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Disgraced former governor faces up to 300 years in prison. What a jackass.
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And Now, A Warning From Canada
So, I hear that New York State has finally legalized same-sex marriage. That’s fantastic news! Throughout the debate, however, many people were wondering aloud about the consequences—both direct and indirect—that…
Party Hardly
I hardly did any partying this weekend, fewer than 10 hours were devoted to such an activity. -We actually get along quite well, this is staged for the camera. Really!…
Just because you say it was funny, doesn’t make it so
Yesterday, when NDP leader Andrea Horwath made the crack about how women “know better than to give it up all at once,” I, a liberal, middle-aged feminist, was stunned. So…
The NDP platform: Not made in Ontario
On the left, the stock photo as it appears in the NDP platform. On the right, as you can purchase them, too. All style, zero substance.
Andrea Horwath’s NDP: all style, no substance
H/T The Hispanic family and the older guy with his “grandson” in the Dippers platform, all stock photos.
Report: WI judge David Prosser assaulted female judge prior to union bill decision
The Wisconsin State Journal is reporting that, in the height of the contentous decision on the union busting bill in in that state, WI Supreme Court Justice David Prosser grabbed…
The Ultimate 2012 US Ticket
Imagine towards the end of this year the following ticket: Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich. Ron Paul is a Republican that is actually a Libertarian. For years, he has been…
Bad Bananas
Here’s an interesting link about Dole, banana plantations and general human suffering. I had no idea that the original classic work of fiction ‘100 Years of Solitude’ by Gabrielle Garcia…
The wisdom of cats
I wouldn’t say that cats are enlightened, or that we should take them as our role models, but they do have a few things to teach us, from what I…
Public Schools Move Forward, Catholic Schools Move Back
The Burnaby School Board unanimously adopted its anti-homophobia policy last week, after months of debating and church-organized protests. A crowd of about 400 students and supporters cheered outside the Burnaby…
Joyeux Fête nationale du Québec or Happy St-Jean Baptiste Day!
This is the day after school got out for the summer – at least that’s how kids in Québec view it. June 24 used to be more widely known as…
Canadian Progressive Media Alternatives
There are ample alternatives to the Huffington Post Canadian version, but you have to look. What would be really helpful is an aggregator of ALL of the progressive publications. Count…
I Want My CREDO Mobile Service
CREDO is a service in the US that gives mobile subscribers an opportunity to break away from mainstream carriers that are supporting Tea Partiers, Climate Change debunkers and other media…
The War On Drugs
The War on Bugs has not yet been won either. The War on Drugs left a trail of destruction through the property of innocent people I know, today. The RPS…
The path of the writer and the path of heart
The bodhisattva reaches out his hand to the drowning man, and says, “Give me your hand.” The man replies, “I’m not going to give you my hand.” So the bodhisattva…
NDP Resolves To Revoke Ex-Gay Charitable Status
I’ve got some particularly cool news today! The federal New Democratic Party, Canada’s official opposition, unanimously adopted a resolution over the weekend to revoke the charitable status of unscientific “ex-gay”…
Ocean Breakdown
Its been nice knowing (almost) all of you. The tiny bits of plastic at the bottom of the ocean poisoning the food chain, and the floaty bits on top of…
No matter what you do, someone will be offended
But that doesn’t necessarily mean you shouldn’t do it. This article highlights a supposed Google “faux pas”, where they put a note on their homepage (they usually like to put…
Spider
- I found this fellow in my bag after I was out picking rose petals. The Internet and WWW are changing, and maybe not for the better. In the olden…