Science of Mask Efficiency
A thread from Dr. Leo Lam, who has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, worked for over twenty years as a science advocate, and was co-founder of medical imaging software. I’m…
November 2022
Breadmaker Tales: Blueberry Jam
Longtime readers here know that baking bread is one of my passions (Susan might call it an obsession, one of my many), but I’m also I’m a reasonably competent cook…
Canada needs a long-term news strategy to stop undermining trust in journalism, says white paper
Photo by Roman Kraft/Wikimedia Commons Instead of plugging the holes in a sinking newspaper ship with successive bailouts, Ottawa should formulate a long-term national news media strategy that doesn’t undermine…
A Sad Little Man
Two nights ago, Donald Trump droned on — for fifty-three minutes — to announce that he was running for president again. Charles Lane writes that what the speech amounted to…
Conning Cohn.
Columnist Martin Regg Cohn of the Toronto Star refers to Ontario premier Doug Ford as a populist. Well, he might have Cohn convinced, but you really can’t read sincerity off…
Today’s News: Christ, what an asshole!
Time for this week’s edition of “Christ, what an asshole!” So this happened: The perfect candidate for voters whose concerns are less about healthcare and the economy than more relevant…
Don’t worry about contradictions in health minister’s mandate letter – those promises aren’t meant to be kept
Never mind “less is more.” Sometimes more is less. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (Photo: Jake Wright/Manning Centre/Creative Commons). Consider Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s mandate letter to Health Minister Jason Copping.…
The Earth groans
Tuesday, according to the United Nations, was eight billion day, i.e. the world’s population was projected to reach eight billion souls on November 15th. Even if you like people, and…
Free advice, CNN
OMFG, @CNN. You're doing exactly what you did last time – giving this asshole tons of outraged coverage, which helped get him elected in 2016. It's like demanding crucifixion and…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates November 15, 2022
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
Contribute to Mulutu Shakur’s Release Fund!
From Family & Friends of Mutulu Shakur: Nov. 10, 2022: In order to bring Mutulu home to his family in California safely and comfortably, we must raise funds to cover…
How it feels to visit an apartheid country
An advertisement alongside the separation wall in East Jerusalem. Here the wall divides a Palestinian neighbourhood so as to limit the numbers of Palestinians in official Jerusalem. Photo by Philip…
Why I still love tabloids
Actual @nypost page 26 today. Biggest political burn ever. Ever. pic.twitter.com/27bId34wNg — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) November 16, 2022
It’s Easy To Pierce Thin Skins
Not to mention, it also looks like fun. To quote Mr. T: I pity the fool! (But not really.) Mrs. F @ms_frazzled Your tan looks so good up there, friend!…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Dave Yasvinski reports on the growing recognition that repeated COVID infections increase the likelihood of severe illness and death. And John Lorinc discusses…
There Will Be A Next Time
The film director Billy Wilder said that “Hindsight is 20/20.” We should keep that in mind when we look back at the pandemic. Heather Scoffield writes: The pandemic has meant…
Canada’s ‘sustainable transition’ is increasingly tied up with Washington’s war on China
Image by Viperagp/Bigstock With commodity prices high following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and Europe looking for alternatives to Russian energy resources, many leading politicians in the West have been championing…
A Test for the Tories.
A by-election has been called for the Ontario federal electoral district of Mississauga-Lakeshore. What makes it of broader interest, is that it is a typical Ontario riding that would be…
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s pitch to Calgary’s mayor about trains to the airport, trains to Banff, sounds lighter than hot air
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith yesterday sent a letter to Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek chattering excitedly about plans to expand Calgary’s light rail transit system to Calgary International Airport. Alberta Premier…
The Dumpster Fire that Is Twitter
Stephen Fry just left Twitter, moments before I started writing this. As recently as a few weeks ago, I would have thought this would be… The post The Dumpster Fire…