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9/11...25 Years Later Part 1...The Fall of Harry and Meghan...Canada Bans Israeli Imports..Tariff Day Has Arrived...
Twenty-five years ago, September 11 fell on a Tuesday, a beautiful, crystal-clear fall morning that gave no hint of the horror about to unfold. We were working in our synagogue, then located in Decarie Square. Looking back, it was a time when we took a certain innocence about the world for granted. Computers were only beginning to become part of our everyday lives. News did not follow us everywhere. There were no smartphones in our hands, no constant stream of alerts and beep

Joannie Tansky
Sep 88 min read
Oops. Dropping the Ball Has Consequences.
If you are eating or squeamish, don’t read this piece. Shenzhen has become the first Chinese city to ban the sale and consumption of dog...
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Apr 2, 20204 min read
Staying out of Quagmires
Just a reminder that Blanche is on assignment in Israel. Ergo, the time you will be receiving the Blanche Report will be a bit on the odd...
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Dec 13, 20184 min read
The Horror in Europe Continues
The world has been spared horrific terrorist attacks for the past couple of months. That peace ended today in Barcelona when a truck...
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Aug 17, 20175 min read
Couillard’s Thoughtless, Empty Gesture
We would never have voted for Hillary. That’s a given. Trump was the chosen candidate, became president and everyone in the past seven...
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Aug 15, 20173 min read
A New Level of the Frozen Chosen
In a stunning move, Trump has dumped the FBI director, James Comey effective immediately. Trump’s letter was terse and to the point: “I...
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May 9, 20173 min read
The Mantra Continues. Get. Over. It.
We are certain there are far more qualified people with much less baggage than Donald J. Trump who could be president. But those people...
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Jan 17, 20174 min read
You Can Run But You Can’t Hide
Trump’s press conference, the first in 24 weeks, was nothing short of a circus thanks to a document published by BuzzFeed the night...
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Jan 12, 20174 min read
450 Kilometers of Bike Lanes to be Plowed This Winter. Another Genius City of Montreal Idea.
In case you thought that maybe vegans are, shall we say a tad on the extreme side, wonder no more. Blanche, could it be because they eat...
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Dec 1, 20164 min read
Free Hugs from a Stranger? Ich.
We don’t want to bust anyone’s bubble, but the geffulement with Trudeau and his inane remarks about Castro are going to come and go like...
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Nov 29, 20164 min read
Israel is Burning
Israel is burning. Fires are burning in the forests west of Jerusalem, around Haifa, on central and northern hilltops and in parts of the...
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Nov 24, 20164 min read
Million Woman March? We Can’t Keep Up With These Sore Losers.
The next few days will mark the birthday of Moishe Holtzberg as well as his parents’ yahrzeits. Moishe will be ten years old, his parents...
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Nov 22, 20164 min read
Sanctuary Cities? Suck it Up.
The PROtests continue in New York, Chicago, LA, Boston etc. Blanche, can you believe that the mayors of these cities are encouraging the...
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Nov 15, 20163 min read
White Lash? Street Demonstrations? Get a Grip.
Blanche, was there an election in the democratic United States? And didn’t Donald Trump win fair and square despite the mainstream...
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Nov 10, 20164 min read
Hillary to James Comey, FBI Director: I Was Going to Give You A Nasty Look, But I See You Already Ha
For those who don’t what Watergate is, the link will be at the end of this report. When Woodward and Bernstein needed to speak to Deep...
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Nov 1, 20164 min read
Your Dead Uncle Bernie Can Vote Six Times Because there is No Photo ID required to Vote
We can’t pinpoint exactly what the republican party did to deserve Donald Trump, but whatever it was they are getting paid back in...
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Oct 20, 20164 min read
Trump Should Introduce His Upper Lip to His Lower Lip and Start Talking Like A Candidate
Here’s a good one. Anne-France Goldwater, a prominent Montreal lawyer is dropping hints that she may challenge Denis Coderre in next...
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Oct 18, 20162 min read
The Mother of All Hurricanes?
Blanche, go git the barf bag. It has come to light that, lo and behold, Hillary has told Michelle that when elected she will continue to...
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Oct 6, 20163 min read
What’s Montreal’s Most Famous Street? Rue Barre (street closed).
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Oct 4, 20163 min read
Gary Johnson’s Brain is Like the Bermuda Triangle: Information goes In (Maybe) and is never fo
The geffulement with Trump vis-a-vis Miss Universe continues to hang in the air. Frankly, Hillary picked the wrong item to dig into as...
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Sep 29, 20164 min read
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