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Secular Sunday – Love Thy Neighbour

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Friday Fun Link – The Covid-19 Vaccine Explained

 

Posted 18 June 2021 § News § Technology § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – “Trump Trips Up” (~May 1991?)

I was going through some old papers in a box under the stairs recently and came across a folder of articles I’d clipped and saved, long before most articles from popular magazines were available online from databases or from the magazine’s own web site like they are today. Had to chuckle for a couple reasons: […]

Posted 17 June 2021 § Humour § Internet § Library § LibrarySchool § List § MemoryLane § News § Photo § PopCulture § Randomness § ThrowbackThursday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – An Addiction Model May Explain A Lot of Our Current Societal Issues (That Don’t Normally Seem Like Addiction Issues)

This is a fascinating thread which encompasses a lot of interesting ideas – tribalism, how people get sucked further into wilder conspiracy theories, and even whether QAnon is showing signs of moving from a fringe political theory into a full-fledged religion. it’s conceivable to conceptualize political tribalism (& perhaps even cultism), through an addiction model […]

Posted 13 June 2021 § Internet § Meme § News § PopCulture § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Secular Sunday – Residential Schools: A Timeline

*Literally* the first words of this timeline discuss the central role of various churches in the creation of schools that took Indigenous children from their parents, communities and culture. For more than two hundred years [from 1600-1800], religious orders run mission schools for Indigenous children, the precursors to the Government of Canada’s residential school system.

Posted 06 June 2021 § Canada § News § Sad § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Amazon Prime Is An Economy-Distorting Lie

I’m trying as hard as I can to avoid buying from Amazon as I’ve grown to *really* dislike their business practices – from how they treat workers to resellers engaging in fraud to simply the fact that Jeff Bezos does not need one more penny of my money. I mean, Wal-Mart is a shitty employer […]

Posted 02 June 2021 § Internet § Jobs § Library § News § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “I’m a white man living on a white man’s street/I’ve got the bones of the red man under my feet/The highway runs through their burial grounds…We’re all carrying one big burden, sharing one fate”

“White Man’s World” – Jason Isbell

Posted 31 May 2021 § Canada § MusicMonday § News § Sad § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Important Reminder For Atheists/Agnostics/Secular Humanists/NonBelievers Filling Out The Canadian Census

If you are “not currently a practising member of” any religion, CFIC encourages you to select “No religion” on the 2021 Census, regardless of how you were raised, previous beliefs, or cultural affiliation.   From the Canadian Centre for Inquiry… Most of you have now received your invitation from Statistics Canada to complete the 2021 […]

Posted 05 May 2021 § Canada ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Blogs Are Officially Over…

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Who Should Be Vaccinated First? #skpoli

Today we announced the expansion of our #COVID19SK vaccine delivery plan to target remaining healthcare workers, first responders and staff working in pharmacies and grocery facilities. You can learn more by visiting https://t.co/2EjdJrzTzt. pic.twitter.com/LdX5fhA1JY — Government of Saskatchewan (@SKGov) April 12, 2021   There has been a lot of debate about the most effective order […]

Posted 02 May 2021 § Jobs § List § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,