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If the US renames Lake Ontario to Lake America, their mnemonic changes from HOMES to SHAME.
This successful changed my mind (a rarity on X these days). Good breakdown.
Portugal vs Croatia
The decision to disallow Joško Gvardiol’s late equalizer for Croatia against Portugal relies on a fundamentally flawed and contradictory interpretation of the rules of football. The official ruling states that a microscopic sensor spike inside the ball registered a touch from Igor Matanović, constituting a "pass" that put Mario Pašalić offside. This logic falls apart under intense scrutiny when evaluating intent, physics, and the game's established precedents.
1. Completely Clean Initial Onside Positioning
First and foremost, when Ivan Perišić initiated the original ball into the box, every single Croatian player was in a completely legal, onside position. The entire sequence built toward a legitimate scoring play. Stripping away a critical goal based on a microscopic, invisible inflection point later in the sequence violates the spirit of fair play.
2. Contradictory Logic Regarding Intent
The VAR interpretation relies on a paradox. The officials claim that the touch from Portugal defender Renato Veiga was "irrelevant" and a mere deflection because he was not the intended recipient and was oblivious to the ball hitting his back. Yet, they simultaneously label Igor Matanović's headbutt attempt as a "pass" to Mario Pašalić. Matanović was clearly making a direct attempt on goal, not trying to pass. If the referee rules that a player's deliberate intent does not matter for Matanović, they cannot logically turn around and use a lack of intent to excuse Veiga.
3. The Precedent of Defender Liability and the "Block"
Ruling that Renato Veiga's touch was irrelevant directly contradicts basic football rules regarding defensive liability. Consider an identical physical scenario on the pitch: an attacker fires a shot or cross full force at a defender who has his back turned and has no idea the ball is coming. If that ball hits the oblivious defender's back and goes out of bounds over the goal line, the attacking team is awarded a corner kick. The defender is held fully liable for the touch simply by taking up space on the field.
Veiga did not stand in the 18-yard box by happenstance; he placed himself there deliberately to block the path to the net and take up critical space. If the microchip dictates that Matanović's goal attempt counts as a conscious play on the ball, then Veiga's body placement must be counted as a defensive block.
4. A Loose Ball Interception, Not a Pass
Because Matanović's action was a clear attempt to score, the resulting collision with Veiga’s back was a physical block that completely disrupted the ball's original speed and trajectory. Once the ball deflected off a defender who was actively acting as a human shield, the phase of play changed. Mario Pašalić did not receive a calculated, deliberate pass from his teammate; he intercepted a loose ball resulting directly from a defender’s physical block. Therefore, no offside offense occurred, and Joško Gvardiol’s goal should have stood.
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Such a great poll; found out about some great books here.
The final 3 is SO tough - I’m still not sure which to pick!!
My late friend Danny Schur wrote the music & lyrics to “Strike!: The Musical”. I had the pleasure of seeing it at Rainbow Stage in Winnipeg in 2019, the 100th anniversary of the strike. An incredible moment for Manitobans … the strike, and the show!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike…
On May 15, 1919, the largest strike in Canadian history began when 30,000 workers in Winnipeg went on strike.
The Winnipeg General Strike was a watershed moment in Canadian history and came to an end on Bloody Saturday.
This is the story.
📸 Archives of Manitoba
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ALT A black-and-white photo shows a large crowd gathered around a streetcar tilted at a steep angle on city tracks. Men in suits and hats fill the street, with some people standing close to the vehicle and others watching from behind. Trees, utility poles, overhead wires, and multi-storey buildings line the background.
This was always a plan if I ever won the lottery. Maybe I’d be good at baseball, who knows? What do a MLB club owner have to lose?
Hypothetical: You’re the owner of an MLB team. I offer to take $0 salary and sign a minor league contract and go to Low A.
If the “he sucks now” crowd is right and I get lit up, you cut me, lose $0 and there’s no risk to the big league club.
If the “clubhouse cancer” crowd is right, you see it immediately at Low A and cut me. You lose $0 and there’s no risk to the big league club.
If there’s massive negative PR, which we already know there won’t be, you just cut me and move on. The story is dead in a couple days, you lose $0, and there’s no risk to the big league club.
