Groupthink Abounds
“I don’t know what we’re fighting for. Not even a clue. I just want to go home.’’“Starting a war is very easy. But to finish it — try that.’’“This whole…
September 2024
Today’s News: #ETTD
Back in 2016, Rick Wilson invented the hashtag #ETTD (Everything Trump Touches Dies) - and he is absolutely right. Every single time. Every new Trump favorite has that wild eyed…
Musical interlude
Cannons - Bright Lights
A future we don’t want
From The Economist. Is this what some in the West want? “Afghanistan’s Ministry for the Prevention of Vice and Propagation of Virtue released its annual report. Over the past year…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Jonathan Watts reports on the Earth Commission's work showing how any path to avert climate breakdown needs to break down the concentration of wealth…
Methane Levels at 800,000-Year High: Stanford Scientists Warn That We Are Heading for Climate Disaster
Science shows that we cannot do what Western Canada is doing, which is to say it is good for us to increase production of fossil fuels and let future generations…
Legal News Post of the Day: September 13, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Trump says he won't debate Harris again before election day #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/MRgY4J7rPE - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
This Is Worrisome: An Update
The other day I posted about what I saw as a worrying trend - the removal of MPP Sarah Jama from Elle's online article featuring influential women. Jama's 'sin' was…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from February 1, 2007
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from February 1, 2007 via Wise Law Blog: Starting A Law Firm http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2007/02/starting-law-firm.html - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Your debt is their asset
Decades of government policy has enabled financial institutions to trade mortgages as increasingly abstract financial products backed by state guarantees. This is helping to direct the nation’s wealth to the…
Today’s News: What does Singh think he is doing?
Not only is this an anti-progressive, anti climate position, but his stated basis for it is based on right-wing disinformation.Good job, NDP!— Emmett Macfarlane 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 (@EmmMacfarlane) September 12, 2024…
Danielle Smith: Alberta welcomes newcomers, but only if they ‘possess our shared values’
“Alberta has always welcomed newcomers who possess our shared values,” Premier Danielle Smith says in a statement published by on the Government’s official web page yesterday. “Who possess our shared…
“Humans are the glory and scum of the universe”
Failure to support the poorest and unhealthiest residents in our society is a form of collective violence. This is a choice that most of us would reject as individuals but…
Deeply Offensive
I'm sure MAGA purists will find this deeply offensive, which is one of the reasons I love it:Recommend this Post
Legal News Post of the Day: September 12, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: 'An unfortunate waste of resources': Ontario woman facing criminal charge following water gun incident #law #legal #legalnews via @CTVNews https://t.co/ej1PBbuVGK - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: Providing for Guardianship of your Children
You can leave instructions in your Will for who will have custody of your children after your death.These custody appointments are valid for 90 days. After that, a Court must…
Long Threads: More things I didn’t know
There is one thing that I still love about Twitter and other social media -- how interesting people are still publishing interesting "long threads" where I learn about a new…
How long have we waited to see a candidate in a televised debate open a can of whoop-ass on an opponent like Kamala Harris did?
In modern politics, televised debates are usually unenlightening, uninteresting and undermine democracy. If they are even mildly entertaining, with one participant or the other landing a light punch, it is…