It’s Carney!
Mark Carney is the new Liberal leader and Prime Minister designate - we will find out soon what the schedule will be for Trudeau resigning and Carney being sworn in.…
Cathie from Canada
Yes, the Annexing Canada talk is serious now. Deadly serious.
People have been chatting about this sotto voce for weeks, but also saying "it's so paranoid, I don't really believe it, not really..." We will look back on March 7…
Weekend funnies: Jim Cuddy’s song, some funny posts from Mark Hamill, the Beaverton, Trudeau and more; and Animal Crackers
...Oh no What went wrongUsed to be the singers in a two part song Guess all good things come to an end But we used to be the best of…
Today’s Memes: Trudeau Take Thursday, Musk Lose Sky, Trump Drop Trou, and today in "Elbows Up"
Following along with the "Trump Take Egg" meme, I think we need to title this one "Trudeau Take Thursday"Q: “The foreign affairs minister called all of this a psychodrama -…
Elbows Up — and laughing
Scrolling through social media today, the anger was unrelenting and the patriotism palpable. But nothing can stop Canadians being funny -- here's some good stuff from today: First, a word…
"We will fight and we will win" – Inspiration from Justin Trudeau, comments from Wesley Wark, Charlie Angus, Evan Scrimshaw, Paul Krugman, Jeff Tiedrich. And in late news, US now saying "never mind"?
My illustration today was posted by CdnHistoryEhx - it shows the Battle of Queenston Heights, Oct 13 1812 by John David Kelly. Despite being outnumbered by three to one, the…
Elbows Up! Responding to the Trump tariffs
Well, here we go. And Canada is in it to win it: View on Threads Trudeau tried. But Trump is just in love with breaking things. And I think he…
"Why is everything so stupid right now?"
Yes, its crazy. Just a short one today -- a great theory of the stupidity now in the US, a few funny posts, and Mike Myers.Brittlestar My Global Gas Leak…
So Trump made Zelenskyy an offer. But Zelenskyy refused …
Just when I think Trump can't possibly get any worse... on Friday, he turned into The Orange Corleone: “You’re either gonna make a deal or we’re out, and if we’re…
Criminalizing drug addiction: "We can’t punish the trauma out of people by creating more trauma."
Saskatchewan and Alberta are both bringing forward legislation to criminalize drug use as well as drug trafficking. It seems to be as much a performance, as a plan. But the…
This is the way America ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning together Headpiece filled with straw. Alas, here we go again:Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada…
Today’s News: Liberal debate night two "Chrystia Freeland won on tone, Mark Carney won on policy"
It was the second night of the Liberal leadership debates, and once again, no fireworks: View on Threads This Liberal leadership debate is so boring, so rife with specific policy…
Today’s News: Liberal leadership debate, night one; and Trudeau in Ukraine
My photo is by "PoliLEGO" on tonight's Liberal leadership debate from @polilego.bsky.social -it shows @markjcarney.bsky.social @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social @karinagould.bsky.social and Frank Baylis.So tonight I went spinning through X, Threads, ...
Some questions for the Liberal leadership debates
So on Monday night the Liberal leadership candidates are debating in French, and on Tuesday in English. Like most Canadians, I have been semi-following the leadership race -- I wasn't…
Weekend break: Funny stuff, some beautiful paintings, and of course, Animal Crackers
Nailed! View on Threads Hooters is deflating:Hooters is going bust. Sad to see one of America’s great cultural institutions go tits up. I hope they get the support they need…
"Courage is found in unlikely places": Chris Kluwe, Charlie Angus, AOC, Zelenskyy and Europe, Mike Pence, FP Wellman, John Cole…
Taking one of my favorite Lord Of The Rings quotes as my text today, I thought I should highlight some of the people - both likely and unlikely - who…
What a game!
I had a post about politics almost ready to go, but not tonight! What a great game: Report: CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA!— The Beaverton (@thebeaverton.com) February 20, 2025…
Some days, we just need to laugh…
How funny people can be about politics, even when things are just so grim!First, isn't this good news!And isn't this the way we all feel now: Moving on: Can’t spell…
"No Kings Day" – A day of protest against Trump and Musk
America won't go down without a fight. There were massive protests across the US on Monday, with the rallying cry "No Kings!" -- that precisely expressed the new American message…
Taking a step back
So now, in this Year of Our Lord 2025, let's look at where are we at. In Canada, by mid-March, we will have a new federal Liberal leader - I…