And another one bites, and another one bites. and another one bites the dust…
Reader Tips
Tonight we watch 100-year-old newsreel footage of a horse race marred by the actions of a suffragette who stepped in front of the thundering pack in an attempt to stop Anmer, a horse owned by King George V, who was a man.
Spectators “claimed that they heard a woman shout ‘Votes for women!’ before leaping out in front of the king’s horse. [Footage] shows clearly that (Emily) Davison stopped in front of Anmer…and it appears that she tried to make a grab for the reins of the horse but the speed of Anmer and the impact on her were so great that she took a terrible blow.”
To some people “the iconic image of the suffragette being trampled by George V’s horse has come to symbolize the bitter struggle that women fought to win the right to vote in Britain”; to others, perhaps, it’s reminiscent of a panel from an Edward Gorey tale. The only thing everyone can agree on is that when women in the UK were enfranchised five years later there was one less female voter.
Putting politics aside for a moment, here, at last, for all you fans of horse racing, is some grainy footage of the exciting 1913 Epsom Derby, won by 100-1 long-shot Abboyeur.
The King’s horse was fine, btw, and finished the race sans jockey.
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Are York Regional Police Now the Self-Proclaimed Arbiters of Free Speech?
Well known American blogger Pamela Geller is scheduled to speak in Toronto this month. But if the allegations are true, then some in the York Regional Police force appear to have decided that she should not appear:
Insp. Ricky Veerappan of the force’s diversity, equity and inclusion bureau, confirmed he and officers from the force’s hate crimes unit met with Rabbi Mendel Kaplan of the Chabad Flamingo Synagogue on Tuesday.
The Tolerant Left
A well-known female liberal blogger and radio host at the University of Wyoming (UW) is being accused by police of fabricating a rape threat against herself to appear as if it came from a conservative.
Oh, Shiny Pony!
The political debate in Canada is heating up, with the Conservative party recently launching a series of attack ads aimed at the new Liberal party leader, Justin Trudeau. Whatever you think of these kinds of ads — and I am of the mind that it sucks to see them getting more and more popular in Canada, no matter which party is using them — former Liberal leader and current Liberal MP Stéphane Dion has now shown everyone how not to respond to them.
h/t Howard
Free Ethical Oil!
Ezra Levant talks James Hansen with Climate Depot’s Marc Morano.
Related: Federal politicians use non-partisan climate group to meet in ‘safe space’ behind closed doors.
Obama Knew!
Saudi Arabia Warned Us About Tamarlan Tsarnaev
Breaking: FBI arrest another three lone wolves
Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors
.@dougsaunders I know exactly who Nigel Farage is. Unlike you, who apparently can’t tell a Nazi salute from your own reflection.
— katewerk (@katewerk) May 1, 2013
For the millions of Canadians who don’t recognize the name, Doug Saunders is the “International-Affairs Columnist, The Globe and Mail” and resident expert on the “far right”.
O, Sweet Saint Of San Andreas
Coulda Been A Contender
After refusing to accept election results: “I Helped Avert A ‘Violent Revolution’ By Accepting Bush V. Gore Decision…”
h/t Black Mamba
Reader Tips
Tonight, ein Lied für unsere alten SDA Kameraden Hans Rupprecht: Here’s violinist/conductor André Rieu leading a brassy outdoor-spectacular performance of Alte Kameraden in front of a vigorous, happy crowd.
h/t gunney99
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4 Year Recovery Watch Remains On High Alert
Associated Press: “US home prices up 9.3 pct., most in nearly 7 years”
In The Mail
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“When the Democrats do it, that means that it is not illegal”
Dem Voter Fraud Caught On Tape in Colorado
The Colorado legislature is in the midst of considering a bill to pass same day voter registration, so if Brandon had done this on election day, he would have subsequently been given a ballot and could have voted.
Related: Like hundreds around the nation, these two [Mississipi] counties have more active registered voters than there are voting age-eligible residents, according to data from the U.S. Census and state voter registration offices.
It’s Probably Nothing
The Chicago Purchasing Managers reported April’s Chicago Business Barometer fell 3.4 to 49.0, a 3-1/2 year low. Except for a minor gain in New Orders, all Business Activity measures weakened in April with five of seven now in contraction. BUSINESS ACTIVITY: SUPPLIER DELIVERIES, PRICES PAID, and PRODUCTION: all lowest since 2009; ORDER BACKLOGS: ten months of contraction in the past 12 months; EMPLOYMENT: third month over month decline. BUYING POLICY: CAPITAL EQUIPMENT longest since August 2012; MRO SUPPLIES shortest in five months.
Baby Boomers
This month, Hamas introduced its new training program in Gazan schools, where for one hour a week terrorists from the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades – Hamas’ military wing – train 16-year-old boys to use Kalashnikov assault rifles and other forms of weaponry. […] Its new program is now part of the mandatory curriculum for every public school in Gaza, and every male student is required to attend. A program for girls is in the works, said Mohammed Syam, general director of educational activities at Gaza’s Ministry of Education.
O, Sweet Saint Of San Andreas
Things You’re Allowed To See On The CBC
“Any race except Caucasian.” (h/t Plainzdrifter)
Gentlemen, Start Your Chainsaws
Manitoba creates heritage tree program: if it’s only crown lands, why would they “consider any landowner concerns”?
Reader Tips
Do you know where the finger of suspicion is pointing tonight? Do you? Do you know who is the “guilty who”?
Yes, that’s right. I’m sorry.
The comments remain open, nonetheless, for your Reader Tips.