This is really big.
Earls is the first chain in North America to source all its beef from Certified Humane® farms https://t.co/nmRRucN4Zg— Earls Restaurants (@earlsrestaurant) April 27, 2016
What’s The Opposite of Diversity?
Language advisory.
Bonus: take down from Steven Crowder.
Via Campus Reform.
Reader Tips
Tonight’s tips thread is dedicated to our Hillary lovin’ readers: How To Move To Canada (If Trump Becomes President)
OK, reader.
What the Heck are “Critical Thinking Skills” Anyway???
“But, as are with most things in academia, their championing of “critical thinking” is not merely an intellectually-void, navel-gazing, masturbation exercise to falsely validate handing out worthless doctorates and self-importance in a field that provides no value to society. It is to provide them authority over the rest of society. And it is here their nefarious and malicious intent is exposed.”
Go East, Young Cattleman
A special tax that will primarily affect livestock producers in Lethbridge County was passed April 21 by the county’s council.
Producers will pay $3 per animal unit in 2016, while farmland owners will also be subject to an additional tax, all of which is expected to raise $2.6 million this year for road and bridge repairs.
h/t Gagnon
O, Sweet Saint Of San Andreas
Hear my prayer: What I regret most, however, is the disappearance of the rule of law.
How Deep, Señor Maduro?
People think I exaggerate when I predict mass graves.
Related: Caracas’ notorious Tower of David
The Surprising Weakness of Invincible Institutions
Unsustainable bureaucratic behemoths turn out to be what Churchill described: “a cut flower in a vase, fair to see yet bound to die.”
Deep Impact
Here, Tell These People Something They Don’t Know About Me
Politico: Donald Trump said last night after winning each of the five Acela Primary states by 29 or more points: “As far as I am concerned, it’s over. … I consider myself the presumptive nominee – absolutely.” He’s right about both. To the pundits who’ll try to infuse next week’s Indiana primary – Ted Cruz’s last stand — with melodrama and cosmic significance: Good luck. Trump won Connecticut by 29, Delaware by 40, Maryland by 31, Pennsylvania by 35, Rhode Island by 39. I think the voters are trying to tell us something.
Related.
“Organic” Is The Latin Word For “Grown In Pig Shit”
CVS recalls organic herbal tea for salmonella risk https://t.co/6EoZpZC2Ts via @foxnewshealth pic.twitter.com/9mmvTKFTrP
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 26, 2016
Reader Tips
Tonight’s selection comes via a scene from the 1979 movie Apocalypse Now – Ride of the Valkyries..
You may now open your Rorschach Tests.
Our Moral and Intellectual Superiors
Where is the old, cynical media of the Harper era?
It would be cartoonish to say that Stephen Harper avoided the media at all cost. But what he did attempt was discipline toward consistent messaging from his government – a discipline that often created an impression of secrecy. Looking back now, that approach was salutary for both sides. It protected the government from the bane of contradictory messaging that has already occurred under the new administration. And it allowed the media to do their job and scrutinize government policy.
I’m just waiting for the national media to be more like the Saskatchewan media and realize the self-appointed role of ‘Official Opposition’ should actually come into play when the real Opposition parties are in disarray and rudderless.
Before SSI, After SSI
The Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative has dramatically cut surgical wait times.
In developing the SSI, Saskatchewan worked with, and learned from, other prov-inces–belying the image of a fragmented health-care system in which leadership must come from the federal government–and built upon previous Saskatchewan initiatives to reduce waiting lists. The SSI changed the way waiting lists were managed and organized, but it also fundamentally changed the culture and decision-making process in health care.
I thought it was from the heart out.
‘Deliverology’ guru schools Trudeau government for 2nd time at cabinet retreat.
But, don’t jump to conclusions, the title may be wonky, but it’s just another organizational conference.
Peak Electricity?
If the question is, “Does the financial community see a trend to higher levels of kWh sales growth?”, a dominant majority answered no.
I should note, SaskPower is projecting growth up to 33,000 Gwh/yr in 2034 from 23,000 Gwh/yr in 2014. That’s based on a 300k population increase, so SaskPower must be thinking that we’re going to pick up a pile of manufacturing from areas where that is discouraged, like Provinces west and further east.
Via Josh
Because You Need To Be Told These Things
“Masculinity is a decorative feature that is essentially counter-productive.“
What, you didn’t know?
Responding to terrorists, electing judges and heroin shooting galleries
zAnother Canadian killed by Islamist terrorists. This time in the Philippines. Forget the nice words to be said, Brian says it is time for a real response, let’s send in JTF2 and hunt these bastards down.
Also on the show, Dan McTeague on the political response, the need to elect judges or reign in their power, Trump fights against the Cruz-Kasich alliance and plenty of calls on Ottawa’s push for heroin shooting galleries – AKA “safe injection sites.”
Red Rose Country
And then there were four.
NEW – @MoodysInvSvc downgrades #Alberta rating to Aa1; outlook remains 'negative' #cdnpoli #cdnecon #abpoli pic.twitter.com/CQBuqwP2jC
— Richard Madan (@RichardMadan) April 25, 2016
The South China Sea
This is a interesting article on the politics, economic and military realities regarding the nations in and around the South China Sea.
Grab a coffee.