Friday, May 30, 2014
STERLING...
The war against Donald Sterling
Barbara Amiel explains why the owner of the Clippers is many things but not racist
Danny Moloshok/AP
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou: Amazing life — lousy poetry, prose
One reason why she was easy to parody (“The ebony fighter awakens, dabbled with the dewy beads of morn”, from “The Simpsons”) is because she spent four decades trembling on the brink of self-parody, and occasionally plunging in head-first. I loved all those old African proverbs, and I would like to think they were all cooked up by an enterprising intern working round the clock in her basement. How many old African proverbs are out there? Well, as the old African proverb on page 70 of Even The Stars Get Lonesome put it: “Sea never dry.”Come on: I’m a better poet than Maya Angelou.
Her resilience, voice and overall persona made her famous, not her writing ability.
Posted in Kathy Shaidle
ARE YOU ANY SAFER?
Rival gangs were ready for ‘extreme acts of violence,’ Toronto police say as they display seized weapons
Police unveiled 30 firearms, including eight Glock handguns, seized from two rival Toronto gangs who have ‘direct connections’ to unsolved murders
* how many gang related raids occurred in the last ____ years?
* how many of those gang members "arrested"were charged and went to trial?
* what was the average sentence meted out to gang members?
* how many are still incarcerated?
ANOTHER McGOONTY/WYNNER LEGACY...
Ontario Liberals' alleged research centre bailout echoes gas plant and Ornge scandals
Again, they have contracted with a private company that burned it, and the Liberals moved quickly to shore up the situation with taxpayer dollars
Thursday, May 29, 2014
A MESSAGE SEWELL, AN ICON OF THE LEFT...
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May 28 2014
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Molly McCracken
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Saving rooming houses in
Winnipeg should be a priority.
...DID NOT GET!
This type of housing is viable when well
maintained and connected with social supports.
CALL US WHEN THEY ACTUALLY GO TO JAIL...
Members of 'ruthless' Sick Thugz and Asian Assassins gangs swept up in Toronto drug raids
They are facing criminal organization-related charges and charges including trafficking firearms, firearm possession, drug trafficking and human trafficking
NDP CAN'T COUNT ON A GOVERNMENT BAILOUT...
...thanks to McGoontys eHEALTH!
EHealth scandal a $1B waste: auditor - Toronto - CBC News
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ehealth-scandal-a-1b-waste-auditor...A scathing report into the eHealth Ontario spending scandal charges that successive governments wasted $1 billion in taxpayer money.
HUNGRY CHILDREN, INADEQUATE HOUSING, STREET CRIME, ETC.
...but an on-going and major issue seems to be:
Inside Toronto’s most vicious dog-park war
Inside Toronto’s most vicious dog-park war
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| DOGS NOT THE PROBLEM |
NIGHTMARE ON THE HORIZON?
Full Pundit: Ontario Liberals harness the power of nonsense
Ontarians want a balanced budget, but they don't want to suffer to get there. And one party is telling them just what they want to hear! Plus: Justin...
DOES THIS GIVE HIM WORLD LEADER STATUS?
Muslim Group Sues Canadian Prime Minister for Libel
On May 25, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) "sued Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his spokesman for libel for linking the group to Hamas."
YOU WON'T NEED SUN GLASSES...
...to look at Ontario's future!
Fiscal sanity not extremist
It's simply incorrect to label Tim Hudak and the Ontario PC Party as a
band of extremists. Or, for that matter, any other political party
that's interested in improving the fiscal condition of their region.
But in response to my latest column headlined "Wynne support dumbfounding," that's just what many readers wrote via e-mail and social media.
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But in response to my latest column headlined "Wynne support dumbfounding," that's just what many readers wrote via e-mail and social media.
Kathleen Wynne leaves door open to coalition government in Ontario election
Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne is leaving the door open to forming a coalition government in order to stay in power.
