I hope this book will document a dreadful era in US history and the extent to which ignorance abounds in the crew that were assigned the task. One wonders what they teach in school today.

Corrections Canada planning an abhorrent cut. You can sign a copy of this letter and submit it directly to the Minister of Public Safety. It breaks Rule 64 of the United Nations Nelson Mandela Rules (UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners)

This Walrus essay is of concern in the "Manifest Destiny" era. Major contracts are being awarded for many projects, some affecting our security. Tracking is labyrinthine. I have written to the usual suspects, Prime Minister, MP and Premier. Where are our elbows?

Coming up soon. Storytellers Circle of Halifax (Nova Scotia) Circle's fundraiser event for Grandmothers to Grandmothers We mourn the loss and celebrate the work of a great Canadian, Stephen Lewis, as we help raise funds for his Foundation, as we have been doing for some years.

Premier Smith and her US loving cronies must be stopped.

Quelle surprise, eh? Saw this coming from the get go. A Trumper Bunker?

I have always been suspicious of that guarantee of "The Pursuit of Happiness" in the US constitution. There are too many strokes for too many different folks to trust that it is for the public good. Gurdeep Pandher knows about true happiness. Thank you, Gurdeep and keep on Dancing!!!

I just emailed a rant to Smith and Poilievre: Seriously!! Vigilance????? You and your followers must bear considerable responsibility for this sad state of affairs. By supporting the anti-vaccine emotions of your constituents in the name of "liberty" you are a big part of the problem. Own it!!!!

I just sent the attached screed to all MLA's by email after reading Tamara Deverell's comment at the Oscars. A blessing on her. Let's clog their inboxes

Go Ben!!!!

As an amateur student of song, I found this article compelling. I already sing on of the Weill songs mentioned. Now to more research.

I was there and will keep going to these as long as my old legs and epsom salt baths allow. It is a total outrage.

As a retired public librarian who worked in rural Newfoundland, I applaud these brave warrior librarians. I never faced anything like the mass hysteria that has overtaken the USA, Texas in particular. Is there something in the water? Or - follow the money. Frightening.

You clean up your mess. Oil companies won’t. Now, Alberta’s MAS may make taxpayers foot their $130B cleanup bill. Enough. Demand a public inquiry into AB’s well cleanup crisis now: share.nwmd.social/s/lozz3JSh

I can't seem to stop typing. what do Orwell, Kipling and Horror have in common.

An essential listen

Just because I'm paranoid .... doesn't mean they aren't out there. Techdirt has a reputation of factual reporting according to media bias. Sigh.

Here is a tribute to a truly Great American.

I share Tim's concerns. Just because we're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get us.

Bravo Philip Glass for speaking truth to power.

I'm a monthly supported of The Internet Archive. This looks like an excellent perk. I have signed up.

Glad to find John Ralston Saul on Substack. His analysis of the drug issue is excellent straight shooting.

Nikiforuk has described the current situation quite well in this analysis.

Being halfway through "The Rohingyas: Inside Myanmar's Genocide" by Azeem Ibrahim, intro by Muhammad Yunus (Nobel Peace Prize 2006), it was somewhat hopeful to see this case reach the ICJ although other decisions by its Vice-President Julia Sebutinde do not inspire confidence.

So I wrote a letter to Mr. Poilievre about his congratulatory response to Venezuela. I would really rather be enjoying a gritty Britbox thriller with my husband, but at least my cat, Winter, sat beside me.

This is among the most heinous of Trump's atrocities. We must all do what we can to chip in donations to NPR and PBS Watch all the Ken Burns documentaries while you still can.

Ah yes, I remember those days well.

No surprises here.

Aid groups across the globe began receiving emails that instructed them to immediately stop working while the government conducted a 90-day review of their programs to make sure they aligned with the administration’s agenda. For Christ's sake, literally. I am not taking his name in vain.

Don't frack for me, Premier Houston. I am getting rid of my gas furnace and installing a heat pump.😀 It will cost as much as a cruise, but I don't do cruises. They are not environmentally friendly either. I already have solar panels.

It is a little bit calming to watch a sensible American dissect the folly of the current US government.

As I read more Doug Ford's enthusiasm for the project to ship armoured vehicles to ICE I felt the urge to respond to the man himself and wrote this rant to him.

CTV reported Roshel is shipping 20 armoured vehicles to ICE. "The procurement document declares only Roshel, Brampton, Ont., meets ICE's requirements for the vehicles needed “to support agents in the field” and can supply within 30 days. It supplies the UN and NATO. I find this disturbing.

What an amazing article. The Smithsonian - one of the many things that IS great in the USA.

Blundered into this while running around rabbit holes. Remember when Presidents loved poetry.

Dear Prime Minister Carney Are we aiding and abetting extrajudicial killings? It would appear that we are. It was distressing to read this report from Project Plowshares "Targeted from above: Canadian sensors facilitating unlawful U.S. airstrikes in the Caribbean"

And Trump did not want us to honour the day.

As always, profit before ethics. This is appalling.

A man of no redeeming qualities.

It is WORLD AIDS DAY. It hasn't gone away and Trump has made. Stephen Lewis is a mensch. Listen to him.

Fascinating. Guess who will try to suppress research on it?

My contribution toward Canadian Storytelling Week. Thank you Tommy Douglas.

This is one of the most frightening articles I have read in a long time. I feel like none of our own feeble efforts to reduce our footprint on the blue dot has a chance. Check the "Brave New World Department" of the Oct 27 issue New Yorker. Written by Stephen Witt. We have been warned.

This has expanded my understanding of one of the many evil practices out there.

Just discovered this. I must find out more. It's worrisome. Jivani stands out in Pierre Poilievre’s caucus as being willing to talk about potentially contentious subjects in the style of Charlie Kirk. Is a friend of J.D. Vance.

People who really are GREAT. Here's one.

Why we need the Smithsonian to resist the erasure of history.

YES, YES, YES

You can't make this stuff up😵

Another modest proposal from POTUS. Trump urges lawmakers to give healthcare money 'directly to the people.' That simple, eh 🙄 And who poured $$$ into getting him elected? BIG, BAD Insurance Companies??