I hardly did any partying this weekend, fewer than 10 hours were devoted to such an activity.
-We actually get along quite well, this is staged for the camera. Really!
– I’m more 3 dimensional than Richard here
– Later that night, I probably …
Continue readingYesterday, when NDP leader Andrea Horwath made the crack about how women “know better than to give it up all at once,” I, a liberal, middle-aged feminist, was stunned. So were the other women sitting with me. ”What the fuck was she thinking,” we asked each other. One woman suggested that it was just a […]
On the left, the stock photo as it appears in the NDP platform. On the right, as you can purchase them, too.
All style, zero substance.
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The Hispanic family and the older guy with his “grandson” in the Dippers platform, all stock photos.
The Wisconsin State Journal is reporting that, in the height of the contentous decision on the union busting bill in in that state, WI Supreme Court Justice David Prosser grabbed fellow justice Ann Walsh Bradley by the throat ‘with both hands’.
They say an argument that occurred before the court’s . . . → Read More: Report: WI judge David Prosser assaulted female judge prior to union bill decision
Continue readingImagine towards the end of this year the following ticket: Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich.
Ron Paul is a Republican that is actually a Libertarian. For years, he has been advocating the elimination of the Fed because it’s run by Goldman Sachs and…
Here’s an interesting link about Dole, banana plantations and general human suffering.
I had no idea that the original classic work of fiction ‘100 Years of Solitude’ by Gabrielle Garcia Marquez was all about this company’s effo…
I wouldn’t say that cats are enlightened, or that we should take them as our role models, but they do have a few things to teach us, from what I can see. Here are some thoughts that my feline friends have sparked today. Their quiet teachings are …
Continue readingThe Burnaby School Board unanimously adopted its anti-homophobia policy last week, after months of debating and church-organized protests. A crowd of about 400 students and supporters cheered outside the Burnaby School Board offices when Kaitlin Burnett, a supporter of the policy, emerged to announce its passage. The new policy means that public schools in the […]
Continue readingThis is the day after school got out for the summer – at least that’s how kids in Québec view it. June 24 used to be more widely known as Fête de la Saint-Jean, marking the birth of Québec’s patron saint, St. John the Baptist. Havi…
Continue readingThere are ample alternatives to the Huffington Post Canadian version, but you have to look. What would be really helpful is an aggregator of ALL of the progressive publications. Count me in if you want someone to help with the task.
Continue readingCREDO is a service in the US that gives mobile subscribers an opportunity to break away from mainstream carriers that are supporting Tea Partiers, Climate Change debunkers and other media clowns that are contributing to the decline of society.
Alterne…
The War on Bugs has not yet been won either. The War on Drugs left a trail of destruction through the property of innocent people I know, today. The RPS caused needless damage in executing a search warrant in American-style imprecision, smashing doors, and terrified innocent bystanders by pointing guns at them, all to go […]
The bodhisattva reaches out his hand to the drowning man, and says, “Give me your hand.” The man replies, “I’m not going to give you my hand.” So the bodhisattva says, “Alright then, take my hand.” The teacher is respected everywhere but …
Continue readingI’ve got some particularly cool news today! The federal New Democratic Party, Canada’s official opposition, unanimously adopted a resolution over the weekend to revoke the charitable status of unscientific “ex-gay” organisations, including Exodus Global Alliance. The resolution, which was presented and adopted the NDP’s 2011 policy convention in Vancouver, should be welcome news to anyone, but […]
Continue readingIts been nice knowing (almost) all of you. The tiny bits of plastic at the bottom of the ocean poisoning the food chain, and the floaty bits on top of it in the garbage patch choking the birds and dolphins ought to finish us all off in about 50 years or less. If there was […]
But that doesn’t necessarily mean you shouldn’t do it. This article highlights a supposed Google “faux pas”, where they put a note on their homepage (they usually like to put interesting things there) saying “Call your Dad” for Fathers Day. “This note clearly rubbed some users the wrong way, “I very recently lost my dad […]
Continue reading– I found this fellow in my bag after I was out picking rose petals. The Internet and WWW are changing, and maybe not for the better. In the olden days, websites would end with a small set of Top Level Domains (TLDs). These include the famous .com(merce), .ca, .co.uk, and many others. But now […]
The United Nations, for the first time in history, endorsed the equal rights of GLBT people worldwide, condemning any country who discriminates or harms people for their sexual orientation. Well, it’s about time! The resolution passed only narrowly, with 23 votes in favour, 19 against, and 3 abstentions. Nonetheless, it’s solid evidence that the world is […]
Continue readingJust a fun post – no serious politico-philosophical stuff here…gotta take a break some time.. And yes, I am an unabashed head-banger… I do love music that gets your energy flowing, including hard rock…along with blues, jazz, cla…
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