“It is evident that many wars are fought over resources which are now becoming increasingly scarce. If we conserved our resources better, fighting over them would not then occur…so, protecting the global environment is directly related to securing peace…those of us who understand the complex concept of the environment have
Continue readingTrashy's World: Yup, there are more than…
… few Grit and Dipper lips smacking at the prospect of running against Harper on the issue of raising the retirement age to 67. While some of Harper’s holy pronouncements in Davos are basically no-brainers (e.g., reforming the immigration system), bringing up the spectre of changing retirement rules mid-game is NOT going to be a
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Oxymoron – Open Government
Apparently there hasbeen an “Open Government Consultation” conducted byTreasury Board over the last couple of weeks. Whilst I am not up onsuch ‘consultations’ David Eaves is very much so, I will then hand itover to him in these extractsfrom a recent post at Eaves.ca. He tells usthat you can explore
Continue readingFar and Wide: New Nanos Poll
The election is YEARS away. The NDP are without a leader. The Liberals just had a Convention, which generally brings about temporary bounces. The public isn’t paying attention to federal politics. Don’t get ahead of yourself. Polls are bullshit. Did I miss anything? Can we talk now? The latest Nanos
Continue readingSketchy Thoughts: Defying the Tomb: Struggle, Education, Survival and Liberation in Lock-Down
WHERE: Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen Street, New YorkWHEN: Saturday, February 11, 2012 @ 7pm Soledad Brother-esque, this book is a collection of letters between Johnson and a fellow prisoner, Outlaw. It also includes some essays written by Rashid discussing a variety of political issues. Acclaimed by several political prisoners and movement veterans,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – Proselytizing for Jeebus – The Real Story
Former Preacher Dan Barker summarizes the ‘good news’ in less than two minuets. How many people would sign up if they were actually served up the truth about christianity as presented by Mr.Barker. I’m guessing that the cognitive dissonance would be too much for most people in the non-gilded form
Continue readingScene from Syria, Saturday January 28, 2012
Oops. Turns out that was Oakland last night.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: The Future of Labour in Canada
Labour has a future in Canada, but it’ll have to move swiftly and adapt before the Harpers and Fords destroy labour forever.
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: From the Earth to the Moon… in a sealskin spacesuit #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Over at the Ceeb, John Furlong does his usual superb job of cutting through the bullshit. This week it’s dissecting the noise this week over what Ryan Cleary said, or what people claim he said and such. Over at the Telegram, Pam Frampton goes at the same subject with similar
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Pierre Trudeau Might Indeed Have Been a "Run-O-The-Mill" Social Democrat, Mr Black…
…but at least he managed to keep his ass outta jail. That is all.
Continue readingBack From Vacation, Back to Work
Hi all. Just a quick entry to let everyone know that I’m back home in China from my ten day vacation in Chiang Mai Thailand. Not a moment too soon either. Lots has been going on that I plan to comment on in the coming week. Parliament is coming back
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Did Forlorn Friday’s leak of Snelgrove resignation sink ‘Super Saturday’ spoiler?
Somebody blabbed! Below: Stephen Carter, Tweeting; Mr. Carter’s Tweet. All across Alberta it was “Super Saturday” yesterday and throughout the province members of the eternally ruling Progressive Conservative Party were being nominated to run in the looming general election! Oh wow! Oh, Holy Cow… Guess what’s going to be all
Continue readingWelcome To The Good Old Days
ChainChainChain ChainOfFoolsRushInVille This is a song for Santa Rosa Jon. Its about the ways things were not so long ago, the way they are now and the way they really were way back when. Most importantly, it is also a song about the way the way things just might become
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: A Chump Can Occupy Wall Street
“It’s not so good to refer to what you’re going to do as a sit-in. That right there castrates you. Right there it brings you down. What goes with it? Think of the image of someone sitting. An old woman can sit. An old man can sit. A chump can
Continue readingWith a Good Deficit You Can See Forever by Adrian Adamson
Disclaimer: I did not write this, I am merely posting this essay here for convenience sake; it’s nowhere else online, except in Google Books inside of a book. If I am breaking any laws, and someone wants me to take it down, I will comply. Onwards! On one subject everyone
Continue readingMolly'sBlog: Molly’sBlog 2012-01-28 23:46:00
ANARCHIST THEORY: DIFFERENT SORTS OF FREEDOM: My dear mother, God rest her soul, used to regale me with stories of the most stupid family in the patch of geography where she grew up. She was born near Simferopal Crimea and grew up in northwest Saskatchewan where you could go 200
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4159…Stephen Harper In One Sentence
From they.com: We have a Prime Minister (that’s French for Dear Leader under the current regime) who doesn’t give a suckling goat what the people think about his policies. Beyond brilliant. WFDS
Continue readingReview of Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen.
After reading more than half of Freedom, I went searching for reviews and criticisms, looking for something that expressed what I thought I thought. Sadly, there was no review or description that captured how I felt about this book, so I have decided to write a review myself. Here it
Continue readingWankers of the Week: The Irony and the Ugh-stasy
Crappy weekend, everyone! I suppose you wonder what His Barackness is snickering about up there. Trust me, he’s got plenty to laugh at, and most of it is listed here. So let’s get to it with no further ado, shall we? 1. Newt Fucking Gingrich. Yes, he’s the man of
Continue readingDrive-by Planet: South Africa: interracial poster generates heat
Even with apartheid gone racial sensitivities still run deep in South Africa. There is nothing like a provocative photo to trigger a reaction. A political poster put out by the student wing of the Democratic Alliance – the main opposition party – is guaranteed to push a lot of buttons.
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