What a piece of work

Years ago, when B was newly-married to his ex, she took a solo trip to Winnipeg.  While she was away, B suffered a near-fatal ulcer bleed on the aorta and was rushed to hospital.  It was so bad, he was actually given the Last Rites.  

"Please let me know how he is," she said when called by a mutual friend.  Click buzz.  That was it!  Didn't return home.  Didn't call B.  Couldn't have cared less.

This has come to mind because my stepson recently fell down a flight of stairs and broke his neck.  The son lives in Ottawa and the mother lives in Ottawa, but when informed of another near-fatality in her family the latter said, "I'll keep him in my thoughts, thank you."

That was it!  Her own son lies near death and all she can muster up is a perfunctory ho-hum.  Click buzz.

What kind of a mother does that?!  I can't even fathom!  They are estranged, for obvious reasons, given the kind of mother she is(n't).  But still, would a mother not react and immediately visit a son who is close to death, lying in a coma in an intensive care a 15-minute drive away?

Yep, folks.  That's the kind of ex and mother I have been dealing with for 46 labourious and relentless years.  This is the same person who claimed she was so devoted to her children and wanted full custody that we had to spend tens of thousands on lawyers to get joint custody!  What happened to that "devoted mother act?"  

Thankfully, we no longer have to, except in times of emergency when we are contacted by authorities in case we have to pull the plug.  Horrors!  (Thankfully, he is recovering.)  

I consider her a demonic, malignant narcissist.  Her deeds confirm it.

       

He's such a sh-tty writer

I've never understood the reverence and indulgence the hunourless Andrew Coyne is afforded in 'The Globe and Mail' and on 'At Issue'?  The guy is a really sh-tty writer.  Here are a few of today's superfluous examples in italics:

• "The procurement process, what is more, is so bureaucratic....."
• "Notionally, it is in Canada too."
• "I was struck, again, by how often we were -- quantifiably, in many cases -- the outlier.....the most disproportionate and (therefore) regionally divisive electoral system, and so on."
• "Arguably, a political community is formed, in part, by......"
• "Canada, almost uniquely, does not...."
• "As I've said in other contexts:......
• "We have framed the national-security debate, in short, too narrowly."
• "On all these fronts and more, Canada has....."

He writes as if he were defending some sort of complicated scientific thesis, instead of simply penning a garden-variety opinion piece. Talk about turgidity!  The guy has mastered it!

Watching him on 'At Issue', I am always stuck by the juxtaposition of the ludicrously giggling Barton and the dour, morose Coyne.  I know, I know, why read or watch the guy?

The Prince of turgidity.

Can't help myself because I love to edit the h-ll out of him.  If only the late Jean Portugal, the most brutal and brilliant editor who ever had the misfortune of red-penning me, had had a go at him.....sigh.

A Constitutional examination of the ICE issue

 

Re-printed from the 'Catholic League Newsletter', by Bill Donohue.  It deserves a look from the TDS cohort.  I am neither a supporter, nor a denigrator, of Trump.  As a former journalist, I simply try to cast an objective look at events:

February 5, 2026



The church invasion that took place at Cities Church on January 18 in St. Paul, Minnesota was a flagrant violation of constitutional law, federal law and common decency. It is the kind of behavior associated with totalitarian regimes, not democratic polities. Yet the outcry from all quarters—government, religious, civic, educational, the media—has been miniscule. To say this is a bad omen is a gross understatement.

The purported cause for action was to register disapproval of David Easterwood, one of the pastors of this Southern Baptist church; he heads the local office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Those who want to voice their opinion about any member of the clergy associated with any religion have a First Amendment right to do so outside the house of worship. No one has a right to disrupt church services and harass its congregants. To do so violates the “free exercise of religion” provision in the First Amendment, the congressionally passed Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE) of 1994 and the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871.

The U.S. Constitution

The FACE Act makes it illegal to injure, intimidate or interfere with those seeking to exercise their religious liberty right at a place of worship. The Klan Act makes it illegal to terrorize people or to deprive them of their constitutional rights through intimidation or force.

Nine of the 20-40 church invaders are being charged with entering the church “in a coordinated takeover-style attack,” and for engaging in “acts of oppression, intimidation, threats, interference, and physical obstruction.” The indictment, filed in the Federal District Court of Minnesota, alleges that “the pastor and the congregation were forced to terminate the Church’s worship services,” and had to flee out of fear for their safety.

