When Trump goes around the US and the world demanding other countries spend more on military, why is no one asking ‘why doesn’t the US spend less’?
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Excited Delirium: June 1, 2017: The US Takes a Back Seat to History
On June 1, 2017, the US announced plans to withdraw from the Paris Accord on Climate Change and took an important first step in fading from existence and relevance.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: It’s About The Power
It’s about the power. Would you prefer it belongs to us or to them?
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Maybe the US Should CUT its Budget by 50%?
Donald Trump pushes NATO members to increase their military budgets. Shouldn’t we push back and ask America and other countries to scale back?
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Pot-Induced Delusions
Governments and organizations all over Canada have pot-induced delusions. We know that there’s a growing likelihood that marijuana will be legalized. What’s less likely is how it can be monetized. This article from the CBC looks at just one possible evolution of the pot ‘industry’ after decriminalization and legalization of
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Making Provincial Policy Based on Toronto Issues Is A MISTAKE
It looks like the Wynne government is going to make a disastrous mistake with respect to easing house restriction requirements laid out in the past. This would be a mistake. Just because you’re young and can’t afford a house in Toronto doesn’t mean we have to bend or change provincial
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Profiting from Opioid Crisis
We have an opioid epidemic in Canada. Here’s a prescription for ending it.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: When Trump is Impeached, Who Will Replace Him?
Paul Manafort: another link in the chain connecting Donald Trump and Russia.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: 9 Must-Watch Minutes
At the House Intel Committee, ranking member Schiff (D-CA) summarizes the insanity that has transpired in the last 9 months concerning Donald Trump, Russia, Clinton, Wikileaks and more. This is 9 minutes well worth watching. It will shake your world.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Another Call to Raise Toronto Property Taxes
This piece by Lawrence Solomon is very effective at pointing out the contrast between property taxes applied to landlords versus those that are paid by private homeowners. In Toronto, property taxes for homeowners are disproportionately low, not just compared to local rental costs, but also for property taxes applied across
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Transit: We’ve Been Here Before
I love public transit when it’s done right, but for most Canadian cities BRT = Big Ridiculous (Transit) Tax.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Republicans: Do They Have a Future?
Trump won’t be impeached. Yet. A Democrat majority in the Senate and House will be required in 2018.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Ontario Liberals Attack on Public Education
The Wynne government’s attack on open schools continues a theme of this government’s disrespect for the next generation – that can’t vote them out of office.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Some Good News: Ontario Cottagers Will Not Get Hydro Rebate
The entire Ontario Hydro portfolio is a disaster. Kathleen Wynne has admitted it. The opposition leaders know it. Thankfully, the rural rebate will not be applied to temporary residents known as cottagers. Seasonal owners will not get a rebate from Ontario Hydro and will stay be forced to pay the
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Hey Lamestream, Focus on the Right Question: Did Jeff Sessions Lie to Congress?
Focus on the issue everyone: did Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s appointee for Attorney General, perjure himself?
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Trump To Spend NATO Into Oblivion
Trump’s military plan is to spend NATO into oblivion. The answer to Trump’s challenge: stop spending on military.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Which ‘news’ is ‘real’ and which is ‘fake’?
Not sure what’s ‘fake’ or ‘real’ when it comes to news? Neither am I, but I’ll give you this spoiler: Let’s Own The News.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Hey Vacci-Nazis: Earn $100k from Robert DeNiro & RKF Jr.
Have you ditched real science so that pharmaceutical companies can make a fast buck from our fear? Then you can be eligible for $100k from Robert DeNiro when you give irrefutable proof that today’s vaccines are safe.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Trump’s Closed Door Policy Opens The World To New Reichstag Moment
The famous quote from Shakepeare: ‘All the world’s a stage and we are merely players’. What we are witnessing with the new Trump regime is nothing short of a bizarrely concocted series of theatrics into making the world think that there’s some sanity holding sway in the United States. The recent
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Quote for our times
I marvel at the simple notion that we are now run by a gaggle of 70 year-olds that swear by deregulation and dog-eat-dog capitalism but they live in gated communities that will turf you out if you dare paint your door a different colour. Me, Feb 8, 2017.
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