A Pivotal Crossroads Two Choices For The US Now: Cooler Heads Prevail,Or The Nation Explodes Into Civil War * Best analysis so far, on this pivotal evening, when US Presidential candidate and former President of the United States, Donald Trump was shot: From a few profoundly important posts and threads
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: This is who they are
Listening to U.S. media expressing shock, and reminded of Breslin’s sad final line in his column about the shooting of Lennon 44 years ago: He “became another person who [was] shot with a gun” in America. America needs to make it harder for some to get guns. But they won’t.
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Covering Up a Pandemic
Earlier today, Salvatore Mattera wrote this piece about the media silence — or censorship — around Covid. Otherwise known as propaganda by omission. This rest of this post is entirely from that thread: The 1918 flu is called the “Spanish flu” because in most places, the media censored it. Except
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My latest: U. of Hate
Rats, feces, drugs and used needles. That’s the proud legacy of the “pro-Palestinian” youngsters who occupied the main entrance to McGill University for the past months. Said McGill: “The encampment [was] the site of profound health and safety risks that continued to grow in scope and severity…due to the presence
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: What If The Next President Of The United States Is Not Mentally Competent For Office ?
My surprising take on that is that it won’t make much difference. Many experts are already suggesting Trump is verging on dementia and his rambling nonsense seems to confirm that. However, who really believes Trump is in charge here. Call them the Alt-right, White supremacists, Christo-fascists, or whatever, they have
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Letting Your Biases Get In Front Of You
Yesterday, I ran across this essay on X(itter), and it annoyed me because the author makes all kinds of errors of both fact and reason. Since things on X have a nasty habit of disappearing at random, I will start with a bunch of screen captures of the essay itself.
Continue readingJeff Jedras: Eating on the road: Stash Café in Montreal
Like many Canadians, my family tree is complicated so I can’t claim my heritage to just one country. I was born here. My Mom was too, but her parents would trace to the US and Switzerland. My Dad moved here as a kid but was born in London and grew
Continue readingcentre of the universe: Almost nobody dances sober, unless they happen to be insane
I dreamed of dancing. Here’s the thing of it: although the makeshift stage were small and we had to move through nervous event-goers and stacked crates, the music was good. Despite there being only two other folks up there, when certain songs come one, you have to move. It’s got
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Legal News Post of the Day: July 12, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Frank Stronach’s granddaughter seeks company docs related to misconduct allegations #law #legal #legalnews via @CTVNews https://rb.gy/6r196q – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Housing and homelessness in London (England)
I recently helped organize a housing and homelessness study tour of London (England). Here’s a ‘top 10’ overview of what we learned:https://nickfalvo.ca/affordable-housing-and-homelessness-in-london-england/
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Thinking Clearly
Those who read this blog with any regularity likely know that I make frequent reference to the importance of critical thinking. As I have said before, it is an ideal toward which I am always striving, never claiming to have perfected the skill. When I was teaching high school seniors,
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Get Real
Americans are tearing themselves apart over Joe Biden. Nobody’s talking about Donald Trump. Dana Milbank writes they’re focusing on the wrong guy: The heavy-handed attempt to force Biden to quit the race after his disastrous debate has, predictably, backfired. Biden has dug in, pitting “elites” against the people. Democrats are
Continue readingWise Law Blog: This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 19, 2017
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 19, 2017 via Wise Law Blog: Using Social Media To Build Your Online Reputation https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2017/01/using-social-media-to-build-your-online.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingAlberta Politics: ‘Tubby’ Black, palaverous peer who forfeited Canadian citizenship for plush seat in House of Lords, booted by that chamber
Conrad “Tubby” Black, the palaverous peer who forfeited his Canadian citizenship for a plush seat in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster, has been booted by that august chamber, poor thing. Baron McFall of Alcluith, Speaker of the House of Lords (Photo: Roger Harris, U.K. Parliament, Creative
Continue readingViews from the Beltline: Never enuf nukes
The Dr. Strangelove’s are at it again. As if there wasn’t enough to worry about with the possibility of Donald Trump resuming the presidency of the U.S., some of his former allies are proposing that, should he be elected, the United States restart the underground testing of nuclear weapons. Robert
Continue readingExcited Delirium: 2% Doesn’t Sound Like Much, Right? Welcome to New World of Warlighting.
Two percent of GDP for military is a tax on every single thing we do in our economies just to enrich the bullies and thugs of the world. It’s time to stop this noise. The post 2% Doesn’t Sound Like Much, Right? Welcome to New World of Warlighting. first appeared
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: The Manitoba NDP’s quiet privatization reversals
The growing risk of privatization in Manitoba must be countered with strong organizing to defend what remains of the province’s already deteriorating public services, writes James Wilt. Photo courtesy Wab Kinew/Facebook. During the lead-up to the last Manitoba election in October 2023, the provincial NDP consistently and correctly attacked the
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Legal News Post of the Day: July 11, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Cohen Asks the Supreme Court to Let Him Sue Trump Over His Imprisonment #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://bit.ly/3S4jvrY – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is the difference between a Last Will and a Power of Attorney? Do I need both?
A Last Will only determines what happens to your property after you have passed. A Power of Attorney is used to appoint someone to manage your property and your medical care if you are incapable. It is no longer valid after death. In some ways, having an Attorney who can
Continue readingKersplebedeb: NYC-ABC PP/POW updates July 9, 2024
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners and prisoners of war we support. If you consistently mail the latest updates to a specific prisoner, please let us
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