Ian Hanna
@ianhanna.bsky.social
Raconteur, iconoclast, excrement aeration, hellscape tour guide.
Once again, Sask. has attracted the attention of the NYTimes for all the wrong reasons (Ian Austen's Canada Day Letter). Why is it that Neal Young's Alabama has come to mind? Oh ya. When the majority threatens to sweep away the rights of a vulnerable minority, people are supposed to speak up.
November 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Once again, Sask. has attracted the attention of the NYTimes for all the wrong reasons (Ian Austen's Canada Day Letter). Why is it that Neal Young's Alabama has come to mind? Oh ya. When the majority threatens to sweep away the rights of a vulnerable minority, people are supposed to speak up.
The winds of change....
November 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The winds of change....
As the UK Conservatives have a dreadful conference and poll at 16%, I realize I am deriving just a bit too much joy from the misfortune of others.
October 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
As the UK Conservatives have a dreadful conference and poll at 16%, I realize I am deriving just a bit too much joy from the misfortune of others.
When the ship loses its rudder, there are all kinds of wild turns.
September 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
When the ship loses its rudder, there are all kinds of wild turns.
Jenni, you saw the terrain shift dramatically, and did nothing to pivot. Nothing you could have done differently? Come on. At least be honest with yourself, if not the rest of us.
August 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Jenni, you saw the terrain shift dramatically, and did nothing to pivot. Nothing you could have done differently? Come on. At least be honest with yourself, if not the rest of us.
Ornamental clouds
compose an evening love song;
a road leaves evasively.
The new moon begins
a new chapter of our nights,
of those frail nights
we stretch out and which mingle
with these black horizontals.
Rainer Maria Rilke
compose an evening love song;
a road leaves evasively.
The new moon begins
a new chapter of our nights,
of those frail nights
we stretch out and which mingle
with these black horizontals.
Rainer Maria Rilke
August 8, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Ornamental clouds
compose an evening love song;
a road leaves evasively.
The new moon begins
a new chapter of our nights,
of those frail nights
we stretch out and which mingle
with these black horizontals.
Rainer Maria Rilke
compose an evening love song;
a road leaves evasively.
The new moon begins
a new chapter of our nights,
of those frail nights
we stretch out and which mingle
with these black horizontals.
Rainer Maria Rilke
If you proposed this as a novel, the premise would be rejected as too unbelievable. The unravelling of satire and fiction continues in the US.
August 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
If you proposed this as a novel, the premise would be rejected as too unbelievable. The unravelling of satire and fiction continues in the US.
A useful addition to our political vocabulary today from UK Labour, as it suspends 3 MPs for "persistent knobheadery". One might wonder how many SK MLAs and MPs would be left if similar standards were adopted in this province.
July 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A useful addition to our political vocabulary today from UK Labour, as it suspends 3 MPs for "persistent knobheadery". One might wonder how many SK MLAs and MPs would be left if similar standards were adopted in this province.
Once again, Marina Hyde hits the perfect note; the UK has a dysfunctional government unable to fix the country, or fix itself. Sounds a lot like Sask. politics. Functioning education, health care and forest-fire fighting systems seem like reasonable expectations for citizens. Things seem broken.
July 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Once again, Marina Hyde hits the perfect note; the UK has a dysfunctional government unable to fix the country, or fix itself. Sounds a lot like Sask. politics. Functioning education, health care and forest-fire fighting systems seem like reasonable expectations for citizens. Things seem broken.
Skies alive over YQR this evening
July 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Skies alive over YQR this evening
This is over. Someone has to be held accountable…maybe not the right person. But given the fix they are in, she’ll be gone in a week. UK politics seems to be going through a sustained period of unrest, instability and dysfunction.
July 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is over. Someone has to be held accountable…maybe not the right person. But given the fix they are in, she’ll be gone in a week. UK politics seems to be going through a sustained period of unrest, instability and dysfunction.
Remember who you are dealing with: no concessions until you see the deal. Trump can smell the weakness.
June 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Remember who you are dealing with: no concessions until you see the deal. Trump can smell the weakness.
Some kind of alignment in the universe??
June 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some kind of alignment in the universe??
Entirely predictable outcomes that could/should have been predicted and factored into decision-making. Now, no one knows where the enriched uranium is and the world is much less safe. Irresponsible.
June 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Entirely predictable outcomes that could/should have been predicted and factored into decision-making. Now, no one knows where the enriched uranium is and the world is much less safe. Irresponsible.
As the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg reminds us, the weekend's events are not isolated, but come with historical antecedents. In the foreign policy vernacular of the region "you break it, you own it" means intervention is easy to start, but hard to end.
June 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
As the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg reminds us, the weekend's events are not isolated, but come with historical antecedents. In the foreign policy vernacular of the region "you break it, you own it" means intervention is easy to start, but hard to end.
And what precisely are the distinct qualities of Canadian corn starch ?
June 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
And what precisely are the distinct qualities of Canadian corn starch ?
Sometimes in politics, things are going so badly you need a distraction and a reset. Here’s an example of that. Someone is finally doing the right thing and correcting a massive injustice-for all the wrong reasons.
June 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Sometimes in politics, things are going so badly you need a distraction and a reset. Here’s an example of that. Someone is finally doing the right thing and correcting a massive injustice-for all the wrong reasons.
Important perspective:
May 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Important perspective:
Contrast this morning’s Labour chatter in the UK after losing one by-election by FOUR VOTES with crickets in Canada after someone blows a 20 point lead. I believe the normal Canadian conservative fondness for post-election regicide will eventually bubble to the surface before long.
May 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Contrast this morning’s Labour chatter in the UK after losing one by-election by FOUR VOTES with crickets in Canada after someone blows a 20 point lead. I believe the normal Canadian conservative fondness for post-election regicide will eventually bubble to the surface before long.
Taxation without benefit? Hardly
May 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Taxation without benefit? Hardly
An article about how to secure your phone if you have to enter the United States would be more useful.
May 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
An article about how to secure your phone if you have to enter the United States would be more useful.
Two of the oldest lessons in politics: 1) If you play with fire, sometimes you get burned and, 2) Political leaders should at least try, occasionally, to be likeable and transparent.
April 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Two of the oldest lessons in politics: 1) If you play with fire, sometimes you get burned and, 2) Political leaders should at least try, occasionally, to be likeable and transparent.
Wow. Western Premiers, past and present, responding to the federal election with the same talking points, word for word. How very---Fox News.
April 30, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Wow. Western Premiers, past and present, responding to the federal election with the same talking points, word for word. How very---Fox News.
Crap. Let the conspiracy theories begin….
April 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Crap. Let the conspiracy theories begin….
The required pre-election dose of pragmatism and reality from @mmandryk. From a statistical perspective, Liberal breakthroughs in urban Saskatchewan will be nothing short of remarkable. That said, it's been a remarkable campaign.
April 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The required pre-election dose of pragmatism and reality from @mmandryk. From a statistical perspective, Liberal breakthroughs in urban Saskatchewan will be nothing short of remarkable. That said, it's been a remarkable campaign.