In which we glimpse the world through the eyes of our self-imagined betters.
Reader Tips
Well, here we go again. Debbie Reynolds, with Gene Kelly & Donald O’Connor – Good morning. Another day, another RIP.
Oh, Shiny Potato
Bag Men, arrogance and corruption, because it’s 2016.#Libranos
The Liberal Party of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was tipped off in 2013 that a wealthy party benefactor was wanted by China for corruption, long before the news became public, in an email that has been leaked to the South China Morning Post by a former party executive.
And How Was Your Day?
And you thought the Zamboni story was “peak Canadian”? Red Deer man punches cougar at Tim Hortons to save dog
Make that “member of the SDA Nation punches cougar…” Heh.
Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors
“Sure, I get the Yoda and Harry Reid confused all the time, myself.”
Global Test
Live coverage of John Kerry’s speech from the State Department.
And the response.
Also…
Canada didn’t get a Security Council seat in 2010 because we were seen as too “pro-Israel.” Trudeau really wants a seat. You do the math.
— J.J. McCullough (@JJ_McCullough) December 28, 2016
The Sound Of Settled Science
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the only ocean current to circle the planet and the largest wind-driven current on Earth. It’s also 30% more powerful than scientists realized.
Why Is There Always A Big Screen TV?
What's that thing following behind the Indigenous youth walker? Please, @CBCSask — check into this and report back. https://t.co/lnpLgvHZCa
— Katewerk (@katewerk) December 28, 2016
Dan Rather’s New Comedy Course
If you’d like to start off your day with a good laugh, click on this link and then watch the video entitled “Preview This Course”.
Rather’s key quote was this: “… we need journalistic integrity now, more than ever.” If you’re too young to understand the significance of this man uttering these words, please read this and watch this.
O, Sweet Saint Of San Andreas
Oh, Shiny Pony! — Caption Contest
Contest closes Friday at midnight. This time, everybody gets a trophy. 
More Pavilions At Volkfest
Seven migrants have been arrested after a homeless man was set on fire on Christmas Eve at a Berlin subway station.
The men, aged 15 to 21, are suspected of torching the victim as he slept on a platform bench at Schönleinstraße station.
Six of the suspects are Syrian and one is Lybian and an attempted murder investigation has been launched.
Reader Tips
The late Carrie Fisher, in her first appearance on The Johnny Carson Show. Your tips thread is open.
Honey, I Finished The Internet
Unboxing The $20,000 Smartphone . (h/t ST)
Not A Muslim
NOOOnonononono……
Update – Since September, if not well before that, Obama has been weighing a menu of possible actions to hammer Israel before leaving office. I know this because US officials openly admitted this to me. Indeed, they were almost boasting about it.
And now this… Leaked Document: U.S. Colluded With Palestinians 10 Days Before UN Settlements Vote
Eli Lake: Obama’s decision to break precedent by declining to veto Friday’s resolution looks entirely premeditated.
We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars
Tesla chargers in Fort MacLeod, Alberta. No Teslas in sight. #ExploreAlberta pic.twitter.com/VRxIFw13lh
— Paul Bakhmut (@pbakhmut) December 9, 2016
“Goodbye and good luck to all.”
The Incredible Shrinking President
SURE YOU WOULD HAVE, CHAMP. THAT’S WHY HE’S UPSTAGING YOU EVEN NOW, WHILE YOU’RE STILL PRESIDENT.
Related.
Oh, Shiny Prime Minister!
Canada’s gross domestic product shrank unexpectedly in October as factories suffered their worst month in almost three years, adding to signs the country’s outlook is worsening.
“Unexpectedly”.
Reader Tips
No sorry, I just can’t.
So instead of that, here are the Show Ponies, performing the traditional song The Blackest Crow.
Tips thread open.