2025 so far
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January 2025
Anomy: A Disturbance of the Collective Order
A few articles have come out recently concerned with the trajectory we're taking, particularly choices being made by young adults. But we need to acknowledge the upheaval we're currently living…
Geothermal energy now!
The International Energy Agency involves 32 member nations and 17 other associates. Together, these countries are responsible for about three-quarters of global energy consumption and almost 90 percent of clean…
Legal News Post of the Day: January 2, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dead at 100 #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/XjZQUOiXkI - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office…
“Archbishop Bannon” versus “Unelected President Musk”
If you had any illusions about MAGA having taken on cult-like traits, you only need to read some of Bannon’s statements in this article.He instructed Musk to “sit back and…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- David Macdonald offers this year's report on CEO compensation in Canada - showing how company men are being handed obscene pay packages while…
Why be a doormat?
Political cartoon published in July 1870 depicts Canada as a child, with Great Britain, represented as Mother Britannia, holding out her protective arms. Uncle Sam, representing the United States, stands…
“Archbishop Bannon” versus “Unelected President Musk”
If you had any illusions about MAGA having taken on cult-like traits, you only need to read some of Bannon’s statements in this article.He instructed Musk to “sit back and…
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: How Does Marriage Affect Your Existing Will?
When a person is married in Ontario, the marriage automatically revokes a prior Last Will made by that person.The sole exception to this rule is a Last Will that is…
"Good Luck Trudeau"
Well, I don't know whether Trudeau will leave or not, but I for one would really miss him: Genuinely one the funniest jokes I’ve seen played on Trudeau.— Steve Boots…
BC Hydro second quarter report, fiscal year 2025
BC Hydro waited until the last days allowed by law to release the utility's second-quarter report for the fiscal year ending March 2025. The utility's financial reports show politicians consciously…
My latest: the enemy within
Texas born and raised. All-American. U.S. Army veteran, too, and a member of the Army Reserve. Senior Information Management Officer in the Army. Army team leader and human resources supervisor.…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your new year.- Michael Mann and Peter Hotez write about the combined threat posed by climate change, pandemics and an anti-science message which makes it far…
On resistance
Charlie Angus continues to receive plenty of well-deserved attention for his work trying to focus on the dangers of the impending Trump administration - including his latest op-ed in the…
what i’m reading: 2024 wrap-up
My 2023 reading plan turned out to be perfect for me, so I renewed it for 2024, and will keep it for 2025, too.For more on why I'm now using…
Home on the Open World Range
A recent article in the Journal of Internet Research described a study that came to the conclusion that open-world games (OWGs) “may offer unique cognitive escapism opportunities, potentially leading to…
We Are All Complicit
There are still many who both turn a blind eye to the ongoing genocide in Gaza and justify israel's atrocities as mere self-defence. If you believe that fiction, all I…
Trudeau Missing His Aline
When I was elected in 2015, I told my staff that if Prime Minister Trudeau rose, we would rise with him, but if he fell, we would need to have…
One-Liner Film Reviews for 2024
Most years on New Year's Day I try to remember everything I watched over the year for a round-up, but typically forget most of them. This year I kept track!!…
It’s 2025 and John Brown’s body lies a-moulderin’ in the grave, but Luigi marches on!
Happy New Year, I guess. This year may not turn out to be much better than the last one, but I do have a question for the first day of…