Cathie from Canada: Today’s News: Cheering

Big Democratic win today in the US Senate. This “Dark Brandon” meme seems to have legs: Thanks, @POTUS. pic.twitter.com/2PxrbDOtJB — Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) August 8, 2022 #DarkBrandonRises pic.twitter.com/skjETVXU5Y — Molly Cochran ☮️🇺🇦🌻 (@MollyC82) August 8, 2022 pic.twitter.com/v1dOoaxKPb — ShV77💙 (@Sharon9177) August 8, 2022 I love DARK BRANDON!! pic.twitter.com/2PX6b4kopa — Kathy

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Scripturient: Conservatives Eat Their Own

So the alt-right segment of the Conservative Party dumped Erin O’Toole, its latest leader, for being too moderate. Too much like a human, methinks, and that made him vulnerable. The alt-right members are dragging the party into the Repugnican side of politics: an authoritarian, pseudo-Christian, racist, and separatist/libertarian ideology. The

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Scripturient: Don’t Blame the Liberals

Risible rightwing piffle still circulates online about who is responsible for the rising costs of fuel and food. Conservatives and libertarians love to blame the Liberals, but that’s self-serving claptrap from people who love to give handouts and tax cuts to corporations and billionaires and then wonder why governments have

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Alberta Politics: Independent Ontario MP Derek Sloan, dumped by Conservatives he vied to lead for extremist views, rumoured set to run in Alberta

For heaven’s sake, Ontario, would you stop sending us your right-wing nut-jobs?  There was Derek Fildebrandt. Horrible! There was Jason Kenney. Even worse! There are too many more to mention. Their names are legion.  Conservative Party of Canada Leader Erin O’Toole (Photo: Erin O’Toole/Flickr). And now, if social media auguries

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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: No Truth

Manitoba’s new Minister really put his foot in his mouth. The leader of the Official Opposition put him in his place. Here's the exchange between @WabKinew and Dr. Alan Lagimodiere, the new Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations minister. pic.twitter.com/qV87piRT7E — elishadacey (@elishadacey) July 15, 2021 Why are Canadian Conservatives like

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