Stock collapse continues
U.S. stocks plunged Monday, with the S&P down more than 6% for its largest drop in nearly three years on rising fears of a recession exacerbated by the United States’…
Mysterious Fracking Memo Encourages Employees To Deceive Landowners
danger men.jpg The Associated Press is reporting some new details about the mysterious memo that surfaced earlier this year which encourages buyers of oil and gas leases to lie to…
A Request
Any nursing blog readers (as opposed to bloggers) out there willing to speak to a writer from Canadian Nurse who’s writing about nurse bloggers? Please contact @asilversides (Twitter) or email…
Self-Power and the Power of the Enlightened Ones
Self Power, Other Power II – from Zen Philosophy, Zen Practice, by Thich Thien-An – excerpts The methods of self-power and other-power were both originally taught by Sakyamuni Buddha, the…
Michele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann makes cover of Newsweek. Wingnuts not pleased.
Have to admit this week’s cover of Newsweek featuring a crazed-looking Michele Bachmann is not exactly flattering. But it is an accurate portrait. The cover features Bachmann looking like, well,…
HST Referendum Shuffle….Are We All Procrastinators Now?
ThereButTheGraceOfTheGoddessGoWeVille Yesterday, I linked to a short story from CKWX 1130 by Sonia Aslam about calls from the HST Fireman's Brigade to extend the vote. The following comment, attached to…
"We’ve got more to do"
Aaron Wherry's story on Jack Layton's new cancer diagnosis includes a reminder as to what needs to be done no matter what happens in Layton's latest fight: McGrath prepared herself…
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Yesterday I saw a 3D movie and it was gorgeous. This is how it came about. My dear sister-in-law and her boyfriend were intending to take my kids to Canada’s…
Why Sun Media Quit The Ontario Press Council
Some speculation from John Miller (several weeks old, but not reported elsewhere as far as I know): Sun Media's stated reasons for pulling out are as misleading and full of…
Muslim immigrants and the scopophilic gaze
Brother Balbulican did a fine job in the last post of exposing the provoked incidents, confirmation bias and bigotry practised by the Usual Suspects. But I’d like to add a…
Stability in South Asia?
Suspended because of the terrorist attacks on Mumbai in 2008, peace talks between India and Pakistan are back on. Foreign ministers of the two countries have held a formal meeting…
Pierre "Bourqueing" Up the Wrong Tree
For the past couple of years and certainly through the recent federal election campaign, Pierre Bourque's Newswatch has been one of the more balanced general news sources out there. His…
The Real Enemy Isn’t Debt, It’s Globalization
Globalization has always been a scam. It has always been a trade of something very valuable for a vague and quite unenforceable promise of enormous benefits for all. What we…
Good news for Democrats – John Bolton considering running for presidential office
It's just keeps getting better and better. John Bolton joining the crew of hapless nut jobs is too much to hope for. But it looks like it could happen. Man,…
Obama to speak at 1:00 pm on economy
Can one hope it will be Candidate Obama rather than President Obama speaking? "WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to deliver a statement about the economy as the nation grapples…
WI tea party CHEERS being blamed for causing S&P downgrade
It takes a special person to be proud of being the brunt of the blame from S&P downgrade, but the members of the Wisconsin tea party are such special people.…
ALP Leadership Candidate Profiles: All Aboard the Payne Train!
The Alberta Liberals will be selecting a new leader on September 10th, from among 5 candidates: Laurie Blakeman, Hugh MacDonald, Raj Sherman, Bruce Payne, and Bill Harvey. To vote, simply…
The truth is out there…Nalcor version
The truth is out there. You just really have to read Nalcor’s stuff really carefully to find it. Take, for example, a recent letter in the Telegram by Greg Jones, …
"Tea party downgrade" on the Sunday news shows
I stopped watching the US Sunday morning news shows long ago. The guests and panellists have skewed mightily toward Republicans; right-wing talking points recited in unison across networks became too…