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The Disaffected Lib Mk. II: Pfizer Tells Canada, "Sorry." Remember When Canada Was a World Leader in Developing Vaccines?
Just as the number of Covid-19 infections is rising, the promised supply of Pfizer’s vaccine is turning into just that – a promise. It seems the American giant is having production troubles in Europe so Canada may not be getting the promised doses we were counting on. There was
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib Mk. II: A Trip Down Memory Lane
Theresa May was a truly mediocre prime minister of the United Kingdom. She was weak, hesitant and grasping. Yet, of all her sins, perhaps the worst was her decision, weeks after Donald Trump’s inauguration to invite him for a state visit, an honour infrequently bestowed on American presidents. The
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib Mk. II: Republicans, Fearing for Their Lives, Voted Against Impeachment
Were Republican representatives afraid to vote to impeach Donald Trump? The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin writes that House Republicans have been successfully extorted. “Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) in a recent MSNBC interview said: “The majority of them are paralyzed with fear. I had a lot of conversations with my Republican
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib Mk. II: Have We Become Addicted to "Sordid"?
How much more mileage are we going to get out of the rise and fall of Donald Trump and his Merry Band of Grifters? Does part of you sort of hope that this is just going to keep rolling on now that we’re into the consequences stage? Do you
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib Mk. II: Rudy, You Meat Head!!
It’s the perfect final act of a nightmare presidency. Last Wednesday when he was riling up his Gullibillies to storm the Capitol, Donald Trump had high praise for his own personal Renfield, Rudy Giuliani. That was last week, this is today. Now Rudy can’t even get Trump to pick up
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib Mk. II: How Long Can the GOP Live Within It’s Own Skin?
For some time, Old School Republicans have argued that their party has gone too far, it’s beyond redemption. Their solution – burn it to the ground and start over. It’s one thing for a political party to entertain a broad spectrum of views, Big Tent politics. However there is
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib Mk. II: Trump as Comic Relief
There’s a word you don’t hear everyday – “ghastly.” That, however, is the prognosis for the future of humankind in the summary of a report published today in the journal, Frontiers in Conservation Science. We report three major and confronting environmental issues that have received little attention and require
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Bruce Arthur calls out Doug Ford’s choice to blame his constituents rather than himself and his government for a gross lack of leadership in trying to limit the damage from COVID-19. John Michael McGrath discusses the reality that no level of restrictions will
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Curled-up cats.
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib Mk. II: Voltaire on Trump
Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities, Can Make You Commit Atrocities. Isn’t that the essence of Donald Trump?
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – The Globe and Mail’s editorial board asks whether Doug Ford will again fall painfully short in responding to the public health threat posed by COVID-19 – though at this point the questions appears to be entirely rhetorical. Murray Mandryk discusses the lives
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib Mk. II: Give Trump Enough Rope…
The Attorney General of Washington, D.C. – an elected position since 2015 – has announced that he will be investigating Donald Trump for inciting last Wednesday’s mob attack on the Capitol. There is an abundance of evidence, words and deeds, going back to Trump tweets weeks before the January 6th
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Roger McNamee argues that online platforms need to be held to account for their role in fomenting political violence. And Rebecca Traister writes about the need for U.S. Democrats to focus on improving people’s lives rather than sacrificing the public good in the
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On privileged positions
It’s bad enough that Saskatchewan is governed by a party whose foundational principle is that a wealthy person’ vacation home is more important that your life. But it certainly takes a step toward a Kenneyian level of absurdity for the likes of Joe Hargrave to now be whining that it’s
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Twisting the Night Away …
I won’t waste much time directly addressing the attempted coup that took place in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday this past week. Others have already covered it in considerable depth, and the fallout will no doubt take months or more to sort out. However, Maclean’s decided to publish something today
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib Mk. II: Even the Golf World Finds Trump Toxic
Donald Trump is a collector – of golf courses. He’s got 17 to date, some of them losing quite a bit of money. He’s milked the Trump brand for all it’s worth but that was before the world got a good/bad look at him when he foolishly chose to
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib Mk. II: This, You Must Watch. Arnold Schwarzenegger Denounces Fascism in America.
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Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Rebecca Solnit discusses the importance of accurately describing Donald Trump’s attempted coup, rather than euphemizing a violent attack against democracy. Enzo DiMatteo highlights the similarities between Trump’s playbook and that of the federal Cons. Murray Mandryk writes that the U.S.’ experience with
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