The Cursed Year 2020 and the Collapse of the Cons
I watched the sun go down for the last time on 2020, and it was as ugly and as threatening as the cursed year. Which seemed right to me because…
December 2020
An Amazing Story of the SS WARRIMOO
By William Halliday The passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly knifing its way through the waters of the mid-Pacific on its way from Vancouver to Australia. The navigator had just…
A tale of two presidents and the rule of law
We can draw an interesting comparison between two politicians currently concerned that the long arm of the law may catch up to them upon leaving the sanctuary of the presidency.…
And, it did, in the end
Right call. They had no other choice. It’s rarely the break-in that gets you. It’s always the cover-up. #onpoli pic.twitter.com/0tHGjmfbre — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) December 31, 2020
2020 Year in Review: Teaching Under the Banner of Covid
Dr. Jennifer Kwan put out a call on Twitter for messages we wished to have sent ourselves a year ago. Then she added, And Ryan Imgrund, provider of daily stats…
Today’s CPC Is Nothing Like Yesterday’s PC Party
Today’s conservatives do not represent what used to be understood as conservative. Especially not anyone who grew up in the 60s and 70s, when the political movement was considerably left…
The Cancer Diaries, Part 22
Three days off over Xmas from the daily drive felt like a longer holiday, although it wasn’t enough time for my bowels to heal properly. So far an irritable bowel,…
The Clown Prince Throws Another Hissy
Donald Trump has been angrily blaming his election loss on just about everyone and everything he can imagine. Among his notable whipping boys are former A.G. Bill Barr, the entire…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Fran Quigley interviews Joanne Goldblum and Colleen Shaddox about the entirely feasible steps which could be taken to eliminate poverty in the…
At least the Grim Reaper had a good year …
By popular consensus, 2020 was The Worst Year Ever. But there was one person who had a banner year – the Grim Reaper. Along with taking hundreds of thousands of…
My Breakup Letter to 2020
Dear 2020, I’m breaking up with you. I can’t live with you anymore and I’m done trying. In fact I never want to hear from you or see you ever…
Yes, the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism is intended to censor political expression
A Palestinian woman holds a poster during a solidarity rally in London. Photo courtesy of ZUMA Press. Much has already been written about the dangers posed by the International Holocaust…
Hopes for Better in 2021
The end of another year is here, and I know I’m not alone in saying “Good Riddance 2020”. This has been a year unlike any other that we’ve lived in…
Happy New Years
Community My New Years Resolution for our society is to no longer worship at the twin altars of individualism and technology but rather to embrace the saviour of community. From…
happy new year from wmtc
Wishing you all a happy, healthy 2021. Peace, love, and vaccinations! Click here to open the card. PS: This is my new favourite e-card site. I will post about them…
Hedges on American Psychosis
Chris Hedges just put out a short video about American Psychosis, in which he explains, We have blissfully checked out. Most people have no concept of how fragile their environment…
New Years 2021
I wrote earlier that 2020 has been a very dark year. And the first few months of 2021 will probably be darker. Each new year is another chapter in the…
Plague Update: SK Party’s Predictable Conservative Hypocrisy
One of my least favourite Sask Party cabinet ministers (for him closing STC Bus service) is in hot water after going to California during the pandemic. He’s legally required to…
Mystery of the missing macaroni – solved!
What the Hole Is Going On? The very real, totally bizarre bucatini shortage of 2020. Rachel Handler gets to the bottom of the mystery that has been troubling Americans all…
Social media abuzz with reports of UCP staffers, MLA vacationing abroad despite pandemic travel warnings
Social media is abuzz with reports of United Conservative Party staffers and at least one UCP MLA enjoying vacations abroad notwithstanding the federal government’s pleas for Canadians to cancel all…