Why I Left Twitter
Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter(1) and renamed it "X", I've been toying with abandoning the platform. I don't like Musk to begin with, but at the same time the…
August 2024
My Views, Summarized
In an open letter to two of the best analysts alive: Excellent as always, Hrvoje, only more so. You two are stellar, although, I am less pessimistic. Who am I?…
OPEN LETTER to Mayor Olivia Chow re: Toronto’s terrible Ferry Service to Toronto Islands
August 25, 2024Dear Toronto Mayor Chow, The state of Toronto City ferry service to the Toronto Islands is awful. It seems like the management of the ferry service don't take…
OPEN LETTER to Mayor Olivia Chow re: Toronto’s terrible Ferry Service to Toronto Islands
August 25, 2024Dear Toronto Mayor Chow, The state of Toronto City ferry service to the Toronto Islands is awful. It seems like the management of the ferry service don't take…
Weekend funny stuff: from Escher to Hercules; from politics to CEOs; from ancient wonders to wonderful paintings; from funny maps to funny dogs; from dancing ostriches to Ted Lasso!
First, a glance at art: Here's a short look at politics with some compare-and-contrast posts:Similar photos that are miles apart... pic.twitter.com/PSBWuU7Q1m— Ab Gamble (@AbGamble1) August 20, 2024 He’s trolling Millhouse…
Saturday Photo: Sixty Years of Fun
We were good buddies, until he bought the car and asked me out for a real date. After that, things developed and sixty years ago this coming Thursday, August 29,…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Annika Stechemesser et al. study the effectiveness of various countries' climate policies - and find that while carbon pricing is a necessary element in…
My latest: the beast is back
It’s getting bad again. At the start of the Summer, many of the anti-Israel occupations at universities and colleges were shut down, or moved on. In the streets, the pro-Hamas…
Report finds insufficient daytime options for people experiencing homelessness
I’m the lead author of a recent report, commissioned by Vibrant Communities Calgary, looking at factors associated with social disorder on public transit (including social disorder involving people experiencing homelessness).…
Will It Happen Here?
American politics has been radically reformed. Could it happen here? John Delacourt writes:It was just a few weeks ago that the prospects for progressive governments in North America were trending…
Will It Happen Here?
American politics has been radically reformed. Could it happen here? John Delacourt writes:It was just a few weeks ago that the prospects for progressive governments in North America were trending…
Today’s News: RIP Expertise
I'm seeing a number of news stories lately about how expertise is being downgraded, and experts dismissed. Tom Nichols talks about all this in his book, The Death of Expertise:Tom…
So this is happening
https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/breaking-free-of-neoliberalism-canadas-challenge-what-it-will-take-to-deal-with-american-decline-inequality-and-the-climate-crisis/9781459419476.html
Musical interlude
Stoto - Afterlife
Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade
Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade. This International Day is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples.
My latest: the DNC in ten points
NEW YORK – The 2024 Democratic National Convention – the DNC – is over. The red, white and blue balloons have dropped. The speeches have been spoken. The 4,700 Democrat…
My Top 10 Tools List for 2024
This is my submission for this year to Jane Hart's annual list.1. Firefox - this is my web browser of choice, the only one properly effective against tracking and advertising,…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Paul Rogers discusses the imminent threat of more extreme weather events, shortages of the necessities of life and increased division and inequality if the…