The world’s ten richest people — almost all Americans — saw their collective net worth increase by $220 billion in May. These ten people are now worth a combined $2.9 trillion. The bottom 50% of U.S. households, is worth $4.3 trillion. Wondering if inequality is out of control?

Nixon: "I am not a crook." Trump: "I am a crook. So what."

Canada ends agonizing three-year Walter Cup drought

Funny how the all the people ransacking the Capitol on January 6 were liberals, plants, and ANTIFA—until there was money to be made from it.

"They leaked his tax returns, they tried to destroy him." If revealing your official tax returns -- something every single president and VP for forty years before Trump did voluntarily -- could possibly "destroy" you, that is the scandal.

AOC on possibly running for the Senate or President: They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, single payer healthcare is forever.

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On this day in 1969, Joni Mitchell released her second studio album Clouds. It featured one of her most famous songs, Both Sides, Now. The album sold 650,000 copies and won a Grammy. The album cover features Joni holding a prairie lily, the provincial flower of Saskatchewan.

Early 80's political #cartoons I hung above my desk at University. Has much changed?

Sad news! Dan was hilarious - we used to go for drinks and laugh about how he was like the character in the movie Will Ferrel’s Anchorman. Dan told some great stories about the good old days and loved his work so much. He will be missed in The Hammer and the TV biz 💕

AI enhanced my Bluebird photo.

On this day in 1942, Lucy Maud Montgomery died. Born in 1874 in New London, PEI, she wrote 20 novels, and over 1,000 short stories and poems. Her most famous book is Anne of Green Gables, which has sold over 50 million copies and been translated into 36 languages.

This is the 75th anniversary of the most famous and tragic goal ever scored in Maple Leaf Gardens. Bashin' Bill Barilko won the cup with a spectacular overtime goal. He then went home to Timmins for a fishing trip and disappeared. @grievousangels104.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpDM...

This morning in Jeonju, I had a location failure, serendipitously stumbled on a small museum, and intentionally went to an old Confucian school and a larger museum. Read about it here: journeys.klebanoff.com/2026/04/jeon...

Charlotte Small was a Cree woman who was married to David Thompson for 58 years. She could speak multiple languages, travelled thousands of kilometres across Western Canada, found food and helped Thompson and his men survive in the wilderness. youtu.be/5Xqs5We33hk

I’ve posted an entry in my travel journal that’s little more than a sign-of-life showing that I arrived safely in Seoul. Nevertheless, it came in at more than 800 words. You can find it here: journeys.klebanoff.com/2026/04/so-s...

The party that claims to be bravely defending “Western Civilization” from its supposed imminent destruction by barbarian hordes, has empowered a guy who eats roadkill to shut down research on one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs in decades.

Pete Buttigeig gets it. “[T]he reality is that the whole country is being judged. Even though most Americans don’t support him anyway. The whole country is being judged just for tolerating that kind of thing at the White House.”

All very interesting. Tough choice.

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Let it slide. #Restoule

Canuckle 1423 2/6 ⬜🟥⬜⬜⬜ 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 🔥 streak: 6 ⭐ #CanuckleStar www.canucklegame.ca

“War in Iran is revealing that US is more hot air, more bluster than ability and resources… same way Russia invaded Ukraine they were claiming to be done in three days… it’s mutually assured wimping out!” Forget MAD doctrine it’s MAWO @brittlestar.com 🔗youtu.be/GLq6Hnem2sw?si…

We are seven months away from the most consequential midterm election in US history. Meanwhile, we are fighting a war. These are the structural conditions for a coup attempt in which a president tries to nullify elections and take permanent power as a dictator. snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-c...

“Better to die in Iran for your country and your pride, Then to live in a nation that would ask you to be kind.” Thank You Jesse Welles!

Americans demand to know who they have to bomb to lower gas prices

#UofG | "That supply chain disruption could have some ripple impacts beyond just products that move through the Strait of Hormuz." Dr. Mike von Massow speaks to @globalnews.ca.web.brid.gy#UofGabout the Iran war and grocery costs. https://globalnews.ca/news/11722095/iran-war-grocery-bills-rice/

There's something deeply obscene and broken about the fact that Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are bombing elementary schools in an illegal war of aggression, and there's still a sense among the opposition that it has to be explained in terms of gas prices in order to get American voters to care.

Arthur. Firetower Lookout Trail at #restouleprovincialpark

Yesterday's #Wordle was a Fluke. 1,716 3/6

Lace #SilentSunday #EastCoastKin #photography

Arthur.

An easy 🔗 CHN LNK #48 🧩 5/5 - ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 🔥 Streak: 1 | ⭐ Stars: 31 thechnlnk.com

Canuckle+ 48 3/6 Good Canadian success story behind... ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟥🟥🟥⬜⬜🟥 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 🔥 streak: 6 ⭐ #CanuckleStar plus.canucklegame.ca

Firetower Lookout Trail in #Winter. #Restoule #restouleprovincialpark #Snowshoe

Nested. #Snow #Restoule #restouleprovincialpark #Canada

Usually my wife and I only exchange cards on Valentines Day. Without knowing, we both added a bag of dark chocolates this year. Luckily she bought strawberry flavoured and mine were cherry. It would be weird if they were the same.

Our road. #Restoule #Photography #snow #Ontario #winter #white

My wife assures me that Tubbs is a brand of snowshoes and not an indication of size. #snow #Tubbs #Restoule

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Enten: "If Canadians really don't like Donald Trump, how do Americans feel about Canada? Well, they actually like Canada! ... even among Republicans, it's +30 ... Canada -- more popular than Donald Trump in Trump's own country"

I was sorry I couldn't get to the cemetery when Minnie died I wasn't too good, but I was sorry to miss you why didn't you call. I have seen Elsie Grafton and she said you asked after Elsie and yes she is still at the same address, you know George died didn't you she got a job on market research.

Connections Puzzle #972 🟦🟩🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Today's #Connections #Puzzle was a surprising different format. Wondering how accessible it was.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Quintalist #539 2/5 Zoos 1️⃣1️⃣⬜⬜⬜ 2️⃣2️⃣⬜⬜⬜ ⬜3️⃣⬜⬜⬜ 4️⃣4️⃣⬜⬜⬜ 5️⃣5️⃣⬜⬜⬜ Streak: 4 quintalist.com #quintalist