MJGlass 🇨🇦

War baby. ENFJ. Poorly enculturated. Pastafarian. Suited more to the hod than to the epaulet. Bleeds green. Master of The Irish Goodbye. @[email protected]

[MJGlass 🇨🇦 @MJGlass2]

It's Friday. And on Fridays, we dance!

https://t.co/GmK2mawoFj

[Brian Setzer @briansetzer59]

Brian Setzer demonstrates how he transitions between single string and fingerpicking, and how he likes to play melodies behind the song, rather than just strum out a rhythm 🎸

From “The Guitar of Brian Setzer (Hot Licks)” #briansetzer #guitaristofinstagram #fingerpicking #rockabilly #straycats

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

Israelis who block aid trucks to feed starving children in Gaza are considered civilians.

Yemenis who block trade routes to prevent genocide in Gaza are considered pirates.

Americans who block aid ships to feed starving children in Cuba are considered peacemakers.

Iranians who block Strait of Hormuz to prevent ethnic cleansing in Lebanon are considered terrorists.

They invented a language to conceal their crimes against humanity. It’s as simple as that.

[The Fourth Musketeer @IV_Musketeer]

Smells a dead mouse from a mile away. Eats anthrax for breakfast. Prevents epidemics just by existing.

The turkey vulture — the most important bird nobody respects.

THE NOSE:

→ Best sense of smell of any bird on Earth
→ Can detect ethyl mercaptan (decomposition gas) from 1+ mile
→ Gas companies add the same chemical to natural gas lines
→ Turkey vultures have circled gas leaks — engineers follow them

THE STOMACH:

→ Stomach acid: pH ~1 (nearly pure hydrochloric acid)
→ Destroys anthrax, botulism, cholera, hog cholera
→ Eats diseased carcasses that would otherwise spread epidemics
→ Essentially a flying biohazard disposal unit

THE BALD HEAD:

→ No feathers = bacteria can't get trapped when eating carrion
→ UV sunlight sterilizes the bare skin
→ Same reason vultures sunbathe with wings spread (UV sterilization)

THE FLIGHT:

→ Soars for hours without flapping (uses thermals)
→ Distinctive "wobbly" flight with wings in shallow V
→ Can cover 200 miles per day searching for carrion

WITHOUT VULTURES:

→ In India, vulture populations crashed 99% due to a cattle drug
→ Result: rotting carcasses, feral dog explosion, rabies epidemic
→ Tens of thousands of human deaths attributed to vulture decline

Respect the cleanup crew.

You need them more than they need you.

[Courtney Theriault @cspotweet]

"That consent has not been sought. It has not been given. Nor will it be given under duress or through any process designed to circumvent our constitutional rights."

Treaty 8 First Nations Chiefs send letter to Premier Danielle Smith, as well as Prime Minister Mark Carney, demanding the Alberta government immediately cease any attempt to proceed with a separation referendum or related process without full consultation, accommodation and the free, prior, and informed consent of the Treaty 8 First Nations.

[Wab Kinew @WabKinew]

We are saying no to a data centre in Île-des-Chênes because there are big threats to the environment and not much benefit to the economy.

Our message to any tech company out there… if you want to build technology with a thoughtful, human-centred approach that puts humanity first, then Manitoba is open for business. 🦬

[MoCrown👸 Modupe Adeboye-Ayoroh @msmocrown]

Canadian man challenges those who attribute Canada's problems to immigration to think of what happens if Canada closed its doors to immigration.

[🌱helga🌿🕊️🍃 @anemlon]

Ein hohes Maß an Intellekt sorgt dafür, einen Menschen ungesellig zu machen. Denn je mehr er in sich selbst findet, desto weniger braucht er von der Außenwelt. Die meisten Menschen können Stille nicht ertragen, weil sie sie zwingt, sich selbst gegenüber zu treten. Also füllen sie ihr Leben mit Lärm, Ablenkung und endloser Unterhaltung. Aber je tiefer ein Mensch denkt, desto erschöpfender wird oberflächlich Gesellschaft. Und so - ohne Hass auf die Menschheit - lernt er langsam, die Einsamkeit zu genießen. Nicht weil er denkt, er sei besser als andere, sondern weil innerer Frieden wertvoller wird als das Gefühl der Zugehörigkeit.

Arthur Schopenhauer

[Wab Kinew @WabKinew]

Lumi the lynx has found her forever home. 🐾

I first met Lumi when she was a rescued 12 week old cub who was injured and lost her mom. Seeing her healthy, thriving and settling into her new home at the Assiniboine Park Zoo is heartwarming.

I am lynx clan - bizhiw nindoodem - so you could say I’ve been rooting for my relative.

We’re proud to support our animal friends with a $650k investment in Wildlife Haven and $5M for a new Animal Health Centre at the @assiniboinezoo .

[Rachel Gilmore @atRachelGilmore]

Chilling details emerged today about the Canadian government’s inaction as Israel kidnapped and abused Canadians bringing aid to Gaza.

Israel shot at them, beat them, stabbed them, and left them for dead.

One activist called the Canadian consulate between Israel's attacks -- but no help came:

[LPC @landpalestine]

Game of Thrones star Liam Cunningham on why the Irish people support Palestine

“we didn't stop fighting for 700 years against the British”

[Kairos.MP5 @KAIROSMMA2]

OH MY GOODNESS. I never thought I would ever say this . BRYCE MITCHELL IS FUCKING SPITTING

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Israel has invaded Lebanon for the sixth time in 48 years. Al Jazeera’s Hala Al Shami takes us through a history of invasions and resistance.

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

Opossums live short, difficult lives, yet they spend their nights doing work many people never see.

