Almost half of EU’s busiest flight routes are ‘hard or impossible’ to book on trains – report ‘Stone age’ system of booking cross-border rail tickets holding back climate action by consumers, says thinktank

I find booking flights on trains pretty easy actually. Just take out your phone once you’ve sat down? 🙃 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

How Iran’s Cheap, Low-Tech Drones Have Cost the U.S. (Gift Article) The United States and its allies have historically prioritized accurate but expensive defense solutions. Drones challenge that math.

Gift Article - “One of the biggest takeaways of the war… In addition to its willingness to go on the offensive, Iran has forced the U.S. and its regional allies to confront the rise of cheap drones on the battlefield.” #Drones

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A network of YouTube accounts is promoting U.S. annexation to Albertans, researchers say. It has 40M views Flagged as a "potential covert influence operation" in a new report, those behind the network are tough to trace.

A network of YouTube accounts is promoting U.S. annexation to Albertans, researchers say. It has 40M views

Revealed: Scientists tell Colombia fossil-fuel transition summit to ‘halt new expansion’ - Carbon Brief Around 50 nations will gather in Colombia to debate ways to “transition away” from fossil fuels, in the face of worsening climate change and high oil prices

Buenos Dias from Colombia! 🌺

Around 50 nations will meet here to discuss fossil-fuel transition.

They have already been circulated a draft report recommending that they “halt all new expansion”, according to an exclusive by me for @carbonbrief.org

www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-sci...

Doubt surrounds peace talks as ceasefire expires soon Iran and the U.S. continue to send conflicting signals ahead of possible peace talks as the ceasefire deadline looms large.

Doubt surrounds peace talks as ceasefire expires soon www.msnbc.com/way-too-earl...

Election Day is tomorrow, Virginia.

A vote yes on redistricting means we’re one step closer to electing a pro-democracy majority in the House that will actually hold Trump accountable for his corruption.

⚖️ The Court has today notified in writing four judgments
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⚖️ La Cour a communiqué aujourd’hui par écrit quatre arrêts.
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⚖️ Nederlandse Omroep Stichting and Others v. the Netherlands
➡️Refusal by Dutch Minister to disclose minutes of government meetings about handling of MH17 disaster did not breach Convention
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The EU is stepping up its support for a peaceful and inclusive Syria-led transition.

We are proposing the full resumption of the EU-Syria Cooperation Agreement.

It aims to address humanitarian needs and aid the country’s economic recovery.

link.europa.eu/FBQWvX

Trump pressured Republican states to rig their electoral maps, because he saw a midterm disaster coming for his party. He knows they will lose big without rigged districts. Virginia can level the playing field and stop his newest scam tomorrow by voting YES for fair election maps. #VoteYesVirginia

The latest World Bank Damage and Need Assessment on #Gaza states that 'environmental collapse is intensifying health and livelihood risks', in particular from untreated waste water, waste burning, pollution from debris and UXOs.
Full report can be found here:

reliefweb.int/report/occup...

My forthcoming book, “The Fix,” dissects the mob-like tactics of the Trump regime and proposes ideas to reclaim our democracy. Available now for pre-order here.
www.barbaramcquade.com

"Nice book you got here, McQuade . . . be a shame if anything happened to it."
- Robert De Niro, on "The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government"

Shoutout to The Atlantic reporters for publishing these massive scoops instead of waiting years to put them in a book.

The Maine Jewish Film Festival kicks off its most ambitious lineup yet The film festival celebrates its 27th year with a slate of films in theaters across southern and central Maine.

Art and humanism make their stand at this year’s #MaineJewishFilmFestival. My piece in the @pressherald.com:

www.pressherald.com/2026/04/20/t...

We've all seen the videos of ICE pulling people out of their cars, shooting citizens with pepper balls, and even worse killing Americans in the streets.

This is not normal. And it cannot continue.

ICE needs commonsense guardrails NOW.

Capture d'écran d'un article de Radio-Canada. Le titre se lit comme suit : La suspension de la taxe d'accise fédérale sur l'essence entre en vigueur.

