Election Day in Brazil is on Sunday.
Look at this energy in the streets right now.
What we are witnessing in South America is the total rejection of Communist tyrants and the embrace of freedom.
Time for the people of Brazil to take their country back
🇺🇸At a small chapel near the Rio Grande, “Cowboy Priest” Father Roy Snipes urged worshippers to oppose detaining and deporting neighbours who are not violent criminals.
Some congregants said families and students in their community are already being affected by deportations.
In the Rio Grande Valley, some Hispanic voters who backed Donald Trump over border security now say they oppose the scale of his immigration crackdown.
Has Dakar turned over a new leaf... or is he just plotting his next move?
Our handsome white tiger, Dakar, is usually quite the mischievous prankster! But today, he's taking a surprisingly gentle approach to his pumpkin enrichment. A little sniff here, a curious inspection
Haiti is moving forward with its constitutional revision process. On October 22, 2026, the committee leading the process met with CORPUHA, the group representing Haitian universities.
The consultations are happening under Articles 12, 13 and 14 of the National Pact for Stability and Organization of Elections, signed February 21, 2026.
Before that, the committee met with political parties including Fanmi Lavalas, OPL, KONBA, En Avant, ASE and PHTK. It also met with the private sector, including departmental chambers of commerce, ADIH, AmCham, Makaya and the Haitian-Canadian and Haitian-French chambers.
The committee plans to continue meeting with other signatories of the Pact, civil society groups and parties that did not sign.
But for this process to be legitimate, the diaspora must be included. Millions of Haitians abroad support families, send remittances, invest in businesses and want to contribute to Haiti’s future.
Including them would bring new ideas, professional skills and experience from other democratic systems. It would also ensure the new Constitution reflects Haitians inside and outside the country, especially those who want to return or invest.
Most importantly, constitutional reform cannot be left only to politicians. It needs transparency, public participation and trust that it represents the people. The way for Haitians abroad to participate should be clear.
This process could shape Haiti’s future institutions and how the country is governed.
What do you guys think?
What changes would you want in the Constitution? Stronger accountability for officials, an independent justice system, electoral reform, limits on presidential terms, or more power for local communities?
Should Haitians abroad have a formal voice in this process, and how should they be included?
If you could change one thing first, what would it be to build a stronger, more stable Haiti?
Enjoy this beautiful tune from our white-handed gibbon family and celebrate International Gibbon Day! 🎶🎵
Gibbons often "sing" in the morning to communicate with their family and mark their territory to other neighboring groups.
🎃🦒🐅🍬Boo at the Zoo is happening!
Join us Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25 from 10AM-5PM. Last admission at 4PM.
🍬 Trick-or-treat candy stations
👻 Costume contests for all ages
🎪 Vendors throughout the zoo
🐾 Animals enjoying special Halloween treats
Hello from Ashby de la Zouch Castle transformed from a modest manor house into a luxurious fortress by William, Lord Hastings in the 1470s, when his friend #EdwardIV granted him permission to crenellate four manors & create enclosed parks around them. Hastings seems to have made Ashby his main seat (he also transformed his birthplace at Kirby Muxloe.) The vast wealth he accumulated from Edward’s favour, plus his French & Burgundian pensions is apparent from the grandeur of the ruins.
The castle also inspired Walter Scott & is the setting for the tournament scene in Ivanhoe. Today, it is owned by the Earl of Loudon (a descendant of both Hastings & Edward IV’s brother George, Duke of Clarence) & managed by English Heritage.
See linked post for more on Hastings & his significance in the events of 1483.