Dear Canadians:

Please, please, from the bottom of my heart, please vote in today's election. Take it from a USian. Polls can get it *very* wrong, high turnout does *not* mean your side is winning. You can lose an election you thought you had in the bag. Your vote is more needed than you know.

The above plea goes triple for anyone who may happen to be in Ontario's Carleton riding. ( https://globalnews.ca/news/11149672/poilievre-rallies-carleton-reports-could-lose-seat/ )

I am not allowed to vote. I hope in the next election, I will be able to.

US, global economic outlook worsens in the face of Trump’s tariffs, IMF says

The outlooks for the U.S. and global economies have significantly worsened in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the uncertainty they have created, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday.

https://apnews.com/article/recession-imf-economy-tariffs-5ec37492c9fac499923c094776b87552

#news #WorldNews #economics #IMF #Trump #tariffs #TradeWar

US intelligence says Venezuela is not directing a gang invasion into America. Trump claims the opposite

#SouthAmerica #TrumpClaims #Venezuela #USIntelligence #USBorderSecurity

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/venezuela-tren-de-aragua-donald-trump-b2735728.html

Data strike

We need a data strike

AI and Big Tech feed on our data. If we take our data away then we can seriously slow Big Tech's capacity to devour our environment.

We need a data strike.

#UNICEF, the #UN Children's Fund, is providing #humanitarian support for #children world-wide, and also in #Gaza and #Ukraine.

If you can afford it, consider to donate

for children in Gaza:
https://www.unicef.org/emergencies/children-gaza-need-lifesaving-support

for children in Ukraine:
https://help.unicef.org/ukraine-emergency

Please note that depending on your country, directly above the "Donate" button, there may be a tiny link "Designate to children in…". Make sure the selected region reflects your preferences, or pick "globally". No wrong choices here.

Interesting that House Homeland Security Chair Rep. Mark Green is so concerned about not spending taxpayer money on a CODEL to investigate abuse of prisoners rendered to El Salvador, but not about the American tax money being spent to imprison them there in the first place.

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/17/house-republicans-democrats-el-salvador-trips