Governments acknowledge climate science, then pursue policies that directly contradict it. They transfer public wealth to immensely profitable corporations, encourage greater fossil-fuel dependence, and leave ordinary people to bear the…
A trolly Trump demands an entrance fee from Canadian smoke.
In the old westerns, bandits would board trains and demand passengers turn over all their money upon pain of death. Everyone complied, the bandits happy with their take and the…
What if, instead of using its vast industrial might to become the world’s dominant imperial power, the United States had developed an equally strong military whose combat capacity could be…
First, a few more posts about those wildfires: View on Threads View on Threads This is priceless!From Kier AtkinsonTweet of the day…… - Cole BennettRead on Substack Feeling exactly the…
The yellow loose-strife blooms are nearly all exhausted, but they bloomed for more than a month. Now their place is being taken by hostas and creeping bellflower. The latter is…
Dali - Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War) Just some cartoons and comments on the week - and the Dali painting seemed appropriate...Canadian wildfires The Toronto Star…
I recently stumbled across an American website: A Moveable Feed from buttondown.com. It promises to deliver "Blunt, funny takes on today’s biggest stories from a recovering DC insider." This week,…
The RCMP was particularly suspicious of people associated with peace movements—and of political leaders willing to speak openly with people across the political spectrum. In the eyes of Canada’s security…
Anyone of a certain age knows that line, delivered by Frank Oz through the character Yoda in the best episode of George Lucas's Star Wars saga, The Empire Strikes Back.Christopher…
Fluke - Hang Tough
In Prime Minister Carney’s acclaimed Davos speech, he talked about a “rupture” in the rules-based... The post The U.S. “dismantles” the world order first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
In Canadian news today, the wildfires are so terrible right now. And we aren't the only ones fighting this battle. View on Threads Here in Saskatoon we don't have smoke…
Alberta premier explains it’s the middle of summer and you don’t have time for politics … seriously! Danielle Smith says there will be no by-election just yet to replace Rebecca…
A banner in support of Alberta separatism is seen on Parliament Hill. Photo courtesy Alberta Prosperity Project/X. The Republic of Alberta: The Idea That Won’t Go Away Tyler Dawson Sutherland…
When I decided to visit Panama for the first time for a beach vacation I knew I would not only be sipping rum and cokes by the pool. I couldn't…
This is a continuation of my series showing what it costs to buy a used EV instead of a comparable used gas car. I think most people have the wrong…
If you have ever watched the movie Whose Life Is it, Anyway?, you will know it is about a man who wants the right to die owing to his quadriplegia.…
A recent poll that showed Poilievre had narrowed the gap between him and Carney - now he's only 6 points behind, instead of 9.The thing is, this isn't going to…
From 1956 through 1958, I attended Stillwater Elementary, a small schoolhouse twenty-two kilometres south of Powell River. Its three rooms accommodated six grades, and children were summoned to class by…
