Steven DeWitt

Canadians need to stop wasting time focusing on the very slight chance that the USA would ever use military force against Canada and focus more on the very real chance that the USA could cause us immense pain by turning off our access to the Visa and Mastercard clearing systems.

Et comment sommes-nous censés distinguer les bons drones de ceux qui sont armés et manipulés par des fous?

Sentences beginning “Guess what” are not questions, and thus don’t end with question marks. Ditto sentences beginning “I wonder.” #copyediting

There was never a better time to start shifting away from #Google. I know #degoogling totally is not easy but we can all take simple first steps, like signing up for another free email service and forwarding your Gmail address to it. #LakeOntario

Ships traveling between the upper Great Lakes and the Atlantic must pass through Canada’s Welland Canal. The 27-mile canal and all eight of its locks are entirely in Ontario, meaning a strategically important portion of U.S. Great Lakes maritime trade depends on Canadian-controlled infrastructure.

"you see, Canada is clearly overreacting and should simply make the deal that's available, like other countries have"

His average supporter has no need or want for a passport so 6 months from now he'll be tossing these into crowds like paper towels

They are destroying civilization while we watch

El País: "El mapa del Holocausto en Viena - Un historiador crea un centro de datos para localizar en el plano de la capital austriaca las últimas viviendas de miles de víctimas del nazismo, y reconstruir sus vidas" - memento.wien - Haz clic en la lupa para explorar. Da mucho que pensar.

They should reduce a politician's pension every time they preface a statement with "Let me be clear:". A phrase overused to the point it has become meaningless.

Oh how I hate this too. It happens all the time with the Cyrillic alphabet as well. The result is nonsensical.

As a translator and proofreader I can testify to this. As a text reaches book length, the chances of properly spelled but misused words slipping through, like "pubic" instead of "public," increase greatly.

Turning Mitch McConnell into a meme in order to get attention is distasteful. I don't like his politics but he's still a human being with a family.

New books! New books!

OK so #Canada got knocked out of the men's #WorldCup, but we're going to be in #Eurovision next year!

My morning news habits are changing now that BBC News has erected a paywall. In addition to Le Monde and CBC News, now I check Al Jazeera.

Lake Bogoria in Kenya‘s great rift Valley is a spectacular place to view flocks of up to 1.8 and 2 million lesser and greater flamingoes. The lakes high alkaline waters, foster massive blooms of blue green algae called spirulina which serves as a primary food source for these birds

[chef's kiss]

Whenever I go out in public with my cane or walking poles, people invariably hold doors for me, make space for me, and regularly even make encouraging comments like "keep it up" or "looking good." The only place where people try to duck in front of/get around me is Costco (but that place is a zoo).

J'ai fait le grand saut et je me suis abonné à @lemonde.fr.

I went to #choir practice last night for the first time since my #stroke 10 months ago. It felt so amazing to do something so ordinary. It went well!

It’s officially spring in Dartmouth

Je suis quelqu'un qui regarde rarement la télé mais je regarde #AstridEtRaphaëlle en rafale. Époustouflé par la qualité du jeu d'acteur, et la dynamique entre les personnages principaux est touchante. Très content d'être tombé sur cette série.

J'ai passé ces derniers jours à découvrir plusieurs artistes francophones. Mon coup de coeur sera Coeur de Pirate mais j'ai aussi hâte d'écouter le nouvel album des Louanges qui sortirait dans quelques semaines. D'autres suggestions sont les bienvenues! #musique #québec #france #synthpop

I just read the last page of Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong. What a gripping crime story full also of fascinating insights into life and the structure of society in 1990s China. I'm looking forward to reading the next in the Inspector Chen series. #booksky

I called my cat a hot cross bun (for cooking in front of the fireplace for so long) and then realized: I haven't seen a hot cross bun in years. My mom used to buy them periodically as a treat but that was many years ago -- they must have drifted out of style here.

I've been quiet but working hard. I'm now taking bigger steps when walking and can even take a few steps without the cane; and I'm now able to write very slowly, use a fork or spoon, and floss my teeth. Long way to go still, but some small victories. It's been almost 5 months. #strokesurvivor

When I go out with ankle brace, knee brace and arm sling on, so many people ask me what happened, and I always sense disappointment when I tell them it was a stroke. I think I'll start saying it was from roof hopping.

I’ve been quiet on here but I have an excuse: I had a #stroke! Now at home and busy with #rehab, but I’m also back online (and it’s a lifeline for me especially now…).

After accidentally activating our living room Alexa umpteen times when all I meant to do was talk ABOUT her, I now refer to her in the third person as "Dingbat" and find that oddly satisfying.

For the first time I can recall in this century, a car passed me last night blasting Starship's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" with the windows down. If that song is "retro cool" now I am concerned

I bought a 3-pack of cucumbers a couple of weeks ago and just today finished the last one before they could go bad. I feel like I deserve a sticker or something!

I'm so fortunate to get to make music with these amazing people!

Do not leave the house between 1 and 2 today without a jacket!

Honte à Netanyahu, tout son gouvernement et ceux qui le soutiennent pour le génocide sadique des Gazaouis. La phase actuelle d'élimination ethnique ne sera jamais pardonnée pour tous ceux qui y ont participé.

As a clue into my personality this would have been my dream job had my life matched this time period. So very interesting.

I feel blessed by the universe to have grown up during the late 70s & early 80s and been shaped by so much amazing music. Today's backdrop to morning coffee is The Fixx's Reach the Beach LP.

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I'm willing to bet a dollar that even the most cold hearted among us has replied "thank you" when ChatGPT totally answered the question

For the record, I will continue limiting myself to the $29 earbuds until my compulsion to run them through the laundry abates.

The wonderful words one learns reading the daily news in another language: “papable” (in Spanish; “papabile” in Italian) = suitable to be considered for the position of pope.

Oh MY, we are excited about our upcoming "Exhale" concert on May 24 - to say we've been holding our breath since "Inhale" last fall is only exaggerating a little. 🙃And we're partnering with our friends at Choirs for Change to make that weekend a double header for those interested: /2 🧵

Definitely feels like spring seeing the 2nd cruise ship of the season already. (I am not referring to the ferry also pictured. 🛥️) #Halifax

"While the Antarctic Treaty has been quite successful at keeping Antarctica demilitarized, the continent will become a hot spot of tensions in the near future," warns CSIS Americas Program expert Wilder Alejandro Sánchez. Read the full piece:

Friends, please stop starting your posts with "BREAKING:" just to make them look more important. In this chaotic time all it does is create more stress for people you care about.

The Roman amphitheatre in Verona is actually older than Colosseum, dating back to AD 30. It is a "working" UNESCO World Heritage Site, with 22,000 seats every summer for opera. The summer opera season started in 1913. It was used for Diodato's 2020 video. #RomanSiteSaturday

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