Nothing Seems To Deter Him
The him here, of course, would be Donald Trump who, true to form, will never accept the fact that he has been voted out of office. Despite failed efforts at…
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A Warning From The WHO
I doubt there is anyone amongst us who doesn’t wish this pandemic were over. The cost in lives, health and jobs has been unprecedented in modern times. Yet to think…
Looking At Ourselves In The Mirror
If you have access to the New York Times, there is a piece well-worth reading by Michael Benson. Entitled Watching Earth Burn. it includes photos of our planet taken from…
Let’s Give Him A Classy Sendoff
I think the following fits the bill: Recommend this Post
A Masterful Takedown
No one does it better than Chris Cuomo. Even if you only watch a couple of minutes of the above video, you will see that he has taken the true,…
Squeal Like A Pig
One of our true national treasures, Linda McQuaig (why has she not received an Order of Canadah?) recently wrote an article detailing the abysmal conditions under which pigs await slaughter.…
Capturing A Certain Ethos
Be sure to click on the image so as to enlarge it: Unfortunately, the mentality depicted above is not confined to the United States. Recommend this Post
Some Frank Talk
I readily admit to being intolerant of childish, narcissistic adults. And never have those defects of character been more evident than during our Covid-19 world crisis. People whining that they…
When You Think About It
… this makes perfect sense for the times we find ourselves in: You’re watching Sportsmax. The network for REAL Jets fans. pic.twitter.com/Y5rGuZMLez — Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) December…
Such Compelling Rhetoric
…requires no commentary on my part: Overheard at a "freedom rally" in Regina… a day in the life of a journalist in 2020 I guess?♂️ pic.twitter.com/4sw9jOsGuS — Connor O'Donovan (@ConnODonNews)…
Beware Mr. Covid
It has been several months since my last post. Originally I had anticipated but a short break,, but events conspired against me and I wound up in the hospital for…
A Short Note
Just to let regular readers know that I probably will not be posting much for a little while, as my time is required on a family matter (trying to get…
For Your Saturday Consideration
With apologies to anyone (well, almost anyone) who suffers from a reading disability, I enjoyed this, and hope you do too: Fox News is right: Any idiot can read off…
The Dismantling Of Democracy
I’m not writing much in the way of commentary these days, partly because other matters require my attention and partly because I feel almost anything I say may simply be…
Americans Do Love Their Snake Oil
Fortunately, people like Anderson Cooper have the real cure: I had to phone a friend to turn on CNN and watch Anderson Cooper mocking with a serious face the MyPillow…
Know Your Limits
Having worn glasses since I was nine, I learned early in life about limitations. Being myopic meant having to accept that I could never become an airline pilot, play most…
The Bottom Line
While the emphasis thus far has been on the fact that wearing a mask protects others from contracting Covid-19, new research suggests that they are also effective in protecting the…
When Pathological Liars Speak
Hold them to account. I've been complaining for four years about interviewers not fact-checking Trump to his face. In the past few weeks, we've gotten some good evidence that this…
O Brave New World
I have reached the point in my life where whatever optimism about the future I might have once held has given way to a searing, even corrosive pessimism. Looking at…
On The Covidiot, Anti-Masker Cohort
Those who read this blog with any regularity will likely know that when it comes to those who refuse to don masks as their contribution to our collective safety, I…