2016
US Election 2016 Coverage – Mindbending Style
Over the next few weeks, and months I plan on doing a few blogs on the US election. I think the rest of the world needs to sit down…
Strange Bedfellows: Alberta Brings Former Adversaries Together for New Oilsands Advisory Group
After decades of insufficient or insincere attempts to address emissions from Canada’s fastest growing source of climate pollution, a new government-sponsored oilsands advisory group may help resolve political gridlock surrounding…
Hitlerite Your Ward News writer charged with attempted murder
Check this out: A woman who once claimed to be Paul Bernardo’s biggest fan is back behind bars after allegedly slashing a guard’s throat at the U.S. Consulate in downtown…
The raison d’etre
“Why do you do it?” A voice asked me, momentarily distracting my attention from deciding between the firm and silky tofu in the grocery store. I looked up to find…
July 13: Don’t forget to attent the Irving Chapel.
The preacher there will tell you all about how greedy and destructive the wealthy can be. Maybe.Or maybe not._________________________________________________________ What's happening in eastern Europe is very strange. If Russia is…
Michelle Erstikaitis In The News Again
It's been a while since we heard anything about Michelle Erstikaitis. Last we heard she was still in detention from a previous run-in with the judicial system and Paul Fromm…
Michelle Erstikaitis In The News Again
It's been a while since we heard anything about Michelle Erstikaitis. Last we heard she was still in detention from a previous run-in with the judicial system and Paul Fromm…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Glenn Greenwald interviews Alex Cuadros about his new book on how Brazil has been warped politically and economically by the whims of its billionaire…
Climate Change Grief – It’s a Bummer
Bill Nye created a 44 minute synopsis of climate change grief with weird interludes from Arnold Schwartzenegger playing the part of a psychiatrists taking Nye through the classic five stages,…
Climate Change Grief – It’s a Bummer
Bill Nye created a 44 minute synopsis of climate change grief with weird interludes from Arnold Schwartzenegger playing the part of a psychiatrists taking Nye through the classic five stages,…
Judicial Questions with Self Represented Party
R. v. Thornton, 2016 ONCA 562: We do not view the trial judge's interventions as being disruptive or tantamount to cross-examination. To the contrary, it is clear from the transc...
Judicial Questions with Self Represented Party
R. v. Thornton, 2016 ONCA 562: We do not view the trial judge's interventions as being disruptive or tantamount to cross-examination. To the contrary, it is clear from the transc...
We’re Screwed. Royally.
By now you know what I’ve been warning you about all along: Council is selling our public electrical utility. After harassing, bullying and hectoring our utility staff, they decided to…
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
AK's and Rain PonchosThe Republican convention in Cleveland is less than a week away. In choosing an Ohio venue, the GOP is taking their pow wow into an "open carry"…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday July 13, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jul 13,…
Another Very Ominous Sign
Thanks to my friend, The Mound, for passing this on to me. It is not good news.The Tyee reports the following:As Arctic sea ice melts, one of the forces doing…
Tony Clement’s Weird and Deeply Disturbing Campaign Launch
We all knew that Tony Clement's campaign launch for leader of the Harper Party was going to be a ghastly spectacle.Because all the hype or the lipstick in the world…
The New Immoral Age
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper • Photo by U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson “It turns out … that I’m really good at killing people.” President Barack Obama (1961- )…
Brexit Madness: Propaganda and Hyperbole
The media and the politicians are screaming that the world will end if Britain really does leave the EU. The absurdity of this now-standard narrative should be clear from the…