A Round-up of Opinion: On Carney, On Poilievre, On Canada, and On Trump
This is just a miscellaneous roundup of various comments and opinions. On Carney: Just for a second, I thought maybe this was true: Carney eyes Bloc MP to complete his…
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Today’s News: The Carney Rebellion, plus my Final Paralympics Catch-up
Its "The Carney Rebellion"! Now that Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping - except for ships whose country has made its own deal and is paying in…
Sunday Funday: "We are all wearing Florsheims now", plus other funny posts, Paralympic Catch-up, Carney Hat Trick, TrumpWatch and Animal Crackers
US/Israel/Iran War update First, its time for some FAFO - I don't know if a war can ever be funny, but this one is getting ridiculous. In FRESH HELL Diary,…
Our Carney year: "Thank Fuck For Him". Plus some other political news, the US/Israel/Iran War update, and Paralympics Catch-up
Now that Carney has been Prime Minister for a year, I'm seeing some "anniversary" pieces analyzing what he is accomplishing: Evan Scrimshaw writes One Year Of Carney: Thank Fuck For…
Today’s News: At Issue panel, Canada’s big Arctic announcement, US/Israel/Iran War update, Paralympics Catch-up
First up today, the CBC At Issue panel TL;DW - Tonight's panel seemed inordinately puzzled about why so many MPs are crossing the floor to join the Carney Liberals. Should…
Today’s News: Clown Shoes as metaphor, Trump Prayer as parody, Poilievre as ridiculous, plus Paralympics update (and some good sources for war updates)
We went out for supper tonight (hooray!) so I didn't get a lot of reading done, but I do just have to share these hilarious stories: Clown Shoes as metaphorThis…
Today’s News: Carney adds another MP, more Canada love, plus updates on the US/Israel/Iran War, the Epstein Files Scandal, and the Paralympics
That rumbling sound you hear across the country tonight is a major floor-crossing in Ottawa. From Cole Bennett: Lori Idlout will cross the floor from the New Democratic Party to…
Today’s News: International Women’s Day, some good Canadian stuff, latest on the US/Israel War, and Paralympics Catch-up
Sunday was International Women's Day - enjoy these: View on Threads View on Threads View on Threads And here's a great thread story: View on Threads View on Threads And…
Sunday Funday: Paralympics are underway! Plus this week’s funny posts and stories, Carney Hat Trick, Moar Epstein Files, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers
Paralympics are underway!The Paralympics have begun and Canada has 50 athletes attending. Above is a photo of Canada's team. Alpine skier Kalle Eriksson and guide Sierra Smith take silver Natalie…
Canadians to Carney "Hell No, We Won’t Go"
So the US and Israel have been at war with Iran for a week now. How's it going? Well, first of all, they say history doesn't repeat itself but sometimes…
Will we stay or will we go? A roundup of comments about whether Canada has a role in the US/Israel war against Iran
So yesterday in Australia, Carney seemed to say that he wasn't ruling out Canada military in the US/Israel war with Iran. Everyone yesterday thought that was just a mistaken phrasing.…
Today’s News: Carney talks to Australia, and Canadians are listening
With Carney traveling make friends and influence more trade agreements, I have seen several good comments and interviews that I want to share.And yes, there was an f-bomb too. First,…
Today’s News: Carney walks it back, while Poilievre talks about Robin Hood
Carney walked it back today: - #Francesk🇨🇦Read on Substack I like this statement considerably better than his first https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2026/03/03/statement-prime-minister-carney-evolving-situation-middle-east - Black Cloud Si...
Today’s News: So Far, So Good? I don’t think so.
Now its Monday night, two days into the US/Israel War with Iran, and its quite clear that the United States doesn't know what it is doing, why it is doing…
Monday Funday: a day late and a dollar short this week
Just the usual batch of funny stuff for this week - enjoy! In happy political news, the Green Party unexpectedly but decisively won a byelection in northern England: For Europeans…
Today’s News: America and Israel start a war with Iran "I expect this war will turn out to be just as inept, corrupt and half-assed as everything else Trump does"
James Lucas Look at this fascinating map, showing the great variety and complexity of regional rug patterns in Iran -- how many centuries of organized culture does it take for…
The Ones Who Walk Away
illustration from Sam Woolfe So tonight I was reading some Rodger Sherman posts about sports - one of the American journalists I follow because of his wide sports knowledge -…
Here we go again — another Poilievre re-set
Here we go again. Another Poilievre "re-set" is underway. This time, he's Serious!!! Calm!!! Statesman-like!!! Thoughtful!!! The occasion was a speech in Toronto to the Economic Club of Canada on…
Today’s News: SOTU follow-ups, #ETTD, Epstein Scalp-watch, and the war in Ukraine plus other wars
State of the Union Follow-ups I found some good posts today about that SOTU: PM Carney about the State of Union address: “I didn’t watch it.” 😂🤣😅 I love this…
Today’s News: Playing politics against refugees in Canada, the State of the Union and the state of the NHL
Poilievre and the Conservatives have apparently decided their fortunes could improve if they can convince Canadians to play politics against refugees: View on Threads We’re back to the racist and…