The Real News Commentary on G20 Summit Police Crimes
As always, The Real News offers a refreshing perspective rarely found in the mainstream media. Anything that continues to keep the G20 police abuses of Charter Rights in the public…
2011
June (un)employment numbers
This is quite something. 7400 fewer Newfoundlanders and Labradorians working this month compared to last. More info here.Graphic source: Statistics Canada
Free strategic advice
One very bad way to kill a rumour is to broadcast it, put it in print, on the evening news and online complete with a comments section.
So You Want to Return to the 1950s? OK. I’m Game.
In reading books and essays written by, and not just about, the neoconservatives, I've found many common elements, from the philosophers they quote to the people they hate.One common desire…
Nazis’ sexual minority victims commemorated in Vienna
Image from Die StandardI'm a big fan of public artworks that remind humans of their potential to terrorize each other under the pretext of any number of ideologies or religious…
Dr. Flamingo Jones And The Tome Of Wonders
I’m very happy to present today’s Guest Slap. The author, Dr. Flamingo Jones, is a world-renowned archaeologist and researcher at the University of Oxbridgeshire. While I know little about his…
The Royals In Calgary: Notes On Body Language
Note the male royalty guy (Charles? Wally?) in both pics. His pose in the .jpg below is saying: Surely you jest? The one below can be interpreted as: No... fucking...way!The…
Doing no harm, really!
Tony Clement promises that budget cuts won’t put Canadians at risk, though there are already some disputes about that with the closure of rescue centres in Newfoundland and Quebec City.…
Clearing Up The Climate Debate with A Conversation
conversation-full-logo.jpg CLIMATE scientists must sometimes feel that they're taking part in some horrific, humourless worldwide game of Chinese Whispers.After spending months, in some cases yea...
CJ Mahaney and the SGM Wikileaks
There is going to be a huge kerfuffle in a section of the God blogosphere as news of a decision by a major ministry leader to step away for awhile…
Articling and Famous
Christopher Bird, who is completing his articles with our office this month, was nicely featured in a July 7, 2011 profile at The Grid. Chris offers some sound advice on…
This is the way "The World" ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.The Telegraph reports that the phone hacking scandal which has destroyed Britain's 168-year-old News of the World newspaper all began with Prince William straining…
Autism & Environment Study:Genetics Only Autism Gang Running Scared, Creates Faux Controversy
Scared by althetrainer The "it's gotta be genetic" gang is running scared over the recent twins study which confirms the pardigm shift in autism causation from 100% genetic to a…
The Annals of Media Criminality: News of the World; Welcome home, Tubby!
There’s no escaping Will & Kate: The National Pest. (Influential right-wing Canadian newspapers may not appear exactly as illustrated.) Below: Rupert Murdoch, Lord Tubby Black, and Peter Pocklington. Trust Rupert…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: A killer “Thriller” for free quality education
Chilean high school and university students got zombified and staged this brilliant protest against privatization and fee hikes that will put higher education out of reach for the non-rich majority…
When the media makes the news..
Murdoch must be fuming. Busted. The Empire of Rupert Murdoch is just about to have a pillar removed. It is being done in the hopes that they can shore up…
Why There’s Nothing Interesting Here Today
Running errands, washing kitchen cabinets, putting out more fires (figuratively speaking) as the countdown on the house continues, so no post today.
Bao Bao
In Berlin the oldest Panda known in captivity. He came to Berlin in 1980 at age approximately two years. Previously Pandas were seen in the Berlin Zoo in 1939 (albeit…
Lots of Open Data Action in Canada
A lot of movement on the open data (and not so open data) front in Canada. Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Open Data Portal Launched Some readers may remember that…