Pentagon Contractors Seizing New Gold Rush to Cash in on the Ukraine Crisis Even before hostilities broke out, the CEOs of major weapons firms were talking about how tensions in Europe could pad their profits. WILLIAM HARTUNG, JULIA GLEDHILL April 18, 2022 by TomDispatch The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought immense suffering to the people of that land, … Read more
Potholes are interesting. They are almost perfectly round. Look like a manmade phenomenon. Culvert is not working. The water has nowhere to go. Might be full of ice as well. The view out on the lake today. A dark line on the horizon. I did not have my big camera today. Its not a fan … Read more
Did they use it on their hands or drink it? In Thunder Bay, you never know. If there is alcohol in it, someone will drink it. And they don’t die. How does that work? I expect to see the Ukrainian flag up there soon. You know, support the latest thing. Red sky. Not much but … Read more
Shitlibs Are Foam-Brained Human Livestock: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix Caitlin Johnstone Apr 22 The hyperbolic language westerners use to describe fairly normal modern warfare in Ukraine suggests they’ve invested exactly zero thought in what their own governments have been doing in the middle east for the last two decades. It’s like, … Read more
Amazing how many partially consumed soft drinks I see around the city. Another example of people having more money than they need. Yellow bagger was here. Trash in context Getting worse. I imagine that after the construction work on the Pool 6 dock is completed, the road will be repaired. Has to be done before … Read more
Still trying to get a decent photo of this. I know there is a good one here somewhere. Some colour in the morning sky. Only fleeting mind you. The calm before the storm. Not my show. Laces still done up. Prime ice pattern season has now begun. I find the designs fascinating. Just random lines … Read more
At least its not snowing. Ice patterns When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. MV Blacky. This ship is here regularly. You paint a rock yellow. That’s it? Nothing else? After this are only snow sculpture photos. If you are not interested in them, stop here. You have been warned. Skull Mountain Henrietta … Read more
Two years of COVID government tyranny and now a winter that never ends….a person can only take sooo much. More snow. Some melts, then more falls. Two steps forward, one step back. Maybe one day, someone can sit in this chair and enjoy a nice warm, sunny day. Beyond this are only snow sculpture photos. … Read more
It’s the 40th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but recent protests show a serious misunderstanding of what those mean By Clarisse Paron — The Conversation — Apr 15 2022 Recent protests, like the so-called “freedom convoy,” have denounced government action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by claiming that government mandates like mask and vaccine mandates infringe … Read more
MV Cuyahoga coming into port Not sure what this means. I know the single finger salute. I know the peace sign. A portable toilet drinker that cares about the condition of his/her/? skin. Only in Thunder Bay. Yup. I’m in Thunder Bay. You think the owners of this trash will pick it up? I don’t. … Read more