Alec Austen 🍁🇨🇦🍁

Just a reminder that Muslims have been on this continent since the first arrival of non-Indigenous people. They were among the first generation of Americans, and have been here ever since.

Dear media,
When you ask Mike Johnson about Andy Ogles' hateful tweet against Muslims and Johnson says he knows nothing about it, hand him a printout of the tweet and ask him to read it. "It's just 10 words, Mr. Speaker. Please read it. Now, what do you think?"

NBC’s Richard Engel: “The White House meme campaign is outraging many former US military commanders… they say only someone who has never really seen combat would think it’s a joke and put out material like this.”

I looked, I laughed. 🙄

Feds announce nearly $1 billion for domestic defence innovation, drone technology with Bombardier As the federal government seeks to bolster its domestic defence industry, Industry Minister Melanie Joly announced more than $900 million for defence innovation in Canada, including money for drone te...

Canada is getting ready to design and build drones!
Minister Joly's wish for Canada is coming true.
Canada will once again be a aerospace and defence leader.
Many of us share that wish.
Also - Biomedical Countermeasures Initiative and quantum technology development.
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Highly doubt anyone told Elon that since the satellites are being launched on his rockets.

Endangered whales: U.S. proposal to change safety measure draws criticism from Canada Environmental groups in the United States and Canada are sounding the alarm about a U.S. government proposal to change a federal regulation introduced in 2008 to protect a critically endangered specie...

Endangered whales: U.S. proposal to change safety measure draws criticism from Canada
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· By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press ·

halifax.citynews.ca/2026/03/05/e...

My god…

Now they’re floating a draft? For a war they said we wouldn’t have, and it isn’t justified? Congress, WTFU.

Trump's decision to bomb Iran is now the greatest windfall to the Russian war effort on record. If it continues, it might save the Russian war economy.

“Once weapons were manufactured to fight wars. Now wars are manufactured to sell weapons.” - Arundhati Roy

By continuing to insist that the school in Minab was hit by a stray Iranian missile, Trump is doubling down on his belief that his supporters are stupid and gullible.

Seven bombs hit, not one. The impact marks match those of US munitions designed to penetrate then explode.

Page One in Miami:

@miamiherald.com

Carney calls byelections in Quebec riding of Terrebonne, 2 Toronto ridings | CBC News Prime Minister Mark Carney has called byelections in the Toronto ridings of University-Rosedale and Scarborough Southwest and the Quebec riding of Terrebonne — races the Liberals will want to win to s...

Conservatives have not yet announced any candidates. Poilievre probably trying to figure out how to ditch his Battle River-Crowfoot riding so he can run in Toronto.

Wow -- as first spotted by @BadFoxGraphics on X, Fox & Friends this morning used *old footage of a previous dignified transfer* to mislead their audience about the fact that Trump wore a baseball cap during the one yesterday

Are people paying attention at all?

Kubrick, gone 27 years ago today. #RIP

Few directors were as brilliant at portraying the absurdities of war — like generals who say, “The men died wonderfully.”

@kk53.bsky.social

“Paths of Glory” (1957)

U.S. Judge says Kari Lake broke law in overseeing Voice of America He declared all of Lake's actions over the past year to be null and void, including the layoffs of more than 1,000 journalists and staffers.

He declared all of Lake's actions over the past year to be null and void, including the layoffs of more than 1,000 journalists and staffers. n.pr/4sy0uhE

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But that’s the only fish I actually enjoy! Please don’t let it go the way of the cod.

Picture of the meal as described. Glass of water at top

Sweet potato and chickpea korma on garlic naan with samosa for Saturday’s dinner.

🤦‍♀️ what'd they ever do to us? 😭

5 patients moved after Halifax hospital loses power for 6 hours | CBC News Nova Scotia Health says five critical care patients were transferred to the Halifax Infirmary after the power went out at the Victoria General Hospital at 11:30 p.m. AT Friday.

My brother was affected by this outage. No power to his bed or the devices that administer his medications.

Trump's war on Iran hasn't altered Canada's cost of making gas — at all. So why are we being hosed at the pumps? Policy choices, not market forces of a war halfway around the world, explain the spike in prices, writes Jim Stanford, leading to unnecessary economy-wide inflation and higher interest rates.

As you fill up with gas that's now up 20c/litre in a week, remember who profits. Cdn oil companies made $150b after-tax profit after the last oil spike (2022). An excess profit tax redistributed to consumers would ease the pain. My take in @thestar.com: www.thestar.com/business/opi...

Ukraine Develops Low-Cost Interceptor Drones to Stop Russian Shaheds Ukraine has developed low-cost interceptor drones to destroy Iranian-designed Shahed drones that Russia frequently uses in attacks. These interceptors cost only $1,000–$2,000, far cheaper than expensi...

Bigger isn’t always better. Perhaps the US might try refraining from insulting allies when it realizes its million dollar missiles can’t do the job that a cheap Ukrainian drone can do.

UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns: Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable The British government should be stockpiling food, according to a leading expert on food policy, ...

UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns: Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable The British government should be stockpiling food, according to a leading expert on food policy, ...

Sweden seizes false-flagged ship with suspected stolen Ukrainian grain | Euractiv Collective action against the Russian shadow fleet is gaining momentum, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiga said.

"Sweden seizes false-flagged ship with suspected stolen Ukrainian grain" www.euractiv.com/news/sweden-...

There are a lot of posts out there with the close-up visual of Markwayne Mullin on January 6, but this is a better perspective.

He’s not protecting others; he’s protecting himself and hiding. You can see plenty of people at the entry door, ready to take on the insurrectionists, but not Markwayne.

EU-Can sounds affirming, Can-EU raises doubts.