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The Importance of the US Midterm Elections

Good overview of the history and importance of the US’s midterm elections, coming to a state near you in one month!

¶ Posted 09 October 2018 § Politics § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, unitedstates

Music Monday – “It’s not such a scary time for boys/They’ve always had the upper hand, they’ve always had a choice/It’s time for women to rise up, use our collective voice/The day to vote is Nov 6th so let’s go make some noise”

As I type this, Democrats have a 75% chance of taking the House of Representatives and a 20% chance of taking the Senate in the US midterm elections which happen in just under a month. In the wake of the Brett Kavanaugh decision, here’s hoping that women (and men who recognize the injustice that was done […]

¶ Posted 08 October 2018 § Humour § Internet § Meme § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history, language, music, unitedstates

A Few Radical Changes That Could Fix The US Political System?

When you think it can’t get any crazier in US politics, it gets crazier. Last week, it was the spectacle of the testimony by Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault ~30 years ago when they were teenagers, Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford. Basically, you’ve got a situation where Republicans, shocked […]

¶ Posted 02 October 2018 § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, unitedstates

Devastating Political Ad

Not all families agree on politics and we live in increasingly polarized times. But man, if you watch this, you can’t help but wonder what kind of a dick Paul Gosar is! 😉 (via Boing Boing)

¶ Posted 25 September 2018 § Family § Meme § Politics § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: unitedstates

Music Monday – “Well, the hives are gone/I’ve lost my bees/The chickens are sleeping/In the willow trees/Cow’s in water up past her knees/Three feet high and rising”

Frightening: “We’re Moving to Higher Ground” – America’s Era of Climate-Inspired Mass Migration is Here “Five Feet High and Rising” – Johnny Cash

¶ Posted 24 September 2018 § Politics § Sad § Travel § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history, science, weather

Friday Fun Link – Calgary Flames Start Season With Two Exhibition Games in China

Talk about a long road trip!

¶ Posted 14 September 2018 § Jobs § Sports § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: hockey, travel

Throwback Thursday – Congrats Yens Pedersen! (June 2009) #skpoli

Longtime NDP member, former Sask NDP party president and candidate for office and party leader, Yens Pedersen, won the byelection in Regina Northeast yesterday to boost the number of Saskatchewan NDP MLAs to 13. My first introduction to Pedersen was when he competed against Ryan Meili for Leader of the Saskatchewan NDP in 2009. At […]

¶ Posted 13 September 2018 § MemoryLane § Politics § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, saskatchewan

Two Roads To Humboldt: A TSN Special

Perhaps the single most unbelievable thing about the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy that killed sixteen people in early April is that two young men not only survived but are suiting up for the team tonight.