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My American colleagues and friends dislike it when I liken the course their country is on to what happened in Russia in the early 2000s.
It’s a comparison that’s getting harder and harder to avoid…
It’s a comparison that’s getting harder and harder to avoid…
This just in: "Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards," Lemon's attorney Abbe Lowell says.
January 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM
My American colleagues and friends dislike it when I liken the course their country is on to what happened in Russia in the early 2000s.
It’s a comparison that’s getting harder and harder to avoid…
It’s a comparison that’s getting harder and harder to avoid…
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As anyone who uses the website knows, we are deeply proud of being a Minnesota company.
Recent actions by ICE in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota are abhorrent, unacceptable, and plainly and simply wrong.
We’ll be closed tomorrow in support of the #ICEOut general strike.
Recent actions by ICE in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota are abhorrent, unacceptable, and plainly and simply wrong.
We’ll be closed tomorrow in support of the #ICEOut general strike.
January 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
As anyone who uses the website knows, we are deeply proud of being a Minnesota company.
Recent actions by ICE in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota are abhorrent, unacceptable, and plainly and simply wrong.
We’ll be closed tomorrow in support of the #ICEOut general strike.
Recent actions by ICE in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota are abhorrent, unacceptable, and plainly and simply wrong.
We’ll be closed tomorrow in support of the #ICEOut general strike.
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People are saying you have to accept repentance and changed minds, but what does that mean, for someone like this? Do we need to accept someone who says “I realized I’m against his anti-Somali policy and looking for someone who likes Somalis but hates all the other people I hate”?
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 PM
People are saying you have to accept repentance and changed minds, but what does that mean, for someone like this? Do we need to accept someone who says “I realized I’m against his anti-Somali policy and looking for someone who likes Somalis but hates all the other people I hate”?
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As a former press photog (when I was younger) one of the main differences between consumer grade and professional cameras is that the latter are specifically designed to be able to handle being kicked around and still keep working.
January 17, 2026 at 4:59 PM
As a former press photog (when I was younger) one of the main differences between consumer grade and professional cameras is that the latter are specifically designed to be able to handle being kicked around and still keep working.
WestJet rolling back the tight seat pitch fully. www.newswire.ca/news-release...
WestJet updates cabin reconfiguration strategy to reflect feedback and guest data
/CNW/ - WestJet today announced it will change its cabin-configuration approach on the limited portion of its fleet where it densified seating. Following a...
www.newswire.ca
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
WestJet rolling back the tight seat pitch fully. www.newswire.ca/news-release...
Interesting factoid on the new Addis Ababa airport in this article. It will be 400m lower than the exiting one. Goodbye tech stops in Rome for Ethiopian! www.railwaygazette.com/infrastructu... cc @moredotsmorelines.com
Ethiopian hub airport to be served by 200 km/h rail link
ETHIOPIA: Work has begun on a major hub airport at Bishoftu which is to be connected to the existing Bole International Airport and the capital Addis Ababa by a 38 km railway.
www.railwaygazette.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Interesting factoid on the new Addis Ababa airport in this article. It will be 400m lower than the exiting one. Goodbye tech stops in Rome for Ethiopian! www.railwaygazette.com/infrastructu... cc @moredotsmorelines.com
Looks like Air Canada is upping the number of extra legroom Y seats on the high density 77W by *removing* one row of seats. www.reddit.com/r/aircanada/...
From the aircanada community on Reddit: AC reducing capacity on high density 77W to add extra legroom seats?
Explore this post and more from the aircanada community
www.reddit.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Looks like Air Canada is upping the number of extra legroom Y seats on the high density 77W by *removing* one row of seats. www.reddit.com/r/aircanada/...
Grr. Dots. cc @milesintransit.com Manila LRT Line 1
January 5, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Grr. Dots. cc @milesintransit.com Manila LRT Line 1
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Great! 🇺🇦🇪🇺
⚡️Ukraine enters EU's single mobile roaming zone.
Ukraine formally joined the European Union's single roaming zone on Jan. 1, allowing Ukrainian citizens to use their mobile phone service across the European bloc without incurring additional charges.
Ukraine formally joined the European Union's single roaming zone on Jan. 1, allowing Ukrainian citizens to use their mobile phone service across the European bloc without incurring additional charges.
Ukraine enters EU's single mobile roaming zone
Ukraine formally joined the European Union's single roaming zone on Jan. 1, allowing Ukrainian citizens to use their mobile phone service across the European bloc without incurring additional charges.
kyivindependent.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Great! 🇺🇦🇪🇺
Hi @milesintransit.com from a minibus in China. Yes, there is some smooth Chinese rock playing over the speakers.
December 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Hi @milesintransit.com from a minibus in China. Yes, there is some smooth Chinese rock playing over the speakers.
