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Quick one today. We have learned that the most concentrated deaths attributed to COVID-19 is found in seniors and nursing homes, places where residents are unable to care for themselves. Residents and support workers are infected at a higher rate than others and the death rate among residents is, not unexpectedly, large. We have heard stories of support workers not...

I think I watch too much CNN. It often plays in the background as I do my work, vomiting the same political stories – interspersed with the occasional mass shooting or weather catastophe – 24 hours a day, seven days a week. White noise in the background helps me concentrate. And when I want to get real news, local, national or international, I change the...

The Ethics Commissioner’s report came out today and said that Justin Trudeau violated the ethics code. Of course, the Canadian cable media has latched on, analyzing the blathering of the leaders of the CPC and NDP, as well as the “apology” of the Prime Minister. The usual partisan bullshit abounds. NDP talking heads decry the horrible breach of...

There are times I want to cancel my news subscriptions and delete my links to social media. After weeks of the Jody Wilson-Raybould, SNC-Lavalin and Justin Trudeau “scandal”, I find myself wanting to turn off all the inputs. Let me be clear, this story is an excellent example of a truly feminist story. The government wanted to get a result and pushed its...

The talking heads have latched on to the “scandal” regarding whether the PM pressured AG Jody Wilson-Raybould to jigger the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. Here are some random thoughts. JWR just resigned from cabinet.Is she a shining example?Is she a political traitor?Isn’t it nice that not everyone is able to continually bend the knee to the PM and...

Black Tea is a new podcast featuring Andray Domise and Melayna Williams. It claims to discuss issues important to black people. After entreaties to try it out, I subscribed and listened. I found it superficial, focused almost entirely on trying to reinforce the idea that white people are racists, working to silence the voice of minorities. Listen to the podcasts and...