Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Cry…
Saw this on Facebook, and just for old times sake (yeah, I am that old…) I watched the video, and instead of ‘enjoying’ it, for the first time I noticed…
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It’s Always An Emotional Event To (re)Gain a Sense
One of these videos is a parody, and the other is important news about medical capabilities denied to poor people who could see if their country had medicare.
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…
A few updates from our corporate overlords
Just another day in corporate serfdom. Nestle and Monsanto caught f*#king with the food chain again while putting humans in chains.
It was a good Holiday
I had a good New Years and Christmas holidays. A shipping error, in my favour, was perhaps the most notable event. The weather was cold, and it’ll be -25 or…
Tom Clark, we are going to miss you.
That has to be some kind of a make-up or lighting trick. How can Global Television’s Tom Clark look so young and yet admit to 40 years in broadcasting? When…
Stuff Still Happens, week 52: Let’s recap 2016 … sorry, it’s the law.
Yeah, yeah, I know. It was a terrible year. One of the worst in recent memory. But the rule for anyone who writes a weekly blog or column is that…
Stuff Still Happens, week 51: The week with no Stuff Still Happens blog
So, what’s there to report on the week before Christmas? Well, there was a terrorist attack in Berlin that killed 12 people. Who wants to even think about that on…
Just Woke Up….
I know it’s been a long, long time since I posted..I’ve been in shock for so many weeks now, just sort of coming out of it a bit..but instead of…
Just Woke Up….
I know it’s been a long, long time since I posted..I’ve been in shock for so many weeks now, just sort of coming out of it a bit..but instead of…
Italy Needs Expansionary Fiscal Policy to Escape Six-Year Recession
http://therealnews.com/t2/story:18005:Italy-Needs-Expansionary-Fiscal-Policy-to-Escape-Six-Year-Recession Filed under: Uncategorized
Should we have a carbon tax or end carbon deductions?
We allow businesses to deduct carbon while punishing those that don’t with regressive carbon taxes. Why? Why not just put an end to carbon deduction with taxes?
Stuff Still Happens, week 50 : Why won’t this horrible year just END?
A meltdown of humanity. That vivid phrase was used this week by a UN spokesman, in reference to the final days of the battle for Aleppo. It’s not a bad…
Climate Change Explained in 165 Words
Stephen Leahy, International Environmental Journalist The moon has no atmosphere so it is scorching hot (+100C) during the day and bitterly cold (-150C) at night. The Earth has an atmosphere…
North Dakota Wind Beats Saskatchewan Coal
2. How about neighbour North Dakota?Coal 4185 MWGas 248 MWWind 1759 MWYou could REPLACE either Coal or Gas in #skpoli with ND's #wind — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) December 13, 2016…
The Very Small Handful of Companies that Rule Our Lives
This is GREAT stuff! Fun Sunday reading, for sure. If you were in any doubt about who calls the shots, it’s not us. It’s THEM. Here are a few copy/pastes…
The Official 9/11 Story … Shredded
15+ years later, the official story of 9/11 continues to erode under the evidence. What’s your take on the ‘official’ story?
Stuff Still Happens, week 49: On the ‘lock her up’ chant, and the woman they DID lock up.
Last Saturday, the right-wing rabble rouser, Ezra Levant, roused the rabble just enough to host an anti-carbon tax rally at the Alberta legislature. The crowd of probably a few hundred…
Can Journalism be Virtual?
I have an article in the Columbia Journalism Review that explores virtual reality, Facebook, the challenges of doing journalism in and on virtual realities, and the importance of holding platform…
Spreading stupid stuff on the Internet.
You have got to be kidding! Are there that many people who actually believe what they read on the Internet? As someone who was accessing databases on remote computers before…