Step Right Up
Here in Ontario, things are moving at a fast pace – if you happen to be a senior in a hospitable but have been deemed medically fit for discharge. This…
September 2022
Ugly Stuff
In recent days, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas have sent a bus load and a plane load of migrants to Washington and Martha’s Vineyard.…
Trumping Trump.
Our Canadian news media have been slow in comparing former American president Donald Trump and the new leader of Canada’s conservative party. Maybe the media thought it could never happen…
Today’s News: A mind is a terrible thing to lose
Britain appears to have lost its mind over the death of a 96-year-old woman The queen’s funeral is absurdly excessive at this point. — The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) September 16,…
Musical interlude
Bonobo – Rosewood
To Ontario In An Electric Vehicle
The following is a journal of a cross-Canada trip by electric vehicle this summer. I was going to add more photos, maybe I will someday. July 30th, 2022 – Left…
When Queen Elizabeth helped overthrow Australia’s left-wing government
Queen Elizabeth II departing Australia in 1973, farewelled by then Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. Photo courtesy the National Archives of Australia. In Canada and throughout the Western world, the fêting…
Legal Tweet of the Day: September 16, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Judge orders an Iowa teen who killed her alleged rapist to pay his family $150,000 in restitution #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3Lk5GB7 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
Who killed Chile’s progressive new constitution?
Chilean President Gabriel Boric. Photo by Vocería de Gobierno/Flickr. Despite recently electing Chile’s most progressive president in the shape of former student protest leader Gabriel Boric, voters in the country…
The Real Problem For Evangelicals
Evangelicals are at the heart of the MAGA movement. They make a lot of noise. But they ignore the real problem they face. Lots of sheep are fleeing the flock.…
What’s ‘Woke’.
We need some help here. I thought I had figured out that the word ‘woke’ just meant you had awakened to something. Now I hear that the new leader of…
Don’t go, Chrystia
As a result of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine, NATO is much more in the news lately. Consequently, the job of heading the organization is attracting attention as the…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ed Yong offers an important look at what long COVID’s “brain fog” means for the people suffering from it, while Peter Thurley…
Legal Tweet of the Day: September 15, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario seniors to pay $400/day to stay in hospital instead of moving to LTC #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/3S2ThV3 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Europe, more than Putin, must shoulder the blame for the energy crisis
MEPs vote unanimously to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and urge the EU to further sanction Moscow, March 23, 2022. Photo courtesy European Parliament/Flickr. Outraged Western leaders are threatening a…
Poilievre’s working class pitch needs to hit an NDP wall
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to supporters at a rally in Alberta. Photo from Facebook. “Dog bites man isn’t news,” the old adage goes. “But man bites dog sure…
Orienting toward organizing
An activist holds an “Antifa” flag above a crowd of marchers, Berlin, June 27, 2009. Photo by Sam Chills/Flickr. The last few decades have seen regular debates on the left…
This Is Us
Increasingly misanthropic, I’m not sure I needed this video, sent to me by my friend Dom. It’s been around for awhile, but if you haven’t seen it, or would like…