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.…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Amanda Marcotte discusses how the Trump regime's war on empathy reflects its underlying misogyny, while Andrea Woo reports that Canadian researchers are scrubbing their…
Defending democracy
Ordinary people must choose between authoritarianism and democracy. Our ancestors struggled to gain the vote; we must protect these rights. Are we willing to do that? Do we even understand…
Legal News Post of the Day: April 11, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Canada election: Conservative crime policies draw criticism #law #legal #legalnews via @CTVNews https://t.co/IBYuaHAYRL - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: w...
Your summer vacation awaits!
Don’t go to America! Stay home! My Eastern Ontario place is available this summer for weekly bookings, on 15 acres on a very quiet lake! Sleeps 8, trails, drive-up access!…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 5, 2010
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 5, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: Warman and Fournier: Divisional Court Protects Online Anonymity, Overturns Motion Court Ruling https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/05/warman-and-fournier-divisional-court.html - ...
The latest in Elbows Up!
Here is some of the Elbows Up that I have seen recently.Enjoy! A couple of good slogans:Singing elbows up: View on Threads View on Threads Buy Canadian Buy Canadian. Don't…
Don’t talk to auditor general about dodgy contracts until you’ve talked to our lawyer: government email to AHS staff
In early February, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith publicly urged Alberta’s auditor general to get cracking with his just-started investigation into allegations of dodgy contracts being forced on Alberta Health Services…
Working class politics in the age of dealignment
Trade unions have been unable to slow or reverse dealignment in working class politics, writes Fred Wilson. How has this happened? Photo courtesy Canadian Labour Congress/Facebook. Working class...
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Gil Duran examines the false claim of an "emergency" underlying Donald Trump's tariff manipulations - along with the dangers of allowing a dictator…
Canadian Journalists and Politicians need to see the Super-Conductor Powered Train that is coming down the tracks…
When listening to some journalists or some on the political “Right”, you will hear an oft-repeated argument: why do Canadian governments spend so much money on the automobile industry? Andrew…
Legal News Post of the Day: April 10, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Ontario schools begin suspending students who aren't fully vaccinated #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/A2xQ0Wg1gH - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
Community-level homelessness planning in Alberta
Yesterday I gave a keynote address at a University of Alberta event. Here’s a link to the blog post that summarizes my remarks:https://nickfalvo.ca/what-lies-ahead-for-community-level-homelessness-planning-in-alberta/