Today, Canada decides to stand up for human rights in… (spins wheel) Venezuela
Few people, of course, are asking: “Why just Venezuela?”
Why just Maduro? Surely, Trudeau realizes that in using the terms “violation of human rights and the complete disregard of rule of law,” he’s describing a whole gang of the world’s governments, including some of the biggest ones.
I… honestly don’t know what to think about this.
“And then I look at Khrzhanovsky and I see that he has a smile on his face because he understands that this also was a bit of a performance because I knew it would look great in the article to say that I’ve been conditioned. So I’ve helped him to create this self-portrait of a tyrannical genius and he finally managed to completely control me. And I’m not sure if I’m proud of the story. I love it. It’s the best magazine story I’ve ever written, but I’m not sure I’m proud of it.”
I’d far, far rather have the tent city than these guys.
The Soldiers of Odin was founded in Finland by Mika Ranta, an admitted neo-Nazi, to patrol the Finnish streets in order to “protect” citizens from asylum seekers, according to an article by the Agence France-Presse. However, the Vancouver Island chapter’s president has denied accusations of neo-Nazism and racism.
It’s those ties and links that attracted a number of people to come and support members of Discontent City, including Phoebe Ramsay, who handed out literature about the Soldiers of Odin. Ramsay said as soon as she found out about the SOO coming to Nanaimo, she decided to make the drive up from Victoria to protest against them and inform people about them.
“In Canada, although the Soldiers of Odin are trying to put forward a front that they are a community safety and service organization … there are still clear links of this organization to white supremacy and they are also an extremely anti-immigrant, anti-refugee, Islamophobic hate group,” Ramsay said.
Some days just feel like this. Continue reading “From the world pool: April 28, 2018”
Have a nice fungus. Continue reading “From the world pool: April 20, 2018”
…the one that I’ve forgotten the password for. The one used for this blog.
I have such a backlog. Well, by the time I get to it half of it will be out of date. That’s a comfort! Continue reading “From the world pool: February 6, 2018”
I’ve had some busy weeks, so I haven’t been online as much, and that means fewer links to post, and somehow I missed out on the “just for fun” category. Which is too bad, as so many of the stories linked are so thoroughly depressing.
But never fear! One of the essays referenced this video. And yeah, it made me feel better.
Top image, because I can’t get the caption to show:
This is peak British Columbia: in an almost clear sky, the one tiny bit of cloud obscures the sun as it approaches maximum occlusion. (Photo of a pinhole projection.) Continue reading “eclipse”
Another long post… Continue reading “From the world pool: August 19th, 2017”
Today we met Charlie. Even at only 12 weeks old it is obvious that he is a Very Good Boy.
And now for the world pool links… Continue reading “From the world pool: July 1, 2017”
Of course.
