Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Playtime cats.
January 2019
Why Donald Trump Is So Confidently Incompetent
As you may know, I have struggled for years to try to determine what makes Donald Trump tick.And so far my diagnosis includes extreme narcissism with a touch of paranoia,…
Quelle surprise! Maxime Bernier’s White Straight Christian Bigoted Peoples’ Party of Canada (WSCBPPC) or the PPC for short, appoints anti-LGBTQ bigot to run in Burnaby
Birds of a feather: Bernier’s hand-picked Burnaby candidate Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson, right, poses with former Ontario Tory leadership hopeful and big-time Christian bigot Tanya Granic Allen So much for freedom!…
When these streets talk, do we listen?
Toronto protest against deadly racist police shootings. Photo courtesy C J Cromwell, March 26, 2016, I live in Toronto at the intersection of St. Clair and Vaughan. Around the corner…
the north island report: update on us
Things continue to fall into place here, a little at a time. I’m enjoying our quiet weekends. Allan is off every Saturday, Sunday, and Monday; I work Saturdays until 5:00,…
UPDATED: A Breath Of Fresh Air
Newly-elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez articulates the kind of values that progressives pine for in their political leaders. Given the gladiatorial nature of American politics, the chances of her vision coming…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday January 7, 2019. Today we are talking about Employment Law. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise…
Recipe For Hate: a look at the crime scene
My first book in the X Gang series, Recipe For Hate, is up for another award this year – the White Pine Award – and I’m honoured to be considered…
Rachel Notley is a credible advocate for Alberta oil, Jason Kenney would divide Canadians even more…
Far right Alberta Conservative Jason Kenney Watching the Golden Globes on Sunday live, I saw at least three Government of Alberta TV ads extolling the virtues of the proposed Transmountain…
End of year Globe and Mail oped
Some year end reflections and thoughts on the year to come for the Globe and Mail: Big Tech’s net loss: How governments can turn anger into action It has been…
Jason Kenney would rather fight.
The last thing Canada needs is another provincial leader spoiling for a fight. Alberta opposition leader Jason Kenney was on Global Television’s West Block last Sunday laying out his battle…
Sick Days are Worth it
Showing up to your workplace sick isn’t good for anyone, yet people do it anyway. Obviously, the sick person would rather stay home to heal and feel better (nobody plans…
Death of Gene Zwozdesky, the mellifluous smoothie of Alberta politics, an apt symbol of the end of the Progressive Conservative Era
The death Sunday of Gene Zwozdesky – first elected as a Liberal but for many years afterward a Conservative, a cabinet minister who could be counted on to smooth over…
Update on Faith Goldy’s Seemingly Illegal Fundraiser and Status of the Blog and the New Patreon Account
This article is all about crowd funding, beginning with Faith Goldy’s attempt to raise money for her substantial legal bill. When I published on this issue, she had managed the…
Trump’s shiny silver ball
From my newest, New Dark Ages, from Dundurn Press. The media may seem to detest Donald Trump – but they remain utterly captivated by him.
Energy Conservation in the Home: I’ll Show You Mine…
I know this is just one tiny piece of the puzzle, but there IS an effective way to get people to reduce their energy usage in their homes: publicize how…
The Invasion of the Con Hate Mongers
It's the nightmare that should be keeping us awake at night. The real nightmare at the border.Not the asylum seekers who are harmless, but the sinister right-wingers of America, whose…
Goodbye, Information Age
“Say goodbye to the information age: it’s all about reputation now,” is the headline of an article by Italian philosopher and professor Gloria Origgi, published recently on Aeon Magazine’s website.…