It’s Time . . . .
We’re fortunate here north of the 49th – Not the same on the south side, tho . . . . . Recommend this Post at Progressive Bloggers
November 2011
Progressive Blogger Panel
Today I will be moderating a progressive blogger panel with Dr.Dawg, Impolitical and CK from Sister Sage’s Musings. We will be covering a variety of issues from the Keystone XL…
Polluters get off more lightly than hunters
Monday, November 28, 2011 While violators of all BC environmental statutes are much less likely than they used to be to be charged and convicted of an offence than used…
Friday night
Tonight’s set begins with another instrumental from Roomful of Blues but this one features the horn section. This a T Bone Walker tune called Two Bones and a Pick. Welcome…
Arab Democracy Makes Netanyahu Nervous
I’ll give the Israeli PM this: he’s at least honest. Israel’s interests lie with the continued existence of Arab dictatorships that are bought and paid for by the USA. Why?…
Blog Navel Gazing – Tweet Heard ‘Round The World
I’ve never had a tweet of mine be ReTweeted so much. It was an excerpt from a Facebook post that got liked and shared by about 15 people by this…
Mon Dieu!
And that’s about all the French I know. But then, I’m not an NDP Quebec MP who claims to be fluently bilingual. One of the McGill students sent to Parliament…
Rob Anders ‘crashed’ in the House of Commons – UPDATED
Somebody missed nap time. Here’s more on Rob – as you can tell, he’s quite the stellar MP. Also, thought the subject matter interesting given NDP MP Charlie Angus’ post…
Another good #gunregistry read
Posted without further comment.
From Mostly Water – Occupy toronto disbanded…
Police evict Occupy Toronto protesters By Carl Bronski; 25 November 2011 – WSWShttp://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/nov2011/toro-n25.shtml Toronto police moved in at dawn on Wednesday to evict supporters of the international Occupy movement from…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Mike check on Aisle 4!
Here you go, folkies…your iconic image from the craptastic retail event known as Black Friday (also known, by those in the know, as Buy Nothing Day): This young woman got…
NYPD harass media and Undercover cop is caught
AMAZING video of a journalist not taking crap from NYPD. The reporter is told that he can not be there filming the protest. The police manhandle him, shout at him…
The Battle of Sayed Shah Sharifi Continues
The Star continues its excellent coverage of the plight of Sayed Shah Sharifi, the brave young Afghan interpreter who has been betrayed by the Harper government, despite glowing Canadian military…
Ezra Won’t Come Clean
I’m thinking Ezra’s salary might be embarrassingly small. Rumour has it he’s still renting. h/t
TVO’s The Agenda: To Lead or to Serve – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
Over the past quarter century, political parties have too often lurched away from being mass movements of individual Canadians sharing a common vision of the public good, and towards being…
TVO’s The Agenda: To Lead or to Serve – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
Over the past quarter century, political parties have too often lurched away from being mass movements of individual Canadians sharing a common vision of the public good, and towards being…
Meir Weinstein, Ron And The Other Skinny Hindi From The CHA, Arnie And Kathy
…feel free to blow me. The kids at Valley Park Middle School still get to have their Friday prayers on the property. Canadian compromise wins out again! Booyah! And, for…
Minority Governments, How We Missed You…
Today marks the first defeat of the Ontario Liberals in the legislature on any bill since they came to power in 2003. The Opposition parties lead by Tim Hudak (PC)…
Fox News and the Pepper Spray Turkey
It was an image that shocked the world. An image that should shock everybody. Right? But not Bill O’Reilly and the Fox News bimbo Megyn Kelly, who shrugged it off…