The face of Christmas fascism
This is the future for you all: Get it yet folks? How bad will it have to get before you take action? First they came for Occupy, and I didn’t…
2012
Watch this
And then read about this NRA bullshit. Because, you know, putting guns in schools with little kids is a great idea.
And Now, A Word From America’s Most Powerful Lobby
Such unctuous and pious hypocrisy I have rarely seen or heard: BTW, what law were the protesters breaking that got them ejected? Recommend this Post
#IdleNoMore: Regina Round Dance on Albert St. Bridge
Another exciting day of protest in Regina, and across the country, as Canadians rise up against the Harper regime and their undemocratic ominbus bills. This was at least the second…
The dark passenger
Well, the Dexter watching marathon is over. Maybe things will lighten up from here. 🙂 Filed under: art, digital, drawing Tagged: Cat, dark, paper53
Who are these Greens, really?
Candidate choice splits B.C. Greens in Saanich South, Rob Shaw, Times Colonist “Sterk said her election readiness committee will unilaterally acclaim Branko Mustafovic — a local photographer and chef —…
December 20, 2012: Buy Nothing Christmas and the shark fin import ban in Canada
Download: earthgauge-podcast-dec20-2012.mp3 This week on Earthgauge Radio, I have a feature interview with Aiden Enns of BuyNothingChristmas.org. We discuss some ideas about how you can have a “greener” and less…
First Nations Chiefs Meet With Chief Teresa Spence And March In Ottawa
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Attiwaspikat Chief Teresa Spence is now on her 11th day of her hunger strike protesting the treatment of her people, speaking out for natives across…
Happy Holidays to all my readers
Safe travels. May the light that perpetually shines, light your way this holiday season and throughout the New Year.
2012: The Year of Energy Politics
2012 was a year that began with Conservative Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver dismissing opponents of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipelines as “radicals” and ends with the Idle No More…
Energy Politics the Top Canadian Story of 2012
CBC’s Power and Politics has chosen “energy politics” as the top Canadian news story for 2012 and we at the Common Sense Canadian couldn’t agree more. Energy is the current…
5451…Today’s Reason To Drink
Forget the snow. On this day in 1620 The Mayflower arrived on Plymouth Rock. WFDS
So-Called Skeptics Clinging To Slippery Strands Of Climate Science Denial
This a guest post by Professor Stephan Lewandowsky, of the University of Western Australia. THE guy next to you in the pub turns around and says, “Popcorn doesn’t exist”… and…
5450…Justin Trudeau Won’t Listen To Me
My repeated advice to him is to STFU. He won’t do that. The headline in this morning’s Kingston Whig-Standard, a fine fish wrap btw, is: Trudeau in hot seat with…
5449…Just Another Day In America
(CBS) – Pennsylvania officials said a deadly shooting in Altoona, Pa., on Friday left four people dead and two Pennsylvania State Troopers injured, CBS Pittsburgh reports. The troopers were shot,…
Report back: Inside the TPP’s Internet Trap
Thanks to support from Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), I had a chance to attend the latest round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, from…
NRA Calls On U.S. Government To Expand Federal Workforce By 100,000!
That’s about how many public schools there are in America with, according to NRA EVP Wayne LaPierre, an armed guard in each one. That’s about $4,000,000,000 peer year. I thought…
5448…Mayans Were Right
Just misinterpreted. I speak and read fluent Mayan and have re read their calendar. They did not predict the end of the world; they predicted the end of the NHL.…
The Globe & Mail Doesn’t Want Me To Link To Their Online Stories And Send Readers Their Way
Over the last few years, I have linked 523 posts on this blog to a story or item in the online version of the Globe & Mail. As a result,…