A shocking new report from Canada’s National Defence Minister’s Advisory Panel describes religion as a “source of suffering and generational trauma” and directs officials not to allow military chaplains from religions that do not accept the Canadian government’s principles of diversity and inclusion.
The Defence Team “cannot justify” hiring members of religions that it deems “marginalize certain people or categorically refuse them a position of leadership,” according to the report issued April 25 from Canada’s Minister of National Defence Anita Anand.
Never mind meritocracy; all that matters is what categories you fall into by accident of birth
Two articles last weekend made me feel sorry for American young people. We in the anti-woke brigade can be awfully hard on kids. But having been born in the twentieth century turns out to have been a stroke of good fortune.
On Sunday, the New York Times ran a feature about soaring mental illness in American teenagers. Between 2007 and 2018, suicide rates among people aged ten to twenty-four rose by 60 percent. Between 2015 and 2019, prescriptions for antidepressants for teenagers rose 38 percent. Between 2009 and 2019, emergency room visits for self-inflicted injuries among people aged ten to nineteen doubled for both sexes; for girls, they more than doubled.
China’s Ukraine Catastrophe, the Rise of Trans-Atlantis, and a New Age of Power
Act I: Catastrophe
“The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.” – The first two lines of Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War”
The Dream
What did Vladimir Putin tell Xi Jinping when they met in the cold, blustery first days of February in Beijing? In a ceremony afterwards the two leaders signed a joint-statement condemning the geopolitical audacity of the United States and NATO while declaring the China-Russia relationship to have “no limits.” This was also at this moment when, at least according to American intelligence, Putin promised Xi he would refrain from military action against Ukraine until the end of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games, which were then about to commence. Whether this is true or not it is impossible to say, though Russia’s tanks did roll across the border into Ukraine just four days after the games concluded. But in either case the question remains: on the eve of war, what did Putin say was actually about to go down?
Now that the wokesters have taken over universities and school administrators now outnumber professors, how’s life in academia these days? How are things now that diversity staff outnumber history professors?
Remembering a time when common criminals gained dominion over Mexico, and the Americans who failed to chase them out.
There are all kinds of Mexican food in the United States. Arizona features Sonoran-style cooking. New Mexico debates red and green chilies. Cal-Mex mastered Baja’s seafood. My favorite, Tex-Mex, contributes chili con carne and more than one helping of beef and cheese. Wherever it may be, and whatever variation of Mexico’s cuisine is on the menu, patrons will encounter a portrait of Pancho Villa on the restaurant’s wall.
Biden’s pick to combat disinformation online has spread her fair share of false information in tweets about masks and former President Donald Trump – and has even expressed her support for the former British spy behind the Russian dossier.
On Wednesday, officials announced that Nina Jankowicz, 33, will head the Department of Homeland Security’s Disinformation Governance Board as executive director.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas did not disclose any powers that would be granted to the dystopian-sounding board while addressing lawmakers on Wednesday.
Elon Musk has bought Twitter amid promises to make the platform more hospitable to the freedom of speech, but perhaps not coincidentally, both former president Barack Obama and never-president Hillary Clinton have recently come out strongly in favor of speech restrictions. It’s clear that the powerful forces that want to silence political and cultural dissent in this country today, and make it impossible for anything but the Left’s favored positions, are not giving up, Elon Musk or no Elon Musk. Google has added a feature to Google Docs that will nudge writers toward using language that is more “inclusive,” that is, more in line with Leftist sensibilities.
I got word this week that my brother will be moved to a palliative care hospice at some point over the next two weeks.
It has been a long road for him and he has lasted far longer than anyone thought possible. His heart is finished and there is nothing that can be done save keep him comfortable.
He remains remarkably buoyant of spirit. I am in awe of his attitude and I know I will kick myself for taking our weekly phone calls for granted.
I do not wish his family the year of “firsts” that will follow his passing.
It can be odd what sticks in our memory.
I remember approaching the teller at my bank and explaining that “my wife recently passed away” and I needed to attend to some CRA business on her behalf.
I believe that is the first time I referred to Kathy in that way face to face. I won’t recount the details here but I recall every word of that conversation with the teller as if it was filmed.
Every day up to the anniversary of Kathy’s passing was a first and now into year two the second times arrive.
May 7th is Kathy’s Birthday and on the 8th is Mother’s Day. Both fall into the Second Time around category.
I will be taking my Sister in law to visit Mom and Dad’s resting place on Mother’s Day and afterwards we will share a meal with my brother.
I will visit Kathy’s resting place on her birthday. I plan to buy a cake and leave a piece for her. I hope I can find something with coconut on it. She liked coconut. It used to be easy as our birthdays are within a week of one another, we could pick a day to celebrate with one cake but we often had two;)
All the government paperwork for Kath & Mom is done now that their final taxes are complete although a few minor odds and ends may yet trickle in.
