Saturday, March 21, 2020

On Trump's Watch

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The New York Times has posted an animated graphic of how Covid-19 has spread through the United States. A picture really does beat a t...
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Here's a Little Gem for Self-Imposed Shut-Ins.

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This social distancing/self-isolating thing is going to get tiresome if it's not already. If you're like me you may wonder how...
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Can a Virus Teach Us to Live Smarter?

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The Toronto Star's Heather Mallick reckons we can come out the other side of the Covid-19 pandemic a lot smarter . It might even a...
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Friday, March 20, 2020

Today In the Grey Lady - the Donald Trump Roundup

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Highlights from today's New York Times or, as I like to call it, 'Today in Trumpland' The United States is falling further be...
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Kenney Runs Out of Whipping Boys

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Pity Alberta premier, Jason Kenney. The provincial government's favourite game, Blame Ottawa, has run out of steam. Michael Harris ...
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Are the Fossil Energy Giants At the End of Their Rope?

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A report at OilPrice.com claims the fossil energy producers are running out of space to store their oil. Some are even renting supertank...
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Government Pulls Its Thumb Out. Why Only Now?

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The Trudeau government has not distinguished itself in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was slow off the mark declaring an eme...
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Thursday, March 19, 2020

Here's Something to Mull Over. Did Trump 'Game' the Covid-19 Pandemic?

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Let's face it. Donald Trump is an unscrupulous prick. He's a grifter. Same same for many of his immediate family and his courtier...
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Totalitarianism is a Stealth Movement

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The retreat of democracy and the rise of authoritarianism, especially in America and parts of Europe, has intrigued me for many months. How...
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Wouldn't This be Lovely? Can a Japanese Anti-Viral Combat Covid-19?

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An off-the-shelf anti-viral for Covid-19 ? It may not be perfect but the Chinese coronavirus experience suggests it is both safe and effect...
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Kenney Bemoans Catastrophe. Fails to Blame Trudeau.

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Jason Kenney says the Alberta economy is getting hammered . It's getting hit so hard that he can't even lay it off on Justin Trude...
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Give It a Rest. Lockdown Has Nothing to Do With Fascism.

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China did it first. Thus it's obviously totalitarian, outright fascism. This is leftist nonsense on acid. Lockdowns aren't a...
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No End in Sight to Saudi Blitzkrieg

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Saudi Arabia isn't done with its recalcitrant rival, Russia and that's tough news for every petro-state, especially our own. Oi...
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We've Gotta Do Better than This

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It's bad enough that grocery store shelves are empty of paper towels, toilet paper, flour, sugar and other essentials. Blame that on ho...
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Italy Pulls Out the Stops to Produce Ventilators, Calls In the Military

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European countries now deep in the throes of the corinavirus, Covid-19, are racing to increase production of ventilators that, for patient...
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Theme Song For a Pandemic

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Are You Ready for Lockdown?

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According to Foreign Policy , the Covid-19 pandemic is heading only one way - toward lockdown. Politicians won’t admit it yet, but it’s ...
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Perspective

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This Speaks Volumes But the Message is Dire

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India, the second most populous nation, has 137 confirmed cases of Covid-19. Pakistan is reporting just 236 cases. Those low, low number...
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Still Unclear About Covid-19? MiT has Links

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MiT's tech review, The Download, is often a font of great information you won't find in the funny papers. Today's edition open...