History is just one damn thing after another
Like everyone, I have been following the uproar with House of Commons speaker Anthony Rota and his ineptitude in hosting and applauding Yaroslav Hunka, who as a WW2 Ukrainian teenager…
Cathie from Canada
Farewell to twitter, I guess
Apparently Musk is going to try to start charging for his platform. He simply doesn’t understand Twitter at all – he never did. Its like a pulp and paper company…
Today’s News: Brandolini’s Law and the Gish Gallop and existential stupidity
As Samwise says, Well, I’m back! Lately I have been trying to figure out why everything in American politics has become such a shit-show — the Trump disaster, abortion rights,…
I’ll be back
Sorry, I have to pause on posting for a little while. I’ll be back.
Why School Deadname Policies are wrong: "If a child cannot discuss their identity with their parents, the problem is with the parents, not the child"
I found both of these posts so shocking. The first one is a reminder about AIDS and how only within the last 20 years has our society learned to respect…
Trying out Threads
Threads is finally available on a desktop and it has an “embed this post” button! So I am trying it out with this post — I really really hope I…
This week in stupid: from Sask Ed policies, to Trump-fatigue, to Trudeau polls
Like Arthur Clark said way back when on possibility of extraterrestrial life in the universe: “We’re either alone, or we’re not. And either way you look at it, it’s staggering.”…
Words of Wisdom: Hamilton Nolan, Dale Smith, Evan Scrimshaw, Robert Reich, Oliver Willis. And Pogo.
I’ve read a number of great substack articles and tweet threads recently by Hamilton Nolan, Dale Smith, Evan Scrimshaw, Robert Reich, and Oliver Willis, among others (and Pogo, of course).…
Weekend Funny Stuff
Funny stuff: How to lure me to my death pic.twitter.com/X0sVRGJOWK — Hermeshuns ? (@hermeshuns) August 13, 2023 I saw these on Bluesky: (Read more…)Moving on to US politics, its clear…
21st Century Fire: “…there is no top end.”
I don’t think there is anything more terrifying than a wildfire. If Canadians are now beginning to grasp the magnitude and imminent danger of climate change, then it is this…
Today’s News: It’s been a great month for political cartoons!
Well, the news has been so crazy lately there is only one way to make sense of it — with political cartoons. Here’s some: My @TinyviewComics cartoon published 7/13/23. #ClimateCrisis…
Today’s News: Rescuing Maui Pets
I was going to do a post about Poilievre and his stumbles tonight, but then I saw posts about rescues of animals in Hawaii — and they are so much…
Weekend stuff: Craig Baird history and Tevye stories and funny posts and animal crackers
Here’s someone every Canadian should be following — Canadian historian Craig Baird’s X (twitter) feed (and the dogs in parliament AI photo above is from Craig’s post here) Today in…
Following up: Trudeau’s funny posts, some pro-choice wins, and Online News act support
Here is Trudeau’s follow-up to the Barbie post that drove Canada’s right wing crazy (and Piers Morgan) Balancing things out: Oppenheimer with Ella. pic.twitter.com/MdcZlhDwaG — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 9,…
Ain’t we havin’ some fun now!
Seems like its been one of those crazy weeks, so I found some interesting comments to share. First,Trump just cannot seem to shut up, and everyone is down for it:…
It was one of those days
My keyboard driver died. Who knew such a thing could happen? So now I have an inexpensive keyboard plugged into my laptop and its working just fine. But trying to…
Creating a three-ring circus?
Yesterday I read another media demand for the Trudeau government to undertake another “public inquiry” and I’m afraid this is getting to be too much. First, the drumbeat to investigate…
Look up! Look way up!
Starting in the evening of July 30, until dawn July 31, may be the best chance to catch a glimpse of the Southern Delta Aquariids meteor shower, as long as…
Keeping up with Canadian Security Stuff
One of the things that Twitter used to do — though sometimes neither thoroughly nor well — was to let everyone keep up with things in a general way. For…
Opinion column roundup: From Trudeau to Barbenheimer to masculinity to climate change polling to the King of Spain
In spite of being late in July, there will be lots of news this week, particularly with the cabinet shuffle coming up. But I have also been learning some new…