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Somewhere in Québec...

Retired now from the pulp & paper world leader after 45 years on continuous service
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It’s 4 am in Kyiv.
Power is finally back after 21 hours.
Once again, our energy workers are heroes.

I want the world to know.
No matter how hard or cold it gets, this city (this country) stands because of its people.
January 10, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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Still no electricity at home.
It’s getting painfully cold.
–8°C outside.
Snow keeps falling.

I’m packing power banks and trying to drive somewhere,
Anywhere
Just to charge them.
This is winter in Ukraine.
This is what russia calls “liberation”
January 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Russia’s Ministry of Defense confirmed the strike on Lviv with Oreshnik missile, claiming it was a “retaliation” for an attack on Putin’s residence — which actually never occurred.
January 9, 2026 at 6:40 AM
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⚡️'US acted on Maduro, why not Kadyrov?' — Zelensky quips that additional pressure will make Putin 'think twice.'
'US acted on Maduro, why not Kadyrov?' — Zelensky quips that additional pressure will make Putin 'think twice'
President Volodymyr Zelensky urged additional pressure from the United States on Jan. 7 to help achieve a peace deal in Ukraine in the coming months, jokingly evoking calls for Chechen leader Ramzan K...
kyivindependent.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM
January 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
From one of the wiser American who served well in USA politics. Too bright to work around that Orange Felon now in the White House. #Trump is too narcissistic to work with guys like Bolton and did surround himself with servile brown noses.
kyivindependent.com/putins-strat...
John Bolton: Putin's strategy
As 2026 opens, Vladimir Putin projects the image of a calm, confident leader. Although political maskirovka comes naturally from his KGB background, Putin very likely believes he is in a position of ...
kyivindependent.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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This kind of explains it
January 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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The reality of all of Trump's cabinet and all positions appointed by Trump.
December 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
@profbillmcguire.bsky.social
Good evening Bill, your book just came in...Starting reading tonight...
December 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
@onestpress.onestnetwork.com I’m reading this… fuming

www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/12/11/d...

How long are democracy worthy of the name will endure that insane garbage?
«Déchets» venus de «pays de merde»: Trump s'en prend aux migrants avec une violence renouvelée
«Déchets» venus de «pays de merde»: Trump s'en prend aux migrants avec une violence renouvelée
www.journaldemontreal.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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🇺🇦🔥 Big breakthrough!

The Ukrainian anti-tank missile system “Sapsan” with ballistic missiles is now in mass production and active use, the Military reports.

And we finally have its full name: 1KR1 “Sapsan”
December 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Pirates of the Caribbean 2025
December 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Awesome #photography of diver befriending a whale.
December 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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December 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
When one get easily #manipulated by a #chatbot... do they deserve to express their position in voting?
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
AI chatbots can sway voters with remarkable ease — is it time to worry?
Experiments involving real-world voters show how talking to a chatbot can shape people’s political opinions.
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
@onestpress.onestnetwork.com
Am I seeing things or Whitkoff plays with his tie too often?
December 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
@sarahkirchberger.bsky.social
My best Suomi friend family are also from Karelia... He's now in Oulu area... fully retired like me
December 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social You'd think USA would sink in this totalitarian mess and will survive to the mid-terms turmoil upon you next year?
December 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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L’outil de transparence de X révèle que plusieurs influenceurs pro-MAGA étaient en réalité des acteurs étrangers. moncarnet.com/2025/11/24/l...
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Serge à Paris, entrevue avec Mme Roselyne Bachelot… Wow elle a 80 ans on lui en donne à peine 65. Quel grande dame brillante. Ça courre pas le rues ici
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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November 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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November 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
What in hell is this disease making most democratic governments pivot to populism and extreme right? Mankind auto-destruct mood?
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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🤭
November 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM