The familiar refrain, GET A JOB! That sound that emits from the closed minded like a malodorous sulfuric cloud. I have a response to them: Pay yer own way you fucking asshole parasites. I know I know. It’s not polite to swear and all, but the reality is most evident,
Continue readingTrashy's World: haaa…haaa… LMAO!!!…
…haaaa…. haaa.. LOL!!! LMAO!!!! ROTFL!!!! Sorry… can’t. Stop. Laughing! Manchester clubs crashed out of the Champions League at the group phase for only the third time in 16 years following a stunning 2-1 loss at Swiss champions Basel. In a shock night of European football, United’s rivals Manchester City were
Continue readingImpolitical: Judge says Ritz breached Wheat Board Act
Marking the moment here with a bit of the media coverage and some highlights from the judgment. “Judge says Ritz breached wheat board act.” “Government broke the law when dismantling Wheat Board: Federal Court.“ You can read the decision of the Federal Court judge here. The order states: The Minister
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Harper Tories arrogantly skating on thin ice
On June 30, 2013, we will look back over the past 18 months are realize that the month of November in the year 2011 showed the high tide of one political party, the ebbing of the tide of another, and the coming high tide of another. The Tory Achilles Heel:
Continue readingthe woodshed: Peace on Earth, Goodwill toward men…
…Unless they happen to be Iranian or North Korean or Syrian or Mexican or Jordanian or Nicaraguan or Cuban or Russian or French or Chinese or Australian or Kenyan or Swiss or anyone else who may not have applauded loudly enough when the United States of America raised an eyebrow.If,
Continue readingMind of Dan: Uganda!
I am currently sitting at the airport waiting for my flight. I’ll spend the next six weeks somewhere in Uganda trying to see things like this: I’ll be mostly out of internet range so updates will be few and far between, and comments will likely be help up in moderation
Continue readingSue, Peter, Sue!
Oh course Peter MacKay will never sue his MP critics on his improbable use of search-and-rescue helicopters. It’s just another case of Conservative bawling over what people are saying about them. But I do hope MacKay actually sues. It will show what a petty bunch of thin-skinned whiners Conservatives have
Continue readingThe Brits Are Not Amused: A Tale of Fibs & Desperation
The Brits are not amused with us at the moment, In a meeting with the British Foreign Office, Canada’s trade commissioner in the UK, Sushma Gera has reportedly informed UK officials that the Harper government is considering filing a challenge with the WTO over the EU’s Fuel Quality Directive claiming
Continue readingBlevkog: Derek Boogaard article in the New York Times
This is a very well-written, well-researched article that describes the life and death of Derek Boogaard. For those that don’t recognize the name, Boogaard was a feared and respected enforcer in the NHL. He died of a drug and alcohol overdose last May at age 28. It’s a long, three-part
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": We Are A Nation Of Men…
And not laws. If I had to guess how the Harperites will deal with a court ruling against them on the CWB, I would say they are going to ram through their legislation in the Senate, get it royal assent and then argue that they broke no law because the
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": We Are A Nation Of Men…
And not laws. If I had to guess how the Harperites will deal with a court ruling against them on the CWB, I would say they are going to ram through their legislation in the Senate, get it royal assent and then argue that they broke no law because the
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": We Are A Nation Of Men…
And not laws. If I had to guess how the Harperites will deal with a court ruling against them on the CWB, I would say they are going to ram through their legislation in the Senate, get it royal assent and then argue that they broke no law because the l…
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: New Colours of Resistance Archive!
Just got this from a friend who has been involved in making this site happen: We are excited to announce the launch of the Colours of Resistance Archive, a collection of anti-oppression resources for movement-building. Colours of Resistance (COR) was a grassroots network of people in the U.S. and Canada
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: News from the 21st century
H/T to Susan Musgrave, Laila Yuile and Judy Tyabji
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Fox News Attacks the Muppets for Being Dirty, Brainwashing Liberals: Will Attacks On Jesus Be Next?
I really thought this was a send-up when I first saw it: Fox News folks complaining that The Muppets are brainwashing children with an anti-corporate, anti-capitalist message. But it appears it was the real thing. Come on, aren’t these guys supposed to be Christian? And what did Christ preach? Certainly
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Jeanette Hawkins vs Daystar Television update
Last year Daystar Television founders Joni and Marcus Lamb used their television show Celebration and appearances on other network shows to claim they were being extorted by former employees who filed civil suits against them. Police investigated the extortion claim and found no wrongdoing; the lawyer for former employee Jeanette
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Today in the misappropriation of government resources
According to Jane Taber at the Globe and Mail: Department of National Defence resources are now being poured into finding ways of extricating Peter MacKay from the controversy he’s created over his 2010 helicopter adventure. Mr. MacKay’s officials have been aggressively searching for ammunition against the opposition and also shopping
Continue readingSue, Peter, Sue!
Then I wrassled this alligator with my bare hands… Oh course Peter MacKay will never sue his MP critics on his improbable use of search-and-rescue helicopters. It’s just another case of Conservative bawling over what people are saying about them. But I do hope MacKay actually sues. It will show what
Continue readingChurch Ladies Behaving Badly
There’s no revenge like Church Lady Revenge. A couple of years ago, some Edmonton Church Ladies were in the grips of a savage altercation over a Church Gentleman, and predictably, it wasn’t long before the situation spiraled into insanity. The chief antagonist in the dispute launched a Facebook Vendetta
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: A message from Amnesty International
Shell: Own Up and Pay Up to Clean Up the Niger Delta Dear Supporter, There used to be life and hope in the Niger Delta town of Bodo, a village filled with thriving fish ponds and mangrove trees. Then in 2008, two oil spills changed everything — twice, nearby Shell
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