Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇺🇦
@hisbpf.bsky.social
Military historian at NUS, Habs fan, Gunner tragic, and, most important, father of Conor. All opinions my own. Standing with Ukraine. 🇺🇦Denouncing terrorists. 🇨🇦 living and working in 🇸🇬. Trump will be defeated. Stand tall Canada. Never 51.🇨🇦
Pinned
Being released this Tuesday, 4 November. Also available as E book, and through Amazon as both hardcover and on Kindle.
Eloquent
Very touching tribute to Tim Cook by Pamela Wallin in the Senate of Canada.
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Senator Pamela Wallin's Tribute to Canadian War Museum Historian Dr. Tim Cook in the Senate
YouTube video by No Nonsense with Pamela Wallin
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November 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Eloquent
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Great win by Habs, great game story by my brother @seanfarrell27.bsky.social
Canadiens score 5 in row, surge past Mammoth | NHL.com
Caufield gets 2 goals for Montreal, which extends point streak to 6
www.nhl.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Great win by Habs, great game story by my brother @seanfarrell27.bsky.social
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Hey Mark, how does the budget help your personal wealth? Are your companies going to benefit from the Fed shacks that you will spend billions on? Has anyone from CBC asked you these questions? Of course not! My great grand children will be paying off this deficit.
November 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Hey Mark, how does the budget help your personal wealth? Are your companies going to benefit from the Fed shacks that you will spend billions on? Has anyone from CBC asked you these questions? Of course not! My great grand children will be paying off this deficit.
Especially vile war crime.
Russian monster brags about stuffing explosives into children’s toys to murder Ukrainian kids, and calls it “having imagination.”
This is pure evil.
This is pure evil.
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Especially vile war crime.
Good to see the PRC wasting money on warship types it does not need. (Bracing for the replies …)
China’s latest aircraft carrier enters fleet as naval competition with the US heats up | CNN
China’s latest and most capable aircraft carrier has officially entered service, a significant step forward for Beijing as it seeks to catch up with the United States on naval supremacy.
www.cnn.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Good to see the PRC wasting money on warship types it does not need. (Bracing for the replies …)
This will take time to digest, but it is at least reassuring to note that the 🇨🇦 govt does understand that spending much more on defence is imperative.
Budget touts $81.8B defence investment as a sovereignty 'blueprint' but offers only rough fiscal sketches | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget delivers a historic investment in defence and the defence industry. But the fiscal plan is light on specifics on how and when the roughly $81.8 billion will b...
www.cbc.ca
November 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This will take time to digest, but it is at least reassuring to note that the 🇨🇦 govt does understand that spending much more on defence is imperative.
Well deserved. Devotes a lot of time to helping community as well as promoting sport for all. Good on him.
David Beckham knighted by King Charles at Windsor Castle | CNN
British soccer icon Sir David Beckham has been knighted by King Charles III, in what he has described as his “proudest moment,” months after being named on the King’s Birthday Honours list.
www.cnn.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Well deserved. Devotes a lot of time to helping community as well as promoting sport for all. Good on him.
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Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
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Excerpt from #AdvanceBritannia which is released in the UK on 6 November (Thursday!), preorders appreciated! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/brit...
November 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Excerpt from #AdvanceBritannia which is released in the UK on 6 November (Thursday!), preorders appreciated! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/brit...
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
A sorry and worrying tale
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www.bbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
A sorry and worrying tale
Being released this Tuesday, 4 November. Also available as E book, and through Amazon as both hardcover and on Kindle.
November 2, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Being released this Tuesday, 4 November. Also available as E book, and through Amazon as both hardcover and on Kindle.
Greatest World Series ever played. Agonizing finish.
November 2, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Greatest World Series ever played. Agonizing finish.
Yes, it will be.
Arsenal: Faltering rivals and impeccable defence - why this might be their time to end title wait
It is, of course, still early days but could this be Arsenal's time to win the Premier League? BBC Sport takes a look at why the Gunners' title charge is already looking strong.
www.bbc.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Yes, it will be.
How the hell do you negotiate with an adolescent dotard? Carney, if you really did apologize to him, shame on you. Don’t feed the beast.
Trump says US, Canada will not restart trade talks
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Friday (Oct 31) the United States and Canada will not restart trade talks, but Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney apologized to him for an Ontario politi...
www.channelnewsasia.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:22 PM
How the hell do you negotiate with an adolescent dotard? Carney, if you really did apologize to him, shame on you. Don’t feed the beast.
This, finally, is “next year.”
diehard_wa_saka on Instagram: "Arsenal forever ❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏View all 31 comments"
Arsenal forever ❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
www.instagram.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:56 AM
This, finally, is “next year.”
Pleasure to watch. Go Habs Go!
Stu Cowan: Canadiens sniper Cole Caufield flashes expanding repertoire
Exuberant winger growing into a 200-foot player while displaying deft stickhandling and a willingness to go to dirty areas to score goals.
montrealgazette.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Pleasure to watch. Go Habs Go!
The Art of the Deal indeed. Putz.
Trump’s big concession to Xi is loaded with red flags | CNN Business
President Donald Trump made an extraordinary concession in his landmark deal with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Thursday: In exchange for promises that China will crack down on fentanyl, the United States...
www.cnn.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The Art of the Deal indeed. Putz.
Well done 91, John Tavares. You have always been a classy player and always answered your country’s call. Great achievement. You deserve the respect you have around the league, including from we Habs fans. 🍻
Tavares scores 500th career goal in Maple Leafs loss to Blue Jackets | NHL.com
Becomes 49th player to reach milestone; Coyle, Olivier each has 4 points for Columbus
www.nhl.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Well done 91, John Tavares. You have always been a classy player and always answered your country’s call. Great achievement. You deserve the respect you have around the league, including from we Habs fans. 🍻
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"For me, the JAS-39 is the only fighter jet in the world I'd be willing to sell my soul for," Ukrainian pilot Vadym Voroshylov, call sign Karaya, said on Instagram, describing the possible delivery of Swedish aircraft as an "ideal option" for Ukraine.
Sweden's Gripen jets are coming to Ukraine — here's how they could impact the war
Ukraine and Sweden have taken a major step toward expanding Ukraine's air force, signing an agreement to potentially acquire Gripen fighter jets, and the first of these cutting-edge aircraft could be ...
kyivindependent.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
"For me, the JAS-39 is the only fighter jet in the world I'd be willing to sell my soul for," Ukrainian pilot Vadym Voroshylov, call sign Karaya, said on Instagram, describing the possible delivery of Swedish aircraft as an "ideal option" for Ukraine.