It Still Smells to Me
The Royal Canadian Navy gave a gala welcome to its first Arctic patrol vessel, HMCS Harry DeWolf that, despite the claims of the federal government and the builder, Irving Shipyards,…
The Mound of Sound
Britons Flock to Beaches
Bournemouth It’s been a hot Friday in the UK. Temperatures in much of England were in the upper 30s. Some places hit 38.7 C. A bit cooler to the north…
If You Want a Scandal, Go For One That May Have Cost Lives.
When Pierre Poilievre and Warren Kinsella are chewing on the same bone it’s time to look for something more engaging. Is “We” the best they can come up with? Besides,…
"Boring" Thy Name is August.
If it wasn’t for Covid-19, the climate crisis and the world generally spinning off its axis, this would be a painfully boring time in Canada. August is traditionally a quiet…
Seth Rogen Has Had His Fill
Growing up in Vancouver, Seth Rogen learned a lot about Israel. His parents, after all, met on a Kibbutz. Now he realizes much of what he was told about Israel,…
Where Did the Republican Party Go So Wrong? An Insider Casts the Bones and Reads the GOP Entrails.
There is an entire wing of the Republican Party today that blames the corruption of the GOP on Donald Trump as though the party wasn’t rotting out from the inside…
So, What’s the Plan?
From what I’m reading it seems the kiddies will be heading back to school (or as I thought of it, ‘the gulag’) this fall. I’m not sure that’s a great…
Krugman – America’s "Cult of Selfishness"
Paul Krugman writes that irresponsible behaviour is killing America. He says Trump and Congressional Republicans fostered an attitude among many Americans, a sense of entitlement, that has and will continue…
Another Chapter in "The Great Die-Off"
It’s not an auspicious time for life on Earth, especially for non-human species. Human overpopulation and over-consumption has non-human species dying off at apocalyptic rates. And “the band played on”…
Even Trump’s "Lender of Last Resort" Won’t Touch the Tar Sands
Deutsche Bank has gained a reputation for channeling sketchy money to dodgy borrowers. When DB turns its nose up at you, you have a real problem, probably more than one.…
"Festung Trump" Gets a New Wall
What must Donald Trump see in his future that, with the elections just 100 days off, he’s chosen to fortify Festung Trump with a brand new wall? What’s next, a…
The String Pullers
Carole Callwadr’s essay in The Observer on the weekend rekindled the unpleasant idea that the peoples of Magna Carta are losing ground in the struggle to defend liberal democracy. In…
Time for Taking Stock
As Canada tips into August, it’s time for taking stock of where how far we’ve come, where we’re at, and what lies ahead over the next year. I like to…
Back to Square One for the Cheeto Benito
It seems that Hurricane Hanna isn’t impressed with DJ Trump’s new southern border wall. This silly bugger just can’t catch a break. Oh dear.
Will Facebook Be Trump’s Ace-In-The-Hole in November?
The reporter who broke the story of how Cambridge Analytica swung the 2016 vote to Donald Trump, Carole Cadwalladr, is back and this time she’s warning that Facebook could swing…
UK Govt. "Desperate" for Trump to Lose.
Apparently BoJo has had enough of Donald Trump. It seems he yearns for Biden to become America’s next president. The UK government is privately “desperate” for Donald Trump to lose…
We Stand On Guard For Thee. That’s An Idea.
It might be time for us to dust off that line about how we stand on guard for thee, Canada, at least until the American elections are called. Even that…
A Cascade of Wildly Implausible Coincidences
Attorney General Bill Barr. Jeffrey Epstein. Bill Barr’s dad, Donald. Donald Barr’s novel about 40 year old men having forcing underage girls to have sex with them. Gee, doesn’t that…
Brett Kavanaugh’s 30 Million Dollar Journey to the US Supreme Court
Thirty million dollars buys a lot of very reliable Conservative voting on the US Supreme Court. Jacobin magazine reports that Brett Kavanaugh was funded to the tune of $30 million…
Where Are They Now? Who’s Next?
The Guardian has published a rogues gallery of Trump administration alumni, some familiar, others not; most who were shown the door, some who just up and quit, during the turbulent…