Trump and His Muppets Play Possum
There was a time they wouldn't shut up. Now, except for when they're safely inside some Republican festung, they're a lot less talkative.Trump showed up to a scheduled deposition today,…
2022
Trump and His Muppets Play Possum
There was a time they wouldn’t shut up. Now, except for when they’re safely inside some Republican festung, they’re a lot less talkative. Trump showed up to a scheduled deposition…
Legal Tweet of the Day: August 10, 2022
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Nearly $1.5 million settlement approved for correctional officers of color who were barred from guarding Derek Chauvin #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3BWse8G – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
Kenn Chaplin Oct 26, 1959 – Aug 8, 2022
Just writing to all of you to inform you of the passing of and to say goodbye to one of my past Progressive Blogger members, and political activist Kenn Chaplin;…
My latest: I love the smell of the rule of law in the morning
If there’s dust, it ain’t settling. The dust stirred up by the FBI’s visit to Donald Trump’s Florida compound, that is. The Right is apoplectic and the Left is ecstatic.…
A Timely Reminder
That division exists in our country is undeniable. That there are those amongst us who seek to exploit those divisions is also a fact. Two Star letter-writers remind us to…
Use This App to Avoid Shady Companies
Too many companies say they care about an important issue, sponsor events, and then turn around and fund organizations (or politicians) that actively fight the important issue. This behaviour by…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Providing for Guardianship of your Children in your Last Will
You can definitely name somebody in your last will to have custody and guardianship of your minor children in the event both of the parents pass away. Now, the appointment…
Today’s tonic: Andrew Coyne’s “Donald Trump’s rendezvous with reality may be fast approaching”
Today’s tonic: Andrew Coyne’s “Donald Trump’s rendezvous with reality may be fast approaching” #CDNPoli #uspolitics #TrumpCoupAttempt
Poilievre’s Poison.
It’s not just an American disease. Canada can easily be caught in the same polarization. We are just as liable to see divisions driven into our politics, our families, our…
Cultural groups aren’t the only ones lobbying for Internet controls
Photo by Nelly Antoniadou/Flickr A National Post investigation of lobbying efforts by cultural groups hoping to shape the controversial Online Streaming Act, or Bill C-11, has shown that they succeeded…
Today’s News: Less than meets the eye?
I think Trump Mar-A-Lago “raid” was either: -a major national security scandal about a trove of top-secret documents that Trump was trying to sell to Putin or the Saudis; OR…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Curved cats.
Her vision inspires … outrage! Fury greets UCP Government prize for essay that calls women best suited as vessels for babies
What were they thinking? If Alberta’s United Conservative Party were a normal Canadian political party, it wouldn’t necessarily have been a bad idea for someone to have the bright idea…
BC’s private power origins
An extensive private power industry was created by Premier Gordon Campbell and friends early in the 21st century. A government that had little regard for nature opened vast areas of…
COMMUNICATING WITH LOVE – How to Relax and Chat With Someone with Memory Loss
If you care for someone with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or dementia, you have probably seen this image on social media: I’ve posted it on my Facebook page, The Caregivers’…
Is Pierre Poilievre Finally Losing His Marbles?
Pierre Poilievre is a really kooky person, a really kooky Con, and he has been making some really kooky videos. Like the one where he appeared to make love to…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – CBC reports that Ontario transit is the latest major public service being paralyzed by the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19. And Ishani Desai…
Betting on Rock Bottom
Seabed trawlers are almost universally reviled. Their lead-weighted nets scour the seabed, in the process destroying almost everything in their path. This 2014 article from The Guardian focuses on the…
Betting on Rock Bottom
Seabed trawlers are almost universally reviled. Their lead-weighted nets scour the seabed, in the process destroying almost everything in their path. This 2014 article from The Guardian focuses on the…