Sunday, May 24, 2026

US crusade against Cuba makes no sense

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's usual function in the US government is to try to settle things down after yet another wild outburst ...

Remember COVID? It's still with us

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I happened to read a letter in the newspaper that gave some rather striking statistics about the death rates from COVID-19 in various countr...

A new stream of reliable renewable energy: osmotic power

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Renewable energy is still enjoying a period of robust expansion, despite the best efforts of Donald Trump (or, arguably, because of them). B...
Saturday, May 23, 2026

Michelle Smith's exercise in disingenuity

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Alberta politics is weird. Hell, Alberta is weird. Quebec likes to think of itself as a "distinct society" (or at least that was t...

Toronto's World Cup hosting not as rosy as portrayed

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Toronto and Vancouver were sold a bill of goods when the two Canadian cities decided to bid for hosting some of the FIFA World Cup 2026 game...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Americans are fleeing Trump's USA in droves

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Donald Trump may have succeeded in forcing out a lot of immigrants, something that might still come back to bite the country. But a lot of ...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

You can see why senior assassin raises hackles

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If you have kids of a certain age, or if you are at least moderately well-informed in general, you will probably have heard of a popular kid...

How Trump's obsession with "deals" blinds him to the bigger picture

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Out of the blue, the Trump administration, through some Pentagon "Under Secretary" or other, has announced that it is putting on h...