Justin’s Pipeline Stasi Are Still At It.
The Crown corporation that owns the Trans Mountain Pipeline is running an intelligence operation against pipeline opponents. That’s right. The government is spying on Canadians who have committed no crimes.…
The Mound of Sound
Just In Time for Christmas
I thought he was shallow but cardboard shallow? Just in time for Christmas, Wayfair is offering a life size cut out of our prime minister, Justin Trudeau. The best part…
Nestle Confesses to Buying Fish Caught by Slaves.
I know, I know, another Nestle outrage. Cat food made from fish harvested by slave labour in Thailand. Only this story is a little bit different. This time, the Swiss…
Stiglitz – It’s Time to Ditch GDP
Justin Trudeau, Bill Morneau and every other perpetual-exponential-growther, or PEG’er, are joined at the hip to GDP, gross domestic product. They are GDP’s high priests. It is, to them, the…
Kyiv on the Potomac
The New York Times’ right-of-center columnist, Bret Stephens, now argues that Trump must be impeached – and removed – before he transforms Washington into Kyiv on the Potomac. …if the…
Earth, 2019
Remember the street scenes in the original Blade Runner?
It’s True. North Pacific Marine Mammals Dying Off.
It was barely a week ago that I spoke with a fellow at Fisheries and Oceans Canada about the ecological devastation sweeping the Pacific Northwest and, in particular, coastal British…
Eleven Steps to a Sustainable Planet
For years I’ve been hammering home the idea that survival of life on Earth as we know it absolutely depends on three changes – weaning ourselves off fossil fuels as…
China Still Stuck on Coal
Some have the idea that China will lead the world to a green future of renewable energy. That’s an idea that sounds good but doesn’t stand up to facts. China…
The Age of Grifters – It’s Only Beginning
It’s a disease, a contagion spreading around the world, and it’s got a long run ahead of it. The Triumph of Grifters. New York Times columnist Farhad Manjoo captures this…
Now We May Find What Boris is Made Of.
Donald Trump may have a golden opportunity to get his hands on Julian Assange – if he ever wanted him. The Swedes have dropped the rape investigations so the Brits…
Right, Blame Gaia
Drylanders don’t see it. If only they did. The oceans are heating. They’re spawning oceanic heat waves that play proper hell with the marine ecology. Here, just off the west…
Isn’t that Brainwashing?
Have we been brainwashed? Are we making our own decisions or is that something that we imagine? Many years ago I realized that we, but especially the American people, had…
How Many is Enough? How Many is Too Many?
I’ve stumbled across a book in my stack of overdue reading, a mystery book. All I know is that I didn’t buy it. Somebody must have sent it but ‘whom’…
Don’t Take This Personally. It’s Just Business.
A jarring report today in The New York Times on Chinese oppression of its Muslim ethnic minorities, mainly Uighurs, in its westernmost territories adjoining Pakistan and Afghanistan. The newspaper has…
Try Letting the People Win Some Times.
An item on the CBC web site suggests that Mr. Trudeau may appoint Chrystia Freeland to a new portfolio, perhaps deputy minister. Trudeau is being advised to leverage Freeland’s star…
Roger Stone Convicted
Trump dirty trickster, Roger Stone, guilty of witness tampering, lying to Congress and obstruction of justice. Stone was convicted on all seven charges. Enjoy the Greybar Hotel, Roger. I’m sure…
That’s Where the Donald Got the Hair
Voila! Donald Trump’s hair stylist. aka Wayne Cochran and the CC Riders
Some Clouds Do Have a – BOOM – Silver Lining
Military ordinance, such as bombs, rockets or mines, doesn’t like climate change. In the really hot regions, it can be an explosive situation. They’re called UEMS, unplanned explosions at munitions…
Priorities – A Failing Economy or Future Survival. One Must Yield.
There’s an anecdote often attributed to Winston Churchill that goes like this: “Churchill: “Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds?” Socialite: “My goodness, Mr. Churchill… Well, I…