Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Paul Krugman discusses how the Republicans’ latest attempt to undermine U.S. health care is built on a foundation of cruelty and lies –…
2017
It’s Like Getting Stuck In a Perpetual Tailgate Party in Louisiana
And there’s a bum with an orange pompadour in a lawn chair haranguing everyone who approaches to chow down on a bone with some greasy gristle and barbecue sauce. An…
DESIGNING WHAT WE NEED THEN AND NOW
“Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” ― Mark Twain Caregivers of children or adults with mobility challenges know what I’m talking about when…
The Perfect Word
When Kim Jong-Un recently labelled Donald Trump a “dotard,” not only did it demonstrate that the North Korean madman has a better vocabulary than the American toddler-in-Chief, it also served…
Is Donald Trump Killing Americans? Really
I must admit that I've just about had enough of Donald Trump, and I wish I could filter him out of my life.Just the sound of his whiny voice, or…
Saturday Photo: Belles dames Or Painted Ladies?
Somewhere in there are a couple of lovely butterflies. At first, when they appeared in mass about a week ago, I thought they were Monarchs, but it turns out they…
Proudly To Their Undoing
Neo-liberalism has been a monumental failure. The evidence of that failure is piling up all over the world. Paul Street writes: Nearly three-fourths (71 percent) of the world’s population is…
‘Chuckles’ cheers the cheaters.
There are two types of people who take advantage of Canada’s tax laws and form private corporations. There are those who legitimately pay family members (and others) for their work…
With Mueller Breathing Down His Neck, Captain Twisty is Losing His Shit.
Donald Trump seems to be going out of his way to convince people that he is coming unglued. Like the worst sort of barroom drunk, Trump is going out of…
Guess Who’s Going Into The Marijuana Business?
A few days ago I wondered how long we might have to wait before marijuana is legalized in this country.And whether the premiers, the police, and Andrew Scheer's Cons would…
Why I Support the Struggle of the People of Catalonia
It's hard to believe it's happening in Europe, and in an ostensibly democratic country like Spain.But just as the autonomous region of Catalonia was planning to hold a referendum on…
Musical interlude
Arcade Fire – Everything Now
America’s Buffoon in Chief Went "Off Script" Again
It’s reported that Trump aide and rightwing nutjob, Stephen Miller, puts the finishing touches on the Cheeto Benito’s speeches, tweeks them up here and there.Trump’s volatile rant to the United…
The worst news
For those who didn't get to meet him, here he is in the National Film Board short film about Wood Mountain, Sask. https://t.co/emQenWXNeP — Saskboy (@saskboy) September 22, 2017
And We’ve Still Got a Week of September To Go.
It’s been a pretty crazy September, hasn’t it? This video, which has some quirks and glaring flaws, presents a vivid depiction of what we’ve gone through so far and there’s…
Ben Mulroney and me talking about defending his Dad’s biggest legacy
Not what I expected to be doing this morning. Or, like, ever.
McCain Digs In
This won’t please John McCain’s BFF, senator Lindsey Graham, the author of the latest bill to sink Obamacare. “I cannot in good conscience vote for the Graham-Cassidy proposal,” McCain said…
Maybe They Got "Raptured" Out of Town
Mormon stronghold, Salt Lake City, can’t seem to find its homeless population. There used to be a lot of them. Then there was some sort of “police operation.” Now they’re…