Putting Junior’s Emails In Context
Until now, the general consensus has been that Donald Trump is an idiot — which explains his administration’s profound incompetence. But, Ezra Klein writes, the story behind Trump Junior’s emails…
July 2017
Sooner Than You Think
Yesterday’s NYTimes has a lengthy article, “The Uninhabitable Earth,” subtitled, “What Climate Change Could Wreak – Sooner Than You Think.” In a nutshell: “…the swelling seas — and the cities…
On being nice to Premier Wynne.
It could be hard to get used to doing this. The problem basically is that as a liberal all my life, it is very difficult to accept Kathleen Wynne as…
Justin Trudeau, Omar Khadr, and the Monster Stephen Harper
I've been having too much of a good time sailing and fishing in the north of Scotland to keep up with what has been happening in Canada.But everywhere I go,…
David Suzuki: Bicycling never gets old
Bicycling is part of the solution to today’s environmental and fuel crises, and the benefits of increased cycling go beyond reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, David Suzuki argues. The…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Back-to-back cats.
On the Year that Kicked My Ass, and That Time My Ass Kicked Back
Well, it’s starting to kick back, ever so slowly. I went on another Wild Women adventure, this time to Georgian Bay to try my hand at kayaking for a change.…
EXCLUSIVE: NEB Quietly Grants Pipeline Companies Permission to Keep Repair Locations Secret
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has quietly stopped requiring pipeline companies to post the geographic coordinates of repairs, DeSmog Canada has learned. The federal pipeline regulator cites “public safety” as…
What’s the Big Deal With the Don Trump Jr. Email? Why Not Ask a Veteran Russian Spy?
Jack Barsky was a sleeper agent for the Russians living in the U.S. under a manufactured identity. After he came clean he worked as an FBI expert on Russian espionage…
I deny that she is actually dead
I’m being ironic, of course. Enjoy your trip to the Ninth Circle, Barb. You won’t be missed.
Mining Company Gets Federal Approval to Use B.C. Fish-Bearing Streams to Dump Tailings
Two fish-bearing creeks will be used for 2.3 billion tonnes of toxic tailings from the proposed Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell (KSM) mine in northwest B.C., wiping out habitat for several populations of small…
But his emails!
schadenfreude: noun \ scha·den·freu·de \ˈshä-dən-ˌfrȯi-də\ @realDonaldTrump politically destroyed by his team's emails. #USpolitics #POTUS — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 11, 2017
What will the secret EPCOR negotiations cost us?
I was reading about the failed attempt by EPCOR – an Edmonton-based, for-profit corporation – to purchase half of Innisfil’s Power utility (InnPower) last year. Back in Sept., 2015, there…
It’s "World Population Day." Let’s Celebrate.
Today, my eldest child’s birthday, is the UN’s World Population Day. Matej Gaspar is a very special young man. He was born on July 11, 1989, in Zagreb, Croatia –…
Wading Through The Hysteria
About five years ago, I wrote a blog entry about a book that had a great impact on my understanding of the child soldier. Here is an excerpt from it:…
Boiling the Frog with Al and Dave
Boiling The Frog Ep 2: Siegfried and Roy from Senator Al Franken If you want to view the remaining clips, there are four more, they’re available here at Rolling Stone.
“This…sensitive information is part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump.”
Not sure how Donald Trump Jr. thinks this assists him or his family in any way. Maybe he wants to sink his hateful old man, for reasons that would be…
Sometimes a Picture Says So Much.
What does this photograph convey? A couple of attractive women in a newish car. Nice clothes and makeup. Pretty happy about something. Here’s the thing. They’re Iranian. In Iran. No…
The Real Success Story of the G20 – Donald Trump
Okay, so Donald Trump single-handedly turned the G20 into the G19 plus that other outfit. However, as Donald Trump sees it, he was the real success story of the summit…