Today’s News: Renewing CUSMA without losing our minds or our souls
Its getting real now, isn't it. I mean Canada's attempt to renew CUSMA so we don't lose our minds or our souls doing it, so Trump will get a win…
UCP bulls ahead with scheme to dump bi-partisan electoral boundaries report and cook up a friendlier riding map
Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government isn’t even trying to fake it any more. They bulled ahead in the Legislature yesterday with a scheme to dump the report of the Electoral…
The UN’s contentious motion on slavery
Earlier this month the United Nations passed Resolution A/80/L.48: Commemoration of the abolition of slavery... The post The UN’s contentious motion on slavery first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Carney Cuts Canada Post
Nora explains how little Canada Post actually costs us, and what’s at stake when Carney Conservatives take it away from us: ” Dismantling Canada Post for parts Nora Loreto Apr…
A weird manifesto from one of the world’s largest data collectors
Should oligarchs really have access to the private data of everyone on the planet? The post A weird manifesto from one of the world’s largest data collectors first appeared on…
Illegal Trades
Potentially illegal trades before and after Trump announcements. Are you surprised? The post Illegal Trades first appeared on Excited Delirium.
A Strong Voice Of Condemnation
Unless we live our lives under a blanket, we are aware of the rapidly deteriorating conditions on earth thanks to climate change. Every day brings new horror stories of widespread…
Today’s News: Carney is playing power forward now
I expect anyone who follows Canadian politics - and, hopefully, even some who don't - have watched Mark Carney's Forward Guidance video released on Sunday: The video has had more…
Dani the Decider has decided and you’re getting permanent daylight savings time whether you like it or not!
“Albertans have very strong opinions about daylight saving time and the results of the referendum show that, right now, Albertans prefer to continue changing their clocks,” Nate Glubish, then the…
Plague Update: How Do We Know It’s Not Over? Not Yet A Memorial Holiday
If people who say the pandemic is over actually believed that, wouldn’t they observe a month of Remembrance for the millions of people lost “during COVID”? Either they are monsters…
Found online
It is 18 years since the greatest comedian ever died, but George Carlin's thoughts and words remain accurate and relevant.
These Solar Panels Also Turn Rain Into Electricity
Researchers at the Institute of Materials Science of Seville have used a perovskite-based solar panel that can create electricity from the rain. They created a nanometer-thin film that covers the…
Wise Law’s Top Ten Legal News Post for the Week of April 20, 2026
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of April 20, 2026
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 20, 2026 from Wise Law on Twitter:Judge Dismisses Trump’s Suit Over WSJ Report on Birthday Card to Epstein U.S.…
Da plane, boss! Da plane!
Dog Ford flies away.
Sunday Funday: Schrodinger’s Blockade, Trump v Pope, plus other posts, sports stuff, musical notes, getting old(er), Carney hat trick, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers
It's being called Schrodinger's Blockade tonight, because nobody knows anymore whether the Strait of Hormuz is open or closed or both at once. "You put your blockade in You pull…
Once a sharp critic of Danielle Smith’s UCP Government, Independent MLA Scott Sinclair sure is quiet nowadays
Lesser Slave Lake MLA Scott Sinclair, rusticated from the United Conservative Party Caucus by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for trying too hard to look out for his rural constituents, sure…
On becoming an admirer of popes
I have never been a fan of the Roman Catholic Church. Its hierarchical and misogynistic... The post On becoming an admirer of popes first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Tim Murphy, Schuyler Mitchell and Chasity Hale chart the obscene concentration of wealth in the U.S., while Murphy also highlights the flaws in how…