Brenda Bertrand

Wife, mother of 3, professional church worker, and scrapbooker.

[Monty Python @montypython]

“Always look on the bright side of life…”
Remembering the incomparable Tim Curry, seen here as King Arthur in Spamalot.
A true master of his craft who lit up every stage and screen he touched. His extraordinary legacy will live on forever.
He will be greatly missed.

[MapQuest @MapQuest]

We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario. Name it whatever you want at your leisure: https://t.co/E2I0Ezd57W

(tag us so we can see your work 🙂)

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”.

The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.

We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms.

Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.

[👑 ♤ Lake Ontario  @LakeOntario16]

I was given my name by the Iroquois Nation many hundreds of years ago. By 1660 my name was printed on maps by the Europeans as they accepted the Native name which means Beautiful waters.
In 1867 the Canadian government decided to use my name for their providence.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

In the dramatic circumstances of war, information must guard against the risk of turning into propaganda. It is every journalist's duty to verify the news, so as not to become a megaphone for power. They must show the suffering that war always brings to populations, which entails showing the face of war and recounting it through the eyes of victims.

[Richard Roeper @RichardERoeper]

Suggestion for next year’s Oscars: Eliminate the scripted and often painfully unfunny presenters banter. Just walk out and say, “Here are the nominees for…” and get to it. That would free up an extra 10–15 minutes total time for the winners’ acceptance speeches.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Sport shouldn’t mean amnesia, and the Olympic movement should help stop wars, not play into the hands of aggressors. Unfortunately, the decision of the International Olympic Committee to disqualify Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych says otherwise. This is certainly not about the principles of Olympism, which are founded on fairness and the support of peace.

I thank our athlete for his clear stance. His helmet, bearing the portraits of fallen Ukrainian athletes, is about honour and remembrance. It is a reminder to the whole world of what Russian aggression is and the cost of fighting for independence. And in this, no rule has been broken.

It is Russia that constantly violates Olympic principles, using the period of the Olympic Games to wage war. In 2008, it was the war against Georgia; in 2014 – the occupation of Crimea; in 2022 – the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. And now, in 2026, despite repeated calls for a ceasefire during the Winter Olympics, Russia shows complete disregard, increasing missile and drone strikes on our energy infrastructure and our people.

660 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have been killed by Russia since the full-scale invasion began. Hundreds of our athletes will never again be able to take part in the Olympic Games or any other international competitions. And yet, 13 Russians are currently in Italy competing at the Olympics. They compete under “neutral” flags at the Games, while in real life publicly supporting Russian aggression against Ukraine and the occupation of our territories. And they are the ones who deserve disqualification.

We are proud of Vladyslav and of what he did. Having courage is worth more than any medal.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

👋🏾

[Craig Melvin @craigmelvin]

It’s easy to quote Dr. King today. Harder to live his courage, compassion, and conviction the rest of the year. Let’s all try choosing the harder thing.

[Amanda Gorman @TheAmandaGorman]

For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by I.C.E. on January 7, 2026

by Amanda Gorman

They say she is no more,
That there her absence roars,
Blood-blown like a rose.
Iced wheels flinched & froze.
Now, bare riot of candles,
Dark fury of flowers,
Pure howling of hymns.

If for us she arose,
Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief,
Crouches our power,
The howl where we begin,
Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater
Of the worst of what we’ve been.

Change is only possible,
& all the greater,
When the labour
& bitter anger of our neighbors
Is moved by the love 
& better angels of our nature.

What they call death & void,
We know is breath & voice; 
In the end, gorgeously, 
Endures our enormity. 

You could believe departed to be the dawn
When the blank night has so long stood.
But our bright-fled angels will never be fully gone,
When they forever are so fiercely Good.

[Steve Martin @UnrealBluegrass]

We aren't learning.

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

.@realdonaldtrump you didn’t have the power to call the National Guard on January 6 but now you do? Washington DC is not only our nation’s capital…it’s a beautiful city that 700,000 people call home. I’m proud to run a business and raise a family here. DC doesn’t need federalized troops…it needs leaders who respect our fundamental founding principles of democracy, dignity, and respect.

[British Athletics @BritAthletics]

What a career 👏

British record holder and two-time European bronze medalist @lizziebird94 has announced her retirement from athletics 🙏

Thank you for the memories Lizzie!

[Rep. Gloria Johnson @VoteGloriaJ]

I wondered most of my life how the holocaust could have happened, I could not fathom how people could let it happen. Now, as the American President brags about his new concentration camp and his “Christian” followers cheer him and buy merchandise, I know exactly how it happened.

[Brad @BraddrofliT]

This Senator - who represents a state whose population is smaller than the city of Albuquerque - sold out the rest of our country.

She tried to get her 750,000 constituents a special deal.

Meanwhile, she screwed over 350,000,000 other Americans.

[David Gura @davidgura]

Walter Cronkite, who anchored the CBS Evening News for more than two decades:

“Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.”

[John Clark @JClarkNBCS]

Tomorrow night at CBP, the Phillies will welcome Tugger, a service dog in training named after Phils legend Tug McGraw

Here is what Tug’s son Tim McGraw says about Tugger:

“Ya gotta believe young Tugger’s going to be a hero for a veteran with an invisible wound of war. My father loved the Phillies and took immense pride in his service with the United States Marine Corps. The thought that this little pup will one day contribute to enhancing the quality of life for a veteran is truly remarkable. We can never do enough to honor our veterans, and I am certain my father would have felt deeply honored to have Tugger named in his memory.”

The Phils new pup, named after beloved Phillie and Marine reservist Tug McGraw, will embark on a mission to support a veteran with a disability, thanks to Team Foster and Warrior Canine Connection

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

War does not solve problems; on the contrary, it amplifies them and inflicts deep wounds on the history of peoples, which take generations to heal. No armed victory can compensate for the pain of mothers, the fear of children, or stolen futures. May diplomacy silence the weapons! May nations chart their futures with works of peace, not with violence and bloodstained conflicts!

[CBS Mornings @CBSMornings]

Beloved Food Network personality Anne Burrell died Tuesday at her home in Brooklyn. She was 55 years old.

On camera, Burrell was bold, sassy and unapologetic. Her family shared in a statement, “Anne’s light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions across the world.”