My latest: the propagandist’s useful idiots
GENOCIDE IS NOT KOSHER. That is what the sign said, all-caps. If not for who was holding it, and if not for where it was being held up, the sign…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Bill McGuire discusses why anybody with an understanding of climate science is terrified of a living environment that’s careening out of control. Carbon…
Legal Tweet of the Day: March 11, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Lawsuit claiming fertility-tracking app shared intimate data with Facebook greenlit as Canadian class action #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/e75a5a4d – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of March 11, 2024
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rtod: democracy or oligarchy
Revolutionary thought of the day:We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both.Louis Brandeis (1856-1941)
rtod: democracy or oligarchy
Revolutionary thought of the day: We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both. Louis Brandeis (1856-1941)
Stupidity: The Epidemic
For those who are congenitally stupid, I have much sympathy. For those who are stupid yet think they are the smartest person in the room, I have only disdain. And…
The War In Gaza
Protests against the war in Gaza are growing. Michael Harris writes: Political leaders who can no longer hear the people are usually on their way to defeat. That is one…
At the Movies (nope – not about the Oscars)
Cineplex is getting heat for mask and CO2 issues. From LandBack It says, “All guests are asked to lower medical masks and hoods while having their tickets scanned.” Why would…
Green Québec: a whiter shade of pale
Québec Premier François Legault announces funding support for a $7 billion gigafactory for electric vehicle batteries in Montérégie. The facility will be built by Swedish manufacturer Northvolt AB. Photo from…
The Online News Act has been like MAiD for emerging media in Canada
Cartoon by Greg Perry The hare-brained Online News Act has only been in effect for a few months, but already it has proved a disaster for small and emerging news…
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of March 11, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 11, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter: Supreme Court Poised to Rule on Monday on Trump’s Eligibility to Hold…
A Most Dangerous Place
More evidence that schools drive transmission of a virus that has long term effects on multiple organ systems, including the brain. This is entirely from Dr. Malgorzata Gasperowicz: “If someone…
Naheed Nenshi expected to enter Alberta NDP leadership race today – and it’ll be a true stress test for the coalition Rachel Notley built
Today’s the day former Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi is widely expected to enter the race to lead the Alberta New Democratic Party. Rachel Notley and the other contenders in the…
"Say….what????" moments — with Campbell, Middleton, Moe, and LA
Several “Say….what????” moments tonight: First, Kim Campbell called Pierre Poilievre a liar and a hatemonger. Wow! Kim Campbell. Brian Mulroney. Flora MacDonald. Back when Conservativism was actually just a different…
Plague Update: Biden’s Failure
Criticism of Joe Biden is presently conflated with support of Donald Trump. This criticism is not in support of Trump’s failed pandemic response. Bleach?! https://t.co/T26lIUwleiDo you too get the sense…
PSA
Dear Know Who You Are: If you’ve got a beef with my opinions, raise them directly with me. I can take it (I welcome it). Bitching to someone close to…
Connie Eaves, mother in life and science
A trailblazer who eschewed politics, identity and recognition in favour of a tenacious pursuit of life’s secrets Like many women of her age, Dr. Connie Eaves’s career in science was…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates March 5, 2024
NOTE: If you regularly send packets to Bill Dunne, he has been moved. His new address is:Bill Dunne #10916-086FMC ButnerPost Office Box 1600Butner, North Carolina 27509 Click here for the…