Wish I could say I was shocked, but it seems to go with the territory. Hope they throw the Book at these disgusting perps.
Continue readingOWS Guerilla Art Awesomeness
From last night’s Rachel Maddow Show, a guerilla art project that accompanied Occupy Wall Street’s 10,000-strong 2-month anniversary march to the Brooklyn Bridge on Thursday night: Unlike most OWS protests, which I support but which thus far haven’t been particularly impressive to someone who lived through the tumultuous 60s, this
Continue readingUC Davis police chief whines cops peppered sprayed peaceful Occupiers out of "concern for their own safety"
What has happened to our police forces, north and south of the border? Watch the video below and tell me if you see even an inkling of a threat from the seated Occupiers. The chief of this police force is either the leader of a band of cowards or she’s
Continue readingcentre of the universe: As It Wasn’t
Once upon a time that wasn’t, SmartyPants lived in the east end of Saskatoon. Across from a pub I used to frequent, in a house that never was. He invited me to his house for dinner, and we’ve been talking … Continue reading →
Continue readingPaper Dynamite Online: Bob Rae And The Liberal’s Seat Redistribution Plan: What’s Really Going On?
When Stephane Dion and Marc Garneau released the details of the Liberal’s seat redistribution plan for the House of Commons, I have to say, I was shocked. Here’s why:Bob Rae cautious about more for West; move must consider Quebec – August 30Asked if Canadians should consider revisiting the 25-per-cent offer
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Leadership 2012: Coming Attractions
With the Saskatchewan election over and a personal move soon to be completed, I’ll be covering the NDP’s leadership race in much more detail in the very near future. And based on the pace of coverage even in the early stages of the campaign, I won’t pretend to be able
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Didn’t See Any Snow Before My Birthday, But There Were Flurries Before the Party
Last week I posted about how for the first time since we came to Montreal there were no snow flakes before my birthday, November 8. A couple of people reported that they’d seen a few flurries which made me feel slightly better about global warning. And I’m happy to report
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: We’re Causing Climate Change. It’s Here and It’s Going to Keep Getting Worse.
So, it’s official. The latest IPCC report is out and it does link man-made global warming directly to the climate change we’ve been experiencing. The report also concludes that man-made global warming will lead to a continuation of severe storm events of increasing intensity and frequency; cyclical droughts and floods,
Continue readingThe Skwib: Clowns ARE scary!
Clowns ARE scary!, a photo by Phil Kneen(www.philkneen.com) on Flickr.
Continue readingBuckdog: Stephen Harper Is Prepared To Take Canada Into War With Iran
“In a blunt warning amid an escalating crisis, the Harper government declared Friday that Canada stands ready to join with other nations in preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Supporting a resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency that expresses “deep and increasing concern” over evidence that Iran is
Continue readingYappa Ding Ding: Conflicts of Interest, or: Be Careful What You Wish For
There were a lot of raised eyebrows over conflicts of interest claimed by local politicians in the LRT decision. For example: The driving force behind LRT, Regional Chair Ken Seiling, spent nearly a decade ramming LRT down our throats and then claimed a conflict just before the final debate. His
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Autism Advantage? NO! Conor Advantage? YES!
If you have been to this blog before you know that I talk about autism as a disorder not as an advantage. If someone does not have any deficits in daily functioning ability then, by everything I have read in the DSM’s, and in materials written by psychologists, psychiatrists
Continue readingThe Sixth Estate: Conservative Ridings Receiving Disproportionate Share of Government Subsidies: Sixth Estate Pork Barrel Updated
If the Conservative Party is serious about cutting down on government spending in favour of private donations from individuals, perhaps they should look to their own ridings first. According to data being released today by Sixth Estate, and based on the government’s public grant and contribution records, since May 2011
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: More From Paul Watson on Sayed Shah Sharifi
The older I get, the longer I live, the more I realize that true justice is uncommon, and that evil frequently prevails over good. The case of Sayed Shah Sharifi, the Afghan interpreter whose work was so highly-prized by the Canadian military, is only the latest example of this fact.
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Herman Cain, Save Your Campaign. Shut Up!
Like Rick Perry, Herman Cain’s worst political enemy is his mouth. Once he opens that, gibberish pours out, decidedly unpresidential gibberish. Herman has told the world that China is a threat because it is actively seeking nuclear weapons, oblivious to the fact China has had a nuclear arsenal for
Continue readingThose Emergency Blues: Favourite Poems XLIII
Now Winter Nights Enlarge Now winter nights enlarge The number of their hours, And clouds their storms discharge Upon the airy towers. Let now the chimneys blaze, And cups o’erflow with wine; Let well-tuned words amaze With harmony divine. yellow waxen lights Shall wait on honey love, While youthful revels,
Continue readingYappa Ding Ding: Canada is a Better Place with Pat Martin in Parliament
I’m a Liberal, but there’s a lot about the NDP that I like. Foremost is the straight talking approach of some of their MPs. In the few televised committee hearings I’ve watched (such as the Mulroney graft inquiries), Pat Martin stood out as someone who asks intelligent, incisive questions. Over
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Welcome Winter…
Ah… the first arctic high pressure system off the season has descended from the North. Overnight temperatures have descended to a frosty -35 degrees Celsius. Time once again to embrace hot chocolate, snow tires and multiple layers of clothing. Filed under: Housekeeping Tagged: Edmonton, Winter, Woo-Haa
Continue readingcartoon life: The landscape exhibition #17
Cold beach Filed under: art, design, digital, painting Tagged: art, collage, digital, iPad, landscape, painting
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Marc Lee presents an alternative economic vision to the capital-first-and-only approach that currently serves as conventional wisdom. – Meanwhile, Andrew Jackson suggests five philosophical principles that can help the NDP to form government in 2015 on a social democratic platform: More – not
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