Today’s News: Learning from the American nightmare
If we are going to save liberalism in Canada -- the federal Liberals and maybe even Justin Trudeau also -- then we have to reach Canadians and tell them the…
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Today’s News: Canadafornia, and other ways to survive the Trumpocalypse
As we watch the United States take a right turn and go sailing off the Trump cliff, I have been looking for articles and tweet threads that give advice on…
Stories from the Internet: Two Horses’ Asses
"Stories from the Internet" is an occasional series.Here's a story I saw on Facebook: The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That's an…
Today’s News: Canada remembers.
The Taking of Vimy Ridge, Easter Monday 1917 by Richard Jack ...Supported by a creeping barrage, the Canadian Corps captured most of the ridge during the first day. The village…
Today’s News: Refugees, and kindness
Remember this? That terrible photo of Alan Kurdi, age 3, washed up on a beach in Turkey when he and his family tried to escape Syria in 2015. That little…
Walking away from Trump’s America
Well, I don't know if this feeling is just my own, or something others share. But I realized today that I just don't care what Donald Trump does anymore. In…
Today’s News: More comments on the Trump election – Jonathan Chait, Tom Scocca, Cooper Lund, Jimmy Kimmel, Mark Hamill, and Black Cloud Six
More comments about why the Trump election happened, and how to (maybe) survive it:New York magazine, Jonathan Chait: Trump’s ‘Unprecedented and Powerful Mandate’ Is a Lie Do not surrender in…
Today’s News: What the hell happened, and what will happen next?
Here are some tweets and comments and blog posts, reading the tea leaves.The election: No More Mister Nice Blog Steve M Trump is toxically masculine......Trump is seen by millions as…
Oh, dear….America has just Brexited itself
So sad. America just Brexited itself.— Cathie from Canada 🇨🇦 ✍🏻😷🏳️🌈 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@CathieCanada) November 6, 2024 And the impact of a Trump win on Canada is incalculable -- on…
Hope!
Beautiful photo of (I hope) President Harris and the First Gentleman.“Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.” —Me right now— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) November 2, 2024…
Keep Kamala and Carry On-a-la
The closing moments:The Next President of the United States #SNL #NailedIt pic.twitter.com/tMl8iFdD5o— Abraxsys (@Abraxsys) November 3, 2024 Kamala’s SNL hit was a Slamala Dunkala!— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) November 3, 2024…
Trump’s final campaign message? It seems to be "Hawk Tuah!"
Things are certainly weird in the Trump campaign these days: I grabbed this great photo combo from an X post Trump seems to be unable to stop himself now from…
Today’s News: It’s FAFO time!
I think we're reaching "Fuck Around and Find Out" time: In Canada, Poilievre's blithe "Of course I'm going to cancel programs to fund a GST reduction on new houses" and…
Halloween Apples!
We always used to yell "Halloween Apples" when I was trick-or-treating, I'm not sure why because if anyone ever gave us an apple we threw it out because razor blades.…
Worth the read: Upside-down maps; Russian spy stories; Presidential election thoughts; and Canadian ghoulies & ghosties
Just a short post tonight, to highlight some remarkable articles published recently. First up, look at this "corrective map" of the world: It is one of the fascinating maps from…
Carla came close
So NDP leader Carla Beck came close, but it doesn't look like she will be Saskatchewan's new premier:Latest update from Saskatchewan election website44.53% so far270,000 advance100,000 election day ? pic.twitter.com/a6mqROe2i7—…
Sask Party’s Greatest Screw-Up Hits!
I just saw this amazing thread from Regina Poster Boy about the Sask Party's parade of screw-ups and I had to share it tonight -- our Saskatchewan election is Monday!…
Today’s News: Pre-emptive surrender from the gutless Washington Post and LA Times
Can't really describe how terrified I am about the US election -- I hope and pray that Harris can close the deal with the American people. Her rally last night…
Wrapping up the week with some great news for the Sask NDP and Carla Beck
Carla Beck may well be Saskatchewan's new premier, according to today's Mainstreet poll:This is such great news:Final Mainstreet poll predicts Sask NDP will win the popular vote in a close…
Today’s News: "Get the clearance, take the briefing, protect the country"
A week ago, when Poilievre's lack of a security clearance first hit the fan, because of Trudeau's testimony to the foreign interference inquiry, reporter Stephen Chase tweeted a statement from…