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Shootout?
I’m no lawyer but it strikes me as somewhat stupid to start some complicated legal maneuvers so that maybe some judge will issue an order that will somehow force the…
Will anything be done?
I doubt it. As the The Hartford Courant says: The National Rifle Association and other gun lobbyists can take great pride; they’ve brought gun ownership within reach of every psycho…
This is all I ever wanted for Christmas
A Calvin and Hobbes Search EngineHere’s my favorite “research” strip:
2012 google searches
Google’s Moving Tribute Video to the Past Year, as Told by Our Searches
Spam
I just deleted more than 3,900 spam comments from the last several months — I didn’t realize I should have been doing this all along.Anyway, I know its a pain,…
Idle no more
200 in Calgary500 in Saskatoon Video here. Hundreds of First Nations people across the country protested the latest omnibus bill yesterday. Yes, they knew it likely wasn’t going to change…
They died because they were women.
Jonathan Kay, and dozens of his yahoo commenters, can whine to their heart’s content about the unfairness of the Montreal Massacre, and they can complain about how Judy Rebick hurts…
Friday night lite
This Mesmerizing Sleight of Hand Routine is Absurdly Amazing: Yann Frisch, Champion du Monde of the 2012 Beijing International Magic Convention
Call me maybe
I just got a new phone from Rogers -- a samsung galaxy Q with a little slide-out keyboard so I can finally send text messages and all that. It's my…
Stupid headline tricks
The winner of this week's Stupid Headline Tricks award is the Globe and Mail: "They love him. They really love him: Why Rob Ford can win again in Toronto".I don't…
What a jerk
So Toronto Mayor and noted loud-mouthed schnook Rob Ford is being kicked out of office for being a loud-mouthed schnook and both he and his equally loud-mouthed brother still think…
The pug that couldn’t run
My sister sent this to me. Its great.
Thanks, Philip
One does wish ... - The Globe and Mail:
Not with a bang but a whimper
Krugman notices that Republicans may flirt with truth but they end up parroting the party line: ...it’s true that there are some Republican intellectuals and pundits who seem to be…
Joe Hill
I always wondered about Joe Hill's story -- now I know. Thanks, Eric.
Do the hustle
Awful week at work but I have been enjoying the tangled web that is The Man Called Petraeus and his grifter friends. Here's the latest -- The Wonderful World of…
Next year country
Sigh
Great line of the day
Liliana Segura on the Twitter:: I just hope whoever replaces Petraeus restores the CIA's reputation as a beacon of moral rectitude.