Photo Memory of the Week
Posted: 2023 Jan 28
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Load More...He didn't say it was a a POSITIVE model. https://twitter.com/thejohnrobson/status/1619347730715004928
In a speech to the Liberal caucus @JustinTrudeau said "Our universal public system has long been a model to the world". But if so, can he name one single country that ever tried to imitate it anywhere? Or is he just a blatherskite? https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/poilievre-challenges-trudeau
"...we need leaders, including...elected officials & bureaucrats, who...see themselves as problem fixers & who understand...that that is what their jobs are & that they are no longer what they've been able to be for generations: hands-off middle managers of stable prosperity."
The Line -- Dispatch from the Front Lines: Toronto needs Batman. (Not the Adam West kind.) https://theline.substack.com/p/dispatch-from-the-front-lines-toronto?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=auto_share
Ontario chapter of the Foundation Against Racism & Intolerance @fairforall_org has put out a statement regarding the racially segregated theatrical performance at @CanadasNAC. Since 2016, National Arts Centre has received $235m from taxpayers—none of whom want to fund segregation
"The videotape...shows how bias or dislike for some figures can make you prone to assuming the worst or most sensational interpretation of limited facts. We can all be susceptible to such bias in today’s heated political environment."
Some claimed that Pelosi knew his attacker. Others suggested that there was no emergency when police first arrived. Both claims were shattered by this videotape and offer yet another cautionary tale of the viral claims that can take hold in early coverage. https://jonathanturley.org/2023/01/28/the-pelosi-tapes-the-video-of-the-october-attack-show-new-details-and-refute-sensational-theories/
Tag Archives: Reflections
It Never Gets Old
But I do. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Mountains, Reflections, Terra Firma
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Mill Avenue Bridges, Tempe – Part 2
Sometimes you can go home again. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff
Tagged Bridges, Reflections, Sunrises and Sunsets
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Gas Station
I mean, how does this work? No, if you can explain it in optical terms, please don’t. Continue reading
Down to the Seas Again
Childhood, Broadway musicals, geography, maturity, numismatics, aesthetics as determined by location, English Poet Laureates: Is there anything else we can touch on here? Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Built Stuff, You are Here
Tagged Culture, Reflections
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What We Got
It’s harder than it seems, to show what it looks like. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Flora, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Reflections, Trees
9 Comments
Hiding in Plain Sight
Seeing summer out in style. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora
Tagged Birds, Flowers, Insects, Reflections
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Crouching Photog, Hidden Tractor
For now we see off an SUV door, distortedly. And beautifully. Continue reading
Wineglass Reflections, Calgary AB
The red-wine series begins. Continue reading
Rain Roof, Calgary AB
Why can my camera see better than I can? Continue reading
