Dave Tait
@davetait.bsky.social
Living in Ottawa, happy and content
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My feature exit interview with Ambassador Bob Rae, Canada’s outgoing Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
‘A dangerous time in global affairs,’ Bob Rae says | The Kingston Whig Standard
My feature exit interview with Ambassador Bob Rae, Canada’s outgoing Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
‘A dangerous time in global affairs,’ Bob Rae says | The Kingston Whig Standard
‘A dangerous time in global affairs,’ Bob Rae says
For the past five years, Bob Rae has served as the ambassador and permanent representative of Canada to the United Nations.
www.thewhig.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 AM
www.thewhig.com/opinion/a-da...
My feature exit interview with Ambassador Bob Rae, Canada’s outgoing Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
‘A dangerous time in global affairs,’ Bob Rae says | The Kingston Whig Standard
My feature exit interview with Ambassador Bob Rae, Canada’s outgoing Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
‘A dangerous time in global affairs,’ Bob Rae says | The Kingston Whig Standard
This has a much clearer look at the amazing tying goal by Ottawa, as well as its equally amazing goalmouth stand in the 78th minute. Lots of other highlights. Incredible conditions, and both teams really rose to the challenge!
Atlético Ottawa’s ‘icicle kick’ lights up blizzard-hit Canadian Premier League final
David Rodríguez scored acrobatic equalizer and chipped winner in an iconic game in which play was stopped every 15 minutes for snow removal
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
This has a much clearer look at the amazing tying goal by Ottawa, as well as its equally amazing goalmouth stand in the 78th minute. Lots of other highlights. Incredible conditions, and both teams really rose to the challenge!
"It is a known fact that if you need to evacuate, you evacuate to the elementary school," said Alaska state Sen. Löki Tobin, a Democrat and chair of the Senate Education Committee…
"Those are lifeboats," said Alaska's emergency management director, Bryan Fisher. "They're the last place of refuge."
"Those are lifeboats," said Alaska's emergency management director, Bryan Fisher. "They're the last place of refuge."
Alaska's public schools are being used as emergency shelters, though many of the buildings are crumbling. n.pr/47xJccH
Alaska's public schools can serve as emergency shelters. The buildings are in crisis
Alaska's public schools are being used as emergency shelters, though many of the buildings are crumbling.
n.pr
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
"It is a known fact that if you need to evacuate, you evacuate to the elementary school," said Alaska state Sen. Löki Tobin, a Democrat and chair of the Senate Education Committee…
"Those are lifeboats," said Alaska's emergency management director, Bryan Fisher. "They're the last place of refuge."
"Those are lifeboats," said Alaska's emergency management director, Bryan Fisher. "They're the last place of refuge."
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No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital at Doullens
Gerald Edward Moira
1918
Gerald Edward Moira
1918
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital at Doullens
Gerald Edward Moira
1918
Gerald Edward Moira
1918
A humiliation is something that's felt, and there's no real evidence they feel it. Disgrace, though, is perceived by those around the person who has disgraced themselves, whether or not that person is aware of the gravity of what they've done. It is a moral and intellectual disgrace.
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
A humiliation is something that's felt, and there's no real evidence they feel it. Disgrace, though, is perceived by those around the person who has disgraced themselves, whether or not that person is aware of the gravity of what they've done. It is a moral and intellectual disgrace.
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“Hell, yeah, she’s getting paid!” the lobbyist said."
Antonia Hitchens on the mystery of Laura Loomer's many vendettas
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Antonia Hitchens on the mystery of Laura Loomer's many vendettas
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Laura Loomer’s Endless Payback
The President’s self-appointed loyalty enforcer inspires fear and vexation across Washington. What’s behind her vetting crusades?
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“Hell, yeah, she’s getting paid!” the lobbyist said."
Antonia Hitchens on the mystery of Laura Loomer's many vendettas
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Antonia Hitchens on the mystery of Laura Loomer's many vendettas
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
"Last year, I drove through the Obrikom oil and gas field,…where I saw crude petroleum gushing furiously from a broken pipe and into a river. The sight of that blackened water was horrifying. That the pipeline wasn’t fixed for months was even more appalling."
