Cathie from Canada: Sunday Funday: Catching up with the news about Iran and Ukraine, plus lots of fun posts, Getting Old(er), NSFW, Carney Hat Trick, TrumpWatch, and Animal Crackers

About the Iran War – You know, I was wondering just a few days ago why none of the American media had been talking about the American bases all around the Middle East that had apparently been hit by Iran during the first days of the war. I guess NBC was actually looking into it. And surprise! surprise! The Pentagon was lying about it all along:

Americans are furious:

Those so-called peace negotiations are going nowhere fast:

HAHAHA! That response killed me. And it’s so damn true.

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— The Mouthy Renegade Writer (@mouthyrenegade.bsky.social) April 22, 2026 at 2:48 PM

Meanwhile, in Ukraine
Because Orban is gone, Hungary is no longer blocking European Union assistance

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Thursday approved a massive loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years, the bloc’s Cypriot presidency said, after oil began flowing through a key pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, ending months of political deadlock.

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— Winnipeg Free Press (@winnipegfreepress.com) April 23, 2026 at 9:46 AM

The prince spoke at a security conference, where he delivered a keynote address and told Russian President Vladimir Putin there is “still a moment, now, to stop this war.”

globalnews.ca/news/1181376…

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— Global News (@globalnews.ca) April 23, 2026 at 9:16 AM

Now for the funny posts

Being ratioed is still a thing:

I did Nazi this coming!

Quote of the day

Its finally time to think about the garden

I asked my son (14) what he thought about us getting a community garden spot this year.

He said, “so we can let our plants die in public?”

His sister is now my favorite.

– Brandon J. O’Brien

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So much for the AI “revolution” – everybody hates it:

Dad of two grade-schoolers here: can confirm that the kids are using “AI” as a synonym for “fake”

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— Ed (@notdred.bsky.social) April 23, 2026 at 9:07 AM

Dare to dance?

A little bit of history

The Couple Who Rewrote History

In 1960, a Norwegian couple drove to the end of a road in Newfoundland and started knocking on doors. They were looking for old mounds in the ground. Most people stared at them blankly. Then they found George Decker, who pulled on his boots and led them across a bog.

It was the most important walk in the history of archaeology.

Beneath those soggy, unremarkable humps of turf was proof that Vikings had stood on American soil five centuries before Columbus.

Actual buildings, actual tools, actual iron smelted from actual bog ore, by actual people who had crossed an ocean in a wooden boat and thought this looked like a decent place to stop.

Anne Stine Ingstad, the trained archaeologist of the two, spent seven years digging. She found Norse buildings, iron rivets, a bronze cloak pin, a forge. She also found butternuts, which don’t grow anywhere near Newfoundland. Someone had carried them from south of the St. Lawrence River, which means L’Anse aux Meadows wasn’t a destination. It was a launchpad.

In 2021, a study in Nature used a cosmic-ray event from 993 CE to date the site’s timber with extraordinary precision. The Vikings had been cutting trees in Newfoundland in exactly the year 1021.

Columbus gets a federal holiday. The Ingstads get a parking lot in St. Anthony.

History has always had a complicated relationship with fairness.

– Gandalv

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As someone once said, History is just one damned thing after another

And while we were complaining about our snowy day in Saskatchewan, this was happening

Trees actually glow during thunderstorms! Maybe they find storms just as exciting as we do

What a catch!

I’m not really following this round of the hockey playoffs, but a good time is being had by all

Getting Old(er)

At my age, “happy hour” is just a nap. 😵‍💫

– Brad Davenport

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Well, NOW I understand why this happens…

These posts are NSFW

Carney Hat Trick – posts about our PM
Happy Earth Day

At Sikh Heritage Month celebration:

And I don’t think Carney would mind me adding a post here about Trudeau, who is travelling the world and enjoying his life

TrumpWatch – posts about the world’s most anticipated event
So apparently someone tried to shoot Trump on Saturday night at the White House Correspondents Dinner. And Trump is using it to shill for his ballroom.

Everyone thinking what everybody’s thinking:

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— 🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 (@teamcanadaforever.bsky.social) April 25, 2026 at 10:02 PM

It’s my theory that the White House staff keep their demented boss happy and distracted from everything going wrong by focusing him on all his little vanity craft projects – like the ballroom design, the used-to-be Rose Garden, the photo wall of presidents, the gold gimcrack, the reflecting pool, the Trump Arch… And about that ballroom.

I’ve never met a man who fantasized about having his own ballroom.

He’s basically Cinderella’s fat, jealous, bitch of a step-sister.

– The Mouthy Renegade Writer

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Earlier this week, there was a big flap about Trump falling asleep during an Oval Office event:

Which inspired this great post

Animal Crackers
Good news stories

Hmmm….

Putting the hazard in water hazard.

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— Sickos Committee (@sickoscommittee.org) April 23, 2026 at 4:08 PM

Footage of a horse protecting its owner after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Japan 🇯🇵

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— ContempraInn 🌹 (@contemprainn.bsky.social) April 22, 2026 at 10:01 PM

We sleep better with dogs, too

But its a really good stick!

Every MLB team should adopt a rescue dog and make them their official Bat Dog!🐶⚾

A shelter pup sprinting out to fetch bats between innings? Pure joy, second chances, and instant crowd favorite.

Adopt. Train. Win hearts❤️

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— MyPet Health by Vetcation (@vetcation.com) April 24, 2026 at 2:06 PM

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