“SlutWalks and the future of feminism”
The word “slut” got under my skin. Then I read it. Go girls go! http://ow.ly/5ankE Filed under: Miscellany
Prog Blogs down
I see some bloggers are a little out of sorts due to Progressive Bloggers being down. They're hitting their blog rolls in lieu of the site. Hey, people? Do you…
No Stopping Harper
Brigette DePape, the now former Senate page, who gleefully abused her position by flashing a “Stop Harper” sign during the Throne Speech, attempts to explain the reasons behind her inappropriate…
Did Lord Black Say That On Purpose?
I cannot say exactly what he meant, but someone should ask him: "Those who oppose the existence of the state of Israel, for whatever motive, know that unless there is…
Carbon tax campaign brings climate of intimidation in Australia
Remarkable goings on in Australia: "Australian climate scientists face death threats, cyberbullying." Australia's leading climate change scientists are being targeted by a vicious, unrelenting email campaign that has resulted in…
Being tough means looking straight at something ugly, and saying, ‘That’s ugly; I’ll have to find a way to deal with it’. And doing so.
Robert B. Parker
Wankers of the Week: Rolling Blunder, and other tours de farce
Crappy June, everyone! Are you enjoying the weather? And say, how about that rolling thunder? You’ll be hearing a lot more of it, due to global warming. (Thunderstorms and violent…
I am 4.75km short of my training goal
Specifically 995.25km. I would have had it almost exactly today, but I shave some off my route to Merrickville because I was trying to get home to drop off my…
3827…Paul Revere Meet Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin was in Massachusets today and was extolling the virtues of the original Tea Partier Paul Revere.The former candidate for veep in the States that the American hero "...warned…
TheStar Cohn: Hudak Tories take a page from Harris era to dupe us on debt
Cohn paints a disturbing picture of Tim Hudak's judgment on the energy and debt files. Perhaps the McGuinty Liberals stand a fighting chance this October after all!
Video: John Laforet’s Address to the Empire Club of Canada – Wind Generated Controversy
What an amazing moment for Wind Concerns Ontario and me personally. It was an honour to stand behind the podium at the Empire Club of Canada and deliver an address…
Scientists face death threats in Australia due to Climate Change views
The anti-science global warming deniers are getting desperate if not downright delirious. One can doubt that climate change is actually underway and question whether humans are at least partially responsible…
major league baseball teams say: it gets better
The San Francisco Giants are the first major sports team to make an It Gets Better video in support of LGBT youth and the anti-bullying campaign. The Giants produced the…
emily dickinson is helen oyeyemi’s hero–who’s yours?
Dickinson is my hero because she was a joker, because she would never explain, because as a poet she confronted pain, dread and death, and because she was capable of…
Why the U.S. housing market will keep falling – The Globe and Mail
Brilliant economists agree with me, we're screwed:The Man Who Called the Last Two Bubbles doesn’t blur his opinions. He believes the United States is stuck in a period of plodding…
Everything You Wanted To Know About Progressive Bloggers Version2.0 But Were Afraid To Ask
(Click on image to enlarge) ..... Scott's DiaTribe
Peter MacKay and the Mouse that Roared
Oh no. Duck and cover. Where's the Red Baron when we need him? I KNEW it was a bad idea to make Peter Dumbo MacKay the Minister of Defence. First…
Retiring Liberal MPP Bruce Crozier dead
Sad news:Premier Dalton McGuinty announced Crozier's passing early Saturday. He died Friday night of an aortic aneurysm in a Windsor hospital.The affable Essex MPP was known for his bow ties…
NHL’s Winnipeg team sells out seasons tickets at 13,000.
Congratulations, Winnipeg! It took only four minutes! You're on your way to a long and exciting NHL life.