Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Linda McQuaig writes about the need for international solidarity in responding to the corruption and aggression of Donald Trump. Stephen Maher notes that…
A New Dawn
Should humanity continue?
Today’s News: Reaching our gag limit with ICE and Trump
Today, we saw tragedy in Minneapolis and war-mongering by Trump and his administration. The world has reached its gag limit with Trump, and maybe even Americans are fed up too.Minneapolis…
War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid wait to cross into Gaza from Egypt through Rafah. Photo by Eskinder Debebe/UN. On September 29, 2025, standing beside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net...
Thanks to the UCP, Alberta measles epidemic is back in the news, along with Alberta’s chaotic packed hospitals
Turns out having a governing party dominated by MAGA-influenced anti-vaxxers and ideological privatizers like Premier Danielle Smith isn’t actually good for health care! Who could have seen that coming? Alberta’s…
Canada’s dangerous neighbour
American companies own more than half of foreign-controlled corporate assets in Canada. How long before Donald Trump decides to "protect" his country's interests and security? The Trump administration may blame…
What Is a Wartime President and What Are Their Powers?
With the U.S. leader and his minions increasingly ignoring diplomatic norms and threatening to invade and takeover not only non NATO countries to their south as they have at least…
New ‘Merica
We tried asking nicely…
Covid Study References
I sometimes write without linking to studies because I've posted all the studies so many times already, but here's a bunch of useful ones when evidence is necessary.THE PROBLEM:Covid isn't…
Epiphany
How many of the “do your research” blowhards figure they’re clever because a mobile device game told them their IQ is over 140 because they can free Santa from a…
Who Will Fight For Canadian Unity?
With the Donroe Doctrine threatening every aspect of Canada's sovereignty in a time of unchecked foreign interference, separatists smell an opportunity to break up the country.
Today’s News: Scenarios of Doom
I think we are all a little frightened now. Trump has lost his mind, and so has President Miller. And they're taking America with them. I'm reading way too many…
Alberta can no longer be considered a safe place to invest, and the reason can be summed up in two words: ‘Danielle Smith’
Compared to Venezuelan oilsands crude, according to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Canadian oil is cheaper, cleaner, and “clearly low risk.” “Canadian oil will be competitive because it is low-risk, clearly…
Theo Moudakis!!
A century ago, an American advertising executive popularized the phrase, "A picture is worth a thousand words." Toronto Star cartoonist Theo Moudakis proves that a few pictures are worth much…
Housing the unhoused, or enriching the already rich… it’s a choice
The 21st century has seen an explosion in the number and wealth of billionaires, driven largely by financial market surges, deregulation, and favourable tax policies. It is no coincidence that…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cat among the pigeons.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Robert Reich discusses how Donald Trump is a threat to civilization (in the form of any social order other than one based on…
The anti-Israel, pro-Hamas fringe become the anti-U.S., pro-Maduro fringe
It’s axiomatic: when you do something a lot, you get better at it. So, when you do lots of campaigns, you get better at campaigns. Witness the variously pro-Palestine, anti-Israel,…
Favorite reads of 2025 – my book is on the Toronto Star’s list!
Just before Christmas, The Toronto Star published a list of their twenty favorite fiction reads of 2025. The Gates of Polished Horn was included! The… The post Favorite reads of…
They Have The News Anchor They Want, Not The One America Needs
I can only imagine that Walter Cronkite, the esteemed icon of CBS News who presided over many earth-shattering events, is gyrating wildly in his grave, and the still-alive Dan Rather…