Remembering June 6
Remembering the Canadians at Juno Beach: The Canadians, many of them volunteers, pushed furthest inland today. Allies matter. You don't win wars without friends. pic.twitter.com/VBc32DGWKN— alex kershaw (@kershaw_alex) June 6,…
Cathie from Canada
What happens to our Strong Borders Act if we ever elect a Canadian Trump?
Because we almost did.I don't think Canadians have yet realized how lucky we are. Only a coincidental confluence of unforeseen and extraordinary events in the six months between November 2024…
The latest in "Elbows Up"
Canadians salute (the president also known as) TACO, Ole YamTits, Orange Shitgibbon, Man-Baby, Tiny Hands, Diaper Don, Mushroom Dick, Toupe'd Fucktrumpet, Trumplesthinskin, Diaper Don, Grifter-in-Chief, Don the Con, DonOld, the…
Good reads about big events: Carney and the Premiers; Election post-mortem; Ukraine Spider’s Web; the GIGO of AI
Carney and the Premiers Complete press conference is here and the communique is here. “We’re united, we’re going to build together, and we’re going to build for all—we’re going to…
Weekend funny stuff — Trump Watch, The Passing Scene, Animal Crackers
Trump Watch: Trump Watch is a regular feature now, mainly to collect the funny death-wishes I see all the time, and also to highlight other funny Trump stuff - there's…
Updates of the week: Prairie wild fires; TACO Trump tariffs; Trudeau’s shoes; and Poilievre is still unpopular
Prairie wildfires update Media are doing a good job covering the wildfires now. The Weather Network piece reports on wind directions around the threatened communities. Here is another report on…
"Telling the truth is a revolutionary act"
One of the signs of the apocolypse is when speaking the truth is not required or even expected. The United States has now reached this point: “The Party told you…
It was an awful Wednesday for Trump – the TACO slur, the Musk and Miller scandal, the Pope dis, and his tariffs are toast
hopefully we're entering the "then suddenly" phase of regime collapse— 🍅🥔🫐🌽 hoopy frood 🌶️ 🥑🍫🌵 (@huwupy.kawaii.social) May 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM Lots of "holy shit" moments on Wednesday: TACO…
Wildfires across the northern Prairies tonight
It has been a terrible fire day in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba with thousands of people now evacuating: Manitoba is in the worst situation. The Manitoba Fire View page is…
The King’s Speech: "Canada has what the world needs and defends the values that the world respects"
“Today, Canada faces another critical moment. Democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, self-determination, and freedom are values which Canadians hold dear, and ones which the government is determined to protect.”…
Today’s Quotes – Carney promises "We will prevail" & King Charles is cheered "Rock on,🤴Chuck!🍻"
There were a couple of memorable quotes in today's news. The first one was in the speech that Prime Minister Carney gave in the House:Hey, I'm starting to love ChatGPT…
Weekend funny stuff: Some posts from here and there, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers
I'm using the Monty Python picture here because this year marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Monty Python and the Holy Grail -- and the Knights Who Say…
Today’s News: My response to the Carney push-backs (Plus, Sunshiny’s excellent Mandate Letter tweet thread)
So the usual suspects are whining about PM Mark Carney tonight -- there seem to be three "push-backs" underway. The first pushback is about Carney's mandate letter. If you haven't…
Harvard, keep your Elbows Up!
So the Trump administration is trying to wreak its vengence on Harvard for lèse-majesté -- they wouldn't knuckle under to the Orange King and his MAGA knuckle-draggers. Searching for excuses…
Canada needs to tell Alberta we love her….
Here's a snap I took on the Icefields Parkway, during one of our many great vacations in Alberta:We loved those vacations, and we love Alberta.I know that Wexit, AKA Alberta…
Just Keep On Truckin’
I started assembling a post tonight about all the ways that America is sliding into a lawless authoritarian pit, but I couldn't finish it -- because yes, we know that…
Just a bunch of random stuff – hockey downs and ups; Carney learns us some economics; fun with mis-pronouncing words; Pope Leo disses the Vances; Biden’s awful diagnosis; and the Battle Hymn Updated
OK, I think I can safely say now that we are finished with winter -- it's planting season for the flower pots, too. So for now, here's just a random…
Weekend funny stuff: Cartoons, insult comics, Poilievre slogans, super cows and other funny posts, plus some good Animal Crackers
Just some funny stuff to enjoy this weekend, starting with some good cartoons:Next, I do love the insult comics of the internet: JoJoFromJerz / Are you f'ng kidding me? It…
Today’s News: Turning America into Oceania
*illustration from Wayne Horton's substack View on Threads It is not just Canadians and other foreign visitors who are running afoul of America's border police. It's now happening to Americans…
Pushing back against MacKinnon’s awful article
The University of Saskatchewan has been in the news lately. It's where I worked for much of my career, so of course I'm interested in how they are getting along.…