The more I see of the Congressional Republicans, the more they remind me of The Sopranos.And anyone who doesn’t fall into line gets sent to the Gulag.The cowardice is appalling.

George Carlin put it best in 1988: “These are the people who are against …

I have seen several recent useful posts and comments about the Israel-Hamas War so I wanted to share them.
First, an interesting analysis from Dan Rather about Biden’s Big Dream For The Middle East:
…why did Hamas attack [on Oct 7] seemingly out of t…

I liked this New Yorker cartoon — says it all. I also saw this thread on X and yes, I could appreciate this sentiment:Anyone who has ever worked in food service knows Mother’s Day brunch is the worst shift of the year. People are such assholes ab…

What a crazy week it has been — we’ve all been sick with what I am calling the Black Death Cold, plus a family member fell and now has a broken pelvis. I’m afraid to leave the house.

You spend your 40s thinking “hey, maybe aging isn’t so bad, I’m en…

Just a few tweets about animals to enjoy! I’m sure by now the whole world has recoiled in horror after hearing that South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem boasted about killing her dog. She really deserves the title “Christ, what an asshole!”

Mitt Rom…

Here are some interesting and useful commentaries about the Israel-Hamas War, including some discussion about how it can be brought to an end

First, this article is recommended by Eric Loomis at Lawyers, Guns and Money — at the New York Review of B…

(And read to the end for a Trump fart joke!)Today I was very glad to see the US support for Ukraine and for Israel approved by the House — now only was it great to see the aid approved itself, but also it was a demonstration that Trump and his crazy M…

Yeah, lots of financial press whining in the last 2 weeks about how raising taxes on the rich or on corporations would be so unfair & so awful — but “protect the rich!” just isn’t going to cut it as a #BaloneyFactory slogan.— Cathie from Canada 🇨…

Just sharing some stories tonight:

Good Samaritans rush to save herd of elk trapped in frigid waterTwo dozen people jumped into action Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. when a herd of elk fell through the ice at Palisades Reservoir near Alpine, WY.https://…

So let’s all worry about bird flu now!The @USDA is closely tracking #H5N1 #flu in the dairy industry, and it’s turning up in a very dispersed pattern across the USA.States w/confirmed cases since March 25: TX, KA, MI, NM, ID, OH.https://t.co/2vuQKuh3CS…

Canadians are laughing at Poilievre’s three-word policies for anything that ails Canada — and tonight, “Punt The Runt” is trending: Also today, Charlie Angus announced he won’t run again, and Poilievre couldn’t resist responding with the usual pe…

For Easter, here is the Craig Baird Saskatchewan Easter Bunny:I recently found several good articles that are worth sharing: 
Evan Scrimshaw pleads with the Trudeau Liberals to smarten up –Jurisdiction’s False Sanctimony and stop pretending they…

Here is a fascinating analysis of the Baltimore bridge disaster, by someone who actually does know a lot about ships and bridges: 

  My bet is they will get some shipping lanes cleared within two weeks — the Army Corps of Engineers alr…

Canada is buzzing about Brian Mulroney’s funeral — so many profound, moving and memorable moments: Good God… when Marc Hervieux and Mulroney’s granddaughter Elizabeth Lapham stopped to let a recording of Brian Mulroney finish singing When Irish E…

[With thanks to Journo Dale Smith.]So today Pierre Poilievre was getting lots of media attention due to his ridiculous “threat” of a non-confidence motion — did he think the NDP would actually want to fight an election this spring? Not.&nbsp…

I try to ignore just about everything Trump babbles. But tonight he is quoted by activist and former Labour Secretary Robert Reich in a post titled Trump is out of his mind, and desperate
At a rally today outside the Dayton International Airport i…

In America, Trump is the Golden Calf – because he has no philosophy or morals or principles himself, he can only reflect the hatreds and prejudices of his worshipers. And they love him for it.

“SMOKE THE TOKE” “FLOAT THE BOAT” “SPLASH THE CASH”
Any other #PierrePoilievre slogans come to mind? https://t.co/t4dIIN2iqU

— RF 🇺🇦 (@dipbrat70) March 12, 2024

Now his MPs are following in his footsteps:

Dirty tricks politics. They are not the loyal opposition. Looks like each Con MP has been tasked to fabricate a scandal and hammer away at it whether it is one or not.

— Colleen 🟦 (@wildplumbay) March 11, 2024

People are noticing that Poilievre’s speeches seem to be adopting an “ein volk, ein reich” flavour:

Pierre Poilievre describes the idyllic life we will lead under his regime. pic.twitter.com/98b0mdAVXB

— John Berlinsky 🇨🇦 (@BerlinskyJohn) March 11, 2024

Journalist Brigitte Pellerin writes “Tell Me, Pierre, What Is A Jewish Riding?”

People who are eligible to vote in Canada are Canadian citizens and fully Canadian, full stop. If we allow politicians to put people into groups and pit those groups up against one another, we agree to them tearing this democracy apart and that won’t do.

The Poilievre gang feels free to do just that, and I can promise you they’ll find me in their path.

I didn’t quite get what was at the root of the problem until Harper used the “anywheres” and “somewheres” line… and I knew enough mid-20th century history to know where “rootless cosmopolitans” and “herrenvolk” came from.

Reform/CPC delenda est.

