Jack Dorsey, Hypocrite
I am posting less these days, likely because I am losing faith in the possibility of positive change. I realize now, more than ever, that our fate is not in…
Banning Alex Jones & InfoWars: Social Media Grows Up
This just in from the better-late-than-never department. Last week Apple, Facebook, YouTube and Spotify “deplatformed” Alex Jones’ InfoWars from their platforms and pages. It took them years to acknowledge that…
Effort by religious schools to halt enforcement of Alberta’s GSA protection law tossed out by Medicine Hat judge
An effort by the so-called Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms to get a court injunction to halt enforcement of the Alberta law that prevents schools from informing parents when students…
Your Alberta Propaganda
WARNING: The following blog post contains government propaganda (literally). Reading it may cause a warped sense of reality, and loss of your bearings. It’s repulsive that @YourAlberta Government is paying…
THE PATIENT AND FAMILY CV: A CONVERSATION CHANGER!
A couple of weeks ago, I was scanning my Twitter feed and this caught my attention: I’m attending a new endo clinic on Monday. As an endo patient I’m effectively…
The Scheer Trumplings and the Social Media War
During the last election campaign I used to have fun portraying Stephen Harper under assault by our superior social media.And that superiority helped us bring down the Harper regime, by…
Time To Be Atwitter?
I couldn’t help but think of this story concerning trolls spreading fake news about Black Panther-related violence when I saw this: Do I detect a pattern developing? Recommend this Post
A CAREGIVER TWITTER CHALLENGE TO BREAK THE INTERNET
I’m not an original thinker. I know it. But hey, I know what I am good at: stealing other peoples’ great ideas and mixing them up differently for a caregiver…
The Day Donald Trump’s Twitter Feed Disappeared
As Robert Mueller closes in on Donald Trump, the Orange Oaf has been tweeting up a storm, hoping to distract Americans from his crime family's problems. And while many of…
Twitter Suspended Victim
Some days (most days) Twitter really sucks at limiting abuse, and supporting victims of the same. People wonder why it's so hard for women to come forward with their stories…
How Do We Talk About the Edmonton Terrorist Attack?
A police officer is stabbed and four people are injured when a man drives a U-Haul into a crowd of pedestrians in Edmonton. The suspect is identified as 30-year-old Abdulahi…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of March 27, 2017
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 27, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: Council flip-flop on Scarborough subway wreaked havoc on Metrolinx order, claims Bombardier…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of February 21, 2017
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 21, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: Texas justice of the peace sets bond at $4B to protest using…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of February 21, 2017
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 21, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: Texas justice of the peace sets bond at $4B to protest using…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of February 6, 2017
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 6, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: At least five judges block Trump’s immigration order; more than 4,000 lawyers…
Top 10 Legal Headlines
Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of January 30, 2017 from @wiselaw on Twitter. For links, visit 140Law at Wise Law Blog. For more information on…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of January 30, 2017
Here are this week’s leading legal news stories from Wise Law on Twitter Discrimination based on religion in not hiring unqualified applicant – Canadian Employment Law Today 20 Years of…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of January 23, 2017
Here are this week’s leading legal news stories from Wise Law on Twitter Self-represented defendants are a tricky problem for justice system – Toronto Star Order to use anonymous tip…
Keyboard warriors!
Maybe it’s because I am getting a bit older and my skin is thinning somewhat, but more and more, I am getting annoyed with these Keyboard Warriors© who like to…
Those Profane Twitter Goofs
1/1 Earlier I retweeted a post re carb tax w/ a profane hashtag ref the PM that I simply didn't initially see. Minutes later it was deleted. — Brad Wall…