Not with a bang, but a whimper
Sounds like the one-day Russia Civil War remained pretty civil and wasn’t much of a war. In his Saturday Balloon Juice column, Adam Silverman writes War for Ukraine Day 486:…
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What is happening in Russia?
To be clear – so far there is no evidence of anything happening beyond Prigozhin’s voice memos and various official statements. Wheeling the generals out, or mentioning Prigozhin on TV,…
Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day!
Here is the CBC coverage of Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations in Saskatoon and Regina today. Other events of the day: The Survivors’ Flag is a symbol of courage, community and…
Forgiving our fathers
Forgiving Our Fathers Author: Dick Laurie, amended by Sherman Alexie How do we forgive our Fathers? Maybe in a dream Do we forgive our Fathers for leaving us too often…
Saskatoon Pride Parade: "Showing Our Pride!"
The Saskatoon Pride Parade was this weekend so here are some of the highlights of this positive and happy event — such an inspiring change from all of the challenging…
Some great weekend reading: from weird conservatives to CHOP to moths to Orcas
Here’s some of the good stuff I’ve been reading lately: At Oliver Willis Explains, Willis writes Conservatives Aren’t Like Normal Americans But The Media Won’t Admit That: The Right Is…
Laughing at Trump
So we were told all day last weekend that there would be riots in Miami when Trump was arraigned and tens of thousands of people would be showing up to…
So what did David Johnston actually say?
We’re watching history being rewritten in real time. The discredited election interference allegations are now supposedly “credible” and the Johnston report that proved they were exaggerations or lies is now…
Be Careful What You Wish For
So Canada’s foreign interference rapporteur David Johnston has left the building: Shorter David Johnston: https://t.co/1Kl7H9fed8 — Dale Smith (@journo_dale) June 9, 2023 Dale Smith has an excellent column Exit David…
"The Godfather, if it was re-enacted by a five-year-old"
How it started: He didn’t do it, but if he did do it, it isn’t a crime, and if it is a crime, it isn’t that bad, and if it…
Wild (fires) in the Streets (of New York)
In Canada, the weather isn’t news unless it happens in Toronto. In the United States, the weather isn’t news unless it happens in New York. Here’s a roundup of tweets:…
Today’s News: Fighting Back
I am seeing some positive signs that people are mad as hell and aren’t going to take it anymore. Specifically, I mean that people are realizing that we cannot continue…
Laugh of the day: It’s beginning to look a lot like Trump-mas!
Today I just can’t stop myself from hoping to see Christmas In June this year – apparently Trump’s attorneys met the Justice department this morning and now Trump is hysterical.…
Today’s random stuff: from Pride to politics to happy dogs
First up, a few tweets about Saskatoon Pride! So I won the Best Dressed competition at the charity bingo for @SaskatoonPride. What a fun night! pic.twitter.com/DZdhmQX2MU — Kyle Anderson (@DrKyle)…
Today’s News: Throwing mud
I think Poilievre and the CPC brain trust have realized that they’re not going to get Trudeau to resign over ancient CSIS briefings about Chinese political donations. So now the…
Ted Lasso: three perfect seasons
We LOVED Ted Lasso – its the reason we subscribed to Apple+. Luckily my sister has been staying with us for a few days so we binge-watched all three seasons…
Update: "We all belong" is the message that Saskatoon Catholic Schools just don’t get
Following up on my Saturday post, here’s the latest news. I wonder if Saskatoon Catholic School administration is now beginning to understand the difficult situation they have created for their…
Today’s News: Rainbows and Drag Queens and Saskatoon Catholic Schools
I’m pretty sure it was the reference to “Drag Queens Story Hour” that freaked out the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools administration this week. But they’ll never admit now that they…
Some comments on the passing scene
Saw some good comments today on various things – here they are: First, this is absolutely true: ?The thing I like about this Liberal government is that, amidst all the…
Quote of the Day
Just for fun, I have now added “quote of the day” to the right sidebar now. And thanks to Owen Gray’s Northern Reflections, the excellent blog where I first saw…