The Disaffected Lib 2020-09-04 14:00:00
“Humankind Cannot Bear Very Much Reality“
September 2020
Is Charity Evil
We supposedly live in a major developed industrialized country which is one of the seven most advanced economies in the world, yet: many people depend on charity to be fed…
Of Losers and Suckers
Labour Day weekend is on our doorstep as the last marker of the summer arrives. Once this weekend is done, summer is effectively over, and we then move into the…
Christy Left Scars
An Angus Reid poll finds that Jim Horgan’s NDP holds a commanding lead in British Columbia. The numbers show NDP at 48 per cent. The BC Libs at 29. The…
Let John A. Macdonald fall
The statue of John A. Macdonald (not pictured) was toppled during an anti-racism demonstration in Montreal on August 29. Photo by Ray Ordinario/Flickr. On August 29, protesters toppled John A.…
Lurid Fantasies
Donald Trump can’t claim that he defeated the coronavirus. He can’t claim that he built a gung-ho economy. So what’s left to run on? Paul Krugman writes that all he’s…
Donald Trump is a piece of shit
…and, in my books, if you support him, you are complicit. In a conversation with senior staff members on the morning of the scheduled visit, Trump said, “Why should I…
What would make Mr. Trump smile?
Have you noticed how dour the U.S. president is looking in all his recent pictures? The guy has forgotten how to smile. The only time we saw him smirk, even…
Higgs the Big Winner in New Brunswick Leader’s Debate
Last night's New Brunswick leader's debate was rather interesting - for several reasons.First, Premier Higgs was under attack from all sides for calling an unnecessary election. Higgs nevertheless handled himself…
Higgs the Big Winner in New Brunswick Leader’s Debate
Last night's New Brunswick leader's debate was rather interesting - for several reasons.First, Premier Higgs was under attack from all sides for calling an unnecessary election. Higgs nevertheless handled himself…
Higgs the Big Winner in New Brunswick Leader’s Debate
Last night’s New Brunswick leader’s debate was rather interesting – for several reasons. First, Premier Higgs was under attack from all sides for calling an unnecessary election. Higgs nevertheless handled…
Thursday Evening Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Harold Varmus and Rajiv Shah write that the CDC’s willingness to parrot the Trump administration’s desire for less COVID-19 testing is forcing…
Time to work less?
In times of economic crisis, an old but good idea to maintain employment is revived. COVID has brought just such a revival. With unemployment in the UK expected to rise…
Republican President Tells Supporters To Vote Twice
Trump asked his supporters to commit a major crime, months after saying anyone who said what he just did, would make any Republican feel ill. Major newspapers barely mentioned the…
Winners & Losers: Rogers New Brunswick Election Leaders Debate
2020 has been a year that has been anything but ordinary. We’ve been thrown curve ball after curve ball and have been doing our best to adjust and get through…
Sept. 3: Nuthin’
I am having computer problems. I shall attempt to clear them tomorrow (Friday.)
The Cancer Diaries, Part 9
Well, I suppose it’s a good news/bad news story for this post, although I dearly wish it was better. Would that I could have put it all behind me, finished…
What Might Donald Trump Do If He Loses?
By now it should be obvious that Donald Trump is not going to accept an election result unless he wins. For he knows what might happen to him if he…