One of the defendants, William Scott Kelly, a.k.a “DaWokeFarmer,” disrupted the church service by screaming, “This ain’t God’s house. This is the house of the devil.” He got in the face of a mother and her two young children, chiding her for not supporting the church invasion. He said to child congregants, “Do you know your parents are Nazis? They’re going to burn in hell.”

Much has been made of the presence of Don Lemon. The former journalist and failed CNN pundit (he was fired for sexist behavior and remarks, as well as lousy ratings), claims he was a disinterested observer, and not part of the organized protest. “I’m not a protester, I went there as a journalist.” Inside the church, he said, “We’re not part of the activists, but we’re here just reporting on them.”

The indictment says otherwise. Lemon met at a shopping center with all the other defendants to make plans about invading the church. He did not just stumble on the scene of the crime. Instructions were given by Nekima Valdez Levy-Armstrong and another female on how the operation would be conducted once inside the church.

Lemon told his livestream audience that congregants were “frightened,” “scared,” and “crying,” saying their response was understandable given that their experience was “traumatic and uncomfortable.” Perversely, he admitted that this was the purpose of the invasion. He also tried to intimidate the pastor and obstructed congregants from leaving the church. In short, he was an active participant in the church invasion.

The list of politicians, all Democrats, and civil rights organizations, all left-wing, that have nothing but contempt for the right to worship is astounding. This should be the lead story in every media outlet, yet it is being treated as a side story. 

Notice that none of them even gives a nod to the egregious violation of the “free exercise of religion.” They are framing this as purely a free speech issue when it is first and foremost a matter of religious freedom. But religious liberty has never been of any interest to the Left, and many have actively sought to disable it.

In our correspondence with the Religious Freedom Commission, the Department of Justice and President Trump, we will stress the fact that almost all homicides that have occurred in recent times in houses of worship have been in Christian churches.

In a paper released by two criminologists studying violence against houses of worship in the United States between 2000 and 2024, it was found that “Ninety-seven percent of deadly incidents occurred at Christian churches.” This settles the issue—Christian haters are a major threat that demands immediate attention.

 

Offer your support of the House Resolution by contacting the chief of staff to Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA): chris.crawford@mail.house.gov

London has been destroyed

I watch a lot of TalkTV out of Britain and am learning that thanks to open borders and the millions of illegal boat crossers, London has been destroyed.  The carefully- crafted class system that kept order and allowed the city -- and indeed the entire country -- to run efficiently and effectively has been replaced by wokery and the lunacy of the European Commission of Human Rights (ECHR).

Becoming part of the EU was a disaster for Britain.  It meant citizens of any member country could easily slide into England, no questions asked.  Naturally, they brought their own cultures with them -- cultures which were decidedly un-British.

The entire well-functioning apple cart has been upset.  Under the EU and the ECHR, anyone and everyone who wanders illegally into Britain is accorded due process.  That's the lunacy.  If you're in a country illegally -- paging Carney and Trudeau! -- you're a criminal.  You must be returned to your country of origin and apply legally from there to get in.

This all started with Tony Blair, or should I say with his wife Cherie, who really ran him -- sort of like Diana Carney, who runs Mark.  Note:  Never underestimate pillow talk.

Cherie Blair, the rabid labourite who launched the ruination of Britain.

Cherie is a rabid, leftie labour lawyer, who came from nothing.  She runs something called "The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women", the mission of which is, "To empower women in low and middle income countries to start, sustain and grow successful businesses, and to build fair and inclusive business environments."

I have always been of the opinion that left-leaning, rabid labourites are disgruntled citizens, who wish they were of a higher class.  Sorry, that's just human nature.  I mean, if Starmer were such champion of the downtrodden, why did he accept a Life Peerage?  Because he wanted the honour.  Frankly, he should have declined.

Colonialism has also ruined Britain because citizens of any country colonized by Britain are automatically allowed in.  This has resulted in a burgeoning number of people on benefits, bankrupting the country.  This is what happened when the British invaded and raped so many countries; the unintended consequence was mass migration from poor countries now paying Britain back.  Karma at its finest.

