what i’m reading: an immense world by ed yong
Long ago, I briefly observed one of our dogs do something that has always stayed with me. I was walking Cody in our New York City neighbourhood, and saw, in…
A poem by Leila Marshy: ‘Kinship’
The Wall, photographed here in the Bethlehem Aida refugee camp, is largely built on Palestinian territory far inside the Green Line (1967 border) and cuts off many villages and olive…
Web attack
This web site is under a massive attack via comments, spam, etc. Gee, I wonder who is behind it?
Hezbollah still a useful bogeyman for Israel and the US
Hezbollah fighters march in a parade in Beirut. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. The Israeli state is rightly concerned about the possibility of large-scale attacks from the Lebanese militia group Hezbollah.…
Teaching with Covid in Class
Is there a better way to do school during an ongoing, quite possibly never-ending pandemic AND with climate crisis coming home to roost? Christina Virgil, on TikTok discussed the problem…
BC Hydro numbers
BC Hydro has often said that demand for electricity in this region is growing at a rate of 40 percent in 20 years. The company claims population increases result in…
Oil’s OPEC advantage over renewables
Oil companies have been up and down about investing more of their profits in green energy. Having made promises to do just that, recently they have backed off. The reason…
JNS: Toronto has an anti-Semitism problem
Here. My contribution: Warren Kinsella, a non-Jewish columnist with Postmedia and author, is writing a book about rising antisemitism after Oct. 7. Kinsella, a strong supporter on social media of…
UCP minister tells Edmonton mayor he can forget about seeing anyone from the province at a summit on homelessness
Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi can forget about seeing Jason Nixon – Alberta’s minister of seniors, community and social services – at the summit on housing and homelessness he hopes to…
My latest: the Grit forecast is not all that sunny
OTTAWA – Liberal forecast here in the Nation’s Capital: rain, hail and locusts. With a possibility of sunshine, chirping birds, and limitless blue skies. That, at least, was the Grit…
Teachers Prepared To Strike For Smaller Class Sizes
In recent years, many teachers are dealing with 40 kids, in unsafe classrooms, while the Sask Party Education Minister posts about a mining company on the day the strike is…
Saturday Photo: Sunrise, Waning Moon, Winter…
Took this out the front window on one of the few days lately when the skies are clear.Nice to see the moon for a change, although as you can see…
Spread the Word, Not the Virus
We’ve been behind the curve on Covid mitigations. At this point, we should be able to see the error in removing masks, right?! When the wastewater data and/or hospitalization rates…
Saturday Photo: Sunrise, Waning Moon, Winter…
Took this out the front window on one of the few days lately when the skies are clear. Nice to see the moon for a change, although as you can…
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
I will be the first to admit that my viewing tastes are unusual for a man my age. I enjoy the off-kilter, the unusual, even the bizarre in movie/streaming fare.…
The cry of the Cu-cu-cu bird!
From across the Prairies we hear the mournful cry of the Cu-cu-cu bird….”Cu-cu-cu-Christ, its cu-cu-cu-cold here!” Oh well — we had a great fall here, and a green Christmas, so…
Musical interlude
Flight Facilities feat. Broods, Reggie Watts & Saro – Stranded
Nothing to see here!
A Berkely Earth email today reminds us that serious actions to address climate change should not be delayed. But like most Canadian political leaders, Detective Frank Drebin is indifferent…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Sara Moniuzsko reports on the World Health Organization’s recognition that COVID-19 is still causing nearly 10,000 reported deaths per month (to say nothing…