Kathy Shaidle: Am I really alone among all the writers making fun of Bono this week to note that, were satire really the industrial-strength stupidity solvent he thinks it is, the U2 singer himself would have been reduced to a small, stubborn carpet stain ages ago?
The Children Are Our Future
Red Rose Country
If true, this is a ‘little’ incendiary. Leftist ‘democracy’ in action. Calling Andrew Coyne.
The NDP pre-prepared a “ruling” for the “neutral” speaker to read in their favour, then accidentally gave it to @RicMcIver instead. #ableg
— Peter McCaffrey (@peteremcc) April 19, 2016
Just before Ric was thrown out of the Alberta Legislature:
Vid: MLA Ric McIver furious after the speaker apparently ruled on his point of order before debate #ableg pic.twitter.com/0qIaSVJv19
— Max Maudie (@maxmaudie) April 19, 2016
Laughing Their Heads Off*
Bono Wants To ‘Send In’ Comedians To Combat ISIS.
*Changed the post title. Because, obviously.
The Children Are Our Future
“The hemp company never came.”
What could possibly go wrong in Craik?
The 6,000 square foot building featured straw bale insulation, wood from local elevators, solar power, recycled water and waste composting. When it opened in 2004 just across the highway from the Craik townsite, it was promoted as a sustainable way to revitalize rural Saskatchewan. Scores of tourists, researchers and permanent residents were expected to flock to the region.
By most measures, that hasn’t happened.
[…]
The Eco-Centre opened with great fanfare in July 2004. It was the brainchild of several members of Saskatchewan’s environmental community.
Following a series of meetings, the town agreed to finance and operate the $600,000 facility. Locals and newcomers together supplied thousands of hours of free labour. The rural municipality donated the land, complete with a stunning view of the Arm River valley. Cheap lots were pledged for the expected wave of new residents moving into the adjacent Eco-Village. Officials said a Vancouver company would soon build a $5-million hemp processing plant there.
That’s right. The town financed it. It burned to the ground a couple of weeks ago.
The Eco-Villagers’ reputation was also hurt by some strident newcomers from Toronto and other places. During trips into Craik, they would turn off other peoples’ pickup trucks that had been left idling on Main Street, Kreuger said.
The cause of last month’s fire remains a mystery, but Craik RCMP have opened a file on the case.
Regrettably, most of the remaining roadside eyesore still survives.
This August will mark seven years since Craik was placed under a boil-water advisory.
“It seems like it’s been forever,” said deputy mayor Char Edwards.
The $1-million environmentally-friendly water filtration system recommended by Eco-Village experts never worked.
But as a metaphor for the promise of the environmental movement – the project was a resounding success. Read the whole thing.
We Need A Famine
Asteroid, Take Us Now
Hey, you only live once: Try the ‘death simulator’
They can afford to leave.
Wealthy mainland Europeans are migrating too.
Rising tensions in France, especially in Paris following a series of Islamist terrorist attacks in 2015, have spurred an exodus of its super-wealthy citizens, a new report on migration trends of millionaires and high-net worth individuals across the world reveals. The report warns that other European countries, including the UK, Belgium, Germany and Sweden “where religious tensions are starting to emerge”, will also see similar trends.
h/t Adrian
What’s The Opposite of Diversity?
The Truth About Modern Art
Enjoy! (language advisory)
h/t Peter
More Government
This is the State the Globe and Mail editorial compared Rachel Notley to.
You never go the full Chavez
I, Napoleon
We’ve heard so much recently about how transgenderism is the best thing in the world since grilled cheese sandwiches met tomato soup on a snowy day. Bruce Jenner donned a dress, called himself Caitlyn and was lauded a hero. The Olympics have thrown in the towel exposing their John Thomas, while still in the girl’s locker room, and have said “HEY, transwomen (MEN) can compete with the ladies at the Olympics!” #Equality #Progress
Well what we haven’t heard of is people who make the transition to “the other side” which is supposed to be the solution to all things, then regret it. Greatly.
No Contest
I, Redford
When mental illness becomes government policy: Guidelines For Best Practices.
We Need A Famine
Read it, then go to the comments.
You Might Be A Liberal
There’s an old gag in engineering where you have a flow chart describing all the inputs pointing to a box labeled “something magical happens” which then leads to the desired output. The modern Progressive orthodoxy is shot through with some version of this, usually dressed up with “studies” that read like astrological charts.
h/t EBD
An Ocean Of Plastic
Like all good stories, it grew over time…
I, Napoleon
By Order Of The Emperor: New York City has warned landlords, employers and businesses they could be running afoul of the law by purposely calling a transgender woman “him” or “Mr.” when she prefers a female title and pronoun, or by barring her from using a women’s restroom.