Hungary ’56, Czechoslovakia ’68, Ukraine ’14?
Ukraine’s pro-Russian president, Viktor Yanukovych, has been sent packing. The parliament has turned on him and proclaimed him constitutionally unable to carry out his duties. It is being reported that…
2014
Denialists Are Not Skeptics, Even When You Turn the Planet Upside Down.
Maybe the time has come when the onus of proof should shift off the shoulders of climate science and onto the shoulders of the denialist community. You say it’s all…
Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading. – Michael McBane highlights one of the less-discussed changes in the Cons’ 2014 budget – as it officially eliminates the federal distribution of…
Ukraine, today a different country.
Little did I know when I made my post on the country yesterday, that so much would change by today. I had planned on going though a second post to…
Feb.22: Wow! Wow!Wow!
A1. Big photo. “Roughly” a hundred community-minded citizens showed up at city hall to see what our new downtown will look like. Gee Whillikers. That means only a hundred and…
On Downloading
I’m a movie-junkie, and I’ll happily pay to watch. That’s why I’m love Netflix. But sometimes there are movies people want to see that aren’t on Netflix. They’re out there,…
The Far Right’s Scorched Earth Policy
The last few weeks has been a series of horrifying revelations for supporters of LGBT rights. What it has unveiled is the “scorched earth” approach that the far right in…
Where Did All the Sea Ice Go?
America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency has released a quick video showing what happened to the “old” Arctic ice (the most important stuff) from 1987 until 2013. The video covers…
Unconscious Press Humour #nlpoli
Digging through a set of files in the provincial archives once upon a time, your humble e-scribbler came across a particular file in a set bequeathed to the archives decades…
If You Are Still Looking For A Reason To Be Outraged …
Look no further. This is almost too painful to watch, but watch it we must: Recommend this Post
Tory’s Timmy tempers trades tampering.
The Conservative caucus at Queen’s Park must have got to their Leader Tim Hudak. They made him promise to cool his jets on right-to-work laws. With a broad wink, he…
A Progressive Party?
Andrew Coyne is upset. The Liberals may have a new leader. But he worries that they are pretending to be a left wing party: This is not a “new” or…
There’s No Debate About Climate Change Denial
This is a guest post by Charles W. Elliott, Esq. Fact and fantasy took the stage at this past Sunday’s CBS “Meet the Press”. Bill Nye and Rep. Marsha Blackburn…
What Liberals once had, what they again want
I’m here to drop off Son Two for hockey, and behold what I spot on the wall opposite the elevator: him. Full disclosure: I worshipped this man. When I was…
Dare the Ditherer-in-Chief eat a peach? Dare he get milk?
Classic. John, who is a nice fellow, is widely regarded as his own worst enemy. Because, mainly, he is. I went through this exercise with him several times: he’d debate…
In which Daughter and Father discuss latest Internet drinking game, using the Internet
I forget what the game is called, but it was all the rage on Facebook a couple weeks ago. Daughter was asked about it. The exchange:
The Man Who Could Destroy Stephen Harper’s Pipeline
If Stephen Harper fails to get his precious Keystone pipeline, he’ll have Tom Steyer to blame almost as much as Barack Obama.Because the anti-pipeline billionaire has just produced a devastating…
Justin Trudeau and the Triumph of Hope
I haven't had a chance to see much of the Justin Trudeau show yet.But what I've seen I've mostly enjoyed. Justin Trudeau is telling his Liberal party that their revival…
Andrew Coyne Really Doesn’t Like Us – #Lib14
Well, I’d ask people to be surprised but it seems Andrew Coyne, the prolific journalist and author, doesn’t seem to like the Liberals as we work through our wonderful four-day…
Saturday At The Movies
Seems a little risky, but pretty hilarious: