More great stuff
What a week — we really need some great stuff right now, don’t we, and I’ve got some. But first, let’s consider the nominees for this week’s “Christ, what an…
Cathie from Canada
Today’s News: Buh-bye
Today we said “buh-bye” to Liz Truss. The tweets were priceless: In light of Liz Truss’ resignation, I made a chart to explain UK politics for anyone confused pic.twitter.com/uBweUvQU0o —…
Today’s News: Updates
Just a short one tonight. First, about the POEC hearings: A lot of people are looking really really bad in this inquiry and none of them are named Trudeau. —…
Today’s News: I think we know where this is going
If there are any two politicians in Canada who always know which way the wind is blowing, it’s Justin Trudeau and Rob Ford. So today Trudeau stood behind Ford and…
FreeDumb Convoy Greatest Hits
Now that the Public Order Emergency Commission hearings are getting underway, Canada is being reminded of just how awful the convoy crisis was, not only in Ottawa but also across…
From the Bookmarks
Here’s what prompted it – a scalding observation by The Economist. pic.twitter.com/lf6Rg1PzVv — Paul R Bear (@PaulRBear4) October 14, 2022 Here’s the Daily Mail live feed on YouTube Kwasi Kwarteng…
Today’s News: "I’m going to punch him out"
I don’t have a lot of stuff to talk about tonight, but I did see some good tweets about the two hearings today – including Nancy Pelosi’s “punch him out”…
Christ, what an asshole!
Back in 2006, blogger Charles Lavoie did a post to assert that all New Yorker cartoons would still be just as funny with the caption “Christ, what an asshole” and…
Five questions for the Public Order Emergency Commission
Over the past several months, I have been collecting comments and tweets related to the FluTruxKlan, anticipating the upcoming Emergencies Act inquiry and the likely shit-show we will be seeing…
Today’s News: Congratulations to Brandi Morin!
Congratulations to Brandi Morin, in New York City tonight to receive her Edward R. Murrow Award for her article: A “lingering evil”: From residential schools to murdered women. Edward R.…
More Great Stuff
Remember Friendly, Jerome and Rusty? Here is an hilarious thread: DYING at the Canadians in the Zoom talking about The Friendly Giant and the Americans being like “WTF there was…
Today’s News: Starting the nuclear conversation
Back in the spring when there was a bunch of chatter about how the US and NATO should save Ukraine by declaring a no-fly zone, Biden categorically refused to consider…
From the Bookmarks
Just a random selection of stuff tongiht. First, I just cannot understand why anyone in Florida would still vote Republican. Here is what the Hurricane Ian storm surge looked like,…
Today’s News: Playing nuclear chicken?
Well, this is terrifying, isn’t it? It sounds like Russia is getting set to try to play a game of Nuclear Chicken with Ukraine and the west: It comes as…
Today’s News: Winter is Coming
First tonight, what the heck is going on in Britain? The new Truss government seems determined to destroy the British economy in the name of some looney libertarian conservative craziness,…
Today’s News: The Indominable Spirit of the Maritimes and Newfoundland
The news has moved on so much in the last week that we haven’t been seeing as much recently about the Hurricane Fiona recovery on the east coast. But it…
Today’s News: Honouring Truth and Reconciliation Day
“Reconciliation is not the responsibility of Indigenous Peoples. It is the responsibility of all Canadians. It is our responsibility to continue to listen and to learn,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin…
Today’s News: Orange Shirt Day
Sept 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also called Orange Shirt Day – for settlers, it is a day for thoughtfulness, remembrance, acknowledgement of wrongdoing, apology, and…
Great stuff
Today, here’s some of the interesting stuff I bookmarked recently: This is fascinating – its a visual representation of the world population and the webpage also has much more detail…
Today’s News: "But I never thought leopards would eat MY face!"
The original tweet, from 2015: ‘I never thought leopards would eat MY face,’ sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party. — Adrian Bott (@Cavalorn) October 16,…