That was an odd bit of political sleight of hand, wasn't it?
After playing the "we are being invaded by Russia" card again and again, with absolutely no credible evidence emerging to support the claim, and not one iota of Western support, beyond the strictly rhetorical (see the Harper, Baird, Tusk file) on the horizon, Poroshenko decides a peace plan might be a good idea.
Even corn-fed hillbillies up here in the Bruce knew from the beginning that nobody was going to war over Ukraine.
But NATO knows back-room arm-twisting like nobody else. The weakest link at the moment is lame-duck Hollande, whose poll ratings have dived so low that a syphilitic Parisienne prostitute could easily oust him in the next election.
Just when Poroshenko, a NATO stooge through and through, is ready to make peace with Putin, we get the lamest of lame Euro-pols throwing a spanner in the works by announcing the cancellation of that multi-billion warship contract.
Both Poroshenko and Hollande have just sealed their fate. They are men of the past.
Leaders of the future will join Putin in forging relationships that are mutually beneficial for the people of all countries concerned, instead of pursuing policies for the benefit of Monsanto and the fracking lobby.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Owen Sound Salmon Derby rocked by scandal!
It's true!
And truthfully, once the prize money in these fishing derbies runs into the tens of thousands, there's bound to be some fishy business afloat.
The reports in the local paper leave us less than fully informed about the exact nature of the fishy business.
But in the overall scheme of the fishing derby universe there's all sorts of strategies that have been attempted...
Salmon derby's coming up?... why not groom a full-grown 20 pounder into a 40 pounder in your above ground pool?... and then pretend you caught it in the Salmon Spectacular!
That's gotta be worth the $30 thousand plus prize!
A few years ago, by complete happen-stance, I fell in with a crew that came close to winning an even bigger salmon derby down Lake Ontario way. The myriad strategies involved in making a caught fish gain a few ounces between the water and the weigh station are the stuff of legend...
You could write a book about it!
And truthfully, once the prize money in these fishing derbies runs into the tens of thousands, there's bound to be some fishy business afloat.
The reports in the local paper leave us less than fully informed about the exact nature of the fishy business.
But in the overall scheme of the fishing derby universe there's all sorts of strategies that have been attempted...
Salmon derby's coming up?... why not groom a full-grown 20 pounder into a 40 pounder in your above ground pool?... and then pretend you caught it in the Salmon Spectacular!
That's gotta be worth the $30 thousand plus prize!
A few years ago, by complete happen-stance, I fell in with a crew that came close to winning an even bigger salmon derby down Lake Ontario way. The myriad strategies involved in making a caught fish gain a few ounces between the water and the weigh station are the stuff of legend...
You could write a book about it!
It's a fucked-up world, but I'm on top of it baby!
A tip of the cap to the great Detroit home-boy, Iggy Pop, for those words...
But if Iggy can be on top of it, you can too!
Look around you.
The entire NATO orchestra is looking to orchestrate a war in Ukraine...
With Russia!
On top of the multiple inter-linked wars they are orchestrating in the Middle East.
And this on the back of their abject failures in Iraq and Libya and Afghanistan?
Nevermind just saying no to drugs...
It's time to just say no to stupid wars that multiply our enemies, enrich our warmongers, and doom us to lots more stupid wars in the future.
Time to stay home and get our own house in order.
Let's get on top of it, baby!
But if Iggy can be on top of it, you can too!
Look around you.
The entire NATO orchestra is looking to orchestrate a war in Ukraine...
With Russia!
On top of the multiple inter-linked wars they are orchestrating in the Middle East.
And this on the back of their abject failures in Iraq and Libya and Afghanistan?
Nevermind just saying no to drugs...
It's time to just say no to stupid wars that multiply our enemies, enrich our warmongers, and doom us to lots more stupid wars in the future.
Time to stay home and get our own house in order.
Let's get on top of it, baby!
Failed State Britain sees war with Russia as panacea for domestic collapse
Cameron and Hammond are gung-ho for war with Russia.
They're the only NATO bosses who talk a bigger game than perpetual war-mongers Tusk, Harper, and a couple of the Baltic pipsqueaks.
Not hard to see why the prospect of war is attractive to the dumbshits at Whitehall. Britain has been in a one-way death-spiral ever since the Thatcher era. It's a great place if you're a bond-trader in the City or a plumber from Poland or a beggar from Bulgaria, but not so great for those ordinary folks formerly known as "Brits".
