The Strike At CKLG-You Don’t Get Me I’m Part Of the Union
I had been working at CFUN in the News department and grew dissatisfied with the working conditions and lack of basic worker rights. Along with staff at CKLG we began…
2020
CHINA VS THE WEST? No, it is freedom vs empire – of any kind
“Delegates from American companies, including ADM, Cisco, ExxonMobil, FedEx, Warner Bros, Xcoal, General Motors, and PepsiCo, were told by Ning Jizhe, a vice-chairman of the commission, that China always welcomed…
The hidden history of Canada’s influence and interference in Guyana
Components of a wheel excavator used to move sand onto conveyor belts at one of Alcan’s bauxite mines near MacKenzie, British Guyana. Photo by Henry Hamilton/Flickr. Reflecting an extreme imbalance…
An Old Lesson
Tom Friedman has an interesting column in today’s New York Times. It’s about the politics of humiliation. And it goes a long way to explaining Donald Trump’s supporters — and…
Canada is wrong to welcome the UAE-Israel deal
The first direct El-Al flight to the United Arab Emirates departs Ben Gurion Airport, August 31, 2020. In this photo, National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien (right), Senior Advisor Jared Kushner…
Today Scholars go on Strike to Bring Attention to Racial Injustices
The recent strike by NBA and WNBA players has shown that reactionary and direct labour action can make meaningful change beyond just the workplace. In the WNBA & NBA, the…
Core Wisdom: Compassion & Ferocity
I choose compassion because I want others to be happy and not to suffer. That is the intelligent way to live. Not that I am infallible, but I strive. Kindness…
Trump’s DOJ Becomes Trump’s Personal Lawyer
To be clear, the US Department of Justice serves America, the American people, not the man in the Oval Office. Under A.G. Bill Barr the DoJ has been deeply corrupted.…
consolation-prize mini-vacation featuring special guest urticaria: day 1 and 2
This is the time when wmtc turns into a travel journal, which I write almost entirely for myself, for a record of my travels. First of all, we were supposed…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Keener cats.
“Cher Papa” Pete Cadorette Celebrates His 100th Birthday
Originally published by the Cowichan Valley Citizen Pete Cadorette, right, celebrated his 100th birthday on Sept. 5 in Shawnigan Lake. Pictured with Mr. Cadorette, also known affectionately as Cher Papa,…
Telus v. Shaw: Pick your poison
Here’s a test: get together with friends and/or family (at a safe distance, of course), and ask them if they use Shaw or Telus for their TV and internet needs.…
It’s Been a While. Let’s Catch Up with God.
I’m to blame. I haven’t been following God’s Twitter account. Here are a few tweets to catch up. In an ideal scenario, the President of the United States and the…
Feedback to Feedly
Just a quite note I sent to Feedly about it’s AI tool Leo and my OLDaily workflow… I’ve been a Feedly Pro user for many years and moved to Pro+…
The Stalinist trial of Julian Assange
Videoconference with Julian Assange at the Digital Culture Forum, organized by Argentina’s National Ministry of Culture, October 15, 2015. Photo by Romina Santarelli/Wikimedia Commons. Having reported the long, epic ordeal…
A Robot Writes – Humans, You Have Nothing to Fear
The Guardian has published an op-ed with a difference. It was written entirely by a robot, artificial intelligence, with no human involvement. I am not a human. I am a…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Linda Silas writes about the need to invest in improved care and better jobs in order to build a health society. And…
Sticker Shocked
The past six months have been stunning to think about in retrospect. That fact that we’re coming up on six months of fighting COVID-19 is in of itself stunning to…
5 Key Points For Understanding The World In 2020 & Beyond
A number of points must be investigated, examined in depth, realized and understood, if we are to understand the events unfolding in 2020 and beyond. A crisis of legitimacy (popular…
Ground Squirrels of the Rockies
Golden-mantled ground squirrel These squirrels have gotten big, fat, and fearless thanks to countless tourists feeding them snacks.