To many that may seem like a big jump for police chiefs who have been historically, hysterically “lock ’em all up, but look at it this way – why even ticket anyone for possession? Just let them be. A ticket, while infinitely preferable to jail time, is still an admission
Continue readingChristy's Houseful of Chaos politics » Christy's Houseful of Chaos: Lego Mini-Figures for Social Justice
I’ve been talking with some other social justice type people about the need to have easily passed on facebook memes, and I decided to try doing some lego pictures. Here are a couple of the graphics I’ve been sharing on facebook and twitter. Feel free to share: For more information about
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Maysdorf II By the Numbers: BLM’s Big Coal Giveaway Tomorrow
Tomorrow, the Bureau of Land Management will sell off roughly 148 million tons of coal. The BLM is opening the sealed bids for the so-called “Maysdorf II” tract in the heart of the Powder River Basin in Wyoming. The coal will likely be sold to Cloud Peak Energy, which operates
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: SBGHC — Rosebush sets objective to balance budget without cuts to staff or services
If there has been one good news story this summer it’s this: CEO Paul Rosebush sent a memo to all physicians and staff at his South Bruce Grey Health Centre in July telling them that the hospital’s fiscal shortfall for … Continue reading →
Continue readingLeDaro: "Bored" American teenagers kill an Austrialian athlete for "fun"
What is happening in U.S. Killing for fun? Maybe Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld are these kids’ role models. They were bored so they invaded Iraq and over million innocent civilians were slaughtered. What happens in the south moves up to north. I hope we will not turn into a violent
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: The Stunningly Rapid Rise of the National Security State. This Shit is Beginning to Get Scary.
Big news on the Orwellian Front. The ascendancy of the national security state is picking up steam and it’s spreading into the upper echelons of the media. First up, The Guardian. The venerable newspaper reports receiving an ominous demand from the “centre” of the Cameron government to cough up any
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Canada: Investment in Aboriginal Early Childhood Development Needed
Kathy Mallet says Indigenous peoples in Canada still suffer the effects of poverty, systematic racism, colonization, the sixties scoop and the residential schools experience, urges investment in Aboriginal early childhood development. The post Canada: Investment in Aboriginal Early Childhood Development Needed appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6331…Transit Crisis In Toronto
Ferget about kids getting shot on the street cars and over crowded busses and trains. Not to forget the subway, btw. The Red Rocket has seen better days. Now this. The crisis is [and this is leading the news in the self proclaimed world class city, Toronto] that the new
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Hurricane Sandy Task Force or The Three Little Pigs
Little pig, little pig Let me come in Not by the hair on my chinny, chin, chin Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in. Obama’s Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force has released a report urging Americans to be like the little pig who built his
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Corky Evans on what’s wrong with the BC NDP
I remember when one of the Leaders I worked for asked some guys many of us know to purge our Party of the troublemakers (that was not the word he used.) They did a good job. The “troublemakers” were sidelined and we became an effective, and boring, machine. Leaders and
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Yes, John, America Has Lost All Credibility in the Middle East. Now Here’s a Lovely Tuna Sandwich.
It’s kind of embarrassing to watch an old man come to some realization, like suddenly noticing his zipper is undone. It’s a surprise to him and he assumes it’s a surprise to everyone else. John McCain is having a lot of those moments these days. The latest is his realization
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Here, Mo, You Can Have Hosni’s Cell
Any remaining shred of doubt that the Egyptian military is playing major league hardball on this coup d’etat is gone. It’s not just the killings of Egyptian Islamists. It’s not the release of their own capo, Hosni Mubarak. Now they’re after Mohamed ElBaradei, the liberal who served for exactly one
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM - A Blog by Donna Thomson: Cancer Caregiving Roles: Book Review
If you are a new caregiver and your loved one has recently been diagnosed with cancer, you will want to order a copy of “Cancer Caregiver Roles”, by John Garnand. Dr. Garnand was a professor of business before he became a full-time caregiver for his wife. He is a born
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6330…Stick A Fork In Yer Penis
My understanding is Canberra, the capital of Australia, is the most boring capital in the western world. That said it comes as no surprise that The International Journal of Surgery Case Reports tells all that a 70 year old resident of that fair city decided to alleviate the boredom by
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6329…Stephen Harper Does It Again
Proroguing Parliament. This has got a lot of people’s panties in a knot. It shouldn’t. Essentially what our beloved Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, is doing is delaying opening day from September 16th to mid October. The sky is not falling. I repeat: the sky is not falling. WFDS
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: We Lose Americans
At least it’s not a total loss. The big loss is the death of esteemed crime novelist, Elmore Leonard, of a stroke at age 87. Among his 45 novels are Get Shorty, 3:10 to Yuma, and Rum Punch (remade by Tarantino as Jackie Brown). Canada also says goodbye – and
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Tainted — Play a timely intervention on the paid plasma issue
A generation has passed since more than 30,000 Canadians became infected with HIV and hepatitis C through the blood system. According to the Canadian Medical Association Journal, Justice Horace Krever’s 1997 report on the tragedy is considered to be one … Continue reading →
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Harper’s Tricks Are Getting A Tad Tiresome
Sure, I could write reams on what the old trickster is up to in proroguing Parliament yet again. I think the following, though, brought to you by our friends at Citizens Rallying To Unseat Stephen Harper, sums everything up nicely: Recommend this Post
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: SFARI Highlights Serious Risk of Epilepsy for Young Children and Teens with Autism and Intellectual Disability
“Children with autism who are older than 13 years and have low intelligence are at the greatest risk of having epilepsy, says one of the largest epidemiological studies on the issue to date1. Children are typically diagnosed with epilepsy after having at least two seizures — uncontrolled surges of electrical activity in
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Closing Ranks Behind Officer Forcillo
The right wingers seem to have settled on their talking points for Jimmy Forcillo, the Toronto cop who executed Sammy Yatim on a Toronto streetcar last month. The first point is to contend that there’s no justice in convicting Forcillo of the execution. The second point is the claim that
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