Rex Murphy and the Brexit Bigots
It's been just over a week since the result of the Brexit referendum shocked the world.And triggered what can only be described as a racist horror show. Police in Britain…
July 2016
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Danny Dorling writes about the importance of empathy and kindness in establishing the basis for a more equal society:When you cannot empathise with another…
July 2: a change of pace.
Wow! A blast from the past. I had forgotten about this site from my TV days until my son sent it to me.https://www.facebook.com/CBCMontreal/videos/vb.128015371297/10153819907566298/?type=2&theater¬if_t=comment_mention¬if_id=1467421678...
Bumble, Fumble, Stumble and Mumble
Councillor Cam Ecclestone did an unusual and unexpected thing this week at Collingwood Council. He spoke. Normally, the intrepid but mute councillor is too busy to open his mouth. Like…
Saturday Photo: A Beautiful Immigrant…
The fields along the CPR track through Mile End was full of dancing blue chicory (Cichorium intybus) flowers this morning. A lovely sight. The plant, of course, is an invasive…
Saturday Photo: A Beautiful Immigrant…
The fields along the CPR track through Mile End was full of dancing blue chicory (Cichorium intybus) flowers this morning. A lovely sight. The plant, of course, is an invasive…
Did Donald Trump rape a child?
Link here. Details about past allegations of rape, including from his wife, here. Who should be under criminal investigation now?
Electoral Reform: A “Road” to nowhere.
If you are old enough, you might remember the Dorothy Lamour, Bing Crosby and Bob Hope series of Road movies that cashed in on Lamour’s looks, Crosby’s crooning and Hope’s…
Why Canada Day Was For Me The Best Canada Day Ever
A year ago I wrote a post about Canada Day and called it Canada Day in Harperland: Between Hope and Despair.Because although I never lost hope that we would defeat…
It May Be Too Late
In his speech to Parliament on Wednesday, Barack Obama called for a version of globalization where the benefits accrued to all, not just the top one percent. A consummation devoutly…
The Corbyn No-Confidence Vote and the Bleeding of the Labour Party
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=16644Filed under: Uncategorized
Brexit sends Europe into Political and Economic Crises
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=16623Filed under: Uncategorized
French Labor Law, Brexit, and Greek Austerity: Class War Against European Workers
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=16638Filed under: Uncategorized
Best Explanation Ever
Out here on Vancouver Island, July and August bring us incredibly clear night skies. I cherish the season, trying to set aside a half hour or more to sky gazing…
Walk # 8
“Musing takes place in a kind of meadowlands of the imagination, a part of the imagination that has not yet been plowed, developed, or put to any immediately practical use…time
G20 ignores global public’s call to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies
G20 energy ministers' meeting in Beijing this week failed to come up with a deadline and concrete plans for eliminating fossil fuel subsidies. The meeting followed last month's commitment by…