https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-us-reaction-criticism-1.5482317 Donald Trump, despite the opinon expressed by a doctor in the article above, (and despite the rise of coronavirus) has been dismissive of those who warn about the danger…
(I apoligize for being late with this edition. My computer was attacked by evil spirits.)_____________________________________________________________https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/28/greta-thunberg-bristol-schools-shut-students-join-climate-strike_________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/29/what-is-coronavirus-what-should-i-do-symptoms https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/29/worse-than-flu-busting-coronavirus-myths https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/28/coronavirus-donald-This is the kind of news we should all be getting from our…
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/27/democrats-need-to-take-a-long-hard-look-at-bernie-sanders-before-taking-the-plunge I like Sanders – though I think we exaggerate the extent of his socialism. But even if he should win the presidency, how would be accomplish anything? Some of…
In Britain and the U.S., it can be a crime for a journalist to tell the truth. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/feb/25/julian-assange-handcuffed-stripped-naked-claim-lawyers Think about it. How is this different from Nazi Germany?_________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/25/trump-supreme-court-sonia-sotomayor-ruth-bader-ginsburg_________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/25/rush-limbaugh-coronavirus-trump…
https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/views-expressed/2020/02/protests-indigenous-peoples-culmination-centuries-political________________________________________________________________ Happy shopping! https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-counterfeits-fakes-online-shopping-1.5470639________________________________________________________________ For 120 years, the U.S. has created poverty, exploitation all over Latin America. And it has murdered uncounted numbers. Now, it blames the migrants for all…
I haven’t proofread this day’s blog because I started a bit late, and it’s now time for this child to go to bed._______________________________________________________________https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxwGDNWQqqmsdDjxTkKBjbZkTTDx_________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/19/oil-gas-industry-far-worse-climate-impact-than-thought-fossil-fuels-methane______________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/feb/20/julian-assange-case-is-the-dreyfus-of-our-age-says-john-mcdonnell We didn’t defeat Hitler. We…
A reminder for Canadians about their mass murder of indigenous peoples. We were nice to indigenous peoples? Well, no. We stole this country from them. We killed those who were…
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/stephen-ledrew-canada-should-enforce-the-law-with-wetsuweten-anti-pipeline-protests https://business.financialpost.com/diane-francis/diane-francis-rail-blockades-could-turn-into-a-full-blown-secession-crisis-and-trudeaus-government-is-to--first-nations-pipeline-protests-that-are-shutting-down-the-railways The National Post and the Financial Post are both sections of an Ottawa daily newspaper. Both were profoundly influenced by Conrad Black, a man I shared radio studio…
BP (British Petroleum) will lead the way in dealing with climate change? Duh, not likely. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2020/feb/12/bp-statement-on-reaching-net-zero-carbon-emissions-by-2050-what-it-says-and-what-it-means_________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/feb/12/venezuela-crisis-babies-die-malnutrition-depression-deprivation-infant-mortality As this story shows, much of the blame for this horror rests on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Guatemalan_coup_d%27%C3%A9tatfeb ________________________________________________________________Wow! I made youtube. This must be some twenty years ago in which I appeared twice in a movie- once sitting with my back to a window, and once…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/07/antarctica-logs-hottest-temperature-on-record-with-a-reading-of-183c The headline above is a little misleading. It should read 18.3 centigrade (65 fahrenheit.) That’s warm enough to lie out in the sun wearing a bathing suit. Not to…
https://www.rt.com/news/480256-pope-francis-tax-cuts/ I wonder how many Canadians and Americans did NOT see this story in their local news media.________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/06/bumblebees-decline-points-to-mass-extinction-study This study comes from scientists here in Ontario. But the premier…
News media of most countries have always described enemy nations as evil and their own side as good. In the days of British Empire That was – or should have…
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/feb/01/australia-fires-bushfires-menace-homes-and-lives-and-firefight No. It’s not over. And it’s very likely that we will soon share the pain._________________________________________________________________ It was inevitable, I guess. There is a widely circulated web site with a…
Again, a reminder that we don’t yet know much about coronavirus. It’s not yet time to shoot elderly members of the family (like me) who develop a cough. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/30/what-is-coronavirus-symptoms-from-wuhan-china-and-how-worried-should-we-be-sars_________________________________________________________________ Millions…
This has been a very unpleasant time to write today’s blog. Not all that much is happening right now. But, oh, the years of insanity, of greed, of confusion, of…
A terrible, terrible day. As I write this, three hours of writing have disappeared. I have no idea why. I’ll try to start over and finish it today but it…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/22/worlds-consumption-of-materials-hits-record-100bn-tonnes-a-year______________________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=23&v=z4FEJJGWMt8&feature=emb_title Not to worry. leading thinkers like Ontario’s Doug Ford and America’s Donald Trump say it ain’t happening. And, like, they know things._________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/23/coronavirus-panic-spreads-in-china-with-three-cities-in-lockdown Should we worry about this?…
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/rich-poor-oxfam-report-divide-1.5432930 The wealthy, with the help of the Liberals and Conservatives, are robbing us blind by paying no income tax. This is why our schools can’t get proper funding. This…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/18/trump-suleimani-iran-drone-strike Can you imagine what the reaction would be if Iran had killed a U.S. president?_________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/16/hot-blob-ocean-seabirds-killed-new-zealand-north-america There’s a price to pay for our refusal to deal with climate change.…
