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Bernie Called It

Pretty much word-for-word… https://twitter.com/onikasgivenchy/status/1323857811734933504 (via)

Posted 04 November 2020 § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

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: , , ,

Music Monday – “2020, 24 hours to go/I Wanna Be Sedated”

I saw this clever play on words from the lyrics of a Ramones song on Twitter and had to steal it for today’s Music Monday post with 2020 being the craziest year in a century and twenty-fours until we’re watching election returns in the United States… “I Wanna Be Sedated” – The Ramones

Posted 02 November 2020 § Humour § MusicMonday § News § Politics § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – The American Election: Controversy, Campaigns and Complexity (November 2016)

I attended a presentation at RPL about the history of American elections just prior to the 2016 US election. It was a great presentation but I’ll always remember the Q&A at the end – someone asked “Who do you think will win?” and the presenter looked out, half chuckled (as did most of us in […]

Posted 22 October 2020 § News § Photo § Politics § ThrowbackThursday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

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: ,

Music Monday – “We’re in a state of crisis, people are dying/While you line your pockets deep/Commander in Chief/How does it feel to still be able to breathe?”

Pretty powerful… “Commander-in-Chief” – Demi Lovato

Posted 19 October 2020 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Ten Reasons It’s Okay To Say You Hope Trump Stays Sick (Or Even Dies!)

Trump looks like he is gasping for air pic.twitter.com/4k2v4Jxlir — Brennan Murphy (@brenonade) October 5, 2020   There’s a lot of controversy about Trump, his Covid diagnosis, and what is the “appropriate” reaction to the serious illness of such a divisive figure. Now, normally, most people would not wish death on anyone else unless they […]

Posted 06 October 2020 § List § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Five Most Unrealistic Things in “Sons of Anarchy”

Shea and I are finally getting around to binging a popular series that was released in 2008 and ran for seven seasons. We’re enjoying it but it doesn’t quite reach the level of some of the best shows of all-time – “Breaking Bad”, “The Wire”, “Game of Thrones” – which have similar characteristics (dark, complicated […]

Posted 04 October 2020 § List § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Ruth Bader-Ginsburg On Not Retiring

From happier times…  

Posted 25 September 2020 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Jobs § Meme § News § Politics § Sad § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

The Alt-Right Playbook: You Go High, We Go Low

This video has some good insights into modern politics and especially in light of current battles over seating Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg’s replacement.  It looks specifically at some of the reasons why liberals struggle against conservatives who are less likely to be bound to rules and precedent in their pursuit of power.  

Posted 22 September 2020 § News § Politics § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,