Thwap on "Islamicism"
thwap's schoolyard: "Islamicism":Every now and then I'll make an observation about Harper and his continuing stupidification of Canada, but really, when the thwapster brings his A game, no one does…
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Ford Nation planning to fill city boards with unqualified conservative cronies
Toronto News: Ford accused of stacking public appointments - thestar.comEarly this year, we saw Case Ootes appointed to completely replace the TCHC board, and then Gordon Chong (part of Rob…
The limits of Godwin’s Law
Godwin's law, simply stated, is that any internet debate will eventually decay into one side making a reference to Nazis, the Hitler, or the Holocaust, and at that point loses…
Norway: Terrible Side-Effect of Islamophobia
The horror, tragedy and seeming madness of the killing spree in Norway are almost impossible to imagine. There is a temptation to focus on the mourning and solidarity with people…
Guardian: we can no longer ignore the far-right
Al Queda has been the go-to boogieman when acts of violence are perpetrated in western countries. The media, fed by right wing pundits and bloggers, does the full knee-jerk reaction,…
NDP warns against Conservatives’ snooping law
NDP warns against Conservatives’ snooping law TIMMINS, ON – If the Conservatives get their way, police will be soon be able to track every e-mail sent, every website visited and…
@LacyMacAuley and my namesake: This is where we juxtapose, redux | #G20
"Confession is not betrayal. What you say or do doesn't matter: only feelings matter. If they could make me stop loving you—that would be the real betrayal."She thought it over.…
The Sean Salvati #G20 video: Abu Ghraib comes to Toronto
So apparently it takes three big strong police officers to manhandle one guy. Naked and handcuffed.Don't know whether this is before or after they beat the shit out of him.And…
Toronto G20 Use of Agent Provocateurs
This goes in the ‘no s7!t’ pile of obvious conclusions about what happened last year during the G20 conference in Toronto, but it’s still worth reporting to the general public…
Built to crash: the coming economic tsunami
`Would you rather have a perfectly efficient system that, if hit by a pebble, would shatter? Or, would you rather have an adaptable system that may not give you the…
JDL allies with Austrian Freedom Party
“it’s always heartwarming to see a prejudice defeated by a deeper prejudice.” — Lone Star On the heels of the Jewish Defence League’s rally in support of the fascist English…
JDL allies with Austrian Freedom Party
“it’s always heartwarming to see a prejudice defeated by a deeper prejudice.” — Lone Star On the heels of the Jewish Defence League’s rally in support of the fascist English…
JDL allies with Austrian Freedom Party
“it’s always heartwarming to see a prejudice defeated by a deeper prejudice.” — Lone Star On the heels of the Jewish Defence League’s rally in support of the fascist English…
JDL allies with Austrian Freedom Party
"it's always heartwarming to see a prejudice defeated by a deeper prejudice." -- Lone StarOn the heels of the Jewish Defence League's rally in support of the fascist English Defence…
James Travers: Remembrance,Country
James Travers is such a great writer. Here he says exactly what needs to be said, at a politically incorrect time.There are many things my father and uncle wouldn’t recognize.…