Serge Halimi: Europe’s wakeup call – Le Monde diplomatique – English editionWhen the balance that keeps labour and capital in relative equilibrium gets trashed (or more likely in this context, sold off to private investors), the political and so…
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Krugman: The President Surrenders on Debt Ceiling – NYTimes.com
The President Surrenders on Debt Ceiling – NYTimes.comOK, can we do a couple of things for starters?1. Lose the illusion that Obama’s got any balls, or that he’s in any way “progressive,” or that there’s much substantive institutional and policy differ…
Continue readingAnti-Muslim Blogger: Slain Norwegian Teens Were ‘Hateful, Privileged Brats’ | Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center
Anti-Muslim Blogger: Slain Norwegian Teens Were ‘Hateful, Privileged Brats’ | Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law CenterAnother look at the far right in all its glory.
Continue readingGiorgio Mammoliti: the pride of #TOcouncil | #TOpoli
Someone suggested during yesterday’s marathon that the Fords can’t help being ignorant and stupid. They are what they are. But this guy, by contrast, does it on purpose.[<a href=”http://storify.com/orwellsbastard/giorgio-…
Continue readingDavid Olive (@TheGrtRecession), Team Ford, and that whole ‘deserve’ thing again
With this blog post at the Star, David Olive goes on a bit of a roll, getting in some pretty good zingers at Mayor Stupid and Brother Stupider.One can’t argue with much of his take, in particular his characterization of the last election as a vote agai…
Continue readingThe Harper regime targets @frankejames
Franke James » Blog Archive » Canadian Government Tries to Silence Franke JamesWe can’t really say we’re surprised, now, can we. Subtle and not-so-subtle threats, putting the squeeze on NGOs and making sure anyone thinking of sponsoring the show know…
Continue readingFar-right hatred is a sickness, but it’s a symptom, not the cause | #Norway
Late-night submissions on a heavy Sunday night …I thought I’d seen, heard and read it all by now.That worthless piece of shit used dum-dum bullets. The cherry on the shit sundae.Another sick, cruel piece of shit says those kids all but deserved what …
Continue readingFrom the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg
12 Holberg Suite op. 40 – Sarabande by Orwell’s Bastard Some hauntingly beautiful stuff from Grieg, who might be better known for Peer Gynt. If I recall correctly, though, the CBC used to use another passage from the Holberg Suite as the signature …
Continue readingA word from the Norwegian Party
As I said, not going to jump into that cesspool. Just trying to help make the Norway conversation about something else. Not like the assholes are going to change their minds or their narrative or anything.Related posts:From the Norwegian composer Edvar…
Continue readingIsn’t it good, Norwegian wood …
It’s all been said. Nothing to add.How about we just ignore that hateful bald fuckhead?Related posts:From the Norwegian composer Edvard GriegA word from the Norwegian Party
Continue readingFriday night | h/t @impolitical and @pogge411
See what you’ve started?Wish I’d been around for this gig.
Continue reading@cityslikr on Team Ford’s bullshit, and our complicity therein | #TOpoli
Which Lie Do You Buy? « All Fired Up In The Big SmokeA lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.– Winston ChurchillSo over at his place, @cityslikr’s on about the fact that politicians have an uneasy relati…
Continue readingCritics accuse Mayor Ford of getting all Shock Doctrine-y | Ford Focus | torontolife.com
Critics accuse Mayor Ford of getting all Shock Doctrine-y | Ford Focus | torontolife.comWriting in Toronto Life, John Michael McGrath draws the comparison but then appears to soften it:… but given that 96 per cent of Toronto’s services are impossib…
Continue readingSIU Concludes Reopened #G20 Nobody Investigation | #policebrutality
SIU Concludes Reopened G20 Nobody Investigation… aaaaand, guess what? Can’t find any way to charge anyone else.Who could have foreseen such a thing?Oh, well. Maybe the Toronto Police will actually come forward and out the other members of Team Curbst…
Continue readingAn Eye-Opener from @fernhilldammit | #onpoli
DAMMIT JANET!: Eye-OpenerNice reproductive freedom you got there. Be a shame if something was to happen to it.Go read.
Continue reading@cityslikr on Team Ford’s Soprano wannabes. They wish | #TOpoli
An Addendum « All Fired Up In The Big SmokeOver at AFUITBS, @cityslikr describes the subtle art of politics as practiced by Team Ford. Not.Go read.
Continue readingSome late-night thoughts on Mayor Stupid with @thekeenanwire and @UnionSt | #TOpoli
Storify: great for aggregating tweets, but you can go blind putting them in order if you’re dealing with more than a handful.If only there were a sort function …[<a href=”http://storify.com/orwellsbastard/why-its-import…
Continue readingTeam Ford’s malignancy: It’s not just the Jarvis bike lanes | #TOpoli #bikeTO
By now so much has been written and blogged and tweeted about yesterday’s clusterfuck at Toronto Council that there’s no point in rehashing it. Go read Matt Elliott’s summary at Ford For Toronto if you want a recap.
For Christ’s sakes. This isn’t just about the lack of any coherent policy justification, or the Machiavellian political . . . → Read More: Team Ford’s malignancy: It’s not just the Jarvis bike lanes | #TOpoli #bikeTO
Continue readingTeam Ford’s malignancy: It’s not just the Jarvis bike lanes | #TOpoli #bikeTO
By now so much has been written and blogged and tweeted about today’s clusterfuck at Toronto Council that there’s no point in rehashing it. Go read Matt Elliott’s summary at Ford For Toronto if you want a recap.For Christ’s sakes. This isn’t just about…
Continue readingCore Services Review: Rob Ford is a hazard to Toronto’s public health | #TOpoli
I’m sorry, I had to give my head a shake.
Fluoridation?
Look, we’ve all seen the passage in Dr. Strangelove where General Ripper talks about what an insidious Communist plot it is, but the thing is, that’s not just satire. Fluoridation of our drinking water has been a touchstone for conspiracy-minded whackjobs since the 1950s, but . . . → Read More: Core Services Review: Rob Ford is a hazard to Toronto’s public health | #TOpoli
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