Information has emerged from historical records about the pioneer of conversion therapy and ABA. As a young adult, Ole Ivar Lovaas joined a Nazi-sympathetic fascist party in Norway and later collaborated with the Nazis along with his family during WWII. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

There was an incident at the BAFTAs where a man who has a form of Tourette’s shouted out the “N” word while two Black men were at the podium. The most insightful commentary has been from a couple of Black women who also have Tourette’s. The BAFTA editing team are the worst offenders in all this.

/s Well done @aircanada.bsky.social Well done. /s The Lounge only opens 20 minutes before my flight starts boarding.

One terrible downside to early morning flights is that your body says “I’d better not fall asleep in case I don’t wake up on time.”

AOC: “You are the Attorney General of the United States of America & you don't want to hold anyone of these pedophiles accountable — resign or be impeached"

One of the irrefutable truths of the present moment is that the fascists really hate being called out for their fascism. Another is that all TERFs are fascists.

Every member of the Trump administration belongs in a jail cell at The Hague. *EVERY* *SINGLE* *ONE*

Hey @scottagunn.bsky.social, are you flying into #YYZ tonight?

Bondi accused a Jewish Congresswoman, whose grandfather died in the Holocaust of “antisemitism.” Imagine being the granddaughter of Holocaust victims accused of antisemitism by the poster girl for the NAZI Party.

This is their whole M.O. right here.

This week we witnessed a truly horrific school shooting in Tumbler Ridge. And at a time when British Columbians are uniting in support of the community, some people have been exploiting this tragedy to push a political agenda against trans kids. That's shameful and wrong. 🧵

Canada has legal obligation to cancel the export permits for the armoured vehicles being purchased by ICE. Here is my piece on what is needed to get the Prime Minister to respect international and domestic law in dealing with the ICE paramilitaries. charlieangus.substack.com/p/canada-mus...

Atheist fundamentalists are just as annoying (and just as puerile) as any other sort of fundamentalist.

‘To be clear, this tragedy is not “about trans people.” Just as acts of violence are not “about” race, religion, or sexuality simply because a perpetrator belongs to a particular group. Violence is not explained by identity labels, and grief is not eased by scapegoating.’

I converted to Catholicism a couple weeks ago. Here’s what I think Jesus got wrong.

Most conservative American evangelicals (Amerevangelicals, AKA Christian Nationalists) are convinced they are Dietrich Bonhoeffer when they are actually Ludwig Müeller. If Jesus is Lord, then Trump is . . . not.

The @cfl.ca needs to fire the commissioner who is trying to destroy the game.

I find it interesting the McPherson campaign is really pushing this poll. It shows Rob Ashton is the most popular choice among NDP supporters who are most likely to be paying attention, and are most likely to be casting votes in the #NDPLeadership. davidcoletto.substack.com/p/what-kind-...

Donald Trump is mentioned 38,000 times in the Epstein documents that have been released. Not 38,000 time “in the Epstein files.” It’s 38,000 time SO FAR in the documents that have been released. That’s 29 times and many times Jesus is mentioned in the New Testament. #EpsteinFiles #ArrestTrump

2008: Epstein is convicted of procuring a minor for prostitution 2018: Despite that conviction, [files indicate] he was invited by Rowling’s team - along with a guest of his choosing - to the Broadway opening of Harry Potter and the private after-party Protecting women and children, is it?

JK Rowling is in the Epstein files? I wish I was surprised. 😬

It’s odd that there would be a documentary about #Melania Trump. She’s the least consequential First Lady since Mrs. Buchanan.

We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason

In 2022 I started tracking changes in how news outlets were describing trans people, and set up a bot to record every article pushed to the Google News index based on a handful of search phrases, including “biological sex” in both the US and UK. The amount in 2023 alone was absolutely staggering.

Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.

ATTENTION CANADIAN FRIENDS If you, like me, are appalled by Donald Trump’s war on the people of Minnesota, here is something meaningful you can do to help. Did you know there are at least nine Canadian companies that have contracts to support ICE? #Minnesota #AbolishICE #ArrestTrump 1/?

The Super Bowl was always a bit of a joke as a sporting championship. But the half time entertainment is a Puerto Rican rapper, the pregame includes Lift Every Voice and Sing (aka the Black national anthem), and both teams are based in blue states. It’s like a big NFL middle finger to Trump.

Every ICE officer who has broken the law should be arrested, tried, and imprisoned for their crimes.

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

Thoughts on the People of Minnesota and the Terrorists of ICE Years ago, I preached a sermon about the prophet Elijah. In particular, I referred to an episode described in 1 Kings 19. #Minnesota #AbolishICE #ArrestTrump 1/?

The seven House Democrats who voted to continue funding ICE are accessories to murder. Henry Cuellar (TX), Jared Golden (ME), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA), Laura Gillen (NY), Don Davis (NC), Tom Suozzi (NY) Vicente Gonzalez (TX)

There are words to describe a person who would shoot someone in the back while they are restrained face down on the ground. The three most applicable are: 1. Murderer; 2. Terrorist; 3. Coward. #Minnesota #AbolishICE #ArrestTrump

The terrorist organization ICE has ordered 20 armoured vehicles from an Ontario manufacturer. @mark-carney.bsky.social, Canada must immediately deny export permits, or otherwise be accessories to ICE crimes. The workers (not the company) should be compensated for any lost wages. #ICEterrorists

The fascist regime running the U.S. government declared war on the American people on Jan. 20, 2025 and it's not going to stop just because Tim Walz says "please."

Another legal observer murdered by ICE in Minneapolis about 15 minutes ago. God damn this country.* ——— * I fully mean this in the technical and theological sense.

“The voters will pick a fighter over a policy writer every time. The big difference being when you line up the progressive policies with a fighter who will actually deliver them you get FDR and the New Deal . . . If you fight for us, you will win.”

Time for the United Kingdom to revoke their ratification of the 1783 Treaty of Paris.

The NRA comes out in favour of restrictive gun control in . . . 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . .

BTW, for non-Americans, -10ºF would be -23ºC.

I’ll admit, I’m tempted.

Apparently there was a very exciting play in an NFL game today. It’s getting a lot of attention because it’s so unusual. #StopTheCFLRuleChanges #FireTheCommissioner @cfl.ca

The European Union has the capacity to tank the American economy overnight. Canada needs to coordinate with the EU on this.

What more do Canadians need to know. Conservatives used to be patriotic Canadians. Now . . . not so much.

Why does Gavin Newsom keep platforming fascist apologists? And why would anyone who isn’t a fascist support a guy like Newsom who keeps platforming fascist apologists?

Mario Savio, 1964

What is it with transphobes and stolen valour?