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Happy birthday Ennio Morricone, born in Rome on this day in 1928. Once Upon a Time in America - 1984

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Girls on the swings, 2005 • William Albert Allard •

Gifting this article from The Atlantic by a judge appointed by Reagan, who is resigning so he can speak out about how Trump is destroying the rule of law. Must read. theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1…

Gold collar known as The Shannongrove Gorget, maker unknown, late Bronze Age (probably 800-700 BC), Ireland ⁦@britishmuseum⁩

Farage says the BBC has been biased for decades. Let's look at MEP appearances on Question Time and see how balanced it was.

I will be on CBC Radio Newfoundland tomorrow to talk about Canadians soldiers from the First and Second World Wars. I will also be on 880 CHED at 2:35 pm today to talk about the role Canadian women played in the wars of the 20th century.

Your Sunday words of wisdom….. #DV1 #DemsUnited

Proud to wear a poppy every single year. It’s beaded in recognition of my Indigenous family members who fought shoulder to shoulder in the wars. I donate to the legion every year since I know the Poppy Campaign is important 🙏

The Tree of Life, Tunisia | Skander Khif

Margaret Atwood, author of 64 books including “The Handmaid’s Tale,” has seen her work banned for content deemed overly sexual, morally corrupt, and anti-Christian. cbsn.ws/47Ill96

Tiber Island In 292 BC a serpent of Asclepius god of healing travelled to Rome by ship and swam ashore here (hence why it’s shaped to look like a trireme). The island’s largest building, a temple to the god, functioned as a sort of public hospital.

It may come as news to her that most Brits really can’t stand Trump & co & whatever the BBC’s failings, aren’t much taken with the utterly one dimensional, parochial & boring GBNews either.

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.

“No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen.” — Alan Watts

Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) turned a forgettable film into pure entertainment. He improvised many of his most outrageous lines, stealing every scene with theatrical brilliance and wicked glee.

Khan is not a socialist (alas); she’s a New Brandeisian capitalist who wants anti-trust laws to be enforced. That’s it. The real problem here is billionaires have fried your brain to such a mist that you think any governance imposed on the rich heralds violent revolution.

When his battalion was pinned down in the Battle of the Ancre Heights, James Richardson started playing his bagpipes and marching ahead as the Germans fired on him. His bravery inspired his fellow soldiers, who then led a successful attack. This is his badass story. James Richardson was born in Scotland on Nov. 25, 1895. He grew up there but when he was about 16, the family moved to British Columbia where his father worked as the Chief of Police for Chilliwack. On Sept. 23, 1914, he enlisted as a private/piper. On April 22, 1915, Richardson's 16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion was moved up to the front lines and ordered to counterattack at Kitchener's Wood in Ypres. The Battle became known as the Battle of Kitchener's Wood. Richardson survived the battle. On Oct. 8, 1916, at the Battle of Ancre Heights during the Battles of the Somme, Richardson and his battalion were pinned down by barbed wire and machine gun fire. Richardson decided to begin playing his bagpipes to inspire his fellow troops in battle. Richardson marched in front of his comrades as the Germans unloaded their machine guns towards him. His immense bravery inspired his fellow troops, who got up and continued in their attack. Thanks to the bravery of Richardson, the attack was successful. Richardson survived the battle but realized he had left his bagpipes near the front lines. He decided to go across the battlefield to get them. He was never seen again and was presumed to have been killed retrieving the bagpipes. For his actions in the battle, Richardson was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. But that is not the end of the story. The bagpipes were not recovered by Richardson, but Major Edward Yeld Bate, a British Army Chaplain, did find them one year later. He took the bagpipes back home to Scotland where he worked as a teacher. And for decades the bagpipes sat in the school, still covered in mud and blood. They were a reminder of the sacrifice made during the wars of the 20th century. In 2002, Andrew Winstanley of The Canadian Club and Pipe Major Roger McGuire were able to locate the bagpipes and identified them as Richardson's. McGuire travelled to Scotland in January 2003 and identified the bagpipes in person. An anonymous donor purchased the bagpipes on behalf of the citizens of Canada. In October 2006, a group of dignitaries visited the school and received the bagpipes from the Headmaster of Ardvreck School so they could be returned to Canada. On Nov. 8, 2006, the bagpipes were placed by The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) in the British Columbia Legislature as a reminder of the bravery of Canada's soldiers during the First World War. The bagpipes remain on display to this day. I hope you enjoyed that look at James Cleland Richardson. If you enjoy my Canadian history content, you can support my work with a donation at 👇 buymeacoffee.com/craigu Sources: Dictionary of Canadian Biography: biographi.ca/en/bio/richards… Veterans Affairs: veterans.gc.ca/en/remembranc… City of Chilliwack: chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm… Canadian War Museum: warmuseum.ca/tilston-medals-…