Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jessica Wildfire writes about the desperation to return to some past normal (stoked of course by the people who profit from it)…
2023
Take Back Alberta leader’s Twitter rant casts some light on the war within the United Conservative Party
The internal workings of the United Conservative Party under Premier Danielle Smith are nowadays quite murky. But now and again we hear of wars, and rumours of wars, even if…
Perfect Game
There is nothing in sports like the Perfect Game in Baseball: 27 up. 27 down. The 24th perfect game in AL/NL history belongs to Domingo Germán. pic.twitter.com/SyUJb0cKm6 — MLB (@MLB)…
Collision 2023 Day 3
The final day of Collision conference and there are still more startups to write about. It’s neat that there are so many companies looking to address the UN SDGs! Loop…
Legal Tweet of the Day: June 29, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheday: Dog at the centre of unprecedented Ontario estates court battle after death of man who bought it #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVToronto https://tinyurl.com/3n8yxwb6 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
No More Of The Same
On Monday, Olivia Chow was elected mayor of Toronto. Max Fawcett writes: Chow is taking the reins of a city that’s in much worse shape than it was when she…
too much honesty can be a very bad thing: a story about a birthday present
This post is written with permission. Recently on Facebook I announced that Allan, my partner, turns 60 this year, and he has already chosen a very special birthday present. We…
Lost Counterculture
Henry Madison, just some random dude on twitter, wrote an interesting bit on concerts and the enmeshment of generations. I disagree with several of his claims below: Blondie “Imagine a…
Is That Democracy?
If about a third of the registered voters go to vote and just more than a third of them vote for the winning candidate, what credibility does that person have…
Random moments: from journalism to history to spiders to poetry
First, let me just mention how appalling it is that journalism is joining the gig-economy as more journalists basically have to become independent contractors. I know, I know – independence,…
Postmedia-NordStar merger may actually be an opportunity to help restore local news competition
The National Post’s building in downtown Toronto. Photo by Michael Wilson/CBC. Postmedia Network may be trying to pull another fast one in a desperate attempt to stay afloat, but if…
My latest: friends in all places
Want a friend in politics? Get a dog. Well, that’s not exactly the quote. President Harry S. Truman said that, except he substituted the word “Washington” for “politics.” And, with…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Michael Marshall discusses the growing body of knowledge about the persistence of long COVID – with people still suffering symptoms after a year…
Collision Day 2
I’m back at Collision Conference for another day of finding startups doing good in the world. Let’s see what today brings. Ensogo provides a system for teams to track and…
How to kill a zombie or the strange persistence of neoliberalism
Here’s a recent piece I wrote on the many deaths of neoliberalism. https://monitormag.ca/articles/how-to-kill-a-zombie-or-the-strange-persistence-of-neoliberalism/
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates June 27, 2023
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…
Legal Tweet of the Day: June 29, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Fringe mayoral candidate Xiao Hua Gong wants a recount, despite losing by more than a quarter of a million votes #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://tinyurl.com/5n8dumnb – Garry J.…
Democracy Is Fine, Until It Isn’t
I don’t post on a daily basis anymore, partly because I have other things keeping me busy and partly because I do wonder if anything good can come from a…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Intestacy – Dying without a Last Will
There’s a popular misconception that if I die without a last will everything goes to the government. That’s actually not true. If you die without a last will in Ontario…
On missing a little more than a sub
Last week’s sinking of the Titan, a deep-diving tourist submarine charging $250,000 US a shot to view the wreck of the Titanic out a 20-inch window for a few minutes,…