Call me an elitist, but as my late Mother used to say, "It's always easier to marry within your own station, dear."

She was right.   

If you have TDS, skip this....

Mr. Everyman speaks out.

"TIM ALLEN - ON TRUMP: Whatever your feelings for Trump, here are some interesting points. Put your hatred aside and think about a few:

"Tim Allen wrote... Here are some interesting points to think about -- especially to my friends on the fence, like moderate Democrats, Libertarians and Independents and the "Never Trump Republicans" and those thinking of walking away from the Democratic party:

• Women are upset at Trump's naughty words --they also bought 80 million copies of 50 Shades of Gray;
• Not one feminist has defended Sarah Sanders; it seems women's rights only matter if those women are liberal;
• No border Walls. No voter ID laws. Did you figure it out yet? But wait... there's more...
• Chelsea Clinton got out of college and got a job at NBC that paid $900,000 per year. Her mom flies around the country speaking out about white privilege. And just like that, they went from being against foreign interference in our elections to allowing non-citizens to vote in our elections;
• President Trump's wall costs less than the Obamacare website. Let that sink in;
• We are one election away from open borders, socialism, gun confiscation, and full-term abortion nationally. We are fighting evil;
• They sent more troops and armament to arrest Roger Stone than they sent to defend Benghazi;
• 60 years ago, Venezuela was 4th on the world economic freedom index. Today, they are 179th and their citizens are dying of starvation. In only 10 years, Venezuela was destroyed by democratic socialism;
• Russia donated $0.00 to the Trump campaign;
• Russia donated $145,600,000 to the Clinton Foundation. But Trump was the one investigated;
• Nancy Pelosi invited illegal aliens to the State of the Union. President Trump Invited victims of illegal aliens to the State of the Union. Let that sink in;
• A socialist is basically a communist who doesn't have the power to take everything from their citizens at gunpoint ... Yet;
• How do you walk 3,000 miles across Mexico without food or support and show up at our border 100 pounds overweight and with a cellphone?
• Alexandria Ocasio Cortez wants to ban cars, ban planes, give out universal income and thinks socialism works. She calls Donald Trump crazy;
• Bill Clinton paid $850,000 to Paula Jones to get her to go away. I don't remember the FBI raiding his lawyer's office;
• I wake up every day and I am grateful that Hillary Clinton is not the president of the United States of America. The same media that told me Hillary Clinton had a 95% chance of winning, now tells me Trump's approval ratings are low; (See Note, below.)
• "The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." — Margaret Thatcher;
• Maxine Waters opposes voter ID laws; she thinks that they are racist. You need to have a photo ID to attend her town hall meetings. President Trump said, "They're not after me. They're after you. I'm just in their way."

_____________________________

If any of this is true, it's time for people who blindly hate Trump to give their heads an objective shake. I'm not an American, but the legacy media -- in the U.S. and here in Canada -- seems to whip people into a Trump-hating frenzy. Is it a case of, "Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind's made up?" Sounds like it just might be.

Note: Many women vote for the female candidate just because of gender. That's a sad reflection on women.

Hard to argue this one

 This is re-printed from 'The Catholic Register:

