Musical interlude
Iris – Lands of Fire
October 2012
5269…I Had My Sombrero On And Everything
Yet no one came up to me at the University of Ottawa/Bishop’s game tonight at the U of Zero’s Montpetit Hall. May be you weren’t there; perhaps you were just…
MTV Breaks Climate Silence In Interview With Barack Obama
What does it say about the fourth estate and the presidential debate moderators that it fell to MTV to break the climate silence by finally asking one of the candidates…
Harper’s deputy attacks free speech
The following is the official opinion of the Conservative government, as stated by Stephen Harper’s Parliamentary Secretary Dean Del Mastro, who by all indications is a man with a deep…
The Gazette: Big Telecom ordered to open their books
After thousands of Canadians spoke out against Big Telecom’s price-gouging through StopTheMeter.ca, the CRTC has announced a decision that will lead to more transparency in Internet service costs. As Canadians…
Friday night
Going with something a little funkier tonight. Great part around 1:30 mark. Have a great night!
The Scary Canada-China Trade Deal That Will Haunt Us for 31 Years
hat’s the scariest thing happening just after Halloween? Is it the stomachaches our children will have from eating too many sweet treats? No, it’s the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and…
Harper’s Deputy Opens New Conservative Attack on Political Dissidents, Freedom of Speech
The following is the official opinion of the Conservative government, as stated by Stephen Harper’s Parliamentary Secretary Dean Del Mastro, who by all indications is a man with a deep…
Friday night oldies
Getting nostalgic again. Starting with Junior Walker and the Allstars performing on Hullabaloo. Remember Hullabaloo? Where the dancers worked at least as hard as the musicians. This is Shotgun. King…
New Titus Andronicus
The latest from my favorite “art punk” band:…sounding quite Clash-like. Older stuff here.
Be Brave, Stay Calm, Watch for the Signs!
This took me back to the days when I received these calls. This is special. Have a nice weekend.
Fight The Right in the Calgary Herald!
“Kinsella puts the left on the right track with new book…It’s not as if Kinsella, known for his combative work as a Liberal party strategist and outspoken blogger and columnist,…
First Poll Released In Sask NDP Leadership Race
(Click on image to enlarge … ) The Erin Weir campaign is releasing the results of a telephone poll of Saskatchewan NDP members conducted last week. The survey found a…
Eid Al Adha – "Eid Mubarak!"
Eid al-Adha is an Islamic festival to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (also known as Abraham) to follow Allah’s (God’s) command to sacrifice his son Ishmael. Muslims around the world…
Here a Poll, There a Poll
A recent, non-scientific poll came out today via the Erin Weir campaign. The telephone poll was conducted in the middle of October (and I’m pretty sure I actually got one…
5268…Big Investment Opportunity; Not Spam!
Lolo Jones is on the United States Women’s Bobsled Team. I don’t know how one invests in Women’s Bobsledding but I do know is going to explode. WFDS
Campaign Update: Ryan Meili
As noted yesterday, Ryan Meili’s campaign introduced their first policy release today. While I was not there in person to hear the announcement, I did receive a copy of the…
The Ethics of Politically Impossible
We have the technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions sufficiently to avoid the serious environmental consequences of raising the global temperature above 2°C. We even have an economy that can…