Here's the thing: I don't like Arabs and Muslims. And I don't think that makes me a bad person.

Bear with me, because this is not an anti-Arab/Muslim post. At all ( Read more... )

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Canada to pull out of Kyoto protocol

I hate being ashamed of the country I love. And between this, the tar sands, and our treatment of Native people, there's a lot of shame going around :(

Wanted to stand up and cheer by the end of this.

Open Letter to that 53% Guy

Excerpt: I understand your pride in what you’ve accomplished, but I want to ask you something ( Read more... )

Jack Layton lies in state.

Going to Parliament in a few minutes.

( Jack Layton's letter to Canadians, August 22, 2011 )

Equal Time for 'Traditional Values'
April 25, 2011
( The Texas House of Representatives has passed a budget bill that would require any public college with a student center on 'alternative' sexuality to provide equal funding to create new centers to promote 'traditional values.' )

I feel seriously sick. You know Fox News North? This article is about how they're losing one of their anchors days before starting, which, you know, yay and all, but this quote just...

"Newspapers are losing circulation, in part because they fear controversy. The media won't tackle the Muslim issue realistically, won't analyse the black crime ( Read more... )

Wow. Depressing.

So nice to see that some things transcend the 49th parallel. Where's the vomiting smiley when you need it?

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Oil firms challenge U.S. deepwater drilling banNEW ORLEANS/LAFITTE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Oil services companies went to court on Monday seeking to overturn President Barack Obama's six-month ban on deepwater ( Read more... )