Watching the repatriation of Newfoundland's Unknown Soldier on the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of the War Memorial.

A much-ignored sign saying that the Leslie Street Spit is closed during weekdays will be reviewed, Toronto's conservation authority says. torontotoday.ca/neighbourhoods…

Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.

So Zelensky did everything Trump asked him to do, signed away mineral rights, agreed to an unconditional ceasefire, and the U.S. still cut off previously funded weapons supplies, leaving Ukrainian cities defenseless against Russian missile strikes. A lesson to all here.

If war between Russia and NATO ensues, European publics will be rightfully enraged by the failure of European policymakers to anticipate the missile onslaught and to prepare for it by investing in both sufficient interceptor arsenal depth and a credible counterstrike capability.

Translation: "OK I'll release my hold on budgeted and approved anti-missile systems for Ukraine, but if and only if they stop striking back at my friends in Russia."

I can’t believe Aaron Parsley aaron parsley of Texas Monthly had the strength to write this story about what his family endured in the #GuadalupeRiver flood. It will leave you frozen. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

Huge, if true.

🚨 The Air-raid has just ended, going to check on our volunteers then try get some sleep, what a fucking horrible night, please think about those people who won't be waking up this morning, those who didn't make it through this fucking horrendous country wide bombing campaign.

Promising that Grok will not call itself Hitler is an extremely low bar I feel.

Chinese strategy at times can be counter-productive. While other parts of CCP use misinformation, economic coercion & diplomacy to convince the region that China is not a threat, the PLA is doing everything in its power to show why increased defence spending and greater deterrent

I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better

Fewer.

“Targeting a journalist for simply doing their job is a cowardly act that endangers not only the reporter, but also the vital public interest work that journalism represents." - Canadian Association of Journalists president Brent Jolly caj.ca/statement-on-t…

Kids, stay in school! Get your bridge and lock tender certificates!

Ivory netsuke depicting a sleeping cat, carved by Kaigyokusai Masatsugu, Japan, 19th century AD. Collection: Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Not enough people understand that a world where no one reads books is just as bad as a world without any books. Those who seek to make you illiterate don’t need to burn books. They just need to take away any interest in reading them.

The Bermuda Triangle but for soldiers' raises:

A couple of points: 1. Eastern Ukraine is not Trump’s to bargain away. 2. This 1-on-1 meeting is already a huge win for Putin. By sidelining Zelenskyy, Putin has reinforced his narrative about the illegitimacy of #Ukraine as a sovereign state. wsj.com/world/putin-ru…

Crimean war 1856 Russo-Japanese War 1905 WW1 1918 Polish-Soviet war 1921 The Cold fucking War 1989 The Afghan war 1989