Today’s News: What a week!
Beginning with a wonderful palate cleanser: Nazem Kadri brings the Stanley Cup to the London Muslim Mosque. This is believed to be the first time in history that the Cup…
August 2022
The insults hurled at Chrystia Freeland Friday are nothing new: Alberta’s UCP has long encouraged such abuse
Many Canadians were shocked by the profane verbal attack on Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in Grande Prairie Friday by a thuggish convoy goon. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who…
Samokritika
I like very few of my paintings. These are the ones I like. pic.twitter.com/IL39uXafYG — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) August 28, 2022
What Will We See Half a Century Later?
Behold "Earthrise," the iconic 'blue marble' photo taken in December, 1968, by William Anders on the first Apollo mission to orbit the moon.What will Earth look like from the moon…
What Will We See Half a Century Later?
Behold "Earthrise," the iconic 'blue marble' photo taken in December, 1968, by William Anders on the first Apollo mission to orbit the moon.What will Earth look like from the moon…
We used to be able to disagree without thinking you’re being controlled by a global elitist cabal
Taking a break from food reviews because this is too long for Twitter. The harassment of female journalists and politicians has been highlighted by high-profile incidents in recent weeks. They…
What Will We See Half a Century Later?
Behold “Earthrise,” the iconic ‘blue marble’ photo taken in December, 1968, by William Anders on the first Apollo mission to orbit the moon. What will Earth look like from the…
The Monarchist Angle to the Lisa LaFlamme Story
By now most people have heard thenews about CTV News Nationalanchor Lisa LaFlamme being fired without cause. I’m not going to re-hash the opposing claims as I wanted to highlight…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Carolyn Johnson discusses how one’s initial development of an immune response to COVID may affect the impact of future vaccinations. Kim Constantino reports…
A Really Deep Dive into Anti-CRT Rhetoric
This will be a long one, but I’ll break it into headings (after this preamble) for easier bit-at-a-time reading! There’s a division among school board trustees and some parents around…
Pierre Poilievre and his Trailer Park Gang
It's hard to know how desperate Pierre Poilievre must be after all the mistakes his sordid campaign has made recently. But judging from the panicked state of his advisers, and…
In Good Company
Given the unhinged crowd Pierre Poilievre cultivates, it would seem that Patrick Corrigan has pierced the heart of the demagogue’s mystery. And for those who would like a graphic reminder…
A Legal Firing Squad
Andrew Weissman — a former prosecutor with the American Department of Justice writes in this morning’s New York Times: We always knew that whatever the information about the Mar-a-Lago search…
Are We There Yet?
It must be the frequency of conservative party leadership contests that make them seem to go on forever. No wonder Canadians seem bored with politics. In a week when the…
Today’s News: CTV News is losing its soul
The very definition of a professional news organization is one that reports news without fear or favour. Over the years, news organizations have fired reporters, editors, anchors, editors, publishers, for…
Minister’s demand substantially unchanged on move of Athabasca University executives, many staff, to town 145 kilometres north of Edmonton
Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides indicated yesterday he hasn’t changed his mind about requiring Athabasca University’s nine top executives to move to the town of Athabasca. The Town of Athabasca,…
Musical interlude
Gorgon City w/ Hayden James & Nat Dunn – Foolproof
An Ice Block Stunt
Here’s an interesting expedition to the equator. And a modern English presentation of the trip, which was basically a Wikipedia reading and dramatization, with a VPN ad at the end:
Today’s tonic: “Tim Ryan To JD Vance: ‘Screw You, We’re Not Giving Up On The Industrial Midwest’
Today’s tonic: “Tim Ryan To JD Vance: ‘Screw You, We’re Not Giving Up On The Industrial Midwest’ https://youtu.be/YEkssDtMhp4 via @YouTube Moderate Democrat @TimRyan is giving the Republican a big fight…
Then Again, More Often Than Not …
….justice does not occur, but police brutality does. Recommend this Post