Iron March Leak: Bernie Miller, Dimitri Balitsky, and Teaser
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2019
The Fog of Politics
The fog of politics is like the fog of war. It’s hard to see what’s really going on. Albertans are choking in UCP fog. We wonder why Mr Kenney who…
Green Party losing members over their alliance with the Lib Dems
Split In Green Party Tied To Brexit MEMBERS are quitting the Greens in protest against its Remain election pact with the Lib Dems, an eco-socialist group within the party claimed…
The Bolivian Coup: What the Mainstream Media Don’t Tell You
Bolivia’s oligarchy launched an orgy of racist and fascist violence to oust president Morales November 12, 2019 Francisco Dominguez MORNING STAR Police detain a supporter of former President Evo…
Winnipeg solidarity with Chile, Bolivia and Venezuela
Photograph: Paul S. Graham Winnipeggers rallied at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in solidarity with the people of Bolivia, Venezuela and Chile who are facing a variety of imperialist…
Why the ‘Ok Boomer’ phenomenon is short-sighted
Starting as an internet meme, the ‘OK boomer’ trend has exploded, from TikTok videos to merchandise including hoodies, iPhone cases and shower curtains. Image taken from Amazon.com. The “Ok Boomer”…
Oh, Those Republican Enablers
Given the absurdity of the world these days, my passion for writing about it has waned. Fortunately, Chip Franklin provides ample material to fill the void that my blog is…
The Leafs, defined
#Leafs #HNIC pic.twitter.com/GdwrxEomG6 — Kevin Doherty (@magictoasterfi1) November 17, 2019
FAIR: Western Media Whitewashes Bolivian Election
by Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz The phrase AP (Chattanooga Times Free Press, 11/13/19) is looking for is “self-declared.” Bolivia has a new US-backed puppet leader, and the Western media…
We’re In Deep
UBC economist William Rees argues that we are — in George Bush Sr.’s memorable phrase — “in deep do do:” We can probably agree that techno-industrial societies are utterly dependent…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Chris Hedges writes about the damage oligarchs are doing to humanity and the planet. And Dominic Rushe points out how whiny the…
Let’s get this show on the road?
As an Ontario liberal (a paid-up member), I am aware that there is a contest afoot to select a new Ontario party leader. And I hear that only those paid…
Nov. 16: Another horror show.
As I was preparing, after many hours, to push ‘publish’ to my last blog, it all vanished. This has happened three times this week. Each time, I had saved the…
Andrew Scheer And The Curse Of The Religious Fanatics
I wish I could have been there when Hamish Marshall told Andrew Scheer that he was not going to win the election after all.But was going to be humiliated by…
Don’t Take This Personally. It’s Just Business.
A jarring report today in The New York Times on Chinese oppression of its Muslim ethnic minorities, mainly Uighurs, in its westernmost territories adjoining Pakistan and Afghanistan. The newspaper has…
On Williams’ Defence of Bill 207
In today's Calgary Herald, UCP MLA Daniel Williams has published a defence of his recently introduced legislation on Bill 207. I've already discussed my concerns after reading the First Reading…
Saturday Photo: The Definition of Tenancity…
Snow on the ground, but not all the leaves off the trees. Is that perseverance, tenacity or stupidity? Don’t but it does provide some relief from a nearly monchrome palette.
Gen Z for Zero, Net Zero
Mia Rabson reports, “A baby born in Canada today will never know a time in which his or her health isn’t at risk from a warming planet . . .…
"at your library" in the north island eagle: you can now borrow video games from your library
I am very pleased to announce that all Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) branches now offer video games! You can request and borrow games for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and…
"at your library" in the north island eagle: you can now borrow video games from your library
I am very pleased to announce that all Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) branches now offer video games! You can request and borrow games for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and…