Saturday At The Movies
This is a video about what this holiday season is meant to be about – love and compassion, even in the face of intolerance and hate: * EveryoneMatters.2012.com
2012
Canadian Broadcast Standards Council Rules Against Rob and Doug Ford
From when they had David “The Menzoid” Menzies from Sun TV On: Menzies went on to talk about coverage Mayor Ford has received in the Toronto Star newspaper. He made…
A major additional benefit of banning gun sales at gun shows
In the aftermath of mass murders in Newtown, CT, Aurora, CO, and Clackamas County, OR, several sensible ideas have become topics of public discussion: banning the sale of assualt weapons,…
Idle No More: The Sounds of Resistance
It was a wonderful sound. A glorious sound that made my spirit soar like a bird. The sounds of native drums beating all over North America. Read more »
Cold hands, warm hearts
The Idle No More protest today in Saskatoon:
Ten years ago today: Joe Strummer
Ten years! My God, has it been that long? Last week, we headlined Strummerfest, a musical festival in K-W put together to remember him. And, before we got going, I…
Australian Press Council Finds Against Climate Sceptic Columnists
IT’S the new must-have accessory for any self-respecting climate science denialist commentator in Australian newspapers – their very own “Australian Press Council” adjudication showing exactly how they stuffed up the…
The Day Stephen Harper Met Homer Simpson
OMG. Somebody call Interpol or the International Hipster Police. I knew the sinister Con operatives in the PMO are desperate, but this is the limit !@#!@The Con drone who pretends…
#IdleNoMore Day of Action in Sudbury
The following is my latest bit of journalism, originally published at The Media Co-op, where it is accompanied by about 15 photos of the event. #IdleNoMore Day of Action in…
Friday night
Howdy all! Hope you’re having a good week and surviving the holiday busyness and various and sundry politicking all across the country. That’s an excerpt above from Jeremy Olander that…
Musical interlude
Blue Stone – Worlds Apart (Dark Mix)
The BC Green Party Dictates That The Means Justify The Ends!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger The Greens, often seen and promoted as an alternative to the old line parties are not really all that different when it comes to democratic decision…
Lockdown in U.S. appears imminent
Militarized police on the lookout for your best interests / source The fiscal cliff appears to be a catalyst for even more lock down and police state in the U.S.…
Conor’s Wheel of Fortune Gooey Brownie Tickle Game
Hey Dad, wanna play the Gooey Brownie Tickle Game? I had trouble, despite the very substantial weight difference, holding Conor back from giving me a Gooey Brownie Tickle And the…
2012 in Words and Pictures
It’s Mayan Apocalypse day, I’m listening to 2112 as I type this, and it seems appropriate to reflect on the end of the world through the words that caught my…
Friday night
It’s almost Christmas. Time for some blues. That’s Lurrie Bell on guitar sitting in with Mississippi Heat but this instrumental is all about the harp. This is Dallas Hodge and…
A tribute to #idlenomore
I was delighted to be able to attend one of the many drumming and dancing events today to support the Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence and justice for all the indigenous…
Why those who liked The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard should be supporting First Nations rights, right now.
If you were one of the millions of people who watched The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard and you thought, “yes, we need to take action to reduce the…
For Idle No More, A solidarity statement from the gates of Buckingham Palace (Video)
For Idle No More, from Idle No More London: solidarity statement from the gates of Buckingham Palace in London urges resistance to the budget implementation bill C-45 and other assimilation…