89 candles would have set off the sprinklers, so we settled for one — and one perfect slice of cake (with @bradtakei.bsky.social on ice cream duty). Thank you to every friend, fan, and fellow traveler who has made these 89 years such a joyous voyage.
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Two soft tortillas over hard shells filled with pan fried shredded chicken with salsa, avocado, lettuce and crème. Air fried corn on cob with lime mayo, feta, tajin spice, and crème. Non alcoholic Corona Cero.
TACO Tuesday! Shredded chicken tacos with street corn.
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A network of 20 inauthentic YouTube accounts has racked up nearly 40 million views by peddling lies, grievance, division and narratives normalizing the prospect of Alberta’s secession and annexation by the United States. @charlesrusnell.bsky.social reports. #abpoli
Thomson Reuters fires whistleblower after she expressed concerns about data sharing with ICE
Who knew Beyonce is Acadian? share.google/JjklTzBhlCLX...
Columbine shooting remembered 27 years ago today. Sadly nothing has changed 😞
3-panel comic. (1) (A person with a picture of a spacecraft behind head.] PERSON 1: There are now three spacecraft headed to Europe: NASA’s *Europa Clipper*, which will investigate Europa’s subsurface ocean, (2) [Person is gesturing at a picture of a different spacecraft while talking to a person with a ponytail and a person with short hair.] PERSON 1: ESA’s *Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer*, which will study the topography and chemistry of Europa and the other moons, (3) [Person with a picture behind head of a Zamboni with a rocket launcher underneath] and the NHL’s *Zamboni Voyager*, which plans to resurface Europa. PERSON FROM OFF-PANEL: Oh no. PERSON 1: We tried to stop them, but the league is set on an expansion.
Europa Missions
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Jeers as MAGA-friendly Apple CEO steps down: 'Made iPhone boring and bribed a dictator'
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Fettuccine in a chicken mushroom coconut cream sauce, garnished with parsley. A plate of garlic bread and a glass of wine are beside the dish.
Not exactly a Meatless Monday, but there are Mushrooms 🍄🟫.
Sliced chicken thighs and mushrooms in a garlic coconut cream sauce over fettuccine.
Not enough people are talking about this.
Hungary’s incoming PM has said that Viktor Orbán used Hungarian government funds to help finance CPAC, the flagship networking event for GOP candidates, members of Congress, and conservative media in this country.
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#Neurodivergence has likely existed for the entirety of human history. The reason for the "explosion of autism" is caused by better screening & diagnosis.
Many historical figures were likely neurodivergent without acetaminophen usage:
#SirIsaacNewton
#BenjaminFranklin
#MarieCurie
#Edison
#Einstein
As much as I’d love to see Nova Scotia enter the space age I’ve always felt this was some sort of con job.
🌏 When the media reports on world leaders, they say:
PM Carney stated...
PM Giorgia Meloni stated...
PM Albanese stated...
President Macron stated...
🇺🇲 When media reports on Trump, they always say:
Trump CLAIMED...
The media knows that everything Trump CLAIMS is WITHOUT PROOF
#LyingLiarsLie
Who was the reporter that was blaming the PM for disrupting our relationship with the US?
If a 600-ton excavator can be converted from diesel to electric, pretty much anything can.
And thanks to Dementia Don and the oil crooks pulling his strings, the world is now - finally - scrambling to break decisively with fossil fuels.
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The winning robot ran the half marathon nearly seven minutes faster than the current human record set by Jacob Kiplimo.
Actual footage from Pete Hegseth’s Bible study
Canada and Australia will be merging, and I am not taking questions.
Everyone home today so back to cooking for more than one. On the plate tonight we have a cashew chicken stir fry with rice and spring rolls. Local wine in the glass.
America - Has The Best Military And Technology
But Something's Missing
America's Intelligence, Military forces, and technology are top notch. The force is dedicated and professional, their equipment is the best.
The bad news is Advanced Weapons are now depleted.
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Finland’s President Alexander Stubb on Canada–Finland relations: "I think we're just going to go from strength to strength because we're very similar in mindset, we're very similar in geography. It's easy to get along with Canadians."
For a group that on one hand complains about what they perceive to be “the elite’s intolerance of religious belief” they seem to be pretty intolerant of any religion and culture not their own.
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Even better.