Kent Hehr speaks
When you read this important essay, keep in mind that Kristin Rayworth was obliged to apologize to me, retract, pay my legal fees, and make a donation to Equal Voice…
Musings
Good
Trudeau needed to be taught a lesson. Also, I’m Irish. Erin Go Bragh. CANADA loses #UNSC bid on first ballot. Norway and Ireland win. — David Akin (@davidakin) June 17,…
Room Rater rated my room
Forgot to mention that. Here you go. Books, guitars and masks are a few of our favourite things. Love the raven. Acceptable proportion of horizontal stacking. 8/10 @kinsellawarren pic.twitter.com/J5Addauf1X —…
My latest: do as I say, not as I do
Justin Trudeau paused. Above his black mask, the famous dark eyes flitted around the crowd. It was Friday, and thousands had gathered for a Parliament Hill protest against racism. They…
Best part? The lawyer’s last name
Official response from CNN General Counsel to @TeamTrump‘s letter demanding CNN apologize for a poll that shows @JoeBiden leading. pic.twitter.com/pQaGPxsA0y — CNN Communications (@CNNPR) June 10, 2020
You Don’t Get To Be Racist And Irish
That’s certainly how it is in my family.
WHO is a joke
The WHO is, that’s who. A fucking farce. Here.
What have Scheer, Marshall and the leadership candidates done to Harper’s legacy?
They’ve destroyed it, pretty much. And I still don’t understand why the Cons want Parliament back. If they get their wish, these numbers are going to be even better for…
New fave shirt
Also, check the hair. Thick, lustrous and other-worldly.
This week’s Sparky: do as I say, not as I do, etc.
This week’s Sparky: Hypocrisy R Us! pic.twitter.com/Hvcur6E3yw — SparkyTheTalkingRat (@RatSparky) June 7, 2020
Lying liars and their lies
Anti-establishment meaning inevitably gets absorbed by the establishment, and it always makes me want to throw up. It’s kind of like when someone who wears blackface tries to get himself…
Anger does not begin to express what I’m feeling right now
On the very same day I could only go see my Mom at a distance – through iron bars, unable to hug her for months – some politicians decided to…
My latest: we’ve been here before
Riots across the country. Dozens of them, every night. Blood all over the streets. Broken glass crunching underfoot. Tear gas and smouldering police cars combining to produce a stench that…
O that we were young again
Here’s a #TBT! Here’s a grainy photo of the Hot Nasties at the Calgary Stampede, 1980, for our last-ever show with Tom and Wayne. There were 2,000 there for us…
Hypocrites come in all nationalities
During an extraordinary time when the world is talking about the virus of racism in the US, various pro-Trudeau bots want me to stop talking about racism here. I won’t.