Val Cormier

#OtD 18 Nov 1929 during a lumber strike in Ontario, Finnish-Canadian communist loggers Viljo Rosvall & Janne Voutilainen were last seen alive as they went out to build the strike. Found dead next spring, many believe they were murdered by company thugs stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9037...

If you haven't heard of Todd Snider until this week, I encourage you to read the beautiful tributes and reminisces on social media. Better yet, enjoy his music.

Ha ha. I like that theory!

Apparently I am a 14 year old boy. 🙄

Towards the end of this video, you'll see that Sunny is uhhh, really enjoying his Kong. 🍆🤣
#chewtoy #dogthread

OUROFEST International Street Dance Festival OUROFEST street dance festival presents five days of performance, music, and culture November 13–17, 2025 in Vancouver and New Westminster.

There is a street dance festival happening in #NewWest and #Vancouver at the end of this week. Tickets are on sale now with partial proceeds going to UNYA - Urban Native Youth Association, Hogan's Alley Society, and Pivot Legal Society.

Photograph featuring an elderly Japanese woman sitting on a crate in a garden setting facing forwards holding an orange, next to her to the left is a white cat facing forwards sitting in a basket filled with oranges on a small trolly, behind is an orange tree

Japanese photographer Miyoko Ihara documented the bond between her grandmother, Misao and her beloved cat Fukumaru #WomensArt #Autumn

Painting of eleven circles in different colours with interior lines creating peace signs, all against a black background

Martha Rich, a commercial and fine artist based in Philadelphia #WomensArt

CBC News Network coverage of the #WorldSeries is deteriorating quickly.
Even the young ones are fading.
Poor Adrienne is so over it..
#GoJays

A lactation consultant at our hospital. 👌

YouTube video by Reuters LIVE: Anti-Trump protesters rally in South Korea | REUTERS

LIVE: Anti-Trump protesters rally in South Korea

Hundreds of South Korean protesters stage a rally in Gyeongju against US President Donald Trump as he was set to arrive in the city for meetings on the sidelines of the APEC summit.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUrO...

ICE makes stunning claim Congress doesn't get to oversee facilities due to shutdown U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials now claim that the federal government shutdown means they are no longer required to allow members of Congress into their facilities for inspection, Politico reported on Monday.Officials are providing two reasons for this, according to the report: Fi...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials now claim that the federal government shutdown means they are no longer required to allow members of Congress into their facilities for inspection, Politico reported on Monday.

YouTube video by Reagan Library President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

A person walking down a wide sidewalk which is flanked by trees which are forming a bright yellow and red canopy. Some leaves are on the ground under the trees and in patches along the path.

Yesterday in Vancouver on my afternoon walk. The south side of West Georgia between Chilco and Denman is orange and red. The north side is still green until you get West of Denman. There’s a beautiful patchwork of colour in the city right now 📸🍂

Shout out to the top 5 kings in the world, Martin Luther, Larry, Don, Stephen and Americans don't have a motherfuckin'.

Monochrome photograph featuring a young Black women in an outside space, upper half, holding an umbrella, wearing a checked shirt and apron as well as a small round hat, she looks down to her hands

Dorothea Lange,
Girl with an umbrella,
Louisiana, 1937
#WomensArt

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

Minneapolis is showing up and showing out. #NoKings

Part of me wishes I were still in Europe, but there is something to be said for the familiar and comfortable.
It's good to be back.

#WestEndlife #Vancouver #autumnvibes🍁

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Live updates: Israel says Hamas hands over first 7 hostages to Red Cross as part of Gaza ceasefire The key exchange follows a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war. U.S. President Donald Trump was also arriving in the region along with other leaders to discuss the U.S.-proposed deal and postwar plans.

Both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are attending the Gaza summit in Egypt, according to the Egyptian presidency.

Sunset over Lac Léman (aka Lake Geneva) 🇨🇭
2025-10-09

France’s Macron seeks sixth prime minister in under two years Political paralysis has made it deeply challenging to pass a belt-tightening budget demanded by investors

France’s Macron seeks sixth prime minister in under two years

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Après un bon déjeuner, I am on my way to Carcassonne for the afternoon. Gorgeous sunny day! 🌞

Nishiko-kun, the mascot of Nishi-Kokobunji in Tokyo, is a stylish, armless character based an ancient roof tile excavated in the area.

What the Red Scare can teach us today Many of the things that happened during the Red Scare mirror what's happening today.

There are quite a few similarities between what happened during the Red Scare and what's happening today.

I talked to a historian about that for my newsletter

Three images, a fox, a bird and a T-Rex all created with itens of clothes on a clothesline

Artist Helga Stentzel's fun clothesline creatures #WomensArt #Monday

It certainly is. :)

Posting more on Insta, but here's a few #travelphotos from Basque Country, SW France.

Here's a great video from Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew who is the first indigenous Premier dancing in his jingle dancer regalia for a every child matters gathering for Truth and reconciliation day 🧡 so powerful #EveryChildMatters