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— 10.01.2019 06:53 AM

So.  First day of October.  Here’s bits and pieces, this and that:




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Debates, debate moderators and those who seek to influence them

— 09.30.2019 10:05 AM

The picture above was apparently taken last night in Ottawa.  It shows the Huffington Post’s Althia Raj and the Liberal Party’s Gerald Butts.

Raj is one of the moderators in the crucial (and only) English-language leaders’ debate.

She and her employer have been criticized many times in the past for being biased – in favour of the Liberal Party of Justin Trudeau.

In my view, Butts was merely doing his job, and doing it well.  But was it a good idea for Raj to get together with Butts, mere days before the debates kick off?

No.  And some studies actually make that clear, too.

There’s bias, and there’s appearance of bias.  In a tight election race, it is stupid for a reporter to do anything that provides evidence of an appearance of bias.  Particularly when there is a requirement that “high journalistic standards” be maintained in respect of the debates.

It’s always the same: people in Ottawa regularly think that everyone South of the Queensway don’t notice what they do after hours.

But we do.


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Nightlife

— 09.29.2019 02:39 PM



I left it to chance
I never should’ve let this get so far out of hand.
But I’ll do anything to not be alone ’cause when I’m alone you know I’ll…
I can easily fall back into old habits that I thought I’d left behind
And they rip me apart and I realize…
Don’t be alarmed, I have to lie
Take everything and keep it in stride.
I know I’m sick and I’m not right.
I’m so f*cking tired of living this life.
I made for myself, I’m sorry that I
Cannot get past what keeps me away from the light.
I hope this explains my problem to you,
Cause I feel like this every night.
Don’t wanna be like this, anxious and angry, hopeless, upset all the time.
Unable to get back the feeling I lost somewhere along the line.
I wear it all on my sleeve and everyone sees no matter how hard I try.
I’ve never felt worse in my whole life.
Don’t be alarmed, I have to lie
Take everything and keep it in stride.
I know I’m sick and I’m not right.
I’m so f*cking tired of living this life.
I made for myself, I’m sorry that I
Cannot get past what keeps me away from the light.
I hope this explains my problem to you,
Cause I feel like this every night (after night)
Feel like this every night (after night)
Feel like this every night (after night)
Feel like this every night (after night)
Feel like this every night (after night)
Feel like this every night (Night after night)
Feel like this every night (Night after night)
Feel like this every night (Night after night)
like this every night (Night after night)
Every single night


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