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…
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…
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…
“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…
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! 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
This is very sad.
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Syriza
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:…