The Great Covid Blocker
With time running out will the Covid pandemic block meaningful action to thwart global climate breakdown? The ‘Rona has plenty of governments going into hock to fund massively costly “relief”…
The Mound of Sound
They’re Falling Like Flies
Herman Cain, Hope Hicks, Donald and Melania, KellyAnne and now Chris Christie. Everybody got the ‘Rona. Even Trump’s latest, pinch-hitter campaign manager got the ‘Rona. Three White House press corps…
Torn Asunder – the Greens Fade
I’ve received around eight phone calls since yesterday urging me to vote for various candidates for the leadership of the Green Party of Canada. The party must maintain a list…
The Saga Deepens – Trump Off to Hospital
Trump is off to Walter Reed hospital where he’s expected to remain for several days. He’s said to be exhausted and to have developed a fever. It seems there is…
The Immoralist
NYT conservative columnist, David Brooks, writes that Trump and “his felons” are dragging America into moral chaos. The crucial thing about Donald Trump is that he is not a nationalist…
You Silly Bugger. We’re Rich and the Rich Don’t Take Responsibility.
Donald Trump pissed off a lot of people back in March when questioned about whether he felt responsibility for America’s Covid death rate. He replied, “I don’t take any responsibility…
What If This Had Happened in February, How Many Lives Might Have Been Spared?
What if Donald Trump had contracted Covid-19 months ago at the outset of the pandemic? What if he got a hard case of the disease, akin to the “touch and…
Life Aboard Trump’s Incubation Chamber
It’s unclear how Trump, his missus and close aides mingle aboard Air Force One, the presidential incubation chamber, but it is a 747 which means it doesn’t get anywhere at…
I Do Wish Her a Quick and Full Recovery
Donald Trump has tweeted that both he and Melania have tested positive for Covid-19. It couldn’t possibly be that, after the blowback from Tuesday’s debate, he just wants an out.…
"A Horror Movie With 400 Endings to Choose From"
Trump may still surround himself with climate change deniers but the climate breakdown hens are coming home to roost in almost every corner of the United States. Trump didn’t create…
Backhanded Flattery
Google reports a big spike in Americans looking for information on how to relocate to Canada after Tuesday’s presidential debate. Following a debate derailed by interruptions, people speaking over each…
When a Beater Finally Becomes a Junker.
When I was young, a guy’s first car tended to be a real beater. As long as it was cheap and it ran, it was okay if it was on…
A "Witch’s Brew" of an Election
US intelligence agencies are warning of the threat of extremist violence in the runup to the November 3 elections. From Reuters: U.S. security officials are warning that violent domestic extremists…
Is This the New Face of California?
The Glass Mountain Inn on the Silverado Trail north of Napa. This is the inn as it once was
"Dystopia Now" – Will Pakistan Be the First Country to Collapse from Climate Change?
The world is changing faster than we imagine and most of the change will be lasting. There won’t be a lot of ‘bouncing back.’ The experts predict an upsurge in…
A Ray of Hope – If You’re a Ferret.
Some badly needed good news on the pandemic front. Scientists are testing a nasal spray that could impede coronavirus infection. It seems to work on ferrets (who don’t wear masks…
Sort of Like Bailing Water Into a Sinking Boat – Why Do We Prop Up the Athabasca Tar Sands?
Who remembers Brian Peckford’s ‘pickle palace’? Just over 30 years ago, Peckford, then premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, decided to invest provincial funds, $22 million, to develop a hydroponic cucumber…
Mango Mussolini Gets Bum’s Rush
The New York Times has used 20 years of Donald Trump’s tax returns to paint a picture of Trump as a tax avoiding bum facing serious financial trouble. Among the…
The Great Human Petri Dish
How did it come to this? How did humanity become so homogenized? In his new book, “Commanding Hope,” director of the Cascade Institute at Royal Roads, Victoria, Thomas Homer-Dixon looks…
The Appearance of Justice
It is axiomatic that, in a liberal democracy, justice must be free from bias. Every human is a breathing bag of biases but those that judge us are bound to…