The thing about “the world stage” is not just that it’s a place for play-acting. It’s also a global venue for wishful thinking, the construction of heroes and villains and imaginary plot twists and sometimes whole-cloth inventions of scenes that sometimes bear almost no relationship at all to events in the real world.
Evidence is mounting that Elon Musk’s decision to deny Russian forces access to his Starlink satellite-based internet service has blunted Moscow’s advance, caused confusion among Russian soldiers and handed an advantage to Ukraine’s defenders.
But for how long? And what can Ukraine’s military achieve in the meantime?
“The Russians… lost their ability to control the field,” a Ukrainian drone operator who goes by the callsign Giovanni told us.
Maxime Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada (PPC), has called for “justice” to be served to politicians and others responsible for promoting the “dangerous” COVID jabs and and mandating them on the Canadian public.
“The truth about the covid vaccine revealed! For years, they called us ‘anti-vaxxers.’ They called us conspiracy theorists. They ridiculed us and silenced us,” wrote Bernier in a recent post on X.
The troubled, racist son of trans Nazi-loving Rhode Island killer Robert Dorgan was jailed last year for setting a series of fires at a predominantly black church, according to a report.
Kevin Colantonio, one of six children Dorgan had with three different women, is serving a nearly seven-year sentence in a Texas federal prison for using gasoline and a lighter to spark five fires outside Shiloh Gospel Temple Ministries in North Providence in February 2024, WPRI reported.
Two weeks ago, Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre met in the prime minister’s Parliament Hill office in an apparent attempt to find common ground on the government’s legislative agenda.
“My message to him is to work with us,” Poilievre told reporters afterwards.
Perhaps Carney took that message more literally than Poilievre intended.
Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017
U2 have released their first collection of new music since 2017 – a politically charged EP entitled Days of Ash, which focuses on a series of high-profile global deaths including the killing of Renee Good by ICE agents.
Good, a mother of three children who was killed on 7 January while protesting against ICE activity in Minneapolis, is the subject of the opening song, American Obituary.
He was carrying the stairs and the woman wasn't, still he won.
Diversity hiring of women in jobs like the fire department and police forces can cost lives.
Men are way stronger, have far better stamina, and can make better quick decisions. pic.twitter.com/Ehy9sEoh8f
— ︎ ︎venom (@venom1s) February 18, 2026
With a record two million temporary migrants set to lose their status in the coming months, a union-championed campaign is emerging to demand that all of them be allowed to stay permanently in Canada.
This week, a new group calling itself the United Immigrant Workers Front announced plans to hold its inaugural rally in Brampton, Ont.
I hired this cat to stare at u pic.twitter.com/QUDCIiEzry
— Why you should have a cat (@ShouldHaveCat) February 9, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Vehicles believed to be police cars arrived at the King’s Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, where the former prince has been staying, on Thursday morning.
The former prince has consistently and strenuously denied any wrongdoing.
BBC Live Feed – Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office as King says ‘law must take its course’
King Charles statement – ‘the law must take its course’
As Canada looks to diversify its trade partners, it can’t be “naive” in dealing with the Chinese regime, which is a leading perpetrator of transnational repression, researchers behind a new report say.
The Feb. 17 report by the Montreal Institute for Global Security (MIGS) says the issue of transnational repression is a “systemic threat” affecting thousands of people across the country and undermining Canada’s security, democracy, and sovereignty.
A busy life 😅
If your driving skills aren't good, avoid Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan.
The accident occurred at 11:30 AM today in Zhenyuan County, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province.
The woman later posted online that she was unharmed, not even scratched.pic.twitter.com/3UgCeCNAmJ
— China pulse 🇨🇳 (@Eng_china5) February 18, 2026
Jammie Booker, the 2025 World’s Strongest Woman who was stripped of the title and accused of being a transgender ex-porn star, has resurfaced after months away from the spotlight.
‘Proof of life… the death threats didn’t work,’ Booker posted alongside a selfie from inside the gym. It is not clear when the photo was taken but it was posted on Instagram on Tuesday. It is the first time the American has spoken out since the strongwoman world was engulfed in scandal.
Likely BS.
NO. 😡🤬@fancypants_s https://t.co/kIN1ci6sXO
— Auntie Polly (@auntie_polly) February 18, 2026
h/t Auntie Polly
A 29-year-old man from Woodstock has been charged with drug offences after more than a quarter-tonne of methamphetamine was seized earlier this month at the Blue Water Bridge near Sarnia.
… The CBSA said Kulbir Singh was arrested and was handed over to the RCMP, along with the narcotics. He has been charged with importation of methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking.
h/t Cyclist & Patti Jo
