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Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6292…Dya Use Your Smart Phone During Sex?
As an aside, what is this sex thing everyone seems to be going on about?Rock 103, Memphis, drops the knowledge from University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio that if you feel compelled to use your cell phone during sex you may be addicted.MAY be addicted? In other ground breaking work
Continue readingThe Progressive Right: The Ontario Conservative Party’s Hail Mary #pcpo #onpoli
Yesterday, the Conservative Party of Ontario released copies of emails it obtained that showed that Ontario Liberal staffers wanted to pressure the Speaker of the legislature into reversing his decision requiring the release of documents pertaining to the “gas plant scandal” – to suggest using partisan leverage against a non-partisan
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6291…End Of The World Is Nigh
I am not sure what nigh means but it sounds scary. Kia Mennie, a real world and Facebook friend, saw this at The Garden Market in Smith’s Falls, Ontario. Yum E. WFDS
Continue readingPostArctica: Lisa Ross “After Night”
Having previously photographed ritual objects and burial sites of the Uyghur people of Western China in the series, Living Shrines, she has created a new series that documents the surprising number of beds to be found, apparently in the middle of nowhere, in the landscape outside of the Uyghur community.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Harper government should stop wooing Verizon Communications: Union
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada opposes the Harper government efforts to woo US telecom giant Verizon Communications “to take over Canada’s telecommunications.” The post Harper government should stop wooing Verizon Communications: Union appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Now that’s a cough suppressant!
This cough remedy contained codeine, chloroform and cannabis:
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: In Tuesday’s Sun: the next Conservative leader
HALIFAX – When a political party has been in power for a long time, and they are desperate to hold onto it, they will usually opt for something new — and something that is strikingly different from what they’ve had. So, the cerebral francophone Pierre Trudeau begat the WASPy jock
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Why should CSIS have all the fun?
We learned recently that the policy framework which allows CSIS to trade in information that might be the result of torture, or might lead to torture, or both, was actually a collaborative effort involving several federal agencies and departments. Now we have confirmation that CSEC is playing by the same
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CBC: Is Verizon the "bogeyman" Big Telecom claim it is?
Not sure what the big hoopla is about Verizon entering Canada’s #wireless market? Here’s your 101. Article by Amber Hildebrandt for the CBC: Canada’s three big mobile-phone providers have been ramping up their campaign to sway public sentiment against the potential entry of U.S. telecom giant Verizon into the wireless
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Oh, How The U.S. Right Must Hate Him
If you’re not sure why, watch this short Noam Chomsky video, in which he shares his thoughts on Edward Snowden and American hypocrisy: Recommend this Post
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Cold Lake Spill: “There is No Control on this Incident,” says Energy Regulator
Canadian Natural Resource Limited (CNRL), the company responsible for a massive ongoing spill on the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range southeast of Fort McMurray released a public notice last week claiming the release was “secured” and that “clean-up, recovery and reclamation activities are well under way.” Cara Tobin, Office of
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Stephen Harper’s Message To The Blind
…expressed in American Sign Language.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Today’s shocking news developments
1. Political folks say swear words about reporters. 2. Reporters say swear words about political folks. 3. Opposition politicians, far from being “outraged,” will actually sit on stuff to try and score transparently-obvious political points. 4. Speakers get appeals in legislatures, hallways, you name it. 5. Er, that’s it.
Continue readingCleaning out the cupboards.
Here in the Batcave, it has been very quiet online as perhaps some have noticed. But, I have been making some headway in cleaning out the jetsom and flotsam that have invaded this space. There’s a whole bin (the massive kind you rent. Like on that show, hoarders) full. **GULP*
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Ottawa South leads in Ontario by-elections advance voting
Ottawa South tops Etobicoke-Lakeshore, London West, Scarborough-Guildwood and Windsor-Tecumseh in Ontario by-elections advance voting, according to figures released Monday by Elections Ontario. The polls are on Thursday, August 1. The post Ottawa South leads in Ontario by-elections advance voting appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6290…Pope Francis On Gays
Got this from The Atlantic. “Who am I to judge a gay person of goodwill who seeks the Lord?”Stick that in your pipe and smoke it haters.WFDS
Continue readingLeDaro: Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head
All this rain reminds me of the following song: Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed Nothin’ seems to fit Those raindrops are fallin’ on my head, they keep fallin’ So I just did me some talkin’ to the sun And I said I didn’t
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Wisdom Through The Ages
I have nothing to add to this: Recommend this Post
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Let’s Retire the "Once in a Hundred Years" Label
Calgary had a “once in a hundred years” flood in 2005. Eight years later it had a “once in a hundred years” flood that was three times worse. There’s something reassuring about bad events labelled “once in a hundred years” because you know that you’ve survived something you won’t have
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