January 2012
SOPA and PIPA
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Let Freedom Rain 2012-01-18 01:15:00
http://sopastrike.com/ Image by A Creative Revolution (H/T Dawg’s Blawg)
Liberal voting reform endorsement reduces chances of NDP-Liberal merger
The question of a Liberal-NDP merger was something that was discussed quite openly following Harper’s ascent to a majority. Such poltical heavyweights as Jean Chretien even weighed in on the…
Sigh
The Harper Cons say its critical that Canada sell its oil to the States. And they’re also saying its critical that Canada sell its oil to Asia.No wonder the Harper…
Map reading equipment
Early on in my courtship with the man himself we still hadn’t figured out the best way to drive from Eastern Ontario to Western Massachusetts. Mapquest would have us go…
deSmog Blog: Enbridge chair and six of 12 directors are American
Talk about your foreign influence! But according to a secret source (okay: it’s the company website), Enbridge Chair David Arledge and six of the 12 Enbridge directors are (everyone get…
Canadians Join Internet Strike Against SOPA
openmedia_logo.jpg U.S. Stop Online Piracy Act awakens dissenting Canadians January 18, 2012— Pro-Internet organization OpenMedia.ca is joining groups in the U.S. and Canada in darkening its website, in an effort…
Random thoughts on #lpc12
I got there late, so here’s my abbreviated take on the whole thing. – As has already been said ad nauseum, the Liberal Party is alive and kicking. Walking onto…
They’ve Got A New Life!
HowCanTwoPersonsLikeYou BringUsJoyVille The best of Lotusland’s (no longer pro?) journalists, Paul Willcocks and Jody Paterson, have a new life. In Honduras! With Accordian!!! “Later I pulled out the accordion –…
Chatty Kathy Marshall doll debuts
Just pull the ring. You never know what she’ll say next. Kathryn Marshall. She’s no puppet. She’s a doll!
The Enbridge Board: A foreign Special Interest Group
Joe Oliver.jpg If Canadian Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver is looking for ideologues and "foreign special interest groups" who are trying to interfere with the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline hearings,…
Sign of the apocalypse
Twinkies maker Hostess seeks bankruptcy protection, Associated Press, January 11, 2012 “NEW YORK — Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, is seeking bankruptcy protection, blaming its…
More youth representation
Off Categories: More digital services test idea number two
No SOPA: Dawg’s goes dark tomorrow
Above image courtesy of pale at A Creative Revolution, where the issue is set out. More here. Michael Geist has been sounding the alarm for some time, and urges support…
Hello rear derailleur, good to feel you again
The past couple of days have been evidence of why some people like single gear bikes in winter. My cassette has been covered in solid ice and my rear derailleur…
Are These Joe Oliver’s Radical Environmentalists?
Read the testimony of First Nations chiefs as they talk about their stewardship of and relationship with their lands. No oil pipeline here: Enbridge Northern Gateway… Chief Alfonse Gagnon told…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats taking over furniture.