Trump And History
Fintan O’Toole writes that Donald Trump is the Unpresident — a man who enlarges the public sphere as he tries to shrink history: This sudden enlargement of the public sphere…
June 2020
I’m Not Sure How Lindsey Gets Himself Out of This One.
Since John McCain died, Lindsey Graham has spent most of his time on his knees at Donald Trump’s feet. I wonder how this is going to play out with Lindsey’s…
With A Humble Heart
These past many weeks have been difficult ones. We have been largely confined to our homes; social ties we have nurtured for years are under stress, if for no other…
Donald Trump is no Dick Nixon.
Before events where so rudely interrupted last week, we were thinking of letting the Toronto Star’s Tony Burman know that no matter how he tries, president Trump could never be…
Covid Journal, June 13, 2020
Alberta unbound; Trump-style institutional racism.
Phase 1 of operation ‘fuckwad UCP’ is complete
I actually meant to declare phase 1 of operation fuckwad UCP complete weeks ago but then the US riots happened and well, priorities right? Readers will know that I have…
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline tops Alberta independent bookshops’ fiction bestseller list
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, June 7, 2020. The lists are compiled…
Musical interlude
Wide Mouth Mason – You Get Used To It
Jo March sells her first story
Saoirse Ronin as Jo March in Greta Gerwig’s Little Women’s
With Ontario now talking about 10 person “bubbles” its basically crisis over…
We must remember that so called lockdown measures were never put in place to save lives or to stop people from contracting the novel coronavirus. The rationale from the start…
Friday Evening Links
Assorted content to end your week. – George Monbiot writes that the UK Cons are using their own botched Brexit as an excuse to set up a disaster capitalist’s paradise.…
Scottish Parliament Votes to Ban Exports to "Racist State."
The Scottish parliament has decided that Britain should embargo all exports of riot gear, tear gas and rubber bullets to the United States and its police agencies. A successful motion,…
WEXIT Leader Peter Downing Escalates His Rhetoric, Bootlicking
Although the media reaction to the WEXIT campaign has been mixed with some journalists giving a pass to the more extremist elements of members, others examined them with a more…
ANTI-RACISM RALLY PLANNED FOR DUNCAN THIS AFTERNOON
NEWSUNCATEGORIZED SHARE ON: Mike Patterson, staff Friday, Jun. 12th, 2020 A Black Lives Matter solidarity rally is planned for this afternoon in Duncan at 5 pm in Charles Hoey Park.…
Current Political Prisoners of Black Liberation Movements: New Zine from Page One Collective
In honor of the ongoing struggle for Black Lives and Black Liberation, the Page One Collective is offering this zine on Current Political Prisoners of Black Liberation Movements. You can…
If the Temptations Want to Stage a Comeback
I believe a couple of them are still touring. They might think about updating this 1970 hit.
Sometimes It Helps to End With a Little Humour
John Oliver from October, 2017
A Cry for Help. Americans Beg Canada – Please Invade Us.
From The Daily Show
A Friend Called
An old friend called yesterday. I think she wanted an annual update on our progress along the Road to Hell. We talked about the pandemic, the George Floyd uprisings, the…