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Multiple Thoughts on Multiple Elections #skpoli #yqr #yxe

In order… SASK PROVINCIAL ELECTION (OCT 26) 1. In my initial post-mortem, I chalked up at least one big factor in the NDP’s failure to do well up to people wanting the status quo during a pandemic. (This was bolstered by the BC NDP actually growing their majority a few days earlier.) But as detailed […]

Saturday Snap – “Day Five of Election Night” Dance Party

It was a bit delayed while the counts come in slowly over the past few days. But Tuesday night’s light show has reappeared in our living room as backdrop for a very enthusiastic dance party now that Joe Biden has been annouced as President-Elect of the United States.

¶ Posted 07 November 2020 § Family § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Sasha § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute, history, television, unitedstates

Red, White and Trump Better Be Blue When This Is Over

Putting the smart lights to good use for a US election theme tonight…

¶ Posted 03 November 2020 § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, health, history, unitedstates

Reviewing Ryan #skpoli #skvotes

Okay, a week has passed, most of the races potentially impacted by mail-in ballots have been decided, and since we just celebrated Halloween, what better time to assess a very scary election result for the NDP? I was going to do a more general post with my random election thoughts but since at least four […]

¶ Posted 01 November 2020 § News § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, health, saskatchewan

Obama Unleashed

It’s hard to know which way to turn if you’re a political junkie and there’s a municipal election, a provincial election, (nearly) a federal election and a major US election – all within a couple weeks. But this one definitely caught my eye yesterday…

¶ Posted 21 October 2020 § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: history, unitedstates

“I Want A Dyke For President”

(via)

¶ Posted 18 October 2020 § Meme § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, health, history, science

Saturday Snap – I Didn’t Live Through The Great Depression…

…but I still can’t help but throw this small piece of twine into our junk drawer “just in case.” (My grandparents would be proud!) 😉

¶ Posted 17 October 2020 § Humour § MemoryLane § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: history

(Not Quite) Live Blogging The #skvotes Leader’s Debate #skpoli

A few hot takes as I watched the debate… Does Molly Thomas still live in Sask? If not, weird optics to fly in a debate moderator from out-of-province during a pandemic. Moe looks very nervous right out of the gate, not what I expected from the Premier and frontrunner. Drink! Moe says NDP has record […]