4942…Bad Taste Award Of The Day/Month/Year
WFDS
2012
We get letters: Thursday’s winner
From “Jay” at jc1@bell.net: This is the stupidest website I have ever seen. I have read the comments left by loyal followers of this website, and I can say I…
NYPD brutalized Occupy Wall Street protesters and violated their rights: REPORT
I spend the last five hours digesting the contents of the report on the first systematic look the NYPD’s response to Occupy Wall Street protests. The report is the product…
A non-political blogpost – The Canadian Open should consider joining the European Tour
It’s a tad slow around here politics wise, so with the start of the “RBC Canadian Open” this week (which most people just call the Canadian Open – saying a…
The PMO designer boys and their plane
This is kind of a fun read in so many ways: “Stephen Harper’s Plane: PM’s Staff Fussed Over New Design With Few Results.” Scroll to the bottom to see the…
You Don’t Say… July 26, 2012
I’m not saying that I have any time for the gang warfare and shootings that have been going on in Scarborough this year, but I really don’t think that kicking…
Get Up for the Down Stroke: Sanyika Shakur Responds to Black Liberation in the 21st Century: A Revolutionary Reassessment of Black Nationalism
In Sankyika Shakur’s own words, “i was born Nov 13, 1963. Raised in South Central Los Angeles, by a phenomenal single, working-class, mother. Cut my teeth in the hostile gang…
Cross-Border Deals with Alberta Undermine Clark’s Tougher Stance on Enbridge
Premier Christy Clark has been talking a tough game on Enbridge of late, and reaping some political benefits as a result. But how much of this is mere posturing? Here,…
July 26: a postscript of breaking news…..
….very breaking. For at least a week, I’ve been talking of a world banking crisis as major banks have been caught stealing and manipulating and supporting orgnized crime. The Moncton…
Interest on old judgments
Crosbie v. Crosbie, 2012 ONCA 516 is an interesting decision regarding discretion and old interest rates on old judgments: We are concerned however about the application judge’s failure to exercise…
Just you wait
The Telegraph says Mitt Romney is perhaps the only politician who could start a trip that was supposed to be a charm offensive by being utterly devoid of charm and…
The Northern Gateway Liability Trap
A major part of Harper’s perfidy lies in the way the Northern Gateway is structured with liability cut-outs to let the major players escape liability. IslandTides.com has an eye-opening feature…
Stephen Hawking on Aliens
Stephen Hawking says there are aliens and they are very dangerous. They can destroy the human life on this planet. I agree with him. I have seen some of them…
Affidavits in Michael Mann Libel Suit Reveal Astonishing Facts About Tim Ball Associate John O’Sullivan
John O'Sullivan.jpeg Affidavits filed in the British Columbia Supreme Court libel litigation brought by climate scientist Michael Mann against climate science denier Timothy Ball reveal that Ball's collaborator and self-styled…
How Much Is The Lowest Price Guarantee Worth?
Despite years of repeated denials, I think there are few who doubt that Walmart is anti-union. Stories abound of the pressure the giant corporation applies anytime someone within the employee…
What’s Up? Flash Floods, That’s What.
From Britain to Africa, America to China and Russia, India to Canada, no corner of the world seems immune to flash flooding. Is global warming the culprit? In most cases,…
July 26: The editorial gets it right…..almost
It’s nice to see the editorialist reads his own paper. He or she (though I note the editorial jobs are light on shes) followed up yesterday’s report of the dismal…
Looking for a jobs in Québec – Use every tool available and stay positive
One of the great things about publishing a blog is that you get to share personal experience about some of life’s stressing moments, and perhaps give some perspective to those…
4941…Mick Jagger Turns His Fave Number Today
69. He doesn’t look a day over 80. Happy birthday. WFDS