How Brett Kavanaugh Destroyed His Own Nomination
I see that the FBI has started investigating Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The FBI has begun contacting people as part of an additional background investigation of Judge…
2018
What’s in a name
The Starbucks closest to a campaign office always gets pretty busy. Campaign staff go there for meetings, to unwind, or just to get another shot of caffeine. I was at…
“What fools these mortals be…”
Just to show how consistent we humans are, we can use the words of William Shakespeare to describe more recent events. What brings this to mind was a recent Ryerson…
Effect and causes
Here’s the past week, which is mid-to-high: My week on Twitter : 1.61K Mentions, 360K Mention Reach, 3.98K Likes, 739 Retweets, 892 Replies. See yours with https://t.co/TQhKFs0QZY pic.twitter.com/M9yfyYaZ9e — Warren…
Municipal Government Vulnerability
Lost among the back-and-forth political battles between Ford and Toronto city council is that municipalities are not constitutionally protected as sovereign levels of government in Canada. As a federal state,…
‘A disservice to our nation’ – Tzeoporah Berman fires back at Jason Kenney’s ‘crass, simplistic narrative’
In a blistering broadside on social media yesterday, prominent B.C. environmentalist Tzeporah Berman fired back at Opposition Leader Jason Kenney for his continuing effort to reduce her to a figure…
The tenth annual Martin – Chris trip: the trip report is posted
The tenth annual Martin-Chris trip is in the books. And the chatty, data nerd-friendly log is posted. Heavy weather, long days and no wildlife. Apart from the two party animals…
Sept. 29: Disgusting
Almost all ‘think tanks’ are propaganda organizations financed by very wealthy people who produce their propaganda as if it were the result of scholarly study. Some of its ‘research fellows’…
Quebec’s election frontrunners are frozen in climate denialism
Photo by Paul Chiasson/CP More than 70 people perished in Quebec this summer during an unprecedented heat wave that sent the mercury soaring across the world. Welcome to the new…
Here’s to the women who can teach all men about dignity in a dangerous world…
Like many people, I’ve been watching this week’s events in the U.S. closely as Brett Kavanaugh fights for a lifetime seat on the highest court amid very credible allegations he…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Oliver Milman reports on new indications that we’re far beyond any reasonable pace in trying to rein in climate change. – The Star’s…
Thoughts on Terri-Lynne McClintic being transfered to a healing lodge
There is a fair amount in the news these days about human trafficking, and how it doesn’t always look like someone being grabbed on the street and handcuffed. Most of…
OLP Provincial Council
Omar Ha-Redeye attended the Ontario Liberal Party’s Provincial Council on Sept. 29, 2018.
Saturday Photo: Harvest of Good Things
Chilis and garlic: great combination, não é? This week I spent an hour at the Marché Jean Talon, buying wonderful, harvest-fresh things. Basil, garlic, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, little pumpkins, and…
Genuflecting At The Digital Altar (Or, Is Nothing Sacred?)
They say that age is but a number, and there are many days I believe that. Often, I awake feeling relatively youthful, and the daily walks I undertake are conducted…
Sleeping Through The Changes
What was on display during the Kavanaugh confirmation hearing last week was toxic masculinity. Jonathan Freeland writes: It was the nominee himself who delivered a masterclass in male privilege, flushed…
Perchance, a prophet’s pipeline pays profits?
If there is bad news among the brochures delivered in the post this day, is the bad news to be blamed on Canada Post? And should a government encourage the…
Finding the Right Bean to Cup Coffee Machine
Bean to cup coffee machines are quite popular in the DIY coffee market. They started as exclusive and ultra-expensive devices that only the rich could afford; now you can find…