agrees to $345M deal with Algoma Steel share.google/QNr3AWn9T5nu...

NY Times: Again, did not see the purple connection at all Sports-was pretty sure of the purple connection but struggled with the California hint of the blue connection Connections Puzzle #961 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Connections: Sports I solved puzzle #491 Average solve rate: 90% 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟣🟣🟣🟣

Boy, was that ever simple and quick! Strands #695 “Canine classics” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵

Struggled with yellow in the Times Connection.🤷‍♂️ Got the first 3 in the Sports Connection & would never have gotten the 4th. Connections Puzzle #960 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections: Sports Edition My stats are in! I had 0 mistakes on puzzle #490. Average mistakes: 1.2 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟣🟣🟣🟣

Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔

The BBC is the world's most respected broadcaster. @bbcrosatkins.bsky.social is its most respected fact checker. Here he analyses, frame by frame, what happened in Minneapolis. Border Patrol removed Alex Pretti's gun, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 shot him — TEN times in five seconds. The Trump regime is lying to us.

Amid all the post about the horrific events that took place yesterday in Minneapolis, I think a reminder of what was in the Sascha Riley interview needs to be re-posted. Trump is not the only name mentioned that you will recognize. lisevoldeng.substack.com/p/dont-worry...

Murder. Shot in the back three times. Don’t turn away. Please share.

How appropriate is Trump’s first name: Don. It’s hard to believe that the POTUS & his top level government officials are effectively a Mafia, based on what they are saying, doing & having their subordinates do. Extortion Murder Money laundering Embezzlement Tell me the current US government isn’t.

Please share. 💔

Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice." Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.

Reposting this thread because I think more people should watch the videos I’ve linked, to understand a little more of what Trump has done & is doing. Trump needs to be held accountable.

After his WEF keynote was a disaster compared to Carney’s WEF address, the Bored of Peace group basically only includes dictators (some of which would be arrested for war crimes) & the Canada/China agreements, Trump is “a little” out of sorts. #DOTARD

It makes it difficult when 4 words go together with more than one connection but, again, those 4th connections I would have never gotten. Connections Puzzle #958 🟪🟦🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle #488 🟡🟡🟢🟡 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟣🟣🟣🟣

For those of you who are not familiar with the name “Olivia Swing”, you probably have also not seen the video she made (link provided) but I think you REALLY need to watch it. Be prepared for a bit(?) of a shock starting at 22:30 of the video. 1/ youtu.be/c6DQfhDFskM?...