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...
Mark Carney is already betraying the voters who made him PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney after his cabinet was sworn in, May 13, 2025. Photo courtesy Mark Carney/X. Mark Carney’s Liberals scored an election victory just a couple of weeks ago,…
More than 23,000 Alberta civil servants represented by AUPE now primed to strike
With more than 23,000 civil servants represented by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees primed to strike, the ball is now in the United Conservative Party Government’s court. At a…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Tabled cat.
day 14: kc to st. louis: a drive, a store, and unexpected propaganda (part one)
the store of storesI forgot a few things that I wanted to capture about our drive from Tulsa to KC. That's what I get for writing at night, rather than…
day 14: kc to st. louis: a drive, a store, and unexpected propaganda (part one)
the store of storesI forgot a few things that I wanted to capture about our drive from Tulsa to KC. That's what I get for writing at night, rather than…
On the renaming of streets
And also historically accurate for The Forest City.
My latest: Carney’s cabinet earthquake
“There’s no such thing as a genius in politics,” said Jean Chretien – who then added that he had never actually met someone who is a genius at politics. He…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Jessica Wildfire discusses the eugenic mindset behind the Trump regime (and particularly Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s plans for public health). Jill Lawrence writes…