Christy Somos
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U. S. Central Command announces retaliation strikes against Iran have begun
CENTCOM confirms two service members were killed by Iranian ballistic missile and drone strikes on Jordan last night, one is still missing.
Collins, Ontario - from Instagram: “community members did not have much time to escape”
If you know and love an asthmatic in southern Ontario, keep them indoors! 🗣️🗣️
Toronto police say there are three crime scenes and that it appears it was an exchange of gunfire between two individuals targeting one another
Skimming Politico’s morning newsletter and for a ✨split second✨ I thought Carney was holding MBS’ hand lol
Call it a character flaw, I don’t have a Canada jersey - so this is my version, thrifted: ((it’s wildfire season, so shout out to them anyway))
catnip popsicle for a needy, shouty boy who demanded to go outside and then promptly discovered humidity ☀️
Sometimes you have to make your own sports bar on your front porch
The list of ‘GOFO’ officers and where they are stationed is public on the govt website. Here’s French at Fort Bragg with the dragon patch of the 18th Airborne corps www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
BTW: despite the tension between Ottawa and Washington, the CAF who are on exchange, liaison, embeds etc. with the U.S. military continue to fulfill their duties. For example, the Deputy Commanding General of Operations for the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg is 🇨🇦 Brig.-Gen. Sean French
BTW: U.S. military bases where CAF personnel may be currently stationed have been hit multiple times in Iranian attacks since the beginning of June. Not a peep from Ottawa, until now. Join me in a little OSINT breakdown of the latest
Chief Opposition Whip. It’s been up for 8+ hours — we’ve entered libel territory
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The U.S. has paused its ‘permanent joint board on defense’ with Canada - allegedly because we haven’t made enough progress in our defence commitments…aka spending. Big wrench in the works, thrown in on a holiday Monday. (what is this in response/retaliation to?)