Every now and then there is something so ridiculously ignorant that I HAVE to write a post about it rather than confine it to a “WHAT THE EFF”-post on Facebook […]
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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Sunspot AR1944 Blasting Earth #skstorm
I hope our electrical grids are prepared, as there is a risk of overloading from an event like this. -The Sun Wednesday afternoon, from Regina. Canon S5IS on tripod with welding filter held in place to sufficiently darken the Sun for the camera’s sensor. 48X digital magnification. This ongoing radiation
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Twenty years since NAFTA: Mexico could have done worse, but it’s not clear how
Reblogged from Real-World Economics Review Blog: from Mark Weisbrot It was 20 years ago that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico was implemented. Here in Washington, D.C., the date coincided with an outbreak of the bacteria cryptosporidium in the city’s water supply, with
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Out of the darkness, the light
Nelson Mandela, who died last month at age 95, was sentenced to life in prison in 1962 because he fought for justice, equality and democracy. He was finally released 27 years later, in 1990. South Africa’s racist apartheid system fell and Mandela served as president from 1994 to 1999. The
Continue readingBlevkog: Blevkog 2014-01-07 15:11:56
photo credit to Johnny Ward of One Step Forward blog and yes, it was as cold there as it looks. I love winter. I enjoy the cold and the wind. I love the watery quality to the light that you get here around 3:00pm on a sunny day and the
Continue readingLeft Over: Right, Right, you’re bloody well Right…
Former Tory minister on the hot seat over Enbridge lobbying gig by Kady O’Malley Posted: January 7, 2014 9:00 AM Last Updated: January 7, 2014 8:58 AM CBC online I was a bit disappointed in the lack of a big anti-pipeline presence outside the location of the Harpster’s meeting with the BC Bored
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: HNHB LHIN named least transparent even after Ombuds 2010 report
The least transparent of the Local Health Integration Networks is the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN according to the Welland Tribune. The same LHIN was the subject of considerable wrath by the Ontario Ombudsman in 2010, calling claims to transparency … Continue reading →
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Update: PSWs go to interest arbitration ending two week strike December 24
The Service Employees International Union met with an arbitrator last Friday as part of a settlement that ended a two-week province-wide strike of 4,500 personal support workers at Red Cross Care Partners (RCCP). The strike was being closely watched by … Continue reading →
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: The 40-year disconnect (USA) (chart)
Reblogged from Real-World Economics Review Blog: from David Ruccio As Steven Rattner explains, Read more… 141 more words
Continue readingSketchy Thoughts: this is a test
… Read the rest on the main Kersplebedeb website: http://kersplebedeb.com/posts/this-is-a-test/
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: F-35: Lies from Lying Liars #cdnpoli
The F-35 was going to be a plane made with Chinese parts, despite US law forbidding that. mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBR… this just adds to the ridiculousness. Russia probably has deal w china to remotely disable these.— jeff cliff (@jeffcliff1) January 04, 2014
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: How to Meet your Resolution Goal
Have you made a financial or fitness resolution to meet this year? Meeting a goal isn’t like buying something. You don’t have to shop around for it, and you can’t buy it anyway. It takes time, and a little bit of effort added up. The effort only seems like a
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ConCalls: No One Came #RoboCon
Are we lacking a critical mass of Canadians sufficiently outraged by widespread election fraud in the last general election to protest for government and system change, because Canadian youth never trusted the election to work in the first place?
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Let’s Tear This Town Aparrrrrt!
This evening I pushed a Co-op cab off an ice median at Kramer and Hillsdale, with the Regina cabbie I was riding with, and another driver who stopped after. The Co-op guy wrecked his front bumper though by failing to negotiate the turn. I tore a piece off it so
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Finance’s hold on our everyday life must be broken | Costas Lapavitsas
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/01/finance-hold-everyday-life-broken-capitalism Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Austerity, Capitalism, crisis, finance
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: Susan on the Soapbox Wins a Clawbie!
As some of you may know, Susan on the Soapbox was nominated for a Clawbie (the Canadian Law Blog Awards) by ABlawg, an excellent law blog produced by my alma mater, the University of Calgary law school. This morning while I was cleaning out the basement, I learned that the
Continue readingIn This Corner: Recommended reading: my best books of 2013.
What makes a great book? I have a simple guideline. I borrow pretty much every book I read (thank you, Edmonton Public Library), including every book that I am about to tell you about. What separates a great book from a merely good book is my desire to actually own
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Shoplifter busted ; Sundog ; Bugs
A shoplifter stealing hair dye among other things was nabbed at the Extra Foods at Golden Mile. 2 cop cars. Ladies, dyeing your hair is a gateway to a life of crime. == I saw a huge sundog a couple days ago south of Moose Jaw. It had a secondary
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Food Over 3 Decades Old
Yesterday I ate fruit cake my Mum made for her wedding, and it still tasted good. Few people get to eat food older than they are, and can say they enjoyed it. One of the greatest things to come out of the 70s was me. Another of those great things
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: The Making of the English Working Class turns 50
Check out @rosaluxnyc’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/rosaluxnyc/status/417378382330884096 Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: class, Labour
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