TREK/OBITS: Dorothy "D.C." Fontana

Sad news, and a day old already...but CBC brought interviews with her and David Gerrold about The Original Series' 50th anniversary out of storage for the occasion of her passing.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/star-trek-fontana-writer-1.5384702

Speaking of Throne Speeches

Wishing that I'd been able to listen to this one live as it aired.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/julie-payette-throne-speech-space-time-continuum-1.5386178

As for Michelle Rempel's reaction, I speak as a prairie-born nerd who remembers his roots enough to suggest that she back off on that "whip up the envy and rage" tack she's taking.

(Yeah, we can argue over the actual content of the speech.)

Mainland China and the Canadian Magnitsky Act

Really, Mr. Ambassador?

You're going to insist that we sit down, shut up and behave like a good little client state here?

Not happening, I hope.