A relatively new poster on Stormfront going by the handle, "National Socialist Skin" caught our attention a while back. Oh, not because he seemed significant in and of himself, but he just reminded us of someone. He lives in Lethbridge. Has a tendency to nae drop and brag about his
Continue readingShould the Alberta Party Participate in the Leaders’ Debate?
With an election being held at some point this spring the perennial election question of which parties should participate in televised leaders’ debates is rearing its head. In the last few federal elections, and most provincial elections this question tends to revolve around whether the Green party should be participating
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They are extremely obsessive, and mostly uneducated about their choice of saviour. Today at work, Mr I read the Drudge report, and know very little about much of anything as a result was in teh store today. Birther, global warming denier and a Paulbot. How fitting hey? He thinks Ron
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: Links regarding oily pipeline politics
One of our readers supplied links to articles published by DesmogBlog and I moved the links into this separate item. These articles complement and expand on the message I intended in Regulators throwing loaded dice. DeSmogBlog covers the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal and how NEB hearings are designed to block
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Robbie Burns and the Progressive Beacon
Well today was Robbie Burns Day, the most sacred day of the Old Scottish calendar. But I wasn’t planning to write anything about it, until I saw this. And then I felt I had no choice eh? So I’ll just repeat what I’ve said before. I’m not one for the
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Corporate canada’s financial investments: an aggregate view
Today’s release by the CLC of a study on corporate Canada’s balance sheets, shows not only a trend in declining real investment but also a rising involvement in financial markets. Non financial corporations are not only hoarding cash they are also using cash flow to buy up positions in financial
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Latest Alberta poll shows Redford Conservatives with commanding lead
Say it ain’t so! Giant Redford Tory electoral machine crushes everything in its path! Even the ship of state! (Stephen Carter’s electoral schemes may not be exactly as illustrated.) Below: Alison Redford, Tom “Firewall” Flanagan. As predicted more than once in this space, a methodologically trustworthy public opinion poll has
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: Amazing
Yosemite Time-Lapse Video, from Earthjustice.org Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo. “Everyone knows that Yosemite National Park is one of America’s most beautiful places. Half Dome, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls, and a host of other natural wonders make Yosemite an iconic symbol of the American West. And while many
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: CJ Mahaney back as President of Sovereign Grace Ministries
Last year a small group of churches called Sovereign Grace Ministries with a celebrity leader named C.J. Mahaney were rocked when a former leader released a series of documents online. What followed was a fairly public authoritarian tragedy/comedy as Sovereign Grace Ministries (which believes leadership rule and congregations follow) went
Continue readingCowboys for Social Responsibility: Making it up as they go
In 2009, the Harper Tories had a clear plan to replace the long gun registry with something that could work: We want to return to the better system of having retailers record their sales of non-restricted weapons instead of having to register them with the long-gun registry. – Guy Lauzon,
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Please welcome to Progressive Bloggers (by way of BC & Alberta): Staffroom Confidential Another Random View
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Slack-tivists All
People who click “like” on Facebook to show support for a cause are slacktivists, you on the other hand with your “Support Our Troops” bumper sticker, breast cancer ribbon fleece and poppy laden dashboard are not. Slacktivism is a pejorative term that refers to easy and simple gestures, relatively symbolic
Continue readingcmkl: Fewer good jobs around so let’s eliminate more of them
That’ll make everyone feel better. A CIBC report covered today says there are fewer good jobs in Canada these days. The bank’s job quality index dropped by a per cent over the last year. Wow they have a job quality index. It’s almost like they care.
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Continue readingA Different Point of View....: Calgary columnist challenged to write about Harper neoliberalism
On January 11, 2012, I offered any mainstream journalist at any large Canadian daily a free-dinner-for-two (value$150) if he/she could convince their editors to let them write an article or column describing the neoliberal policies of the Harper government. I have had no takers. But this week, I did hear from
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Abacus Poll: 37-28-21, and the "Bump"
Too many polls have come out this week, and I hope this will be the last one (oh, who am I kidding?). Abacus Data shows an overhyped, within-the-margin-of-error rise for the Liberals that the Globe and Mail, in all its glory, is trying to make into a big story. Meanwhile,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Capitalist Pig and the Occupy Movement
Golly. It looks like that fancy pajama party in Davos, has considered the state of the capitalist pig, and found its condition rather alarming. For decades, this ritzy Swiss resort has hosted an annual celebration of capitalism where luxurious Audis ferry potentates and presidents between lavish hotels so they can bemoan the
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4146…Robbie Burns Day: Live It Like A Scotsman!
Do some heroin and stab somebody while robbing them. WFDS
Continue readingthe woodshed: Midweek reading
Just a couple of things for your midweek read that I happened across: If Rob Ford’s opponents on council were “two steps to the left of Joseph Stalin” as he claims, they would long ago have had him icepicked to death in Mexico or sent to starve to death in
Continue readingSudbury Steve May: Taxpayers Association Practices Politics of Division in Greater Sudbury
I’ve been observing with growing interest the emerging campaign to influence public opinion in Greater Sudbury. Mostly, this campaign is being waged through traditional and social media sources. While there has been a lot of focus on specific issues in our community, the goal of the campaign appears to be
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