Abolish the monarchy? A better idea, since it is actually achievable within the relatively near term, is to create a new British constitution, which clearly enshrines – and re-asserts – human rights and freedoms, while precisely detailing the powers and strict limits of political or governmental powers, as well as
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Writings of J. Todd Ring: Yo, Podcasters! Read This.
An excellent, important video was the inspiration for this short post (linked here, below) from a generally lackluster podcast. The musings arising after watching the video, however, I would say are even more important. The podcast host asked for video ideas at the end of his presentation. Here is my
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: BLOWBACK – And Collapse
JFK, MLK, The CIA – And The Collapse Of The West Yes, the evidence is clear: the CIA killed JFK, RFK, MLK, and Malcolm X. They are the goons of the corporate-state oligarchy. What did you think they do? Defend freedom and democracy? Were you born yesterday? (Read, Killing Hope,
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Today’s News: Updates
Just a short one tonight. First, about the POEC hearings: A lot of people are looking really really bad in this inquiry and none of them are named Trudeau. — Christopher Byrne 🇨🇦 (@CBinVAN) October 18, 2022 And some of what we are hearing is just BS: You mean the
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: If You Are Going To Vote, Read This
Things are changing rapidly in the world, but as of this moment, we can say a few things about the major political parties of the Western world, with reasonable certainty. It is now undeniable, that by their actions, the major parties of the Western world, including the Democratic party of
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: WikiLeaks: Show Trial Ending Investigative Journalism
Julian Assange's extradition hearings are frankly terrifying, and if you care about the free press, you should be worried, irrespective of whether you like Assange or Wikileaks. As the old saying goes, "Hard cases make bad law." 1/ pic.twitter.com/MLPwtW7hVr — Cory Doctorow #BLM (@doctorow) September 20, 2020 And read how
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: British Political Humour Getting Their Own Trump-basketcase
I will keep bigging up Marina’s impossibly brilliant work until she is rightfully appointed Queen of Everything. The stunning last line here should be beamed into the brain of every living human being https://t.co/uXHyhl1cGJ — David Lewis (@davidclewis) July 12, 2019 “We’d be better off picking someone at random and
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Two Thirds of Britons Believe World in "Climate Emergency"
Good. It seems the British people have done what their political caste has so far refused to do. They have concluded that the world is in a state of climate emergency. Two-thirds of people in the UK recognise there is a climate emergency and 76% say that they would cast
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Well, With the Week He’s Had Who Wouldn’t Want to Let Off a Little Steam?
The United States has launched missile strikes against government targets in Syria. This time Britain and France tossed in a few missiles of their own, brothers in arms sort of thing, I suppose. Trump announced the strikes in an address to the nation Friday evening. “The purpose of our action
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Maybe Bill and Justin Should Read This Before They Get Carried Away with Themselves.
The Guardian’s Lefty Luddite, Polly Toynbee, offers an entertainingly morbid look at the devastation privatisation has brought to Britain. Perhaps our prime minister What Me Worry? and his finance minister, Bill Churn Baby, Churn Morneau, or, as I like to call them, the Kids Without a Clue, should have a read. Toynbee
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: While We’re On the Subject of Jerusalem.
The Palestinians are once again on people’s minds (sort of, briefly) due to Donald Trump’s announcement that the US will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. It sort of confirms the idea that if a nightmare drags on for decades, half a century is plenty, we forget what really
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Others sure to suffer as Sudden Apocalyptic Deficit Syndrome strikes affluent, older, white males from Saskatchewan
PHOTOS: The economic landscape nowadays in Saskatchewan. Below: Economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman (Twitter), Canadian economists Jim Stanford (Twitter) and Toby Sanger, and, of course, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall. Saskatchewan appears to be suffering from a serious economic malady. Nobel Prize-winning economist and journalist Paul Krugman calls
Continue readingThings Are Good: Britain’s Bag Ban Boasts Big Benefits
England has put a 5p charge on plastic bags last year and it’s already having a huge impact on the environment. The use of disposable bags has decreased 85% since the same time last year! Last year 7 billion bags had been handed out compared to just 500 million so far this year. The Marine […]
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Continue readingLeft Over: Just another E-Mail from the Real World…
A friend sent me this article, and I am adding my answer…I don’t have permission to print out the article in its entirety, but you can look for it at FP..it’s short and succinct… WORTHY OF THEIR ANGER Our leaders’ … Continue reading →
Cowichan Conversations: BREXIT THE MOVIE is a feature-length documentary film
This film is absolutely pro Brexit and was released May 12th, 2016 It is well worth a look see as to the drive to leave the EU. Did this film have an effect? Probably. How Read more…
Continue readingThe Tory Pirate - Politics & Policy: Brexit: How Not To Do Referendums
In a semi-surprising move Britain voted to leave the European Union late last week.There has been endless discussion on how bad this might be for Britain, where thecampaign to remain in the EU went wrong, and what this means for the Union’sfuture (both of them actually). What has received less
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Brexit vote fundamentally undermines Britain and the EU
By voting for Brexit, the UK has “opted for a form of ritual suicide, but one which will destroy others in its wake, fundamentally undermining the EU, the most progressive political project in history.”
The post Brexit vote fundamentally undermines Bri…
Alberta Politics: Victory Day in Moscow: some thoughts about the wisdom of messing with Russia
PHOTOS: A scene for last year’s May 9 Victory Day Parade in Moscow. The red banner visible in the centre is one of the Soviet victory flags hoisted over the Reichstag in Berlin in May 1945. Below: My military history professor, Reginald H. Roy and Br…
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Reassessing NATO: Canada shouldn’t let itself be ‘Article Fived’ into a war by Turkey’s Islamist president
PHOTOS: A bunch of NATO political bureaucrats try to look busy in this file photo. Recognize anyone? Below: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Does it benefit Canada in …
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: New Leadership Urgently Needed For The US, Canada and Britain
Imagine if Martin Luther King Jr., Tommy Douglas and Tony Benn were President of the US, and Prime Ministers of Canada and Britain, respectively. The world would certainly be a far better, more just, freer, more peaceful, and safer place. But we do not. In all three of these “leading”
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