That Sounds Like Pretty Good Advice.
It’s not every day you come across an article that beings like this: The world is full of assholes. Wherever you live, whatever you do, odds are you’re surrounded by…
2018
Back in the News – the Justin Trudeau Memorial Pipeline.
Let’s say you’re trying to sell your old car, a real beater. You hope you can get some sucker to give you five grand for it. And then along comes…
UN State of the Climate Report for 2017 Debuts Online
The United Nations has released a web version of its first annual report. It covers the state of the climate as of 2017. While the report reveals how action and…
Another Dred Scott Decision
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court approved Donald Trump’s third version of his travel ban. The Republicans refused to talk to Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland. They waited until…
WCAI Looks Cold
I almost missed this. Looks like Joey and a tiny group from Artur Pawlowski’s Street Cult Church were in Calgary protesting…. something. But mostly standing in the snow being cold.…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday June 27, 2018. Today we are talking about Family Law. The amount of child support payable by a non-custodial parent…
How to Start Bird Watching
Spending time outside in nature is good for your physical and mental health, so why not do something while you’re out there? Bird watching could be the thing for you!…
Signs Of The Times
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Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Katrina vanden Heuvel discusses how the Trump tax giveaway to the rich will exacerbate class and race inequality in the U.S. And David…
Here’s how partisans react
It’s old news. It’s fake news. It’s not news. And so on, and so on. That’s what Conservative partisans would say if the wrongdoer was a Conservative Prime Minister. That’s…
Do polls prove their point?
Reading a recent newspaper article about the pollsters congratulating themselves on their accuracy in the last provincial election was enough to make me ill. The more serious question on that…
Death threats and restraining orders – What the heck is happening to the UCP in Chestermere-Strathmore?
Photo: Chestermere-Rockyview MLA Leela Aheer and former Wildrose Party leader Brian Jean, who she endorsed in the 2017 UCP leadership contest (source: Facebook) The contest for the United Conservative Party…
It’s not equalization! It’s the taxes, stupid! They’re almost too low to keep the lights on and something’s gotta give
It’s not equalization. It’s the taxes, stupid! That is to say, Alberta’s taxes are too low to run the place over the long term and something’s gotta give. The great…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Summery cats.
But Wait, That’s the Scene of the Crime !!
It’s house arrest for two convicted polygamists. A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sentenced Winston Blackmore to six months of house arrest and James Oler to three months of house…
"None of the Above" – Starting with Trudeau
What’s worse, Italy now joining other European states that have succumbed to the far right, Erdogan cementing strongman rule in Turkey or the growing concern that Trump might win the…
The Hate Brigade returns
The dyspeptic Hate Brigade was back in front of town hall last night, stirred into another mindless frenzy by misleading media stories, innuendo, and conspiracy theory. (Okay: they don’t have an…
Enough said
Wind energy has become crazy cheap in the United States: With lowest costs approaching $10 per MWh and lots at under $20 per MWh. Site C power may cost $120…
Top ten things Trudeau could have done with Trump™
The Neville Chamberlains and ostriches are filling my inbox. “Get tough with Trump, eh, Warren?” they bleat. “That wouldn’t have worked, ever ever! What would you have done instead?” It’s…
June 26: The irving press – triviality and insanity
Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump FollowFollow @realDonaldTrump More ….Our Immigration policy, laughed at all over the world, is very unfair to all of those people who have gone through the…