Simply Monstrous
As parents, almost all of us want the best for our kids and would do anything to protect them from harm. In the following news report, you will meet a…
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The Best Of Covid Karma
No words needed from me here. And my personal favourite: Recommend this Post
Utterly Toothless
Given the damning report by the auditor general that the Public Heath Agency of Canada did a profoundly incompetent job of tracking travellers assigned to quarantine hotels earlier this year,…
Chain Of Fools
As I have said before, people who read this blog will know I have zero patience for the idiot brigades known as anti-vaxxers. Convinced of the ‘righteousness’ of their cause,…
What Went Wrong?
I have been thinking a great deal about the recent shootings at Oxford High School in Michigan that saw four students killed and seven injured, including one teacher. Despite very…
Let Those With Eyes See
This was posted by a FB friend. Its purpose, I hope, is self-evident. copied from another group I thought it was hilarious I refuse to put on winter tires because:…
Disabled Man With A Knife Tries To Enter A Walmart
The following occurred in Tucson. It contains graphic content. H/t Michael Mc Just one of a multitude of reasons to boycott travel to the U.S. Recommend this Post
To The Willfully Benighted
Ah, if only the willfully stupid among us could be ridiculed and that would be the end of it. Unfortunately, those errant souls persist in trying to shove their ignorance…
Gone To Glory
Somehow, my heart, which should be heavy, feels gratitude at the news that this crazed evangelical, who urged his followers not to get vaccinated, is no longer with us. Daystar…
It’s All A Matter Of Perspective, I Guess
Some people are losing good union jobs because of their ‘beliefs’. No doubt those being fired from well-paid positions at Toronto’s TTC, from various hospitals, etc. see themselves as principled…
A Peak Inside The House Of Ford
Although the newspapers are apparently shying away from this, there is strong evidence of a breach in the dyke of official solidarity in Doug Ford’s family. And that breach is…
You Can’t Get One Past Her
Admittedly, it has been a while since I have turned my thoughts to crazed evangelicals. Ever since Pat Robertson left the scene, no doubt having retired to better await the…
Jailed For Doing Their Jobs
It is an action worthy of a third-world nation. You know, the kind run by an authoritarian who takes it as a personal affront whenever someone demonstrates against or writes…
When Words Fail
Editorial cartoonists step into the breach. H/t Patrick Corrigan Recommend this Post
And The Answer Is …
Education. Well, it’s part of the answer anyway. And the question? How does society mount a serious effort to combat racism in its many forms, be it directed against Muslims,…
Unflappable No More
As the world continues its devolution, it becomes clear that few things can be taken for granted anymore. One of the casualties of the times is the erstwhile British unflappability,…
I Guess It Would Reduce Confusion
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Change Of Pace Friday
A former colleague of my sent me this. I guess it has been around for a while, but it is new to me, and seems relevant given our current spate…
A Canadian Clown Show
My previous post dealt with the racism-tinged dismissal of a high school principal in Texas. Today’s deals with malfeasance of another kind: the unjust treatment of a co-op student who…
Then They Came For The Educators
As a longtime educator, I have always believed that whatever progress we can make as a species resides within the domain of knowledge and its concomitant, critical thinking. When both…