My father, Ken Saro-Wiwa, died fighting for a clean Nigeria. Thirty years on it’s time to stop sucking on the dirty teat of the oil cash cow | Noo Saro-Wiwa
In 1995, as one of the Ogoni Nine, he was hanged after protesting against Shell’s oil pollution. With education and a move towards renewable energy, we can honour his legacy
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"Last year, I drove through the Obrikom oil and gas field,…where I saw crude petroleum gushing furiously from a broken pipe and into a river. The sight of that blackened water was horrifying. That the pipeline wasn’t fixed for months was even more appalling."
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On this day in 1918, the Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia received a top-secret coded message from Europe stating that all fighting would cease on Nov. 11, 1918 at 11 a.m. The news leaked, and an impromptu parade and celebration was held in the community.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
On this day in 1918, the Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia received a top-secret coded message from Europe stating that all fighting would cease on Nov. 11, 1918 at 11 a.m. The news leaked, and an impromptu parade and celebration was held in the community.
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...and check out the goal (and conditions) in the next post.
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...and check out the goal (and conditions) in the next post.
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Atlético Ottawa top Cavalry FC in driving snowstorm to win 1st ever CPL title | CBC News
A pair of goals from David Rodriguez led Atlético Ottawa to a 2-1 win over Cavalry FC and their first ever North Star Cup on a snowy night in the nation's capital.
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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...and check out the goal (and conditions) in the next post.
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...and check out the goal (and conditions) in the next post.
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On Remembrance Sunday, we’re back at that stage in history where Britain is helping protect Belgium against an aggressive foreign power…
UK military to help protect Belgium after drone incursions
Sir Richard Knighton, the UK military chief, says his Belgian counterpart asked for assistance this week in the form of UK personnel and equipment.
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
On Remembrance Sunday, we’re back at that stage in history where Britain is helping protect Belgium against an aggressive foreign power…
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Infantry, Near Nijmegen, Holland
Alex Colville
1946
Alex Colville
1946
November 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Infantry, Near Nijmegen, Holland
Alex Colville
1946
Alex Colville
1946
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Georgina Pope served in both the Second Boer War and the First World War.
As a nurse, she ran military hospitals, helped thousands of soldiers and was the first Canadian to receive the Royal Red Cross.
This is her amazing story.
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As a nurse, she ran military hospitals, helped thousands of soldiers and was the first Canadian to receive the Royal Red Cross.
This is her amazing story.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Georgina Pope served in both the Second Boer War and the First World War.
As a nurse, she ran military hospitals, helped thousands of soldiers and was the first Canadian to receive the Royal Red Cross.
This is her amazing story.
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As a nurse, she ran military hospitals, helped thousands of soldiers and was the first Canadian to receive the Royal Red Cross.
This is her amazing story.
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It's simple: They have the car's keys but not for long, so they're running it hard on low oil, hitting every curb they can, on their way to running it smack into a tree.
Their plan is to leave the family with no choice but to rely on rentals and Ubers supplied at high cost by their pals.
Their plan is to leave the family with no choice but to rely on rentals and Ubers supplied at high cost by their pals.
November 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It's simple: They have the car's keys but not for long, so they're running it hard on low oil, hitting every curb they can, on their way to running it smack into a tree.
Their plan is to leave the family with no choice but to rely on rentals and Ubers supplied at high cost by their pals.
Their plan is to leave the family with no choice but to rely on rentals and Ubers supplied at high cost by their pals.
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The Trump Administration's War on African-American History is a Lost Cause 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
The Trump Administration's War on African-American History is a Lost Cause
Today I learned that the American Battle Monuments Commission has removed two memorial panels honoring Black World War II soldiers from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg.
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Trump Administration's War on African-American History is a Lost Cause 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
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Main Street
Alex Colville
1979
Alex Colville
1979
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Main Street
Alex Colville
1979
Alex Colville
1979
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A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Meanwhile, in Canada...
Just saw a video of a black bear waiting for a stoplight to change before it crossed the road in Port Coquitlam! (A suburb of Vancouver, BC.)
Sarah Wellman (@swellman1218) on Threads
Very well behaved bear. Waited for the light to change, then crossed at the crosswalk. @cityofpoco
www.threads.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Meanwhile, in Canada...
