This is Keith Walker.
He's homeless.
He was picking up his dog from an animal shelter in Atlanta when he saw it engulfed in flames.
He ran inside the burning building and rescued each and every animal - all sixteen of them.
Not all heroes wear capes.
(📸 W-Underdogs)
Gurucharan Das is right in his estimate that a small,organised, and well-funded group in a democracy can hijack the nation’s interest when the majority is silent & unorganised. Behind the farmers’ protest are the “adhatyas, buying agents & rich farmers.
I saw someone asking on Twitter about the origin of fireworks in India - this painting (1740) depicts a few court women from the Mughal era enjoying sparklers on what is probably Diwali night.
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Humanity is such a lump of mud, each one of us is a lump of mud. What is our duty?
To struggle so that a small flower may blossom from the dung hill of our flesh & mind.”
——Nikos Kazantzakis
You know what democracy looks like in Canada?
A card is sent to my house to tell me I've been automatically registered to vote, and that the poll is within walking distance. I forget to bring the card but can vote anyway. It takes 3 minutes.
You're looking at voter suppression.
After hearing about former @GlobalBC / BCTV News anchor Deborra Hope’s condition, I want to share this letter she wrote to me 25 years ago. It was in response to a letter I wrote to her asking for advice on how to get into news. Another example of her kindness and generosity.
Ranked #1 for computer science, engineering and mathematics, @UWaterloo once again stakes its claim as Canada's top technology university. Read more: https://t.co/6XBi0HTsOU