Trumpster fire
I know this is my new favourite quote because I’ve read it a billion times.
May 2017
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Upturned cats.
Disruption of Used Car Market And Transportation Norms
All fossil-fuel vehicles will vanish in 8 years in twin ‘death spiral’ for big oil & big autos, says Stanford study https://t.co/uFcSdLAbFq — Tzeporah Berman (@Tzeporah) May 16, 2017 By…
Slaying the Fossil Fuel Beast
Here’s a big heads up for all of Canada’s petro-pols from Justin Trudeau on down. A new report out of Stanford University predicts a permanent collapse in oil prices within…
‘We Just Want the Truth’: Commercial Customers Warn B.C. Hydro’s Forecasts Could Lead to Costly Oversupply
An association representing B.C.’s commercial sector and business interests says it has compelling evidence that B.C. Hydro has over forecasted electricity demand over the past 50 years — leading to…
So, Are We Just Going to Take This On the Chin?
From Ontario to Quebec and all the way back to British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley we’ve been experiencing severe flood events. A new study published in the journal Nature concludes that,…
Oh Dear. NATO Prepares for Trump.
What do you do when the self-styled leader of the free world has the attention span of a fruit fly? According to The Independent, Nato officials have instituted a new…
Good times
Good thing he doesn't have access to the nuclear codes or anything #USPolitics https://t.co/vrGbj6yAXZ — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 16, 2017 Sources say White House staff members are beginning to…
That Sudden Silence? That’s the Intelligence Network Shutting Down.
Loose Lips Sink Ships Do you remember the uproar when word got out that America’s intelligence types had warned their colleagues abroad to be careful about what secrets they shared…
Relax, It’s Only a Promise From a Guy Whose Word Means Little at Best
The Auditor General, Michael Ferguson, has doubts about Justin Trudeau’s promise to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2015. Mike, relax, it was never more than a promise from a…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Tom Parkin writes about the growing opposition to a Lib infrastructure bank designed to turn public needs into private profits at our…
Can You Spot the Lunatic?
One of these men is not in his right mind. Hint: he’s wearing a blue suit. You might recall that, before Trump’s inauguration, American intel officials warned their allied colleagues…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law Toronto for Tuesday May 16, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. Under Ontario’s Human Rights Code, where discrimination or harassment…
Trudeau vs. The Alternatives
So, Jagmeet, whose candidacy I invented, is in. One of my Daisy colleagues was there last night, and said the announcement was awesome. And Mad Max looks to be the…
Hospital funding increase less than last year’s
In the lead up to the Budget, the government crowed that they had heard the public and would improve funding for hospitals. However, based on government announcements, they actually plan…
Inside The Mind of Trump: A Salamander Guest Post
In response to yesterday’s post, The Salamander offered the following analysis, which I am featuring as a guest post: .. have a long background on the perimeter of ‘mood disorders’…
Zero Emission and Autonomous Shipping to Start in Norway
Norway will soon see a fully autonomous ship navigating its waters. A resource company in the country presently uses trucks to transport fertilizer from one port to another, the new…
To Trump All Secrets
Donald Trump is a man of no secrets, even though much of the media is making him out to be someone with a lot to hide. A man who talks…
To Trump All Secrets
Donald Trump is a man of no secrets, even though much of the media is making him out to be someone with a lot to hide. A man who talks…
No Stanfields
The Conservative Leadership Race — thankfully — is coming to an end. The whole spectacle has left Michael Harris underwhelmed: The only thing that matters to this post-Harper cast of…