The Great Pivot, A.K.A., Refashioning His Image
By now you have probably heard about Pierre Poilievre’s outrage over an apparent threat against his wife, Anaida. The threat, made by Jeremy MacKenzie, is, of course, reprehensible and unacceptable.…
September 2022
Zombie Reaganomics
Last week, the Republicans released their campaign “platform.” They called it a “Commitment to America.” Paul Krugman writes: If you squint hard at the economics section of the Commitment to…
Poilievre’s ‘Woke.’
The word ‘woke’ is not all that new. Its use is taking a roller-coaster ride. Young people tend to use it in the sense of becoming aware of societal errors…
Today’s News: "But I never thought leopards would eat MY face!"
The original tweet, from 2015: ‘I never thought leopards would eat MY face,’ sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party. — Adrian Bott (@Cavalorn) October 16,…
‘All options on table’ to block federal gun buy-back, vows Tyler Shandro … as clock runs out on Kenney Government
The Kenney Government will do whatever it can to block Ottawa’s plan to implement stricter firearms regulations that include buying back AR-15 military-style rifles and similar weapons that were banned…
Denmark first to pay for climate “loss and damage”
Under the Paris Climate Accords, the world’s rich nations have pledged to provide $100-billion US per year to help undeveloped nations adapt to climate change. As well they should. Rich…
Today’s tonic: “Cuba overwhelmingly approves same-sex marriage in referendum”
Today’s tonic: “Cuba overwhelmingly approves same-sex marriage in referendum” #Equality #Cuba #LGBT
Kenney’s Legacy: Lessons from Alice
Alice laughed. ‘One can’t believe impossible things.’ ‘I dare say you haven’t had much practice,’ said the Queen…’Why, sometimes I’ve believed in as many as six impossible things before breakfast.’—Lewis…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted material to start your week. – Jeremy Faust laments the removal of the few remaining COVID public health recommendations when we’ve had ample opportunity to learn about the costs…
Legal Tweet of the Day: September 26, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Brett Favre continued to pressure for volleyball facility funding even after being told it was possibly illegal, according to new filing – CNN #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3DVuxd5…
barbara ehrenreich, rest in power. i will miss you.
I was very saddened by the news that Barbara Ehrenreich had died earlier this month. She was one of my favourite thinkers and writers, and I found it difficult to…
Why Bother To Vote?
Brittlestar has the answer. Recommend this Post
Save the Grocery Store, Save the Town
When markets fail people, then the people need to replace the market. Ir, to put it more directly: when a profitable grocery store isn’t profitable enough for a company then…
He’s In Trouble
Vladimir Putin is in trouble. His army is experiencing reversals. And he’s calling up kids to replace his dwindling forces. Michael Harris writes: In making these announcements, Putin has planted…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of September 26, 2022
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of September 26, 2022
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of September 26, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter: Iran faces US in international court over asset seizure This Ontario couple…
Battles of Brampton’s Brown.
There is not much excitement forecast for the upcoming municipal elections in Ontario on October 24. The exception is likely to be the mayoralty in Brampton. The current mayor, Patrick…
Behold, a pale horse
“And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. ” Revelations 6:7-8 I’m thinking tonight of the…