canadians: please sign a new petition to help protect an endangered species from profit-driven abuse
Late last year, I blogged about Canada's shameful role in ongoing and illegal animal abuse: the importation of long-tailed macaques, an endangered species of monkey, for use in drug experiments.…
canadians: please sign a new petition to help protect an endangered species from profit-driven abuse
Late last year, I blogged about Canada's shameful role in ongoing and illegal animal abuse: the importation of long-tailed macaques, an endangered species of monkey, for use in drug experiments.…
A Week In Alberta Politics
Alberta’s politics are an awful mess right now, and this past week has been quite a spectacle even for Alberta. Devin Dreeshen kicked things off by making a fuss over…
A Week In Alberta Politics
Alberta’s politics are an awful mess right now, and this past week has been quite a spectacle even for Alberta. Devin Dreeshen kicked things off by making a fuss over…
On the deal
It’s his football as long as you’re playing his game. #trump #deal #trade
A Permanent Universal Transit Token?
If you have ever tried to park downtown in the middle of a weekday in nearly any Canadian city, you’ll find that it is expensive or difficult, often both.
Burn, baby, burn! Trump, Epstein-gate, and the MAGA Conspiracy Universe
I wasn't going to do a post tonight, but today's news about Trump losing control of the Epstein cover-up conspiracy story is so incredible I just can't resist sharing. And…
Will Anne of Green Gables soon be banned in Alberta schools?
Will the beloved Canadian classic Anne of Green Gables be banned in Alberta schools? The answer would be yes if Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party Government actually intends to…
A new trade deal with Trump is a waste of time
The letter reads like it was dictated by a drunk at the end of the bar who won’t leave when it’s closing time. Donald Trump’s letter to Mark Carney, that…
Saturday Photo: Another Heartbeat in the House
Evlampia Siberian Glory joined our household Saturday July 5. A sweet, three month old Siberian kitten who supposed to be hypoallergenic. So far so good.
Saturday Photo: Another Heartbeat in the House
Evlampia Siberian Glory joined our household Saturday July 5. A sweet, three month old Siberian kitten who supposed to be hypoallergenic. So far so good.
Saturday Funnies: More Elbows up, lots of funny stuff, plus TrumpWatch and Animal Crackers. And an earworm…
I know I usually do a funny post for Sunday, but this week I think we need it earlier! So, here we go: The latest in Elbows Up! Elbows Up...—…
What is BRICS and where is it going?
World leaders attend the 2025 BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 7, 2025. Photo courtesy the Government of India/Wikimedia Commons. From July 6 to 7, BRICS—a bloc of…
Musical interlude
Tori Amos - Lovesong (Aching Heart Mix)
Dear Canada
Donald writes a letter
The heat beneath our feet
After writing about geothermal energy, I made a remark on Facebook regarding a Western Canadian company having to go to Bavaria to launch its first commercial clean energy project. I…
USA Concentration Camps
One commenter noted that Homan isn’t human. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/us-man-denied-entry-1.7583146 The media is going to feature a non-ending supply of stories about people who voted for the Leopards Eating Faces GOP, only…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- George Monbiot discusses how fascist concepts of "joking" are used to normalize the dehumanization of the targets of a regime's abuses. And Greg Sargent…