Good luck with open nominations
I said it was dumb before, and I’ll say it again – unless of course, you like running a slate of white guys, or special interest group candidates in winnable…
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Rail Tragedy Strikes (Anytown) Canada, Real Strategy Needed
The rail tragedy in Lac Megantic on the weekend reflects a real failure of all stakeholders to plan ahead. If they don’t, expect it in your town next.
The Harper Government Must Be Right On Track #cdnpoli
This morning, I dealt with indignant HarperCons on Twitter, while they didn’t take my advice about the validity of claims by a certain tweeter not shy of bending the truth…
Harper’s “Public Event” “photo opportunity” (Cameras and photographers only) #cdnpoli
Where is this event you ask? Lac-Mégantic, Québec 3:15 p.m. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper will participate in a photo opportunity. Why is Harper there? You could say that Harper’s…
PRISM: Obama Didn’t End Illegal Spying, He Extended It
“There are no checks and balances here, and we’ve got to restore them.” Sensenbrenner, Republican who drafted the Patriot Act II. Go read 2001/2002 debate over the Patriot Act –…
Runaway Train
Lac-Mégantic, Quebec was partially levelled by a massive oil explosion from a train that became detached from its locomotive and rolled into the downtown. The locomotive experienced a fire before…
Wealth in the USA Graphed Nicely
You can see what Americans desire as wealth distribution, vs. what they think the unfair situation is vs. reality. It’s off the charts, literally, how much money the 1% makes…
Stephen Harper’s Circle of Ignorance
Evidence from initial investigations into Senate payments indicate that one person should be held accountable for this: Stephen Harper.
Senate Is a Cartoon
I’ve been cartoon-ified by Jim Sadlemyer! Larry and I unintentionally wrote a joke used in ParlimANT Hill. Duffy’s PMO scandal with Nigel Wright just gets more filled in, and bigger…
Best of Diablogue in 2013 (so far)
It’s time for our annual summer break here at the Diablogue. This year our readership has almost doubled from 2012 and more than tripled from our humble beginnings in 2010.…
One State Can Make a (Sweet) Difference
Coke and Pepsi are still both deadly if you consume them regularly and in sufficient amounts. Yet Coke has got a leg up on Pepsi recently by reducing its product’s…
Immigration, Reformed
Conservative Refugee Reforms Put Party At Odds With Jewish Group Posted: 07/05/2013 5:44 am EDT | Updated: 07/05/2013 10:43 am EDT Huffington Post This is a blast from the past-…
Sliverization: Glaciers Melting Quickly
Civilization has a sliver of a chance to survive this century. Earth’s ice sheets are doomed. That’s it for us. Watch the trolls roll through saying, “The. earth. has. natural.…
Blood Services — Has Dr. Sher ever heard of the precautionary principle?
Dr. Graham Sher has to be the most confident guy on the planet. While experts around the world are cautious about making safety claims regarding blood-based products, the CEO of…
Northern Lights Animation
I have a few more of these aurora animations to create and upload to YouTube. Here’s a fun one to start with tonight though.
Will by-elections become referendum on hospital cuts in Scarborough, Ottawa?
Five provincial by-elections could be a referendum on changes to the health care system that are starving local hospitals. Two of these contests are in ridings where hospital cuts have…
4 Atom Bombs of Heat Per Second
Need to visualize the amount of heat trapped due to the greenhouse effect enhanced by excessive carbon dioxide levels. By raising carbon dioxide levels in Earth’s air, the land, ice,…
WikiLeaks: Suspected Snowden Plane Grounded & Embassy Bugged
Assange blasted Obama today for lying about his government’s interest in capturing Edward Snowden, the celebrated whistle-blower who exposed Obama’s administration as spying on all Americans (and the rest of…
2013 Prisoner Strikes
For more news about the 2013 prisoner strikes, see: Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition California Prison Focus The Rock Newsletter Some background documents: The New Boss Looks A Lot Like…
Scarborough/Rouge: Surprising merger talk despite evidence pointing to higher costs
When the Central East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) asked the Scarborough and Rouge Valley hospitals to work together to plan hospital services in the eastern most part of Toronto,…