The Carefully Engineered Ascendancy of Public Stupidity
Maybe people who had survived the Great Depression and World War II were a little more wary, spent a little more time looking over their shoulders. The postwar years gave…
July 2013
His Majesty, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith: we care
Crazed republicans remind me of crazed atheists: they are more preoccupied with saying they dislike/disbelieve than those who actually do like/believe in God or Her Majesty or whatever. I mean,…
Venezuela abruptly ends talks with U.S. – flatly rejects ‘gringo aggression’ and ‘meddling’
On July 20, Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, announced that rapprochement talks with the U.S. that began in June were at an end. The announcement followed controversial human rights-related remarks by…
IKEA’s (Sad) Spin Reply to My Boycott Letter
Solidarity means an attack on one is an offense to all! So if you have sent your letter to IKEA explaining why you are boycotting them for locking out their…
Further to the Local Food Movement
The New York Times has a nice story about sustainability at McGill and elsewhere.
Canadians oppose Harper’s dictatorship-style plan to gut the CBC
According to a new Nanos poll, 81% of Canadians oppose Stephen Harper’s dictatorship-style plan to seize control of the CBC and gut its editorial independence. The post Canadians oppose Harper’s…
No Use Suing Over Spilled Wine, Eh?
This one’s going to pull at your heartstrings. It concerns an overlooked group of victims of Hurricane Sandy who may have suffered enormous losses into the hundreds of thousands or…
The Feral Hogs of High Finance
The Toronto Star’s Richard Gwyn chronicles how the masters of high finance have fallen low. Today the status of the professions of banking and of financial management is nearer to…
This is How We Look to the Neighbours
Here’s a fascinating photograph showing how Earth appears from Saturn. The image was taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. We’re that blue dot just below the bottom ring. We are indeed…
Zimmerman helps family escape overturned car in Sanford, Fla
Oh! Really! It sounds like a made up story to show that Zimmerman is a great guy. There is no picture of the overturned car or passengers he saved. Maybe…
Your Digital Future
Highlight Image: Highlight Caption: …You deserve a fair digital future. But what should it look like? Highlight Link: http://www.openmedia.org/DigitalFuture
6268…What To Name The Baby
Best comes from The Milky Show on Ottawa’s BOB FM. WFDS
Mike Duffy shows his dance moves
Picture is a little grainy. Duffy was not co-operating. 🙂
6267…Poverty In Canada: Shame
Andrew Coyne had a piece in The National Post yesterday about how the poverty line is at its lowest number since the peeps at Stats Can have been keeping track…
How to Run a Sustainability Event at Work: Do’s and Don’ts
Running a green event at work is a great way to engage employees on sustainability, which in turn can bring great bottom line rewards. LoyaltyOne, for example, dramatically reduced their…
July 23:A slow day in the world..I mean s l o w….
On the op ed page, the one that is supposed to stimulate thought, deepen understanding, etc., Alan Cochrane tells us a a story about his doggy-woggy. As for news in…