Sue @ 1000 Islands 🇨🇦

All the best to you as you recover, Mary….

'Unhinged Despotism': Critics Slam Trump's Willingness to Invoke Insurrection Act | Common Dreams "A Trump-led deployment of federalized guard and active-duty troops to quell a fabricated insurrection inside American cities should only be understood as war on the American people," said one observe...

All we can do is hope our military stands by their oaths. If not, we done! Millions upon millions will die.

Fletcher Wildlife Gardens, Ottawa. #fall #nature #trees #water #city #travel #biking #MyOttawa #photography

Lovely! ….ty

Nanaimo Harbor, BC, Canada

#Canada

Magical….ty for sharing

Amazing pic! Many thanks

Craigdarrach Castle. Victoria, BC. #fall #city #travel #castle #victoria #britishcolumbia #photography

Bondfield CEO, hospital executive guilty in $300M St. Michael’s Hospital fraud. Judge cites ‘overwhelming’ evidence Evidence that Vas Georgiou and John Aquino "acted dishonestly over the procurement process is overwhelming,” Superior Court Justice Peter Bawden said Tuesday.

White males at work. No paywall. www.thestar.com/news/gta/bon...

…& to you

SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19)

Just spoke with my CDC sources.

They said RFK Jr. has instructed officials in California to hide tuberculosis cases after seven people tested positive.
He’s doing the same with bird flu and other emerging infectious diseases.
Before a virus spreads, concealment spreads first.

Crazy!

"Blue medical masks and cloth masks are great at helping a sick person keep their germs to themselves. 🚨Only a proper fitting respirator, like an N95, KN95 or CAN95, protects the wearer from germs, especially diseases like COVID-19 and measles, which travel through the air."

😮 Pigs flew today!

My son standing by the lake. The bad lighting is causing his face to be dark inside the hoodie.

"The brighter the light, the deeper the shadow."
-Jay Kristoff

Quebec and Alberta united in pushing back against Ottawa, Premier Danielle Smith says MONTREAL - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Monday that her province and Quebec are united in their desire to resist federal overreach, as she pushed for closer economic ties between

We don't want the federal government to overreach!
Erm, except when we demand they override BC's wishes and force a pipeline through. That's perfectly fine. But nothing else!

🇺🇦🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Zelensky: The return of Ukrainian children abducted and illegally deported by Russia is a priority for us. We can exchange our warriors and prisoners of other categories. But we cannot exchange children with the Russians, and it’s understandable why.

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

If you didn't realize this earlier, this latest action by the Administration amply demonstrates it does not have the back of federal workers.

www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...

‘Something doesn’t smell right’: $100 million in Skills Development Fund grants traced to lobbyists with ties to Ontario premier Clients of lobbyists with ties to Ontario's premier and his office snagged at least $100 million in Skills Development Fund grants, according to an analysis of the data by CTV News.

‘Something doesn’t smell right’: $100 million in Skills Development Fund grants traced to lobbyists with ties to Ontario premier

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Watercolor
by Conny Jager
Canadian artist
connyjager.com/home.html

A waddling family…guaranteed to make you smile! 🤍

#birds #swans

Brian Krassenstein
BREAKING: Trump just said he’d consider pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell.
Let’s be absolutely clear—no president even entertains a pardon for a convicted sex trafficker like Maxwell unless there’s something they don’t want the world to find out. #cdnpoli

Alberta 🇨🇦Canadians
Be in the know

The conservatives at all levels are Un-Canadian 💯

Smith is pathetic and 💯 corrupt 🤮

Newspaper chief falls to death from window in 'strange' incident The secretive head of Pravda publishing house, Vyacheslav Leontyev, 87, plunged 70ft from his home in western Moscow in what observers have described as a 'strange death'

Newspaper chief falls to death from window in 'strange' Russian incident - World News - Mirror Online
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...

Bang on, Theo!

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

I love smackdowns by our PM 🤣

PM Carney listed off a few praises of Trump, including his “transformation” of the economy, a few of his peace deals and “disabling Iran as a force of terror.”

As Carney worked up to what he called “in many respects the most important,” Trump jumped in

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Very true…ty

The gentle rhythm of nature: a reminder that life moves on with or without us. It is understandable to be wrapped up in our worries and anxieties; they are real. Yet, if we fail to pause and return to our breathing and be in the present moment, we will miss our appointment with Life. 🙏

#life #peace

The moment before a Great Egret makes a landing in the marsh.

Hank and Gladys were sleeping before their daughter woke them up. #Swan #bird #pond #nature #Rochester #NY