Northern Reflections: The Sad Difference
Nowhere is the difference between the Harper Conservatives and the Progressive Conservatives more apparent than in the area of foreign policy. Consider what former prime minister -- and foreign affairs minister -- Joe Clark wrote over the weekend:The critical talents, in [our] world, are the ability to respect and bridge conflicting identities — and different values — and patiently seek enough common ground to build trust and respect and, then, collaboration. No country in the world is better at that than Canada. And our capacity increases as our population diversifies, making us more …
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Mind of Dan: Heartland and Microsoft
I think Tamino is right:
Some have criticized Microsoft for “supporting” the so-called “Heartland Institute.” The basis of this is that Microsoft provides free software because the so-called “Heartland Institute” is, at present, legally classified as a nonprofit organization. There have even been suggestions to pressure Microsoft no longer to allow the so-called “Heartland Institute” free software access, because of their global warming denial.
I disagree. Fervently.
Microsoft provides free software to non-profit organizations. I think that’s a wonderful service. They don’t …
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Mind of Dan: Heartland pulls billboards, wont apologize
By now the news is stale, but on Friday Heartland pulled down the highly offensive billboards comparing the acceptance of mainstream climate science with such despicable people as the Unabomber.
They, however, refuse to apologize:
We do not apologize for running the ad, and we will continue to experiment with ways to communicate the ‘realist’ message on the climate.
Which lead to this humorous tweet from Robin Hickman:
following Heartland example, now if ever I do something offensive I shall say it was an “experiment” and refuse to apologise
Related posts (randomly …
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Sister Sage's Musings: Greeks & French Throw the Bums Out!
More to the point, boys ‘n’ girls, Greeks and French, as well as other Europeans have basically rejected austerity imposed by the Eurozone. They have started to see what economists like Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz have known all along: austerity just doesn’t work. After all this time, where is that confidence fairy? . . . → Read More: Greeks & French Throw the Bums Out! …
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The Galloping Beaver: Robocon Guelph – the technical hypothesis
#elxnfraud #Cdnpoli -
Zorpheous has done a great job of squeezing out the technical aspects of the Guelph Conservative election fraud scandal.
If you haven't read it, go now.
If you're in a rush, here's something very important:
[I]gnoring the other 199 ridings that are being investigated, there is the
very important point I made at the beginning of the article. Someone
with …
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The Galloping Beaver: Harmonica Players Suck (except when they blow)
You've always wanted to play the blues, you know you have. Everyone should be able to make a little music, it's good for the soul. There are a few three-chord wonders among the Inkstained Wretches and several more among our blogging fellow travellers who will testify to benefits of being able to carry a tune at least a short distance. Well, we at the Galloping Beaver are here to help you …
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The Galloping Beaver: Stupid, stupid Harperite Conservative moron
#Cdnpoli -
This is utter bullshit. Not because the idea is wrong-headed ...
The Harper government is throwing its weight behind a private
members' bill that would give police the power to arrest anyone hiding
their identity during a riot or unlawful assembly.
Conservative
backbencher Blake Richards is proposing penalties of up to five years in
prison or a fine of up to $5,000 for …
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The Galloping Beaver: Bitter men and bad coffee
Alex Himelfarb's lament for the loss of Canada in the recent Harper budget includes a quote from Monte Solberg in the Sun:
For 40 years “progressives” called the shots in Canada, and their
influence affected and infected everything. They left big bruises on the
economy, social policy, immigration, the armed forces, law, foreign
affairs, cultural policy and, of course, the Constitution. Much …
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Daisy's Dead Air: Bob Jones University Alumni Call for New Transparency in Wake of Recent Expulsion
WSPA-TV photo of airplane banner: Its time for transparency--Do Right BJU.
Notably, WSPA is in Spartanburg. There has been no local coverage of this event in Greenville, as can be expected.
I missed the cool banner, which flew around Greenville for two whole hours on Friday, May 4th. Here is the accompanying press release from the formidable folks at Do Right BJU:May 4, 2012, Greenville, SC -- Over the past four years, a growing group of Bob Jones University alumni have connected through social media, combining efforts to call on their alma mater to “do right.”
In 2008 under …
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Matthias' fabelhafte Welt: Auf nach Frankfurt – Blockupy EZB!
