My latest: Erica Ifill is a bigot
Bigot. That word – along with its corollaries, racist, sexist, hater, et al. – get thrown around a lot, of course. It happens so often, these days, that those words…
August 2023
Boom
Four counts. Lean and mean indictment. #USPolitics pic.twitter.com/6LQNOAvrMl — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) August 1, 2023
Western Canada refusing to limit a main cause of climate change
Powerful people are willing to destroy us to enrich themselves. Governments are willing accomplices. Canada Energy Regulator says western Canadian fossil gas production hit an all-time high in November 2022,…
A solar powered future?
Despite false claims by organizations paid to promote false claims, clean renewable energy must replace fossil fuels. The only question is when. The inevitable is assured by crucial environmental, social…
Niger is the fourth country in the Sahel to experience an anti-Western coup
Niger troops on patrol. Photo by Sia Kambou/AFP. At three in the morning on July 26, 2023, the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger.…
Legal Tweet of the Day: August 1, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Georgia Judge Rejects Trump’s Effort to Short-Circuit Election Case #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/2p85tvcr – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
Formidable! My Night at the Moulin Rouge
If you’ve seen the movie Moulin Rouge (2001), then no doubt you’re expecting an extravagant, musical story about this evening. Let me set you straight:… The post Formidable! My Night…
Not A Trans Person … Again
Last week, it came out that The Calgary Stampede _KNEW_ about, and did nothing to stop a child molester working in their midst. This isn’t a couple of middle managers…
A Reasonable Explanation of the Life of Sinead O’Connor
It’s taken a few days to digest the news of Sinead O’Connor, but I wanted to share some of my own thoughts and a reminder that the truth hurts ……
Sinéad O’Connor: Farewell to a fearless protest singer
Sinead O’connor performing in Santiago, Chile, 1990. Photo by Marcelo Montecino/Flickr. Singer Sinéad O’Connor was not of this world. She was an ethereal talent and fearless political activist who existed…
Covid on the Brain
Listen to me try to say all the big words in an 8 minute recording: It’s curious how many are completely unaware that Covid is a brain-invasive disease. It’s the…
A Matter of Some Concern.
We interrupt this stream of commentaries to discuss a matter of some concern. It has to do with the leader of the American dip sticks. His leadership is in jeopardy.…
Creating a three-ring circus?
Yesterday I read another media demand for the Trudeau government to undertake another “public inquiry” and I’m afraid this is getting to be too much. First, the drumbeat to investigate…
Canada is facing a grave crisis, and it needs courageous leaders, but brutal street-clearing operations won’t help
There’s no question Canada is facing a grave social crisis on multiple fronts. Howard Anglin (Photo: Twitter/Howard Anglin). The homeless crisis, the housing crisis, the deadly drug poisoning crisis, and…
Climate change denial, indifference, concern
— Climate change denial is based on prioritizing consumerism and wealth accumulation over human health and survival. — Climate change indifference is based on false hope, inattention, or ignorance. —…