"As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly"
Using the excuse of American Thanksgiving, I just need to post the funniest line ever said on television: and here’s the back-story:
Cathie from Canada
Today’s fascinating stuff: from Saskatchewan Batman to outstanding truckers
Historian Craig Baird is doing more interesting AI stuff — this one is from his series on The Provincial Batman: 3. Saskatchewan ?3/13 pic.twitter.com/RP3mWdZwqv — Craig Baird – Canadian History…
Surveying the Substacks: from the Wingnut Grievance Bubble to the imminent end of the baby boomer generation
First, at Everyone Is Entitled To My Own Opinion, Jeff Tiedrich writes Sporky and the Space Nazi get screwed by the Wingnut Grievance Bubble with a guest appearance by the…
Here’s a great Doonesbury cartoon
Isn’t this hilarious? Post by @beingliberal View on Threads Here is the link to the comic on Go Comics: https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2023/11/12
Today’s News: My List about the Israel-Hamas War
Credit: WarMapper I have started a new Twitter List of people who have useful perspectives on this awful war — I call it just “Israel-Hamas War” and you can sign…
Oddities and funny stuff: from the Valeriepieris circle to a bull riding a motorcycle
First up, the Valeriepieris circle, which is sorta fascinating. Out of a total world population of 8 billion, there are 4.2 billion living in this circle. And this is fascinating…
Today’s News: Ain’t it the Truth!
Just a whole bunch of comeuppance news tonight. First, from Canada: Conservative MP’s are now complaining in the HoC that Liberals are calling out their disinformation on social media. Also,…
Today’s News: Updates about the Israel-Hamas War
I think Israel is finally trying to inform the world about what it had gone through, and what it is trying to do – we’re seeing more stories about what…
Halloween part deux
My brother just sent this to me – it is amazing! In The Hall Of The Mountain King, by VoicePlay
Happy Halloween!
Here’s some to laugh at today: It’s ok to consider Reeses Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cups as a fruit during Halloween season. — TG ☕️ (@TG22110) October 22, 2023 Canadian politicians,…
Today’s News: using the Israel-Hamas War to promote antisemitism
I can appreciate the sincerity of those who support the Palestinians and oppose Netanyahu. But that sincerity is being weaponized now by those around the world who hate Jews. The…
Today’s News: What rough beast is coming in the Israel-Hamas War?
Until I read Tom Friedman’s column in the New York Times, I didn’t understand what was happening in the Israel-Hamas War – particularly why so many people around the world…
Today’s heroes: Travis Dermott, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Yocheved Lifshitz
Here’s a post to look back on, whenever you feel the arc of the moral universe isn’t bending toward justice fast enough. First, the NHL’s despicable decision that hockey players…
Dueling videos — Trudeau vs Poilievre
These two clips are being set up as “dueling” videos. Last spring, Trudeau was talking to a right-wing teenager in Manitoba. This week, Poilievre was talking to a BC reporter…
Courageous people
I saw some courageous people in this week’s news. First of all, Heather Kuttai. She has been one of my personal heros for the last three decades. Heather has been…
Comments about the Israel-Hamas War
I’m reading lots of thoughtful items about the Israel-Hamas War so I wanted to share them. By the way, one thing I have noticed is that posters on Twitter who…
I read the news today, oh boy!
...The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity… What an awful week…
The Israel-Hamas War: stories of courage, stories of terror
We are finding out more now about the horror that Israelis experienced as Hamas was hunting and killing them – the stories are incredible, some courageous, others terrifying. The New…
Opinion Roundup on the Israel-Hamas War
There is absolutely no excuse for the horrific war that Hamas has now started against Israel. Israel will defend itself, the Palestinians in Gaza are likely going to be slaughtered…
Don’t worry, be happy
I have been feeling pretty gloomy latey about the state of politics, here and in the United States. Then yesterday David Moscrop gave us this piece on substack — Does…