June 8, 2026: Reader Tips

24 Replies to “June 8, 2026: Reader Tips”

1. The move towards the right in South America continues, a couple more dominos to fall and the circle will be complete.
   A familiar name from Peru… Keiko Fujimoro
   https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-votes-tight-presidential-run-off-test-latin-americas-rightward-shift-2026-06-07/

2. An essay that aims to convince that Shakespeare’s works were an adaption of the plays of others, principally Sir Thomas North, a worldly traveller and writer:

   https://dennismccarthy.substack.com/p/ben-jonsons-ode-to-shakespeare-the

   1. I thought they were written by a muslim lesbian or something.

      1. A non-binary courtesan, I believe, as “they” penned … “unsex me here”

      2. Robert, I think that was the Nutcracker Suite.

3. The only issue is, is that many of them brought along the identical baggage & politics that created the problems in and divorce of their own province…

   Half a million Canadians migrated to Alberta over 30 years, making it the country’s most popular province

   https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/migration-alberta-population

   1. Synopsis:
      … Quebec and Ontario lost the most people; net 255,988 and 168,166 respectively
      … Quebec and Manitoba lost people all 30 years
      … Nfld & Labrador’s net loss of 40,480 aged 18 to 24 is equivalent to 97% of their population of that age
      … New Brunswick lost a net total equal to one third of its 18 to 24 yr olds
      … Liberal Party of Canada’s welfare state mandate

      They all went West:
      … Alberta gained 538,824 more people from other provinces
      … over double second place BC at 214,883

4. https://www.junonews.com/p/man-arrested-in-sex-assault-spree

   Juno news reports that a 67-year-old Winnipeg “man” was arrested for sexually assaulting several women on the same day, including a girl under 18. Authorities released him on bail the same day.

   1. What’s the problem? The man was … charged. That’ll protect the girls. Right?

5. Well. Robert, I can see why you call that a “memorable” video.

   1. Try “Generate”

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUCoYcxNMBE

   2. I just watched it. And to quote George Costanza … “it moved”. And no, not because of the one gay dude in the video.

6. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr4ld0rzvko

   A UK ex-police support officer was fired after raising questions in a diversity propaganda class.

7. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2124j8jndo

   Starmer’s Labour government (and the BBC) Is worried that many prisoners, upon release, are suffering from homelessness.

8. https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/2-indians-charged-in-canada-12-wanted-for-criminal-tourism-racket-101780824405276.html

   Two Asian Indians charged in Canada, 12 others wanted, on various vehivle fraud charges. Canadian authorities say that, because of their ethnic background, their organized criminal activity is not that important.

9. Here’s another Valerie:

   https://youtu.be/1CPwFzFWK74?si=aJCm4u8Y-8N6lJQg

   And another for luck:

   https://youtu.be/wKGwiH2bw9s?si=lLh8l8DhO2Ux76O_

   1. And another!
      https://youtu.be/MFTVrIZx61s?si=OEaCK3PxpZ66uWFX

      I think I misunderstood the assignment.

10. https://archive.ph/2026.05.31-144550/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-there-is-no-reconciliation-without-truth/

    A bit dated, but this Globe and Mail editorial on May 30 admits that the corporate media, including the Globe’s left-wing writers, got the Kamloops “mass graves” story wrong. Since our Senate is considering making mass-grave denial is a crme, it is possible that the G&M editorial board may be thrown in the clink. Brink them milk and cookies.

11. https://modernity.news/2026/06/07/more-shocking-revelations-emerge-in-henry-nowak-case/

    Some residents in Hampshire, UK, had complained to police, three years earlier, that the perp in Henry Novak’s murder was accused of firing weapons in his back yard Hampshire home. Of course nothing as done.

12. What would we do without the Roma?

    Toronto Police: Patricia GHIVEA, 20 & Loredana GARDIAN, 23, Arrested in Distraction Robbery Investigation, Finch Ave W & Woodbine Downs Bvld
    https://tps.ca/media-centre/news-releases/66125/

    1. Good to know I don’t have to visit Italy to get pick-pocketed.

       1. I bid 2 Roma, and now I raise you another 3!

          Edmonton Police arrest three in cross-provincial gym locker break-in series
          Charged: Livia Cozma, 41, Orlando-Constantin Vaduva, 52 & Bogdan Todica, 40
          https://edmontonpolice.ca/News/MediaReleases/lockertheftsJun8

13. Suspended Toronto cop, Const. Parsa Hazeri, charged with sexual offences involving girl
    https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/suspended-toronto-cop-charged-sexual-offences-youth

14. PM Starmer’s UK …
    https://x.com/liz_churchill10/status/2064128243758723521

    *Not likely to turn up on the BBC or Globe and Mail