“I am not ruling out anything . . . I have demonstrated how I can work in a minority parliament,” Wynne told reporters Wednesday after visiting a full-day kindergarten class at St. Julia Billiart Catholic Elementary School in Markham.
“That’s how I would continue to work in a minority parliament if that is what the people of Ontario decide,” Wynne said referring to the June 12 provincial election.
Oh Lord please spare us this fate...
“I am not ruling out anything . . . I have demonstrated how I can work in a minority parliament,” Wynne told reporters Wednesday after visiting a full-day kindergarten class at St. Julia Billiart Catholic Elementary School in Markham.
“That’s how I would continue to work in a minority parliament if that is what the people of Ontario decide,” Wynne said referring to the June 12 provincial election.
Oh Lord please spare us this fate...
BUY STOCK IN DYNOLABEL MAKER!
Cis-Ridiculous. How many labels do we need?
It’s time to come out of the closet: I am a cisgender woman.
I can see that you have a quizzical look on your faces. I suppose you don’t know what cisgender means. It is one of the 27,956 genders one can choose for oneself on a Facebook profile. A cisgender person identifies as the gender he or she was assigned at birth. “If a doctor said, ‘It’s a boy!’ when you were born, and you identify as a man, then you could be described as cisgender,” says the website BasicRights.org.
Wait, you are saying to yourselves, then aren’t you just a straight person? What is the difference between straight and cisgender?
According to a Tumblr blog called What-Does-Cis-Mean:
"terms like cis allow us to identify when we mean cis men/women instead of always using men/women to mean cis men/women while always distinguishing trans men/women as the other. It places cis and trans people on equal ground."
I agree, that explanation was needlessly complicated. I will dumb it down for you. A cisgender is basically a non-transgender. But wait, you can’t say non-transgender. It is offensive for some reason. According to BasicRights, “referring to cisgender people as ‘non trans’ implies that cisgender people are the default and that being trans is abnormal.”
This is the main reasoning behind the existence of the word “cisgender.”
SOURCE
It’s time to come out of the closet: I am a cisgender woman.
I can see that you have a quizzical look on your faces. I suppose you don’t know what cisgender means. It is one of the 27,956 genders one can choose for oneself on a Facebook profile. A cisgender person identifies as the gender he or she was assigned at birth. “If a doctor said, ‘It’s a boy!’ when you were born, and you identify as a man, then you could be described as cisgender,” says the website BasicRights.org.
Wait, you are saying to yourselves, then aren’t you just a straight person? What is the difference between straight and cisgender?
According to a Tumblr blog called What-Does-Cis-Mean:
"terms like cis allow us to identify when we mean cis men/women instead of always using men/women to mean cis men/women while always distinguishing trans men/women as the other. It places cis and trans people on equal ground."
I agree, that explanation was needlessly complicated. I will dumb it down for you. A cisgender is basically a non-transgender. But wait, you can’t say non-transgender. It is offensive for some reason. According to BasicRights, “referring to cisgender people as ‘non trans’ implies that cisgender people are the default and that being trans is abnormal.”
This is the main reasoning behind the existence of the word “cisgender.”
SOURCE
BACK TO 1930S THANKS TO MICHELLE?
Is America Starting To Target Thought Crime?
Last week, Michelle Obama made headlines when she exhorted graduating high schoolers in a commencement address to monitor their families for politically incorrect thoughts and behaviors.
To one journalist, this was more than an off-hand comment made by the first lady. In the opinion of Cheryl Chumley, a reporter for The Washington Times and the author of “Police State USA,” Michelle Obama’s remark reflects a growing trend in America to target and attack individuals for committing “thought crime.”
“Michelle Obama’s push for kids around the nation to monitor their family members for perceived racist comments is just another way the government seeks to inject itself into an area it doesn’t really belong — the American home,” Chumley told The Daily Caller Monday.
