Canada Should Follow Britain’s Lead
David Cameron wanted to bomb Syria so badly his teeth hurt. There was just one problem, Britain’s Iraq War fiasco. Because of Iraq, David Cameron had promised to allow parliament…
August 2013
At the Limits of the Market Part 2: Why Capitalism Hasn’t Solved Climate Change
Read At the Limits of the Market: Why Capitalism Won’t Solve Climate Change, Part 1. One answer to the question of why free market capitalism has failed to generate technological…
the tv detective mystery, where women are crazy and ex-husbands don’t kill
One type of TV show that I enjoy are detective murder mysteries. I don’t watch them all – that would be nearly impossible, Netflix carries so many – but I’m…
Scarborough-Rouge: Merger process open, if not entirely perfect
After a lengthy period where hospitals appeared to be more interested in regional cooperation than formal mergers, the trend appears to be shifting again. The financially stressed Scarborough Hospital has…
Nancy Pelosi apes George W. Bush
I give up on the States. Republican or Democrat, the place is a powerhouse of bloodthirsty idiots. Now Obama wants to bomb Syria, with Nancy Pelosi cheering him on. George…
A LPC/PLC Steam Group!
So here is a campaign technique that I’m pretty sure hasn’t been tried before – at least for the LPC/PLC. Are you a gamer? My steam ID is http://steamcommunity.com/id/thulsola. I’ve…
Grand Theft Data
Gwynne Dyer contends that America is hopeless – and helpless – when it comes down to securing the data it steals on an industrial scale. In a country where 850,000…
Elephant
Toronto Zoo Click to enlarge and see her beautiful eyes as she looked at me on my birthday. The elephants are being prepared for transfer to an elephant sanctuary. It…
Not In Vlad Putin’s Russia You Don’t
Russian artist Konstantin Altunin has hightailed it to safety in France and none too soon. Russian authorities have moved to seize Altunin’s paintings, especially one depicting Vlad Putin, in a…
Archbishop of Canterbury – Homophobes are "Wicked"
Britain’s top prelate, the Archbishop of Canterbury, warns that Christians need to “repent” the mistreatment of gay people and, if they don’t, they’re “wicked.” The Most Rev Justin Welby told…
An Open Letter to TransLink Regarding the “Disappearing Palestine” Ads
Dear TransLink: I am writing to express my wholehearted support for your decision to display the pro-Palestinian transit ads recently unveiled at the Vancouver City Centre Skytrain station and on…
Syrian civil war and the plight of children
THREE’S COMPANY: Girls looked from behind a curtain at their family’s home at al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on Thursday. (Ashraf Amra/APA Images/Zuma Press)WSJ. It is very sad to…
Canada Should Follow Britain’s Lead
David Cameron wanted to bomb Syria so bad his teeth hurt. There was just one problem, Britain’s Iraq War fiasco. Because of Iraq, David Cameron had promised to allow parliament…
German Coal and Gas Power Plants Closing Due to Cheap Renewable Energy
Germany has been so effective in tranisitioning from unsustianble (econmically and environemntally) energy sources to renewable ones that it is uncompetitive to burn fossil fuels for power! “Due to the…
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Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Kiev, Ukraine
ROTATION: Aliya Asymova of Kazakhstan competed in the women’s individual hoop qualification during the 32nd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday. (Valery Sharifulin/ITAR-TASS/Zuma Press)
On Syria: dear world, please listen to Robert Fisk
Despite the odd title and even stranger subtitle the editors have given it, Robert Fisk has a good take on how things are lining up now that the US, France…
Here’s How The Corrupt Harper Administration Operates – Defeated Tory Candidate (who cheated on election spending) Gets Senate Appointment!!!
Never doubt how rotten to the core our Federal Conservative government actually is:“Federal New Democratic Party leader Tom Mulcair ripped into Prime Minister Stephen Harper Thursday for appointing a defeated…