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Wowsers. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli
Pushing, yelling from Conservative leadership ‘sealed the deal’ on defection: d’Entremont | CBC News
Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont says pushing and yelling from Conservative Party leadership ‘sealed the deal’ on his choice to cross the floor to the Liberals earlier this week.
www.cbc.ca
November 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Wowsers. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli
Cars driving by...people trying to go on with their lives...a random Russian drone flies in and dives into a neighbourhood...
There's now video of the most recent attack in Sumy - as drones dived to hit Romny.
It's 100km west of Sumy, near the regional border with Chernihiv oblast.
bsky.app/profile/twmc...
It's 100km west of Sumy, near the regional border with Chernihiv oblast.
bsky.app/profile/twmc...
November 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Cars driving by...people trying to go on with their lives...a random Russian drone flies in and dives into a neighbourhood...
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"We have learned from the bitter lesson of history that closure and extreme nationalism always bring disastrous consequences for those who implement them." #PopeFrancis #Hope
November 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"We have learned from the bitter lesson of history that closure and extreme nationalism always bring disastrous consequences for those who implement them." #PopeFrancis #Hope
Almost as startling as the prices is the photo of a shopping cart with two -- two! -- cup holders...
I'm surprised there isn't a little side-tray for sandwiches or a wire cage for holding open bags of snacks.
As Eli Wallach said, when you have to shop, shop. Don't eat.
I'm surprised there isn't a little side-tray for sandwiches or a wire cage for holding open bags of snacks.
As Eli Wallach said, when you have to shop, shop. Don't eat.
Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
Grocery prices have jumped up, and there's no relief in sight
Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
n.pr
November 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Almost as startling as the prices is the photo of a shopping cart with two -- two! -- cup holders...
I'm surprised there isn't a little side-tray for sandwiches or a wire cage for holding open bags of snacks.
As Eli Wallach said, when you have to shop, shop. Don't eat.
I'm surprised there isn't a little side-tray for sandwiches or a wire cage for holding open bags of snacks.
As Eli Wallach said, when you have to shop, shop. Don't eat.
“Sometimes you need a small measure of control in a world that feels chaotic,” Ms. Bremer said. “If it’s one junk drawer, be the boss of the junk drawer.”
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“Small wins are what you’re going for,” Dr. Berkman said. “That’s how you build a habit.”
and
“Small wins are what you’re going for,” Dr. Berkman said. “That’s how you build a habit.”
The Easiest Way to Feel More Organized
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“Sometimes you need a small measure of control in a world that feels chaotic,” Ms. Bremer said. “If it’s one junk drawer, be the boss of the junk drawer.”
and
“Small wins are what you’re going for,” Dr. Berkman said. “That’s how you build a habit.”
and
“Small wins are what you’re going for,” Dr. Berkman said. “That’s how you build a habit.”
"It's like walking into a church alone," Mansfield said. "You see these carvings on the wall that these soldiers had done in some cases, right before they died; within days, some of them were dead."
Old caves yield new secrets from Canadians who went over the top at Vimy Ridge | CBC News
A hidden archive of what for many were last thoughts and tributes to Canada is emerging from the soft chalk tunnels beneath the Vimy Ridge battlefield more than a century after they were created.
www.cbc.ca
November 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"It's like walking into a church alone," Mansfield said. "You see these carvings on the wall that these soldiers had done in some cases, right before they died; within days, some of them were dead."
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“Ukrzaliznytsia has suspended train service to Kramatorsk indefinitely.
This was expected, but that doesn’t make it any less painful. Because this place - the Kramatorsk railway station - has long meant much more to all of us than just an important logistical hub.
This was expected, but that doesn’t make it any less painful. Because this place - the Kramatorsk railway station - has long meant much more to all of us than just an important logistical hub.
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
“Ukrzaliznytsia has suspended train service to Kramatorsk indefinitely.
This was expected, but that doesn’t make it any less painful. Because this place - the Kramatorsk railway station - has long meant much more to all of us than just an important logistical hub.
This was expected, but that doesn’t make it any less painful. Because this place - the Kramatorsk railway station - has long meant much more to all of us than just an important logistical hub.