They’re going full Cambodia. (You never go full Cambodia).
O, Sweet Saint Of San Andreas
It Will Only Encourage Him
‘Tis fundraising week over at my place. If you’d like to chip in and help keep a blog afloat, by all means do.
Bill’s Wife
Unifying message from the convention: ‘you f–g jerk,’ (link fixed)
More Pavilions At Volkfest
Islamist strategy well on track: Terrorism hits tourism as visitors stay away from London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Istanbul in fear of new attacks
This is what Open Borders has added to French tourism. pic.twitter.com/7xbEhR5zsP
— David Vance (@DVATW) July 29, 2016
How Deep, Señor Maduro?
I can’t believe they’re still there: The Beginning Of The End For Venezuela’s Oil Sector?
Reader Tips
A tip of the hat to bocanut for this one: My Drinking Days Are Over — Slaid Cleaves
Thread open.
Red Rose Country
The province’s attorney general filed a bizarre lawsuit Monday to stop power companies – including utilities owned or partially owned by Alberta’s two largest cities, Calgary and Edmonton – from backing out of power contracts made less profitable by Alberta’s increased carbon costs.
The lawsuit also strangely targets its own regulatory agency, the Alberta Utilities Commission, for “unlawfully” agreeing to terms in 2000 that allowed termination of so-called Power Purchase Arrangements “if a change in law renders the PPA unprofitable, or more unprofitable.”
Strangely, Rachel Notley’s NDP government claims it wasn’t aware of the out clause until recently.
An African or European PPA?
Watch: Prentice asked Notley about the cost of ending PPAs and she deflected with her typical Alberta bashing junk. pic.twitter.com/EcQLcDdKoH
— Sheila Gunn Reid (@SheilaGunnReid) July 27, 2016
Pollspotting!
I Amuse Myself
#ObamaSpeech: A shining gated community on a hill.
— Katewerk (@katewerk) July 28, 2016
Give us all your data
What could go wrong with giving a big government agency your internet search records, your point of sale records from your business, your health records.
Stats Canada wants to have access, backed up the law and threat of jail time, to all your data.
More Pavilions At Folkfest
Walid Mustafa Chalhoub, convicted of 24 charges of sexual assault and extortion.
This is Rotherham style rape slavery, and it’s now in Canada.
Did you hear about it in the news? On the CBC’s National? On CTV? The Globe and Mail, the National Post, the Toronto Star?
Now, be fair. You didn’t hear about Rotherham from them, either.
That Prankster Putin
First he steals their emails… (Update — Whoops, that’s from 2013)
I, Napoleon
He body, her choice: Actress Amber Tamblyn admitted she has much to learn about the reproductive rights of trans women, and whether men who self-identify as women can get abortions…
Via.
Reader Tips
I think we’re still on Drinking Song Week. So here’s another.
Hey, I’m no EBD. I know this. Tips open anyway.
Wikileaks: DNC Voicemails
WikiLeaks has released hacked audio recordings of Democratic National Committee voicemails.
Going to be quite the night down there in Philly.
Look On My Works, Ye Mighty
Duke Pesta on the leftist chokehold on higher education – and its consequences:
I started giving quizzes to my juniors and seniors. I gave them a ten-question American history test… just to see where they are. The vast majority of my students – I’m talking nine out of ten, in every single class, for seven consecutive years – they have no idea that slavery existed anywhere in the world before the United States. Moses, Pharaoh, they know none of it. They’re 100% convinced that slavery is a uniquely American invention… How do you give an adequate view of history and culture to kids when that’s what they think of their own country – that America invented slavery? That’s all they know.
Bill’s Wife
Reader Tips
Another installment of our week of Drinking Songs: Billy Cunningham, Pretty Good At Drinkin’ Beer.
Crack open a tip or two.
It Only Matters How It Makes You Feel
I have a dear friend in Chicago. She’s a wonderful person. She is also a hard-core Democrat. The few times we’ve actually delved deep into politics, I realized that she – an upper middle class woman living on Chicago’s north side – was a huge proponent of government “programs”. It didn’t matter what they were. It didn’t matter whether they were effective. She just felt better about politicians who advocated more programs.
Translate this to a Canadian context and it’s very easy to see why the Liberals & NDP have such appeal. The next time you get a chance to talk with a Leftie, ask them this question: “If there’s a longstanding government welfare program that has proven to not help people get out of poverty, would you be in favour of cutting it?” The responses I’ve received involve a whole lot of squirming and mental gymnastics!