Today’s News: The end of the beginning?
Ottawa. 2022.03.15. pic.twitter.com/lCHCAQa3iv — Adam Scotti ??? (@AdamScotti) March 16, 2022 Its not the end, nor the beginning of the end, but it may be the end of the beginning.…
Cathie from Canada
Today’s News: Extinction Burst
An “extinction burst” is what little kids do when they melt down in a temper tantrum because they can’t get what they want. From what I am reading tonight, Russia…
Today’s News: Ukraine perseveres
This is wonderful: Zelensky’ late-night address: Day 17 of the war is over. “The Russian invaders cannot conquer us. They do not have such strength. They do not have such…
Today’s News: Stepping on a Lego
I found this image on twitter — and anyone who has ever stepped barefoot on a lego knows what will happen next: Many stories tonight projecting Russia’s ultimate defeat –…
Today’s News: Let’s call that hope
Some discouragement in the Russia Ukraine War today, but lets start with some beautiful things: British Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has written a poem about this war: “Platforms and trains,…
Today’s News: Hunkering Down
When you’re waiting at a pile of sandbags for an invading army, why not just play some music? I get the impression today that we are realizing there may not…
Today’s News: Threading the Needle
Undeniably, the coming days and weeks of the Ukraine Russia War will prove to be the most important challenge in world history since Operation Overlord in 1944. The West is…
Today’s News: Maybe Russia could just declare victory and leave?
I was all excited earlier today when it looked as though Poland and the US had an airplane deal worked out. But that doesn’t seem to be the case tonight.…
Today’s News: Poetry of a sort
There’s a lot of news and tweets about the Ukraine-Russia War, so I am now following three Twitter Lists: From The Horse Whisperer: Ukraine Coverage From Josh Marshall: 2022 Ukraine…
Today’s News: Return of the Red Phone
Our son asked me yesterday what it was like to live in the time of the Cold War. That’s when I realized that for him, the threat of nuclear annihilation…
Today’s News: Small Mercies
Thank heaven for small mercies, at least — because as awful as things are, at least TFG (The Former Guy) isn’t still president: Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV https://t.co/1ptv7kcil4 —…
Today’s News: Oops
I deleted one of my tweets today. It was, of course, about the situation in the Ukraine and in it, I supported the NATO decision not to implement a No…
Today’s News: There’s something happening here
I said this, or words to this effect, a few days ago and I feel this even more now: …Now the days before February 2022 have become the actual “Before…
Today’s News: Holding on
These past two years have been the longest decade ever. — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 3, 2022 #BREAKING Map of the approximate situation in Ukraine as of 01:00 UTC 03/03/22.…
Today’s News: Two remarkable politicians
Two remarkable politicians are earning the world’s gratitude: Joe Biden and Chrystia Freeland. Biden’s State of the Union was tonight and he deserves the credit he is getting for rallying…
Today’s News: the "Before Times" are gone
I tell you, I’m getting very very tired of the 2020s. If I could return them for a refund, I sure would. I had been thinking of the days before…
Today’s News: Ukraine Strong
For Ukraine coverage, here’s some great resources: The Kyiv Independent twitter Josh Marshall’s twitter list 2022 Ukraine Crisis Canadian reporter Justin Ling’s twitter Balloon Juice’s War In Ukraine page New…
Today’s News: Fighting the good fight
Nobody knows if Ukraine will prevail over Russia – its hard to see what “winning” would look like in this context, maybe Russia will not just turn tail and go…
Today’s News: Lighting up the world for Ukraine
World Unites in solidarity with Ukraine as the landmark lights up in blue and yellow ?? pic.twitter.com/TIKIexzDSp — JEY ?? (@mmoaNkoaa) February 25, 2022 pic.twitter.com/bicWGLge3b — Sedona ? (@SedonajaneRocks) February…
Today’s News: Ukraine fights back
Though most of my attention is on the Ukraine now, there is still actual Canadian news for yesterday and today– Trudeau has revoked the Emergencies Act, for one thing —…