- Vladimir Putin is asking Russian women to breed more to replace all the young men killed in the war in Ukraine.
- Henry Kissinger has died. Not too many people are sad about it; perhaps stuff like this is why.
- The truce in Gaza has been extended by another day and more hostages have been released. The conflict is highly divisive in the arts world, and cancel culture is in full swing for artists who criticize Israel. Here at home, the case of Arij Al Khafagi, the U of M nursing student suspended for her social media posts about the war, has been picked up by the media; in addition to the cartoon reported previously, as well as what is described in the article as "video of people searching rubble for a missing child in Gaza with a caption criticizing supporters of Israel for backing a government responsible for mass destruction and killing Palestinian civilians." Still doesn't sound like grounds for suspension to me.
- Scott Forbes has given us an optimistic but still somewhat plausible look at how things might look in Manitoba, politically and environmentally, in 2030. Hopefully the Kinew government will take it to heart and push forward.
- The Trump-stacked US Supreme Court is hearing a case brought forward by hedge fund manager (and former rightwing radio show host) George Jarkesy, who is trying to have the SEC's enforcement powers declared unconstitutional. Unfortunately the smart money seems to be on a ruling in his favour.
- George Santos, the erratic Republican congressman from Staten Island, is expected to be expelled from the House of Representatives in a vote tomorrow.
- A Paraguayan official signed a memorandum of understanding with the "the United States of Kailasa", not realizing that the country has no internationally recognized status and is led by a fugitive guru wanted for numerous crimes, including sexual assault.
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