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…
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)
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Peter Borg discusses how the climate breakdown is compressing planetary changes which would normally take millions of years into individual lifetimes –…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – John Woodside weighs in on the UN’s recognition of the need to stop our dependence on dirty energy. And Jillian Ambrose reports…
Catherine Fife and Debbie Chapman speaking to protesters. It feels like we turned a dark corner in Ontario. In my hometown in particular. Doug Ford came to K-W to be…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Jennifer La Grassa reports on the impending wave of the EG.5 COVID-19 variant, even as Phil Hahn warns that what little and belated…
Henry Madison, just some random dude on twitter, wrote an interesting bit on concerts and the enmeshment of generations. I disagree with several of his claims below: Blondie “Imagine a…
An old one, but the agenda still fits! According to Queen’s Park reporter Jack Hauen, on Monday Premier Ford said: “What drives me crazy, is people on Ontario Works–probably 3,400,000–that…
Journalist and activist George Monbiot wrote on why we can’t actually explain the problems with certain arguments anymore: Conspiracy fictions have succeeded, as Steve Bannon hoped, in “flooding the zone…
For quite some time, I have suspected that Putin was living in the past – quite specifically, the Cold War. His "State of the Nation" speech today confirmed that. Most…
Assorted content to end your week. – Sara Berg discusses what U.S. doctors wish the public understood about COVID-19 – including the dangers of reinfection and the continued need for…
This book, Sweden’s Pandemic Experiment, is online for free. It was written a year ago, but still applies today. I just read chapter 5 so far, as it was shared…
Assorted content to end your week. – The Star Phoenix reports on Saskatchewan’s latest COVID-19 data showing 26 more deaths in just the last two weeks along with a rising…
I confess, making it to the 3:27 mark was a real effort, one fortified by a pre-dinner libation(s) last evening. However, eventually I steeled myself to watch the remaining minute,…
You probably got one of these disinformation campaign cards in your mail this week. It says that Brian Saunderson and Doug “Jabba the Hutt” Ford are “putting money in your…
Someone told me that we need to adapt to Covid faster, and get used to masks and checking air quality much faster for our own survival. They think our problem…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Shree Paradkar laments the folly of making the same mistakes over and over again throughout the course of a continuing pandemic, while…
Recently, CollingwoodToday ran a six-part series asking all members of council to express — without editing or Berman’s censorship “fact-checking” — their thoughts on what they had done on council,…
I'll forgive people elsewhere in Canada who might be wondering what the hell is going on in Alberta. A little over a year ago, we were treated to the spectacle…
On The Use & Abuse Of History
A typical account of history is presented in the video linked below, and here are some reflections on it, and on the general practice, or malpractice, of professional historians, and…