Today’s News: Scenarios of Doom
I think we are all a little frightened now. Trump has lost his mind, and so has President Miller. And they're taking America with them. I'm reading way too many…
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Alberta can no longer be considered a safe place to invest, and the reason can be summed up in two words: ‘Danielle Smith’
Compared to Venezuelan oilsands crude, according to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Canadian oil is cheaper, cleaner, and “clearly low risk.” “Canadian oil will be competitive because it is low-risk, clearly…
Theo Moudakis!!
A century ago, an American advertising executive popularized the phrase, "A picture is worth a thousand words." Toronto Star cartoonist Theo Moudakis proves that a few pictures are worth much…
Housing the unhoused, or enriching the already rich… it’s a choice
The 21st century has seen an explosion in the number and wealth of billionaires, driven largely by financial market surges, deregulation, and favourable tax policies. It is no coincidence that…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cat among the pigeons.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Robert Reich discusses how Donald Trump is a threat to civilization (in the form of any social order other than one based on…
The anti-Israel, pro-Hamas fringe become the anti-U.S., pro-Maduro fringe
It’s axiomatic: when you do something a lot, you get better at it. So, when you do lots of campaigns, you get better at campaigns. Witness the variously pro-Palestine, anti-Israel,…
Favorite reads of 2025 – my book is on the Toronto Star’s list!
Just before Christmas, The Toronto Star published a list of their twenty favorite fiction reads of 2025. The Gates of Polished Horn was included! The… The post Favorite reads of…
They Have The News Anchor They Want, Not The One America Needs
I can only imagine that Walter Cronkite, the esteemed icon of CBS News who presided over many earth-shattering events, is gyrating wildly in his grave, and the still-alive Dan Rather…
Cracks in the Foundation: Heritage and Ruling Class Strategy [ThreeWayFight]
When more than a dozen Heritage Foundation staffers recently quit, it highlighted the Trump coalition’s growing internal debate over white nationalist antisemitism. But it also points to a crisis of…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates January 6, 2025
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
Pedal Confusion
Confused alien fails driving test
Speaking out against Trump and his banana-pants economic "regime change" wars
When Trump is doing crazy stuff in the United States, Americans can take refuge in saying "well, I didn't vote for him!" And when it is people inside the United…
Will Trump’s Venezuela raid help Danielle Smith get her pipeline to B.C.’s North Coast?
Credit where credit is due, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Venezuelan raid and kidnapping has accomplished one important thing: There was hardly a word in the media about the Epstein Files…
Trump gets a 51st state
Of the interminable obnoxious comments by the U.S. president, one that particularly galled us Canadians... The post Trump gets a 51st state first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading.- Stephen Beschloss writes that while the specifics may be unpredictable, the broad strokes of the Trump regime are entirely in keeping with a U.S.…
Entering the Studio Without Asking Permission
How AI is reshaping who gets to create — and what creation now asks of us.For most of human history, creative practice has been gated by thresholds that were invisible…
Trump’s plan to seize Venezuela and run it from Washington may be half baked, but it bodes ill for Alberta just the same
When the dust settles on U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to take over Venezuela and its massive heavy oil reserves, the outcome is unlikely to be good for Alberta. This…
A bad neighbor
In fewer than 365 days after taking office Donald Trump would threaten to invade Panama and Greenland, launch a global trade war, bomb five countries, and invade South America —…
Scalable geothermal energy
Permitting and transmission-connection hurdles face renewable developers broadly. Raising money to gain expertise and moving systems to a commercial stage is also challenging. With geothermal energy, the potential rewards are…