Recognizing Bias and Deceptive Journalism
The Telegraph published this piece of drivel decrying the number of "biological males" who undergo gender reassignment surgery (GRS) in the UK. It's trash journalism at its worst, but it…
A tiny spit of history
Some cartoons that caused trouble. flipboard.com/@grunge/political-cartoons-that-lost-people-their-jobs-376bgue22jh9qr3p
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of May 26, 2025
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 26, 2025 from Wise Law on Twitter:Trump Has His Law Firms Right Where He Wants ThemBoth Coutts blockade leaders…
What if Julian Jaynes Was Right?
In 1977, Princeton University psychologist Julian Jaynes published his controversial book, The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. Hardly a title that should have captured the…
On Moral Injury
A moral injury is a severe stress reaction following the experience of an event or a recurrence of situations that contradict an individual’s moral beliefs. Moral injury is characterized by…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Doug Cuthand offers a reminder that the need for forward-thinking climate action hasn't been reduced just because any discussion of the possibility has…
On Approaching Death
CW: As the title suggests, there will be discussion of death and dying and some mention of suicide in this post.I thought nothing of following up my last post on…
On Approaching Death
CW: As the title suggests, there will be discussion of death and dying and some mention of suicide in this post.I thought nothing of following up my last post on…
Let’s End Campaign Signs
One of the bizarre rituals of election campaigns is the campaign sign.
Weekend funny stuff: Some posts from here and there, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers
I'm using the Monty Python picture here because this year marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Monty Python and the Holy Grail -- and the Knights Who Say…
Finance Minister Nate Horner continues to taunt AUPE with an insulting offer in contract negotiations
Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner continues to taunt the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees with an offer for its civil service bargaining unit that is lower than that achieved by…
Alberta, tribalism, luck and oil
People are tribal. It’s in our genes. We are a communal species. It makes us... The post Alberta, tribalism, luck and oil first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Saturday Photo: Flowers on the Bridge over the Eure at Chartres
The pacquettes were in bloom when we were in France a couple of weeks ago, even on the bridges. This one is in the lower town in Chartres. where the…
Saturday Photo: Flowers on the Bridge over the Eure at Chartres
The pacquettes were in bloom when we were in France a couple of weeks ago, even on the bridges. This one is in the lower town in Chartres. where the…
Today’s tonic: “Let’s drop the phoney Alberta versus Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them”…
Today's tonic: "Let’s drop the phoney Alberta versus Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them" by Jim Stanford, director of the Centre for Future…
Today’s tonic: “Let’s drop the phoney Alberta versus Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them”…
Today's tonic: "Let’s drop the phoney Alberta versus Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them" by Jim Stanford, director of the Centre for Future…
Today’s News: My response to the Carney push-backs (Plus, Sunshiny’s excellent Mandate Letter tweet thread)
So the usual suspects are whining about PM Mark Carney tonight -- there seem to be three "push-backs" underway. The first pushback is about Carney's mandate letter. If you haven't…
Musical interlude
Lastlings - Holding Me Like Water (Juno Mamba Remix)
Little Woody, SK
Found my Great Grandpa in the Morning Leader from Regina in November 1923, for a farmland purchase that was $19,500. On the same page is a mention of Little Woody,…