Monthly Archives: October 2022

Half baked attempts at stoking more resentment are going to work less and less! https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-scott-moe-tries-to-stand-up-to-ottawa-but-fails-a-basic-math-test/

Rationalizing their funding as if they were halfway houses doesn’t cut it.. The bottom line is that healing lodges work and we aren’t funding them nearly enough. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-indigenous-healing-lodges/

“If a view is not accepted by the general public, that is considered an endorsement in the alternative information space. It is a contrarian social space.” I have recently spoken with some people who consume media in the alternative space. Sometimes … Continue reading →

According to Muchael Caulfield, asking this question is one of the simplest ways to counter misinformation and disinformation. (Note the distinction between these terms). https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/monkeypox-conspiracy-theories-spread-rapidly-on-tiktok-says-u-of-a-researcher-1.6621087

Why Julia Gillard’s misogyny speech still resonat…:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/careers/management/article-bothand-thinking-philosophy/

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-what-story-of-colonialism-do-you-want-to-believe-in/

Jared Wesley, a political science prof at U of A breaks down the UCP, sask Party, and Federal Conservative strategies. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/opinion-danielle-smith-populism-playbook-1.6617059

“Overall, it looks like a transparent attempt to undermine support for climate change policies rather than a serious cost-benefit analysis,” said Joel Bruneau, the head of the University of Saskatchewan’s economics department.  https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/sask-politics/economists-scorch-moes-climate-cost-analysis-in-autonomy-paper

A story-writer’s perspectve… On suspension of disbelief…”Hemingway called [it] one’s “built-in, shockproof, shit detector”.” Some discussion on finding ways to empathize and seeing motivations https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/oct/15/could-i-understand-the-people-who-rushed-into-the-capitol-george-saunders-on-how-stories-teach-empathy?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other