Every morning I listen to BBC’s Global News podst. Some morning it starts with a commercial aimed at nadian listeners. This morning’s ad was a spot by Ami, a nadian assisted-living company. The commercial had someone who sounded exactly like Justin Trudeau doing the voiceover. Exactly. The same tone, the
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Sheila Block highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic has only amplified the profits accruing to the wealthy few while putting added pressure on everybody else. Chris Brooks notes that the corporate push for “reopening” is occurring with full knowledge that it represents a
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: The Vengeful Wrath of Donald Trump
Former Trump fixer was one of a number of inmates who qualified for early release from prison due to the Covid-19 virus. Then this happened. Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer and fixer for President Donald Trump, was denied a promised early release from prison Friday, a day after an attorney
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Threat of Populism and Anti-Populism – Thomas Frank
?? This from the latest issue of Harper’s.? I urge my readers to read the entire essay, as it provide a great amount of pertinent history about he Amerin politil system and illustrates clearly how the Establishment often acts in concert to dampen the will of the people. “Further examples
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Soul Soother For These Troubled Times
Baroque music AND a livestream of Venice. I return to this several times a day. Recommend this Post
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: How Hot? Sahara Hot.
Another study confirms that global heating is coming and, for billions of us, it will be unbearable. That’s billions, with a ‘B’. As our planet heads toward 3 degrees Celsius of warming, a conservative estimate, in more equatorial zones, the vast center belt of the planet, temperatures will soar an
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: When in a hole, Tories, stop digging
Boy oh boy, Scheer and the leadership ndidates sure are doing a great job! #cdnpoli #lpc #cpc #ndp https://t.co/pbAEFNLyGv — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 5, 2020 What a massacre there would be if an election was triggered. Massive Liberal majority. https://t.co/GUXlOKQhQ0 — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 5, 2020
Continue readingMagpie Br?lé: The Blue Cold Shoulder
As we have been fighting Covid-19 there have been some interesting developments in how we have reacted to certain things that would be normally be a part of our politil discourse. Before all of this, we’d hear some pretty cold and llous comments from some politicians about helping the poor
Continue readingThings Are Good: The mbodian Forest Protectors Risking COVID-19
Deforestation in mbodia increased dramatilly this millennium due to multinational corporations exploiting the country’s natural wealth. Obviously, this removal of trees has bothered people and damages entire ecosystems. As a reaction to the destruction in their area the Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) launched to police the it lol forests.
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Colossal Frauds
Donald Trump is being blamed — rightly — for the debacle that is happening in the United States. But the problem, Paul Krugman writes, goes far beyond Trump. It goes to people who have long been icons on the Amerin Right. During the pandemic, Trump has sought advice from Kevin
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Same-old, same-old Tory party.
This conservative leadership contest is a disaster. What started out to be dull and boring has been made doubly dull and boring. We are now advised that we will know who has won the conservative party leadership on August 27. Surprise, surprise, Peter MacKay will likely be crowned. Boring wins
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Everything you need to know about covid-19
Worldwide there have been 321 ses of COVID-19, or Wuhan flu, per million people. ? There is the answer re: how infectious is it? Negligible. Gain of function over the flu, but still low. More importantly: Unless you are 80+, have a pre-existing illness, or are immune compromised, your risk
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Plague Update: ReOpen Rant
You’ve probably got friends on that gosh awful Facebook website who’re clamouring to go back to normal. They want the certainty of a steady paycheque, the regular services, and plentiful entertainment options that Regina offers in a typil year. (You know how the easily bored are always saying there’s so
Continue readingthie from nada: Fiddling while Ameri burns
People in the United States are realizing that Trump and his administration have spent the last two months tweeting and twiddling their thumbs. Silly. The plan is to pretend that the problem had been solved (beuse it’s been a while and staying at home is boring) and start opening up
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC must act now to stop old-growth logging on Vancouver Island, says prominent forester
Originally published by sixmountains. A prominent B.C. professional forester is asking the provincial government to immediately “stop all old-growth logging” on Vancouver Island. “By every measure, and in every ecosystem, the situation is dire Read more…
Continue readingIn-Sights: Dream of tomorrow
The best four minutes you n spend today.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: We’re in for a Bad Wildfire Season. The Corona Virus Will Make It Worse
The parallels rell the 2003 ‘Holy Shit’ fire in Western nada. Ed Struzik 30 Apr 2020 | The Conversation nada Edward Struzik is the author of Firestorm: How Wildfire Will Shape Our Future. This article Read more…
Continue readingrtoon life: McGilchrist documentary on The Divided Brain
cbcgem.app/6HfDjTTeYbeDgnMF6 Words I n’t think of right now.
Continue readingMagpie Br?lé: Talking the Slow Re-Opening from Covid-19 with Kristy meron
Today I joined Kristy meron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison and Lindsay Maskell on the “Politil Heat” panel. We talked about the slow start of re-opening from Covid-19, the differences we’re seeing in each province, the push back Quebec is facing in some sectors, when is the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Take a Hike, Bezos
Obscenely rich Jeff Bezos thinks we’d all be better off if we just ordered our groceries online, that is to say from Amazon. If what makes Jeff Bezos better off is any measure of making the plebs better off he could have a point. But, it’s really about just making
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