Is Putin insane, or does he just want everyone to think he is? The world can’t afford to get the answer wrong. H/t Michael De Adder Recommend this Post
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Politics and its Discontents: Such A Quandary
With such a fluid situation in Ottawa, what are opportunistic demagogues to do? H/t Theo Moudakis Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Big Wheels Keep On Turning
H/t Michael de Adder Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: How To Deal With Flagrant Stupidity
H/t Theo Moudakis Unlike viruses that allegedly ultimately ‘burn themselves out’, stupidity and the flagrant disregard for public health and safety will always be with us. Toronto Star readers have some ideas on how to deal with them: Time to raise the price for those who still won’t get vaxxed,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: An Apt Follow-Up
This editorial cartoon by Michael De Adder seems an apt follow-up to yesterday’s post: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Unvarnished Truth
H/t Theo Moudakis Truth be told, I don’t feel much like writing these days. The news is unrelentingly grim, the pandemic soldiers on, and the stupid continue to run around extolling their ‘gospel.’ My sympathy/empathy for the unvaxxed is non-existent, and given the deaths they are and will be
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Third Time Is Not Always The Charm
Somehow, this editorial cartoon speaks to me. H/t Michael de Adder Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: It’s All A Matter Of Perspective, I Guess
Some people are losing good union jobs because of their ‘beliefs’. No doubt those being fired from well-paid positions at Toronto’s TTC, from various hospitals, etc. see themselves as principled martyrs for refusing vaccine mandates. Others, however, see them in a different light. H/t Patrick Corrigan It’s all a matter
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: When Words Fail
Editorial cartoonists step into the breach. H/t Patrick Corrigan Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Business As Usual
I have to confess that I am not following the Cop26 Glasgow Summit very closely. My suspicion is that all the hot air being vented there will only aggravate our climate crisis. From my cynical perspective, two editorial cartoons by the redoubtable Michael de Adder capture precisely the tenor of
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Just A Reminder
With an election in Ontario next June, Doug Ford has been trying to rebrand himself, somewhat unsuccessfully given his unusual capacity for stepping in it. Nonetheless, a little reminder from Patrick Corrigan serves to highlight Dougie’s true nature and the values he really embraces. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Meme For The Times
This particular meme has been around for awhile now. If you haven’t seen it, I think you will agree that it is particularly germane to the times in which we live. And this seems an appropriate accompaniment to the above: H/t Graeme MacKay Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: This And That
Too tired to write after a night spent watching election returns, I opt for an easy way out today: the thoughts of others. H/t David Parkins H/t Theo Moudakis H/t Graeme MacKay And on a related theme … Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Pondering The Imponderables
H/t Greg Perry I am one of those people capable of holding two opposing notions in my head. I think the federal election is an unnecessary expense and risk during this pandemic, and blame Trudeau for it. I also, however, sympathize with his having to contend with the rabble
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: An Olympic Performance
And the gold medal winner in the back flip category is: Andrea Horwath. H/t Theo Moudakis Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Upper Hand
We certainly do live in strange times, eh? H/t Theo Moudakis Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Timely And Relevant
A nice follow-up to yesterday’s post: H/t Theo Moudakis As well, Bob Coupland of Oakville expresses some timely sentiments: Ford government’s planning entrenches sprawl at expense of environment I just heard the term “The Big Sprawl,” and it alarmed me to hear that between now and July 1, 2022, the Doug
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Ineptitude Writ Large
H/t Patrick Corrigan Sometimes I feel embarrassed to be living in a province as benighted as Ontario. But then I realize that it is neither me nor my fellow citizens (for the most part) who are the clueless and the incompetent. That distinction is one the Doug Ford-led provincial government
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Fluid Situation
In what can only be described initially as a fluid situation, assuming he wandered in from a nearby water body, a beaver, proceeded to a Toronto subway station, presumably to sample the wonders of Ontario’s capital. This tourist invasion ‘threat’ led to an immediate closing of the station, Animal control officers
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Thought For The Day
In light of a damning report, this speaks much truth, eh? H/t Toronto Star Recommend this Post
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