Nous venons de suspendre la taxe d’accise fédérale sur l’essence et le combustible diesel pour vous faire économiser de l’argent à la pompe.

À partir d’aujourd'hui, vous économiserez jusqu'à 10 cents du litre sur l’essence régulière et 4 cents du litre sur le combustible diesel.

Screenshot of an article from The Globe and Mail. The headline reads: Canadians likely to save 10 cents per litre as federal tax break on gas and diesel takes effect.

We just cut the federal fuel excise tax to save you money at the pump.
 
Starting today, you’ll save up to 10 cents per litre on regular gasoline and 4 cents on diesel.

Le premier ministre Carney rencontre des membres des Forces armées canadiennes à Trenton, en Ontario.

Toujours plus de femmes et d’hommes demandent à s’enrôler dans les Forces armées canadiennes.

L’an passé, nous avons décidé de réinvestir pour rebâtir et réarmer nos forces. Nous progressons vite et voyons des résultats – comme le plus grand nombre de recrues en plus de 30 ans.

Le premier ministre Carney s’entretient avec le premier ministre du Luxembourg, Luc Frieden Aujourd’hui, le premier ministre Mark Carney s’est entretenu avec le premier ministre du Luxembourg, Luc Frieden.

Pour en savoir plus sur notre entretien :
www.pm.gc.ca/fr/nouvelles...

Le Canada et le Luxembourg entretiennent un partenariat grandissant en commerce, technologie et défense.

Le PM Frieden et moi venons de parler du resserrement de ce lien, p. ex. dans le secteur des communications satellites, et de la Banque de la défense, de la sécurité et de la résilience.

Prime Minister Carney speaks with Prime Minister of Luxembourg Luc Frieden Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Luc Frieden.

More on our call:
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/read...

Nous bâtissons grand et réduisons les coûts au Nouveau-Brunswick et partout au Canada. 

La PM Holt et moi collaborons en vue d’accélérer le lancement de grands projets qui vont permettre de créer des possibilités au N.-B. et de bâtir les infrastructures dont les gens dépendent chaque jour.

Le premier ministre Carney rencontre des élèves à la Colline du Parlement à Ottawa, en Ontario.

Les meilleurs moments au Parlement sont ceux où nous le découvrons grâce aux jeunes.

Merci aux enseignants de l’École publique Chapman Mills de Nepean et à leurs élèves de 5e année de leur visite à l’édifice de l’Ouest. J’ai bien aimé leur faire découvrir les lieux et répondre à leurs questions.

Prime Minister Carney meets with students at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario.

The best days in Parliament are when we can see it through the eyes of young people.

Thank you to the teachers of Nepean’s Chapman Mills Public School for bringing your Grade 5 students to West Block last week. It was so much fun to show them around and take a few very thoughtful questions.

Remember the 8 young children killed yesterday in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Jayla Elkins, 3
Shayla Elkins, 5
Kayla Pugh, 6
Layla Pugh, 7
Markaydon Pugh, 10
Sariahh Snow, 11
Khedarrion Snow, 6
Braylon Snow, 5

Gun violence is the #1 killer of kids and teens in America. This is not acceptable.

Democrats tied or ahead in four Republican-held Senate seats There are signs that Democratic candidates could flip four Republican-held Senate seats in November. This comes as President Trump's approval rating hit a record low for his second term. Democratic st...

Republicans starting to worry Dems will flip the Senate in November
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Prime Minister Carney meets members of the Canadian Armed Forces in Trenton, Ontario.

More women and men are signing up to serve in the Canadian Armed Forces.

Last year we set out to rebuild, rearm, and reinvest in our military. We’re working fast and seeing results – including the highest number of new recruits in more than 30 years.

Shoutout to BBC for finally reporting on trump's insider trading after literally everybody else on social media.

Vance to travel to Pakistan on Tuesday for Iran talks, sources say www.axios.com/2026/04/21/iran-us-war-p...
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