Great evening talking about bread crusts
And other things too. Really. My evening out with former comrades more than made up for the fact that I was at work nosing the grindstone right up to when…
July 2011
Hintonburg 5K – Call for Volunteers
The Hintonburg 5K is this weekend (as well as the 1k Kids' race). You can still register if you are interested in running (or walking!) by visiting this link or…
Salmon Farm Apologist’s "Shoddy Science" Outed by DFO Colleague’s Memo
"Blockbuster” hardly describes an internal DFO memo unearthed by Don Staniford, the doughty fighter against Atlantic Salmon fish farmers, which battle has included a lawsuit by the shameless bastards.The 2003…
Rob ford, mayor of toronto…
you're an idiot...Bike Lane (Jarvis) Date: 2011-07-13, 9:10PM EDTReply to: sale-zqur5-2493088284@craigslist.org Free for the taking, one bike lane running north/south along Jarvis St. in downtown Toronto. Barely a yea...
Pee Tee Eff Ess Emm!
Yes, that IS a colander on his head. And yes, that is a real, official Austrian driver’s licence. Praise the Flying Spaghetti Monster! For lo, he hath touched a man…
I thought about this woman today and wondered…
...what had happened to her, her child and brazil's landless movement.The Friends of the MST (FMST) is a network of individuals and organizations that support the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement…
Fracking Wastes Devastate Research Forest in Virginia
Screen shot 2011-07-13 at 3.53.22 PM.png Wastewater from hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations poses a serious threat to national forests, according to a researcher from the U.S. Forest Serv...
Team Ford’s malignancy: It’s not just the Jarvis bike lanes | #TOpoli #bikeTO
By now so much has been written and blogged and tweeted about today's clusterfuck at Toronto Council that there's no point in rehashing it. Go read Matt Elliott's summary at…
Shining a Light on Media Corporatism
Britain might get to the bottom of the rot that has set in throughout the mass media in Britain and elsewhere. The tsunami of public outrage over the latest disclosure…
Now, Shut Up!
An excellent opinion piece in today's New York Times. In it, Notre Dame philosophy professor Gary Gutting explains why you and me and all the other little people have no…
Wednesday Evening Links
Assorted content to end your day.- Charlie Angus is leading the charge against the Cons' plan to ram through lawful access legislation, labeling it as warrantless snooping and spying on…
My Great But Short Escape from Harperland
(Click pic to enlarge)Well I have to say that as I lay on those grassy dunes, staring up at the clouds, listening to the roar of the waves, drinking in…
Summer Time News Stories
1. Stephen Gordon reminds us about the Census, and gloomily points out that the Tory majority means we'll likely find ourselves without credible data from 2006 to 2021.2. Stephen Harper…
Note to Bancroft family – you’re idiots
I don't know whether to believe these idiots or if they're just blindingly dishonest, but the Bancroft clan's claims they would not have sold the Wall Street Journal if they…
Thibodeau v Air Canada
The Federal Court decision in Thibodeau v Air Canada is here. But you can get a sense of the outcome via just about any major national media outlet this afternoon.As…
Theoretical Synergies
A reader asked:I read an article that was published in March 2011 edition of IRRODL: “Proposing na Integral Research Framework for Connectivism: utilising Theoretical Synergies”, from B. Boitshwarelo (Botswana).I founded…
They called it a fantasy document, but that’s her identity…
i don't usually post news items from any capitalist corporate news outlets, but i was directed here by a link on censored news...Ottawa in ‘explosive’ situation over rejected Iroquois passportA…
The Brain on Trial
The July/August Atlantic has a remarkable article called "The Brain on Trial". The article points out that the concept of the rational actor choosing criminality is almost certainly wrong:"The more…
The Brain on Trial
The July/August Atlantic has a remarkable article called "The Brain on Trial". The article points out that the concept of the rational actor choosing criminality is almost certainly wrong:"The more…
Resisting tarmageddon
Operation Green Rights: Anonymous targets Monsanto and Tar Sandsif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles…