Including scenes of cleavage; Big Derek and the haunted nightclub, circa 1970; the 10 drunkest countries; and a report on lesbian houseboating and other dubious PhDs.
October 17, 2025: Reader Tips
From November 23, 1975, here are commercials that appeared on CBC.
Got some interesting tips, that are somewhat more recent? Do share ’em!
Honey, I Finished The Internet
Duck Hunter and A Farmer
CTV- Truck full of U.S. handguns found in northern Ontario, two men charged
Two people from southern Ontario have been charged after police stopped the truck in Temiskaming Shores on Sept. 11 and found 72 handguns inside.
Two people from Brampton — Balraj Singh, 31, and Kawalbir Singh, 21, have been charged with 72 counts of weapons trafficking. Balraj Singh has also been charged with cocaine trafficking.
Science!
Where would we be without peer review?
Pub med- Prostate Cancer in Transgender Women: Incidence, Etiopathogenesis, and Management Challenges
Harvard Health- Prostate cancer in transgender women
Nature- Incidence of prostate cancer in transgender women in the US: a large database analysis
Canadian Urological Association Journal- Rethinking prostate cancer screening in transgender women
John Bolton Indicted
John Bolton indicted by a federal grand jury on 18 counts under the Espionage Act.
The indictment in Greenbelt, Md., federal court alleges that Bolton transmitted classified national security documents through a personal AOL email account and knowingly sent secret materials to outside contacts while serving in the first Trump administration.
Prosecutors allege that Bolton, 76, used email and various messaging apps to send documents classified as high as “top secret” that revealed intelligence about future US attacks, foreign adversaries and international relations.
The former US ambassador to the United Nations also kept diary-like notes of his daily activities and assessments, more than 1,000 pages of which he shared with two relatives — believed to be his wife and daughter — who did not have security clearances and were not authorized to see the information Bolton shared. […]
Federal agents searched Bolton’s Maryland home and Washington, DC, office on Aug. 22 in connection with the long-running investigation, which FBI sources told The Post was mysteriously “shelved” during the administration of Trump’s predecessor, former President Joe Biden.
During those searches, investigators retrieved documents related to weapons of mass destruction, the US mission to the United Nations, strategic government communications and secret travel memos, according to court records.
Even if Bolton had no intention of releasing the information, he could be held liable if sensitive documents were left lying around where others could get to it — a legal provision that applies to his personal email account as well.
“They are very difficult cases to defend against because it is in essence a simple analysis! Is the document classified? It in your possession? Did you purposefully possess the document in question?”
Sean Davis: John Bolton is in deep trouble.
Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors
Dear Jon:
Hi, my name is Cynical Publius. While you may know me from X, I am also a sometimes-published commentator on matters of importance. In fact, you may recall my work in The Federalist during the 2024 election revealing Tim Walz' military cowardice. I'm pretty proud of… https://t.co/QkEwU693uf
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) October 16, 2025
Narcissists Little Helper
Telegraph- Boris Johnson: I am using AI to help me write my books
Former prime minister admits he enjoys Chat GPT telling him his questions are ‘clever’ and ‘brilliant’
Going Full Bud Lite
Spiked- The book-burners have taken over the publishing house
Sensitivity readers and ultra-woke staff are censoring works that deviate from ‘progressive’ dogma.
Ideas So Good…
…they have to be made mandatory.
Mothers Little Helper
Tom Jefferson and Carl Heneghan- Antidepressants in mild depression
In mild depression, the effect of antidepressants is clinically irrelevant – improvements are mainly attributable to placebo response, natural recovery, or nonspecific effects.
Tonight On Unsolved Mysteries
National Post- How postal workers lost Canadians
Domino Theory
It’s becoming a little clearer every day as to why gold continues to set records. Debt financing problems in the financial system don’t appear to be going away.
RealTruck’s response to its debt crisis has centered on aggressive restructuring. In a notable move, the company executed a debt-for-equity swap, converting its 0.00% 2027 Convertible Notes into 7.00% 2030 Senior Secured Convertible Notes. This maneuver reduced principal debt but came at the cost of issuing over 316 million new shares, diluting existing shareholders and sending its stock to record lows…
RealTruck’s journey through its debt crisis exemplifies the high-stakes calculus of corporate restructuring. While its debt-for-equity swap and cost-cutting measures have stabilized liquidity, the company’s reliance on volatile markets and its elevated leverage ratio remain significant hurdles.
Time to make bank
So it turns out Alberta often gives away power for free when there’s lots of wind, and pays through the nose when there’s no wind. Unfortunately for the last year the only intertie connecting Alberta and Saskatchewan grids has been down. In the coming days it should be back, and Saskatchewan will again have the opportunity to make bank off Alberta’s interesting buy high, sell low strategy.
Brain Dead Democrats
My working hypothesis is that Fetterman’s stroke knocked out the “lyin’ Democrat” centers in his brain.
Top Democrats in Pennsylvania are maneuvering to run against Sen. John Fetterman in a 2028 primary contest, threatening to tear the party apart in the biggest battleground state in the nation.
Why it matters: Democrats haven’t flipped a GOP Senate seat since Fetterman did it in 2022. He’s still popular with Pennsylvania voters, even as Democrats turn on him over his softened approach to President Trump.
Hell To The No
Blacklock’s- Ask MPs To Permit Digital ID
“To modernize and support enhanced passenger experience we ask that the government endorse system-wide border and screening modernization including immediate regulatory changes,” Toronto’s Pearson International Airport wrote in a committee submission. It recommended amendments to Secure Air Travel Regulations to “enable digital ID to be recognized.”
Regulations currently require that domestic passengers over age 18 carry government-issue photo ID like a passport or driver’s license. Pearson Airport managers sought “a comprehensive set of regulations to enable digital ID and biometrics.”
We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars
…ALL of the following highlighted EV subsidized projects are now either bankrupt, cancelled or delayed
Technology so popular they’ll pay you to buy it.
Related: No one is coming to save us.
Big, If True
Russia’s New JFK Assassination Dossier: The document that the Russian government gave to Rep. Luna.
Thursday On Turtle Island
The Democratic Party’s America: Victor Davis Hanson – The Middle East breakthrough. Trump’s genius.
Conman Carney’s Canada: Some Canadian scholars. Education in Doug Ford’s Ontario. Hamas advisor.
Stories You Won’t Find At Carney’s CBC: Paul Joseph Watson – Everyone is noticing. Diversity is our strength. The repackaging of paedophilia. Toilet jihad.
Your morning meme.
October 16, 2025: Reader Tips
From 1974, here’s a film called Callan.
Your best tips are always welcome here!