Soliciting Harper Government Leaks
This post serves two purposes. First, I'm willing to collect leaked information in a way that does not directly reveal either my identity or the identity of the revealing party.…
February 2012
Soliciting Harper Government Leaks
This post serves two purposes. First, I’m willing to collect leaked information in a way that does not directly reveal either my identity or the identity of the revealing party.…
Musical interlude
JPL – We Move In Symmetry
Quote: Utopias
In the meantime, to adapt Mrs Thatcher’s famous dictum, there is no alternative to Utopia, and late capitalism seems to have no natural enemies (the religious fundamentalisms which resist American…
dr. dawg on vikileaks
In case you haven’t done so already, you’ll want to read Dr. Dawg on the Vic Toews phony scandal, internet surveillance, and the mind-boggling hypocrisy of the both the Conservatives…
Shorter Jason Kenney on Roma: "None is too many"
Our intrepid Immigration Minister Jason Kenney wants to stem the tsunami of “bogus refugees” applying for status in Canada. And he singles out “gypsies” in particular. (Why does the National…
4241…Here Is A Way To Spend Family Day
If you are in Ottawa that is. The MPP for Ottawa Centre, newlywed Yasir Naqvi, is having a skating party, including hot chocolate and some nosh, at McNabb Park. McNabb…
Vikileaks and the Hypocrisy of the Cons
I have to admit that I didn’t think the low-budget Con horror/porn movie Vic Toews and the Zombie Internet Eaters could sink further into the abyss of fascist depravity. But…
Friday night
Is this a somewhat unlikely combination? The opening piece is a return visit by Lincoln Durham, who popped up on my own radar a couple of weeks ago. He’s an…
Judges need discretion
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Numbers or it didn’t happen: Mark Blevis on #TellVicEverything
Mark Blevis, mister podcast now digital public affairs specialist has some numbers on yesterday’s Twitterstorm/party around C-30, the Tories proposed legislation on “Lawful Access” to internet use data normally considered…
Some Good News About Lucene Charles
Having attended a rally this afternoon in support of Lucene Charles, I was pleased to learn that things are starting to look up for her. Her deportation order, which was…
Andrew Sullivan drives the wahmbulance to Pat Buchanan’s doorstep.
I normally agree and in fact admire much of what Andrew Sullivan writes. Unlike phony conservative opportunists like David Frum, Sullivan approaches his words with a conviction not influenced by…
Friday Night Flicks: Last Minutes with ODEN
Bring tissue. Some time I’ll tell you guys why my dog — well, why I love her better than most people. Filed under: Friday Night Flicks Tagged: Short film
Vikileaks and the death of the journalist as news gatekeeper
I was inLas Vegas for a work trip and tuned-out of all news from back in Canada, so itwas only Friday that I returned and caught myself up on the…
Vic Toews wants a Probe
And I’ve got just the cattle prod for the job. No seriously… after beclowning himself to the point where he’s become an Internet Meme, (no, really) he’s calling for A…
Panda photobombs Harper
Found this on Buzzfeed. I love the look on the Panda’s face. “Holy shit, look at that ugly creature. So that’s a Canadian, eh? Poor things.”
Willie Nelson +300,000 Activists Sue Monsanto
Willie Nelson +300,000 Activists Sue Monsanto (via Planetsave) Willie Nelson,Monsanto,farms,small farms,Willie Nelson smile,Food System,agribusiness giant monsanto,Keystone XL pipeline,Justice Through Music,Justice Through MusicWillie,inhumane living conditions,Food System facebook,Willie states,environmentalist enemy,factory farms,genetically modified,Democracy…