A Pierre Poilievre Synopsis. Consider this before you vote…
AFTER 20 YEARS OF POILIEVRE ON OUR DIME, WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY HAVE ? Synopsis of Pierre Poilievre &...
Now is the time to turn the tide on the deindustrialization of Canada
Closure of SKF’s Scarborough plant, December 9, 1981. Photo by Keith Beaty/Toronto Star. Donald Trump clearly has a bone to pick with Canada. By threatening a devastating 25 percent tariff…
Who’s Resisting the Auto-Coup?
Elon Musk and a team of six young engineers nicknamed the “DOGE kids” are systematically working through US government departments gaining access to their computer systems and databases.
Weekend funny stuff: new maps & cartoons & football plays & funny posts & animal crackers, plus Mark Twain at the end
After this week, we need a little break:First, some new maps for Canada to enjoy:A comment on DEI:Some comments on our times:I don't plan on watching the Super Bowl -…
In truculent statement, Danielle Smith denies any responsibility for misconduct at Alberta Health Services by government staff
In a truculent and defensive statement in response to this week’s bombshell allegations provincial officials improperly pressured Alberta Health Services to sign bad deals with private contractors, a stormy Danielle…
Is this what the Gaza invasion was all about?
It seems that no indignity is too great for the people of Gaza. After being... The post Is this what the Gaza invasion was all about? first appeared on Views…
Marx on the Liberal leadership and stuff
Marx: “The mass of the people have a sound aesthetical common sense. They have an instinctive hatred against everything ambiguous.” This is why Trump won. This is why Carney may…
My latest: why Poilievre is in trouble
Now we know why the Tories wanted an election right away. At the start of 2025, when Justin Trudeau was still in charge, pollster Angus Reid reported that the Pierre…
Today’s tonic: “The People Always Come Last in Doug Ford’s Ontario”
It's so nice to see Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie finally taking some good punches at corrupt Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford. This is one of the great ads…
Theocracy – The U.S. Version
For those who like to get their religion from the wholly deranged, there's Paula White, Trump's 'spiritual' adviser:Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social·8h“To say no to President Trump would be to say…
Threats to North American democracy are real and unprecedented
I have observed and studied politics for more than sixty years. I have never been as worried about the fragility of democracy and I am convinced it is at risk…
Today’s News: America is shooting the messenger
Coming soon to a university hospital in America: "Maybe us barbers have been wrong all these years to rely on ideas which have failed us. Maybe we should study the…
Musical interlude
Phantogram - Move In Silence
Christianity, Trump and the evangelicals
One of the many curiosities about American Christianity is how a godless man like Donald... The post Christianity, Trump and the evangelicals first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
With certainty and confidence…
I don’t know what I’m I’m talking about, but I have an opinion and an unreliable news source.
Time Travel Insanity
Do I have time travel insanity? Am I obsessed with time travel stories? I don’t think so, but I seem to have written more tales… The post Time Travel Insanity…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates February 4, 2025
NOTE:If you regularly send packets to Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, he hasbeen transferred:Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin #99974-555FMC ButnerPost Office Box 1600Butner, North Carolina 27509 Click here for the latest compilation of…
Legal News Post of the Day: February 7, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: A NY Judge Tried to Get Out of Jury Duty. What He Said Cost Him His Job. #law #legal #legalnews via @nytimes https://t.co/nOi6pSITbU - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Alex Cosh discusses how our response to the new Trump administration needs to move beyond avoiding tariffs toward routing our international relations around a…