Red Cedar
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Category: Meditate and reflect
A threat is a threat except on Facebook?
Last week, an old friend of mine from the TAO days testified at a trial in Toronto as a “Facebook expert” in a case involving a man who has been accused of making threats (including death threats) against the Children’s Aid Society and a… Continue Reading “A threat is a threat except on Facebook?”
Some intelligent analysis.
A friend of mine from my quasi-socialist days (recently rediscovered on Facebook of course) has posted quite an excellent piece critiquing Richard Dawkins over at his blog – The Apostate Windbag. While I haven’t seen the documentary that Victor S is analyzing, I do… Continue Reading “Some intelligent analysis.”
Who here remembers this nutcase?
Rachel Marsden – Vancouver’s very own girl stalker – now a pundit on right-wing US television. Oh my! Rebecca Traitser’s article on Salon today is a very nice expose on the nuttiness that we Vancouver feminists remember well. As I wrote in the commentary… Continue Reading “Who here remembers this nutcase?”
The power of protest – revisited.
“….If you were here with me now you would see that all of our struggles have meaning and are relevant not only to our world, but to the sound and humane progress of our planet. This country… is the future of a violent and… Continue Reading “The power of protest – revisited.”
Breasts are good.
In today’s edition of Salon magazine, writer Wendy Paris decries the “trend” of mannequins with larger bust sizes (and it is barely a trend – she’s seen these clothing-dolls in use in exactly two shops). At first I thought – oh, a trend towards… Continue Reading “Breasts are good.”
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