Tag: Musings

I spoke to the chief librarian of the whole system & she won't relent. Cites 'charter' & freedom of speech I said 'who cares' let them sue — John F Campbell (@Campbell4Ward4) July 12, 2017 1. They won't sue. 2. Hate propaganda isn't "speech." 3. Library is breaking law –

As has been the case since I was eight years old and living in Texas, I will be cheering for the apes. Also, I am cancelling a fun weekend trip to be at the first showing on the first day. Yes, I have problems.

Here. Key quotage: None of the Conservatives who leapt on Trudeau’s gaffe — Jason Kenney, Brian Jean, Michelle Rempel, et al. — were nearly as outraged as they claimed to be. They were, as politicians do, taking political advantage of a rival politicians’ slip. It was a mistake, to be

I’m being ironic, of course. Enjoy your trip to the Ninth Circle, Barb. You won’t be missed.

schadenfreude: noun \ scha·den·freu·de \ˈshä-dən-ˌfrȯi-də\ @realDonaldTrump politically destroyed by his team's emails. #USpolitics #POTUS — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 11, 2017

Not sure how Donald Trump Jr. thinks this assists him or his family in any way.  Maybe he wants to sink his hateful old man, for reasons that would be apparent to many of us. Either way, he has just (i) provided documentary evidence that (ii) the Trump family was

From the New York Times: Before arranging a meeting with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer he believed would offer him compromising information about Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Jr. was informed in an email that the material was part of a Russian government effort to aid his father’s candidacy, according to three

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Over there on the right.  I look rather edgy.

So, the Alberta mistake.  Also, the braying and screeching. Even the Washington Post has (amusingly) taken note.  The Washington Post! The hullaballoo – the ceaseless braying and screeching – has prompted me to declare: I’m an Albertan.  Alberta’s home.  My family has lived there for decades. Hell, I’m heading back there to teach at the

At present, I am at the cabin, blasting them at the trees as I peck away.  Little-known facts. 

This never-ending Khadr saga, I think, is a proxy for Canadians’ views on many other things – and it has divided us, dramatically. In our house, just for example, Lisa supports the payment and the apology. I, meanwhile, think it is appalling to provide either a payment or an apology

The Mother of all Storms up here in the woods last night. Here’s what the security camera caught before everything shut down.  Can you see the mystery guest, coming up the hill? ​​​ ​

I get it.  The full-time folks are gone on holiday, people are a bit sleepy, Peter Mansbridge has finally (finally) departed.  CBC isn’t firing on all cylinders.  I get it. But, you know, I keep thinking about two things. One, Steve Ladurantaye gets pilloried by CBC – he gets eviscerated

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You guys made a big mistake giving credibility and airtime to a leader of the new anti-Semitic/white supremacist Right. Big. #cbc #cdnpoli https://t.co/kl7W0WPkSn — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 5, 2017 And it isn’t just me saying so. As HuffPo noted, your interview went completely “off the rails.” Is it within

"Hey! Let's give the nuclear codes to an addled, unglued old jerk!" #uspolitics pic.twitter.com/FVdNPQWWml — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 5, 2017

There will be consequences for CAF members who express intolerance while in – or out – of uniform: https://t.co/0GlW85XsOv — Harjit Sajjan (@HarjitSajjan) July 4, 2017 And: The members of the Canadian Armed Forces who disrupted a protest organized by Indigenous activists in Halifax on Canada Day will be removed

I have been offered an international multi-book deal with a great publisher.  Wasn’t expecting this when I woke up this morning, but I’ll gratefully take it. Wow, among other things.  Now, it’s back to work in the writing shed!