Monthly Archives: February 2022

A nurse who is leaving Saskatchewan

She says it much better than I could… “I feel demoralized and desperate when witnessing health-care policy that prioritizes petty inconveniences over real and substantial suffering.” https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/melissa-fuller-first-person-1.6363372

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Wow! It seems Putin has miscalculated.

In 30 minutes, Germany ended decades of policy on military, energy, debt and Moscow https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-in-30-minutes-germany-ended-decades-of-policy-on-military-energy-debt/

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Looks like we may be going back to cold war politics

What a loss for both the east and west! Sadly, this globe and mail editorial ties together too many threads of what we have been seeing in Russian relations with the west under Putin. I hope to see another path, … Continue reading

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The Deeper Questions Underlying The Sarah Palin Defamation Trial

Buzzfeed’s take touches on the reasons why the US allows such charged rhetoric, Palin’s contributions to the current polarization, and how both Republicans an Democrats have become targets of polarized people. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/sarah-palin-nyt-defamation-lawsuit-politics?s=mobile_app

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Civility in politics CAN work – You just have to want to do it that way!

Want to set yourself apart as a politician? Try connecting with the people who are tired of being angry all the time. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pandemic-covid-lightbound-erskine-smith-1.6348893

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The trucker convoy shows how Canadians are being sucked into larger conspiratorial narratives

“Trust in institutions is failing, and it’s vital that journalists and particularly lawmakers recognize how extremists can opportunistically redefine and hijack existing issues, and hold their peers accountable when they amplify or normalize accelerationist narratives. Failure to do so, or … Continue reading

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Powerful portraits…

This Breathtaking Portrait Series Uses An Iconic Religious Pose To Show The Stakes Of Police Violence https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katebubacz/photos-stranger-fruit-mothers-sons?s=mobile_app

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This is hard to read…

But you need to read it if you care about people who get harassed online by sick people. Please, please, please! We need to get rid of anonymity on the Internet! “There’s nothing the internet hates more than a woman … Continue reading

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Want the pandemic to be over and restrictions to end? Get vaccinated – Globe and Mail Editorial

“In Ontario, according to the science table, being unvaccinated means you are currently almost six times more likely to be hospitalized, and almost 12 times more likely to wind up in the ICU, than a person who has received two … Continue reading

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A high school student argues that everyone should take philosohy

Well said, Nasima Fancy! https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-high-school-philosophy-1.6331790

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