Aurora from a sunspot explosion
Last night the rating of the solar storm was “severe” according to spaceweather.com Kp 8 is the strongest I’ve seen, unless it was 9 earlier this year for a storm…
June 2015
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Your news links for today: Why conservatives want C-51 killed — and what they’re doing about it – iPolitics Senators Walloped with ‘Intense’ Amount of Anti-C-51 Email – The Tyee…
Breach of Trust: Opposing Factions Divide Likely, B.C., Months After Mount Polley Mine Spill
“I’m surprised that nobody has been killed here since the spill.” That’s what one resident of Likely, B.C., recently told me at her home near Quesnel Lake, the site of…
Mostly competent government
To nobody’s surprise, Stephen Harper’s brand of economic management means election slush funds throwing tens of millions of dollars away for no public benefit. And it also means public servants…
Twenty-five years ago today
Twenty five years! Twenty-five years ago today, Jean Chretien became the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. That’s a younger me, above, with my Dad, who was there as…
Michael Chong And The Reform Act
Yesterday, Owen at Northern Reflections wrote a post on Michael Chong, one of the few members of Stephen Harper’s caucus with real integrity, attested to by his principled resignation as…
Short Musical Quiz: Chimp Vs. Sumerian Zither
A Midi recording of the oldest known musical composition (from 1400 BC), which originally would have been played on some kind of dorky harp instrument:The first known drum solo by…
It Will End In Catastrophe
http://predicthistunpredictpast.blogspot.ca/ Pope Francis’ encyclical continues to make waves. Five Republican candidates for president — who are also Catholic — have attacked Laudato Si, claiming Francis knows nothing about science. They…
Bail
Everyone has a constitution right to reasonable bail. That does not mean everyone who is arrested gets released, but it does mean that people should not be held in custody…
140Law – Legal Headlines for the week of June 22, 2015
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Lester Holt Reflects on His Rise to NBC’s Anchor Chair Ontario man exonerated 45 years after being wrongly convicted…
NDP changing times, changing directions.
The CCF—the party of Tommy Douglas—represented the working man, the farmer and the socially conscious in an era of rapid growth and acquisition after the Second World War. We had…
The N Word
The president said it. My gut tells me he shouldn’t have done so. An older essay by comedian Jehmu Greene best explains why, on Fox News, of all places: The…
Ray writes about Jenn
This is very sad.
Sex with Sue
“Hi there Jeremy, you’re on the air.” “Hi Sue. Long-time listener, first-time caller. I’m a big fan.” “Thanks Jeremy, what did you want to talk about?” “What if she’s not…
Solo Stephen and the Scary Collapse of the House of Harper
As you know Stephen Harper has been losing so many ministers recently, that even though he's a psychopath not a people person, he must be feeling awfully lonely.And of course…
Discriminating justice: inequality before the law
Almost eight years after the death of Robert Dziekanski, Taser-toting RCMP constable Kwesi Millington was dealt a card that read, “Go Directly to Jail.” Of course, an appeal may see…
George Murphy quits politics #nlpoli
Whenever anyone runs down politicians as a group, remember George Murphy. And then kick the boor who ran down politicians a lash in the arse. That’s basically that sort of…
Rachel Notley offers a dignified argument for healing and acknowledgement of past wrongs against First Nations citizens
PHOTOS: The damage done by residential schools is part of every Canadian’s legacy and the sooner we acknowledge that, the better off we all will be. Below: Alberta Premier Rachel…
Hopes for Greece bailout deal rise sharply as Athens gives ground | Business | The Guardian
Hopes for Greece bailout deal rise sharply as Athens gives ground | Business | The Guardian. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
Tar Sands Documentary: To the Ends of the Earth
A documentary warning of the consequences of the unbridled expansion of Canada’s destructive tar sands, and the rise of extreme energy, is in the works. The post Tar Sands Documentary:…