October 2013
Always remember: safety first
These baby gas masks are so easy to put on, you won’t even wake them up, when you slip your wee bundle of joy into it. Just be prepared for…
A picture of desperate confusion; the Throne speech
Yesterday's Throne speech paints a picture of a government in confusion, desperate to regain the favour of the Canadian public. The government that came to power professing the power of…
CRA, Abacus, and the 2013 Nova Scotia General Election #nlpoli #nspoli
In the recent Nova Scotia General election, Corporate Research Associates and the Halifax Chronicle Herald teamed up to provide readers with a daily tracking poll. CRA was quick off the…
Science Proves This Blog As Addictive As Cocaine!
Oreos, however, are not:. The study ref-ed is entirely without scientific value. It’s what you get when you allow college students access to cookies and drugs.
Seizing Canada’s Moment: The Speech from the Throne
The big news yesterday is of course that the Tea Party finally caved and allowed the United States government to reopen amidst its continued partisan deadlock (between the corporatist and…
Stephen Harper’s Grubby Little Throne Speech
It was a Throne Speech as small, as uninspiring, and as politically depraved as Stephen Harper himself. A speech that must have made the poor Governor General feel like running…
Why should the world trust the US government?
Three weeks of utterly pointless stupidity are overBut right after Christmas, it might all start up again. Republicans haven’t learned a thing, and the media are still trying to blame…
America’s Iraqi War Death Toll – Five Hundred Thousand
Who but an American president can inflict mass carnage on such a scale with total impunity? The latest study of Iraqi war dead from the 2003 invasion until 2011 concludes…
Harper’s Keystone XL lobbying trip funded by $65,000 in tax dollars
by Carol Linnitt – Originally posted on DeSmog Canada The hotel rental for Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s September visit to New York City cost Canadian taxpayers a total of $56,582.91,…
US Congress (fun with numbers)
A quick post for thinking about. The US Congress recently decided to re-open the government. In the Senate, all Democrats present voted for this. In the House, all Democrats, again,…
He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
This is true but gosh it's tough to act on. It's one thing, for example, to behave fairly and justly to all people; but to go the extra step and…
Junk Patriotism
Today is our motherland’s birthday. Let us cheer and let us cherish. Please only leave behind your reverence, and take away with you your trash. – Anonymous Netizen, ChinaSmack China’s…
Former US President Jimmy Carter Nails It!
Former US President Jimmy Carter
DeSmog Responds to Misleading Allegations From Edelman and Alliance For Northwest Jobs & Exports
The Alliance for Northwest Jobs & Exports issued a misleading statement to the Seattle Times in response to last week’s guest post by contributor Mike Stark: Why Are Coal Industry…
More than 30 organizations uniting to safeguard Canadians’ privacy rights
With Parliament set to resume, coalition calls for effective legal measures to protect the privacy of every resident of Canada against government intrusion The post More than 30 organizations uniting…
Zac Efron strips for upcoming raunchy comedy "That Awkward Moment"
Okay, let’s put aside all seriousness and celebrate the release of a new, rated-R movie trailer for Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron’s upcoming raunchy comedy called ‘That Awkward Moment.’ The film…
You Win This Round, Conservatives
Despite some naysayers saying that no one really cares about today’s Conservative Speech from the Throne, or about the Conservative’s new “consumer” focus, the fact is that some parts of…
Time to go beyond gimmicks
Today’s Throne speech promises consumer goodies. And certainly no one can object to getting free stuff – except that the free stuff seems to be coming from the bottom line…
Hey Arrow: I Did It First, Right?
Is imitation truly the greatest form of flattery? If so, why do we obsess about making sure our kids don’t plagiarize?