He Had Her
“I don’t take advice from men.” This TicTok is gaining in popularity. Paige Turner explained the missing pieces from the success story of Casey Neistat. (Who? He’s a vlogger and…
Gendering genocide
Palestinians mourn relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza outside a morgue in Rafah, December 19, 2023. Photo by Hatem Ali/AP. The Israeli attacks on Gaza have resulted in…
Lee Sun-kyun’s death is a reminder of the lie of South Korean liberalism
South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. This week actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in the 2019 film Parasite, took his own life. Why? Because…
You Can’t Go Home Again
Recently, some well-known progressives — like Russell Brand, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, and Matt Tiabbi — have switched sides. Michelle Goldberg writes: Part of the answer is probably that the…
Harry Remembered.
It was actually Lou Rosen, I first met. We were in that little custom tailoring shop he and brother Harry had opened on Parliament Street in Toronto. A fellow salesman…
Letter implores Edmonton mayor and council to intervene to halt ‘violent and disruptive decampment’ planned today
With Edmonton Police Services ready to start breaking up some of the homeless camps in downtown Edmonton this morning, opponents of the mass clearances will circulate a letter to Edmonton…
Odds and ends – from dancing ladies to dancing daddies, and dogs, of course
So tonight I have been going through various Bookmarks and other saved posts and I’m finding some great stuff to share. This month I saw two different cartoons based on…
Time for a walk in the snow?
I believe Justin Trudeau has made quite a decent prime minister, certainly at least a major improvement over his predecessor. The only important disappointment for me was the betrayal of…
Thursday Night Cat Blogging
Cat in perspective.
Big Fedi, Small Fedi – Where I Stand
On reading Evan Prodromou’s post Big Fedi, Small Fedi my response was a glib “I’m happy with small fedi but I’m fine with big fedi too.” But my feelings are…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jessica Wildfire offers a reminder of the breadth and depth of harm continuing to be caused by COVID-19. Julia Doubleday calls out…
The Boiling Frogs Timeline
Globally, Covid cases rose by over 50% in the past month! This article that reported the stats, mistakenly says the WHO “officially declared the end of the coronavirus pandemic worldwide…
Debunking Poilievre’s housing ‘documentary’
Still from Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre’s mini-documentary, “Housing hell: How we got here and how we get out.” Image from YouTube. “Housing Hell,” Pierre Poilievre’s mini-documentary on the housing…
Justin’s Journey.
It might not please all Canadians that our prime minister is staying the course and sticking around for another election. I have listened to his claims of certitude and I…
New Year’s wishes for 2024
Maybe I’m getting too old to change, but rather than making resolutions for the New Year, I decided to do wishes instead. My number one wish, of course, is health…
Eating on the road: Steak Frites at Liverpool House in Montreal
In November, I took a long weekend to enjoy a few days in Montreal. It's so near to Ottawa but I'd never really had time to just explore and enjoy…
Eating off the Hill: Steak Frites at Liverpool House in Montreal
In November, I took a long weekend to enjoy a few days in Montreal. It’s so near to Ottawa but I’d never really had time to just explore and enjoy…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates December 26, 2023
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
Origins
As we go are in the holiday season, I want to take some time to reflect on my upbringing and how it guided me into public office in the first…
On the Fog of Covid
There’s nothing normal about our lives right now. Simple precautions could change the rate of illness, disability, or death, but that would mean leaders opening themselves to lawsuits if they…