War and religion both need a few things to get converts: fear, tax breaks and public handouts. The post More Religious & Military PR from the CBC first appeared on Excited Delirium.
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Excited Delirium: Fake Conservative Crises
Fake Conservative crises yield very real votes. We have to educate ourselves so we don’t get sucked into the hype. The post Fake Conservative Crises first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: So many things …
Just a few quick notable headlines that everyone should take a moment to absorb … The post So many things … first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Continue readingIn This Corner: Winners and losers in the Alberta election.
So, what have we learned after the ugliest, closest election campaign in Alberta history? As always, there are winners and losers outside of the polling stations. Here are a few… WINNER/LOSER: The UCP. Sure, they won. But with Alberta’s economy awash in oil money, and with a premier handing it
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Dear Health Authority Without The Infection Control
To follow up my Dear Premier letter, Dear Saskatchewan Health Authority: Your capable employees had booked me for a routine appointment at a hospital in Regina. To get to my appointment, I’d have to run the gauntlet to the admissions desk where I could be exposed to potentially bio-hazardous air
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: Election Day
We’ve said everything there is to say. We’ve done everything we can do. Vote wisely Alberta.
Continue readingSaskboy'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,
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: PEF at the Canadian Economics Association meetings 2023
The Progressive Economics Forum holds its annual meetings at the Canadian Economics Association (CEA) conference, which we thank for its financial support. In this year’s CEA, we are also celebrating PEF’s 25th anniversary. This year’s CEA conference will be held in person on June 2-3, 2023 in Winnipeg. A day of online
Continue readingIn This Corner: Will this be game over for Notley, or Smith?
Monday’s election results will look like a real-life episode of HBOs Succession, only with a lot less profanity. No one can say with any certainty how Monday’s provincial election will play out, which should make for riveting TV viewing if you find looking at numbers on a screen riveting. Everything
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Fires? What Fires?
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 readingExcited Delirium: 21st Century Housing Economics
Housing in the 21st century is fast-becoming a problem that we ALL have to take seriously, starting with understanding that it’s NOT a supply issue. The post 21st Century Housing Economics first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: No means No: Smith and the Ethics Commissioner’s Report
Yes, I watched the debate. No, I’m not going to write about it except to say Danielle Smith’s closing comment illustrates how slick she is. Smith said, “My commitment to each of you is to serve you with everything I have and to the best of my ability, however imperfect
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: The continuing relevance of George Galloway
Over the years I’ve recorded many events that Peace Alliance Winnipeg (PAW) has organized and/or co-sponsored. I’ve begun to put copies of these on the Peace Alliance Winnipeg YouTube Channel, which I encourage you to visit and to share. Back in 2010, PAW hosted a huge public meeting with British
Continue readingIn This Corner: The debate debate: who won, who lost, who cares.
Televised debates can be pivotal in an election. In 1960, in the first U.S. presidential debate on TV, John F. Kennedy looked cool and composed, while Richard Nixon looked nervous and sweaty. Kennedy is widely seen as winning the debate, but radio listeners thought Nixon was better. Folksy Ronald Reagan
Continue readingIn This Corner: A few last words on Gordon Lightfoot
We’re at roughly the halfway mark of the provincial election, but you’d hardly know it was happening. With wildfires chasing thousands from their homes, and the Edmonton Oilers in a genuine run for the Stanley Cup (on Saturday, anyway; not so much on Monday), things like elections seem like mere
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Another Bank Crisis / Collapse is Coming … Soon
The US financial system is on the verge of another collapse. What’s the definition of hell again? The post Another Bank Crisis / Collapse is Coming … Soon first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: When the Supreme Court is for Sale, It’s No Longer Supreme
What should we make of the financial support that Clarence Thomas has received from a billionaire Republican friend? If the members of the Supreme Court don’t follow the letter of the law, how can they be supreme? The post When the Supreme Court is for Sale, It’s No Longer Supreme
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 readingIN-SIGHTS: Planting seeds of destruction
Instead of moving away from climate damaging energy sources, both Liberal and NDP governments of British Columbia have accelerated fossil fuel production through direct and indirect subsidies.
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