Huey Lewis and the Nouvelle Cuisine - Part 2 ( M to Z )
(co-authored by G-Ham, with help from Johnny Povatch, Escalator Boy, Cloots, The General, Mick D, Snell Sells, the Duncaroo, Mama Jo,...
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The GentYYC
- May 16
- 2 min
Under The Dark Red Sun
(written Sept 11, 2022) Downtown Calgary. Step outside to a strong smell of campfire but of course it's not campfire. Wildfire. From BC...
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The GentYYC
- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
Your Omicron Update, Dec 23 2021
I get that we’re all tired of restrictions and being cautious and that we want a normal holiday. That said Omicron is hitting the world...
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The GentYYC
- Aug 25, 2021
- 3 min
For What It's Worth
With love and respect to a very dear friend, I'm glad to hear the recent FDA approval is changing some of the calculus behind your...
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The GentYYC
- Jul 4, 2021
- 2 min
THE EXXON MURDERS
They knew what they were doing would kill a great number of people. They did it anyways. How is that not murder? You know me. Never...
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The GentYYC
- Jul 1, 2021
- 4 min
Truth and Reconciliation: To Become An Ally
June 4, 2021 I've always considered myself a strong ally to the Indigenous. Like many of us, the last few weeks have shown me I have a...
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The GentYYC
- May 16, 2021
- 3 min
A Nothingburger Revealed: the WE "Scandal"
The WE Scandal (which many of us, partisan or not, noticed had a very strong air of nothingburger to it) was one of the biggest news...
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The GentYYC
- May 9, 2021
- 2 min
Stop Enabling The Incompetent Villain Party
I get advised on tone from time to time by my peers on this here website which is fine. This is the public sphere. It's absolutely your...
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The GentYYC
- Apr 18, 2021
- 4 min
Cancel vs Consequence: You're As Free Now As You've Ever Been
(Alternatively titled: "Leave Orwell Out Of It") Welcome to the public sphere. In the old days if you wanted to air controversial and/or...
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The GentYYC
- Apr 11, 2021
- 4 min
The Lockdown Shuffle: Elimination, Mitigation or Devastation?
Covid's Only Options Nobody likes lockdowns but you can't say they don't work. In Alberta we lived through the proof of it. The failure...
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The GentYYC
- Mar 6, 2021
- 2 min
Questions for Candidates - Calgary General Election 2021
Calgary's next municipal election's already shaping up to be the most impactful in our history. Here's the questions the Gent figgers...
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The GentYYC
- Mar 4, 2021
- 10 min
Huey Lewis and the Nouvelle Cuisine - Part 1 ( A to L )
(co-authored by G-Ham, with help from Johnny Povatch, Escalator Boy, Cloots, The General, Mick D, Snell Sells, the Duncaroo, Mama Jo,...
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The GentYYC
- Jan 30, 2021
- 15 min
Fear and Loathing in Alberta: The Big Fat Lie of Election 2019
April 21, 2019 First of all, thank you Edmonton, for being the intellectual & moral hub of this entire province. The rest of us,...
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The GentYYC
- Jan 20, 2021
- 1 min
American President Joe Biden
He's a good man. He won't be (& hasn't been) perfect but he'll try to make America & the world a better place than it's been. He is...
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The GentYYC
- Jan 2, 2021
- 5 min
"A Lockdown For Thee But Not For Me"
Your 'Conservative' Government's Lockdown-Free Christmas Family Vacays So just a few days after announcing the lockdown of Alberta's...
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The GentYYC
- Dec 12, 2020
- 4 min
"Conservatism": The *Other* Global Pandemic
There *is* a fundamental core difference between the Left & Right wing of the political spectrum and there's no use pretending otherwise....
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The GentYYC
- Oct 2, 2020
- 3 min
Apocalypse Now? Your 2020 Election Homestretch Primer
A Canadian eye view of the most BROKEN & DANGEROUS election in American history Sept 30, 2020: 33 Days Until Election 2020 Trump's goal...
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The GentYYC
- Sep 18, 2020
- 3 min
You Vote for the SMOKE, You Vote for the FIRE
Every time you smell that smoke never doubt for one second that if you vote "Conservative" you might as well have lit the fire yourself....
