Attacking Neil Young is stupid
The oil lobbyists are stupid. Every time they go after Neil Young, they draw attention to what Neil Young is saying. In any PR campaign where you are dealing with…
January 2014
Ontario needs a dose of reality.
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has committed. She has called for pointless by-elections in the electoral districts of Thornhill and Niagara Falls in February. It is a waste of time, money…
An Information Holocaust
Andrew Nikiforuk has been documenting the closure of government libraries and the wholesale destruction of their contents. The process has been chaotic and blind: “The fact that many materials were…
Campaign calls for federal $100 million suicide prevention fund
Partners for Mental Health have launched a new campaign to get the help that Canadian youth need. Called “The Right By You” campaign, the advocacy group is asking Canadians to…
Little Did They Know
My son alerted me to this video from 1981. After watching it, be sure to read Rosie DiManno’s observations about workplace leave-taking, the second part of which deals specifically with…
Stephen Harper’s Outrageous Middle East Junket
When I first heard that Stephen Harper was going to visit Israel, his spiritual homeland, at first I was amused.I figured it was just another excuse to escape the Senate…
Traveling to the land of Boobies…
… The blue footed variety of course source: http://seemorepictures.blogspot.ca/2012/11/the-blue-footed-boobie.html
Saturday At The Movies
Wow. Don’t try this at home! * Man Tries To Hug A Wild Lion, You Won’t Believe What Happens Next!
Having Trouble Sleeping?
Watch the 2nd episode of 24/7, the PMO’s weekly propaganda video:But don’t play it while you’re doing anything that requires an alert mind, like juggling chainsaws or picking fleas off…
Five Theses on the French Left
Reblogged from thecurrentmoment: As an antidote to the snide gossip that passes for analysis of French politics at the moment, and in line with our broader reflection on the state…
Could Stephen Harper Bring Back the Death Penalty?
I've always thought that capital punishment was one of the things that prevented the United States from being a truly great country. Along with racism, religious bigotry, and the culture…
If You Think You’ve Got It Cold
Ready for a dash of Global Weirding? A bay in the Norwegian island of Lovund instantly froze when already cold water was hit by a far colder wind shear. The…
World Economic Forum backs the Pope on economic inequality
Every year the World Economic Forum hosts a confab of the world’s elite at the Swiss resort of Davos to discuss the state of the world. The Forum is funded…
Fossil Fuels, Neil Young and Plastics
To start things off, let me quickly make mention of Neil Young and his current efforts to bring more attention to the oil sands and first nation rights. Good on…
Why Sochi 2014 is My Generations 1972 Summit Series
I was not around in 1972 to experience the dramatic and intense summit series between Canada and the Soviet Union, however I have read a lot about the event and…
CNT-f Faces Eviction
CNT-F FACES EVICTION FROM LONG-TERM HEADQUARTERS The CNT-f is the larger of the two anarchosyndicalist/revolutionary syndicalist union federations in France. They have traditionally been called the 'CNT-Vignoles' after their...
CNT-f Faces Eviction
CNT-F FACES EVICTION FROM LONG-TERM HEADQUARTERS The CNT-f is the larger of the two anarchosyndicalist/revolutionary syndicalist union federations in France. They have traditionally been called the ‘CNT-Vignoles’ after their headquarters…
CNT-f Faces Eviction
CNT-F FACES EVICTION FROM LONG-TERM HEADQUARTERS The CNT-f is the larger of the two anarchosyndicalist/revolutionary syndicalist union federations in France. They have traditionally been called the 'CNT-Vignoles' after their headquarters…
Musical interlude
Delerium feat. Angela McCluskey – Stargazing