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[Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus]

I'm not suggesting police officers should have to pay for their own training or be paid less, but I do believe nurses, who are required to have far more training than police (and pay for it themselves!), and face a higher risk of assault/injury on the job, should be paid more.

[Tony Lane 🇺🇸 @TonyLaneNV]

A woman hiking in Canada nearly became a grizzly’s next meal and the video circulating right now is genuinely one of the most intense wildlife encounters you will ever watch - her dog is with her, a massive grizzly is right there, and somehow she kept her head together long enough for both of them to walk away breathing.

That is not a small thing. Most people talk tough until nature is standing ten feet in front of them and every instinct in your body is screaming to run, and running is exactly the worst thing you can do.

Grizzlies are built to chase, they top out over 700 pounds and can cover ground faster than any human alive. The people who survive these moments are the ones who override pure fear with pure discipline and this woman did exactly that.

If you hike, camp, or spend any real time in the wilderness - bear spray is not optional, it is the difference between a story you tell and one somebody else tells about you.

Could you have kept your cool?

Hats off to her.

[Afshine Emrani MD FACC @afshineemrani]

The Blue Whale produces milk so rich and thick it has the consistency of soft butter or flowing cream. It’s 50% fat—nearly 15 times more concentrated than human milk.

​Why? Because in the vastness of the ocean, a liquid would dissolve into the salt water before it ever reached the calf. Instead, this "liquid gold" stays intact, allowing the baby to gain 200 pounds every single day.

​"He who fashioned the depths of the sea left nothing to chance."

​From the gargantuan heart the size of a car to the microscopic precision of a mother’s milk, we are witnessing a masterpiece of engineering. This isn't just "survival"—it is divine intentionality.

​Every ripple in the ocean and every breath in your lungs is a quiet, powerful reminder: Every detail was crafted. Every need was anticipated.

​Nature isn't just magical; it’s a witness.

​God is Amazing. 💙

​#Creator #BlueWhale #NatureIsArt #GodsDesign #DeepOcean #WondersOfWorld

[Inferam @InferamAI]

Wow. Brilliant hack this. https://t.co/eaaNo6rvNv

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

It's not every day you have a call with three gold medalists. Another massive congratulations to Ivanie Blondin, Valérie Maltais, and Isabelle Weidemann on your back to back gold medals. 🥇🇨🇦

[mindy🌷 @mindyisser]

i’m not an architect but if you were designing an airport bathroom, wouldn’t you make the doors open OUT instead of IN considering everyone is taking their luggage into the stall

[Dr Ruby (she/her) jaboukies everything @PaperWhispers]

How to handle AI nudification images. Tell everyone.

[John P Erwin III MD MBA MACC (#BigPoppy ) @HeartOTXHeartMD]

Not sure who to attribute this assertion to, but it rings true!

To those born between 1952 and 1979 —

We are the bridge between two worlds.
The last to grow up before the digital age—and the first to walk into it.
We didn’t just witness history. We lived the transformation.

We were the kids who played outside until the streetlights came on—
who shouted friends’ names from the curb, not from a screen.
We scraped our knees on pavement,
ran errands with checkered grocery bags,
and got rewarded with coins and candy.

We are the generation that spun vinyl, then made mixtapes.
That danced with Walkmans, marveled at CDs,
and gently blew into Atari cartridges to make them work again.
We played Pac-Man and watched our VHS tapes until the ribbon wore thin.

We remember houses that cost five figures.
We watched our parents buy them,
and decades later, still wonder how they did it.

We grew up with The Flintstones, Ultraman, Bonanza, and GI Joe.
We listened to bedtime stories on radios and woke up to cartoon jingles.
We danced to The Beatles, rocked to Led Zeppelin,
and later cried to Soda Stereo and Los Bukis.

We are the last to know life without helmets or seat belts—
and somehow, we made it.
We drank soda from glass bottles,
picked up tortillas from the ground, dusted them off, and ate them.
We drank from the same bottle. We shared everything.
The worst we got? Lice. And vinegar took care of that.

We traveled 10 hours in cars without tablets, seat-back screens, or fast food chains.
Just games, songs, and endless questions from the backseat.

We carried books that bent our backs. No wheels. No excuses.
We memorized phone numbers, learned cursive, and rewound tapes with a pencil.

We had no smartphones. No TikTok. No social media.
But we had marbles, hide and seek, jump rope, and truth or dare under the stars.

We built friendships in sweat, dirt, and laughter—
not with likes, but with loyalty.
We weren’t categories or hashtags.
We were “the quiet one,” “the funny one,” “the freckled one.”
And still—we belonged.

We didn’t learn from TED Talks or YouTube tutorials.
We learned from falling, failing, and getting up again.

They call us Generation X.
But we are more than a letter.

We are the foundation.
The in-between.
The last ones to remember before it all went digital.

❤️ We survived it all—with heart, with grit, with soul.
And we wouldn’t trade it for anything.

Cheers to us.
To the ones who lived both before and after.
To the lucky ones.

[Roddy 🇨🇦 @RodKahx]

Holy smokes is this good. Nailed it.

[Todd Spence @Todd_Spence]

At the end of THE HONEYMOONERS Christmas episode, the cast surprised the audience by breaking character and wishing the viewers at home a Merry Christmas. (1955) 🎄 A first in television history.

[Mark Cherrington @MarkCherrington]

If you want to make a real difference, donate directly to your local Food Bank. When you buy food at a grocery store to place in a donation bin, you’re paying full retail prices. Food Banks don't.

The Food Bank can stretch donations much further by purchasing food in bulk or at wholesale prices, and by buying exactly what’s needed most.

When you donate at the till, you don’t get the tax receipt, and the store gets the public credit for the donation.

Direct donations to the Food Bank are more efficient, more transparent, and put more food on the table for people who need it. Please donate directly.

[Nature Unedited @NatureUnedited]

A Grizzly bear casually catching a fish like it's nothing 🐻🎣

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

This is our country, and we decide what happens next.

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

The Italian rhythmic gymnast, Sofia Raffaeli, dances; she is definitely not from this world.

[This Hour Has 22 Minutes @22_Minutes]

When the ICE agent is Canadian… 🇨🇦

[Shipwreckedcrew @shipwreckedcrew]

Hey @gofundme -- why are you allowing the North Carolina murder suspect to raise money for legal fees on your website?

You made a very public announcement after January 6 that your service could not be used to raise funds for defendants accused of violent crimes.

Boycott GoFundMe until they take down the account and refund all money to contributors.

Any money that can't be refunded should go to the victim's family.

Please RT.

[Mask-wearing Red Dog @RedDogFinn]

@DriveBC

[Mask-wearing Red Dog @RedDogFinn]

Logging truck fire east bound Hwy. 1 just outside Three Valley Gap. 10am #drivebc #hwy1 #threevalleygap

[KelownaNow @KelownaNow]

Group photo session on Coquihalla runaway lane draws outrage.

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