Flash mobs in Aotearoa
How they do “rāhui rangitahi” in New Zealand (my neologism, with a suggestion from twitterer @hinemoana, so aroha mai, apologies, to te tangata whenua!). Worth a rātaki (blogpost), nē? ...
September 2011
Campbell’s BC Liberals didn’t abandon principles, they never had any
Thomas Paine, a great radical of the 18th-century, inspired both the American and French revolutions and is widely regarded as "possibly the most influential writer in modern human history." He…
Libya Rebel Leader Underscores Our Deep Hypocricy
When it first became clear that NATO actions in Libya were going to far exceed the UN mandate of a no-fly zone to protect civilians and would instead be a…
An Unprecedented Friday Afternoon Document Dump, cont…
A message from BC. Last Friday in BC, Christy Clark announced that there will be no fall election. This amounts to a bloodless Coup of our fair province. Clark has…
Billy Bragg takes on News Corp in new song – Musician offers free MP3 download of "Never Buy The Sun"
Billy Bragg’s brand new song ‘Never Buy The Sun’ takes aim at the whole sorry story of News International’s systemic failure to understand that there are limits to legitimate news…
Sign Posted on Jarvis in Toronto
Here's a picture I found via FailBlog that I planned to share a while ago. It still has relevance if you're familiar with the Ford-era of politics in Toronto.
Epic win
A metaphor for good versus evil. Overcoming the stresses of life, whatever they may be. Raw survival skills at their best. The beauty of nature. Whatever you'd like to make…
The NDP’s Lip-Service to Democracy Misleads Canadians
I am directing today’s blogpost specifically at those NDP supporters who have an interest in addressing Canada’s democratic deficit. Although I am writing from a partisan perspective, I nevertheless invite…
Reuters: Netanyahu refuses to apologize to Turkey for ‘unreasonable force’ in flotilla raid
Dear Reuters: hard-line conservatives never apologize or admit they are wrong. These people are professional victims who feel every word uttered critical of them is an attack upon their very…
McGuinty Gives Money To Same Group As Jason Kenney Did
Ezra Shits! Inflammatory emails fly across cyberspace (see bottom of YouTube clip)!Now, there are differences between the two occasions. For instance, the provincial money to Palestine House is coming at…
Social media can expose the latest BC Liberal outrage
Readers, spread the links to this blog and the many others that provide information the mainstream media ignores. The Order of British Columbia to Campbell, Dobell, Emerson and Aquilini is…
BNL and BBT at ComiCon 2010
The Big Bang Theory Labour Day marathon is about to start! - srbp -
Great line of the day
Its a beautiful fall day here today, and my husband described it this way: It lets us know that God hasn't forgotten us just yet.
Celebrating the Natural World @ Beaver Pond Park – Schedule and Photo Contest
Algonquin Union Presents: “A Living Temple” - South March Highlands Honouring Grandfather William Commanda Beaver Pond Park (end of Walden Dr., Kanata) Saturday Sept 10th, 6am - 11pm (click on…
Sun’s Mark Bonokoski satirizes own network. Wait, that’s not satire. Oh my. UPDATED.
In light of Mr. Bonokoski's cry for civility from the left in a Sun column yesterday, here's a post from last month that puts his whine into a little perspective…
"Be bold, or get lost"
This is the apparent message that McGill political scientist Antonia Maioni told the recent Liberal Party summer caucus, a message I wholeheartedly endorse.You can read the whole thing here, though…