And I’ll vote for a political party that says they’ll do so
We have criminalized promotion of hatred against identifiable groups, and the promotion of genocide. We must, must now criminalize the promotion of listed terror groups.
a genocide is happening right now and nations are doing nothing to stop it
Right now the State of Israel is committing genocide against the people of Gaza. Many humans around the globe are horrified, grieving, raging. But people with the power to stop…
The everyday violence of life in occupied Palestine
Al-Jazeera correspondent Wael Dahdouh, centre, prays over the bodies of his wife, son, daughter, and grandson, killed in an Israeli airstrike on Nuisserat refugee camp, outside a hospital in Deir…
How ‘Cannibal Capitalism’ is devouring the planet
Smoke from wildfires in Canada engulfs New York City, June 2023. Photo by Anthony Quintano/Wikimedia Commons. Cannibal Capitalism: How our System is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet—and What We…
Closure of weeklies leaves communities without a print newspaper
Photo by Ryan Berry/Flickr KAMLOOPS, BC – The final edition of Kamloops This Week was emblazoned with a giant “-30-” on its front page when it appeared last Wednesday as…
A Sunday Thought
With the NDP imploding under the weight of idealists and ideologues, and with some calling for the resignation of Marit Stiles, the following editorial cartoon seems to hit its target:…
Covid Affects Children! Who Knew??
It’s big news suddenly that Covid causes longterm damage to blood vessels in kids. This was known back in December 2020. Nothing has been suddenly revealed. I’ve been saying that…
Gloves Off for Ontario Liberals.
It had to happen sometime and the tensions in the Ontario liberal leadership race are starting to show. The only surprise is that it is Yasir Naqvi’s team that has…
Gifts from the oven
Published five years ago at my idled website Notable Discoveries. With a few updates, it is here for a change of pace after too much negative news. Long ago mother…
Changed expectations
After BC voters told Christy Clark to find a more suitable occupation, I planned to transition from blathering about politics to writing about travel and dining. I opened a site…
New one. Am Yisrael chai!
Am Yisrael Chai! Three by four, DM me if interested. Part of proceeds go to ZAKA. I’ll bring it to you.
My latest: the social media sewer
Places of higher learning? Places that are stomach-churning, more like. We refer to campuses all over North America, of course. Since October 7, far too many students at university, college…
Saturday Photo: A Forests of Light
The way it was in the forest on the north side of Mount Royal this week. The warm weather in September seems to have delayed the trees’ gorgeous progression into…
Politicization of Masks
If political leaders on the left feel like they can’t talk about the importance of N95s to prevent viruses, then points go to the far right, who started this anti-mask…
PP: Not While I’m Eating.
There is a video clip doing the rounds of MP Pierre Poilievre eating an apple while being interviewed. He should only hope that the other guy in the clip knows…
Help was on the way? Looks like the goal of UCP’s $70M+ ‘Tylenot’ stunt was simply to own the Libs
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her United Conservative Party government may look like fools for having paid $70 million up front to a Turkish drug manufacturer last December for a…
Musical interlude
Flight Facilities feat. Jess – Foreign Language
Kinsella cast music, volume 9
It’s out!
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Sultan al Jaber and Vanessa Kerry offer a reminder that a climate breakdown in progress represents a foundational danger to…