Whose violence counts as terrorism?
National September 11 Memorial, New York City. Photo by Axel Houmadi/Unplsash. Mainstream pundits’ outrage over CBC News’s recently revealed guidance on describing the September 11 attacks may h...
Congo is at the centre of a critical minerals race between China and the West
Used in cell phones and laptop computers, 3TG—tin, tungsten, tantalum, and gold—are mined across the Democratic Republic of Congo. Seen here is tin ore. Photo by Sasha Lezhnev/Enough Project/Flickr. ...
The lies Alberta separatists tell: A Top Ten List
There’s a substantial and growing body of economic research that separation would be a catastrophe for Alberta and Albertans, especially working people. As economist Jim Stanford observed in his Aug.…
Yelling at NDP for Gravy Plane Complaint
There are SaskParty trolls yelling at NDP MLAs on their Facebook pages: Dwayne Dimen: “Janet Boylan Sharpe at what bitching. The NDP does never offer solutions.” Aleana Young: “Solution #1:…
Guest Post From The Mound Of Sound -The Implications Of Global Debt
It's my pleasure to present another guest post from The Mound of Sound. I miss his blog because he often wrote of things I hadn't thought of. Global debt is…
How about some laughs?
I'm out of outrage tonight. So here are some cartoons and some funny-good posts: Still my favourite: - KGB Report by Kevin G. BarkesRead on Substack - Mother Mary BernadetteRead…
Failure in Iran and the Potemkin option
Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran. Photo by Ali Khodabakhsh. In his February 28, 2026 announcement of the likely illegal US-Israeli war against Iran, Donald Trump outlined four strategic…
What is AI for?
The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) into our lives has been compared to the Industrial... The post What is AI for? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Edmonton Bike Struggles
Edmonton pushes ahead with bike network despite political pressure from Province of Alberta’s fascist UCP. Well presented video version of that story, last month before they knew if the City…
What The Actual Flock?
Big data and the police state have been converging for some time, but the rapid rise of the Flock Safety license plate camera network is redefining American authoritarianism, and its…
Today’s News: "Nobody in this country is in the stands. 40 million of us are on the ice."
graphic by Don DeLeski I was hoping PM Carney would give us another Forward Guidance video as Canada fights back against Trump's tariff war, and on Tuesday morning here it…
Blame Ottawa? Most of Alberta’s economic discontent has roots in policies cooked up right here at home
Conventional wisdom in Canadian political and media circles seems to be that Albertans are almost to a man and woman deeply discontented with their relationship with the rest of Canada.…
Random Thoughts on Drug Policy
I have been thinking about writing on drug policy for awhile but have not been able to develop a framework for my thoughts so I decided to just set them…
Whose Strategy is The End of the World? Conservatives
I’ve been writing clearly for over a dozen years about how governments, are failing to address the pollution causing the climate crisis. Usually the biggest culprits are Conservative/Republican governments, but…
Black cat nap
Quick capture. Holding back. Zen Brush 3. Allowing myself to draw on it. not trying to make a painting. Stopping. Holding the Apple Pencil way
Wise Law’s Top Ten Legal News Post for the Week of September 8, 2026
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of September 8, 2026
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of September 8, 2026 from Wise Law on Twitter:Disbarred Brampton lawyer charged in alleged $4.3M fraud scheme: Peel police Why this…
Courage, Canada – "Let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world."
Canada's counter-tariffs are on, and there will not be any turning back. In the days to come, when you need some courage:Remember Jack Layton's last message:And remember these words too:…
We had a visitor
Yesterday, a black bear was in our yard, but when it noticed humans, it scurried up the Seymour River western escarpment behind our home. Today, another bear visited. This time…