SyFy Hates You: My Review Of "A Princess Of Mars"
Watching SyFy’s adaptation of “A Princess Of Mars” (one of my favorite books as a kid) is like watching one of your old childhood toys being brought magically to life……
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Lies, Damned Lies, And The Census
“(The Unites States), and particularly your conservative movement, is a light and an inspiration to people in this country and across the world.” – Stephen Harper, 1997 In an astonishing…
Afghanistan war logs: Massive leak of secret files exposes truth of occupation
Afghanistan war logs: Massive leak of secret files exposes truth of occupationby Nick Davies and David Leigh, from The Guardian, July 25, 2010. A huge cache of secret US military…
Transition Town arrives in York Region
Are you in York Region?Do you believe in peak oil?Are you concerned about the impact of peak oil?If so you’ll be pleased to know Transition (upper) York Region is born..
Video: The Troops are Waking Up
Check out this great video of testimony by a U.S. veteran of the occupation of Iraq, talking about the evils of the occupation, and its connection to class oppression and…
Fun Facts About the Census
I must confess, one of the reasons why I am so engrossed in the issue of the long-form census is that I am a genealogist. And not just as a…
C’est dommage…
So, I had promised myself that I would finally get around to writing a new blog post today since I’ve been on a bit of a hiatus lately working on…
The Haudenosaunee ‘right of return’
The Haudenosaunee ‘right of return’by Steven Newcomb, from Indian Country Today, July 12, 2010. (Link found via RDO.) For some 30 years, the Haudenosaunee (People of the Longhouse), often known…
Harper’s Idiocracy
One thing you’ve got to love about Libertarian-leaning Conservatives: they have absolutely no sense of irony. James Travers has yet another excellent op-ed in The Star today on the census,…
G20 Toronto Song of Peace and Redemption
“You will not recognize Canada when I get through with it.”– Prime Minister Harper This is one of the few things PM Harper has said which I hold to be…
2011 Census – Long Form needed
This is acutally an important – although not sexy – policy the NDP should champion. From Stephen Gordon: There is no exaggerating the boneheadedness of this decision: Tories scrap mandatory…
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activism
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activismby Mitu Sengupta, from MRZine, July 6, 2010. As news of the G20’s Toronto Summit recedes from the headlines, which memories shall prevail? The answer…
G20 Protests: Why the Police did Nothing to Stop Black Bloc Tactics
As I walked home alone in the dark after an event last night, I came to an odd realization. I felt completely safe on empty streets or where there were…
Random angry disjointed protest thoughts
I can appreciate that people are appalled at the damage done by protesters on the weekend but the vast majority of protesters were well behaved and respectful of authority. Despite…
Bonjour Black Bloc! You’re a bunch of hypocrits
I LOVE this picture. Pretty much sums up my thoughts on le Bloc Noir: By the by, this shot also alone shows just how rinky-dink Toronto is. They can’t even…
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Questions for the Cons: Do you understand now why holding the G20 summit in downtown Toronto was a huge fucking mistake? Did you really think these summits would boost Ontario…
Shepherd’s Granddaughter Update
Book should stay, school board committee says Final decision rests with education director A special review committee has recommended that a controversial novel about the Mideast conflict remain available to…
Chevron – Because BP Wasn’t Drilling Deep Enough
Fifty miles off the coast of Louisiana, upwards of 100,000 barrels per day of oil are gushing from BP’s Deepwater Horizon well into the Gulf of Mexico. With the equivalent…