BlowbackKnowsNoBounds SocializingAllMediaVille NPR News is reporting that Planned Parenthood raised three million dollars in the last few days. Which is three times more than they received from the Komen Foundation last year. A Republican congressional probe is sure to follow. Can they still sign-up that Kenny Starr fellow? .
Continue readingkirbycairo: A Changing Mood. . . .
I was communicating lately with another blogger whose work I greatly appreciate about the way the mood has changed in the country in recent weeks. I have found in my own experience, as well as in my historical reading, that even significant political changes occur in a kind of mysterious
Continue readingBuckdog: There Was No ‘Sober Second Thought’ In Senator’s Call To Give Rope To Prisoners
As a New Democrat I advocate for the abolishment of the Canadian Senate. It is an archaic, highly expensive, undemocratic retirement home for Conservative and Liberal hacks, flacks and other riff raff. The best argument made by those who defend the Senate, is that the Chamber acts as a House
Continue readingbastard.logic: The New 1% Doctrine in Action (Electro-Motive Diesel Edition)
While many the US were celebrating seemingly positive job numbers yesterday, for London, Ontario residents such news was caustic, rock salt poured into a gaping wound. WSWS: Caterpillar subsidiary Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) has announced that it is transforming the lockout at its London, Ontario diesel-locomotive manufacturing facility into a plant closure. Six
Continue readingFallout from the Komen disaster. New-found power for pro-choice voices.
Sitting back after the dust has settled on Susan G. Komen’s awkward about-face (which is actually no about-face at all but a bit of temporary cover), one thing has become clear. Komen has given back the voice of the pro-choice movement, too long drowned out by the money and loud
Continue readingknitnut.net: Rosie’s a happy dog
Rosie’s a very happy dog. I can tell because she smiles and her whole back half wriggles when she wags her tail. GC took her to the vet yesterday for her third set of shots, and she has gained another 1.2 kg, which is a total gain of 2.2 kg
Continue readingThose Emergency Blues: Favourite Poems XLVI
Winter Night It snowed and snowed, the whole world over, Snow swept the world from end to end. A candle burned on the table; A candle burned. As during summer midges swarm To beat their wings against a flame Out in the yard the snowflakes swarmed To beat against the
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Lead up to intervention in Syria?
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe called the killings in Homs a “massacre” and a “crime against humanity.” In remarks clearly aimed at Moscow, he said any country that blocked U.N. action would bear a “heavy responsibility in history.”
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Mental illness and sentencing
R. v. Prioriello, 2012 ONCA 63 deals with when mental illness is a mitigating factor in sentencing. The Court holds: [11]. In order for a mental illness to be considered as a mitigating factor in sentencing, the offender must show a causal link between his illness and his criminal conduct, that is, the
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Mike Ward nicely describes the “Orwellian reverie” being used by the Cons to try to manipulate the public into acceding to the every wish of the oil sector: In what other world could the delivery of jobs, profits and unrefined oil to a
Continue readingMorton's Musings: When can a consent order be appealed?
Ruffudeen-Coutts v. Coutts, 2012 ONCA 65 deals with when leave to appeal a consent order will be granted. Under s. 133(a) of the Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C. 43, a consent judgment may be appealed only with leave; the case law regarding when leave is available is limited. The Court holds: [59] A
Continue readingSketchy Thoughts: Jalil Muntaqim Sent to SHU on Bogus Charge
Jalil Muntaqim has been sent to the SHU on a bogus charge (see below). Comrades from Jericho are asking that people speak with their own organizations and ask them to write or call the folks below to get Jalil out of the SHU and if possible a transfer to another facility.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: A Rant on Words Part II
I no sooner published my first word rant and immediately more common travesties of language sprang to mind. Part two will be more of a rapid fire format, as there is a lot of ground to cover. ..And Get One Free! As alluded to in Part 1′s final paragraph, ‘…and
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: We’ve Been Played for Chumps
It’s been quite a week. It began with Mitt Romney declaring, “I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there.” It ended with Caterpillar shutting down its locomotive plant in London, Ontario and moving operations to Indiana — two days after Governor Mitch Daniels signed legislation
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CRTC’s new sheriff faces challenges of digital age
Columnist says the themes for the CRTC have remained the same: how to effectively regulate amidst technological change and ensure that Canadian content remains vibrant in a tidal wave of foreign content.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Maher: Sun TV plays dirty with trumped-up CBC porn scandal by Stephen Maher
Columnist says Sun TV’s parent company sells a lot of porn, the CBC does not sell porn, but that somehow Sun TV is managing to get politicians to condemn CBC for selling porn.
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Autism Vaccine War: Is Scientific Inquiry Being Suppressed?
Dr. Beatrice Golomb’s presentation This Is Your Brain On Politics pulls no punches in its critique of conflicts of interest, bias, censorship and intimidation involving pharmaceutical companies, health authorities and academic institutions and publications. Professor Golomb’s presentation includes commentary on pressure tactics, including intimidation, used by some pharmaceutical industry representatives
Continue readingRedBedHead: Is America Worried Israel Is Gonna Go Ape Shit On Iran?
Apparently the US Defence Secretary Leo Panetta is very worried that Israel will attack Iran come March. Those Israelis just can’t control themselves in the face of Iran’s intransigence over their – admittedly non-military – nuclear program. I mean, what if, you know, Iran decided down the road to make
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