REPORTER: “You've had a deep faith for God and country…. What is your hope for America at a time such as this?” Sec RUBIO: “where you're not limited by the circumstances of your birth, the color of your skin, or your ethnicity... it's still better than anybody else's history...”

"You don't need a backup plan. Their military is gone." When hubris overrides preparation, something dangerous happens in leadership.

🚨 When reality breaks through. Why do generals now speak the unspeakable? General Jennie Carignan, Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff, just warned: “We have to get ready for large-scale conflicts… we need a different military.” Has the illusion of endless peace finally ended?

"And when you fight a war the right way — the idea is, you bring about peace." — Pete Hegseth But whose blueprint? Drawn in whose room? Signed by whose hand?

Every crisis arrives with a blueprint already drawn. The stage was always the real demand. What remains of leadership when every crisis quietly upgrades the palace?

Silently Breaking: Mark Carney declared: “The international order will be rebuilt — but it will be rebuilt out of Europe.” Trump’s tinpot “America First” leadership has pushed the world to realise it’s their time to shine — and openly reject the US as no longer capable of doing good for humanity.

"I've been doing this for six weeks." Vietnam. 18 years. Iraq. Many, many years. World War II. Four and a half, almost five. Korean War. Seven years. Six weeks.

The IPO pitch just slipped out in open court. Sen. Kennedy just called out the AI productivity hype to the Fed: "a bunch of hype by people who want to sell stock in an IPO." When power mistakes noise for signal, why does clarity surrender to convenient stories?

"The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that's bad news for Iran much more than it's bad news for the United States of America." — JD Vance What happens when a nation’s red lines are drawn in sand, not stone? Escalation coming, or a stalemate?

"Iran begged for this ceasefire, and we all know it." – Pete Hegseth When reprieve demands a spokesman, suffering had already written its own story. A truce is the most fragile thing humanity produces. It asks for nothing except to be honoured in its incompleteness.

"Whoever wins the Champions League is going to have an iconic moment." @Nicocantor1 on the significance of either Arsenal or PSG becoming European champions 🏆

Me: Okay, this is a casual game. Take it easy, and remember it's for fun The voice inside my head:

Looking back at this 2022 memory of Vi Moradi. As she sneaks through the First Order sector of Black Spire, Nadia is right there making sure the path is clear. With the timeline shift on the 29th, we are losing our favorite Resistance spy. Vi has been such a huge part of the story at Batuu West.

Draw Steel 20-Sided D10 and 6-Sided D3 Dice Set Absolute Null #dice #ttrpg #drawsteel #drawsteeldice

Deputy Director of IT Services, Caterham School. Closes: 12/06. https://shrbrt.jobs/igwyfa. #independentschooljobs #surreyjobs #teachingjobs @hmc-schools.bsky.social

Freedom, Round Two #recovery #wellness #chronicillness #guthealth #sugar

Drop your fighters…

#pistons #cavs #explore #fyp #BreakingNewsUSA Full story: https://jqjo.com/2026-05-14/us/Sports/ch/bs/活塞队因争议性未判罚而遭殃，在对阵骑士队的比赛中后期崩盘/1276254

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COBB-1214: Shallowford Rd at Childers Rd 🕒 11:03 AM - 11:04 AM ET (3x speed) 🌡️ 72°F | Overcast 📍: 34.027300,-84.420000

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We give love so freely to others… but forget ourselves 💔 The truth? Self-love isn’t selfish — it’s essential. It fuels your energy, your health, your happiness. Today, give yourself the same love you give everyone else 💛✨ #SelfLoveMatters #WomenSupportingWomen #FeelGoodLife

Our current first-past-the-post voting system is hugely undemocratic, allowing a political party to secure a massive majority of seats on a minority vote. We need to introduce proportional representation now to ensure every voice is heard and every vote counts.

📹 Beautiful footage of Helsinki, Stockholm, Zurich, Warsaw or Berlin in blue and yellow as the 🇺🇦flag tonight, to express solidarity with the Ukrainian people who commemorate the start of the Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. #StopRussia

PWHL Detroit General Manager Manon Rhéaume spoke with the media today, and talked about how this particular opportunity was a good fit for her.

Nakba Day rally starting in Vancouver now. Grandview Park. Come out if you can. #FreePalestine #NakbaDay

👷 Most of Britain’s railway will stay open as usual over this long weekend but please check National Rail before you travel: 👉 https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ We're working to make our railway better and more reliable: 👉 https://bit.ly/3QJCTg0 #SpringRailWorks

Join Clean Air Council, Conservation Voters of PA, and PennFuture in Harrisburg on 5/4 to meet directly with lawmakers from both parties and advocate for strong, pro‑environment policies. All training, talking points, and logistics will be provided. Register: bit.ly/2026LobbyDay...

