Whatever Were We Thinking. Talibs Overrun 8 Provincial Capitals in Just Five Days.
My apologies for this map. It reflects the spread of the Taliban in Afghanistan as of August 8. It’s two days out of date. Since then the Talibs have bagged…
August 2021
My latest: they will always break your heart
In the bleak, grinding, early days of the pandemic – when it felt like the world might actually sort-of end – I wrote this:“When times are this bad, we learn…
Because It’s Just Not Going Away
From The Guardian: “Let’s say it without flinching: the fossil fuel industry is destroying our future.” Simon Lewis, professor of global change science at University College London, writes that our…
Funny stuff again
Covid started out as a virus but mutated into an IQ test. — ?????? ???? (@Sundae_Gurl2) July 31, 2021 Seen on Twitter: my god pic.twitter.com/9AoI5ZoqWz — Molly (@Molly_Kats) August 6,…
Straighten Up And Fly Right
I somehow doubt it is possible anymore to “fly the friendly skies” south of us. Recommend this Post
Legal Tweet of the Day: August 10, 2021
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Cuomo Bails
He didn’t so much leave as he was swept out of office by a tsunami of his victims’ allegations. New York’s “touchy-feely” governor, Andrew Cuomo, departs in disgrace.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Brad Plumer and Henry Fountain discuss the IPCC’s latest report confirming that some climate degradation is inevitable – but that we face…
An Olympic Performance
And the gold medal winner in the back flip category is: Andrea Horwath. H/t Theo Moudakis Recommend this Post
Reducing CO2 Emissions by Targeting the 5% of Power Plants
Electric energy production using non-renewable processes produces an immense amount of carbon, and as a civilization we can’t afford to put more carbon in the atmosphere. Researchers from the University…
The Lima Group is falling apart
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland host a gathering of foreign ministers from the Lima Group, a coalition of countries formed to “solve the Venezuela…
Plague Update: Fourth Wave
When I hear “Fourth Wave”, I’d rather be talking about feminism. Instead, the fourth COVID-19 wave is hitting Saskatchewan, and smart people are bracing, while fatigued and other people are…
Talking Federal Election Speculation on True North Politics
Yesterday I joined CTV News Channels “True North Politics” panel with Todd van der Heyden, along with Susan Smith and Lauren McDonald. We talked about the speculation around a potential…
A Fractured Party
The Conservative Party of Canada is fracturing. That split was on display on Canada Day. Andrew Perez writes: Last month, the federal Conservative Party’s two most prominent figures released videos…
Talking the Canada/US Border Partial Re-Opening with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Lindsay Maskell & Kate Harrison for “Political Heat” panel. We talked about Canada’s opening of the border to fully…
Bill Davis: The Last Progressive.
There are few conservatives left to fit the Bill Davis mould. When I first met him at Queen’s Park, he was the young minister of education. Compared to what we…
Where did CTV’s story attacking physician Joe Vipond, advocate for stricter COVID-19 testing and tracing, come from?
Between 2005 and 2011, CTV Television Inc. donated nearly $10,000 to the Alberta Conservatives. This interesting information can be found on Elections Alberta’s website using the provincial election agency’s contributor-search…
Why The Climate Emergency Is Going to Cook The Cons
A few months ago I told me friends that I was hoping for a really hot summer, so all those Con clowns who don't believe that global warming is real,…
How Do You Talk About The Actual End of the World?
With poetry You can write About the end Just as with the Copernican revolution, or the establishment of modern democratic states, or the idea of equality between men and women,…
The Pollster’s Apprentices
Think of it as the political equivalent of a guy yelling “squirrel” to his dog. Politicians will stand up on their hind legs when the bones cast and entrails read…