Things I can do because I am white
I have privilege as a white person because I can do all of these things without thinking twice about it. I can go birding (#ChristianCooper). I can go jogging (#AmaudArbery).…
Warren
Premier Premiers: Ford, Horgan up
Seven-in-ten residents approve of British Columbia’s John Horgan (71%) and Ontario’s Doug Ford (69%). Ford, until now, has never held majority approval since his election – an uptick likely attributable…
A Star is mourned
When I was contemplating a move from Vancouver to Toronto, the Star found out via an editor I knew there. I met with some senior folks at the paper, and…
My latest: celebrate life
So much death. More than 100,000 gone in the United States. Close to 400,000 dead globally. In Canada, more than 6,500 dead, with Quebec accounting for most of that grim…
Presidents defeat themselves
Nearly 100,000 lives have been lost, and tens of millions are out of work. Meanwhile, the president spent his day golfing. pic.twitter.com/H1BVNtgVjA — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 24, 2020
This week’s Sparky! Five political rules to clip and save!
This week’s @RatSparky: five immutable political rules! pic.twitter.com/XI4zJ3939b — SparkyTheTalkingRat (@RatSparky) May 24, 2020
Allen Baekeland, RIP
We were friends in high school, at Bishop Carroll. We all loved punk rock and he sort of managed those of us in the unmanageable Social Blemishes. That’s Allen wearing…
Present view
Present view. Not bad. And, yes, I stopped the video before Joey started to lay some pipe. pic.twitter.com/Kv7wljDRga — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 23, 2020
#TBT: I cleaned up good, before my many ex-wives ruined my looks
#TBT: @JimWatsonOttawa, who made something of himself, and the Walking Irish Bar Fight, who didn’t. Ottawa, circa: I don’t have a clue. pic.twitter.com/6hkb7GoqPd — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 21, 2020
My latest: the blockading of a country
Armed police officers stopping people who were doing nothing wrong, and turning them away. It’s happened a lot, during this pandemic. It’s happened in Canada, too. For weeks, for example,…
Free at last
One of my paintings. My ex made me stick all of them in the basement (or a bathroom), so I am now liberated to share them! pic.twitter.com/HgGuk9US4p — Warren Kinsella…
Abandoned too soon
Forty years ago today.
Sparky grills the Mango Mussolini!
This week’s Sparky! Sparky joins the media and grills @realDonaldTrump! pic.twitter.com/wTLU0FkF5x — SparkyTheTalkingRat (@RatSparky) May 17, 2020
Straw man editorial
From my local paper. This claim is delusional, I think: calling an election now would literally cause many more people to be exposed to the virus and get sick and/or…
Meet Owen.
I love him. This is the best thing you will see today. Watch it. https://t.co/jQNE54iX04 — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 13, 2020