He sings after he won majority in 2011. Enjoy!
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – Rick Perry:Unfounding America’s Principles
The loons are in overdrive in the United States and as a general rule the farther south one goes the loonier it gets. Rick Perry is prime example of the the cringe inducing, bile forming sectarian yahoo’s that ooze out of the woodwork and somehow gain political power. Darkmatter2525 illustrates
Continue readingwmtc: dear liberal public: there is nothing shocking about the george zimmerman verdict
Dear liberal public, The internet tells me you are shocked – shocked and outraged – about the verdict in the George Zimmerman case. Seriously? You are shocked? You have lived in the United States or Canada all your life, and you are shocked that a white man who killed a
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: They Do It Without Blushing
On May 2nd, the Harper government staged a ceremony to commemorate the Canadarm and Canada’s contribution to space exploration. Curiously, Marc Garneau, Canada’s first astronaut — who was later made president of Canada’s Space Agency, and who was the first person to operate the Canadarm — was not invited to
Continue readingScripturient: Blog & Commentary: Small glitch, please stay tuned
Oops. Seems there’s a coding glitch in the latest WordPress update. Comments are getting attached to a header image rather than to the post they’re supposed to be associated with. And it’s not a new glitch – the WP support … Continue reading →
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Harponado and the End Times
Sometimes these days I feel like a guy in a boat who can see a massive thunderstorm bearing down on him.But can't row fast enough to escape it. Can't shake the feeling that Mother Nature is angry, and that we're on the verge of a cataclysm. Read more »
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Zimmerman
The acquittal was not a great surprise. The prosecution’s case did not come out especially well. The attempt last week during closing (!!!) to allege child abuse was not a ploy to distract the defence – it was a Hail Mary gambit by the prosecutor where the hope was to
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: In Sunday’s Sun: we don’t give a rat’s ass about your stupid cabinet shuffle
Cabinet shuffles don’t matter. Not to Joe and Jane Frontporch, they don’t. To real folks, like Joe and Jane, it’s just Ottawa talking about Ottawa. To those who stalk the corridors of power on the Hill, peering at their BlackBerrys, nothing could be more important than a cabinet shuffle. In
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: A jury
…is a group of people of average ignorance.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Guess the author: ecology and overpopulation
Who said this, which has been tweaked to make it a bit of challenge: “The annual increase of population in [Canada creates] difficulties of providing for this army of new citizens which grows from year to year and which will finally lead to a catastrophe, unless ways and means are
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Harper Gvt Withholds Docs on Controversial Canadian Mining Company: United Steelworkers
by: United Steelworkers | Press Release: TORONTO, July 11, 2013 – The United Steelworkers (USW) union is asking federal Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault to investigate the Conservative government’s failure, for more than eight months, to release information on a Canadian mining company’s controversial operations in Mexico. “This case reflects a
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Faith that the End is Near
In today’s G&M, Jared Bland writes from a perspective I’ve been taking lately as well. “Despite seeming reasonable in other areas of my life, I believe that we are quite likely living in or near the fabled end times….[I]t’s becoming easier and easier to feel that the shadow hanging over
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: 2nd Largest Cdn Forest Fire EVER Goes Unreported
A massive fire burning in northern Quebec is Canada’s second largest fire since fire records began in 1959, according to the Canadian Forest Service. The fire was more than twice the size of Rhode Island on Tuesday–1,621,000 acres. Called the Eastmain fire, the near-record blaze was ignited by lightning on
Continue readingScripturient: Blog & Commentary: Putdownable books?
A recent article in The Independent said that J.K. Rowling’s new book and the abysmally-written 50 Shades of Grey were among the books most put down by readers as unfinishable. Putdownable. A description no author or publisher relishes. They joined … Continue reading →
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6239…Where’s That Rob Ford Video?
U know the one of him getting high with his home boys. Things that make me go hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. He’s gonna win again, eh. WFDS
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Whipped
For those who haven’t yet seen Whipped, Sean Holman’s documentary on party discipline in the B.C. legislature is now available through CPAC’s website. And it’s well worth a watch (particularly on a stormy Saturday). But I will point out that there may be an important distinction between an elected representative
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Saruday Photo: The Bees Are Back!
For the last several years there has been a beehive in the wild space belonging to the city of Montreal that has come to be known as Les Champs des possibles. Last spring we were saddened to see that the hive had been dismanteled. Vandalism? Bee die-off? Too much work?
Continue readingSketchy Thoughts: Statement of Solidarity from Incarcerated Women Across Massachusetts
This statement was created by Members of The Prison Birth Project: As Prisoners across the country prepare to strike, our hearts and thoughts are with them. As incarcerated women we know first hand many of the abuses the strikers face on a daily basis—as well as many of the repercussions
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