Guardian enviro-scribe, George Monbiot, thinks a team of scientists from Finland have come up with a solution to feeding mankind without destroying the environment. It’s ‘hello microbes, goodbye farming.’ Christians…
A new early-warning system to identify regions susceptible to war focuses on H2O, water. The Dutch government-funded Water, Peace and Security (WPS) global early warning tool, which was presented to…
When I heard about the 737 crash in Tehran overnight, my first reaction was “bring on the conspiracy theorists.” It’s not that I’m fond of coincidences – Trump assassinates Iran’s…
Just over a year ago I reviewed Pudgyboy’s, a new diner in Centretown at Bank and Mcleran that offered small portions at big prices. I found it overpriced and mediocre,…
As this first full week of 2020 has unfolded, we’ve seen a lot going on all around the World. But at home, we’ve seen more and more names come out…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes one last look at the empty House of Commons before the building shuts down for a decade. Photo: Justin Trudeau/Facebook. Resistance in the Canadian west,…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Kate Aronoff offers a reminder that the right’s constant bleating about limiting government spending never applies to the cost of wars of choice.…
If you think that what is brewing between Iran and the United States is none our business, Hugh Segal urges you to think again: But the tensions between Iran and…
It’s well established that the suburbs are bad for people’s health, the environment, mobility, and are associated with many other societal ills. However, amongst people who don’t live in the…
That is what the New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof is asking this terrible morning: Unconfirmed via Al Hadath: The downed Ukrainian aircraft outbound from #Tehran was accidentally shot down by…
You cannot be sure here, just who is the problem? It is all about a program called My Analytics from Microsoft and another program called Grammarly. Both programs are intrusive…
If we ever do form the Western Wepublic of Wexit out here in Wild Rose Country, I guess we won’t be able to join the United Nations. Too triggering. There’s…
There are few more reliable Republican magazines than the National Review. Which is why it was refreshing to read NR columnist, Michael Doherty’s take on the Mango Mussolini’s antics in…
To the US and Iran from the rest of the world: Thank you for starting World War III, you jackasses!
Occupied cats.
I am adding this note as I have almost finished today’s blog. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/jan/07/trump-news-today-live-impeachment-articles-iran-latest-updates-democrats _______________________________________________________________There’s a great deal of confusion about what is happening in Iran. Crowds in Baghdad are so…
Iran claims to have launched a missile strike on a US airbase in Iraq. Meanwhile, Reuters is reporting that six missiles hit the Ain Al-Asad air base. A Pentagon statement…
Iranian mourners lift a picture of slain military commander Qassim Suleimani during a funeral procession in Tehran. Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP. The US military’s assassination of Qasem Soleimani, one of…
As you may remember, I thought the sight of Donald Trump praying with thousands of evangelicals one day after ordering the killing of Qassim Suleimani absolutely disgusting.Especially his claim that…
When a copy of this selection from Samuel Johnson’s famous dictionary arrived last week, I was delighted, and immediately reminded of my late, and well-loved friend, Bill. He would have…
