He’s just a baby now, you said, holding the fuzzy blue-and-black caterpillar on your hand. When he touches me it’s like little tickles, his baby feet and fingers are soft. But he will grow and change, you know. Soon he’ll be a butterf…
Continue readingMind of Dan: The true cost of gasoline
Cross-posed from Irregular Climate Of course the same applies for coal. More-so actually because coal pollutes far more than gasoline. The fact is that thanks to negative externalities the price of fossil fuels is artificially low. And that is the main reason why we use so many, and why clean energy has a hard time […]
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Afghan Farce and Amnesty’s Birthday Video
When I think about what Stephen Harper and his sinister thugs might have been up to in Afghanistan. And how we’ll never know what really happened, because the Cons have shutdown the judge’s panel.The Conservative government decided to sh…
Continue readingLibby Davies talks about the new sitting
Carrying on with our roundup of queer MPs at the end of the sitting, I spoke to NDP MP Libby Davies after Question Period yesterday.Q: How were your three weeks back in the new Parliament?A: Wow, amazing. First of all, I’m still getting to know s…
Continue readingNorth Carolina woman sterilized for being ‘too promiscuous’
This is one of the most repulsive, barbaric, unconscionable acts ever committed by a bible belt state. Or anywhere. The victim of a rape at age 14, Elaine Riddick was sterilized as part of a court order. She was found to be ‘feeble-minded’ and ‘promiscuous’. Good thing NC didn’t include stoning in its punishment at the time. . . . → Read More: North Carolina woman sterilized for being ‘too promiscuous’
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Canadian Progressive Media Alternatives
There are ample alternatives to the Huffington Post Canadian version, but you have to look. What would be really helpful is an aggregator of ALL of the progressive publications. Count me in if you want someone to help with the task.
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Scientists and Activists Issue A Call To Action To Stop Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
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A group of eleven veteran U.S. and Canadian scientists and environmentalists today jointly issued a call to action for non-violent civil disobedience in front of the Wh…
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Dutch Pass Net Neutrality Law. Where’s Ours?
Net neutrality is being implemented the world over. Where is it in Canada?
Continue readingExcited Delirium: I Want My CREDO Mobile Service
CREDO is a service in the US that gives mobile subscribers an opportunity to break away from mainstream carriers that are supporting Tea Partiers, Climate Change debunkers and other media clowns that are contributing to the decline of society.
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They Call Me "Mr. Sinister": And When They Aren’t Busy Covering Up Possible War Crimes
The government is busy selling cancer to the third world. Harper’s Canada, just a little more like Mordor, every day.
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Racist Graffiti in Shelburne, NS
And yet another sad reminder that racial intimidation isn’t isolated:
Racist graffiti, messages part of police probe in Shelburne
Public meeting held to discuss string of incidents
By BRIAN MEDEL Yarmouth Bureau
Wed, Jun 22 – 9:42 PM
SHELBURNE — She…
RedBedHead: Freedom For Palestine: Music Video
Any song that’s pro-Palestinian and makes Glen Beck cry on TV is right on with me. At a time when Toronto city council is debating whether or not it’s discrimination – against Jews!? – to say that Israel’s practice of isolating, segregating and repress…
Continue readingMore proof that the BC Liberals are nothing more than Cons
This is your reward for kissing Stephen Harper’s ass for so long, Gordon.
Continue readingA Sustainable Now: What is the CYD?
The Canadian Youth Delegation is the voice of the Canadian youth climate movement at international United Nations climate conferences. Made up of twenty dedicated and inspiring young people from across the country, the delegation represents the demands…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Economic Benefits of Unconventional Gas Drilling Overblown by Industry PR
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A new poll suggests that Pennsylvanians are supportive of unconventional gas drilling in their state. Not because it is safe, but because they are convin…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: NDP MPs Angus & Sandhu write to Toews: Online spying bills are "disturbing"
“The question is not whether abuse would occur, but how widespread such abuse would be,” say Angus and Sandhu in their letter to Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, written in response to proposed online spying legislation (Lawful Access):
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Police ‘overwhelmed’ by violence at G20
Yeah, because a group of passive Canadians singing ‘O Canada’ is really, really threatening. (I won’t even mention bubble blowing.)”Vee vuz just following orders”.
Continue readingSPO Leaflet on the Anniversary of the G20
The link below is to an SPO leaflet on the G20 anniversary to distribute/post in your community, workplace, school etc. Done in B&W to save on cost, feel free to download and use at will…or contact us and we will send you printed copies. To get some …
Continue readingNorth Carolina woman sterilized for being ‘too promiscuous’
This is one of the most repulsive, barbaric, unconscionable acts ever committed by a bible belt state. Or anywhere. The victim of a rape was sterilized as part of a court order. She was found to be ‘feeble-minded’ and ‘promiscuous’ (too bad t…
Continue readingQP: Last Shout before summer
In the statements leading up to the final Question Period of the sitting, NDP MPs from Quebec lamented that they wanted to be able to show up to St. Jean Baptiste ceremonies in their ridings, but those mean Conservatives were going to make them stay to…
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