LophiusPat 🇨🇦

Ottawa-based, transplanted Haligonian, gardener, Irish/Celtic music lover. Tweets are my opinion; retweets might not necessarily so. 🇨🇦 💉x8

[LophiusPat 🇨🇦 @LophiusPat]

With profound sadness I learn of the passing of Dr C. T. Taggart (1951-2024); he was a fantastic mentor. He leaves a throve of pubs (I was a very proud co-author in a couple), and legion of students from his Biological Oceanography lab at @DalScience Long ride your bike Chris!

[Rupa Subramanya @rupasubramanya]

In some good news for Canada, according to analysis by the founding editor of Bloomberg News, Canada is punching above its weight.

-It's attracting foreign capital at a pace rarely seen. Overseas investors poured C$256 billion into Canadian stocks and bonds in the 12 months ending May 31, making it one of the strongest inflows since records began in 1990.

-Foreign companies also spent more than C$44 billion acquiring Canadian assets in the second quarter, the largest wave of inbound investment since 2007.

-Canada also has the most significant decline in core inflation rates compared to the US and the EU.

https://t.co/dPEWLv9INy

[John Brennan @jmbprime]

J.D. Vance tells Laura Ingraham that Canada is doing terribly and that the Trump administration is building up the middle class. Last I heard Canada‘s economy is out performing the United States while Trump continues to cut Medicare and Medicaid.

[Morgan Cameron Ross @Morgan_C_Ross]

“This is one of the greatest moments for overseas investment in Canada that we’ve seen in a century.. the short answer is that money is pouring into Canada like we’ve not seen.. and from everywhere.” - Bloomberg Editor-In Chief, Matt Winkler

[Adam ⚾️ @GradyTripp00]

The mass sell-off of public services, public businesses, and public assets is about to begin.

And all of it done secretly. All shielded from any public scrutiny. All of it done with no accountability at Queen’s Park. All hidden from any freedom-of-information requests.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Exclusive: Russian President Vladimir Putin could try to test NATO’s resolve with a limited assault on an allied country in the next few years, according to new U.S. intelligence reports https://t.co/1yLRylyrwN

[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

Ukrainian defenders share childhood memories alongside photos from today.

[The Intellectualist @highbrow_nobrow]

Q: You said on social media that Russia is pounding Ukraine. Why not provide Ukraine with air defenses?

Trump: Because I have to know that they want to settle. We want them to settle. @atrupar

*Trump effectively wants Ukraine to surrender. (2025) https://t.co/i7Y0aRuMgV

[Salty Bluenoser 🦞🦞🦞🦞 @long17_de]

Good reminder for certain people.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Q: Russia seems to have increased their attacks on civilian targets. That must be of concern to you.

TRUMP: Look, we're not involved. We're separated by an ocean.

[Brilliant Maps @BrilliantMaps]

Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) handles flights from more airlines than all but 8 other airports.

The list: https://t.co/iveH3k1liC

[Alison Fisk @AlisonFisk]

This incredible 3,400-year-old wig is made from locks of human hair!

It belonged to an ancient Egyptian woman named Merit. Styled with ringlets and braids, it’s astonishingly well preserved and offers a remarkable glimpse into the hairstyles of her time!

Museo Egizio, Turin. 📷 by me

#Archaeology

[Dr. Abdul El-Sayed @AbdulElSayed]

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

[Ian Black @BlacksWeather]

Enjoying sunset last night on Mississippi lake. The humidity has really increased so find yourself a cool spot. It’s 22° now but feels like 29 already. The high approaches 30° (humidex 39). 40% chance of showers with risk of a thunderstorm. Low 20°. Not much change tomorrow.

[𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞s 🇨🇦Vive le Canada!🇨🇦 @portagebaygirl1]

Ford will privatize the LCBO. Sell to a rich 🇺🇸 buddy. He’s gonna tell us “I had no choice folks, there’s no money left. I spent all taxpayer money on my pet projects, I gave $10M to a strip club, I had to pay back wealthy developer friends. Sorry folks.”😡

[BFBS Forces News @ForcesNews]

🛏️Top or bottom bunk?
🌬️Getting used to noise
💤No room for starfishing!

Ever wondered what it's really like to sleep on a submarine? The latest episode of Sub Life has the answers

[Stonehenge U.K @ST0NEHENGE]

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (6th August) was at 5.39am, sunset is at 8.45pm 🌤️

[Isaac Stone Fish @isaacstonefish]

The FBI is reportedly strengthening its partnership with the Chinese Communist Party, and with the Kremlin. This should get a lot more attention.

[The Intellectualist @highbrow_nobrow]

Book bans aren’t just rising. They are being engineered. The same titles and tactics are spreading across states. What’s changing is not the number. It is the system behind it.
https://t.co/hL2YvyfUg4

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

Many of you have reached out to me about a relative’s wartime secret work.

If they served in uniform it is possible to request their personal army, Navy, Air Force record. This will give you details of exactly where they worked and which unit.
Download the relevant application form on the British government website and it can take up to to a year for a release.

Once you have their record, you can visit the National Archives in London to see what information is available about that unit, including official war diaries.

If they served a civilian capacity or with MI5 & MI6, it’s almost impossible to trace what they did.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A visual metaphor of the healing power of time