Some fooling around with AI
Surrealist building shaped like a cat.
Modern Futility
How the enchantments of consumer society keep us attached to a failing world-systemThere is something eerie about living in a civilization that cannot stop doing what is destroying the conditions…
Orbán’s Defeat And The Path To Atonement
Orbán’s defeat in Hungary last weekend gives us hope for an end to the destruction being wrought by the global movement of oligarchs against the people.
Today’s News: Getting a grip – on the scattered complexity of US wars now, and on the impact of the Liberal majority
From Phillips's Newsletter Getting a Grip on all of Trump's Wars?Our son follows a "This Week in World War 2" podcast and when I hear it I am struck by…
UCP moves to spike inconveniently fair Electoral Boundaries Commission report
Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government served notice in the provincial Legislature yesterday morning it intends to toss out the entire report of the 2025-2026 Electoral Boundaries Commission. Instead, the motion…
Stack ‘em high
A ten floor prison condo for Cons and car thieves.
Orts From the Table
Sometimes I think that we have become so jaded with government in general that when an apparently new 'flavour' comes along, our reaction is disproportionately enthusiastic. You don't need me…
Today’s News: Carney and his majority know how to play this game
Cartoon by Greg Parry, The TyeeI don't have a lengthy post tonight, but I saw some very good clips today about Carney and his new majority government so I thought…
Whether we Canadians like it or not, Pierre Poilievre is waiting around for us to come to our senses and vote for him
Pierre Poilievre has a message for Canadians: Don’t worry! I’m not going anywhere! I’ll be right here when you decide you want me again. And if you don’t think you…
When they said none was too many: On Judeo-Christian Values and The Myth of the Moral Past (An Open Letter to Danielle Smith)
There is a phrase that I love to hear: Canadians should learn more of their history. It is often a phrase used by Canadian Historians including Jack Granatstein and Margaret…
Hungary opts for Europe
What’s not to celebrate about the Hungarian election? Prime Minister Viktor Orban, good friend of... The post Hungary opts for Europe first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Denmark is the Best Place for Women
Denmark has earned the title as the best place for women to live based on the Women, Peace and Security Index. It uses 13 indicators that span women’s inclusion from…
15% just for Showing Up!
Changes are coming for Ontario high school students if the newest legislation is passed. It was just tabled, and is already at 2nd reading, so I imagined it's going to…
Good reads: about Carney, about Elbows Up, about Trump, about Iran, plus other interesting stuff like Bieber and cabbages and character and Google
The Bookworm Carl Spitzweg 1850 I found several "good reads" today and a few good posts too, so I thought I would share them. About Carney View on Threads Éric…
The Practical Effects Of Majority
With last night’s clean sweep of the by-elections, Mark Carney becomes our first Prime Minister to convert a minority to a majority parliament without the benefit of a general election…
Today’s News: Carney gets his majority, Mamdani does the right stuff, while Trump just trips over his own big mouth. Plus Epstein-Gate Update and Canada Good News
Mark Carney is showing the world how to do politics better: View on Threads The CBC At Issue panel tonight couldn't find much to criticize about Carney's wins - except…
Polls and rumours of polls offer sometimes contradictory indications of Alberta’s political future
OK, people, with a provincial election expected next year, we are entering the season of polls and rumours of polls, and the results are so far, shall we say, murky.…
Thou Shalt Not Worship Graven Images
This from the NYT:Pope Leo XIV is one of the world’s most powerful critics of the U.S. war with Iran. In recent days, he has condemned the worship of mortals…
Hungary’s Democracy Starts Its Revival
Democracy requires ongoing maintenance and that comes in the form of civic engagement by the people within the democracy. In Hungary, the now former prime minister Viktor Orban, has lost…