What The Actual Flock?
Big data and the police state have been converging for some time, but the rapid rise of the Flock Safety license plate camera network is redefining American authoritarianism, and its…
Today’s News: "Nobody in this country is in the stands. 40 million of us are on the ice."
graphic by Don DeLeski I was hoping PM Carney would give us another Forward Guidance video as Canada fights back against Trump's tariff war, and on Tuesday morning here it…
Blame Ottawa? Most of Alberta’s economic discontent has roots in policies cooked up right here at home
Conventional wisdom in Canadian political and media circles seems to be that Albertans are almost to a man and woman deeply discontented with their relationship with the rest of Canada.…
Random Thoughts on Drug Policy
I have been thinking about writing on drug policy for awhile but have not been able to develop a framework for my thoughts so I decided to just set them…
Whose Strategy is The End of the World? Conservatives
I’ve been writing clearly for over a dozen years about how governments, are failing to address the pollution causing the climate crisis. Usually the biggest culprits are Conservative/Republican governments, but…
Black cat nap
Quick capture. Holding back. Zen Brush 3. Allowing myself to draw on it. not trying to make a painting. Stopping. Holding the Apple Pencil way
Courage, Canada – "Let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world."
Canada's counter-tariffs are on, and there will not be any turning back. In the days to come, when you need some courage:Remember Jack Layton's last message:And remember these words too:…
We had a visitor
Yesterday, a black bear was in our yard, but when it noticed humans, it scurried up the Seymour River western escarpment behind our home. Today, another bear visited. This time…
Pieces Falling Into Place For Canada’s Air Force
I have suspected for some time that the decision around which direction Canada was going to go in terms of its next generation Air Force has been made, if not…
What Is A Proud Canadian?
Of late, I have been thinking about Canadian pride and patriotism, and how it is so different from the shallow, reflexive and exaggerated displays the Americans are so fond of.…
To EV or Not to EV
I started driving rather late in life compared to others in my age cohort: I was 24 when I finally got my licence. A lot of my fellow hippies and…
Burning Down the House
In order to change our collective future, we have to change the names we use to describe the present.The Pyrocene Has ArrivedWhen I reread my recent essay, “It’s the End…
An AI baby image
Yea…. Playing a bit with Image Factory. Discovered you can insert an image from Photos. Added the tie and a bit of orange in Procreate.
UCP goes all in on online casino gambling
Am I missing something? Should I be gambling online? Sure seems like it. You can’t watch a TV show, listen to the radio or drive down a street without being…
No Indication Of Change
In my previous post, I discussed a myriad of incompencies and corruptions within the Doug Ford government in Ontario, expressing the hope that the three byelections would convey a message…
Review of “The Spectre” [The Comics Journal]
The Spectre Lefteris “Boban” Papathanasis, Mauro Vanetti, Vangelis ZikosKersplebedeb Publishing$17USD/$22CAD104 pagesBuy Now Review by Ian Thomas, August 25, 2026 Corporate interests have outstripped the supposed hegemony of nation-states for a…
Making Fascism Fun
The White House released a new website on Tuesday: Arcade.Gov, which offers five (so far) playable games promoting symbolic patriotism, fighting off migrants, and getting rich like Trump.
Sunday Funday: Blue Jays make it into the Wild Card! Plus Interesting posts, Funny posts, Getting Old(er), Carney Hat-Trick, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers
Hooray for the Blue Jays winning their way into the Wild Card! It was just three weeks ago that we realized it was still possible for the Blue Jays to…
Separatist ‘transition plan’ is propaganda intended to create a sense of reassurance and inevitability
On Thursday, a mostly anonymous group of some 47 individuals identifying themselves as “the Alberta Transition Council” dropped a document they called “The Alberta Transition Plan, a Practical Analysis of…
Saturday Photo: And Another Thing You Shouldn’t Mess With–A Wasp Nest
This is the time of year when wasps suddenly appear around here. It's often hard to eat outside because they come around looking for a snack. Preparing for winter, it…