Oh so real conspiracies do happen.

Friends — Here's one "big idea" for how we can start to fix the system in 2026. Let me know your thoughts. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united

I have given a considerable amount of time and done a lot of research investigating how to end the war in Ukraine, and I've got it figured out. Here's the full plan: 1. Putin ends the illegal war he started. That's it. That's all it takes.

Just finished watching this documentary about legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh, some of the big stories he covered, and the coverups the American government attempted in each case. Outstanding film. Highly recommend. You can find it on Netflix.

Alberta leads again! Since getting elected, the UCP has been working hard to make sure the healthcare system in Alberta is pushed to the breaking point so Albertans will beg for privatization. Thanks to our anti-vaccine and anti-science policies, we’re on our way! www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

Grok is now posting AI images of Elon Musk with semen on his face, holding signs begging people to assassinate him. If only they had cared more during all the times when Grok was doing this to women and liberal posters on command. Oh well

Food inflation has reached a two-year high “Meanwhile, Sobeys, Loblaws and Metro have seen $4.3-billion in profit this year.”

It looks like Epstein is occasionally showing up in the Trump files.

New details of White House deliberations reveal how aides with overlapping agendas drove the U.S. toward a militarized confrontation with Venezuela.

“it is illegal for you not to like me”

As Hannah Arendt put it: "The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists." Undermining that distinction will be a lasting legacy of generative AI.

Adding to this commentary that between ebikes (6+ yrs & 17,000K+ on mine) & the bike & roll network in Victoria, life has indeed changed for the better & become much more efficient. Recently, whizzing to & around shopping areas --- while motorists drove around parking lots looking for spaces.

Trump is running with his incorrect claims of Christian genocide in Nigeria, much like he ran with the absurd claims of white genocide in South Africa—and *both* Christian and Muslims in Nigeria will suffer the consequences. trib.al/x79wx6M

Let's see what's in the news

The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means.

When I was a boy, Senator Joseph McCarthy warned us all about the dangers of communist totalitarianism. The right-wingers still hate commies, but they have taken a second look at totalitarianism & find it mighty sweet.

Sadly, Canada's federal government will sanction Israel by (*checks notes*) continuing to sell Israel military equipment. I remember when my country had a moral compass. Those days are long gone.

This year Santa was cleared to travel through Canadian airspace. Crazy that he has higher security approval than Poilievre.

Basic Income in Canada is closer than you think Basic Income isn’t a utopian dream. It is a real policy initiative that is working its way through Parliament right now. #cdnpoli #canada #UBI rabble.ca/columnists/b...

Does anyone think it's a coincidence that CPC MP and MAGAhead Jamil Jivani is doing a public presentation with Danielle Smith in Calgary the day before the CPC's leadership convention? Pierre Poilievre should avoid any fourth-floor balconies.

Hi everyone, hope you and yours are all having a wonderful holiday season! A quick note - if you're able to support this page at all, in any fashion, it means the world and is greatly appreciated. Thank you so so much! ko-fi.com/badmedicalta...

This regime's actions are probably about oil and hate, but I also wouldn't be surprised if the orange one (and a number of his followers) answered that email from a Nigerian prince and got conned himself. ;-)

Absolutely this.

Pierre Trudeau father of Justin. Both were our Prime Ministers. Both were rational and distinguished and wise. Pierre passed away many years ago. His take on what a Canadian is.

Direct Comparisons: NHS Privatization/Dismantling vs. Alberta's AHS Restructuring Under the UCP – A Stark Warning for Public Healthcare. Via Substack: open.substack.com/pub/takingal... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #SavePublicHealthcare #TakingAlbertaForward #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #SavePublicHealthcare

IMO Smith & the UCP fix nothing & destroy everything This is by design They want to keep Albertans outraged Their enemy used to be Trudeau & the carbon tax but that's gone Albertans now need to ask themselves, do we want to be outraged or do we want a government that deals with our problems #ableg

If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career

UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese: “I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”

MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.

13 Ways Carney has weakened Canada's climate policy:

As ever, Mr. Kimmel is brilliant in this, his Christmas message. 😊 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Shale drillers have turned the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico into a pressure cooker that is literally bursting at the seams.

True leadership is saying “If we don’t do this horrible thing, someone else will so we might as well cash in”

your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️

sometimes knowing too much makes life feel heavier than it needs to be.

Christ on a bike, this is brilliant. And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10

😂

Poilievre asks BC Conservative leader for tips on just refusing to leave

In case you need a positive reminder: How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

this is the kind of healthcare your premiere is advocating...wake up, it's part of the plan, to make people suffer as a way to sway public opinion of public healthcare. they want to profiteer from it and make people suffer in order to get what they and their rich friends want.

Backward American Capitalism (and Trump) Are Getting Electrical Vehicles All Wrong

There’s nothing better than a gift coming straight from the heart! Especially a big tiger hug 🐯 #MerryChristmas #CalvinandHobbes #Christmas

Look, I'm sure that Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" will be fun, but I highly doubt it will be as good as the original.

In life it is important to know when to stop arguing with idiots and just let them be wrong

The alt text is the christmas present you didn't know you wanted.

A heartwarming tale for Christmaz:

I'm an atheist and I'm reading it. What's YOUR excuse, buddy?

In thinking about what you can do this year, keep this in mind: showing up at protests has real impact - - www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...