Arizona women are now living with an anti-abortion law that was passed in 1864 before they had the right to vote. Dana Milbank writes: Trump accurately boasts that “I was able to kill Roe v. Wade” and “I was proudly the person responsible.” As a result of his achievement, conservatives
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Accidental Deliberations: Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Alex Tanzi reports on new research showing how COVID-19 has radically changed the main causes of death globally. And Michael Peluso et al. study how COVID can persist and do damage to the body long after an initial infection. – Benjamin Wehrmann reports on new
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: On This Eclipse Day
The crazed populist and evangelical set is trumpeting today’s eclipse as yet another indicator of the end times. Marjorie Taylor Greene, never one to pass up an opportunity to display her moronic mentality, had this to say: … the firebrand Republican congresswoman raised eyebrows with a tweet: “God is sending
Continue readingAlberta Politics: How the UCP gets away with worse stuff than Alison Redford could – we’ve been desensitized by Donald Trump
There was a time in Alberta when sending a stroke patient in a taxicab to a cheap motel room in Leduc rented by a sketchy sounding organization and calling the destination a continuing care facility would have sparked a province-wide scandal. Ms. Redford was mocked for her use of staff
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Stupidity: The Followup
And continuing with the theme of stupidity, here is an AI-generated video that speaks much truth. WARNING: Do not watch if you are offended by crude language. If you want more stupid, how about this? In closing, here’s a joke a friend of mine sent me, perhaps reflecting a unified
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: "God Made Trump"
I ‘m sorry to report that the American race to the bottom continues. The above is not a satire, but rather a post by Trump on his social media platform and will no doubt find an eager and receptive audience. Sadly, the deity does not come off well here. Perhaps a celestial
Continue readingAlberta Politics: He’s baaaack! Jason Kenney on Donald Trump – and maybe Danielle Smith and Take Back Alberta, too
When Jason Kenney talks about Donald Trump, it’s hard to shake the feeling he’s really talking about Danielle Smith. Interviewer Steven Edginton (Photo: Screenshot of Youtube video). We all remember “Perfesser Kenney,” back when he was the United Conservative Party premier of Alberta, taking off his blazer, rolling up the
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: To The American Voter
In the movie, Forrest Gump famously replied when asked if he was stupid, “Stupid is as stupid does.” It is advice American voters should ponder in 2024: Recommend this Post
Continue readingAlberta Politics: H * l y S h * t! Who could possibly have known why China picked on those Two Michaels back in 2020?
A few days less than three years ago, I asked in this space: “Why did China’s government pluck the Two Michaels from among 300,000 Canadians in China?” Michael Kovrig (Photo: Twitter/Michael Kovrig). The answer, I suggested then, was that both Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor had “the kind of backgrounds,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Sickness Unto Death
“The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss – an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. – is sure to be noticed.”― Søren Kierkegaard, The
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: God’s Second Gift To Humanity
But, as Jesus said, “A prophet hath no honour is his own country.” Recommend this Post
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Kat Eschner interviews John Peters about the growing inequality in wealth, income and influence. And Scott Martin offers a reminder not to conflate the gross disparity in pay between CEOs and workers with anything that’s actually been earned. – Mitchell Thompson discusses how
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your long weekend reading. – Umair Haque theorizes that the relatively benign outcome of the U.S.’ recent election reflects a public that’s finally rejecting Trumpism. But Krystal Ball notes that some of the most important Democratic success stories (notably including John Fetterman) included a message based on
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Kaylyn Whibbs reports on the entirely justified concerns of parents whose children have been unable to receive a COVID booster due to provincial neglect. And Dana Smith discusses how polio has managed to make a resurgence in the U.S. as the same
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Ed Yong writes about the need for people to keep caring for and protecting each other to make up for being abandoned by business-driven politicians in the middle of a deadly and debilitating pandemic. Olivia Bowden discusses the considerations surrounding booster vaccine
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Assorted content for your weekend reading. – David Dayen discusses how manufacturing monopolies have produced the U.S.’ shortage of baby formula. And Alyssa Rosenberg recognizes that any reasonably-governed country would be moving heaven and earth to ensure infants don’t suffer due to corporate greed. – Meanwhile, Nina Lakhani exposes how meat
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Robin McKie and Michael Savage write about the warnings of UK scientists that the reckless elimination of public health protections will lead to far more preventable deaths. Alanna Smith reports on a letter from public health experts recognizing the dangers of the
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This and that for your Sunday reading. – Melody Schreiber discusses how the U.S.’ inequality and lack of support for workers has severely exacerbated the pandemic. And Eric Schwitzgebel examines what it means to be a COVID jerk – and how their ubiquity and prominence has made life worse for
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Apparent Fascism Of the Trump Years – Paul Street
US commentators still seem to be mulling the prospects of how close, or how far they came to living in an authoritarian fascist state under Donald Trump. It is interesting how little air time the States dances with fascism get in the media today. The liberal economist and New York
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: A Kenney Style Fireside Chat
On radio, [Franklin D Roosevelt} was able to quell rumors, counter conservative-dominated newspapers and explain his policies directly to the American people. His tone and demeanor communicated self-assurance during times of despair and uncertainty.—Wikipedia Roosevelt used radio, a “nascent media platform” to explain complex issues such as the Great Depression,
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