Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Pep Canadell and Gustaf Hegelius examine the carbon emissions from melting Arctic permafrost - finding that the near-term effects based on the release…
November 2024
Genocide by starvation?
Having just heard that Netanyahu has just outlawed UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) the very last viable organization able to supply food the the thousands of displaced Palestinians…
Genocide by starvation?
Having just heard that Netanyahu has just outlawed UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) the very last viable organization able to supply food the the thousands of displaced Palestinians…
Why I Dislike Ranked Ballot Voting & Why I Support It
After four years studying Political Science at Laurentian University and over thirty years working for the House of Commons I tended to approach electoral reform more as a political scientist…
Einstein opposed Zionist colonization in Palestine and predicted the current catastrophe
Albert Einstein in his office at Princeton University, New Jersey, 1942. Photo by Roman Vishniac/Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life/Flickr. A few weeks before the creation of the S...
Rebound rebuild repopulate
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The Most Important Election in US (And Possibly Global) History
In which I yearn for a Harris/Walz win today. How is it possible that this is even a race? The post The Most Important Election in US (And Possibly Global)…
Legal News Post of the Day: November 5, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: City of Toronto unveils ceremonial Taylor Swift street signs #law #legal #legalnews via @CTVNews https://t.co/8uPK7sx0q6 - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Discrimination in the Workplace
Ontario employers are prohibited from discrimination in the workplace against any employee.Employers may not discriminate on the basis of- Race- Religion- Citizenship- Gender- Sexual Orientation or Identification- Disability- AgeIf you…
Recent readings
About poetry and essays from the November 2024 issue of Scientific American, the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. The publication is useful for people at all levels…
Everyone Seems Fine ≠ Long Covid is a Myth
Lots of people still really don't believe that some people have had their lives destroyed by Long Covid, and that they might too. And their loved ones. And sooner than…
Democracy or Fascism?
We are, today, watching the most momentous decision that Americans have had to make in the entirety of their — and my own — lifetimes. Compared to the choice between…
It is crucial that Harris win but defeating Trump is not enough
It is crucial that Harris defeat Trump in today’s election. A Trump victory would be a disaster, a Harris victory a reprieve. Will Harris be able to build on and…
Here in Alberta, if the oilpatch ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy – and profitable fossil fuel corporations hate Ottawa’s emissions cap plan
Remember, here in Alberta, if the oilpatch ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. Still, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s theatrical extended temper tantrum in the Legislature Building’s media room yesterday in response…
Hope!
Beautiful photo of (I hope) President Harris and the First Gentleman.“Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.” —Me right now— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) November 2, 2024…
Not even the main event
Palestinians mourn their relatives killed during an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib. An eternity ago, back in March, accepting his Academy Award for The Zo...