Author: Cathie from Canada

I liked this New Yorker cartoon — says it all.  I also saw this thread on X and yes, I could appreciate this sentiment: Anyone who has ever worked in food service knows Mother’s Day brunch is the worst shift of the year. People are such assholes about everything which

What a crazy week it has been — we’ve all been sick with what I am calling the Black Death Cold, plus a family member fell and now has a broken pelvis. I’m afraid to leave the house. You spend your 40s thinking “hey, maybe aging isn’t so bad, I’m

Just a few tweets about animals to enjoy!  I’m sure by now the whole world has recoiled in horror after hearing that South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem boasted about killing her dog. She really deserves the title “Christ, what an asshole!” Mitt Romney: “I strapped a dog to the roof

Here are some interesting and useful commentaries about the Israel-Hamas War, including some discussion about how it can be brought to an end First, this article is recommended by Eric Loomis at Lawyers, Guns and Money — at the New York Review of Books, professor David Shulman writes Israel: The

(And read to the end for a Trump fart joke!) Today I was very glad to see the US support for Ukraine and for Israel approved by the House — now only was it great to see the aid approved itself, but also it was a demonstration that Trump and

Yeah, lots of financial press whining in the last 2 weeks about how raising taxes on the rich or on corporations would be so unfair & so awful — but “protect the rich!” just isn’t going to cut it as a #BaloneyFactory slogan. — Cathie from Canada 🇨🇦 😷🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦

Just sharing some stories tonight: Good Samaritans rush to save herd of elk trapped in frigid water Two dozen people jumped into action Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. when a herd of elk fell through the ice at Palisades Reservoir near Alpine, WY.https://t.co/AshSFx87yshttps://t.co/NGkt21H4xB — StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 (@StrictlyChristo) April 11, 2024

So let’s all worry about bird flu now! The @USDA is closely tracking #H5N1 #flu in the dairy industry, and it’s turning up in a very dispersed pattern across the USA.States w/confirmed cases since March 25: TX, KA, MI, NM, ID, OH.https://t.co/2vuQKuh3CS pic.twitter.com/XWMoRya2xr — Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) April 4, 2024

Canadians are laughing at Poilievre’s three-word policies for anything that ails Canada — and tonight, “Punt The Runt” is trending:  Also today, Charlie Angus announced he won’t run again, and Poilievre couldn’t resist responding with the usual petty and mean whine.  Christ, what an asshole! #PuntTheRunt@PierrePoilievre@CBCNews@CPC_HQPierre Poilievre wants to be

For Easter, here is the Craig Baird Saskatchewan Easter Bunny: I recently found several good articles that are worth sharing:  Evan Scrimshaw pleads with the Trudeau Liberals to smarten up —Jurisdiction’s False Sanctimony and stop pretending they can get reelected by blaming provincial Conservative premiers: …I want this government to

Here is a fascinating analysis of the Baltimore bridge disaster, by someone who actually does know a lot about ships and bridges:      My bet is they will get some shipping lanes cleared within two weeks — the Army Corps of Engineers already has a thousand experts working on

Canada is buzzing about Brian Mulroney’s funeral — so many profound, moving and memorable moments:  Good God… when Marc Hervieux and Mulroney’s granddaughter Elizabeth Lapham stopped to let a recording of Brian Mulroney finish singing When Irish Eyes are Smiling — man, how moving. pic.twitter.com/Qr1YwfNk95 — Bryan Passifiume (@BryanPassifiume) March

[With thanks to Journo Dale Smith.] So today Pierre Poilievre was getting lots of media attention due to his ridiculous “threat” of a non-confidence motion — did he think the NDP would actually want to fight an election this spring?  Not.  #ScrapTheCrap #ScrapTheCrapPoilievre #PierrePoilievreBaloneyFactory #BaloneyFactory #HandsOffMyRebate #IStandWithTrudeau pic.twitter.com/xDCjFTUM2Q — Carla⚡️⚡️⚡️ #IStandWithTrudeau

I try to ignore just about everything Trump babbles.  But tonight he is quoted by activist and former Labour Secretary Robert Reich in a post titled Trump is out of his mind, and desperate At a rally today outside the Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, Ohio, Trump warned that “if

In America, Trump is the Golden Calf – because he has no philosophy or morals or principles himself, he can only reflect the hatreds and prejudices of his worshipers. And they love him for it. Here in Canada, we’re dealing with out own fairy tale. Poilievre’s three-word solutions –Ax the

Oh, wouldn’t you know that the Kate Middleton story is now so big it just had to become “Kate-Gate”! The Princess of Wales is missing and the spare Prince is in exile and the King is treating his cancer with herbs. If this were the 1300s France would be looking to

Several “Say….what????” moments tonight:  First, Kim Campbell called Pierre Poilievre a liar and a hatemonger. Wow! Kim Campbell. Brian Mulroney. Flora MacDonald. Back when Conservativism was actually just a different way of trying to make a country better…not take it backwards. #cdnpoli https://t.co/yGVpuylyOb — Mark Gerretsen 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 (@MarkGerretsen) March

Dark Brandon was in the House tonight! President Joseph R. Biden kicked ass. — Rob Reiner (@robreiner) March 8, 2024 Enjoyed watching Biden dancing the hully gully on Mike Johnson’s Adam’s Apple. #StateOfTheUnion — Al Franken (@alfranken) March 8, 2024 Let this be absolutely clear: that wasn’t just a great

We got a huge dump of snow this weekend – its #Snowmageddon2024 -and our street is now impassable. So we’ll be cocooning at home for the next several days: #Saskatoon #Saskatchewan 🇨🇦 is closed 🔒 DON’T even try to get around without a 4 x 4 with #winter tires 🛻

Amazing! This is how our Solar system is.. ❤️🔥pic.twitter.com/zOXqT87Hob — The Random Guy (@RandomTheGuy_) February 27, 2024 You’ve seen me share a few maps and videos of the Panama Canal. I love that engineering marvel. This animation shows a map and a timelapsed journey through the canal. 15 seconds worth