“Having the first lady wag her finger at us and send America’s youth on some sort of quest to scour the homes and backyards of our nation’s families for any mention of a racist joke, slur or slight is nanny-governance run amok — something that belongs in a George Orwell novel, not the White House,” Chumley said.
SOURCE
Last week, Michelle Obama made headlines when she exhorted graduating high schoolers in a commencement address to monitor their families for politically incorrect thoughts and behaviors.
To one journalist, this was more than an off-hand comment made by the first lady. In the opinion of Cheryl Chumley, a reporter for The Washington Times and the author of “Police State USA,” Michelle Obama’s remark reflects a growing trend in America to target and attack individuals for committing “thought crime.”
“Michelle Obama’s push for kids around the nation to monitor their family members for perceived racist comments is just another way the government seeks to inject itself into an area it doesn’t really belong — the American home,” Chumley told The Daily Caller Monday.
“Having the first lady wag her finger at us and send America’s youth on some sort of quest to scour the homes and backyards of our nation’s families for any mention of a racist joke, slur or slight is nanny-governance run amok — something that belongs in a George Orwell novel, not the White House,” Chumley said.
SOURCE
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
ANOTHER BLOGGING FIRST?
The First-Ever Bitcoin Purchase Was Remarkably Inglorious
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images
The Wall Street Journal's Moneybeat blog took some time this morning to commemorate the first known purchase
made with bitcoin. The landmark moment in cryptocurrency history
happened four years ago today and involved the procurement of two
pepperoni pizzas from Papa John's. Moneybeat caught up with Laszlo
Hanyecz, the Florida programmer who initiated the transaction, to better
retell the moment:
On a bitcoin forum, he offered 10,000 bitcoins to anybody who would buy him a pizza. Today that’s worth about $5 million at current prices, but back then it was worth about $60. Hanyecz figured that was enough for two pies and compensation for somebody’s time.
He finally found a taker, another coder living in the U.K., who called a Papa John’s in Jacksonville, placed the order, and paid with his credit card. Hanyecz sent over the 10,000 bitcoins, and a somewhat confused deliveryman showed up at his door with two pepperoni pizzas. “Pizza delivery from London,” he said in an unsure voice. Hanyecz left the offer open, and bought several more pies.
Here at Moneybox, we have to wonder why the U.K. coder decided to
place such a world-historical pizza order at Papa John's. Perhaps he
didn't realize the importance of the moment. Or perhaps he wasn't
familiar with Papa John's—as online reviewers
are more than happy to tell you, Papa John's is known for its flaccid,
soulless pizza and appallingly bad service. But who knows? Maybe in 100
years Papa John's will be remembered not for its doughy, pizza-like
product but for its place in bitcoin history. Too bad Hanyecz wasn't in Chicago or New Haven four years ago today.
Alison Griswold is a Slate staff writer covering business and economics.
THIS DEFINITION NOT IN "WEBSTERS"
"Organic" Is The Latin Word For "Grown In Pig Shit"
"Notice it doesn't say 100% Canadian beef?"
My motivation to write this came from a recent trip away with friends. Although most of them know of my stance towards A & W, we ended up stopping there for burgers to bring home for one of the husbands. The silence regarding my choice to eat a cookie from my purse instead of a burger made me reflect on how much the general population understands, or even cares about the 'fear marketing' that is going on around us at an increasing rate every day.h/t Al in Cranbrook
THE ONLY THING LAYTON APPROVED OF...
...was JACK LAYTON!
The Ontario election campaign remains something of a mystery, even to its participants. Justin Trudeau's pro-choice gambit shows he has a lot to learn about leadership. And the Toronto Star suddenly wants you to let your kids have fun.
Full Pundit: Would Jack Layton approve of Andrea Horwath's drive to the middle?
The Ontario election campaign remains something of a mystery, even to its participants. Justin Trudeau's pro-choice gambit shows he has a lot to learn about leadership. And the Toronto Star suddenly wants you to let your kids have fun.
Monday, May 26, 2014
Will You Be Joining Toronto's Gay Pride Activities?
