Why should the world trust the US government?
Three weeks of utterly pointless stupidity are overBut right after Christmas, it might all start up again. Republicans haven’t learned a thing, and the media are still trying to blame…
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Gallows humor
As the United States teeters on the cliff of debt limit default, for no reason other than that a bunch of stupid Republicans can’t lead and don’t follow and won’t…
The heart of darkness
The Globe and Mail has five stories about the terrible, awful, no good, very bad few hours on Friday when Rogers phones weren’t working: “It came at such a horrible…
Sports maps
Slate has published a map of sports in the United States: And now a Deadspin commenter has published a Canadian version:It missed curling, but at least it shows our Riders!
#Oct7Proclaim
Idle No More is idle no more.Tomorrow is a day of action around the world, using the hashtag #Oct7Proclaim. October 7, 1763, marked the signing of the British Royal Proclamation,…
Bada boom bada bing
Day by day, as more and more gets reported, Toronto is realizing it may have elected Tony Soprano as mayor. The latest is the arrest of Ford’s friend Alexander Lisi…
The new normal
When you see what is going on now in the United States — another debt ceiling fiasco, the Obamacare implementation, and the Republicans going insane and taking the country with…
And you thought the drivers were crazy
Here’s some idiotic (Russian) pedestriansDo you think alcohol might have been a factor?But here’s some others, too:
No joy in Mudville
Last-second field goal gives Lions victory over RoughridersThat makes three losses in a row for our boys. Ouch! And two of our field goal attempts hit the post. Two!
The Pope says something sensible and kind
Yeah, I couldn’t believe it either, but its true, he did: Six months into his papacy, Pope Francis sent shock waves through the Roman Catholic church on Thursday with the…
Giving
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Saturday morning cartoon
There’s a new Simon’s Cat posted: Mirror Mirror – Simon’s Cat – YouTube: ““ And an oldie but a goodie:
I’m shocked, SHOCKED!
“Y-O-U-N-G at UBC, we like ’em young, Y is for your sister, O is for oh so tight, U is for underage, N is for no consent, G is for…
Sending a message
Daily Kos: And away we go: I wonder if Obama backed off a unilateral strike against Syria at least partly because the usual gang of idiots jumped out of the…
He’s baaaak!
So first I read this headline:Ottawa looking ‘very carefully’ at marijuana-ticket proposal, PM saysand I thought, WHAAT? Our Stevie? Actually considering doing something that everybody except his base wants the…
Breaking Bad Canada-style
Breaking Bad is a Different Story With Universal Healthcare – Cheezburger:
Using sarin gas to show rebels who is the boss
Whenever I wonder about what has been going on in the middle east, I check Juan Cole for the definitive word, and today is no exception:Rush to Western Strike on…
Round up the usual suspects
At LGM, Scott Lemieux points out that the list of people who want to start a war against Syria are the usual gang of idiots — Joe Lieberman, Karl Rove,…
Why are you persecuting me?
Amazing, isn’t it?We found out today that the Privy Council Office has been persecuted with 23 FOIA requests from journalists for its paperwork on the Duffy-Wallin scandal but not a…
The press gallery should be embarassed
Dr. Dawg discusses all the pearl-clutching and tut-tutting about the Li Xue Jiang incident at Harper’s press conference and also links to David Hill’s lengthy piece which explains how the…