Passing The Baton
Joe Biden has passed the baton to Kamala Harris. Jennifer Rubin writes:Even before Biden entered the hall, the affection for him bubbled to the surface. A surprise, early appearance from…
Biden’s convention speech made absurd claims about his Gaza policy
President Joe Biden delivers his valedictory address to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, August 19, 2024. Photo courtesy the White House. An observation from George Orwell—“those w...
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: Accommodating Pregnancy in the Workplace
Can an employer fire an employee whose pregnancy is causing medical complications that affect her ability to perform her usual workplace duties?Employers have a duty to accommodate in those circumstances…
Proud
Proud to have worked for Hillary and Joe. Last night reminded me of that. Will be working for this woman next week. Proud to do so.
Today’s News: "When we fight, we win"
The Democratic Convention speeches tonight were outstanding, but none so much as Biden's - Dark Brandon was in the house tonight, and unexpectedly, I found myself crying at the end…
Smith government’s announcement of the ‘Recovery Training Institute of Alberta’ raises more questions than it answers
Thursday’s Alberta Government news release announcing the official opening of so-called Lakeview Recovery Community in a rural area west of Edmonton included the intriguing tidbit that the facility will also…
Regulation of the housing industry is imperative
I describe my own family's move onto the property ladder many years ago. The costs are updated to 2024 dollars to demonstrate how out of control the housing industry has…
Yes, we should be very worried
Pat Mccutcheon is running for the BC Greens in Surrey Cloverdale. He recently pointed me to this video and said: "Probably the most powerful & disturbing video I have ever…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Ayesha Tandon discusses a new study showing that the limiting factor in averting a climate breakdown is public policy rather than technological limitations. Aaron…
Political Lies and Fantasies
Trump is selling his followers a fantasy in which the only truth is what Trump says is the truth.Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has a theory about this blizzard of lies.…
Political Lies and Fantasies
Trump is selling his followers a fantasy in which the only truth is what Trump says is the truth.Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has a theory about this blizzard of lies.…
Saturday Photo: Nothing at All..
Time to take a break. Dog days, August doldrums, other things to do....
More Genocide
While most of the mainstream media focus on the genocidal actions of Israel in Gaza, there is another taking place in the West Bank, euphemistically labelled '"settler violence." To call…
They pulled that creepy "morning in Canada" video? Oh, waaaahhhh!
Somebody posted Poilievre's bizarre "morning in Canada" video on You-Tube before the CPC deleted it. It is creepy, out-of-touch with reality, and absolutely full of bees! Is it the CPC…
Today’s News: Kamala and Tim are cooking!
Hey, on a side note, did you know that Harris and Walz both like to cook? I think that's pretty great.Responding to another tweet, I posted this a couple of…
Quotations
A reader who communicates regularly sent several interesting quotations that are perhaps relevant in today's world. Some are repeated here...
Talking to Hamas
Hamas are thoroughly unpleasant people—ideologically extreme and violent. They are, in other words, the sort... The post Talking to Hamas first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Do You Have A Political Philosophy? And Are You So Sure?
Everyone has opinions, most of them dogmatic, as if the holder of such opinions was utterly certain that they held the unquestionable word of God Herself. Usually they are grossly…
Youth homelessness
I’ve just released Chapter 9 of my open access textbook. This chapter focuses on youth homelessness. A ‘top 10’ overview of the chapter can be found here: https://nickfalvo.ca/youth-homelessness/
Fascist Twitter?
Letter to X (Musk) Letter To Elon Musk, Re: My Suspension From Twitter Twitter, “X”, “bastion of free speech”, suspended my account today, saying this: We’ve temporarily limited some of…