Sabotabby reads the news some more

[sabotabby]

Here are some stories that you should pay attention to:

bcholmes has a post on how the cholera epidemic in Haïti likely started because of UN peacekeepers.

Did the Star seriously just run an article slamming Jenny Peto's master's thesis? Yes they did.

Don Cherry is a douche. This isn't news, I just thought I should mention it. Also, that suit is fucking horrible.

Ontario's ombudsman reports that McGuinty's secret law but not really a law was illegal. Rumour has it he will next investigate the preferred defecation grounds of bears.

You might not have seen this in the news back in May, but there is currently a Charter of Rights and Freedoms challenge around homelessness and inadequate housing. You can find more information here and here.

Comments

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

It does not surprise me at all that Don Cherry was invited to Rob Ford's inauguration (Hell, my dad thinks he should be the next Governor-General). Kind of sets the tone for your next four years doesn't it?

[icedrake.livejournal.com]

What's the deal with Jenny Peto's thesis, and why should the Star not have covered it?

[sabotabby]

Well, I haven't read her thesis or anything. It's just that theses aren't generally front-page news.

[shelestel.livejournal.com]

Most theses aren't trolling. Also, it's Canada; everything has a place on the front page, we don't discriminate.

[troubleinchina.livejournal.com]

No no no, it's Canada, anything that happens in Toronto has a place on the front page of the paper.

[shelestel.livejournal.com]

You say it like it's a bad thing, but our friend Sabo is not all that keen on prairie news herself.

[queerasmoi.livejournal.com]

Nor have I read it, and it sounds (third-hand) somewhat problematic but...

Wow, I wish *my* thesis could make headlines! :P

[ginny-t.livejournal.com]

I fucking hate the world. (Apologies for language.)

Also, did we not learn from the 17th fucking century that you don't dump raw sewage into the river?!

Don Cherry fills me with rage before he even opens his mouth. Then he spews his bullshit and I want to rip his eyeballs out through his ears.

[hopita.livejournal.com]

Don Cherry is a douche. This isn't news, I just thought I should mention it.

Phew! For a second there I thought you meant him!

[90pointmetaphor.livejournal.com]

Also - positive comparisons to Julian Fantino wtf?

[sadie-sabot.livejournal.com]

sabs, have you blogged about the wikileaks thing at all? I keep wondering what you would have to say about it. I suspect it would be smart and give me some new insights. But no pressure; I know what a teacher's life is like.

[sabotabby]

Oh man. I don't know what I can say that hasn't already been said better. But:

1) The WikiLeaks people, as WikiLeaks people, are goddamned heroes.
2) Anyone who calls for Assange's assassination, including Palin and that dude from the Conservative Party, should be charged with uttering death threats up to conspiracy to commit murder, depending on their ability to actually carry out said assassination.
3) I have not seen the evidence for or against Assange as it applies to the alleged sexual assault. He may have done it, in which case he's entitled to a fair trial. However, since the local cops don't generally bother with going after rapists, I am glad to see Interpol taking that up and hope they will go after all the rapists with as much gusto and determination.

[sadie-sabot.livejournal.com]

yes yes! especially with regards to number 3.