Musical interlude
Florrie - Never Far From Paradise
The Troubling Lack of Empathy Among Conservatives
Empathy is a nasty word to conservatives. Elon Musk recently showed his contempt for the very notion of considering another’s feelings, calling it “civilizational suicidal empathy.” And then, to make…
Simon’s SEZ
Can you think of any other Special Ecomonic Zones? Shenzhen? The southern states? Siberia?
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Allison Gill offers a reminder that every aspect of the U.S.' descent into fascism can be traced back to the increasing power of an…
Legal News Post of the Day: May 30, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Tate brothers charged with rape and trafficking in the U.K. #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/hOMI0Ezrai - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
Think ahead
More driving is definitely the solution.
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from March 19, 2013
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from March 19, 2013 via Wise Law Blog: Vexatious Litigants https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2013/03/vexatious-litigants.html - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit ...
"Telling the truth is a revolutionary act"
One of the signs of the apocolypse is when speaking the truth is not required or even expected. The United States has now reached this point: “The Party told you…
About that throne speech
I was a little surprised to see EIIR on the head of the throne where... The post About that throne speech first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Who can be a fascist? Let’s look to Mussolini’s Italy, then let’s look to Israel
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir at the one-year celebrations of the settlement of Ramat Arbe, an illegal settlement in the Lower Galilee, West Bank. Photo courtesy Itamar Ben-Gvir/X.…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- David Moscrop writes that "inequality" is a far too mild word for the extreme concentration of wealth and power in the U.S. (coupled…
On Ethical AI Principles
I have commented in my newsletter that what people have been describing as 'ethical AI principles' actually represents a specific political agenda, and not an ethical agenda at all. In…
On Ethical AI Principles
I have commented in my newsletter that what people have been describing as 'ethical AI principles' actually represents a specific political agenda, and not an ethical agenda at all. In…
Legal News Post of the Day: May 29, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: U.S. federal court rules against Trump’s fentanyl and ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs #law #legal #legalnews via @CTVNews https://t.co/1j25o1EloY - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: How Does Marriage Affect Your Existing Will?
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: How Does Marriage Affect Your Existing Will? #law #legal #EstatePlanningWhen a person is married in Ontario, the marriage automatically revokes a prior…
Protect Your Neurons from Nimbus!
The latest Covid variant has the same name as a big looming rain cloud. The more we let Covid spread, the more it will continue to mutate, and this one…
Protect Your Neurons from Nimbus!
The latest Covid variant has the same name as a big looming rain cloud. The more we let Covid spread, the more it will continue to mutate, and this one…
It was an awful Wednesday for Trump – the TACO slur, the Musk and Miller scandal, the Pope dis, and his tariffs are toast
hopefully we're entering the "then suddenly" phase of regime collapse— 🍅🥔🫐🌽 hoopy frood 🌶️ 🥑🍫🌵 (@huwupy.kawaii.social) May 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM Lots of "holy shit" moments on Wednesday: TACO…