Belligerent and erratic
On March 21, Donald Trump threatened to obliterate parts of Iran if the Strait of Hormuz was not fully opened within 48 hours. Hours before that deadline, Trump delayed the…
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A rupture to the world order
In January, Mark Carnie told the World Economic Forum conference in Davos, Switzerland, about a "rupture to the world order." I was aware of the Prime Minister's speech to the…
Hole in the global energy supply…
The idiot crew around Donald Trump may have been so focused on personal enrichment schemes that they didn't bother to examine the medium- to long-term effects of waging war on…
Revolution Or Armageddon
Further Thoughts On “Operation Epstein Fury” A few important further notes and updates on the Iran War, and what it means – the third in a series of essays on…
Canada Continues to Defend Sovereignty with “Elbows Up”
America openly threatened Canadian sovereignty last year and has engaged in a planned economic destruction of the nation. The Republican Party views the entire hemisphere as theirs and is actively…
More shocking American behaviour
I receive plenty of emails drawing attention to information and news stories from around the world. I've been busy, so few of the recent ones have prompted me to look…
More American crime
Over the past decade, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (Ice) has amassed millions of data points that it uses to identify and track its targets – from social…
“The most powerful crime syndicate in history”
James Speyer, writing in The New York Daily News, says: It is time to acknowledge what has become tragically obvious: the Trump administration is essentially acting as a massive criminal…
198 Methods of Nonviolent Action
More than 7 million Americans hit the streets to protest the authoritarian Trump regime in the USA, they rallied under the banner No Kings. Unsurprisingly, the protests were peaceful and…
Words come back to bite
Cole Bennett correctly wrote that Kirk's murder will not advance any of the causes he opposed. Violence against leaders is most often a consequence of damaged trust in political and…
Contact the CRTC Regarding Fox News Threat
https://applications.crtc.gc.ca/PublicComplaintForm/eng/makeAComplaint Aug 8th. Fox News “The Five” host Watters suggested the USA should “invade” Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta, using some violence if necessary. Their broadcasts should not be allowed in…
Gray Lady up
I cancelled my subscription to the New York Times when the newspaper seemed to easily accept the horrors inflicted on two million residents of Gaza. Of course, that was not…
Points to ponder
There has not been much new material here at IN-SIGHTS because I've been working with a group of people to launch CANADA WEST FORUM. Busy days are further complicated by…
Now is not the moment to remain silent
Facebook has plenty of flaws, but as a stopped clock does twice a day, it can provide useful information. It was on Facebook that I saw a quote by American…
A war machine’s existence is threatened by peace
President Trump and several members of his administration denied that classified material was shared with The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief. Clearly, journalist Jeffrey Goldberg has more regard for truth and national security…
Rule by a dangerous narcissist
A fundraising group led by Republican Kevin Grantham commissioned a portrait of Donald Trump by Sarah Boardman. The painting was unveiled in August 2019 and hung in Arizona's rotunda gallery…
Kakistocracy again
I complain about rich people owning important media properties when they use those to benefit holders of extreme wealth. Billionaire Laurene Powell Jobs controls The Atlantic magazine and she allows…
America’s kakistocracy
I mentioned kakistocracy in the article Impoverishment of thought. The Cambridge Dictionary defines this as "a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens." Peter Navarro is…
US entry is risky business for anyone not in the right-wing ecosystem
I can no longer travel to the USA, the homeland of my father and paternal ancestors. The reason? I made public and private criticisms of the Trump administration. That is…
Tesla/Musk takedown time
A couple of Tesla Takedown events in the lower mainland this weekend. The first one is today at noon at the Tesla Dealership, 1636 W 4th Ave. in Vancouver. March…