Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Gary Younge discusses how regardless of the outcome of the U.S.’ midterm elections, democracy is on the defensive against a Republican attack…
November 2018
Is Left-Wing Populism The Answer?
While I personally don’t see anything on the horizon to resurrect the fortunes of the federal NDP, Avi Lewis thinks he has a winning strategy: embrace populism, something he thinks…
Concern – NaBloPoMo Day 4
My father was asking recently whether any more of my articles might be featured on the CBC website. I mentioned I hadn’t pitched any lately, mostly for REASONS that involve…
Andrew Scheer and the Hidden Hand of Hamish Marshall
It was just over a week ago, when a desperate Andrew Scheer came out of the closet as a full blown Trumpling. A secret admirer of the Orange Oaf, and…
In yesterday walks tomorrow
The U.S. government made this cautionary film during the World War II era. It doesn’t seem that old. The U.S. government made this anti-fascism film in 1943. Spookily prophetic for…
Entrenching Minority Rule
If you want to know how Republicans captured the government of the United States, take a good look at what they’ve done over the last two decades. Ian Samuel writes…
It started with Kennedy and Nixon.
As a Canadian, I had no dog chasing a rabbit in the race but it has impacted my attitude about politics for the rest of my life. Being there in…
Designing E-Learning 3.0 in gRSShopper – 9
The RSS Feed The course isn’t truly distributed until it has an RSS feed. We’ll use the course newsletter as our RSS feed, except we’ll publish the output in rss2…
Faith Goldy Returns To Her Default Position
Last week one of the big stories I was following involved the removal of the Proud Boys on Facebook, both group pages and personal profiles. Now one can still find…
So Much for "Reefer Madness"
It’s been a couple of weeks since Canada decriminalized recreational cannabis use. So far I’ve seen no sign of any impact. I spoke to a friend, a very long-time cannabis…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Peter Gowan discusses UK Labour’s plans for a more democratic and participatory economy. And Alex Ballingall reports on Jagmeet Singh’s plan to prohibit…
Nov. 3: There’ll be blue birds over…..
…The white cliffs of Dover.Tomorrow just you wait and see.There’ll be love and laughterAnd peace ever afterTomorrow when the world is free…. This child can still hear the magnificent voice…
Blinders – NaBloPoMo
Sometimes I’m positive the dog has the right idea. Probably this is why people started keeping their domesticated animals in their houses with them; they saw reflected in their animal…
Two Years to Determine Extinction. Two Years.
Extinction, Jeebus! It’s impossible to believe and yet we’re really doing this. Now it’s the United Nations warning that we have two years, that’s all, to decide if we’re going…
Daylight Savings Time – Again.
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour tonight. Here British government workers on Salisbury Plain move the stones back one hour.
Saturday Photo: Rain and the Return to Standard Time
Been raining here for several days. I suppose I should be pleased because that means plants will be starting the winter well-hydrated, which can be a problem after a dry…
Things Will Get Mean
Relations between the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario are on a downward slope. Susan Delacourt writes: While it’s more the rule than the exception to have opposing…
5th Annual Ottawa Feminist Fair, This Weekend!
WHEN: Sunday November 4th, 11 AM – 4 PM WHERE: Makerspace North, 250 City Centre Ave Bay 216, Ottawa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/993893037457075/ The Feminist Twins are proud to present the 5th…
The confidence of Jason Kenney.
Alberta’s leader of the consolidated conservatives, Jason Kenney, is a strange man. I have never envisioned him as a person who brings people together. He has always seemed more interested…
Enough said…
In a longish op-ed published in iPolitics Michael Harris says the next election is Trudeau’s to loose, I cannot help but agree for the other choices are bleak. “By insisting…