Kearl Lake Outbreak
I’m sometimes spurred on by the idea that it’s possible for average people to put things together in a way that might have an effect. I read Michelle McNamara’s excellent…
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Greenwash, Lithium & Eco-Fascism
Proved: Greenwash Is Ecoterrorism, Eco-Fascism – and High-Tech, Neo-Feudal “Green” Imperialism Indigenous cultures in the “lithium triangle” of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia are being robbed, subjugated, poisoned and plundered, to…
Supporting Atrocities
This is an excellent 7 minute video explaining WHY the U.S. and U.K. and other wealthy nations so strongly support Israel’s current atrocities. No spoilers. Just watch it! (h/t Adlie)
BLOWBACK – And Collapse
JFK, MLK, The CIA – And The Collapse Of The West Yes, the evidence is clear: the CIA killed JFK, RFK, MLK, and Malcolm X. They are the goons of…
Nothing New
Studies coming out now keep repeating what we already know. Covid was at first thought to be a respiratory illness, but we know it makes its home in the bloodstream…
The Collapse Of The West: Chapter One: The Global Tectonic Shift
By J. Todd Ring Preface: I wrote this essay in January of 2020, then the covid crisis hit, and it was shelved for over a year. The macro-scale patterns have…
War Crimes Upon War Crimes
What’s worse than bombing a hospital? Bombing a refugee camp, turning it into a death camp. The excuse: There was apparently a Hamas commander there. So if the first devastating…
Yup, It’s Still Airborne
The much publicized 60 Minutes episode on Covid ran last night. Lots of accolades on social media, but I wasn’t impressed. We’re just happy for scraps at this point. The…
Covid Affects Children! Who Knew??
It’s big news suddenly that Covid causes longterm damage to blood vessels in kids. This was known back in December 2020. Nothing has been suddenly revealed. I’ve been saying that…
Politicization of Masks
If political leaders on the left feel like they can’t talk about the importance of N95s to prevent viruses, then points go to the far right, who started this anti-mask…
For all the Fierce Raindrops: Lessons that Should Have Been Learned
Changing minds on big issues takes a long time and the work never ends. Anti-drinking and driving groups appeared in the early 1980s, like MADD, typically made up of survivors…
We are Afraid
That was a headline in Forbes yesterday, followed by: “Scientists Issue New Warning as World Enters ‘Uncharted Climate Territory.'” The Forbes article summarize an article from BioScience: “The 2023 State…
On Housing and Value(s)
Here’s a little story about the house at the end of my street. About 30 years ago, it was a bit of a grow-op, with vicious guard dogs, one that…
War And The Spineless Ontario NDP
Terrible. Stiles caved to pressure from an Apartheid government currently engaged in acts of genocide during a war escalated by a terrorist attack by Hamas. Stiles doesn’t want an MPP…
A New Guide to Science Advocacy
Scientists used to think that sharing the facts and evidence of an issue was enough to sway policy makers and the general public. Unfortunately, with many issues facing us today…
Sliding Saskatchewan
Talked briefly with an NDP MLA after the vote today. He wants to find common ground with his political opposition, but how do you when they're hell bent on taking…
Improving Air Quality for Children Act
Our children are mandated to be in school. It should also be mandated that the building have clean air for children to breathe! Chandra Pasma, MPP for Ottawa-West and Nepean,…
How Dishonest Is Premier Moe?
He’s lying about the impetus for the hateful Parental Bill of Rights that he’s (illegally) using to cancel Charter Rights of children. Almost unbelievable, now according to the Minister it's…
Scott Moe is “Perplexed”
That’s a fancy word for insincerely idiotic. If Premier Moe listened to CBC radio or had staff who did to explain it to him, he'd not sound like a perplexed…
Rethinking Assets can Alter Our Political Equation of Climate Change
They emphasis the need to address asset revaluation concerns in the context of climate politics and suggests that a focus on domestic politics is crucial. They also discusses the role…