James Lucas Look at this fascinating map, showing the great variety and complexity of regional rug patterns in Iran -- how many centuries of organized culture does it take for…
The contrast with our language on Ukraine is stark. For four years, Canadian officials have rightly called Russia’s invasion an “unprovoked,” “unjustifiable,” “illegal” violation of the UN Charter and of…
Prime Minister Mark Carney made “a terrible mistake” with his immediate full-throated support of U.S. President Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran, Canadian historian and security-intelligence expert Wesley Wark…
Oxfam frames Musk’s potential trillion-dollar fortune not as a milestone to celebrate, but as evidence of a system that increasingly rewards extreme wealth over broad economic fairness.
Having seen a great deal through the years, I have grown quite pessimistic about the future, especially in regard to the U.S. Yes, there are those who put great hope…
illustration from Sam Woolfe So tonight I was reading some Rodger Sherman posts about sports - one of the American journalists I follow because of his wide sports knowledge -…
Sometimes one wonders about the connection of religion and morality. We currently have a trio... The post Iran’s criminal (and devout) regime first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
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Assorted content to end your week.- Owen Jones writes that a stunning Green by-election win in the UK can be traced to their offering meaningful hope that things can get…
Mixed messages for the road ahead. #onpoli #ldnont #roadSafety
When I was a young lad, in the latter part of the 1950s (not long after the Stone Age ended…), one of my self-taught technical skills was to be able…
Here we go again. Another Poilievre "re-set" is underway. This time, he's Serious!!! Calm!!! Statesman-like!!! Thoughtful!!! The occasion was a speech in Toronto to the Economic Club of Canada on…
Surely nobody expected Finance Minister Nate Horner to stand up in the Alberta Legislature yesterday and table an NDP budget. But that’s pretty much what he did. In the leadup…
Ontario's Paranormal Investigators.From O'Neill House to Oxford Hotel: A Legacy of History, Baseball, and Hauntings(Facebook) By Don RiffelFeb-26-2026Nestled in the heart of Woodstock, Ontario, at the corner of Finkle and…
The Timekeeper(Facebook) In May 1944, a train arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau carrying Jewish families from the Subcarpathian region of Czechoslovakia.Among them was a 14-year-old girl named Irene Fogel. She was holding…
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Adam Serwer points out the glaring contrast between real accountability for bad actors in other countries, and the U.S.' culture of absolute elite…
Too often, the default approach is to maximize immediate wealth from non-renewable resources and defer the long-term consequences. That choice effectively transfers environmental, economic, and social costs to future generations.…
Touring the new Science Centre you will also be able to acquire job skills.
State of the Union Follow-ups I found some good posts today about that SOTU: PM Carney about the State of Union address: “I didn’t watch it.” 😂🤣😅 I love this…
This afternoon, Finance Minister Nate Horner will rise in the Legislature to read Alberta’s Budget Speech. One hopes Mr. Horner has bought himself a nice new pair of shoes, as…
