Wankers of the Week: Spring Break at Club Smeg
Crappy weekend, everyone! Well. How’re we all enjoying our March Break? Not at all, you say? I’m not surprised. Look who’s fucking with my peace of mind this week, in…
2012
NDP leadership convention: trapped pigeon
A pigeon was trapped in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre today. That is all.
What a lovely day for a walk (with a couple hundred friends)
Just back from the anti-racist rally and march in Edmonton and I’ve got to say I’m disappointed in the best way possible. I’m sure the boneheads will claim all sorts…
Where’s Shonna?
ThereAreSomeThingsYouReally ShouldNotMissVille This is just a quick note to thank Stephanie from Vcr for slapping some sense into me. Not that Stephanie knows she did so. Or even knows that…
Protesting is only the beginning
Yesterday was a rally that I had some involvement in organizing. The adorable picture to the left is of my son as he marched up and down by himself while…
To Tweet or to Blog? That is the Question
So, for those of you who haven’t clicked the link on the left yet, you don’t know that I have a very active twitter account. Because of this, I often…
It’s the Least Wonderful Time of the Year…
A lousy day all around…I can think of nothing I like less than the idea of Mulcair, the ex-Liberal, as the leader of the Party I would have gone out…
Third Ballot; Bottom Line
Fuck me, I think we’re off to a 4th ballot unless Topp backs down.
CBC’s Account of Edmonton
Edmonton anti-racism protesters confront white supremacists Supremacists absent at Calgary rally, police outnumbered protesters CBC News Posted: Mar 24, 2012 3:10 PM MT White supremacists and anti-racism protestors confronted each…
London Boneheads Suck At Organizing
Sent by a friend who was present at what was apparently a very poor day today for London, ON boneheads: Just so ya know the boneheads got totally and completely…
Its Descended Into CHAOS!
The computers have crashed and the vote was going to be delayed! Then the announcement announcing the delay was delayed! Now they have successfully announced the delayed announcement! The delay…
First Media Report From London
Anti-racists, ‘white pride’ groups clash By PATRICK MALONEY The London Free Press Last Updated: March 24, 2012 4:40pm An expected ‘white pride’ rally outside London city hall drew a large…
International justice, above all, remains justice for criminals from defeated states or those too weak to deny jurisdiction
Michael Ignatieff in the current New York Review
Initial Report: Anticlimactic (In a Good Way)
We just spoke to a friend who was present in Edmonton attending the anti-racist rallies. We’ll be talking about that rally in some detail later. However, he did speak to…
March 24 Update: Not Much Yet
We’re still waiting for information from people on the ground, however it does look like, as suspected, the boneheads didn’t march in Edmonton: Neo-Nazis a no-show at this year’s Calgary…
Live At The NDP Convention
Jim Calder and I are hanging out here at the BLoggers War Room, observing the festivities and the voting here. It’s been an interesting experience – I can see both…
A Tale of Two NDPs
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief,…
2nd Round; Bottom Line
— Total vote count went down. The rumoured B.C. surge (are waking B.C. voters casting on-line ballots). LPoC should take note; on-line attendance will disappoint you.–Peggy Nash drops out. Where…
Second Ballot Results: Mulcair Grows
Results from the second ballot: Mulcair: 23902(38%) Topp:15624(25%) Cullen:12595(19%) Nash:10519(16.8%) Reads of this blog will recall I thought the Martin Singh factor was something to watch on the second ballot.…
Leadership 2012 – Third Ballot Endorsement
The second-ballot results leave little room for doubt as to the ultimate conclusion of the NDP’s leadership campaign – with the main question now being whether there will be a…