Wildfires across the northern Prairies tonight
It has been a terrible fire day in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba with thousands of people now evacuating: Manitoba is in the worst situation. The Manitoba Fire View page is…
Cathie from Canada
The King’s Speech: "Canada has what the world needs and defends the values that the world respects"
“Today, Canada faces another critical moment. Democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, self-determination, and freedom are values which Canadians hold dear, and ones which the government is determined to protect.”…
Today’s Quotes – Carney promises "We will prevail" & King Charles is cheered "Rock on,🤴Chuck!🍻"
There were a couple of memorable quotes in today's news. The first one was in the speech that Prime Minister Carney gave in the House:Hey, I'm starting to love ChatGPT…
Weekend funny stuff: Some posts from here and there, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers
I'm using the Monty Python picture here because this year marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Monty Python and the Holy Grail -- and the Knights Who Say…
Today’s News: My response to the Carney push-backs (Plus, Sunshiny’s excellent Mandate Letter tweet thread)
So the usual suspects are whining about PM Mark Carney tonight -- there seem to be three "push-backs" underway. The first pushback is about Carney's mandate letter. If you haven't…
Harvard, keep your Elbows Up!
So the Trump administration is trying to wreak its vengence on Harvard for lèse-majesté -- they wouldn't knuckle under to the Orange King and his MAGA knuckle-draggers. Searching for excuses…
Canada needs to tell Alberta we love her….
Here's a snap I took on the Icefields Parkway, during one of our many great vacations in Alberta:We loved those vacations, and we love Alberta.I know that Wexit, AKA Alberta…
Just Keep On Truckin’
I started assembling a post tonight about all the ways that America is sliding into a lawless authoritarian pit, but I couldn't finish it -- because yes, we know that…
Just a bunch of random stuff – hockey downs and ups; Carney learns us some economics; fun with mis-pronouncing words; Pope Leo disses the Vances; Biden’s awful diagnosis; and the Battle Hymn Updated
OK, I think I can safely say now that we are finished with winter -- it's planting season for the flower pots, too. So for now, here's just a random…
Weekend funny stuff: Cartoons, insult comics, Poilievre slogans, super cows and other funny posts, plus some good Animal Crackers
Just some funny stuff to enjoy this weekend, starting with some good cartoons:Next, I do love the insult comics of the internet: JoJoFromJerz / Are you f'ng kidding me? It…
Today’s News: Turning America into Oceania
*illustration from Wayne Horton's substack View on Threads It is not just Canadians and other foreign visitors who are running afoul of America's border police. It's now happening to Americans…
Pushing back against MacKinnon’s awful article
The University of Saskatchewan has been in the news lately. It's where I worked for much of my career, so of course I'm interested in how they are getting along.…
Carney’s new cabinet – comments from Brittlestar, Delacourt, Wark;,Urback, Ling, and Scrimshaw.
I gathered some of the comments on Prime Minister Carney's new cabinet.Overall, the judgement seems to be "lets wait and see". First, this is hilarious: View on Threads Susan Delacourt…
Alberta separatists want to have their cake and eat it too
Yep, let's move fast and break things. This is NOT what Canada needs to deal with right now, but I guess we don't have any choice: An Alberta separatist group…
Weekend Stuff: More laughing at Poilievre, More in Elbows Up!, Other funny moments, More about Pope Leo, and Animal Crackers
First up, laughing at Poilievre never gets old View on ThreadsNext, here's more in Elbows Up! Compare Poilievre's histrionics with what Carney is doing:I totally agree!! - Canadian Gurl🍁🍁Read on…
Today’s News: let’s laugh at Poilievre; let’s laugh at Alberta separatists; let’s find out about Pope Leo
Let's laugh at Poilievre! So much for Poilievre regaining anyone's respect now: Inspiring! Pierre Poilievre just released his new campaign slogan for Battle River-Crowfoot and it is truly moving! One…
Things I learned today: the new language of the Internet, the tariff "deal" with the US/UK, and Prof Galloway on Trump’s corruption.
Meet Tralalero Tralala, the Italian Brain Rot AI meme. Did you know there is a whole new language around Artificial Intelligence and Internet memes now? One of the internet columns…
Canada’s Alberta square-dance: "Promenade and don’t be slow, Where we’re going nobody knows"
Just a little square-dance patter for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who seems to be doing the Wexit do-se-do-- getting closer to it then backing around it, then sashaying closer again.…
Carney visits the lion’s den – oops, sorry, it was just a paper tiger after all 🐯!
Today was Carney's day to visit Trump at the White House. No tariff deal resulted, so then the DOW dropped 500 points.But the 51st State talk is clearly dead now.…
Canada’s Red Dress Day
May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit+ People (MMIWG2S+) Red River Métis artist and activist Jaime Black founded the REDress…