The Disaffected Lib: Brit DefMin Concedes – Afghanistan Is Our Vietnam
British Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond, says the miserable war in Afghanistan has been his country’s Vietnam. Britain is experiencing a ”Vietnam phenomenon” as the mission draws to a close, the Defence Secretary said in an interview during a trip to Afghanistan. His candid assessment comes as Britain tries to wind
Continue readingBuckdog: Conservatives Heading For A BIG Fall With Harper …. Brad Wall Could Change All Of That …
I know Brad Wall. Not extremely well, but like a neighbour that you wave to as you come and go on your street. He’s friendly. Nice family. The lawn is mowed. I don’t like his politics. He took his political apprenticeship with the disastrous Progressive Conservative administration of Grant Devine …
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5146…Senator Goes To Jail
And not a nice joint either.CBC reports that “Former Liberal senator Raymond Lavigne has been sent to jail for breach of trust and defrauding the Senate of more than $10,000 in phoney travel expense claims. Lavigne was sentenced in 2011 to six months behind bars, and another six months of
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6145…Ranch Dressing Flavoured Pop
OMG. OMFG. What are they thinking at Lester’s Fixins? These are the folks who have brought you hipster pops with flavours like chicken wing, Buffalo style, bacon, peanut butter and jelly. The latest flav in their Rocket Fizz line is Ranch Dressing Soda. According to the review in a Huffington
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Naked Citizens
A short documentary that reveals what lies in store for the innocent when digital, robo-surveillance, gets it wrong.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Heroes and Villains
There is little doubt in my mind that the economic chaos defining the lives of millions of people is intentional, not just so their labour can be exploited as cheaply as possible, but also because desperate citizens make for compliant and disciplined drones. Historically, it has usually been thus, with
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Exposing the Link between Climate Change and Our Government’s Digital Surveillance of Us All.
Does climate change and the fear of public unrest explain why Western governments have sharply ramped up domestic surveillance of our digital communications? According to The Guardian, that’s precisely what’s going on. Since the 2008 economic crash, security agencies have increasingly spied on political activists, especially environmental groups, on behalf
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: June 15: Going too far…
…that’s the title of today’s editorial. And going too far is exactly what the editorial writer does. The editorial is written, almost certainly deliberately written, to be inflammatory. (I don’t discount the possiblity of crashing supidity on his/her part – but I more strongly suspect deliberate provocation, with stupidity as
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: In the Area: Legitime Violence
In the Area: Legitime Violence: The above link is an article about the Quebec-based fascist band Légitime Violence, who are one of the opening acts for the Condemned 84 gig scheduled for Burlington, Ontario on June 22, 2013. Légitime Violence are actually more of a concern to Ontarians than the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: It’s Only a Rumour, But It’s a Dandy
Did Tony Blair break up the marriage between 82-year old Rupert Murdoch and his 44-year old wife, Wendi Deng? BBC financial correspondent Robert Peston, who is close friends with many of Mr Murdoch’s key lieutenants, including News Corp CEO Robert Thomson, kicked the rumour frenzy off when he tweeted yesterday:
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: “Rape culture is a culture in which people who have survived a violent crime are asked to laugh about it because other people think it’s funny.”
Reblogged from Anti-Porn Feminists: Rape culture is a culture in which people who have survived a violent crime are asked to laugh about it because other people think it’s funny. Found here TRIGGER WARNING for the images below the fold, these are examples of the sexism and misogyny men display
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Trudeau Was Conservative With Nonprofit
In the free market prices reflect demand, instead of choosing a few events to speak at arbitrarily, Justin Trudeau set a price to attend those gatherings that wanted him the most. This method of relying on market prices to benefit charities and businesses is a rather conservative idea. So yes
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Trudeau Was Conservative With Nonprofit
In the free market prices reflect demand, instead of choosing a few events to speak at arbitrarily, Justin Trudeau set a price to attend those gatherings that wanted him the most. This method of relying on market prices to benefit charities and businesses is a rather conservative idea. So yes
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Trudeau Was Conservative With Nonprofit
In the free market prices reflect demand, instead of choosing a few events to speak at arbitrarily, Justin Trudeau set a price to attend those gatherings that wanted him the most. This method of relying on market prices to benefit charities and busines…
Continue readingwmtc: dave zirin writes to dan snyder: why the washington nfl team must change its name
Here is the definitive piece on why the NFL team in Washington DC must change its name, written by – who else – Dave Zirin: Enough: An Open Letter to Enough Dan Snyder, at Grantland. Please go and read it.
Continue readingcartoon life: The staircase
More from Popsicolor savaging the work. These are photos documenting the progress of the stripping and refinishing of the staircase. The filters put the image in a space I wouldn’t normally imagine. Filed under: art Tagged: bones, building, filter, filters, house, old fashioned, Popsicolor, staircase, stripping
Continue readingLet Freedom Rain II: Hypocrisy headline of the day from Michael Coren: "Real journalism, please: Why aren’t CBC and Star reporters going after McGuinty, Liberals?"
You can’t blame Canada’s Conjournos for coming to the aid of their master’s voice. It’s a dog whistle only a select few can hear – privy only to the Media Party from NP to Sun to the G&M. Now that Harper is all but a dead goose, what’s a loyal
Continue readingArt Threat: Game of Thrones and Racist Fantasy
Aamer Rahman has recently caused quite a stir among Game of Thrones fandom with his Tumblr post about the shows very problematic representation of race, most notably that hideous last episode of season three. Rahman’s original Tumblr post and his response to the massive backlash from fans has been reposted
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