I guess this is how time wears the raw edges off, acts of grieving and living with loss become normalized by routine as 1st times become second times then 3rds and as I am finding eventually even the most heartbreaking of memories can be almost beaten into submission.
I am still sorting K’s personal papers a bit at a time and wondering what to do if anything about her literary estate. It’s new to me. If anyone knows anything about being a “literary executor” then let me know. Her books are out of print so there are no royalties. I have thought about a book collection of her “best” columns and infamous sayings as a way to remember her but need to determine posthumous publishing rights etc. Kath wrote for a number of publications over the years and each will have to be contacted as far as rights are concerned. Well I imagine so. I do plan to memorialize both her Facebook and Twitter accounts.
I even have an old camera with an undeveloped roll of film from our first cruise together, for whatever reason it got buried in our move. Yes I am searching for a developer. Can’t wait to see what’s in there.
A bit of advice for anyone unfortunate enough to suffer the loss of a loved one in Ontario.
If the assets of the estate are being transferred solely from one spouse to another i.e. a house and no other beneficiaries are mentioned then the will does not have to be probated. Do not let the banks try to bully you. Kathy used Royal Bank and they insisted the will be probated. They froze me out of Kathy’s accounts until I kicked up enough fuss. Probate may have entailed $1500.00 dollars in legal fees plus the cost in time of attendance at a hearing or two. During Covid it is my understanding the probate court wasn’t even hearing files and they now face a huge backlog.
Your loved one’s phone.
Kathy’s phone was under my plan. After a month or so I determined it was no longer necessary to keep her account active.
Kathy also used a subscription password protection software on her desktop for all her internet accounts. The subscription expired a couple of months ago unbeknownst to me.
Kath did leave a list of her important passwords but not all were included and unfortunately she put the wrong password in for the protection software.
When I try to access certain of her internet accounts I am asked for two part authentication requiring a code be texted to … Kathy’s phone.
So far it hasn’t caused any real problems and luckily I found an old document of K’s that had the correct version of the software password but it could have proved a real headache had it happened earlier.
I miss Kathy every day, Mom too. I miss my jobs as cook, chauffer and jar opener.
It can get a little lonely at times even though Xavier is a talkative fellow.
But I believe they’re watching over me & ensuring I get what I need as I wrestle with the way forward.
My world. Kathy with Pip. She’s wearing the Big Apple hoodie I bought her. She loved that place. I made sure the funeral home dressed her in the hoodie, her fave sweat pants, t-shirt and socks and slippers, pretty much the ensemble she’s wearing in the pic. I think the Irish in me is coming out.
GONZALO Lira is alive and well. If you don’t know who he is or why this is good news I’ll explain in a moment.
But first, let me ask a quick question: does it matter whether or not we get to the bottom of what’s really happening in Ukraine?
I hope you’ll agree with me that it does very much. And the same goes for all the other wars that have cost us blood and/or treasure over the last few decades from Afghanistan and Iraq to Libya and Syria.
Bill Maher chided pre-Elon Twitter, took a comedic swipe at Hunter Biden, jabbed Justin Trudeau over vaccine mandates and even gave a shoutout to the Babylon Bee in a Friday night airing of “Real Time” that could have the cancel mob reaching for the pitchforks.
.@ElonMusk tweeted: "I'm buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in." It's all fun and games Elon until Hunter Biden gets his head stuck in the vending machine. pic.twitter.com/OGYc2pV6aK
Four of the biggest Canadian pension plans have major ownership in European pipeline or gas-distribution companies serving countries that depend on the flow of natural gas from Russia.
The pensions, all of which announced they would divest Russian investments in the wake of that country’s invasion of Ukraine, will not make a similar exit from these holdings, however.
In response to questions from The Globe and Mail, several of the pensions would not explicitly confirm that those companies are indeed transporting any gas from Russia. In many cases, the companies merely transport customers’ gas, with no say in where it comes from or goes. All said the companies they hold are powerless to take action against Russia in the absence of government sanctions or other regulatory intervention.
A Pennsylvania teacher hosted a drag show event for students as part of the GSA club. Parents were reportedly not notified. The district has confirmed this morning that the teacher is on leave. pic.twitter.com/NSjkJELl6e
Has anyone else noticed a growing obsession on the left these days wherein the government, the tech oligarchs, and a growing swath of mainstream media outlets have taken to openly mocking the idea of free speech? This was already a serious problem on Twitter and Facebook long before Elon Musk came along and appeared to light a fuse under the discussion, but it’s really kicked into high gear since then.
Now that the wokesters have taken over universities and school administrators now 
