wag the deficit
a cat explains how dogs get wagged
"...the 1997 classic “wag the dog” was seen as a bit of wickedly fun lampoon at the time but, like cult classic “idiocracy” it seems to get less funny and more prophetic with each passing year. (and seriously, if you have not seen these movies, drop what you are doing and watch them. c’mon, WtD is dustin hoffman, deniro, anne heche, woody harrelson, denis leary, and willie nelson. you have no idea what you’re missing.) the quotes are gold, esp hoffman as motss, the hollywood producer hired to make a fake war for TV.
Abolish the teachers' unions
Alberta strike cancelling classes across the province shows unions have far too much power
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/carson-jerema-abolish-the-teachers-unions
Tamara & Chris sentenced. The Message is Clear: Dissent is Now a Crime.
Writer: Timothy Knight
Timothy Knight
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Tamara Lich and Chris Barber got 12 months of house arrest today for “mischief.”
Not violence.
Not property damage.
Mischief.
Peaceful Canadians—criminalised for daring to speak out. The same justice system that drops charges for real crimes and lets violent offenders walk free spent three years trying to break two people who stood for freedom.
The Crown had outrageously demanded seven years in jail to make an example out of them.
Why?
To warn you.
To scare anyone who might ever peacefully defy the state again.
Even the judge admitted Chris Barber “came with the noblest of intent” and never called for violence.
But it didn’t matter. They needed bogeymen.
We remember all the others:
Maxime Bernier was handcuffed in Manitoba for speaking at a peaceful rally.
Mark Friesen was fined thousands for organizing gatherings.
Randy Hillier saw convoy charges stayed after years of harassment.
Todd Dube was ...
So Where Is Poilievre Regarding The Ostrich Fiasco ?
https://peckford42.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/so-where-is-poilievre-regarding-the-ostrich-fiasco/
