Build Your Own Wind Turbine
Off the gird living just got a little easier thanks to inventor Daniel Connell who has put instructions on how to build a wind turbine for $30 online. It’s not…
May 2014
Archbishop Desmond Tutu: No Excuse For Climate Ignorance
* The Guardian: We need an apartheid-style boycott to save the planet: We must stop climate change. And we can, if we use the tactics that worked in South Africa…
Stephen Harper’s Shameful Day of Dishonour
As you may know, Stephen Harper has proclaimed that next Friday should be a National Day of Honour. The Government of Canada has set aside this day to mark the…
Protest Vancouver Police Brutality, 2014 Edition
How many times do you think you deserve to be kneed in the back while you’re already subdued by police on the sidewalk, face-down? Vancouver Police gratuitous brutality from May…
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Sets The Record Straight
Chief Justice Beverley McGlachlin Does the government’s enemies list now include judges? Faced with insinuations of improper conduct from the Prime Minister’s Office and reported widely in the press, the…
Harper’s Attack on Supreme Court Chief Justice McLachlin Unacceptable
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s attack on Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin is an attack on Canadians and Canadian democracy. It’s unacceptable. by: Obert Madondo | May 4, 2014 Prime Minister Stephen…
Italy’s wealth gap grows as real incomes fall for the majority, new research shows
Originally posted on Revolting Europe: The ten richest people in Italy now own as much wealth as almost 500,000 working class families put together. A little less than two thousand…
Mr Hancock’s Cockamamie Apology
“I’m truly sorry that we allowed government to become a distraction from the vital work we’re doing on issues that matter to Albertans.”— Premier Dave Hancock to PC party supporters,…
The 9 drawings
The 9 drawings Here are the sketches from Uber Cool cat sketch day Filed under: art Tagged: Cat, dog, madeWithPaper, Not a cat
Assembly of First Nations Chief Shawn Atleo’s Statement of Resignation
by: Admins | May 2, 2014 (Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo made the below statement in Ottawa, ON today. “I have stated…
“Nanaimo’s New Medical Marijuana Facility Shipped the First Package Of Its Product Last Week.”
Don Maroc-Political Blogger The Victoria Times Colonist gleefully announced, “Nanaimo’s new medical marijuana facility shipped the first package of its product last week.” The Tilray plant, located in the Duke…
Random grumblings for a Sunday afternoon
Why can’t I buy Yorkshire Gold tea in town? I can buy Barry’s tea, from Ireland, and Morse’s tea packaged in Nova Scotia locally. As well as other brands. Surely…
Russian right wingers slaughter protestors alive with fire
The media won’t tell us the truth (of course) but here’s some reality for you: What we’re witnessing right now is breathtaking, unprecedented and absurd. When was the last time…
Watt’s Jury Instructions: WITNESSES OF UNSAVOURY CHARACTER (VETROVEC WARNING)
(NOW) testified for the Crown. There is a special instruction that has to do with his/her evidence. It is an instruction that you must keep foremost in your mind when…
Ontario area codes and regional polling: disclaimer
This post is a disclaimer against people trying to figure out regional breakdowns of polls. Always figure out how they decided what riding is in what region! Some polling firms…
What Was Andrea Horwath Thinking?
On May 2, 2014, Andrea Horwath, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, announced that her party would vote against the Ontario budget tabled by the (Liberal) government. Before the…
B.C. Liberals Must Stop Unsustainable Forest Practices
This account of BC Forestry from Vicky Husband and Anthony Britneff was carried in the Vancouver Province. They focus on the lack of responsible stewardship of our forestry resource and…
Reading music and music theory
I write about reading a lot, because I read a lot of books. There are other kinds of reading – other languages, too – that I don’t write much about.…