Neither Jewish nor humanitarian law condones the starvation of non-combatant civilians — A rabbi prays for aid and an end to suffering in Gaza

Jonathan Wittenberg in The ObserverPhotograph by Abdel Kareem Hana/AP I write as a Jew profoundly connected to Israel, whose people are like an extended family. Without the embryonic state, most of my father’s family would have perished in the Holocaust. Forced to flee Nazi Germany, Mandate Palestine was for many thousands of desperate Jewish refugees the... Continue Reading →

May 29, 2025 0

A tale of two kings

The two men could not be more different in character, social perspective, and behaviour. Each have their own personal flaws for sure, though one works through such challenges; the other places them at the centre of his speech, motivation, identity, and action. One is a real king, Charles the Third, by the Grace of God... Continue Reading →

May 28, 2025 0

Music at my funeral

https://youtu.be/hKgUxqXoc9M Today is the day that I will sit down and plan my own funeral, not the entire rite, but the music. Some will ask me if I am feeling poorly. Not at all. My arthritis continues to exert influence; hearing joins sight in disadvantage; diabetic management continues apace, and my memory fails increasingly each... Continue Reading →

May 27, 2025 1

“Don’t insult our intelligence” — Bernie Sanders confronts Netanyahu’s government.

No, Mr. Netanyahu, it is neither anti-Semitic nor pro-Hamas to report that in just over six months your extremist government has killed 34,000 Palestinians and injured 77,000, 70% of whom are women and children. It's not anti-Semitic to report that your attacks have destroyed 221k homes in Gaza, leaving one million people homeless, or nearly... Continue Reading →

May 26, 2025 2

The plane truth — with apologies to Herbert W. Armstrong

So many words come to mind when I think of Trump’s acceptance of a luxury jet from Qatar. The best is disgusting. The images in today’s gallery below suggest others. Feel free to add your own in the comments. Frankly speaking, in so many ways, there are no adequate words. Let’s enjoy some music instead.... Continue Reading →

May 25, 2025 0

A letter to Robin Hood concerning The Largest Upward Transfer of Wealth in American History

Dear Robin Hood, It has been some time since we last communicated. Come to think of it, we may never have exchanged greetings, until now. Greetings from the modern era, one marked by many of the same malevolence typical of your own generation — greedy tyrants, weak-spined sycophants, and no shortage of narcissistic sociopaths. We... Continue Reading →

May 24, 2025 2

Sabotage Disguised as Stewardship: Why the Damage May Be Irreversible

How a calculated campaign of cuts, tariffs, and institutional erosion is dismantling the American future—one budget line at a time. Re-post from James B. Greenberg May 20, 2025 You can kill a country without firing a shot. All it takes is dismantling the systems that make collective life possible—education, science, public health, infrastructure—and calling it... Continue Reading →

May 22, 2025 1

Bearing Witness Against Genocide

CHARLIE ANGUS / THE RESISTANCE — MAY 18, 2025 [Former MP Charlie Angus has now closed his Ottawa office following from the Canadian House of Commons for 21 years. His advocacy continues however, notably through his Substack blog: The Resistance.] [Charlie Angus] "One day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a... Continue Reading →

May 20, 2025 1

Canon — A picture of resilience and innovation

[Ken Gray] It has been some time since I featured a blog on photography. Today I seek to correct that imbalance. I have owned Canon equipment in the past but that predated my serious interest in digital photography. In 2005 I purchased my first set of Nikon gear, a D50 body with two lenses and... Continue Reading →

May 19, 2025 0

Pilgrims at Sparrow Creek, and other places

Guest blog -- THE REVEREND LAUREL DYKSTRAPriest, Salal + Cedar; Vicar, St. George’s, Fort Langley This article first appeared in TOPIC, the Newspaper of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster, Canada. “The geographical pilgrimage is the symbolic acting out of an inner journey.” Thomas Merton From the 17th Century allegory Pilgrim’s Progress, to Annie Dillard’s 1970s... Continue Reading →

May 18, 2025 0

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