Bad News From The North
No matter how you parse it, this is extraordinarily bad news. That glacier melt is taking place at an alarming rate is bad enough, but the nature of that melt,…
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My Head Is Starting To Spin
CNN’s Jake Tapper on Wednesday humiliated Donald Trump’s claim that the barrage of negative news stories related to his administration are “conspiracy theories,” taking moment to explain to the president…
An Ideological And Horticultural Taint
Although I am not a user of medical cannabis, the current scandal (and it can only be termed a scandal) regarding dangerous and forbidden pesticide use by companies with the…
A Pertinent Parable
A friend sent me the following. Enjoy! While stitching a cut on the hand of a 75-year-old farmer, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the…
Trump Human Rights Tracker
In reading Penny Collenette’s column, Trump has wakened the sleeping giant of law, this morning, I learned that that particular giant as a watchdog on extreme political authority in a…
Scenes From The Apocalypse
Just another day in the life of our warming planet: Recommend this Post
A Change of Pace
Perhaps I am in a bit of a mood, but I don’t feel like writing about politics today. Instead, today’s subject is death, which we all must confront at some…
Facebook’s Community Standards
Some time ago, I wrote about my disappointing experience with Facebook after I complained about what was essentially hate speech by a FB group. The response I got was that…
A Reason For Hope
Although the White House is currently overrun with a band of lunatics that has quickly brought about very dark days, I can’t help but think that there are reasons for…
In These Troubled Times
… I rather envy this young woman her job: Should the subject of alcohol’s rather substantial role in American history interest you, I can highly recommend Susan Cheever’s Drinking in…
In Case You Hadn’t Noticed
Meanwhile, Star letter writers offer their suggestions: Re: Chaos, fear and anger, Jan. 29 Canadians outraged at Trump’s ban on Muslims and refugees can take concrete action by contacting the…
Something Wicked This Way Comes
There can be no doubt now that true evil resides in the White House. A leaked copy of a draft executive order titled “Establishing a Government-Wide Initiative to Respect Religious…
News From The Twilight Zone
If there are such things as parallel universes, I sometimes wonder if, by some cruel trans-dimensional legerdemain, we have slipped into one of them. The latest indication of the permeability…
My Pledge
There is so much that I feel tempted to write about this morning, but I hope this post reflects a little of what is going on in the world these…
Out Of Respect
Out of respect for those lives tragically cut short or otherwise affected by hatred in Montreal last night, I don’t feel it is appropriate to post on another topic today,…
What Do Other Republicans Think Of Team Trump?
My wife suggested I take a look at a ‘mainstream’ Republican site, and this is what I found: Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Conway railed against those who had pointed…
Is Trumpland Prepared To Pay?
As the crazed Orange Ogre continues bringing his campaign screeds to fruition, his most ardent supporters will have to be prepared to put their money where their mouths are, both…
A Proud Moment
Despite my frequent criticisms of the Trudeau government, this move by the Prime Minister makes me proud to be a Canadian: Recommend this Post
Revisionism Run Amok
I have written ten previous posts about Chris Spence. the disgraced former Director of the Toronto District School Board, whose fall from professional grace was caused by his serial plagiarism.…