THE Politics of climate

(co-authored by G-Ham, with help from Johnny Povatch, Escalator Boy , Cloots, The General , Mick D , Snell Sells , the Duncaroo , Mama...

(written Sept 11, 2022) Downtown Calgary. Step outside to a strong smell of campfire but of course it's not campfire. Wildfire. From BC...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

(Alternatively titled: "Leave Orwell Out Of It") Welcome to the public sphere. In the old days if you wanted to air controversial and/or...

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...

Calgary's next municipal election's already shaping up to be the most impactful in our history. Here's the questions the Gent figgers...

(co-authored by G-Ham, with help from Johnny Povatch, Escalator Boy , Cloots, The General , Mick D , Snell Sells , the Duncaroo , Mama...

April 21, 2019 First of all, thank you Edmonton, for being the intellectual & moral hub of this entire province. The rest of us,...

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...

Your 'Conservative' Government's Lockdown-Free Christmas Family Vacays So just a few days after announcing the lockdown of Alberta's...

There *is* a fundamental core difference between the Left & Right wing of the political spectrum and there's no use pretending otherwise....

A Canadian eye view of the most BROKEN & DANGEROUS election in American history Sept 30, 2020: 33 Days Until Election 2020 Trump's goal...

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....

Liberal leader to be toppled over #WEScandal? Far from it. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's *actually* about to take one of the biggest...

Seeking to #BePartOfTheSolution as Canada's 'Top Doc' Dr Theresa Tam advocates, I've created the following set of #SafeSeptember...

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...

APRIL 14, 2019 "Conservatism" causes even smart people to vote stupid. Running government/society is THE EXACT OPPOSITE of running a...

Your species faces enormous, unprecedented danger but decisions for the herd are made by those least likely to understand the threat, let...

My 'Dear Fellow White People' thread addresses many of the ultimately hollow excuses White Folks make for not supporting the...

Started my #Masks4Canada thread in early April, advocating Canada-wide mandatory mask-use well before our Government had agreed they were...

This is a different time. More than ever folks are questioning the assumptions behind our entire system and finding them wanting. A...

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...

Denialists are a steadily shrinking pool and will in time only have each other to bounce around their non-science, anti-factual arguments...

For the people coming into adulthood in 2030, for our children, nieces, nephews & grandchildren, I hereby do solemnly pledge to hold...

JANUARY 9, 2020 Australia is ranked 54th out of 54 countries on Climate Action. They are a *very* right wing country with solid right...

(with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore & Theodor Seuss Geisel aka 'Dr Seuss') Twas the night before Xmas & all through the land...

Dearest Alberta, Your new meme has arrived. Do your thing. -The Gent #KenneyKilledAlberta #YouBastards

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...

The status quo is a dead system walking. It's not about whether we will properly address the #ClimateCrisis or not but rather when &...

For the last 50 years across North America, "Conservative" governments made the already rich richer at the expense of everybody else....

From provincial & federal election results to our fledgling non-army of #MAGA-styled separatist bozos, this province is ripe for the...