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Следующая станция, Трампская…
Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says
The board of the performing arts centre voted to name it after President Donald Trump, rebranding it the 'Trump_Kennedy Center', press secretary Karoline Leavitt says.
www.bbc.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Следующая станция, Трампская…
Torrana to Tirana (YYZ-TIA)
Did not expect Albania to be on the list for nonstops from Toronto!
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
Did not expect Albania to be on the list for nonstops from Toronto!
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
Air Transat opens the door to the Balkans with a non-stop flight to Tirana from Toronto
/CNW/ - Air Transat, voted the World's Best Leisure Airline at the 2025 Skytrax World Airline Awards, today announced the launch of a new non-stop service...
www.newswire.ca
December 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Torrana to Tirana (YYZ-TIA)
Did not expect Albania to be on the list for nonstops from Toronto!
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
Did not expect Albania to be on the list for nonstops from Toronto!
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
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Huh I wonder if there were any other global events happening in in 2008. Guess we’ll never know.
December 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Huh I wonder if there were any other global events happening in in 2008. Guess we’ll never know.
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Zelensky to visit Netherlands, address parliament and meet king www.dutchnews.nl?p=261162
Zelensky to visit Netherlands, address parliament and meet king
www.dutchnews.nl
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Zelensky to visit Netherlands, address parliament and meet king www.dutchnews.nl?p=261162
End of the Ethiad A380 to YYZ? And where with Ethiad and Emirates fly to? www.canada.ca/en/transport...
Expanded air transport agreements with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to allow more passenger and cargo flights - Canada.ca
Today, the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, and the Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, announced that C...
www.canada.ca
December 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
End of the Ethiad A380 to YYZ? And where with Ethiad and Emirates fly to? www.canada.ca/en/transport...
@moredotsmorelines.com so Air Canada’s “we still have recline in Y” is a dig at WestJet, who soon won’t.
“Providing choices in Economy with varied space and fixed recline seating to preserve personal space”
www.westjet.com/en-ca/aircra...
“Providing choices in Economy with varied space and fixed recline seating to preserve personal space”
www.westjet.com/en-ca/aircra...
Cabin Updates
www.westjet.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
@moredotsmorelines.com so Air Canada’s “we still have recline in Y” is a dig at WestJet, who soon won’t.
“Providing choices in Economy with varied space and fixed recline seating to preserve personal space”
www.westjet.com/en-ca/aircra...
“Providing choices in Economy with varied space and fixed recline seating to preserve personal space”
www.westjet.com/en-ca/aircra...
@moredotsmorelines.com you were wondering if/when AC would announce any US expansion. Interesting how the press release is all about 6th freedom customers. www.newswire.ca/news-release...
Air Canada Adds Select Transborder Routes
/CNW/ - Air Canada announced today it is adding new transborder flights and boosting capacity in select transborder markets for Summer 2026. Flights are now...
www.newswire.ca
September 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
@moredotsmorelines.com you were wondering if/when AC would announce any US expansion. Interesting how the press release is all about 6th freedom customers. www.newswire.ca/news-release...
Flying BA for the first time in J—people pay for this? 2.5 hours in from LHR to get the main, but don’t expect anything to drink. They haven’t got to that yet.
I’ll stick with AF thanks.
I’ll stick with AF thanks.
September 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Flying BA for the first time in J—people pay for this? 2.5 hours in from LHR to get the main, but don’t expect anything to drink. They haven’t got to that yet.
I’ll stick with AF thanks.
I’ll stick with AF thanks.
This is quite the line! Meeting a cruise ship I assume. cc @moredotsmorelines.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This is quite the line! Meeting a cruise ship I assume. cc @moredotsmorelines.com
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Farthest in each direction I’ve been in Canada:
N: Iqaluit NU
S: Point Pelee ON
E: Cape Spear NL
W: Little Gold YT
N: Iqaluit NU
S: Point Pelee ON
E: Cape Spear NL
W: Little Gold YT
Furthest in each direction I've been in Canada:
N: Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan
E: Sherbrooke, Quebec
W: Tofino, British Columbia
S: Niagara Falls, Ontario
N: Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan
E: Sherbrooke, Quebec
W: Tofino, British Columbia
S: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Furthest in each direction I've been in Canada:
N: Kingsmere Lake, Saskatchewan
E: Cape Spear, Newfoundland & Labrador
W: Comox, British Columbia
S: Leamington, Ontario
N: Kingsmere Lake, Saskatchewan
E: Cape Spear, Newfoundland & Labrador
W: Comox, British Columbia
S: Leamington, Ontario
August 9, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Farthest in each direction I’ve been in Canada:
N: Iqaluit NU
S: Point Pelee ON
E: Cape Spear NL
W: Little Gold YT
N: Iqaluit NU
S: Point Pelee ON
E: Cape Spear NL
W: Little Gold YT
