US Freedom Convoy Gets a Flat
2,000 trucks were expected to make the first leg of the Los Angeles to Washington Freedom Convoy. By the time these protest truckers reach Las Vegas they had amassed a…
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Cold War II. It Won’t Be Your Grandpa’s Cold War
Cold War II seems to be upon us. The bad news is that it has come on extremely rapidly. The good news – there isn’t any. Mary Elise Sarotte is…
Because Nobody Wants to Hear About Climate Change
Guardian cartoonist, Martin Rowson, sums up the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
If Liquor Stores Nix Russian Vodka, Why Can’t Netflix Ditch Steven Segal?
Self-styled tough guy Steven Seagal is not only a terrible actor with a bad hairpiece but a fast friend of Vlad Putin. He’s also, somehow, for some reason, still making…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Andre Picard discusses the reality that long COVID will result in lasting aftereffects even if we eventually manage to get the spread…
Chilling Words
Ever since Putin started massing troops along Ukraine’s eastern border, I’ve been wondering exactly what Russia’s objectives really were. Put aside the propaganda from Russia about Ukraine posing some kind…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – The Canadian Press interviews Dr. Saqib Shahab about the need for Saskatchewan’s citizens to act responsibly in getting vaccinated and taking public health…
Hey, It’s Moscow. People Disappear All the Time.
There’s been some speculation that Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine has little to do with Kiev and much to do with threats at home in the Kremlin. There’s a pattern…
Mitt Romney – Treading Water in a Sea of Morons
Flawed he may be but Mitt Romney isn’t afraid of calling out his fellow Republicans. “Look, there is no place in either political party for this White nationalism or racism.…
What’s at Stake? Nothing Less Than a Liveable Future.
With our attention glued to Ukraine and seditious truckers, this is not the best moment for something even more serious. Today, the final day of February, 2022, brings a new…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Phil Tank calls out the Moe government for concluding that Saskatchewan’s citizens should be deprived of the information we need to make…
Musical interlude
Royksopp feat. Beki Mari – This Time, This Place
Will the Arctic Become the Frontline for Cold War II?
It looks like we’re heading for another Cold War showdown between the Russian bear and the NATO nations. This time the Arctic may be Russia’s front line. The Arctic is…
Putin Puts Finland and Sweden on Notice
Vlad Putin’s superpower psychopathy is running wild. Now he’s threatening Finland and Sweden – join NATO and there’ll be military repercussions. A spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry has warned…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Carly Weeks examines why so many Canadian children still haven’t been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. John Loeppky asks that we not eliminate the…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jacques Poitras talks to some of the at-risk people whose freedom will be undermined by the scrapping of public health protections. Phil…
Earth’s Water Cycle Broken
Life on Earth depends on two elements, water and oxygen. Water is constantly recirculated by the hydrologic cycle. Water goes up into the atmosphere via evaporation and transpiration and it…
Top Trump Prosecutors Quit
Not one but two heavy guns recruited by former District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. for the criminal investigation into Donald Trump have resigned. Carey Dunne, the office’s former general counsel,…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Andrew Romano reports on Denmark’s explosion of COVID cases after it prematurely lifted public health protections. Ariana Eunjung Cha reports on the cardiac…
When No One Has Clean Hands or How to Reap the Whirlwind
It’s one of those complex issues. Russia makes an apparent land grab in two separatist enclaves in Ukraine. Boil off all the inconvenient complexity and that’s what you’ve got. What…