— aka Steve 🌻 (@Anton_P_Nym) March 13, 2024

Pierre Poilievre is an #axehole. pic.twitter.com/kKD9pBbpsh

— Elven Has Left the Building (@elvenqueenevie) March 15, 2024

22 Minutes has nailed it:

I’m actually gobsmacked at just how good this is! https://t.co/gCNzafda6g

— David Brown (@OrbitStudios) March 15, 2024

Poilievre used to deal with media questions by adopting a Mr. Roboto persona to make non-answer answers. Now he doesn’t even want to hear the questions at all:

Um… something about a TV Investigation Show revealing how Modi/India helped Poilievre cheat and win the leadership? He sure doesn’t want to face questions about that now, does he?

— Mike Morris (@1MikeMorris) March 15, 2024

Good bloody grief he kicked out #cdnmedia ? ? ?

Awwww poor thing he’s scared to face the media
And NOT leadership material

— d.gee🍀 (@Mariegla) March 15, 2024

They should have gone in undercover as aggrieved truckers. #Poilievre #canpoli https://t.co/sjtK5iIDf7

— Ed the Sock (@EdtheSock) March 15, 2024

Maybe it was a mistake for media in Canada to give Pierre Poilievre a free ride and anoint him as the next Prime Minister. #cdnpoli https://t.co/tG1O32uhQ9

— Neil Before Zod™ (@WaytowichNeil) March 15, 2024

HaHa — the “Baloney Factory”!

🇨🇦POWER & POLITICS🇨🇦
Premier David Eby just called Pierre Poilievre’s office the “Baloney Factory”.
🤣🤣🤣#PierrePoilievreIsUnelectable

— BKBelton (@bk_belton) March 15, 2024

Apparently Poilievre and the Baloney Factory can’t even figure out what to say about something that happened years ago. How in the world do they think he will respond to current events?

India is blocking this video on all platforms.

The one that links Pierre Poilievre to Indian state sponsored murderers in Canada. https://t.co/9Z23U06tj1

— Dean Blundell🇨🇦 (@ItsDeanBlundell) March 14, 2024

I suspect that since the Fifth Estate story, Poilievre will be doing a lot of ducking. This is the @CPCHQ weak spot, and they know it. We must continue to hammer them with this as they have no conceivable defense.#Poilievre’sPuppets=Modi’sMuppets#IStandWithTrudeau https://t.co/tcc9isLog6

— Doug Poirier🇨🇦🇺🇦 (@Cheers905) March 15, 2024

We will sure miss Trudeau if Canadians make the mistake of thinking that all politicians are basically the same and so a change is as good as a rest:

The Trudeau government passed the Clean Fuel Regulations, drafted Clean Electricity Regulations, updated the Reduction of CO2 Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity Regulations, proposed an oil & gas emissions cap and the phase out of internal combustion engines… https://t.co/aOSTUzFRDm

— Andrew Leach, a.k.a. Professor Smartass (@andrew_leach) March 15, 2024

Axing the tax means ruining the rebate. Trudeau’s secret weapon that looks more potent as the carbon tax rises. Column.https://t.co/soEpR0Gu4N #abpoli #cdnpoli #ableg #yyc #yeg

— Don Braid (@DonBraid) March 15, 2024

Axing the carbon tax to improve household finances makes as much sense as getting a haircut to heal a leg fracture

— Bruce Anderson (@bruceanderson) March 15, 2024

“My job is not to be popular…My job is to do the right things for 🇨🇦 now, and do the right things for Canadians a generation from now”

Thank you @JustinTrudeau for standing up for current & future generations of 🇨🇦 & SK kids🙏#IStandWithTrudeau#skpolihttps://t.co/ygzNDfCQXx

— Kaitlyn Harvey (@kaitlynharveysk) March 13, 2024

I have to say, PMJT knocked his press conference in Calgary today right out of the park. He answered every reporter’s question with honesty and intelligence and defended his policies quite cleverly no matter how unpopular they are. Pierre Poilievre will never measure up. https://t.co/EuJMk0razr

— Sue (@sutherlasu) March 13, 2024

Oh, wouldn’t you know that the Kate Middleton story is now so big it just had to become “Kate-Gate”!

The Princess of Wales is missing and the spare Prince is in exile and the King is treating his cancer with herbs. If this were the 1300s France…

Several “Say….what????” moments tonight: First, Kim Campbell called Pierre Poilievre a liar and a hatemonger. Wow!

Kim Campbell. Brian Mulroney. Flora MacDonald.Back when Conservativism was actually just a different way of trying to make a cou…

Dark Brandon was in the House tonight!

President Joseph R. Biden kicked ass.— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) March 8, 2024

Enjoyed watching Biden dancing the hully gully on Mike Johnson’s Adam’s Apple. #StateOfTheUnion— Al Franken (@alfranken) March…

We got a huge dump of snow this weekend – its #Snowmageddon2024 -and our street is now impassable. So we’ll be cocooning at home for the next several days:
#Saskatoon #Saskatchewan 🇨🇦 is closed 🔒 DON’T even try to get around without a 4 x 4 with #winte…

Amazing!This is how our Solar system is.. ❤️🔥pic.twitter.com/zOXqT87Hob— The Random Guy (@RandomTheGuy_) February 27, 2024

You’ve seen me share a few maps and videos of the Panama Canal. I love that engineering marvel. This animation shows a map and …

Sorry for the lack of posts this week — my laptop was in the shop. But tonight I’m back to it again, and just in time! Because it was one of those weeks when Christ, what an asshole! should have been trending. I don’t k…

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So Canadian Press did their research. As Poilievre launched into attacking Trudeau for giving Bell Media a $40 million fee reduction in spite of firing journalists across the country, the Canadian Press found out this reduction was actu…

In nine months, we will know whether Biden and the Democrats can win the American election. Though in 2020 Biden won the popular vote by millions, he only won the Electoral College distribution by less than 100,000 votes. Now we’re into 2024, a…