On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams

Matt Galloway and Rachel Maddow discuss how "all of this has happened before; all of this will happen again"...and not in the context of Second Galactica.

Yes, what we're seeing in the States at the moment is not the first attempt to steer that country onto a permanently fascist course.

Listening to this as I note Erin Reed's research:

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-23-ideas/clip/15985730-man-up-the-masculinity-crisis-part-one

Said research is updated here:

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/may-anti-trans-legislative-risk-map

Listening to this at the moment:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/mash-medicine-and-war-horton-1.6755124

Listening to The House on CBC Radio One at the moment. There is a class-action lawsuit intended to bring those who donated to the organizers of the Convoy Siege of Ottawa last winter to account financially for their role in keeping that siege going, and the consequences of it to the people living and working in downtown Ottawa. Listening to James Manson argue against that lawsuit is quietly infuriating me further.

And they move on to the medical consequences of "misinformation"...which certainly motivated some of the Convoy participants. Others were there to promote and enforce disinformation re: masking and vaccines. And we do not forget that "memorandum of understanding" calling for the removal of the Trudeau government, either. Timed to coincide with Putin's invasion of Ukraine, said invasion still underway. (Speaking of which: after the Convoy lawsuit, the show moves on to "how do we properly solve the Wagner group?", referring to the mercenary organization "working" alongside the Russian military against the Ukrainians.)

Wondering what the Hell happened?

https://twitter.com/ResistanceCats/status/1540089956324020225

My response:

https://twitter.com/DewlineO/status/1540094658151342091

Noting that As It Happens has taken on Ottawa Morning's long-time host Robyn Bresnahan as one of its current co-hosts.

Practicing with the Cintiq and Clip Studio Paint and listening to Cross Country Checkup on CBC Radio.

Two things I am reminded of:

1. I have to got to learn to loosen up in my illustration process.

2. I am absolutely okay with the Confidence and Supply agreement between the federal Liberals and NDP right now. There's things I want to add to their to-do list (like eye care), but this was a possibility I was okay with when I cast my vote.

Listening to this tonight:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/can-a-good-enough-life-fix-what-ails-us-1.6312282

Ideas is replaying a defence of nihilism on CBC Radio One as I type this.

Meanwhile, I'm reading Rabble.ca articles.

Tomorrow, I hope to make time to resume work on a commission sketch. The reference materials sent to me for this one have been challenging reading. Somewhat more challenging to print out in a legible fashion.

One job lead is taking longer than I was expecting to see either pay off or not. So it looks like my flu vaccination appointment Monday morning can happen safely. I can take care of some follow-up stuff with my CPAP machine dealer on the way home.

Another job lead is set for an over-the-Net interview for Wednesday morning. We'll see how that goes.

Family's mostly okay today.

I'm listening to Ideas on CBC Radio One at the moment.