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Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Donald Trump's war in Iran:

"We shouldn't sugar coat or normalize this degree of gross, unacceptable incompetence being exercised here. We essentially have a talk show host and a couple real estate developers who are in charge of our war strategy."

Spot on!

THE REPORT: Dems Set Their Sights on Kash Patel... What Democrats Are Doing to Hold Trump 2.0 Accountable

Heart-warmingly massive list of Democratic investigations, oversight and legal moves, from @kurtbardella.bsky.social:
open.substack.com/pub/thewatch...

A Northern Flicker is seen perched on the trunk of a Globe Cedar.

The Northern Flicker stopped by this morning. #birds

Ukraine should be an inspiration to us all! I am anti-war, but if you're backed into a corner this is how it's done!

My personal essay was published in Macleans this month. Available at newsstands now.

Grey wolf

Mine!

Wondrous Land
Ted Harrison
1996

Elizabeth Warren: "You know what banking system Scott Bessent wants? The one we had right up until 1933 -- just deregulate the banks, and they crash. The alternative is to say we need better regulation over the private credit market."

The Forest Quietly Removed from BC’s Old-Growth Deferral List | The Tyee Most of Vancouver Island has been logged. Now, one of the last ancient forests, in the Tsitika River watershed, is on the chopping block.

A new #OldGrowth logging controversy is unfolding in British Columbia, dividing Indigenous leaders and pitting the provincial government against scientists and conservation groups. 🪵 @sarahkcox.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli

wait until republicans learn that the scotus decision on absolute immunity applies to a democratic president as well

The verdict of a prominent conservative website and magazine:

"A 79-year-old man who has long dealt in chaos is now being consumed by that chaos. His episodes are becoming more frequent, his good days further apart. What he has lost is not a sense of decency or decorum—he never had those...

No one does street name trolling quite like Prague

On Earth Day: environmental investigations can be tough and take time, skills and persistence —but they are possible, and they matter. Here are some tools and resources our team has used in investigations to track wildlife trade, wildfires, and oil spills… 🧵

LeBlanc accuses U.S. of weaponizing dependency, says feds want CUSMA to stay intact Despite accusing the United States of weaponizing the deep integration of its economy with Canada’s, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he 'absolutely' wants the trilateral trade deal inc...

LeBlanc accuses U.S. of weaponizing dependency, says feds want CUSMA to stay intact #Canada

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

“We are not going to continue to be overly reliant or dependent on one trading partner that puts 🇨🇦 & the workers we are understandably concerned about in this position. So we’re going to control what we can control…diversify trading relationships as aggressively and as quickly as we can.”

Carney says the U.S. can't dictate the terms of trade talks ahead of… National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

Carney says the U.S. can't dictate the terms of trade talks ahead of CUSMA review nationalnewswatch.com/2026/04/22/c...

Washington demanding 'entry fee' from Ottawa before trade talks: sources | CBC News The Trump administration is demanding what amounts to an "entry fee" from Canada to engage in trade talks toward a revised Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA), four sources told R...

#CUSMA is set for a review; it still exists! One must be extremely cautious when negotiating with an erratic and mercurial president, but as the whole world knows, #TACO! #cdnpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Texas redistricts without a vote, Republicans cheer.

Dems in Virginia respond by putting it UP FOR A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE, it passes, Republican cry foul.

Oh well. Good job Virginia!!

A Cedar Waxwing on a branch with white blossoms. The bird is bent over to reach the petals. There is a second Waxwing in the shadows in the upper left.

Cedar Waxwings for #BirdOfTheDay #Petals&Perches

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#OnePlanet

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act For too long, this law has allowed the government to evade privacy protections and spy on Americans. Reform is overdue.

President Trump is urging Congress to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, but lawmakers in both parties oppose extending it without reforms. Congress now has a chance to protect Americans’ privacy.

'I know everything': Brazilian model Amanda Ungaro, Paolo Zampolli, and how the Epstein Network Brought Them Both to Trump's White House Flown to New York on Epstein's jet at 17, partnered for two decades with the man who brought Melania to the US, deported before she could post bail after a single phone call to a federal official, Ama...

In 2002 a 17 year old from Londrina, Brazil boarded Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet in Paris and was trafficked to New York. Around 30 girls were on that flight. Ghislaine Maxwell prowled the cabin. Some girls sat on Epstein’s lap. The teenager was Amanda Ungaro.

www.yacnews.com/amanda-ungar...

Nous aidons plus de 12 millions de Canadiens grâce à la nouvelle Allocation canadienne pour l’épicerie et les besoins essentiels.

Les versements arriveront dans les comptes de banque bientôt : un supplément unique le 5 juin, puis des versements trimestriels dès le 3 juillet.

Trump Considers Bailing Out His Family’s Major Business Partner The Trump administration seems open to giving a massive lifeline to the UAE—which the country says it may need thanks to the war in Iran.

Trump Considers Bailing Out His Family’s Major Business Partner

The Trump administration seems open to giving a massive lifeline to the UAE — which the country says it may need thanks to the war in Iran.

We’re helping more than 12 million Canadians get ahead, with the new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit.

Payments will start hitting bank accounts soon — with a one-time top up payment on June 5th, and quarterly payments starting on July 3rd.

If you look closely and watch the Goldeneye's eye, you can see his nictitating membrane (or third eyelid) doing its work a couple of times before the duck dives into the water. Video is slowed down so that you can see things more clearly. #wildlife #birds