Meet The Rad Femme Lesbian Lierre Keith: (She/It/Whatever) Hates Men, Agriculture, White People, Capitalism but most of all Transsexual Men!
...and why do lesbian woman who hate men, almost always try to look like men?
Obviously she has no problem with women that look like men, just men who look like women!
Where Is The Media Blitz For John?
John Tory's a nice guy, but that's not enough to get him elected as Toronto's next mayor
Toronto Panel: Until we have a fuller understanding of all the candidates' platforms, having character and an established brand isn't the worst place to be...
...this is not cutting it for ME
www.johntory.ca/
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HAVE YOU NOTICED...
...that in the ethnic" community normally parents live with "the kids" and are still part of the "family."
Parenting your parents: The cost of caring for your elderly loved ones
To fill in the gaps left by a strained public system, Canadians today are finding themselves spending their own savings to care for their elderly loved ones...
WYNNERISM UPDATE...
Why the Harper Tories stand to benefit if Wynne Liberals form Ontario government
Harper will retain his best case for another term, which is that someone familiar with a balance sheet must remain in charge, somewhere...
Wynne's empty promises: Ontario Liberals vowing to balance budget, but party lacks plan to slay deficit
Kathleen Wynne’s is a plan that leaves the difficult decisions for another day, and puts deficit-fighting well down the list of priorities...
Wynne's empty promises: Ontario Liberals vowing to balance budget, but party lacks plan to slay deficit
Kathleen
Wynne’s is a plan that leaves the difficult decisions for another day,
and puts deficit-fighting well down the list of priorities
30-35% ALREADY AGREES WITH DAVID...
To save democracy, some of you should stop voting
Votes that are cast by unreflected habit — “I vote X. I always vote X” — or those cast from ignorance or systematic errors in thinking are bad votes. They are poisoned fruit. The act of voting, when corrupted by these factors, does more harm than good for the voter and for the system.
...but have you noticed that those at the trough lineup, social in-activists, artistes, et al, are at the front of the line?
HRC Operatives Don't Wear ID Badges...
HRC - Human Rights Commissions
...but usually they are sitting quietly in the corner of your local "Timmies," et al?
This Is Not Your Grandma's Humane Society
One man's basketball team is another man's Basset Hound;
I'm not bothered that people say idiotic things; I'm bothered that individuals are losing their jobs or having something they own taken away from them because their opinion rubs against the grain. In my view, Sterling is a jerk, but being a jerk isn't a felony, nor is it a crime that demands his property be confiscated. As dog fanciers and purebred dogs owners, we should be very concerned about these reactions. We above all people should defend the rights of our fellow citizens to be stupid, ignorant, or hold viewpoints at odds with society because we very well could be targeted next.
Wait. We already are.
IF IT DOESN'T GET YOUR FOOT TAPPING...
...Call EMS...you must be dead!
Reader Tips
Tonight County Clare-born fiddler Martin Hayes and guitarist Dennis Cahill
play an understated instrumental that sounds simultaneously like a
meditation, a lament, a celebration of pride, and a preparation for
battle. Named in honour of the music of a late Irish fiddle master, here's Seán Ryan's Jigs.
The comments thread is open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
The comments thread is open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
THREE
COMMON SENSE...
Don’t like the fines? Don’t run red lights
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Mathew McCarthy,Waterloo Region Record
Hamilton is
preparing to add cameras at six new intersections, having collected a
record $5 million from red light runners last year
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About Me
- Unhypentated Canadian
- I lean to the right but I still have a heart and if I have a mission it is to respond to attacks on people not available to protect themselves and to point out the hypocrisy of the left at every opportunity.MY MAJOR GOAL IS HIGHLIGHT THE HYPOCRISY AND STUPIDITY OF THE LEFTISTS ON TORONTO CITY COUNCIL. Last word: In the final analysis this blog is a relief valve for my rants/raves.