This is what happens when you don’t have any seeds for the swan Related posts (randomly generated) Monsanto files patent for new invention: the pig Democracy fails if genetically engineered seeds allowed to enter Europe Scientists cracked the DNA code of rice
Continue readingStupid Sex (Hater) Tricks: Amend THIS, motherfuckers!
Actually, I think female orgasms should be written into EVERY constitution. (You’ll note as well that the would-be legislators totally forgot the clitoris, which is made for nothing BUT pleasure, as it serves no reproductive purpose whatsoever. And that’s the way, uh-huh, uh-huh, I like it. Uh-huh, uh-huh.)
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: alberta election 2012: counting women candidates.
Women make up the majority of Alberta’s population, but they rarely come even close to being the majority in electoral politics. Alberta’s 2012 election could be notable for many reasons, two of those reasons being that it will be the first where both the incumbent Premier, Alison Redford, and the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Anonymous Fail?
A week ago someone supposedly representing the activist group Anonymous began posting youtube vids promising to out Vic Toews for unspecified perfidy today (Friday). This is the latest posted on youtube just four hours ago. If this is it, well…
Continue readingImpolitical: Late night
Who knew a video of an Arctic research station, the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL) in Eureka, Nunavut, could be so oddly compelling. Maybe it’s the music. Maybe it’s the circumstances where a key Canadian scientific research asset in the Arctic is denied the $1.5 million it needs to
Continue readingOccupy Ottawa: Robo-calls Scandal: Council of Canadians Contemplating Legal Action
The Council of Canadians announced today that it is canvassing its members and other Canadians to determine the extent to which the “robo-calls” and other dirty tricks during the May 2011 federal election may have …Read More
Continue readingCanadian Political Viewpoints: A Quick Mention; Followed By Some More Cognitive Dissonance
In a last minute attempt to lob the ball into the other court, Stephen Harper stood up in the House of Commons to suggest that the Liberals were responsible for annoying robocalls; citing the use of an American firm in North Dakota to place the calls during the last election.
Continue readingRobo-Recall….Did Elections Canada Ignore Patient Zero?
Don’tStarveACold FeedAllTheFeversVille Lawerence Martin, writing in The Globe today, brings up a story that we in Lotusland who have been paying attention have been well aware of for some time now: …To cast a bit of light, let’s go back to the 2008 election in the closely contested B.C. riding
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: 2012 Essay Contest
The information for this year’s student essay contest is now available. Please note the submission deadline of May 7.
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4297…Useless But Fun Info Pour Vous
Davy Jones, who just passed, was a member of The Monkees. For those of you not up on music trivia, The Monkees were a fabricated group that, kind of, imitated The Beatles. Here is the cool fact that I saw in one of obits for Mr. Jones. When The Beatles
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: The Day Stephen Harper Called Canada a Benign Dictatoship
“Canada’s system of one-party-plus rule has stunted democracy.” – Stephen Harper (and Tom Flanagan) Not long ago, Stephen Harper suggested that “although we like to think of ourselves as living in a mature democracy, we …Read More
Continue readingA Different Point of View....: The big robo-calling question: will anyone go to jail?
Two important questions arise concerning the robo-calling scandal: Good investigative journalism could break this affair wide open, but will the owners of the Harper-friendly corporate media allow their journalists to go beyond normal reporting and do the hard work necessary to get to the very bottom of this dark story?
Continue readingBuckdog: A public inquiry is needed to get to the bottom of the robocall scandal …
“We believe the issue of an inquiry needs to be addressed because of the seriousness and the scope of what we’re looking at. We think Judge Gomery did an excellent job before for Canadians and they trust him. We need a public inquiry.”Charlie Angus MPNDP Ethics Critic A public inquiry
Continue readingThe Pantsafire Chronicles: Dean Del Mastro
Because those collecting the whole set would have been disappointed if I’d missed this. Kick back, enjoy the show, and crack a cold one every time DDM uses the word “clear.” Caution: you’ll have to chug. [via Montreal Simon]
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Evening Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – In the last couple of days’ worth of developments on Robocon, the Cons defaulted to their standard setting of admitting nothing and misleading about everything – though it’s hard to see that strategy working out well given the amount of information that’s
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Lament For Ontario’s Capital
Oh, how the mighty have fallen … Recommend this Post
Continue readingwmtc: canadians, report election fraud now
Canadians, if you or someone you know may have been the victim of election fraud during the 2011 federal election, please fill out this survey. The clock is ticking. When media reports of voter suppression came to light, it triggered a 30-day time period for the filing of these reports
Continue readingBetter than a goat and a chandelier……
January 11th, 2012. They are contemptuous of anyone that disagrees with them, and even of the ones they have hoodwinked into voting against their own best interests. I do hope someone gets a pic of Harper with a goat and a chandelier soon. This is not going to end well,
Continue readingcmkl: À propos of nothing
A cute Mallory picture. The shirt used to belong to her cousin Abbie, who she doesn’t see often but utterly adores.
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Brietbart Dead of “Natural Causes”
El Rushbo pays tribute to Andrew (‘Stop Raping People!”) Brietbart, the muckraking right-wing activist and provocative web entrepreneur who abruptly died today at the age of 43. Of course, Libmbaugh’s somber eulogy turns out to be really nothing more than a convenient vehicle to attack supposedly hate-filled “leftists” (based on
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