Pushing back against MacKinnon’s awful article
The University of Saskatchewan has been in the news lately. It's where I worked for much of my career, so of course I'm interested in how they are getting along.…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Robert Reich discusses how Donald Trump's absolute lack of inhibition is responsible for the disastrous effects of his regime - and how a…
Ford Cons budget 2025
#dougFord #onpoli #budget2025
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: Claiming Dependent Support from an Estate #law #legal #EstatePlanning
Family members who were financially dependent upon a deceased person may be entitled to claim support from the deceased’s Estate.If the deceased's will doesn't provide for these obligations, the support…
Jason Kenney, Alberta’s first UCP premier, warns that its second one could kill investment with her separation talk
Let it be acknowledged that while Jason Kenney’s assessment of the danger posed by the United Conservative Party’s continued flirtation with separatism is spot on, it was he, Alberta’s first…
And purpose built for the job
Cricket factory faces bankruptcy #ldnont, #aspire,
May 17: Find Kersplebedeb at the LA Anarchist Book Fair!
We’ll be at the LA Anarchist Book Fair on Saturday! The event continues through Sunday, but without us. 654 Gibbons St.May 17, 10am–8pmMay 18, 9am–4pm Visit the book fair’s website…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates May 13, 2025
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
Am I optimistic and, if so, how is that even possible (Part 2)
Part 2: The decline of the collective Sociologist Zygmunt Bauman argued that across the global west we’ve organized ourselves such that our collective action problems — what we can only…
day 14: kc to st. louis: a drive, a store, and unexpected propaganda — plus an unexpected margarita (part two)
I wrote the previous post in various airports, and am writing this post from home. I just proofread and corrected that post, so if sharp readers caught the typos, they…
day 14: kc to st. louis: a drive, a store, and unexpected propaganda — plus an unexpected margarita (part two)
I wrote the previous post in various airports, and am writing this post from home. I just proofread and corrected that post, so if sharp readers caught the typos, they…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Sherrilyn Ifill examines how resistance to the Trump regime has developed and influenced events over the course of the first 100 days. But Peter…
A Demonic Presence
Although I don't believe in him, there are times when I think the devil is alive and well, wielding his chicanery from the White House. While I realize such hyperbolic…
Dancing with Viruses
There are several measles cases in Waterloo Region. As of last week there were currently over 60 cases in nearby Wellington/Guelph, and over 1,300 in Ontario since October.Measles is like…
Dancing with Viruses
There are several measles cases in Waterloo Region. As of last week there were currently over 60 cases in nearby Wellington/Guelph, and over 1,300 in Ontario since October.Measles is like…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: Spousal Support in Ontario #law #legal #separation #FamilyLaw
To determine entitlements to spousal support, Ontario courts consider the financial means of both spouses, the length of their marriage, and any economic disadvantage experienced by a spouse as a…
PSA
I’m no fan of Netanyahu. I joined thousands of Israelis who marched against him in Tel Aviv. I think he’s a crook. He hurts Israel. That said, I say this:…
Limitless Corruption
The Attorney General of the United States is approving a patently unconstitutional $400 million personal gift to the President of the United States from her former client, the Qatari royal…
Carney’s new cabinet – comments from Brittlestar, Delacourt, Wark;,Urback, Ling, and Scrimshaw.
I gathered some of the comments on Prime Minister Carney's new cabinet.Overall, the judgement seems to be "lets wait and see". First, this is hilarious: View on Threads Susan Delacourt…
It’s time for the NDP to embrace democracy
Photo by Obert Madondo/Flickr Even before the abysmal final election verdict was announced, leftists were analyzing what was clearly amounting to a collapse of the federal NDP. There are...