I got some butter for your hole! AYOOOOOO! Back to Pokemon DLC we go! 🎨 - catsu_nyan

Good Morning BlueSky

Bacterial infection of the perineum #5WordCringe

Wistikles | Canada’s immigration department (IRCC) has reduced the Express Entry application backlog to its lowest level ever. As of March 2026, only 10% of applications are delayed beyond the normal processing time, compared to 32% in late 2025. #wistikles #canada #CanadaImmigration #IRCC #Visa

“Technology bubbles aren’t driven by tech, they’re driven by human nature.” - Amar Khelifi, Co-Founder - CTPO & Managing Director at #VENFLOW. Smarter infrastructure is bigger than bigger stages. Full episode #WebSummitQatar2026 #EventTech #AI #WhyScripted

Me if Arsenal beat PSG in the UCL final 🧳

❤️🇺🇦☕️ Sharing news while living with the reality of war is not easy. If you’d like to support my work, you can buy me a few coffees. Thank you for being here. ✅For Donations: buymeacoffee.com/24hoursukraine

GDOT-1482: SR400 S before HammondDr MM 7.7 (Fulton) 🕒 2:33 AM - 2:35 AM ET (8x speed) 🌡️ 69°F | Overcast 📍: 33.922744,-84.358361

🆘THEY’RE GOING 2KILL🐶NUNO Begging 4 reposts 2find a 🏡 Volunteer: "Nuno was all wiggles & snuggles…such a happy little guy who clearly ❤️ attention& affection &he kept leaning into staff 4 more ❤️ w/constant tail wags…Nuno has such a joyful, happy presence &so much ❤️ packed into 1 little body”

Well, at least someone feels like dancing today. #FuckTrump

¿Qué se puede hacer este fin de semana en Ourense? Descúbrelo con La Agenda y filtra eventos por fecha, tipo o lugar 📆 Todos lo que ocurre en la provincia de Ourense en un solo lugar👇 https://mrf.lu/MVn-

This week was unproductive but at least I'm having fun & have more new distracting fixations to ward off my depression. -- 🎨Cr: Karkevu --

This song is about the fight, flight, freeze response to deal with trauma. Verse 2 #fightorflight #freezeresponse #trauma #songwriter #folkpunk

In #Microbiome 🚨Effect of microplastics on gut microbes causes liver inflammation in cattle 🔍Investigating how exposure to microplastics pollution induces toxicity via the rumen microbiota-gut-liver axis 👉 doi.org/q6kw #OpenAccess #Microplastics #Pollution

Opening a MetaZoo pack!!! Gosh I love Mothman 🤩

Entrar a una habitación y no saber que te desconcierta más, unos zombies sobre la mesa devorando un cuerpo o un estremecedor canto en el balcón superior... muy bien ahí desarrolladores de Capcom. #Videojuegos #ResidentEvilRequiem #Switch2

The road’s been long, the bullets spent, but Undead West still rides strong. 💀 Spooky season’s here, partner. Time to return to the darkness, claim your revenge, and stare down the Man in Red. 🎃🤠 #indiegame #retrogaming #roguelike

What happens if you turn Mancala into a Roguelike Deckbuilder? 🔵 Combo-heavy marble builds 🌧️ Board hazards that force adaptation ⚡️ Gods that can help… or completely destroy your run That’s Oh!Ware! NOW FEATURED IN THE STRATEGEMS EVENT. Demo live now!! store.steampowered.com/app/4121430/...

On the last Saturday of 2025, there were about 40 Resisters standing up for our rights in Colma. We had blue skies, great camaraderie & quite a few laughs. #Resist #TeslaTakedown #RemoveTheRegime #NoKings #StandUp #StopICE #FreeDC #NoTrillionaires #Colma #California #Indivisible @maddow.bsky.social

I ran the lab tests so you don’t have to guess. Even after hours, milk never reaches 100% infusion—cannabinoids stay behind. That’s why my cookbook has full graphs for milk, butter, oil & alcohol so you know exactly where potency goes. 📚 amzn.to/4n0fCBw

Me posting up throughout #China♥️ #Chinatrip #GoodTimes #Vibing

I want to give y'all an update on the relocation so far. I've made a video giving the play by play but here's the TL;DR - We're approved for an apt in PNW - TX landlord wants >$8,000 to break lease - In talks with relocation orgs to help Love y'all 💙 gofund.me/803610dfa linktr.ee/bageltiger

“Beer Drinkin’ Opportunity” marks the debut release from Aaron Pritchett’s newly formed company, Big Wheel Entertainment, which now oversees both his recorded music and live operations.

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A big factor for tonight's game is that Air Corgi is in attendance and is no doubt blessing the Spurs significantly more than the nuns are

Beta patch v0.107.0 is here! This is a smaller one as it's more focused on stability so we can bring the beta branch over to main soon. Highlights include: 🔧 Lots of bug fixes ⚙️ QOL & UX improvements ⏳ Another Aeonglass change ✨ New art & animations store.steampowered.com/news/app/286...

Good Morning California! Let’s get this done today! #BecerraEra

Ronald Acuña Jr. steals third without Patrick Corbin throwing a pitch

Posted 6 hours ago by @thewokeginger.bsky.social " #Chicago residents woke up and chose chaos😂 A #petition is gaining attention that would rename part of #WabashAvenue to #BarackHusseinObamaAvenue, which would change the address of Trump Tower Chicago to 401 Barack Hussein Obama Ave" Thread 2👇

Beyond Power Voltra: Preview Of Mount Options Which one of these mounts would you use? #homegym #garagegym #beyondpower

Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen FINALIZADO! 10/10 É um anime de comédia e ação com uma família de uma linhagem de espiões super humanos, foi um bem interessante e divertido de acompanhá-lo e recomendo bastante! todo o elenco é bastante carismático.

Explore an inspiring collection of documentaries that centre Black creativity, spotlight the fight for racial justice and share powerful stories of connection and community. Paid in Full: The Battle for Black Music A Mother Apart Carnival: They Can't Steal Our Joy knowledge.ca/black-history-month