Knee Surgery, Day 3
If you want to see just how bad the roads and streets are in the Town of Collingwood, just drive over them a few hours after knee or other surgery.…
Squaring an impossible circle of peace and insecurity in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump flanked by some of their respective delegations during the 2025 Russia–United States Summit in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. Now that the dust ...
Knee Surgery Day Two
Well, I’m back from the hospital following my knee surgery. It was a “Total knee arthroplasty (TKA), also known as total knee replacement,” described as a “surgical procedure that involves…
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Foolish and deadly
Defunding mRNA Vaccine Research Is a Catastrophic Mistake vs New mRNA Cancer Vaccine Delivers Stunning Results, Sparks Universal Treatment Hopes.
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Hamilton Nolan discusses the multiple crises facing labor in the U.S., as a failure to organize produces particularly catastrophic results in hostile political…
Poilievre is back, still awful
CPC leader Pierre Poilievre won his byelection so he's back, older but no wiser - determined to ignore Canada's pressing issues, like wildfires and economic growth, while obsessing about imaginary…
In one day, Danielle Smith’s UCP government flip-flops on unpopular COVID and expense claim policies – so what’s up?
Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government just flip-flopped on plans to make health care workers pay for COVID-19 vaccinations and to stop making cabinet ministers file expense claims. So what gives?…
Pierre channels Danielle
It’s a long way from Ottawa to Battle River-Crowfoot. Born and raised in Calgary, Conservative... The post Pierre channels Danielle first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Book Review: The McCartney Legacy, Volume 2
By Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair This is the second book of a series by Kozinn and Sinclair. I reviewed the first one here. Like the first one, it's a…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- The Lever examines new research showing how private equity is systematically funnelling risk and underperformance to less wealthy investors. And Charlie Warzel discusses how…
A Small Victory In A Much Larger Battle
While many see the victory of CUPE and Air Canada flight attendants as a major achievement (and it is), perhaps it is better to see the win within the context…
A Small Victory In A Much Larger Battle
While many see the victory of CUPE and Air Canada flight attendants as a major achievement (and it is), perhaps it is better to see the win within the context…
Texas Is Why Parliamentary Privilege Exists
Dustin Burrows is a name that will one day have his own chapter in the Anthology of American Fascism.
Today’s News: updates on Trump’s Gestapo plans and Gavin Newsom’s trolling, plus Marc Elias writes about Hope
You know, if I lived in the United States now, I might think twice about blogging. I know my little blog would never be considered to be a marshalling point…
Summertime in the age of upheaval
Wildfires burn near Flin Flon, Manitoba in June 2025. Photo courtesy the Government of Manitoba. Summertime and the living is uneasy. Geopolitical and climate change dangers demand our attention...
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Angular cat.