The hate mask slips
I have to say the antisemites still have the capacity to surprise me. I thought I could usually predict what they’d do next. But, since the ceasefire brokered by Donald…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Paul Krugman writes about the dangers of a mad king taking more and more extreme steps to insulate himself from any trace of…
Ontario Just Made it Clear: Get Solar or Pay More
Homeowners in Ontario are about to pay a lot more electricity with no sign of rate increases stopping anytime soon. The far right Conservative government has torn up renewable developments…
Three Ways to Improve American Politics
I am writing this as a citizen of a world (and also as someone with a degree in Political Science) that no matter where we live are strongly impacted by…
An Important Image History Will Remember
Can it get worse? Probably, yes. The post An Important Image History Will Remember first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Happy happy joy joy times 2! The Jays are going to the World Series!
What a game! Not a blowout at all, the Mariners just couldn't get another run in the last two innings. George Springer gives the Jays the lead— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social)…
Spain revives war crimes case against Rwandan military figure
Rwanda’s former army chief of staff, Kayumba Nyamwasa, middle, stands behind Paul Kagame during a military event in Kigali. Spain has re-issued arrest warrants against a high-profile Rwand...
A global reminder that the fight for abortion rights is far from over
Canadian women rally for abortion access during the 1980s. Photo by Judy Blankenship. The A Word: A Global History of the Abortion Struggle Elizabeth Casillas and Higinia Garay University of…
The key to understanding UCP’s legislative agenda is the UCP’s annual general meeting next month
The key to understanding the Alberta Legislature’s fall agenda is knowing that almost everything on the list trotted out yesterday by United Conservative Party House Leader Joseph Schow is there…
Primary and Preventative Health Services Ministry changes website message to say Albertans can book next year for vaccines
Blaming “false statements on social media” for the confusion, the Alberta Ministry of Primary and Preventative Health Services has amended its website vaccination pre-ordering page to say that Albertans will…
Saturday Photo: Morning Light…
The sun is rising later and later, but when it does come up, there have been some beautiful mornings. Like this one, last Thursday in Mount Royal Cemetery. Makes you…
A Big Picture Overview – And An Urgent Warning!
(An open letter to Hrvoje Moric, at Geopolitics & Empire) Excellent discussion, as always, Hrvoje. After four decades and over 100,000 hours of research, studies and writing on geopolitics, political…
Doomscrolling Notes, and Knee Recovery, 26
Well, I am happy to say I was wrong. Despite more than seven million people (possibly as many as 8.2 million) participating in the USA’s No King’s protest, the events…
Will a tragic coincidence end the American experiment?
The United States has been around for 250 years. It has proven to be resilient,... The post Will a tragic coincidence end the American experiment? first appeared on Views from…
Parasitic Capitalism (Oilpatch Edition)
I have little love for the oil & gas industry in Alberta. Having grown up here, worked in and adjacent to the industry for years, I have become increasingly disillusioned,…
New Air Quality Guidelines
Health Canada published new Guidance for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Professionals that acknowledge that Covid can be spread through airborne transmission. "Indoor air quality is considered an important environmental determinant…
198 Methods of Nonviolent Action
More than 7 million Americans hit the streets to protest the authoritarian Trump regime in the USA, they rallied under the banner No Kings. Unsurprisingly, the protests were peaceful and…