His followers are probably stupid enough – rock bottom stupid – to believe him. They believed him when he said that Covid-19 would be gone by April. Today, while touring…
Orban, Erdogan, Bolsonaro, Netanyahu, Duterte, Duda, Modi and Trump, a gallery of authoritarian thugs. They’re not alone. There are others who are just getting started or are waiting in the…
It seems Justin is rethinking his fossil fuel fuckups. The world’s just not digging that high-carbon, low value crud that he once figured was worth pursuing even when the private…
It’s simple. Straightforward as it can be. No elaborate theories needed. Just two facts, mathematical certainties. Since 1970, the population of non-human animals species has declined by 68 percent. Since…
Covid 19 party, Vancouver It’s happening in Israel and Europe, Asia and the United States, Canada too perhaps. These places (and others) are seeing a resurgence of Covid-19 infections. It…
A disturbing article in The Guardian on the perilous state of democracy in America. The article presents the views of the leaders of several major US organizations and they’re worried,…
One of Donald Trump’s oldest 40 Thieves, Roger Stone, says Trump should seize power if he loses to Joe Biden in November. Night of the Long Knives? Roger Stone, whose…
Wildfire smoke from the Oregon and Washington forest conflagrations is beginning to head east. The 48 hour outlook from Firesmoke.ca shows Calgary getting hard hit. The smoke could spread to…
There’s a bad moon rising for California. Reeling from a resurgence of Covid-19 infections the state ran headfirst into an outbreak of wildfires that have now beset Oregon and Washington.…
A shakeup in the Michael Flynn case. The retired judge, John Gleeson, appointed to advise the court pulls no punches. The Attorney-General’s attempt to have the charges dismissed against Mike…
When it comes to Covid-19, we’ve shown ourselves to be a pretty reckless bunch. Trump wants to persuade voters that he’ll have it wrapped up shortly after the election. Plenty…
He was a frequent guest on MSNBC panels, a weasel who dutifully tried to defend Paul Manafort, Roger Stone and, above all, Donald Trump. Michael Caputo somehow rose to become…
While the western states are predominantly Democrat-leaning, Republicans control a lot of territory in the central and eastern regions. That includes parts of Oregon currently beset by wildfires. The state…
The New York Daily News reports that the federal Treasury Department has skimmed millions in funds designated for tracking and treatment of 9/11 first responders. The Treasury Department mysteriously started…
George Monbiot claims, when it comes to corruption, The City (as London is known) takes second place to no one. When you connect the words corruption and the United Kingdom,…
Expect the next few months, the next few years, the next few decades to be – tumultuous. The fires that ravaged a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos…
A substantial percentage of environmentalists claim that the question of overpopulation has no place in climate change policy. Au contraire, mes amis. Let’s go back to 1970, half a century…
To Chris Hedges, whether Trump loses or wins the election in November is a matter of bad or worse. If Trump wins, then I think you will see a very…
Herman Cain listened to Donald Trump. He was a fan. He supported the Mango Mussolini. Herman Cain was the co-chairman of Black Voices for Trump. But Herman has left the…
Part of my routine every morning is to check Environment Canada’s weather forecast. Now I first visit www.firesmoke.ca to see what I’ll be breathing today. Today is looking pretty grim.…
