"Just Another Scumbag"
That’s how former Trump right-hand man, Steve Bannon, says Donald Trump will be remembered – “just another scumbag.” The former White House adviser Steve Bannon has described the Trump Organization…
The Mound of Sound
Just When You Thought They Couldn’t Sink any Lower
The Trump regime is rebranding American LNG as “Freedom Gas.” Mark W Menezes, the US undersecretary of energy, bestowed a peculiar honorific on our continent’s natural resources, dubbing it “freedom…
It’s Not Hard to See Where This is Heading
A really good soup usually has three or four key ingredients, stand outs that define the texture and flavour. The environment is like a soup and it is shaped by…
It’s that Right Wing/Climate Change Thing
The city of Madrid has made impressive strides in establishing an urban low-emissions zone. The incoming, right wing government, wants to erase that progress to bring back the good old…
Scotland, An Early Victim of Climate Change?
The head of Scotland’s nature conservancy warns the country faces an apocalypse of flooded towns, dead forests and polluted rivers if the world doesn’t act quickly to slash greenhouse gas…
What’s Missing from the Liberal DNA?
I got a blast today for having the temerity to approve of the idea of Mark Carney as leader of the Liberals. Of course the criticism was from Simon so…
Think of It as "The Smell of Prosperity in the Air."
The Edmonton Journal reports that wildfire smoke is blanketing the city. The headline reads, “The Apocalypse is Back.” Apparently Calgary is getting the same thing. That really sucks, eh? These…
‘Grossly Negligent.’ What’s Negligent About Tax Evasion by the Rich?
Never you mind, pleb. The CRA, a.k.a. Rev Can, has cut a ‘secret settlement’ deal with wealthy KPMG clients who bought into a tax scam deal in the Isle of…
More on America’s UFOs
This is the most amazing story that no one cares about. Unidentified vehicles that engage in air combat maneuvering with US Navy F-18s. Multiple intrusions every month in American military…
SAAB’s "Made in Canada" Jet Fighter
It’s an impressive little bird, the SAAB Gripen. Purchase price and operating costs put it around half the outlay of the higher priced competitors such as Lockheed’s F-35 stealth light…
Mueller Speaks
Briefly. Former special counsel, Robert Mueller, says it would be “unfair” to recommend criminal prosecution of a president who cannot be charged while in office. “Charging the president with a…
Mark Carney Sounds Good to Me
Chantal Hebert writes that “Liberal insiders” are looking at Mark Carney to replace Justin Trudeau. Carney is due to finish his current gig as governor of the Bank of England…
11 Consecutive Days
The United States yesterday tied an all-time record – 11 consecutive days with more than 8 tornadoes per day. Federal government weather forecasters logged preliminary reports of more than 500…
Lauren Isringhausen Writes
A young American woman, mother to her own daughter, posted this on FaceBook. It’s dripping with rage and, if you read it, you also might feel her rage.
The Liberals Double Down. Is There an Election Looming?
When it comes to climate change the Liberals take the cake for hypocrisy. Apparently some sinister force is thwarting their earnest efforts to declare a climate state of emergency for…
Eviscerating The Bitumen Bullshit
Give Jason Kenney, his predecessor, Rachel Notley, and our prime minister, Justin Trudeau, their due. When it comes to bitumen and bullshit they’ll lay it on just as thick as…
Jody is Independent. Jane is Independent.
Wilson-Raybould has announced she’ll seek re-election in Vancouver-Granville as an independent. I expect her decision means that riding is lost to the Liberals even if she doesn’t win in October.…
Do You Think We’re Not in the Grip of Nihilists?
In his book, “Collapse, How Societies Choose to Succeed or Fail,” anthropologist, Jared Diamond, explores how societies past have repeatedly made absolutely rational, short-term choices that carried nihilistic consequences in…
Europe’s Green Surge
The only good news out of the latest EU elections comes in the form of the impressive rise of the Green Party. The Guardian reports the Greens may have taken…
It’s Europe Calling, Justin. You Might Want to Take This. No? Okay.
The EU elections showed that voters are abandoning old school politics and the same old, same old. Small wonder. Right wing populists appear to be the big winners but also…