Mary Ann Shadd broke ground with her anti-slavery newspaper, The Provincial Freeman. She was the first Black woman publisher in North America and the first female publisher in Canada. She later recruited Black soldiers for the Union Army during the American Civil War. 🧵 1/11

I really miss this about baseball, now that everyone has ear pieces and such to communicate

I really miss this about baseball, now that everyone has ear pieces and such to communicate

Register now for the latest webinar in our series, Nonreligion, Past and Present: Interdisciplinary Conversations, a collaboration with @ishash.bsky.social. This webinar will focus on the relationship between science and the natural world. Oct 29, 1pm ET Register uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Really interesting podcast, @etvpod.bsky.social and @humanistdad.bsky.social !! www.voidpod.com/podcasts/202...

Thank you, Nathan! I am really enjoying helping you realize your vision. Such a fun project!

I've been really fortunate to work with Wouter from the Voyager's Workshop! He has created amazing maps and cover art for my upcoming novel. I highly recommend him!!

I really like this phrase, "We welcome all who welcome all"

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One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.

Historians will look back at the US's slide into authoritarianism and note the dozens and dozens of times when elites not only did nothing to stop it, but actively facilitated it

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

The Saudis didn’t pay big money for famous American comedians because they were super eager for comedy, they paid for PR like this.

This is one of the most demented things Trump has posted

How about a giveaway? I have two copies of my cosy neurodivergent adventure Magic, Maps, and Mischief to send to two people! All you need to do is follow me and Repost this. Simple! I'll do the draw on Wednesday October 1st - good luck 🤞😁

This story is so crazy, yet it barely cracks the news cycle. I know we're long past the point of, "what if Obama or Biden had done this??"... but seriously, what if Obama or Biden had shared a fake video of themselves announcing a miracle medical technology? www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/p...

The President of the United States has posted a fake AI video of himself announcing a non-existent policy to give people access to a fake miracle cure that also doesn't exist truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT... We are fully through the looking glass, folks.

Happening next week: A webinar from the @socialrepair.bsky.social project, co-led by Lori Beaman. "Understanding Global Racisms: Beyond Euro-American Centricity," Tariq Modood October 1, 2025 9am ET Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8174893023... Access code: 546157

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There is something really depressing about this but it's hard for me to articulate exactly what it is

Read the latest article from NCF team members Ryan Cragun, Hugo Rabbia, Sivert Skålvoll Urstad, and Peter Beyer. In this article, the authors draw on research from the NCF's Social and Cultural Values Survey to re-think how to best measure nonreligion. secularismandnonreligion.org/articles/10....

Reminds me of the Three Stooges sketch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aVY...

do we think it's good that entire economy is based on the same entities passing money back and forth on speculative investment without anyone making anything that someone outside the loop is buying

All the mentions of Christianity at the Charlie Kirk funeral seem less about the actual content of the religion than giving a license to dominate others

I'm expecting Trump to dance to a sombre and dignified rendition of YMCA at Charlie Kirk's funeral

HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED

In my view, this new policy actually doesn't go far enough. I would like to see all university staff equipped with electronic collars, and when they are engaged in unproductive activities, they receive a small shock. Not so much to hurt them, but just enough to provide a little encouragement!

The crazy thing is that – while I see it's a pro-Trump group who put the statue up – it could equally have been an anti-Trump group...

Ummmm... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Imagine how big of a loser you would need to be to go into Starbucks and do this

This is madness. He's been put through enough!! More and more fascist shit by the minute.

No.

That last line is perfect

Once again it’s not that conservatives deny the existence of racism, they merely deny the existence of racism against minorities.

Not only repugnant, but wrong. Gutfield claims that this was an "a specific crime against her by someone who knew her." The killer had a list of 45 elected officials, all Democrats.

The stupidity has infected Canada too...

"It’s important for organisers to recognise how many families there are in their ‘thinking about attending’ audience. You can’t predict when anyone in your ‘thinking of attending’ audience will tip over into actually coming, but you can be ready to welcome them and give them a reason to come back."

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

There is still time to register for our upcoming Meet the Author webinar with Sarah Kathleen Johnson discussing her recent book, Occasional Religious Practice: Valuing a Very Ordinary Religious Experience Wednesday, September 17 12 pm ET Register here: uottawa-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey responds to Elon Musk.

Disgraceful

What's the big deal? Anyone who died would just go straight to Valhalla

This was a beautiful tribute from Bob, but it's hardly out of character for him. That pages shares daily stories of his greatness, such as when he helped this poor child, abandoned by a wealthy family because of a spot on his face!! Who knew??

One of the reasons why people often prefer debating ("dining across the divide") with the far right than the left is that the former makes them feel good about themselves by comparison Debates with/amongst the left bring up uncomfortable reflections about our participation in systems of oppression

To be fair he also prayed it was someone from a different state. He’s not mourning Charlie Kirk he’s mourning a setback for Utah exceptionalism (which he interrupts his mourning to advertise)

Useful reading. I knew about a bit about Groypers but did not realize the extent to which they hated Charlie Kirk. It seems like this would have been good context for the media to share... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groyper...

In the latest #SecularPolitics I try to give my friend Hemant @friendlyatheist.com some hope about the future of #secularism in what ended up being the 4th entry in my series The Boundaries of Secularity secularpolitics.us/20250912