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Woo-hoo! Solar panels over the open channels that carry water to communities in California! Less evaporation and more clean energy!

U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Nears End With No Deal In Place U.S. negotiators are heading to Pakistan for a last-ditch attempt to craft a deal to end the war with Iran, but Iran refuses to send its own team until the U.S. lifts a blockade of Iranian ports

The two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is set to expire Wednesday as talks between the two countries collapses and a resumption of the war seems imminent
#WWIII
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Liberal Government Becomes Majority Through By-Elections After just missing the mark in the 2025 election, Carney’s Liberals have achieved a majority government through floor-crossings and by-elections

The Liberal government got its majority on Monday after sweeping three by-elections. The party can now pass legislation without opposition support and will likely stand until an election in 2029
#CDNpoli
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Christine Fréchette Elected Premier of Quebec Former premier François Legault resigned in January as his party’s poll numbers collapsed. Now the CAQ has selected a new leader as Quebec heads toward an election this fall

Christine Fréchette is Quebec’s new premier. She now has to rebuild support for the ruling CAQ with an election coming this fall. Right now, the CAQ is far behind the Libs and PQ
#QCpoli #CDNpoli
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Controversial Conservative MP Crosses Floor to Liberals The Liberals are on the cusp of a majority government thanks to the arrival of yet another defector. This time they welcome social conservative Marilyn Gladu, a convoy supporter

Carney’s Liberals welcomed Marilyn Gladu, a convoy-supporting social conservative, to its caucus this week. The Liberals are on the cusp of a majority with by-elections in safe ridings next week
#CdnPoli
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U.S. and Iran Ceasefire Already Collapsing The two countries came to a fragile agreement to cease hostilities and find an end to the war. But attacks have kept up across the Gulf, and Israel has declared that Lebanon is not part of the deal

The fragile ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. is collapsing as the two sides argue about what was agreed to and Israel intensifies its attacks in Lebanon
#WWIII
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Russia Breaks U.S. Blockade of Cuba The Russians sent a ship with oil to Cuba and promising more aid. The U.S. has been blocking oil from getting to Cuba for months in an attempt to crush the island’s economy and depose the government

A Russian tanker delivered Cuba’s first fuel shipment in months, breaking an American blockade intended to crush the country’s economy and drive out the communist government
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Stephen Lewis, former Ontario NDP leader and global AIDS advocate, dies at 88 Lewis died in hospital Tuesday after battle with cancer

BREAKING NEWS: Stephen Lewis, former Ontario NDP leader and global AIDS advocate, dies at 88. He was one of Canada greatest orator's. Often referred to as the best Prime Minister the country never had. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

Avi's father just passed, days after Avi won NDP leadership.

In his speech, Avi said his dad had told him, of his dreams of a better world, "not in my lifetime, maybe in yours."

Incredible Stephen Lewis lived just long enough to see Avi take that first step in refusing to say that to his own kid:

Avi Lewis Elected Federal NDP Leader The leftist activist, who comes from a long line of socialists and NDP leaders, won the race handily on Sunday. But his victory immediately led to opposition from some of the provincial NDPs

Avi Lewis is the new leader of Canada’s NDP. The far-left activist’s win has upset provincial NDPs in the west who say they disagree with his opposition to fossil fuels and pipelines
#NDP #Canpoli
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Israel Invades Lebanon Canada is among numerous countries warning Israel not to conquer Lebanese territory amid reports that it plans to control large parts of the country over the long term

Countries including Canada are demanding that Israel not annex any territory as the country mounts a full-scale invasion of Lebanon
#IranWar #WWIII
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Such beauties!

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Strait of Hormuz Blockade Threatens to Drag More Countries Into War Trump has been demanding that America’s allies help reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping. Most have refused participation, but are now reconsidering amid a growing energy crisis

More countries are being pulled into the Iran war as the energy crisis drives oil prices sky-high. Meanwhile, the U.S. appears to be preparing a ground invasion
#IranWar #WWIII
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Iran War Now Two Weeks Old With No End in Sight The U.S. and Israeli war on Iran has been going on for two weeks now. It appears that the conflict will last for a very long time, and the global oil market is in shambles as a result

After 2 weeks, the war in Iran is escalating and the number of dead is rising quickly. Oil prices are skyrocketing as the American and Israeli assault devastates the world economy
#WWIII
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NDP MP Crosses Floor to Join the Liberals Nunavut MP Lori Idlout unexpectedly left her party for the government. With two by-elections in safe ridings coming up, her move makes a Liberal majority government all but certain

Another MP crossed the floor to Carney’s Liberals, this time from the NDP. Her defection all but guarantees a Liberal majority and makes life even harder for the NDP
#canpoli
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there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

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A honey bee hive with woods, out of focus, in the background. The hive has 7 rows of tiny little Christmas stockings strung across it on one side. The stockings are the typical white top with red main area.

Family in West Virginia have honey bees. This is what they did for Christmas on the hive.
I've always been impressed with the care and attention they give their bees so wasn't too surprised when they sent this photo. 👍 🐝

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