Treating Blacks As Inferior Bill Donohue January 28, 2026  Scenario:   "The Jones family lives in apartment 3A in an inner-city neighborhood, populated by non-whites. On a Friday night, they hear a child in 3B screaming his head off, begging the attacker not to hit him again. But the yelling and crying escalate. Mrs. Jones calls the city’s child services unit, alerting them to this dire situation. She does not leave her name for fear of reprisal. "New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul says Mrs. Jones is the problem, not the abused child. Indeed, she believes Jones is fomenting racism. That is why she recently signed a law making anonymous tips to the Administration for Children’s Services illegal. She says what Mrs. Jones did helps drive “inexcusable racial disparities that disproportionately impact Black and Brown families by leading to unnecessary interactions with child welfare services.” Looks like a "Karen" to me. "It does not matter to Hochul that black children are more than three times (three times) as likely to die of abuse and neglect than white children. Nor does it matter to her that the data show that anonymous tips are very reliable and lead to more children being saved. Even more bizarre, it does not matter to her that those who leave anonymous tips about minority children being endangered are typically of the same racial and ethnic group. To be blunt, Whitey does not live in 3B. "Hochul’s mindset is the problem, and it is one that is shared by left-wing theorists and activists across the country. They believe that racial  disparities are a function of discrimination, though they make an exception when it comes to sports: there is no problem with having an all-black basketball team. But when it comes to academic achievement, if blacks do poorly vis-a-vis whites and Asians, instead of helping them do better, they attack the test. They do so because they sincerely don’t believe blacks can do better. "Oregon led all states in developing “equity education.” Because academic achievement standards, namely testing, revealed racial disparities, the state declared war on testing. A few years ago, it suspended the graduation requirement for math, reading, and writing until the 2027-2028 academic year. It did so in the name of “equity.” “Equity,” however, means fairness, and it is manifestly unfair to blacks that their white liberal teachers and administrators have totally given up on them, choosing to kill the test rather than helping them pass it. Black parents, we have seen from other studies, resolutely believe in testing, otherwise, they say, how do they know if their child is succeeding or not. "New York City has embraced “equity education.” Educators did away with Regents exams as a condition of receiving a diploma, choosing instead to evaluate students on such attributes as “cultural competence,” whatever that means. They have made it almost impossible for students to fail. "Students who are chronically absent obviously do not do well in school, but that doesn’t bother white liberals such as former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. What bothered him was teachers keeping tabs on attendance; blacks were more likely to be absent than whites. "De Blasio “solved” this problem by eliminating “seat time” as a requirement to pass. His black successor, Mayor Eric Adams, made attendance optional, proving that black liberals have also given up on black students. The result: four in ten low-income and minority students are chronically absent. Many can’t read, write or do arithmetic. "Those who run Catholic schools and charter schools place demands on their students, regardless of race or class. They succeed because they treat blacks as equals. Something novel. "When I taught in a Catholic elementary school in Spanish Harlem, a public school teacher who occasionally taught remedial subjects to struggling students took issue with me for rejecting a homework assignment from one of my students because the paper she turned in was ripped from a coiled-ring loose-leaf binder. The jagged edges, I said, were unacceptable. "The teacher told me that we can’t expect anything different from these students because they come from a bad neighborhood. I know about the neighborhood, I replied—I spend more time in it than you do, I said. Then I asked her if she would accept such a sloppy homework assignment from a white student in a middle-class neighborhood. She just stared at me. "This teacher, and legions like her, would bristle at the mere suggestion that they are racists. But their refusal to hold blacks to the same standards as everyone else, demanding proficiency, is demonstrably racist in effect, if not intent. "The same is true of Hochul. Her major concern is the appearance of racial disparities, not the underlying reasons for them. In this case, it means more black kids will be beaten and abused now that anonymous tips are rejected. "Low expectations breed low demands, which yields low performance. When they are selectively employed on the basis of race, it smacks of racism. If only Hochul and her ilk treated blacks as equals, and not as inferior, we would have a shot at achieving real racial equality.

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You can kiss that goodbye

 CUSMA.  Thanks to Carney, that deal is dead.  As a doornail.  Whether or not Trump was looking for an excuse to kill it, Carney has driven in the last nail.

With Trump all over the map with announcements, tariffs and havoc in Minneapolis, the world is on the back foot on every front and Carney isn't helping with his mendacious speech in Davos -- a direct attack on Trump, but without the direct part.  Didn't make any difference.  Trump came down hard on us.  

Expect more of this

How this will eventually play out all depends on the pressure the governors of those states negatively affected by his tariffs put on him.  They are the only ones who can effect change.  Or can they?  Trump can't run again, so maybe it's damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead while he can.  Who cares about the governors!

As I have said many times, Carney doesn't even live here.  He and his family live in New York.  He also holds Irish and British passports and has billions in a "blind" trust, managed by his inside man Sabia, to fall back on.  He'll be fine.  

It's Canada that will be left in ruins, thanks to his hubris and need to personally assert himself.  B calls it "ducks' disease", i.e., his a-se is too close to the ground.  The short man syndrome has taken hold in Carney and I believe that.  As I also say, everything is personal and all policies come from a leader's life experience.  Just human nature.

So, hang onto your hats, folks!  As the great Bette Davis said in 'All About Eve',  "It's going to be a bumpy night!"