It’s now a commonplace the incredible gains made by the NDP in the recent federal election had to do with its unrelentingly positive approach and unwillingness to engage in the kinds of negative attacks now entrenched in the Conservative and Liberal approach to political campaigning. I’m glad the ONDP has decided to follow suit, and […]
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bastard.logic: Um, To Be Brainwashed, I Believe One First Has To Have A BRAIN.
by matttbastard If Toronto City Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti wasn’t real, some enterprising young sketch comedian would have to invent him (and subsequently cash in on the character with a marginally enjoyable initial feature length smash, followed by a lackluster sequel): … Continue reading →
Slap Upside The Head: Catholic Sect Threatens Children Over Tolerance Policy
The Coptic Orthodox Church has threatened to somehow withdraw 5000 schoolchildren from the Toronto Catholic District School Board unless the board scraps its plans to implement the government’s required tolerance and anti-homophobia policies. Jeremiah Attaalla, a spokesperson for the sect, explained the bizarre hostage tactics to the press. ”In these young grades, we don’t want teachers […]
Continue readinggritchik: More bad news for Hudak
Timmy and his gang should stop measuring for drapes. Click below for the full article. Not to overstate it, but a hat trick for the Cons – Rob Ford in Toronto, Stephen Harper in Ottawa and Hudak at Queen’s Park – would unalterably change the landscape for years to come, in my opinion for the […]
gritchik: Show us your tits. Sigh.
This is revolting on so many levels. To suggest that bikini basketball or lingerie football gives women a “chance to play” in an era when men’s sports dominates is insulting to people who have a fully intact cerebral cortex (you know, like people who go to libraries and know who Margaret Atwood is). And ladies, […]
Those Emergency Blues: A Request
Any nursing blog readers (as opposed to bloggers) out there willing to speak to a writer from Canadian Nurse who’s writing about nurse bloggers? Please contact @asilversides (Twitter) or email me at torontoemergencyrn (at) gmail (dot) com. Thanks…
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Self-Power and the Power of the Enlightened Ones
Self Power, Other Power II – from Zen Philosophy, Zen Practice, by Thich Thien-An – excerpts The methods of self-power and other-power were both originally taught by Sakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. According to the teaching of the Buddha…
Continue readingbastard.logic: Facts vs. Narrative, Utoya Edition
by matttbastard Norwegian journalist Magnus Nome was in the good ol’ US of A when self-styled counterjihadist crusader Anders Breivik decided to escalate his murderous fantasies about Eurabian conquest from Outer Wingnuttia into the real world. Thankfully, CNN, Fox News … Continue reading →
Slap Upside The Head: Brazil Ponders Heterosexual Pride Parade
The city of São Paulo approved legislation last week that would bring a heterosexual pride day to the city, if the Mayor approves it. Carlos Apolinario, the bill’s sponsor, said the legislation was “not anti-gay,” but rather ”a protest against the privileges the gay community enjoys.” “I have no trouble coexisting with gays as long as […]
Continue readinggritchik: Tim Hudak gets more heat on abortion issue
You know it’s bad when you’re a Conservative and even the Sun starts shitting on you: “Ontario Conservative leader Tim Hudak forgot and then eventually if grudgingly remembered that he signed an petition not that long ago to revoke government funding of abortion services. Why he signed it is apparently a mystery even to himself, […]
bastard.logic: Fun With Infographics (STILL Worst Preznit EVA)
by matttbastard Michael Tomasky: The Boston Globe ran a chart last Sunday that I’d buy billboard space to reproduce in every decent-size city in America, if I were running the Democratic National Committee. The premise of it was very simple: It … Continue reading →
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Northern Lights August 5 and 6th
Nicole, Alvil, April, and I went a few minutes out of Regina on Dewdney Ave. last night, and got many photographs of the aurora from the massive solar storm that was hitting the planet’s magnetosphere and other above-ground interactive surfaces to produce a thrilling light show. The whispy lights were visible to the south of […]
Slap Upside The Head: Gay Archie Character Gets His Own Series
When I heard that Archie Comics was getting its first openly gay character last autumn, I was floored… that Archie Comics was still around. Not that I have anything against the series, mind you; I just assumed, somehow, that it was like Bazooka Joe, wherein the publishers continually reprint issues created sometime in the 1920s. […]
Continue readingScience versus Photo Ops
I was watching the cbc news this morning. I find it very sad to witness the decline of that once proud public broadcaster. The cbc used to provide some fine investigative journalism. It’s one story in particular that caught my eye today however, that speaks to the disconnect between government and the media . . . → Read More: Science versus Photo Ops
Continue readinggritchik: Abortion is always an issue, etc.
Hudak’s probably wishing he answered the question now. So, in addition to gutless, weak, and inexperienced, we can add “feeble” to the growing list of adjectives being used to describe Hudak’s leadership. The Liberals raised such an issue last month, accusing Tory leader Tim Hudak of hiding his views on abortion. Hudak, it turns out, […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Nuclear Insurance Fraud
Have you wondered why so many people oppose nuclear power generation when there are so many ads claiming there’s a “nuclear Renaissance” and that it’s “green” or “sustainable” and free of greenhouse gas emissions? There are smart people like George Monbiot, and even my dad who think there’s room for nuclear power on our grid. […]
Defend Nycole Turmel as well as Quebec’s right to self-determination | rabble.ca
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Continue readingSlap Upside The Head: PR Campaign Uses Gays To Clean Up Tar Sands Image
Well, here’s a very special way to have your struggle for equality used by large corporations! The Alberta tar sands, condemned internationally as one of the most harmful environmental projects in human history, is having some understandable difficulties with its public image. Presenting the sands as an environmentally responsible project or merely downplaying its harm is […]
Continue readingThe ‘debt crisis’ and the undermining of democracy in Europe
While CK’s on the road, she’s invited me to blog and cross-post here. So I’m recycling this tasty little item, which I found via @NaomiAKlein. (They say she’s polarizing … )
A sample:
Vast swathes of public policy have already been closed off and rendered inaccessible to conventional democratic processes. Anyone who’s seen . . . → Read More: The ‘debt crisis’ and the undermining of democracy in Europe
Continue readingCritical Brain Candy: Yay, more debt!
Congrats to the USA for raising the debt ceiling. Wait, is that a good thing? No, I’d say it isn’t. I think the fight over reigning in US spending is a good one to have, but doing it over the debt ceiling seems like the wrong issue. As many people point out, the debt ceiling […]
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