Space Force has cameras on the Epstein Files. We can read the name "Trump" 38,000 times. We have it tagged.

Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune

ProPublica's investigation highlights Russell Vought's dire influence in the US administration, the mass firings in the US civil service, and the US government shutdowns. He led Project 2025, and describes himself as a "Christian nationalist". More on what has been Vought on Wikipedia...

"Oil Pipelines Align With Jesus, Danielle Smith Tells Christian Leaders." All of Canada loves Alberta and Albertans, because of course we do. Alberta is family, friends, partners, and neighbours in the incredible success story that is our country. Your right wing does get weird sometimes though.

Ukrainians are in their own country. They did not start this war. They did not attack Russia and then “hide behind civilians” — in fact when military units are present in civilian areas, it is precisely to protect them from Russian terrorism. Russia should not be bombing Ukraine, period. 7/8

Leftists need to do much better at denouncing imperialist oligarchs starting genocidal wars Conservatives need to do much better at not bootlicking enemies of the West and basic values

Vatnik Soup is always a worthy read about russia today. 'Degenerate russia' started its war against Ukraine in 2014 by seizing Crimea with unmarked soldiers, the 'little green men'. Russians have been waging an undeclared, illegal war with endless war crimes ever since...

Important words from celebrated author and historian Anne Applebaum, on the value and values of Europe and democracy, and on the threats from anti-democratic forces around the world. Link to full text of speech and video (speech starts at 16:30):

Colbert and Obama.

Ukraine's kinetic sanctions are the best sanctions. Here's the russian refinery in Perm today.

Dean Blundell with former US Congressman Denver Riggleman. These guys are great together, and they discuss this week's US unhinged insanity and the latest UFO files dump. Hilarious and worthy.

Rod Stewart congratulates King Charles for putting “that little ratbag” Trump “in his place”

Article 25. It's about time. And the future of the US.

Canada's newest science vessel, CCG Naalak Nappaaluk, was just launched by SeaSpan Shipyards. CCG doesn't seem have a Bluesky presence yet, so here's the vid from the other place.

Perfect campaign ad for the upcoming Midterms. 👌

Ukraine's military relies on video confirmation of strikes, to assess results and to help allocate new assets to the most successful units. A side effect is the introduction of a new age of reality TV.

👀 First view of what is coming next. Putin is going to lose. He can end the war now by just leaving Ukraine.

Mariupol.

The SS Trumptanic, trying to run the Strait of Hormuz. (Creds: JenniferLoveBugHewitt on the other place.)

Western sternwheelers continued to get bigger in the BC Interior. By 1913, the CPR's Nasookin appeared on Kootenay Lake at Kaslo.

Putin's imperial ambitions continue to take some of the best of Ukraine. The world will not forget this loss. Putin will lose his genocidal war, and Ukraine is going to win. Slava Ukraini!

For the record. Documenting an unending catalog of Trump’s cruelties, collusions, corruptions, and crimes. May justice eventually transpire. www.mcsweeneys.net/columns/lest...

The US Bureau of Land Management (and not Black Lives Matter) has fallen. Political and financial interests rule. Protected land in the US is being opened to exploitation, but probably only if you are a friend of the Administration.

Average US gas prices.

Behold the President of the United States of America. To quote another reply: "Jesus. Even his racism has dementia."

The real genius of the best editorial cartoon will always be speaking a truth to power.

The U.S. has spent billions to lose a war that enriches its oligarchs, impoverishes the citizenry, sabotages its alliances, and strengthens its enemies. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...

"TruthOptional™️" 😂 The President is projecting again. Still.

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Interesting. Recruitment for the armed forces going well in Canada Why Canada is seeing its biggest military recruitment surge in 30 years www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump and the GOP apparently will need another distraction from terrible policies and decisions. Canada already has a crap ton of issues and complications with the current US administration, but it would be great to see escorted humanitarian aid from Canada being delivered to Cuba right about now.

Ealing Studios and the near perfect 'Whisky Galore' rank high in my favourite films. In the bleak recovering British post-war economy, films like this did wonders for morale. So... what happens when a ship carrying 50,000 cases of whisky runs aground just offshore from an Outer Hebrides village?

Timothy Snyder, noted historian and author of "On Tyranny" and "On Freedom', looks at the self-destruction of the USA and its possible recovery. Worthy. "Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power, and succeeded with such rapidity."

Hungary’s parliament sings “Ode to Joy” — the anthem of Europe — after Péter Magyar is sworn in as prime minister. Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union.

Meet Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, US Representative for New York, if you haven't already. This is a really great interview, where she talks about American values, billionaires, US Courts, and the US power structure. She shines here, and her words are not wrong. Worthy of sharing. 91 min.

Film recommend: the beautifully animated 2004 "Steamboy" is peak Japanese anime steampunk. The film was in production for ten years and utilized more than 180,000 drawings and 440 CG cuts. Writer and Director Katsuhiro Ôtomo is better known for "Akira". More at: steampunk.fandom.com/wiki/Steamboy

He's only ever worked in politics his entire life, never in the private sector. And he already has the largest government pension set aside in Canadian history.

Two favourite 'classic' WW2 films feature the French Resistance fighting the Nazi occupation. "La Bataille du Rail' (1946) was the very first post-war film released by France, and featured actual Resistance actors. "The Train" (1964) told a similar story about the French Railway Resistance.

Twitter vs Bluesky. Meme of memes. Reposted mostly because I found the detailed ALT of alts for it again, your art history fix for the day.

Canadians enthusiastically celebrated 'Victory in Europe Day' on this day, May 8, 1945. Canada declared war on Nazi Germany on September 10, 1939, shortly after the Nazi invasion of Poland on Sept. 1. More than two long years later, the USA would also declare war on Dec. 11, 1941.

Happy VE Day! Toronto, May 8, 1845. From the Toronto Archives.

Former US Navy pilot Ken Harbaugh's 17m documentary "The Drone Hunters of Kherson" tells the first-hand story of Ukrainian's defence against russian Shahed drones. Posted March 18, 2026. You can find more from him at: substack.com/@thekenharba....

On the Caspian Sea!