The Lonely Lefty

oldenough2burmom: drucatic: Teacher hugs child at Briarwood...

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:55:40 -0400

drucatic:

Teacher hugs child at Briarwood Elementary in Moore, OK after tornado

Please stop scrolling a second and give these two a moment of silence.

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azspot: Clay Bennett

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:01:15 -0400

azspot:

Clay Bennett

Donations to Alberta Tories by construction companies linked to promises to revise Labour Code

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:38:19 -0400

Donations to Alberta Tories by construction companies linked to promises to revise Labour Code:

A representative of a coalition of construction companies and anti-union contractors lobbied Premier Alison Redford by linking large political donations to Redford and to the provincial Conservative party with political promises to revise Alberta’s labour code, according to documents obtained through Freedom of Information.

“In my opinion, they are essentially saying, ‘Our donations are given in return for government action on specific issues,’” said Duff Conacher, founder of Democracy Watch, an Ottawa-based watchdog group.

“They are saying their donations are connected to those actions, and dependent on those actions,” said Conacher, who is also an adjunct law professor at the University of Toronto. “And that, I think, in my opinion, crosses the line in the Criminal Code bribery provisions.” […]

nsaney: The Swiss getting it right. Swiss president explains...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:35:05 -0400

nsaney:

The Swiss getting it right.

Swiss president explains why his country has the lowest inequality:
Citizens just voted for a $50K/year minimum wage and stricter limits on CEO pay and bonuses — The opposite of what America does.

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Video of Calgary developers discussing how to buy city hall

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:57:15 -0400

Video of Calgary developers discussing how to buy city hall:

fycanadianpolitics:

Note that former Reform leader Preston Manning’s “Manning Centre for Promoting Democracy” is also involved.

[…] “Dimitri asked me the question a little earlier on, ‘Can anyone beat Nenshi?’ And I said ‘no, likely not’. I am not sure what he’s hoping for – I don’t think he can and I had in my notes here, ‘I don’t think he is beatable. But you know when I talked to [former mayor] Dave Bronconnier, Dave is sitting there saying, ‘it doesn’t matter if you’ve got the mayor on your side or not. You need eight votes. As long as you have eight votes you can control whatever happens.’

“So for whatever and however, we have to ensure that we end up with the eight votes.”

Wenzel runs through a list of councillors he approves of and says he is supporting with campaign donations including Ward 12 Councillor Shane Keating, Ward 13 Councillor Diane Colley-Urquhart, and Ward 14 Councillor Peter Demong. He also names those he does not support or is unsure of.

“One time where [Ward 6 councillor Richard] Pootmans was kind of guided as to maybe vote for us, when it comes up he forgot to ask any questions and forgot to vote the right way.” [….]

“…in order to bring Preston on board, 11 of us put up $100 thousand, so a million-one, so it’s not like we haven’t put up our money and we are going to be there to put up again, and we are also supporting candidates.” […]

cartoonpolitics: “Let us wage a moral and political war against...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:01:30 -0400

cartoonpolitics:

“Let us wage a moral and political war against the billionaires and corporate leaders, on Wall Street and elsewhere, whose policies and greed are destroying the middle class of America.” ~ Sen Bernie Sanders

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Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:10:59 -0400

Canadian Politics: Abridged

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:01:50 -0400

Canadian Politics: Abridged

wstcollins: wholockcat: dontsparemyfeelingsanymore: cas-get-in...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:01:08 -0400

wstcollins:

wholockcat:

dontsparemyfeelingsanymore:

cas-get-into-my-ass:

thememorythatcarrieson:

morice:

kikismisandryservice:

lightspeedsound:

crying

DEAD

do most american world maps seriously have america in the centre?

WE DO HAHAHAHA

Are you fucking kidding me.

In Chinese maps, Asia is in the center. Which nation is centralized depends on the map’s origins.

In Canada, our maps are cut through the Pacific, so we don’t offend anyone.

sometimes i feel like canadian stereotypes go too far and then this happens

sugarkat: The Onion has been mocking the ever-loving shit out...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:47:47 -0400

http://www.theonion.com/articles/breaking-no-news-breaking,32113/

http://www.theonion.com/articles/breaking-still-nothing,32114/

http://www.theonion.com/articles/breaking-has-the-word-breaking-lost-all-its-meanin,32115/

http://www.theonion.com/articles/breaking-can-anyone-ever-truly-know-anything-what,32116/

http://www.theonion.com/articles/breaking-hows-everyone-doing,32117/

http://www.theonion.com/articles/breaking-we-might-be-doing-a-bad-job,32118/

http://www.theonion.com/articles/breaking-do-you-think-were-doing-a-good-job,32119/

http://www.theonion.com/articles/breaking-were-doing-a-bad-job,32120/

sugarkat:

The Onion has been mocking the ever-loving shit out of how cable news networks have been covering the events in Boston today.

It’s so beautiful.

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Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:02:06 -0400

oroblancos: bugwork: “It is common for koalas to roam back to...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:58:17 -0400

oroblancos:

bugwork:

“It is common for koalas to roam back to their home range afterwards and become confused to find nothing there. A worker noticed a koala had been sitting stationary in broad daylight on top of wood piles for over an hour.”

my heart just broke

liberalsarecool: Last OSHA inspection: 1985.

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 08:01:19 -0400

liberalsarecool:

Last OSHA inspection: 1985.

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