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Have We Become Addicted to "Sordid"?
How much more mileage are we going to get out of the rise and fall of Donald Trump and his Merry Band of Grifters? Does part of you sort of…
Rudy, You Meat Head!!
It’s the perfect final act of a nightmare presidency. Last Wednesday when he was riling up his Gullibillies to storm the Capitol, Donald Trump had high praise for his own…
How Long Can the GOP Live Within It’s Own Skin?
For some time, Old School Republicans have argued that their party has gone too far, it’s beyond redemption. Their solution – burn it to the ground and start over. It’s…
Trump as Comic Relief
There’s a word you don’t hear everyday – “ghastly.” That, however, is the prognosis for the future of humankind in the summary of a report published today in the journal,…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Bruce Arthur calls out Doug Ford’s choice to blame his constituents rather than himself and his government for a gross lack of leadership…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Curled-up cats.
Voltaire on Trump
Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities, Can Make You Commit Atrocities. Isn’t that the essence of Donald Trump?
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – The Globe and Mail’s editorial board asks whether Doug Ford will again fall painfully short in responding to the public health threat…
Give Trump Enough Rope…
The Attorney General of Washington, D.C. – an elected position since 2015 – has announced that he will be investigating Donald Trump for inciting last Wednesday’s mob attack on the…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Roger McNamee argues that online platforms need to be held to account for their role in fomenting political violence. And Rebecca Traister writes…
On privileged positions
It’s bad enough that Saskatchewan is governed by a party whose foundational principle is that a wealthy person’ vacation home is more important that your life. But it certainly takes…
Twisting the Night Away …
I won’t waste much time directly addressing the attempted coup that took place in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday this past week. Others have already covered it in considerable depth, and…
Even the Golf World Finds Trump Toxic
Donald Trump is a collector – of golf courses. He’s got 17 to date, some of them losing quite a bit of money. He’s milked the Trump brand for all…
This, You Must Watch. Arnold Schwarzenegger Denounces Fascism in America.
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Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Rebecca Solnit discusses the importance of accurately describing Donald Trump’s attempted coup, rather than euphemizing a violent attack against democracy. Enzo DiMatteo…
Review: The All New Don’t Think of an Elephant!
Second edition from 2014 of a classic of US liberalism first released in the early George W. Bush years. The author is a cognitive scientist who has devoted much of…
Review: The All New Don’t Think of an Elephant!
Second edition from 2014 of a classic of US liberalism first released in the early George W. Bush years. The author is a cognitive scientist who has devoted much of…
Are America’s Home Grown Terrorists Regrouping to Attack Biden’s Inauguration?
Was the attack on the Capitol building just a dress rehearsal for more domestic terrorism on January 20, inauguration day for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris? That’s the reason Twitter…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jesse McLaren offers a reminder that a COVID-19 vaccine isn’t a cure-all, as measures to help people through the pandemic (including paid sick…