But, assuming none of those things happen, which they obviously wouldn’t, if you like what you see, you can promote me to AA and re evaluate me there. Then AAA. Then the big leagues. If I earn it, which you’d be 100% in control of deciding. If you don’t think I’m good enough, you lose $0 and there’s no risk to the big league club.
You could take away my “antics”. You could take away my social media. You could ask anything of me. If I don’t comply, you cut me, lose $0, and there’s no risk to the big league club.
What logical reason is there to not do this? At worst, you cut me and there’s no risk to the big league club. At best, you get a Cy Young winner for $0 who you know can still pitch and could help the big league team if and when you see fit.
Wild is that Canada is #3.
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They should change the name to "Strait of Schrödinger". It's both open and closed at the same time.
Ranked balloting would have been helpful here.
Thunder Bay:
Originally two communities (Fort William and Port Arthur), a referendum was held on June 23, 1969 to choose a name for the new amalgamated city. Thunder Bay won with 15,870 votes, over Lakehead (15,302) and The Lakehead (8,377).
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ALT A wide view of Thunder Bay shows a city spread across a forested landscape beside a large body of water. In the foreground, dense green trees lead to railway tracks with a long train running across them. Beyond that, residential neighborhoods and low-rise buildings fill the middle ground. Closer to the water, large industrial grain elevators and port facilities line the shoreline, with docks extending into the bay. In the distance, a broad, flat-topped landform stretches along the horizon under a hazy sky with soft cloud cover.
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The Vegreville Pysanka, or Ukrainian Easter Egg, isn't just a very famous roadside attraction, it is a true marvel.
It influenced the design of the Space Shuttle.
It was a notable first in computer modelling.
Oh, and it is also a weather vane!
This is its story.
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ALT Man standing outdoors beside a large decorative egg sculpture mounted on a pedestal. The egg is covered in a geometric pattern of triangles and star shapes in black, white, and shades of yellow and gold. The man wears sunglasses and a grey T-shirt, looking up toward the sculpture. In the background are trees, parked vehicles, a small building, and a flagpole under a lightly clouded sky.
Saw the Flying Fathers at Copps Coliseum with my father in the late 80s. I’ll never forget a priest scoring a hat-trick by throwing into the net a stick with 3 pucks tied to it. What a great game.
From 1963 to 2009, Canadian Roman Catholic priests took to the ice for charity.
Through 907 games, they raised $4 million and only lost six games.
Not bad for a team whose backup goalie was a horse.
This is the story of the Flying Fathers!
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ALT A black-and-white photo of a person on an ice rink wearing a nun costume, including a long dark habit and white head covering. The person is skating in a low, forward-leaning position while holding a hockey stick with both hands. One leg is extended behind, and the other is bent, suggesting motion across the ice. A puck is visible near the blade of the stick. The background shows rink boards and a smooth ice surface.
Fascinating read.
An incident involving a Russian drone in Kyiv last month, which has not been previously reported, set in motion a chain of events that would allow Ukraine to seize the momentum at the front with the help of an unlikely ally: Elon Musk, reports @shustry. theatlantic.com/national-sec…
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“Bohunks” and “garlic eaters.”
Some of the popular insults used to describe Ukrainian immigrants to Canada like these👇a century ago.
Many faced prejudice and discrimination because they weren’t “heritage Canadians.”
During the First World War, there were calls for their “remigration.”
Thousands were imprisoned in force labour camps, because they were deemed “enemy aliens,” on the absurd pretext that peasant farmers from Galicia might start an uprising in Canada on behalf of the Austro-Hungarian Empire where they were born!
Despite all of that, they settled and built much of our northern prairies on the toughest farmland, clearing trees by hand, living in mud huts until they could build a house, erecting magnificent onion domed Churches to reflect their unique Byzantine ritual culture.
They and their descendants have been a great blessing to Canada, and are the reason that we have a special connection to that wonderful country.
Best summary of why the war started and why it continues:
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“One of the great things, and one of the wonderful things about The Beatles... they were the first I ever recall White artists to come out and say that they were influenced by Black music and how much they loved Motown... That was so wonderful to hear them come out and say something like that, and giving Black music that kind of a boost to the fans of theirs, who were not aware of that, because we were all Beatles fans, of course, who wasn't. It was great.” - Smokey Robinson