Guess it isn’t a hoax, after all
It is what it is. WASHINGTON — President Trump revealed early Friday morning that he and the first lady, Melania Trump, had tested positive for the coronavirus, throwing the nation’s…
October 2020
I Do Wish Her a Quick and Full Recovery
Donald Trump has tweeted that both he and Melania have tested positive for Covid-19. It couldn’t possibly be that, after the blowback from Tuesday’s debate, he just wants an out.…
Elderly and Vulnerable to Covid? Think a mask will protect you? Science says it won’t….
Please hear me out, it is my most fervent wish and prayer that everyone comes out of this pandemic with as little harm as possible. SARS-Cov-2 can be a deadly…
How Bad Is WordPress’s Block Editor? Bad.
I have over 2 decades experience editing websites. 18 years of writing blogs, from Angelfire, to CMS systems like WordPress. And the latest update to the editor is mystifying. Who…
Prediction
There aren’t going to be any more debates. — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) October 2, 2020
Deer over-population is an important issue in our Cowichan Valley
In this year beginning four public consultations about the future of North Cowichan—four plans covering basically everything—I’ve noticed that once again our community is avoiding one of the most important,…
Kenney Stands Up For Doomed Oil
Nowhere in Canada is more cursed than Alberta. It’s the Resource Curse. And Jason Kenney is the leader of the cursed. At the empty Tesla charging station in Fort Macleod.…
Anti-Semitism and the Green Party of Canada’s Leadership Contest
"I have been subjected to months of antisemitic attacks. The moment it became known that I was Jewish, I was bombarded with questions about my positions on Israel, the Boycott,…
Anti-Semitism and the Green Party of Canada’s Leadership Contest
“I have been subjected to months of antisemitic attacks. The moment it became known that I was Jewish, I was bombarded with questions about my positions on Israel, the Boycott,…
“Who gives a fuck about Christmas?”
And, on the children who have been forcibly separated from their parents: “Give me a fucking break.“ “Who gives a fuck about Christmas?“ – Mrs. Trump. #USPolitics https://t.co/f3BdNXdEua — Warren…
R.I.P U.S.A.
I confess to being kind of excited to watch the first presidential debate between Democrat Joseph R. Biden II (his full New York Times title), and Trump party candidate Donald…
"A Horror Movie With 400 Endings to Choose From"
Trump may still surround himself with climate change deniers but the climate breakdown hens are coming home to roost in almost every corner of the United States. Trump didn’t create…
Backhanded Flattery
Google reports a big spike in Americans looking for information on how to relocate to Canada after Tuesday’s presidential debate. Following a debate derailed by interruptions, people speaking over each…
Mr. Ford is enjoying the game.
Doug Ford has come a long way for a guy who made his mark selling labels for his father’s printing company. Today, in the midst of a pandemic, he is…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Tom Kibasi examines how the UK Cons’ mismanagement – both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic – has resulted in disastrous public…
The cost of resistance
Julian Assange and Roger Hallam. Illustration by Mr. Fish for Scheerpost. Two of the rebels I admire most, Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks publisher, and Roger Hallam, the co-founder of Extinction…
Covid Journal, October 1, 2020
Tax cheats everywhere trying to soak up public money.
Mewling And Puking
Like Donald Trump, Boris Johnson is a narcissist. John Crace writes: Like most narcissists, Boris Johnson is unable to conceive of other people having an independent existence. Rather, they are…
Floating Trash Bins a Great Success, May Influence Policies
We’ve been following the installation and study of Seabins in Toronto for a while now. Good news just keeps happening from these floating garbage cans! Floating trash collectors were put…
Censorship, Big Tech & The Closing Down of Society
Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube, and the MAGATs – Microsoft, Apple, Google, Amazon and Twitter – are all now embedded and engaged in censorship, data mining, privacy invasion, the new global…