Nach dem Versuch der Stadt Frankfurt, die Blockupy-Proteste umfassend zu verbieten, kann ich mir einen zweiten nett gemachten und witzigen Mobiclip nicht verkneifen. Auf nach Frankfurt - Blockupy EZB!Eine Online-Resolution gegen das Verbot der Blockupy-Proteste kann hier eingesehen und unterstützt werden. Seit gestern haben bereits über 1.000 Menschen diese Resolution unterschrieben.Update 9. Mai, 11:30:Inzwischen unterstützen über 3.000 Menschen die Online.Resolution. The city of Frankfurt banned all planned protest during the European action days "Blockupy Frankfurt". You can find and …
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Northern Reflections: Such Exquiste Timing
I doubt that Stephen Harper reads anything that Robert Reich writes. But, as a trained economist, the prime minister might take a look at Reich's latest blogpost. Reich writes that the most recent American job numbers signal that the American economy has stalled:Most of the job gains in April were in lower-wage industries – retail stores, restaurants, and temporary-help. That means average wages continue to drop, adjusted for inflation – continuing their long-term decline. Most of the new jobs that have been added to the U.S. economy during this recovery have paid less than the jobs …
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Matthias' fabelhafte Welt: Matthias’ fabelhafte Welt auf facebook
Nach der Umbenenung meines Blogs ist meine facebook-Seite nun unter https://www.facebook.com/matthiasfabelhaftewelt zu erreichen.Magst du das? …
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Facing Autism in New Brunswick: DSM5′s Most Fundamental Flaw? Combining The Autism Disorders Into One Disorder
Autism Advocate Ari Ne'eman Speaking At the National Press Club
My son's severe Autistic Disorder is not the same
autism disorder as Mr. Ne'eman's.
The DSM5 autism do-over, the New Autism Spectrum Disorder, will come into effect in 2013. There is a further opportunity to offer public comment about the radical changes being forced upon the public but the DSM5 committees who have shaped the New ASD in the image of their own research biases have shown no inclination to acknowledge the merits of any of the many criticisms of their handiwork. It does not matter whether …
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The Galloping Beaver: 67 rounds. 13 seconds. 4 killed. 9 wounded.
When a democratically elected government opens fire on the people they were elected to serve, everything else pales.
Everything.
There is nothing democratic about gunning down your own citizens because you don't like their voice. But, if I am forced to frame the discussion, that is exactly what conservatives will do to keep their grip on power. They've d already proved it.
Now, it's time …
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The Galloping Beaver: Your typical Republican women
The bloggers at DAMMIT JANET! pull another plum out of the pie.
Honest. Go there an follow the link.
Now. It would not be right to go down this path without one of the finest pieces of writing ... ever. My friend and accomplice at The Woodshed discovered it and it is, beyond the shadow of any doubt, excellent. Here it is.
Dear Tiny White Man In My Underpants,
Hey! How’s it going today? …
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Paul S. Graham: Video: Ta’Kaiya Blaney and her anthem for those who love the Earth
Winnipeg, May 4, 2012: Ta’Kaiya Blaney speaking at the Circle of Life Thunderbird House in Winnipeg about the need to oppose the Enbridge Gateway Pipeline Project. Photo: Paul S. Graham
One of the youngest passengers on the Yinka Dene Alliance Freedom Train is Ta’Kaiya Blaney, 11, of Sliammon First Nation in British Columbia. I don’t believe I have seen a more articulate, self-possessed, and inspiring child in my life.
She spoke in Winnipeg last night, at the Circle of Life Thunderbird House, about the struggle to stop the Enbridge Gateway Pipeline. Her presentation was …
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Daisy's Dead Air: Cinco de Mayo!
It's been a tough week for blogging. But at least I saw another antique Chevy when I went out to grab a bite earlier in the week!
I am grateful I woke up this morning without any notifications of direct threats, as I did last Saturday. It is not a day I am likely to forget. Five people sent me messages as soon as I signed on, several making sure I TOOK THE SCREEN SHOTS. I obediently did as they told me to do, but I did not visit the hate-page after I initially took the shot, because I found it too unnerving.
I have spent the last week decompressing from disaster, even though I …
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The Galloping Beaver: Critical communication . . .
MIT'S TECHNOLOGY REVIEW is a wonderful site for looking at what's coming down the pike at ya. John Pollock has a great article, worthy of your perusal, "People Power 2.0 How civilians helped win the Libyan information war."
Information is power: How ad-hoc nets helped off Daffy Duck.
After weeks of skirmishes in the Nafusa Mountains southwest of Tripoli, Sifaw Twawa and his brigade of …
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The Galloping Beaver: The perspective of scale . . .
PEOPLE BELIEVE IN ALL SORTS OF THINGS — talking snakes, angels, free markets, Trickle-Down Theory, 72 virgins, you name it. Well, the universe we have measured and observed from the minute Planck Length to the Hubble Deep Field pictures offers a real alternative to man's illusions.
Cary and Michael Huang have built a delightful site, The Scale of the Universe 2. Simple to use, slide the …
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