A Modest Proposal On Firearms
For years the argument has been made that regulations related to firearms are just a means for the government to subjugate the populace. However, I have never heard any of…
2014
New Webstore at Leftwingbooks.net!
It is with great pleasure that i can tell you that leftwingbooks.net — the webstore associated with kersplebedeb — has been completely overhauled. For the longest time, the previous shopping…
The Harper Cons have announced they are naming the new Finance…
The Harper Cons have announced they are naming the new Finance Canada building after the worst finance minister in Canadian (and Ontario) history, “Deficit Jim” Flaherty. To reflect Flaherty’s disastrous…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Bill Moyers interviews Richard Wolff about inequality – featuring Wolff’s observation that anybody trying to justify inequality as an inevitable byproduct of unregulated…
The folly of Hudakian Conservatives in the Ontario PC Party will cost them this election…
In 2003, Ontarians had fully experienced the impact of Mike Harris’ neo-conservative policies in action: crowded schools, never-ending labour disruptions, demoralized teachers, growing health care wait times, closed hospitals, fired…
In Harperland, The Worst ‘Crime’ Imaginable
… apparently is hanging the flag upside down.* Crypto fascists have always been thus. *Hanging the flag upside down is recognized as a symbol of distress. Recommend this Post
Saskatchewan University Professor Robert Buckingham Fired Then Rehired
Don Maroc – Cowichan Conversations Blogger Taking over as provost of McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario, in 2007, Philadelphia born Ilene Busch-Vishniac wrote, “…what I’ve learned moving into new positions…
The punk rock torch passes from one generation to the next
Son Three: I like Jello Biafra’s voice. Me : You know about Jello Biafra? Son Three: I think ‘Holiday In Cambodia’ is still their best song. Me: I think I
Toronto Star pimps Liberals, ‘Goars’ NDP to weasel left vote
The Toronto Star’s flagrant promotion of the Ontario Liberal party — coupled with relentless and baseless smears against the NDP — puts them right in Sun News territory: agenda-driven faux…
Whither the Ontario NDP’s social conscience?
I’ve been observing this Ontario campaign with some curiosity as to why the Ontario Liberals decided they were going to target Andrea Horwath and the Ontario NDP first in the…
Who Smells Best
It’s not just Andrea Horwath’s Dippers who are acting out of character. Tom Walkom writes that, in this election, all of Ontario’s political parties are not to be found at…
Connecting The Dots
H/t Ruth Blair Recommend this Post
Rosie vs. Justin: seems like a fair fight.
While we rarely waste time reading much of Rosie DiManno’s columns in the Toronto Star, her piece Friday on Justin Trudeau was a rare treat. Maybe it is because they…
Stephen Harper and the War on Russia and Tom Mulcair
Well I suppose it was inevitable. He would pose as a Great Warrior Leader, and promote democracy in Ukraine, if not in Canada.He would beat his tiny furry chest, send…
today is the international day against homophobia and transphobia
May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, sometimes called IDAHO or IDAHOT. This day is the perfect example of how I view all social progress: we have…
Saturday At The Movies
Amazing footage of a cloud burst over Montgomery Alabama at the end of April:
Fallout from the Free Press Article
First, it looks like the Southern Ontario Skinheads have a new member: More on Brodie Walsh later. Trust us. He's a real catch for the SOS and sure to fit…
Environmental Research Letters Journal Debunks Conservative Media Claims It Suppressed Climate Research
“Some are calling it the new Climategate,” said Fox News’ Washington reporter Doug McElway. McElway was reporting on a story published in the UK’s The Times newspaper that claimed climate…
Andrew Garfield’s amazing performance in Arcade Fire’s new video "We Exist"
This is astonishing! I love both Andrew Garfield and Arcade Fire even more now! Enjoy!
Special treatment for special people
I write here about natural resource giveaways that amount to billions of dollars. Meanwhile, the Premier stands in the Legislature to justify monthly clawbacks of $187 from a disabled single…