Today’s News: Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies….
For years now, we have been told how successful the Canadian right-wing social media influencer pundit critics are. They told us during the Convoy how popular these yahoos were --…
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Trying to protect the NDP vote in Elmwood-Transcona?
Canada is still mystified by Singh's decision to "rip up" his Supply and Confidence agreement with Trudeau. Funny, most of the time when people “rip up agreements” it’s because the…
Ain’t we havin’ some fun now? Crazy stories today about Singh in Canada, and the Russians in the US
First in today's news, of course, was Jasmeet Singh's announcement that he is "ripping up" the Supply and Confidence agreement with the Liberals - whatever that means:You are delusional Sir.…
Today’s News: Roundup on vaccine denialism
Here is an excellent commentary on vaccine denialism - Timothy Caulfield Politics and Vaccine Misinformation: A Horrifyingly Bad Mix :...Misinformation about COVID vaccines, and vaccines more generally, has become so…
Today’s News: Paralympics pride; remarkable connections; funniest book Forward ever; and Animal crackers
I haven't been following the Paralympics as much as I should have, but here's some great news:GOLD FOR CANADA 🇨🇦 Nicholas Bennett wins Canada’s first gold medal at the Paralympics.He…
Today’s News: International Overdose Awareness Day 2024
Saturday, Aug 31 was International Overdose Awareness Day and in Saskatoon it was marked at Prairie Harm Reduction through memorial and remembrance. Here are photos and an article from The…
Today’s News: "But how is the chicken cooked?"
Sometimes I have thought that bloggers like me are too "down" on the media.And then then I see how many in the American media persist in living in a myth…
Wrapping up the week: why Poilievre really wants an election; why Harris still needs to work really hard
Why Poilievre wants an early election: Ohhh THAT’S why Poilievre wanted the NDP to pull the plug on the Lib govt yesterday LOL. The Cons are in full panic mode:…
Today’s News: Christ, What An Asshole!
Two stories today in the "Christ, What An Asshole" news, and its not surprising they concern Pierre Poilievre and Donald Trump. He calls him sellout Singh and then asks for…
Today’s News: Thinking positive thoughts about Trudeau
Last week, Ekos published the poll above - here is the discussion:Conservative Party Sees Seven-Point Decline: The Harris Effect? Party still leads by 14 points, would likely win majority if…
Long Threads: Some things I didn’t know
I suffer from"vellichor" myself!X is slowing down but I still find some great "long threads" posts.These comparison photos are fascinating:2. Big oak tree, Thomasville, Georgia, 1885 to 2020 pic.twitter.com/tHUe1j8fMZ— Time…
Today’s News: Show Me The Money! Why Trump wasn’t impeached in 2020
Listen to Republican H.R. McMaster straight-up confirm the basis of the *first* Trump impeachment: that Trump stalled critical military aid for Ukraine to try to get election dirt on the…
Today’s News: President of Joy
David Rothkopf writes Navigating Bullshitworld How Do We Keep the Fires of the DNC Burning When So Many Seek to Douse Them With Torrents of Crap?: As the peaks of…
Weekend funny stuff: from Escher to Hercules; from politics to CEOs; from ancient wonders to wonderful paintings; from funny maps to funny dogs; from dancing ostriches to Ted Lasso!
First, a glance at art: Here's a short look at politics with some compare-and-contrast posts:Similar photos that are miles apart... pic.twitter.com/PSBWuU7Q1m— Ab Gamble (@AbGamble1) August 20, 2024 He’s trolling Millhouse…
Today’s News: RIP Expertise
I'm seeing a number of news stories lately about how expertise is being downgraded, and experts dismissed. Tom Nichols talks about all this in his book, The Death of Expertise:Tom…
Today’s News: Kamala Harris, the Serendipity President
As I watched Kamala Harris's great speech tonight, I pondered the serendipity of the moment, the incredible chain of accident and surprise and coincidence and luck that brought her to…
Today’s News: "The audacity of our hope; the vitality of our vote."
Here is poet Amanda Gorman's new poem The Sacred Scene at the Democratic National Convention. The speeches at this convention have been extraordinary. David Rothkopf thinks we're seeing the beginning…
Today’s News: Obama Nailed it!
Obama gave a great speech tonight at the DNC, but there was one "short" part in particular that will never be forgotten:Ok this is a perfect comedic delivery. pic.twitter.com/7ZOUaG9j19— Jason…
Today’s News: "When we fight, we win"
The Democratic Convention speeches tonight were outstanding, but none so much as Biden's - Dark Brandon was in the house tonight, and unexpectedly, I found myself crying at the end…
They pulled that creepy "morning in Canada" video? Oh, waaaahhhh!
Somebody posted Poilievre's bizarre "morning in Canada" video on You-Tube before the CPC deleted it. It is creepy, out-of-touch with reality, and absolutely full of bees! Is it the CPC…