Today’s News: de-bunking the Carney smear campaign
Graeme MacKay/The Hamilton SpectatorAs the Conservatives get more desperate, the attempts to smear Carney get more heated. The latest is something about offshore tax havens. While the smears are stupid,…
Move fast and break kings
Photo by FlyD/Unsplash Trump’s tariffs demand a response, but retaliatory tariffs have severe drawbacks. Canadians have inflation fatigue and while they are rightly furious at the presiden...
Pierre Wants To Eradicate “Woke Ideology”
So, back in late March, Poilievre was unveiling his platform for Quebec, and in that speech he talked about eliminating “woke ideology” from university research. At first glance, you might…
Pierre Wants To Eradicate “Woke Ideology”
So, back in late March, Poilievre was unveiling his platform for Quebec, and in that speech he talked about eliminating “woke ideology” from university research. At first glance, you might…
Alberta Government scramble to stop leaks about dodgy health care contracts takes on a distinct Watergate vibe
The Alberta Government’s frenetic and seemingly panicky scramble to cover up leaks about the continuing dodgy health care contracts scandal is taking on a distinct Watergate vibe. Watergate, of course,…
The Myth of the Fiscal Conservative
Anyone that tells you a ‘conservative’ knows how to manage budgets … The post The Myth of the Fiscal Conservative first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Saturday Photo: The Kind of Thing Libraries Need More of, Not Less
At a time when libraries, archives, and, yes, even National Parks are under pressure in the US to "forget" important parts of the past that should be remembered, I was…
Saturday Photo: The Kind of Thing Libraries Need More of, Not Less
At a time when libraries, archives, and, yes, even National Parks are under pressure in the US to "forget" important parts of the past that should be remembered, I was…
Fond memories
I do love coming up to the cabin and seeing this.
Dump the Debt
Dump the debt. The post Dump the Debt first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Amerika In Pictures
In a world riven by American-led incompetence, the following pictures reveal that there are at least some in Trump's Amerika who haven't drunk the Kool-Aid.Recommend this Post
Doom and Gloom and Lord Dread’s Lair
First, here's some doom and gloom to kick off your weekend: Trump crash economy— mtsw (@mtsw.bsky.social) April 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM Atrios (Duncan Black) / Eschaton Empty Shelves Global…
America’s surprising annual threat assessment
Offices of the Director of National Intelligence, Washington, DC. Photo courtesy DNI/Facebook. The White House isn’t telling us what the intelligence community is telling them. The Trump admini...
Musical interlude
Hayla - Alone (John Young Edit)
Lambda Posters Year One 1969-1970
This is part of a series of blog posts featuring posters published in the Laurentian University (Sudbury, Ontario) student newspaper, Lambda during the years I worked there while studying Political…
Lambda Posters Year One 1969-1970
This is part of a series of blog posts featuring posters published in the Laurentian University (Sudbury, Ontario) student newspaper, Lambda during the years I worked there while studying Political…
is my facebook timeout becoming permanent? thoughts on (maybe) leaving social media behind
I've been off social media for a few months now, and I'm unsure about whether or not I'll return. Mostly, it feels good. Another step towards the minimal. More focused.…