Happy Festivus! First, there was actually a Festivus miracle today: BREAKING: Huge loss for Trump administration at Supreme Court, which rules that the Trump administration had lacked authority to federalize…
Sunday December 21st is the shortest, darkest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Headlines and social media posts seem to be mirroring the darkness. Chaos and cruelty appear…
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Aziza Mohammed, who stole documents from Daisy Group and was let go for antisemitism – and was treated as a credible “source” by CBC News, CANADALAND and the Globe –…
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Kara Miller interviews Ray Madoff about the tax dodges that allow the richest Americans to hoard wealth without contributing to the society that…
If there is one thing that might save the United States from sinking into fascism and tyranny, it will be the utter incompetence of the entire Trump administration and all…
My words to the carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" are fun, but they reveal a truth about caregiving, too. We all begin with a task or two. "Oh, it's…
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Amanda Marcotte discusses how Donald Trump is taking know-nothingism to new depths in response to even the most glaring of realities. Mike Konczal notes…
Well, as the year winds down, I find myself with the same thoughts as I'm sure many others have: the ongoing devolution of the United States into outright fascism. A…
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Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of December 22, 2025 from Wise Law on Twitter:B.C. files civil claim against e-cigarette giant, Juul, alleges company fuelled youth addiction…
The sticker affixed to the London Calling album shrink-wrap, so many years ago, boldly declared that the Clash were “the only band that matters.” If that is true – if…
By every measure, the Alberta Party had a better name than every other political party in Alberta. Surely somewhere – Saskatchewan, maybe, where the Saskatchewan Party still rules – there’s…
As we approach the year’s end, the year-end lists begin. First up, the dictionary people. For a few years now, dictionaries have issued their ‘word of the year’ lists, just…
Found in the internet. As a recent traveller through YVR, I wo argue with Jonathan Winters. Getting to the airport is relatively easy; getting through airport to the aircraft is…
Chag Sameach (חג שמח)! Happy final night of Hanukkah to all our friends! Next up: Christmas!
Interchange Canada is a little-known program in which corporations embed employees in the federal government while they stay on their sponsor’s payroll.
Hi all - I found some great posts this week to share.Short takes and funny postsWord of the year Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of…
“Conspiracy theories” are neither. They’re not “theories,” for starters. Almost always, they are fiction. There’s nothing theoretical about them. They are deliberate, calculated falsehoods designed to promote lies. They aren’t…
