Celebrating Easter … With a Rant Against Easter
What better way to celebrate easter Sunday than with a rant against Christianity’s most holy weekend, Easter. Easter is the mythological period during which the star performer for Christians –…
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Stuff Still Happens, week 12: Bombings, and bodies, keep piling up
Another week, another atrocity. This time, it’s Brussels, Belgium (a city described in January by Donald Trump as a “hellhole”) that came under sophisticated and yet cowardly attack by ISIS…
Craik Fire
A Saskatchewan landmark went up in flames the other day. Last time I saw the Ecocentre, it had erosion behind it from a spillway, that seemed significant.
On Terrorism and Imperialism: The “War On Terrorism” Is The War OF Terrorism
Exactly. This sums it up completely. This is exactly what Chomsky and other intelligent and honest observers have been saying. If we want to end terrorism, then we will…
Mulcairying the Load For a Failed Election…
Why the NDP needs to keep Mulcair’s hand on the tiller CHARLES TAYLOR Contributed to The Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, Mar. 23, 2016 6:00AM EDT Last updated Wednesday, Mar.…
Our hospitals are bleeding
It sounded like a good thing. Last month’s Ontario Budget included a $160 million increase for hospital budgets for 2016. It was the first increase in five years. Unfortunately, it’s…
#OldNews about Alcohol and Planes
A warning against drunk driving. 6 Sept. 1949. Netherlands.@trouw #OldNews pic.twitter.com/yIFzzXo516 — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) March 23, 2016 Roughly, it says: “Alcohol makes lumps. Whoever is not satisfied, can see…
The Healing Power of Sleep – And How It Can Be Had
What a difference good sleep makes. I‘ve had an ongoing battle with insomnia for over thirty years, and when stress is high, it’s at its worst. Last night was the…
Un-Friendly Persuasion..Voter Fraud and the CBC’s Lazy, Hazy Reportage
Donald Trump persuading Republicans, but would lose to Hillary Clinton, polls suggest Republican front-runner could lose big to a Democrat, with Bernie Sanders even stronger than Clinton By Éric Grenier,…
Why The Drug War Is Inherently Racist and Pro-War
Richard Nixon was not a good man. The people around him weren’t good either. They intentionally lied about the harm of hard drugs (and ‘soft’ drugs too), in order to…
The Appeal of Sanders and Trump
Donald Trump appeals to the anger and frustration of the people, clearly, but why, exactly, does he hold such appeal for at least a minority of the people of the…
Means and Ends: Instrumental versus reflective thinking, and the life and death of the human species
Stephen Covey said, “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule; but to schedule your priorities.” This is so extremely important. Most people prioritize their schedules –…
Brussels
Shocking images, and devastating news first met waking eyes in North America today. A terrorist attack filled the early day’s news with shocking pictures documenting the death and destruction leveled…
Keeping Up with Kristy Klark & Justin Kardashian….
With Site C, LNG Trudeau govt already breaking promises to First Nations, environment Posted March 21, 2016 by Damien Gillis in Energy and Resources While we have some cause celebrate…
Rob Ford, RIP
Amid the chaotic and terrible news out of Brussels this morning, a more personal loss was announced in Toronto. City Councillor and former Mayor Rob Ford has passed away at…
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Belgium attacked, Rob Ford dies, Budget release, and atmosphere pollutants at dangerous levels. What's the biggest story? #climatechange — Saskboy (@saskboy) March 22, 2016 Goodbye Rob Ford. You left a…
The death of journalism.
We are told that journalism is dying. It was supposed to have chronicled centuries. Journalism, as we knew it, was born in the 19th Century, came to fruition in the…
Let’s Make Alberta Great Again: Elect Donald Trump!
Donald Trump’s scary lead in the Republican nominee race led Ms Soapbox to wonder whether The Donald’s promise to Make America Great Again! with a mishmash of protectionist, racist ideas…
Pay politicians what they are worth?
A friend made the suggestion the other day that we should pay politicians according to the contribution they make. While there was an immediate acceptance of the suggestion, we realized…
Stuff Still Happens, week 11: The Trump express rolls on; the Canadian ketchup controversy
It started as a joke. It’s still a joke, but nobody’s laughing anymore. Donald J. Trump famously entered the U.S. Republican race back in June by riding a down escalator.…