Civilization Dying
I’ve been tinkering with a cassette tape player. It was without a power cord. I found a compatible cord in the garage, and learned the player is not working. I…
Canadians Don’t Want Cars
Driving a car is an annoying experience because all one does is sniff the tailpipe coming form the car in front while not moving because there’s too many people stuck…
Today’s News: Rumours of floor-crossings, plus Artemis II Briefing and Canada Good News
Rumours of floor-crossings Ten might be crossing the floor? Wow. I would expect that idiotic "justify your shadow cabinet job" email didn't go over very well. View on Threads View…
A rupture to the world order
In January, Mark Carnie told the World Economic Forum conference in Davos, Switzerland, about a "rupture to the world order." I was aware of the Prime Minister's speech to the…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Zohra Ahmed warns that the Trump regime is now looking to impose guilt by solidarity on anybody with the slightest connection to social justice…
Wise Law’s Top Ten Legal News Post for the Week of April 6, 2026
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of April 6, 2026
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 6, 2026 from Wise Law on Twitter:Ontario proposing to dramatically increase fines for fare evasions on GO Transit Human…
What Exactly Does The Alberta UCP Mean By "Neutrality" In Schools?
When the Alberta government tabled Bill 25 last week, they made much ado about "bias" in the classroom - complaining that teachers were "telling students what to think", and engaging…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Seva Gunitsky writes about the connection between cultivated toxic masculinity and the rise of Donald Trump and other authoritarian politicians. And Greg Sargent…
Your Easter read: Danielle Smith is set to head to Red Deer-a-Lago for ‘Premier’s Annual Christian Summit’
Perhaps you’ve seen advertisements on social media for “The Premier’s Annual Christian Summit” on May 4 in Red Deer and wondered, What the Hell? If so, you’re not alone. Alberta…
Poilievre’s Vision: Oppose Everything. Always.
Pierre Poilievre’s latest nation-building idea is a doozie: cancel Alto, the high speed rail link under development for the Quebec City-Toronto corridor. It is not clear why the Conservatives are…
Sunday Funday: Happy Easter and other good stuff, plus posts about Getting Old(er), Artemis II Briefing, Carney Hat Trick, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers
In honour of Easter weekend, a bunch of "Last Supper" pictures. First, the original, by DaVinci:Next, the tributes:House MDMel Brooks:Lost season 6 cast:The Sopranos:MASH the movie:Dilbert universe:Family Guy:South Park:The Simpsons:The…
America’s greediest industrial workers wear suits and ties
In a June 2024 subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley questioned Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun on the company's safety failures and Calhoun's lack of accountability. The Missouri politician accused Boeing's…
Happy Easter eggs!
Doug Ford as Easter Bunny offers Easter eggs
UPDATED: How Stupid Is MAGA?
Anthony Scaramucci thinks even they have limits:While the above may give MAGATS pause, the following verified profanity-strewn post from the mad king will surely serve to stir their bloodlust:Recommend this…
Saturday Photo: The Easter Bunny Gets Around.
Been travelling these last two weeks. The trip was part book promotion for Before We Forget: How Remembering Will Get Us Through the Next 75 Years, and part visit with…
Weekly Wrap-up: On Poilievre and his inept leadership, On NATO and Trump, plus some Canada Good News and Friday’s Artemis II Briefing
About Poilievre and his inept leadership Two months ago, people predicted that Poilievre would win his leadership vote but actually be weakened by his experience. Now, that is proving to…
Musical interlude
Kaskade - Imprint
Today’s News: Conservatives talking – Ford, Poilievre and Scheer. Plus Artemis II Briefing and good news about Ayla Lucas
Conservatives talkingA lot of the news I read today was just various Conservatives talking. So here they are: Doug FordThursday in the Toronto Star Premier Doug Ford is appealing for…
Notes on a World of Flux
So... Pierre Poilievre doesn't like fast trains that reduce greenhouse gas emissions over jet travel (and free up existing rail infrastructure for freight). And he's against taxing gasoline. And he…