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POURQUOI Poutine fait-il cela ?

Posted on 2022/02/23 by Carl Robitaille

Une question revient régulièrement ces derniers jours à propos de la crise entre l’Ukraine et la Russie :

« POURQUOI Poutine fait-il cela ? »
Réponse par un petit (😇) thread chronologique ⤵️ 🇷🇺 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/rdzfAUw5Nm
— Phil McNaughton (@phil_mcnaughton) February 22, 2022

The Kenya ambassador to the UNSC perfectly explains how people across Africa understand Ukraine

Posted on 2022/02/23 by Carl Robitaille

If you're gonna listen to any speech about #Ukraine 🇺🇦, let it be this one.

The Kenya ambassador to the UNSC perfectly explains how people across Africa understand Ukraine, and what the Kremlin's acts of aggression mean in our post-colonial world. pic.twitter.com/0gTuAni0DC
— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) February 22, 2022

Putin humiliates the head of his Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergey Naryshkin, head of SVR

Posted on 2022/02/23 by Carl Robitaille

Look at how Putin humiliates the head of his Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergey Naryshkin, head of SVR, at yesterday’s security meeting. The fear in Naryshkin’s eyes is palpable. He mangles the script. Look at Putin’s reaction. https://t.co/GlMBvjySMW
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) February 22, 2022

Russians without borders

Posted on 2022/02/21 by Carl Robitaille

Sometimes cartoons reflect the truth too accurately…

World's most dangerous warmonger says he doesn't want war in Europe. The world will never be safe while Putin is in power.

Brilliant cartoon by @JyrkiVainio pic.twitter.com/z1l3A091vs
— Mikhail Khodorkovsky (@khodorkovsky_en) February 18, 2022

War is stupid

Posted on 2022/02/15 by Carl Robitaille

https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1492244205900546052?s=20&t=o6S81K-RQN01wKnJIUyauQ

Le conflit en Ukraine fait de nouveau les manchettes dans les nouvelles

Posted on 2022/02/15 by Carl Robitaille

Le conflit en Ukraine fait de nouveau les manchettes dans les nouvelles. Celui-ci est beaucoup plus complexe que la façon dont il est présenté par le gouvernement canadien. En tant qu'Ukrainien originaire de l'Est du pays, j'aimerais apporter un autre point de vue. #polcan 1/ pic.twitter.com/FJ5l1SRMB1
— Yegor Komarov (@Komarov_Quebec) February 3, 2022

During a bomb test in 1952, American Physicist Ted Taylor made the “world’s first atomic cigarette lighter”.

Posted on 2022/02/15 by Carl Robitaille

During a bomb test in 1952, American Physicist Ted Taylor made the "world’s first atomic cigarette lighter". pic.twitter.com/Em6B0GncXt
— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) February 1, 2022

Syria before and now

Posted on 2022/01/29 by Carl Robitaille

https://twitter.com/PastAndPresennt/status/1486184208913813508?s=20&t=NwoVY4TqeEaCgS8jP80BAw

Nadia Nadim

Posted on 2022/01/20 by Carl Robitaille

Nadia Nadim est l'une des footballeuses les plus décorées de l'histoire. Son père, général dans l'armée afghane, fut exécuté par les talibans en 2000. Elle a fui au Danemark à l'âge de 11 ans. Elle parle 9 langues.

Elle est aujourd'hui médecin.

Une femme inspirante. pic.twitter.com/6hnyjc6KQp
— S. E. Fortin (@S_EFortin) January 19, 2022

Marian Rejewski, Jerzy Różycki and Henryk Zygalski are the “Hidden Figures” of the Enigma story

Posted on 2022/01/20 by Carl Robitaille

Marian Rejewski, Jerzy Różycki and Henryk Zygalski are the "Hidden Figures" of the Enigma story. https://t.co/izWuVufN6L
— Wojtek44 (@Wojtek_44) January 16, 2022