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Animal Crackers!

A Dog at the Museum, by Tom MosserIt's been one of those weeks, eh ... the Liberals lose the by-election, the Oilers lose the cup, Joe Biden loses the debate. So here's some funny to go on with, for the weekend: Dog got s...

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Happy Saturday: from Reggie Jackson to Indigenous Peoples Day; from “shark!” to Dark Brandon; some great moments in Twitter; animal crackers; & some beautiful threads to enjoy

Reggie Jackson describes the racism he had to endure when playing ball: 👉🏽 “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James Baldwin— Coach Julio (@FitnessFoundry...

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Random Roundup: trying to kibosh the capital gains tax; trying to debunk misinformation; jousting over “likes”; hearing Dr. Fauci’s story; and laughing at Trump

Some interesting factoids and articles recently: First, some comments on how Canada's rich people are trying to kibosh the Liberal plan to increase tax rates on capital gain profits: Why is the debate about the capital ga...

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Today’s News: Heatwave!

This summer's first heat wave is here. Over 135 million people are facing a dangerous heat wave this week with the AccuWeather RealFeel Temperatures occasionally approaching the 100-degree mark. https://t.co/9aZ2r7LycJ pic.t...

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Today’s News: About the Foreign Interference Scandal, from May, Wark, Smith, and Scrimshaw

So I've been sort of following the NSICORP (National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians) report revelations about foreign interference in Canadian politics, except there really hadn't been any, nothing conc...

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80th anniversary of D-Day: “We will remember them”

Too much going on this week to do a longer post, but here's some interesting stuff about D-Day and the 80th anniversary. First, posted above is the Veterans Affairs video commemorating the 80th anniversary - "We wi...

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Guilty X 34 = two solitudes in America

In Canada in the 1940s, we were experiencing what we described as Two Solitudes between our French-speaking and English-speaking peoples:...two peoples within one nation, each with its own legend and ideas of what a ...

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And on the lighter side!

This is one of those weeks for me personally -- so here's some funny stuff to lighten the mood: First, some Poilievre makeup jokes: What’s the difference between the Trudeau Foundation and the Poilievre Foundation? The ...

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Great threads: from sculptures to libraries, from Curb Your Enthusiasm to Cow 88, from TikTok to Kermit

Here are some fascinating threads I have seen recently on Twitter - click to see all of the posts: Amazing sculptures:2. Melancholy, a sculpture created by Albert Gyorgy, portrays the void that grief leaves us with."...

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Into the long weekend: mosquitos and Poilievre and polls, oh my

Ahh, summer is starting at last!MOSQUITOES! pic.twitter.com/wvHI7RLein— Brittlestar (@brittlestar) May 17, 2024 Moving on to something even more biting, I think Pierre Poilievre is now finding there is a downside to being up ...

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Today’s News: Trump makes cowards of them all.

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 th...

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More writings about the Israel-Hamas War: Biden’s dream, IDF goals, casualty statistics, Israel divestment

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 ...

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Happy Mother’s Day and other comedy bits

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. ...

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Today’s news: the stupid, it burns!

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 a...

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Animal crackers

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, wh...

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“Never Again for anyone” – Discussions about ending the Israel-Hamas War: Shulman, Fox, Alkhatib, Friedman, Ganz, Elbein

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...

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Support for Ukraine and Israel

(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 t...

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“Protect the rich” is NOT going to catch on

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 slog...

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Great stories

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...

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Yeah, isn’t this just what we all needed now … bird flu!

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, O...

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Trending tonight: #PuntTheRunt

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 res...

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Random Round-up: from the Sask Easter Bunny, to the Trudeau Liberals, the RCMP, Boeing, the eclipse, and even wigs

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 ...

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We’re all bridge experts now, aren’t we?

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 Ar...

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Canada is re-thinking Mulroney today. And maybe Poilievre, too

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 Mulrone...

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Trending tonight: #ScrapTheCrap and #22Minutes

[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 th...

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Canadian Border Now Fully Open

On October 1st 2022, the Government of Canada removed all COVID-19 border measures such as required proof of vaccination, random testing, and mandatory isolation for high-risk travelers. For the first time since early 2020, the...

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Pre-Entry COVID Test No Longer Required at Canadian Border

As of April 1st 2022, the Canadian border will no longer require a pre-arrival negative COVID-19 test from fully vaccinated travellers entering or returning to the country. Previously, a rapid antigen test or a PCR test indicat...

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US Land Border Opens to Canadians

After being closed for nearly 19 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on November 8th 2021 the United States land border officially opened to all fully vaccinated Canadians. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced ...

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When Will USA Border Open to Canadians?

On August 9th 2021, Canada opened its border to all fully vaccinated Americans allowing tourists from the United States to visit the country once again. The US border remains closed to Canadians, however, and American authoriti...

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Where Can Vaccinated Canadians Travel?

Most Canadians are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Consequently, Canadians are starting to think about international travel again, and are beginning to research possible vacation destinations. This leads to the question,...

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