Fake News vs Traditional Media
This article by the CBC is excellent. It walks through a number of scenarios, definitions and instructions on how to spot ‘fake news’. Just one problem: they forgot to point…
2019
My Eyes Are Dim Part II: AlbertaPolitcs.ca must take another short break from publication
Actually, it’s no longer true that my eyes are dim – one of them is pretty darned clear now. But eyes, like some other body parts, come in pairs and…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats amid wreckage.
July 9:Very bad news
Iran has never threatened the U.S. But the U.S. has (illegally) pronounced who it will allow Iran to trade with. That illegal move is already causing suffering for Iran –…
Talking Premiers Meetings and Carbon Tax in Court on CFRA
This afternoon I had the chance to talk with CFRA’s Anna Desmarais on their Strategy Session. Along with Sabrina Grover, we talk about the Premiers Meetings starting in Saskatchewan, new…
The Desperate Cons and the Rise of the Liberals
Andrew Scheer has rarely looked and sounded so desperate. The creepy smile is gone.He's making wild promises. Even ones like that one that could kill thousands of Canadians, from babies…
Doug Ford, Jason Kenney And The Con Dictator’s Club
They are two of the most disgusting politicians this country has ever known, but their love for each other knows no bounds.They are both climate change deniers who are willing…
They’re Calling It the "Lolita Express"
That’s the new name for billionaire, registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s private plane and federal investigators want a word for anyone who went along for a ride. U.S. prosecutors on…
Conservatives Make Asthma Great Again
Canadian Cons desperately want to have MAGA as a campaign slogan because it worked so well for the President. That’s why they want to Make Asthma Great Again, and remove…
Another Setback for Trump
The Trump regime has lost another round in its blatant attempt to use the US census as a vote-rigging tool. For months the government’s team has told hearing after hearing…
D.C. Disaster
What more can be said about climate change than hasn’t already been said? Video, however, continues to compel people’s attention before they are once again diverted by the latest on…
US vs. China: From Tariff War to Economic War
Photo by Thomas Peter/Getty Images This past weekend, June 29, 2019 Trump and China president, Xi, met again at the G20 in Japan in the midst of a potential further…
Dimples? Simple
Dimples. That’s what you actually get some Trudeau trolls nattering about online: Andrew Scheer’s dimples. Seriously. For some reason beyond the understanding of sane people, the Trudeaupian types think that…
Before It Wrecks the Climate It Wrecks Democracy
You won’t hear this from Jason or from Moe and certainly not from Justin but pipelines aren’t about strength and prosperity. No, they’re about petro-statehood. They’re about fiscal and economic…
Whither Sudan?
The prospects for Sudan brightened considerably last Friday. The military and pro-democracy forces reached a power-sharing agreement that should end a three-month political crisis that has paralyzed the country and…
Is This the End of Trump’s Twitter Rampage?
Has Donald Trump met his Twitterloo? America’s Buffoon in Chief loves his Twitter. He’s become defined by his middle of the night/early morning tweets that he mainly uses to attack…
Greyhound Sucks
And the feckless politicians who haven’t replaced Greyhound are sucking too. Officially one full year of stewing about governments ignoring Greyhoundexit! There's literally *no excuse* not to fund public long…
Bernie’s Right: Three Billionaires Really Do Have More Wealth Than Half of America
Illustration from Daily Clout The wealthiest 3 billionaires in the U.S. – Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett — now have as much wealth as the bottom half of…
Cruelty And Corruption
The Trump Administration stands for two things — cruelty and corruption. What is happening on the southern border of the United States makes this abundantly clear. Paul Krugman writes: Privatization…
The Boss
He’s tough. Don’t worry. “Jean Chretien hospitalized in Hong Kong as precaution” https://t.co/MUXBxbrlVn — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 9, 2019