PEGIDA Canada and PEGIDA Quebec: Splitters!
Funny thing about extreme forms of nationalism. Sometimes people find they are nationalistic about different nationalities:Read more »
November 2015
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Nov. 25: It’s way to early to make guesses about Turkey.
The news from both sides after the downing of a Russian jet by Syrian aircraft is not only biased as it comes from both sides; it's also very confusing.For bias,…
Canada’s Oil Spill Response Plans Fragmented and Incomplete: Royal Society of Canada
A lack of reliable scientific information about what happens when crude oil is spilled into rivers or the ocean and a fragmented system of response plans is hindering Canada’s efforts…
Stenographic journalism
Writing in Salon, maverick journalist Glenn Greenwald criticized news reporting that follows the stenographic model. It involves repeating what people say without any effort to judge the truthfulness of statements…
Oh Dear. Putin Orders S-400 to Syria
This is rapidly becoming an international knife fight in a phone booth. In reaction to yesterday's downing by Turkish fighters of a Russian Su-24 light bomber and the subsequent shootdown…
They can also come to my place, and I’ll kick their ass in Scrabble
(Lisa will cheat, meanwhile.) Seriously, however, we have looked into sponsoring a family of Syrian refugees. Is there any way of doing it so that it is a bit less…
Turkey downing Russian jet
Europe is distancing itself from Turkey, it looks a reckless action by Turkey in shooting down the Russian plane. It has potential implications because Turkey is a NATO country.Vladimir Putin…
And Speaking Of Perspective
...along with xenophobia, bigotry and demagoguery, the folks at Fox News would seem to be quite ignorant about their country's own history.Here is a timely festive reminder of that history…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Your news links for today: The internet is in crisis - The Next Web Terrorist attacks: Mass surveillance is the problem, not the solution - Ars Technica What’s the Evidence…
Do What Norwegians do to Enjoy Winter
Winter can be tough for some people. If you are a person who feels down and out during the colder months there is an easy thing you can do to…
Thorough Corruption
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Would they also kill the first-born?
It seems many liberals were outraged when somebody suggested that we only accept Syrian women with children as refugees. Now we find out that fathers are included. Maybe we should…
Putting Things Into Perspective
The bigoted backlash against Muslims in light of the recent ISIS attacks is given short shrift by This Hour Has 22 Minutes:Should the time come when we no longer have…
20,000 Twitter followers can’t all be wrong!
20,000 Twitter followers! I’ve got more than Ralph Goodale and Michelle Rempel, notwithstanding my IQ is considerably less than theirs. Not bad! Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper are in…
The House That Harper Built: Built to Last
A guest post by Pamela Mac NeilThe CONs aren't going anywhere. The absolute key to their staying power and their focus on winning again in 4 more years is their…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- David Ball talks to Joseph Stiglitz about inequality and its causes - including the spread of corporate control through trade agreements:What would you say…