Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Owen Jones discusses UK Labour’s true social democratic platform as a model for progressive parties around the globe. And Simon Wren-Lewis points…
2017
Roger Ailes, Cable News Lecher in Chief, Dead at 77
Disgraced founder and ex-CEO of FOX News, Roger Ailes, has gone to the Great Celestial Studio in the sky. Ailes, who possibly defined the term “dirty old man,” was shown…
The Noose Tightens
The narrative of Russia’s involvement in the U.S. presidential election continues to evolve: Recommend this Post
Donald Trump and the Demon Child In His Head
It's hardly surprising that Donald Trump is not happy with the appointment of a special counsel. But judging by that tweet this morning, the voices in his head are now…
Billionaire Shipping Magnate Sponsors WWF Research Vessel
Kjell Inge Røkke made billions from running a shipping company and now he wants to give back to the very thing that made him wealth – the high seas. He…
On the road to mediocrity.
Do you know who will be the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada on May 27? With a third of the votes already in and more trickling in…
Delusions Of Absolute Power
Donald Trump tweeted this week that he has “the absolute right” to hand American intelligence over to whomever he wishes. That word “absolute” is seminal to understanding the firestorm he…
RIP Chris Cornell
Have loved Soundgarden – and considered Thayill the best-ever rock guitarist – from the minute I picked this record up in 1989. RIP Chris Cornell. What a loss.
Another Trip to ER
Me: So, I have letter from my doctor. I was hoping that would make things go faster. It still took two full hours to get to this point, though. Triage…
On Petty, Self-Serving Teachers Taking Sick Days
A timely local article (timely for what I’m going through) in the Record, discusses the horrors of teachers who are allowed to have paid sick days – or that’s how…
What’s your vision for Canada’s ocean in 2020?
Thursday, May 18, 2017 Oceans Day 2017 is approaching, and like many Canadians, we think it’s the perfect time of year to celebrate the seas. To pump up the excitement…
What Was Learned From Islamophobe Rally in Ottawa on May 6
The following is the second article submitted by an Ottawa area-based reader and activist who has been researching the Soldiers of Odin and associated individuals and groups. The first article…
Madmen in the White House … this time it’s a thing, not just a ‘strategy’
PHOTOS: U.S. President Richard Nixon pointing the way to the exit for Donald Trump’s benefit. Below: Mr. Nixon about to board the helicopter that would take him away from Washington…
Berlin-Warszawa Express by Eamon McGrath tops latest Audreys Books Edmonton bestseller list
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended May 14, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Read J. Sakai’s Settlers for Free
Given the increased interest and chatter about J. Sakai’s Settlers: Mythology of the White Proletariat, Kersplebedeb is making this book available for free download from Amazon for the next five…
Frame this. Cherish this.
Tonight, the United States of America is again a nation of laws.
We’re going to win so much, we’re going to get bored of winning!
Heh. Lawyer up, Comrade Trump. #USPolitics https://t.co/xRXwvq2eY8 — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 17, 2017
The Bloat Gets Burned. "Asshole" Really? Asshole?
Donald Trump craves public adulation. That’s probably one of the reasons he’s still staging rallies. It’s an opportunity to get a gaggle of feeble-minded Americans in a hanger to chant…
Famous Canadian Ice Road Melts for the Last Time
Each winter in Canada’s far north, a series of ice roads take form, providing people and supply trucks temporary access to the region’s otherwise isolated towns. But rapid changes to…
Why the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act is worth celebrating
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 On May 12, 2017, the federal government introduced Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, for first reading in Parliament. You could say that the Act…