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The GentYYC
- Aug 23, 2020
- 3 min
The Trudeau Gambit
Liberal leader to be toppled over #WEScandal? Far from it. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's *actually* about to take one of the biggest...
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The GentYYC
- Aug 8, 2020
- 2 min
7 'Safe September' Principles
Seeking to #BePartOfTheSolution as Canada's 'Top Doc' Dr Theresa Tam advocates, I've created the following set of #SafeSeptember...
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The GentYYC
- Aug 4, 2020
- 4 min
Safe September: Odyssey of Action
July 31st, 2020 My friends with kids're now beginning to express their fears about schools opening up in just over 4 weeks time. I don't...
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The GentYYC
- Jul 25, 2020
- 5 min
The Unholy Alliance of Big Business And Bad Governance
APRIL 14, 2019 "Conservatism" causes even smart people to vote stupid. Running government/society is THE EXACT OPPOSITE of running a...
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The GentYYC
- Jul 23, 2020
- 2 min
Slowest Of The HERD
Your species faces enormous, unprecedented danger but decisions for the herd are made by those least likely to understand the threat, let...
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The GentYYC
- Jul 20, 2020
- 3 min
Dear Fellow White People: How To Stop Being MONSTROUS on Race
My 'Dear Fellow White People' thread addresses many of the ultimately hollow excuses White Folks make for not supporting the...
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The GentYYC
- Jul 19, 2020
- 6 min
Hey Canada! MASK UP!!!
Started my #Masks4Canada thread in early April, advocating Canada-wide mandatory mask-use well before our Government had agreed they were...
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The GentYYC
- Apr 17, 2020
- 3 min
A Post Coronavirus ALBERTA NEW DEAL
This is a different time. More than ever folks are questioning the assumptions behind our entire system and finding them wanting. A...
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The GentYYC
- Feb 24, 2020
- 2 min
Alberta TECK-Tonics: Transition or Die
SO when the Gent said OVER AND OVER AGAIN this Teck thing was NOT. ECONOMICALLY. VIABLE. that's me being proven right. Again. Want to...
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The GentYYC
- Jan 29, 2020
- 5 min
Denialism: The Ever-Shrinking Puddle
Denialists are a steadily shrinking pool and will in time only have each other to bounce around their non-science, anti-factual arguments...
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The GentYYC
- Jan 13, 2020
- 1 min
Take The 2030 Pledge
For the people coming into adulthood in 2030, for our children, nieces, nephews & grandchildren, I hereby do solemnly pledge to hold...
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The GentYYC
- Jan 9, 2020
- 2 min
Your Carbon Tax Angst vs a World Literally On Fire
JANUARY 9, 2020 Australia is ranked 54th out of 54 countries on Climate Action. They are a *very* right wing country with solid right...
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The GentYYC
- Dec 24, 2019
- 3 min
Twas the GRINCH Before Christmas
(with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore & Theodor Seuss Geisel aka 'Dr Seuss') Twas the night before Xmas & all through the land...
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The GentYYC
- Nov 20, 2019
- 1 min
Internet, Do Your Thing
Dearest Alberta, Your new meme has arrived. Do your thing. -The Gent #KenneyKilledAlberta #YouBastards
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The GentYYC
- Nov 17, 2019
- 3 min
Climate Science: From One Non-Scientist to Another
Be it resolved: the Climate Crisis is no hoax, nor is it a part of our Earth’s natural cycle. The Climate Change we are currently...
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The GentYYC
- Nov 16, 2019
- 5 min
Renaissance or Revolution? (one is vastly preferable)
The status quo is a dead system walking. It's not about whether we will properly address the #ClimateCrisis or not but rather when &...
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The GentYYC
- Nov 1, 2019
- 2 min
"Conservative" Government is a Leaky Bucket (and it's that way by design)
For the last 50 years across North America, "Conservative" governments made the already rich richer at the expense of everybody else....
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The GentYYC
- Oct 26, 2019
- 4 min
Welcome to Sucker Country
From provincial & federal election results to our fledgling non-army of #MAGA-styled separatist bozos, this province is ripe for the...
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