In fact, somebody recently did the math and concluded that if Britain were an American state, it would be the poorest state with the possible exception of Mississippi, and there are a gaggle of Mississippi economists taking issue with that.
So with un-earned riches from North Sea Oil dwindling, an ossified political elite who believe in nothing other than their own privileges, and an exponentially expanding underclass that will only remain "under" for so long,
that elite is prepared to push the world into war just to avoid the consequences of the last forty years of governmental dysfunction and horrendously wrong-headed policies.
They're the only NATO bosses who talk a bigger game than perpetual war-mongers Tusk, Harper, and a couple of the Baltic pipsqueaks.
Not hard to see why the prospect of war is attractive to the dumbshits at Whitehall. Britain has been in a one-way death-spiral ever since the Thatcher era. It's a great place if you're a bond-trader in the City or a plumber from Poland or a beggar from Bulgaria, but not so great for those ordinary folks formerly known as "Brits".
In fact, somebody recently did the math and concluded that if Britain were an American state, it would be the poorest state with the possible exception of Mississippi, and there are a gaggle of Mississippi economists taking issue with that.
So with un-earned riches from North Sea Oil dwindling, an ossified political elite who believe in nothing other than their own privileges, and an exponentially expanding underclass that will only remain "under" for so long,
that elite is prepared to push the world into war just to avoid the consequences of the last forty years of governmental dysfunction and horrendously wrong-headed policies.
Monday, September 1, 2014
Tiny start-up scores PR grand slam with bullsh@t Bitcoin story
A tiny Canadian payroll processing start-up scored a massive public relations home run with a story that claims paying workers in the imaginary digital currency is a "growing trend".
Ya right!
But the story is on view at every major Canadian news outlet and has gone international! While it's obviously way more fluff than facts, it's not outright fabrication.
Last year nobody wanted to be paid in Bitcoin... this year a couple of folks at least inquired about it...
That is indeed a growing trend!
A tip of the hat to the PR savvy nerds at Wagepoint!
Ya right!
But the story is on view at every major Canadian news outlet and has gone international! While it's obviously way more fluff than facts, it's not outright fabrication.
Last year nobody wanted to be paid in Bitcoin... this year a couple of folks at least inquired about it...
That is indeed a growing trend!
A tip of the hat to the PR savvy nerds at Wagepoint!
Canada FM Baird "declares solidarity" with Iranian political prisoners
This is a classic example of Canada's "talk big, do little" approach to international affairs under the Harper regime.
Baird is declaring solidarity with hundreds of prisoners in Iran, who are victims of that government's "determination to use the courts and prisons as tools of repression".
Had the bumbling blow-hard kept Canada's embassy in Tehran open, he would be able to do more than declare solidarity!
Luckily, our embassy in Israel remains open, so I presume that Baird is working feverishly behind the scenes for the release of the thousands of Palestinians in Israel's jails, also a country known for its determination to use the courts and prisons as tools of repression.
Baird is declaring solidarity with hundreds of prisoners in Iran, who are victims of that government's "determination to use the courts and prisons as tools of repression".
Had the bumbling blow-hard kept Canada's embassy in Tehran open, he would be able to do more than declare solidarity!
Luckily, our embassy in Israel remains open, so I presume that Baird is working feverishly behind the scenes for the release of the thousands of Palestinians in Israel's jails, also a country known for its determination to use the courts and prisons as tools of repression.
Big Steve takes big words, small stick to NATO summit
That's a headline on view at the CBC at this moment.
Oh-oh!... I detect even bigger cuts to the CBC budget coming down the pipe!
The CBC is normally quite indulgent of the sophmoric rantings of Messrs Harper and Baird, treating their various declarations on Putin, Ukraine, Israel, etc. as though they had a basis in reality.
But good for Terry Milewski for having the courage to call out our top clowns for their non-stop idiot-talk.
Oh-oh!... I detect even bigger cuts to the CBC budget coming down the pipe!
The CBC is normally quite indulgent of the sophmoric rantings of Messrs Harper and Baird, treating their various declarations on Putin, Ukraine, Israel, etc. as though they had a basis in reality.
But good for Terry Milewski for having the courage to call out our top clowns for their non-stop idiot-talk.
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