Youth homelessness
I’ve just released Chapter 9 of my open access textbook. This chapter focuses on youth homelessness. A ‘top 10’ overview of the chapter can be found here: https://nickfalvo.ca/youth-homelessness/
2024
Fascist Twitter?
Letter to X (Musk) Letter To Elon Musk, Re: My Suspension From Twitter Twitter, “X”, “bastion of free speech”, suspended my account today, saying this: We’ve temporarily limited some of…
Today’s News: Our wannabe Emperors
As summer turns into fall, its becoming increasingly obvious that the wannabe Emperors in our midst have no clothes. Emperor Trump:Is it me or does it feel like someone hit…
Dispatches from Gens A to Z
This week, let’s take a peek into the confusing and sometimes disturbing world of the pre-teens and teens as seen through the prism of social media, and the legacy media…
A 100-page Textbook on Logic.
I was wondering whether ChatGPT could so it, so I asked it, "Please write me a 100-page textbook on logic." I'll reproduce what it produced below, but I want to…
My latest: kick them out
Samidoun: Canadian federal corporation 1279374-1. Status: active, since March 3, 2021. Three directors: Charlotte Lynne Kates, Vancouver. Dave Diewert, also of Vancouver, and Thomas Gerhard Hofland, of the Netherlands. Annual…
Not For A Few Dollars More
Sunday sees the start of the annual conference of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO). Comprised of 444 municipalities, the conference offers the opportunity to discuss and make recommendations…
why i call kamala harris by her last name and wish you would too
Here's a question for progressive folks following the US election campaign: Why do you call Kamala Harris "Kamala" and call Tim Walz "Walz"?* * * * A long time ago,…
Weekend Reading Extravaganza: from Da Vinci to Venice; from maps to world wonders; from bridges to train stations; from rock history to Canadian history
Over the last few weeks I have seen some interesting posts about art, culture, etc. that didn't seem to fit into a daily post. So I have gathered them all…
Musical interlude
WaltR Melody - Creation
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Jonathan Watts reports on the effort by scientists to account for the unexpected acceleration of global warming. And Fiona Harvey reports on the immense…
[Aug 31] 7th Annual Halifax Anarchist Bookfair!
Kersplebedeb is excited to be heading back to the lovely Halifax Bookfair in a couple weeks! 7th Annual Halifax Anarchist Bookfair Saturday, August 31, 10am–6pm(Rain date: September 1st)Location: Old Spring…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 15, 2010
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 15, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: Bill 168: Ontario Workplace Harassment and Violence Legislation In Force https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/06/bill-168-ontario-workplace-harassment.html - Garry J. Wise, Tor...
Editorial Cartoon Of The Day
If you are one of the many who realize that whatever it may be, Doug Ford's government is not "for the people," you will likely enjoy this cartoon.And here's the…
‘Lakeside Recovery Community’ clearly intended to be showpiece for UCP’s controversial ‘Alberta Recovery Model’
“Alberta opens its third world-class recovery community,” said the headline on a news release sent by the Alberta Government to media yesterday morning about the opening of a “recovery community”…