About that wildfire smoke: "The rest of our lives will be smoky"
Our weather here in Saskatoon wasn't too bad today, but CTV News was certainly covering the hell out of the smoke in Toronto -- in Canada, the weather is not…
Cathie from Canada
Sunday Funday: Windmills, doomscrolling, and all the other crazy stuff going on, plus TrumpWatch and Animal Crackers
A good idea for responding to the tariffs:Here's a good one, too: These ugly windmills are killing the motherf*€king whales 🐳 😂😅🤣— 🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 (@teamcanadaforever.bsky.social) July 31, 2025 at…
I think America finally understands they may be completely f*cked
These days I often think of Paul Simon's American Tune: ...For we lived so well so long Still, when I think of the Road we're traveling on I wonder what's…
Elbows Up, Canada!
Well, that's that. And Canada says "fuck you very much" to Trump: This is Canadian diplomatic speak for "Trump can go puck himself"— White Rose Resistance (@whiteroseresistance.org) July 31, 2025…
Living Well is the Best Revenge
I cut my finger cooking today and its a little sore for typing. So just a short post tonight -- I thought this was such a great story of how…
Does Canada need a "Homecoming Czar" to get our people back from ICE custody?
The news came out last month that at least 55 Canadians are being held in US immigration detention. And that's just about all that we still know. Global Affairs says…
Canada Cheer! Here’s some good Canada stuff to help us through the next week.
I know you are worried about what is happening in the United States, and what might happen in Canada as a result. I'm worried too. I turn on the TV…
Sunday Funday: How about those BlueJays? The lighter side of the news – Coldplay memes, Hunter’s interview. And some more funny stuff, plus TrumpWatch and Animal Crackers
How about those Jays! ...The Blue Jays’ spectacular second half continued as they picked up their seventh win in eight games since the all-star break, and took over top spot…
Carney is in no hurry to sign a bad US trade deal
As August 1 approaches, the Trump administration is announcing eleventy-billion trade deals and patting themselves on the back about how gosh-darn terrific they are. And if you believe that, maybe…
Decoding the MAGA Universe – "Now it looks like he’s not their criminal. He’s just a criminal, same as the rest."
It seems like an innocent age, in retrospect. Back in 2016 we all laughed about Pizza-gate - that crazy story about how Comet pizza restaurant was the global headquarters of…
Today’s News: A round-up with some good news videos; an update on inter-provincial trade deals; Poilievre is playing stupid about the Convoy; and finally a few comments about fascism
Today, just a roundup of interesting news: Good news videos from YouTube: Piston Pundit: the new Canada-Mexico trade corridor MeidasTouch: Ben Meiselas reports Top 10list: Top 10 American Companies Quietly…
Canadians? Nasty? You ain’t seen nothing yet…
So the American ambassador Pete Hoekstra described Canadians as "nasty" on Monday, at the annual Pacific NorthWest Economic Region Foundation summit in Bellevue Washington: The ambassador made the remarks in…
Canada gets back to summer as usual — complaining about the Liberals!
(Remembering summer evenings - a mural in Kipling, Sask.)After the breakneck pace of patriotism and panic of the past seven months - Trump's 51st State threats and TACO tariffs, Trudeau's…
Sunday Funday: Some funny cartoons and comments on the passing scene, plus some TrumpWatch and Animal Crackers
The passing scene:Because SOMEBODY will have to harvest those US crops! And here's one for all those Republican politicians complaining about immigrants "taking our jobs": View on Threads I gather…
Today’s News: "First they came for the journalists. We don’t know what happened after that."
\In the last few months, American media has lost Joy Reid, Brian Stelter, Don Lemon, Katie Phang, Alex Wagner, Jim Acosta, Terry Moran. American journalism is teetering now:CBS, Disney sell…
Epstein-Gate goes ka-boom!
Today the Wall Street Journal dropped what might well become the Story of the Decade - back in 2003, Trump sent an obscene birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein, saying how…
Today’s News: Carney lays it down, Tariffs bite Trump back, Epstein-Gate continues, a few Zing! Pow! posts, and some TrumpWatch
Carney lays it down! View on Threads Poilievre tries to make it into a big deal about Carney "breaking his word" but who could take that accusation seriously - we…
Some good reads: Charlie Angus, Black Cloud Six, Dale Smith, Garrett Graff, Paul Krugman, plus a few good posts
Canadians are being asked to consider and discuss some very important, significant issues right now:Charlie Angus / The Resistance Trump's Tariffs Are Just the Beginning ...Did anyone really think we…
Today’s News: Canadians say "fuhgeddaboudit" on a tariff deal, and Trump photobombs the Club World Cup
Tell Carney we say "Fuhgeddaboudit!" to a tariff deal It is increasingly obvious that Canada isn't going to get any kind of "trade deal" or tariff deal from Trump He…
Burn, baby, burn! Trump, Epstein-gate, and the MAGA Conspiracy Universe
I wasn't going to do a post tonight, but today's news about Trump losing control of the Epstein cover-up conspiracy story is so incredible I just can't resist sharing. And…