I believe that WRDSB has a committee formed to determine the process to appoint two new trustees. I’ve been actively avoiding following the news on all this, but I do want to respond to the suggesting floating around that an appointment is undemocratic. Voting is typically the most democratic method, but
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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Saskatoon Hate
2 Catholic school administrators did damage to their city’s reputation by discouraging teachers and then parents from allowing their kids to attend a welcoming and inclusive space at a corporate sponsored event in their city. Homophobes and transphobes have been siding with the traditionally homophobic and hate-mongering church school system,
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It’s funny. Also sad, because it’s so believable. thebeaverton.com/2023/05/ucp-promises-to-build-giant-gas-powered-fans-to-clear-alberta-skies/ Smoke over Calgary and Regina. pic.twitter.com/a0lFKFh3Vs — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) May 22, 2023
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: The Need to Grow
When I taught civics and we discussed Canada’s immigration policy, that we typically take in about 250,000 newcomers each year, but over 600,000 apply, many students would suggest we need to take them all. They’d prefer an open door policy that maybe only stops the criminally-minded from entry. My follow
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: How Did We Get Here
Let me tell you a story about my early days working for the House of Commons in a non-partisan position serving all Members of Parliament and all Canadians. While we all had our own political opinions, that ranged from right to left, we all worked professionally and in a non-
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: The Manufactured Taboo around Covid Protections
A twitter thread by spheniscus demersus (African penguin) explains the political/public health comms fiasco and our collective denialism so nicely that I want to save it here. (It’s tidied up a bit for readability): “The whole ‘people’s eyes glaze over when you mention covid’ isn’t confirmation bias by the way.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: A Canadian Political Home for Refugees of the Left?
After thirty one years I’m pretty much done with the Canadian political left. The NDP is faux-activist driven and impotent while the Liberals are roughly the same as the Conservatives but delight in erasing females from Canadian society under the guise of ‘gender inclusiveness’ (gross!). Let’s be honest the PPC
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: On Late-Stage Capitalism’s Slide into Authoritarianism
A bit from former American journalist Nate Bear: The almost universal desire to return to normal in a pandemic, despite normal being bad for most people, is one of the best examples of the hegemonic collusion of class interest as you will ever see. Brexit was another. Late stage capitalism
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Time for A Queer Revolution is Never (RPOJ) – Counterpunch Unhinged
The RPOJ comes for thee “Nicky”. Counterpunch needs to rein in the crazy, or at least find an editor that will actually edit for truth and veracity as opposed to the shout festival screed titled “The Time for Queer Revolution is Now” by Nicky Reid. How this ‘article’ got
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: On Grief and the WHO and Culpability
I wonder to what extent the desire, or even the ability, to kill one another has been affected by being surrounded by leaders who are looking the other way while so many have died or are disabled by a virus that we’re told we just have to live with. It makes me
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Women Finding Their Courage – Speakers Corner
The fire-forged tip of the spear continues her campaign to simply “Let Women Speak”. Take careful notes folks, that it is the self-identifying “progressives” that engage in violence against Kellie Jay-Keen and other women who dare to speak in public about their rights, boundaries, and safety in society. Ask yourself
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Keep Telling yourself Transactivism is Progressive – Feminist Lawyers Talk Back!
This is happening in 2023 folks. More of us need to stand up and say no to the trans-terrorism being enacted against women.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Red Pen Of Justice – YMCA Regina’s Campaign to Erase Women
The CBC seems utterly transfixed (ha!) on erasing women from the public sphere. The CBC news headline from cbc.ca. “YWCA Regina stands by trans woman giving keynote speech at [a Woman’s] award event amid backlash” We are going to go through the article and highlight what the YWCA aka
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: Quiet Comprehending
A pretty song for our times form Bo Burnham: Female Colonel Sanders, easy answer, civil warThe whole world is at your fingertips, the ocean at your doorThe live-action Lion King, the Pepsi Halftime ShowTwenty-thousand years of this, seven more to go . . . That unapparent summer air in early fallThe
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Plague Update: What Victims Look Forward To
If you’re not among the millions killed outright by a SARS-CoV2 infection, your arteries have been stiffened. From a video by Dr. Rae Duncan at Newcastle University: 18/ Dr Duncan cont’d pic.twitter.com/KCKkDATDq7 — Dr Claire Taylor (@drclairetaylor) November 23, 2022 Why are stiffer arteries a concern? Why else could it
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: This is how it Should Work in a Liberal Democracy – Eva Kurilova
The Paradox of Tolerance has been misused by those, mostly the activist left, in an attempt to quell freedom of speech and expression. Find the full essay here.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Reality Denial – It’s Happening Right Now in Legislative Bodies
Transgender ideology is being debated and discussed in legislatures. If you value material reality you need to get involved and show up and participate otherwise this bullshit will get even more of a foothold in public institutions. So brutal. Let’s erase females from society in the name of ‘trans inclusivity’.
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