So, Queen Dani Doesn’t Like Courts?
In a year-end interview, Premier Smith of Alberta complained that "judges aren't accountable", and elected politicians are. Like everything else that comes out of today's conservative politicians, this is 1…
I bring you tidings of great joy! Our neighbour to the south is about to reach Peak Trump
Merry Christmas, Dear Readers! I bring you tidings of great joy! Our neighbour to the south is about to reach Peak Trump, if it hasn’t occurred already. It’s all downhill…
Christmas Funday: Some good cartoons, funny posts, and videos. And a little politics, of course
Just some good stuff to enjoy on Christmas day. This is wonderful: View on Threads 🔴 Merry Christmas, Prime Minister. 🎄 To you all, especially Nico. 🙂 - Fun TomRead…
Merry Christmas, Mark Carney
Figuring out the Canadian political winners of 2025 is pretty easy. Mark Carney, Ontario’s Doug Ford, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Tony Wakeham: they all won elections in 2025. But Carney, Ford…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates December 23, 2025
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
Season’s Greetings!
Merry Christmas! — ¡Feliz Navidad! — Joyeux Noël! — Frohe Weihnachten! — Buon Natale! —... The post Season’s Greetings! first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Sujeet Indap and Akila Quinio report on the accumulation of consumer debt by private credit groups, making people's inability to meet their needs into…
The future casts a shadow on the present
Who better to represent Canada than Mark Wiseman former senior managing director and global head of active equities at BlackRock Inc. in New York. ...Almost anyone?
Holiday Cheer And The Future Of These Essays
A few years ago, I received a media request asking for my opinion on some matter as a former Member of Parliament.
Festivus for the rest of us, plus the CBC Carney interview, and a few funny posts
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…
The light in me sees the light in you
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…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Decorated cat.
FAFO, Daisy-style.
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 –…
Tuesday Morning Links
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…
Today’s News: Its the incompetence, stupid! #EpsteinFiles #BariWeiss
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…
A Caregiver’s Twelve Days of Christmas
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…
Monday Afternoon Links
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…
UPDATED: A Tale Of Two Corporations
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…
Wise Law’s Top Ten Legal News Post for the Week of December 22, 2025
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