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…
2012
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…
The saga of Epsilon and Zeta
Check out XKCD for the whole story.
Welcome to Alberta’s Wild West, where the market sets the value of your vote
Drug store billionaire Daryl Katz, right, discusses his plans for a new Edmonton hockey arena with a representative of the Alberta government. Since Wild West hockey barons may not appear…
As If You Need Another Reason to Despise the Harper Government
One of the most odious and blatantly theocratic affronts perpetrated by the Harper regime is its fierce opposition to physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill. Team Harper is now before…
Campaign Capers: The court has spoken
The post I put up yesterday to report on the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding Etobicoke Centre has been updated a couple of times with links to media coverage. There’s lots…
Update: Controversial CETA Negotiations Hurtling Towards Conclusion
We’ve been keeping you updated on the developing concerns over the Canada- EU Trade Agreement (CETA), and today is the last day of what may well be its final round…
Silliness Because the US Election Is So Close and So Scary: Wintergreen for President
The first time I heard this was in 1960 when George and Ira Gershwin’s Of Thee I Sing was performed at UC Berkeley with the Kennedy-Nixon presidential campaign in the…
Israelis endorse apartheid
For those supporters of Israel who gamely continue to insist that Israel is not an apartheid state, a recent poll published in the Haaretz newspaper should offer second thoughts. The…