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November 2021
Saturday Photo: Jakarta Waterfront: Old and New
No post last Saturday because I was deep in the final stages of preparing my new book Against the Seas for submission. It was all done by Monday afternoon, the…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Sarah Zhang writes that the three factors which will determine the path of the COVID pandemic over the winter are our own immunity,…
When Words Fail
Editorial cartoonists step into the breach. H/t Patrick Corrigan Recommend this Post
You’ve Picked a Fine Time to Leave Us, Lucille
It’s an old song. Canada’s first major climate calamity* arrives and the Greens are nowhere to be found. Annamie Paul has only just handed in her key to the executive…
A Doomed Nation
Yesterday, Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges. No one should be surprised. Shree Paradkar lists three other examples of American injustice: Tamir Rice, 12. Just 12 years…
some things i’ve learned: notes from becoming a better version of myself
“Getting older sucks. You’ll see. I didn’t feel that way at your age either…” The first time I heard this, I had just turned 30, and I’ve been hearing it…
What Year is that $10?
If premier Ford of Ontario and the federal government argue about it long enough, that $10-a-day daycare will become mute. In a time of serious inflationary pressures, ten dollars has…
What a Novel Idea
“Infrastructure/resilience/climate change” Every cloud does have a silver lining. The natural disaster that is today’s southwestern British Columbia has got officials speaking the words they kept to themselves for decades.…
Interesting times for Jason Kenney: Premier’s loyalists fail to block motion to defang rebel constituency associations
The motion that would have quickly solved Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s most pressing political problem failed to pass last night at the United Conservative Party’s annual general meeting near Calgary.…
Forest employees would have been paid to attend pro-logging rally in Victoria
Originally published by https://sixmountains.ca Those who did not would have had wages docked By Larry Pynn A major BC forest company would have paid employees to attend a pro-logging rally…
Musical interlude
Men I Trust – Tree Among Shrubs
Return of the Talking Head
I appeared on CTV’s News at 5 with Matt Young today, around 24:00 in this show. And of course, there were a few points I didn’t make in the process,…
Trees fight back: First-ever use of tree DNA in prosecution sends poacher to prison
Trees fight back: First-ever use of tree DNA in prosecution sends poacher to prison Originally posted by the Washington Post By Larry Pynn Trees fight back: First-ever use of tree…
A Useful Reminder
In the beginning of human civilization, wildlife made up most of mammalian life on Earth. By comparison, humans were almost insignificant. Today, in this Anthropocene, our man-made geological epoch, mankind…
Local governments right to determine growth of housing faces challenge from Housing Minister David Eby.
Originally published by the Vancouver Sun By Vaughn Palmer Local governments right to determine growth of housing faces challenge from Housing Minister David Eby. He is threatening to hit municipalities…
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 19, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty on all counts in trial over Kenosha shootings via @CBCNews – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
US policy toward Venezuela was never about promoting democracy
President Donald Trump with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó at the White House. Photo by Evan Vucci. Last year, then Special Representative Elliott Abrams declared that the Trump Administration was…
Rittenhouse Walks
The jury into the Kyle Rittenhouse shooting of three protesters has aquitted him on all charges. One more straw on that old camel’s weary back.
Reconciliation is a sham to our political leaders
Our political leaders have a deficient understanding of reconciliation. What they want to reconcile are the contradictory interests between Capital and Indigenous self-determination. Ultimately, our political leaders, embodied by the…