Some won’t like what Professor Glenn Diesen has to say about the Ukraine War, but he is correct.
Minnesota Tourism Video
If It Wasn’t For Government
Who would make heat unaffordable and then tell you to…
Telegraph- Wiggle your toes to stay warm during cold snap, council tells elderly
Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors
O, Sweet Saint Of San Andreas
An hour after midnight Jan. 1, as a small brush fire blazed across Topanga State Park, a California State Parks employee texted the Los Angeles Fire Department’s heavy equipment supervisor to find out if they were sending in bulldozers.
“Heck no that area is full of endangered plants,” Capt. Richard Diede replied at 9:52 a.m, five hours after LAFD declared the fire contained.
“I would be a real idiot to ever put a dozer in that area,” he wrote. “I’m so trained.”
The exchange between the state and LAFD employees is part of a batch of newly-released text messages and depositions from California State Parks staffers that offers new details of the state’s actions and interactions with firefighters in the critical days after the Lachman fire ignited and rekindled Jan. 7 into the deadly Palisades blaze.
It’s Her Nature
A timely reminder from @CarlaBeckSK that owning rental properties is a foolish, high risk investment. https://t.co/0CMUbiSdZb
— Katewerk (@katewerk) December 29, 2025
Protected Class No More?
The Food Professor has some predictions for Canadian agricultural policy in 2026. Here’s hoping that we’ll see moves to either liberalize or end our supply mismanagement system.
Even if the United States has little genuine interest in exporting more dairy to Canada – and even if Canadian consumers show limited appetite for it – President Trump now understands, far better than during his first term, that supply management is a potent political wedge.
The system protects roughly 9,400 dairy farmers who exert disproportionate influence over agricultural policy, while compensation payments continue to flow without any meaningful reduction in production or market share. For a growing number of Canadians, this arrangement increasingly resembles a closed loop rather than a public good.
Is Our Diversities Learning?
Remember how shocked everyone was when Kamala Harris strangely chose quirky Tim Waltz as her VP running mate?
It’s Probably Nothing
Following massive military sales from Washington to Taiwan and rapidly scaled defensive preparations from Japan, Beijing on Monday launched a sweeping show-of-force including live-fire activity around Taiwan.
The encirclement-style operation brought 89 Chinese military aircraft and 28 PLA Navy and coast guard vessels into the waters and skies around the island, one of the heaviest single-day tallies reported in more than a year.
Taiwan’s Presidential Office condemned the operation as a “unilateral provocation” that destabilizes regional peace, while stressing that Taiwan’s security agencies had “complete situational awareness” and had made preparations. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said it activated an emergency response posture and conducted immediate readiness drills.
Beijing, for its part, framed the action as a warning—an operation the PLA’s Eastern Theater Command dubbed “Justice Mission 2025,” involving the army, navy, air force, and rocket force, with designated zones for live-fire activity and sea-and-airspace restrictions.
Are We Still A Member Of This Thing?
Three days from now, the UN Security Council presidency will be assumed by… Somalia.
Down The Primrose Path
If you tuned into CBC today, this is the first you are hearing about a new Zelinskyy corruption scandal… as an aside from an Atlantic Council sr. fellow guest
"But also secondly is that, you know, the Ukrainian population right now is very, very disappointed in him for not… pic.twitter.com/dbynNBPz03
— cbcwatcher (@cbcwatcher) December 28, 2025
Monday On Turtle Island
Conman Carney’s Canada: A woke professor trashes Christmas movie. Education in Nova Scotia. False memory syndrome.
The Democratic Party’s America: Soviet Europe. Five Trump moves you didn’t hear about. The LA fires.
Stories You Won’t Find At Carney’s CBC: Exams are racist. European tyranny. Nothing to do with Islam. Attempts to cancel Christmas.
December 29, 2025: Reader Tips
From 1977, here’s Bob Seger performing Main Street.
As a late breaking bonus, on Dec. 22nd, the Petersens released We Three Kings featuring the vocal stylings of Julianne Petersen.
Given that it’s likely a slow news cycle, feel free to share with us any interesting plans you have for 2026.
Britain is Run by Incompetent Despots
This was written earlier today by an English guy I know. He is a man of the Left, has TDS, but realizes something has gone dreadfully wrong in Britain.
Pleasing Your Enemies…
…will not turn them into your friends.
Peter Menzies- The year Mephistopheles brought an end (almost) to trust in a free press
There are a couple of theories regarding what prompted the CPC’s decision to turtle and deliver the coup de grace to the concept of a fully free and (worthy exceptions noted) independent press in this country.
The Brainwashed Masses
The Deal With Silver
Silver is not like Gold. Gold once it is mined and refined sits in vaults or jewelry. All gold ever mined still exists.
Silver is consumed by industry. It is turned into a conductive silver paste that is applied to products. It is very difficult to recycle because such a tiny amount of silver is used in each. So it is not worthwhile to recycle. Only about 20% of silver is recycled from e-waste.
The $4.4 trillion “market cap” for silver is assuming that all 56 billion oz of silver that has been mined throughout history … is still around and available. It is NOT. Probably 80% of the silver has been consumed by industry. It is buried in landfills.
The House Always Wins
David Clinton- What Do Loyalty Rewards Programs Cost Us?
Every time you participate in such a program, the data associated with that activity will be collected and aggregated along with everything else known about you. It’s more than likely that points-based data is being combined with everything connected to your mobile phone account, email addresses, credit cards, provincial health card, and – possibly – your Social Insurance number. The depth and accuracy of your digital profile improves daily.
“Brampton” Man
Peel Police- Arrest Made in Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence Investigation
As a result, Jagdeep Singh, a 20-year-old male from Brampton, was arrested and charged with: Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose, Conspiracy to Commit Indictable Offence. At the time of his arrest, the accused was also in possession of a backpack containing bunches of rope, rolls of tape, gloves and two knives. Singh was held pending a bail hearing.