Canada used to be known worldwide as a nation of nice people. Canadians were thought of as polite, cheerful, compassionate, caring, respectful, honest, and helpful. We said please and thank you. We opened doors for people. We opened our homes and took in people in trouble. We gave aid to
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Scripturient: Making Gilead a Reality
American Talibangelists recently took a giant step towards creating Gilead in the USA when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos were due the same legal protection as real children (although children there have less protection because Repugnicans care little about actual children than embryos). It extended the the
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: The Collapse Of The American Empire
The United States is giving us a real-time view into the collapse of an empire. The 2024 election cycle will determine whether the final failures happen quickly (and soon), or if there will be a slower series of failings that will eventually render the current American Republic neutered. Precisely when
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: A Trump Presidency In 2025: Fascism, National Rebirth, Or Civil War?
Let me start by saying that I speak from the libertarian left – meaning, I fiercely believe in freedom, compassion, voluntary mutual aid, decentralization, and the sovereignty of individuals, communities, and nations. (Anarchism, I would urge, but only, “when men are prepared for it”, as Thoreau said – simply a
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Trump Hysteria
Trump did little good in his first term as US President, and much that was bad – but he didn’t turn the US into a fascist police state: Cheney, Obama and Biden did that. I am no Trump supporter, but the establishment political elite of the two dominant US parties
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Speaker Now And Forever Hold Your Pee
OK, the blog title doesn’t exactly work. You come up with a pun for both Speakers of Canada and the US Congress quitting/being tossed in one week. Both the Canadian, and American Speakers of the House should resign at the same time this week. Would be a pleasant moment in
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Conservatives Turned Into a Soft-core Hate Party So Gradually, I Hardly Noticed
How in the ever-loving Eff could someone not realize that the Conservative Party of Canada was now a party willing to weaponize hatred to gain support, money, and Internet trolls? It’s apparently really GD easy. Yeah, I’m swearing, because this isht is ludicrous. Maybe the first clue for CPC voters
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Reality Sinks In For Trump, Indicted Again
The Reality is that Trump is no Winner. He’s Snowed-In. He’s headed to the big house, not the White House. Reality got 5 years for one document. — Chuckadero (@ChuckScheper) June 9, 2023 How did Snowden, with not even a high school education, get access to top secret U.S. records.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ComeupPence
Pun is from a friend. What are all 3 of these ex-executive dorks doing with classified documents in their homes anyway??
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Bolsonaro Supporters Storm Government Buildings: Some Reaction from Canadian Far-Right
This past Friday was the second anniversary of the storming of the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. but supporters of former president Donald Trump. By this point we know the story. Trump refused to acknowledge his defeat and in fact claimed he was the victim of election fraud perpetrated by
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: The Beginning of the End?
Three stories tonight seem to have the same theme — that it may be the beginning of the end for Pierre Poilievre, for Elon Musk and for Donald Trump. First, for Pierre Poilievre: Evan Scrimshaw analyzes the Angus Reid poll tonight, comparing Poilievre at 3 months to the other Conservative
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Nazi Flag and Claims of "False Flags": Brendan Miler’s Accusations Amplified By Extremists and Conspiracy Promoters
I've been holding off on this but I thought I would provide some commentary on an incident that occurred during the Emergency Act inquiry (POEC) early this past week. First though, I'm going to talk about Ray Epps and why Canadian right-wing extremists and conspiracy believers are talking about him now:
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Christ, what an asshole!
Time for this week’s edition of “Christ, what an asshole!” So this happened: The perfect candidate for voters whose concerns are less about healthcare and the economy than more relevant issues, like vampires and werewolves.🧛🐺 https://t.co/UEGkcPkvHm — Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) November 16, 2022 “A Werewolf can kill a Vampire did
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Ratioed
To begin, I need to give a definition of “ratioed” – Merriam-Webster defines it as “A quantitative measure of how little they like your take.” A tweet is “ratioed” when only a few people “Like” it or “Re-Tweet” it, compared to the large number of people who are hitting “Reply” to
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: "We have a lot to do"
This pretty well summarizes everything, doesn’t it: That being said, we have to work on equality, health care, education, housing, public services, pharma and dental, small businesses, foreign investment, elections, and the Russia Ukraine war. We have a lot to do. — Rod Farva’s litre of cola (@RodKahx) August 29,
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: What a week!
Beginning with a wonderful palate cleanser: Nazem Kadri brings the Stanley Cup to the London Muslim Mosque. This is believed to be the first time in history that the Cup has entered a mosque. @HkyNightPunjabi @NHL @Sportsnet pic.twitter.com/wRIZAm8hvv — Amrit Gill (@AmritG) August 27, 2022 A short stop at today’s
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: CTV News is losing its soul
The very definition of a professional news organization is one that reports news without fear or favour. Over the years, news organizations have fired reporters, editors, anchors, editors, publishers, for good reasons and bad, pleasing or angering their audiences. But when a news organization also lets its own corporate actions
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Night and day
I don’t have a lot to talk about tonight, but I read a couple of articles today and I was struck by the contrast in these descriptions – the leadership Biden shows in dealing with Russia’s war against Ukraine, compared to the ridiculous, childish ineptitude of Trump. Here is Biden
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: #TRE45ON is trending tonight
Here’s some cartoons I saw today about the Mar-A-Lago raid — the warrant and document lists are out, and its bad for Trump. Very bad. NBC has obtained the Mar-a-Lago search warrant. It shows Donald Trump is under investigation for potential obstruction of justice and violations of the Espionage Act
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Going Nuclear
Ain’t we havin’ some fun now? So Garland threw down the gauntlet to Trump – put up or shut up. He told Trump he was applying to the court to release the search warrant and evidence list from Monday’s raid, and dared Trump to oppose it – which I
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