Category Archives: Politics

Grey autumn day; editorial corrections — 2020-10-21

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Ossington

I’m not going to take 4chan as a source, and they are not going to take NPR as a source. I will be dubious of the GOP-controlled senate, and they will be dismissive of the Democrat-controlled house. Continue reading →

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COVID-19 – Thoughts from Toronto – E02

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Ossington

Wear a mask, follow social distancing rules please. Thanks. Continue reading →

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Stefan Molyneux & Joe Rogan | (Un)defining ‘Life’ | Technocracy movement

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Ossington

Important edit 20201018: NOTE! This was shared long before I learned about what Stefan Molyneux was all about. TO BE SURE, I do not like Stefan, and my sharing this was more about my intellectual naïveté at the time of … Continue reading →

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A troubling view of Democracy [00:02:15] | Celebration of Carl Sagan [2:07:50]

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Ossington

Ho reader, I have been doing good work this weekend. I hope you too can find some time to work on what matters to you, to let out what art is within. To begin, a video on how well (rather, how … Continue reading →

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A word in favour of net neutrality + a photo

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Ossington

I have been hard at work, and so I have been neglecting this space. Since the defeat of SOPA, measures against an open internet are again being pushed into place by the old boys with money. Here are a couple … Continue reading →

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Chris Hedges speaks at Connecticut Civil Liberties Conference

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Ossington

From the mouth of badass, man for humanity, Chris Hedges, “Our Only Hope Will Come Through Rebellion” [Link to Source truthdig.com] A note: Mr. Hedges is not calling for violence, but he is calling for action. The following was said at a … Continue reading →

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Clickity-clack on the typewriter | A truth both inconvenient and forgotten

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Ossington

Hello reader, Though this blog has some 725 (or so) subscribers, and some perhaps check this semi-regularly on account of their knowing me in the real world, I’m sure you and the majority of those like you are just passing … Continue reading →

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Crimea’s Attorney General, Natalia Poklonskaya speaks [English subtitles]

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Ossington

Ho. Appointed the Prosecutor of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea on March 11, 2014, here Natalia Poklonskaya speaks to an audience of reporters. Looking rather young for 34, Ms. Poklonskaya caused me to pause and consider what it would be … Continue reading →

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North Korea: Skeleton in the closet – elephant in the room.

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Ossington

Ho, peaceful persons. **an important note afterward Being in the both the column of ‘nothing new’ and ‘of great importance’, this piece of news struck me UN report on North Korea finds ‘atrocities like WW2’. I speak of peace and togetherness … Continue reading →

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Surrender of the individual to the universal | Adorno’s Minima Moralia | Aldous Huxley 1958

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Ossington

“The specific approach of Minima Moralia, the attempt to represent moments of a common philosophy from the standpoint of subjective experience, means that the pieces do not entirely measure up to the philosophy, of which they are nevertheless a part. This … Continue reading →

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