VIDEO: Winnipeg Rally “No War with Syria”
Aug. 31, 2013: Winnipeggers rallied to voice opposition to foreign intervention in Syria’s civil war. Photo: Paul S. Graham About 50 Winnipeggers rallied at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights…
August 2013
Sir Paul McCartney Speaks Out About Animal Abuse
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Warning: This is very disturbing but important to watch. It is not the shock that it should be because most of us know something of the inhumanity…
In Sunday’s Sun: Quebec, values and history
In the fall of 1936, as the plague of Nazism continued spreading across Germany, Oldenburg issued a decree. The northern German district had decided to order the removal of crucifixes…
Alerts to Threats-In 2013 Europe
The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Syria and have therefore raised their security level from “Miffed” to “Peeved.” Soon, though, security levels may be…
It’s time for more Canadian-grown alternatives to Big Telecom
Isn’t it time we had more Canadian-grown alternatives to Big Telecom? We think so – and together with Canadians, we’ve outlined a roadmap to get there. Learn more at: http://openmedia.ca/upgradecanada…
It’s time for more Canadian-grown alternatives to Big Telecom
Isn’t it time we had more Canadian-grown alternatives to Big Telecom? We think so – and together with Canadians, we’ve outlined a roadmap to get there. Learn more at: http://openmedia.ca/upgradecanada…
Obama & Syria: A Rehearsal for Iran?
After Prime Minister David Cameron’s failure to bring along with him a majority of the MPs in the British Parliament, America has been reduced to vocal support from Germany (but…
Is Canada going to participate in Syrian war?
The answer is yes. The participation will be covert. King Harper is not going to sit and just watch it. He doesn’t want silly discussions in the Canadian Parliament –…
Tory MPs defy government
No, the above headline most certainly does not refer to Canadian Tory MPs. In the recent vote in the British House of Commons on Prime Minister David Cameron’s motion to…
The Swerve
2500 years ago Lucretius gave us the modern world. We ignored him. Listen to The Swerve In 1417, a Renaissance scribe and book hunter discovered an ancient manuscript in a…
Interesting Development Regarding Ally of Craig Cobb
The SPLC has run a story regarding Craig Cobb’s efforts in North Dakota to take over a small hamlet and reshape as a “White Nationalist” haven. One of his biggest…
Ignorance Is Bliss (For Some)
George Carlin left us far too soon. Watch as he offers his trenchant views on what the corporate agenda wants and demands from us. WARNING: SOME PROFANITY AHEAD: Recommend this…
Fighting Wildfire in Santiago de Besteiros, Portugal
VALIANT EFFORT: A person used a bucket of water to fight a wildfire in Santiago de Besteiros, Portugal, Friday. (Francisco Seco/Associated Press) This should extinguish the fire. Every drop of…
ConCalls: Andrew Prescott Responds to Meier’s Proxy Finding #RoboCon #cdnpoli
With the Robocalls trial under way, some newer information is becoming public. That’s no thanks to the judge who has imposed a partial publication ban on investigative documents. One person…
Saturday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your weekend reading. – Katie McDonough reports on new research showing the devastating effects of poverty on an individual’s ability to plan and function: According to researchers…
White fluffy stuff appeared in patches throughout our property?
White patches of this stuff that looked like soap suds in a way was scattered throughout much of our property this morning. It is seemingly disconnected from anything new, different…
Beowulf, rediscovered?
Possibly a very cool discovery…. The background behind England’s earliest literary masterpiece, the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, is being explored in a major archaeological investigation in Denmark. Sounds like it…
The un-Canadian Harper Conservatives recently announced they are…
The un-Canadian Harper Conservatives recently announced they are giving away $1.5 million of our tax dollars to fund a politically motivated monument with the misleading name Memorial to Victims of…
Phillip Agnew: Director of Dream Defenders – 50th anniversary of MLK "I have a dream speech"
“Director of Dream Defenders Phillip Agnew and leader of United We Dream Sofia Campos were ready to represent our generation at the commemorative events of the 50th Anniversary of the…
Filter madness
Where to start? What a mess this is. First, a photo shot through the window, a glance backward, from a train speeding through the south of Fance to Italy. The…