Most only live about one to two years in the wild. They move through backyards, forests, roadsides, and neighborhoods after dark, searching for food while avoiding cars, dogs, predators, and harsh weather. Their lives are brief, but their role in nature is meaningful.

Opossums help clean the world around you. They eat pests, insects, carrion, and sometimes even venomous snakes. They also help reduce ticks, which can carry disease. In their quiet way, they support the balance of the places they pass through.

Still, many people fear them because of how they look or because they appear at night. But opossums are usually shy, gentle animals. When scared, they often freeze, hiss, drool, or play dead because they want to survive, not attack.

Kindness can be simple. Give them space. Do not harm them. Slow down when you see one near the road. Let them keep doing the work nature gave them.

Opossums may not live long, but they leave the world cleaner than they found it.

[caligirl @AlliesGata]

@MetamateDaz Read what happened to their bank accounts

https://t.co/E8Xcv98kYn

[Whale Scan @WhaleScan]

🚨 stop scrolling.. do you understand what a frozen bank account actually does to a $4 billion resort project..

because most people are watching the protest footage and missing the math..

Albania Land Development — the Qatari-owned company that holds the coastal land Affinity Partners needs to build — had its bank accounts seized by SPAK on June 2, 2026..

no bank accounts means no transactions..

no transactions means no construction financing can move.. not $1 billion.. not $100 million.. not a single wire..

you don't freeze the land vehicle for an environmental complaint.. you freeze it when prosecutors believe the underlying property titles are fraudulent and you're afraid the money moves before you can stop it..

and here's the part nobody's connecting..

the 2024 land reclassifications that made this project legally possible are now the subject of a criminal investigation.. the titles are under fraud review.. the bank accounts are frozen.. and the probe opened and the freeze landed within 24 hours of each other..

that's not a slow regulatory process.. that's prosecutors running..

Kushner announced this deal in August 2024.. visited the site with Ivanka in early 2026.. called it a vision for the Albanian coast..

the Senate was already scrutinizing Affinity's foreign deals before any of this..

a frozen land company with allegedly fraudulent titles and a widening criminal probe is not a permitting delay..

it's the structural end of the project as currently built.

I'll keep you updated. Turn on notifications. 🚨

[daz @MetamateDaz]

Albanians just showed the world how it's done.

The government was selling off prime coastal land and protected islands to Jared Kushner and linked investors for a massive luxury resort turning public beaches and nature reserves into private playgrounds for the ultra-rich. The people said: HELL NO. Thousands poured into the streets under “Albania Is Not For Sale.” Protests turned fiery. They stormed government buildings and burnt down the Prime Minister’s house. This isn’t just about a deal. It’s about sovereignty. It’s about refusing to let your country be auctioned off to foreign billionaires while locals lose access to their own coastline. When elites sell the nation’s future for kickbacks and luxury resorts, the people have every right to push back hard. Respect to the Albanians for refusing to be colonized by cash. Other countries should be taking notes.

[Yipeng Ge 葛义朋 @yipengGe]

I keep thinking about this photo taken yesterday.

Prime Minister of Canada, @MarkJCarney, stands in front of an Israeli flag speaking about how hate against any group of peoples is wrong. While, the International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel is committing the crime of apartheid and illegal occupation in the West Bank and genocide in Gaza against Palestinians. This is hate and discrimination translated into systematic legal injustice and mass death and slaughter.

There is an obligation for Canada as a third party state to not be complicit in Israel’s crimes against humanity and violations of international law.

Standing in front of a flag of a state committing apartheid and genocide, while still sending weapons to Israel to commit these crimes, should demonstrate to all humanity and peace loving people in Canada to seriously question our politicians and confront this current reality for what it truly is.

Canada is deeply committed and embedded in the structural oppression against Palestinians, entrenching the systematic colonial rule of Western settler colonial states in a world where the rich and powerful can choose to continue to break all the international laws and obligations because they know consequences are beneath them.

I know so many good and decent people who refuse such a world and reality where impunity is enjoyed by the war criminals. Rather we fight for a world where human rights for all is defended without exception. Where our obligations to international law and the global community actually means something.

[Orla Joelsen @OJoelsen]

During a hearing in the U.S. Congress today, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked whether he was aware that Greenland is part of Denmark. His response was: “For now.”

It is worth recalling a few basic facts.

Greenland’s future is for the Greenlandic people to decide, in accordance with the 2009 Self-Government Act, which recognizes the Greenlandic people’s right to self-determination. That decision will not be made in Washington, but in Greenland.

Until the Greenlandic people decide otherwise, Greenland remains part of the Kingdom of Denmark. This status is recognized under international law, where respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity is among the most fundamental principles of the international order.

Greenland is also part of NATO through the Kingdom of Denmark. The United States has maintained a significant military presence in Greenland for decades and at one point operated up to 17 military bases and installations across Greenland. Under the 1951 Defense Agreement between Denmark and the United States, later updated through the 2004 Igaliku Agreement, signed in Igaliku, Greenland, by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, Denmark and Greenland, the United States already has the ability to establish or reopen military facilities in Greenland in cooperation with Denmark and Greenland.

There is therefore no security rationale that justifies discussions about American ownership of Greenland.

The idea of purchasing territories or acquiring parts of sovereign countries belongs to another era. That is not how modern allies conduct themselves in the 21st century.

If members of the U.S. administration believe that such statements enjoy broad support among the Greenlandic people, they are gravely mistaken. Political signals from Greenland have repeatedly shown that Greenlanders expect their right to determine their own future to be respected.

Neither Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, nor any future American president should decide Greenland’s future.

That right belongs exclusively to the Greenlandic people, in accordance with the Self-Government Act and the international principle of self-determination.

Greenland’s future belongs to the people of Greenland. Not Washington. Not any other capital. The decision belongs to the Greenlandic people — and to them alone. Period.