Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Victor Pickard writes about the multiple layers of media capture which have collectively undermined access to accurate information across U.S. sources. - Ajit Niranian…
Today’s News: That SCOTUS Tariff Decision, Poilievre Doom-Scrolling, Epstein Scalp-Watch, Olympic Catch-Up
First, a few tariff cartoons that I collected for everyone to enjoy:KABOOM! That SCOTUS Tariff Decision How bullies always react when someone tells them to cut it out: View on…
If only we had a Caribbean Island
A little island just won a big court case. The tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire,... The post If only we had a Caribbean Island first appeared on Views from the…
Musical interlude
Lastlings, RUFUS DU SOL - No Time
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Sarah Sloat discusses how the collapse of democracy in the U.S. is producing severe mental health problems for the people living through it. And…
Choosing Bits from the Bible
This post from the U.S. Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth is just distracting fluff, but it's such a curious collection that I want to give it a second look (video…
Today’s News: Danielle Smith demonizes Canada again; Poilievre’s failed leadership; Epstein Scalp-Watch; Olympic Catch-Up
Danielle Smith is demonizing Canada againAlberta premier Danielle Smith is desperate to rev up the Alberta Federal Grievance Industry again, in spite of Carney actually doing a lot of what…
Danielle Smith announces a raft of referenda, seemingly designed to advance the UCP’s separatist agenda
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith yesterday announced a raft of referendum questions for Oct. 19 demanding provincial intrusion into federal jurisdiction, cutting services to new Canadians and other anti-immigrant measures, and…
Judged By The Company You Keep
By the titled measure, I think we know how to evaluate Jamil Javani, the peripatetic Conservative who seems to have a special relationship with his old pal, JD Vance. Indeed,…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates February 17, 2025
NOTE:If you regularly send packets to Muhammad Burton, Casey Goonan, HridinduRoychowdhury, or Alex Stokes, they have been transferred:Smart Communications/PA DOCMuhammad Burton* AF3896SCI ChesterPost Office Box 33028St Petersburg, Florida 33733*Address envelope…
Today’s News: Carney wins, Poilievre loses; the Epstein files get hotter, Minneapolis is still ICEed; and Olympic Catch-up
Carney wins, Poilievre loses Wow! Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux has joined the Liberal caucus, making him the third Conservative MP to break with his party since November – a move…
Alberta Conservatives fume as Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux jumps ship for the Liberals
As everybody in Canada surely knows by now, Alberta Member of Parliament Matt Jeneroux has crossed the floor of the House of Commons to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals,…
More American crime
Over the past decade, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (Ice) has amassed millions of data points that it uses to identify and track its targets – from social…
“The most powerful crime syndicate in history”
James Speyer, writing in The New York Daily News, says: It is time to acknowledge what has become tragically obvious: the Trump administration is essentially acting as a massive criminal…
Norway’s national wealth fund now C$3 trillion
In British Columbia, both the governing NDP and the Conservative opposition maintain that natural resources primarily belong to the companies extracting them today. Taxes are kept low, subsidies are plentiful,…
Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy and the Gripen
Canada has published a Defence Industrial Strategy for the first time.
Roundup of comments on Canada’s Defense Industrial Strategy, those radical mainstream environmentalists, the Epstein conspiracy, and Olympic Catch-up
I found some good posts and commentary today on a random assortment of topics:Comments about Canada's Defense Industrial Strategy First, some background - in her February 17, 2026 newsletter on…
Ric McIver states unequivocally he is not a supporter of Alberta separatism
Ric McIver, Speaker of the Alberta Legislature, has stated categorically he is not a supporter of Alberta separating from Canada. In an emailed response to questions sent to United Conservative…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Flaky cat.
Nuclear arms race redux—should we join?
“The End of Arms Control” read the recent headline in The New York Times. The... The post Nuclear arms race redux—should we join? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.