Moments like this I wish I was still teaching my Ghosts, Cults, and Paranormal course! I did lectures on Psychics and had the students dissect the cues and red flags. Sigh.

In my class today I was so impressed with the students, we tackled a tough topic and they were so engaged, and respectful. They also suggested I do a sip & learn event and they would all come. They make me laugh. No matter how exhausted I am, they make me so energized. #LuckySessional

Lol me too! But tbh I'm ok with it, it is a great example of the cleavage in Canadian right wing groups, conspiracies, the convergence of groups and tech. It has been a great topic for introducing themes in my course as well.

On speed-dial. Trump asks supreme court to throw out jury’s finding in E Jean Carroll lawsuit www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The impact that an anti-vax, anti-science provincial government can have on the entire country.

I wrote about this too. Why isn’t Ontario hitting the barricades in rage? We’ve so little lake access. Entirely privatized shorelines. You could give the province away to oligarchs & people would be meh. Thx to Fatima for calling this early on. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Breaking MSNBC: The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.

It's rare something on social media makes me smile.

people.com/donald-trump... I just knew this was coming. And if you think this doesn’t end with a massive gold trump statue in DC you’re not paying attention

A felon freed by Trump in his first term is sentenced again, this time to 27 months after a judge found that he sexually assaulted a nanny, swung an IV pole at a nurse and dodged tolls in his Lamborghini and Ferrari. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...

A really fascinating interview with @gilduran.com, and American reporter who's been tracking something he calls the Nerd Reich. "Apocalyptic language has long been a technology for political power." Q&A by @harrisonmooney.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

I am interested in what this looks like in practice

Phenomenal lede, 100/10 www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...

So much snow and so very cold. Wishing I could put my classes online so I would not have to leave my house until spring

Exporting MAGA "The Heritage Foundation goes from MAGA to MEGA - Make Europe Great Again" www.politico.eu/article/the-...

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is calling on Senate Democrats to replace Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as leader after eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted Sunday to begin the process of reopening the federal government.

And as a Canadian I would like to add Trump changes his mind constantly soooo I'm positive he won't do the opposite in the coming days. (The last part is pure sarcasm)

New: On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command." www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...

Rhodes: Trump should “call us up as a militia, order us all to come together in our counties under his command, which gives you complete legal sanction to do what you're doing”

Every year with the first snowfall and below zero temps I'm shocked how cold it is, and I'm reminded how I am not meant to be this cold. Anyone hiring a conspiracy/extremism researcher in a warm climate not in the USA?

Religion note: among those listed in Trump’s pardon list here is Rev. Stephen Cliffgard Lee, a Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod pastor who was charged with attempting to influence witnesses and conspiring to solicit false statements and writings in Georgia. religionnews.com/2023/08/15/p...

The cull of ostriches at a BC farm has become a beacon for those on the right, mixing with animal rights activists. I spoke to @alexboyd.bsky.social at the Toronto Star about the implications. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

Why am I watching the Commanders and being forced to watch the lies and publicity bs of Trump? Why?

And last check Shapiro's post about Fuentes and Carlson had less than half of the views, reposts, and likes than Fuentes' response. Something about a leopard and a face

HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE

Ummm I thought I misread this, but nope. Cnn interviewed Candace Owens. Examining her most controversial claims...so is that the antisemitism, or the anti Trans, or straight up conspiracies?

From a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, who calls today's preliminary injunction an "extreme act" by an "activist judge." "We shall appeal."

Let’s hear more of the dangers of democratic socialism under Mamdani

I am in a mood today. I've read the NYT piece and honestly all I can think is obviously trad wives have become theorists. In light of the temper tantrums of DJT et al. Maybe when female identifying humans are labeled like that article DJT and the guy crying about a sandwich should be the response

Hero jury saves hoagie hurler from legal grinder www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

Brave Sir Bobby ran away, bravely ran away away

Are Women Real? And if so, can Ross Douthat fix it?

Ok, just wow. If the content of this article is right, this is depressing. We're slowly reaching the point where ~100% of what I was taught in Social Psych was either innocently wrong or plainly frauded onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

So when are we allowed to do comparative politics between the CCP and the Republican party?

Well the caplock response is in, and I'm disappointed. Still self centered but not unhinged.

Maybe Jamil Jivani should rethink his TPUSA style campus tour, engaging young men Maple Maga....

BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.

Trump on Truth Social Media is very quiet. One of his last posts below. I wonder when the caps lock tantrum will commence.

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Breaking: Democrats flip two Public Service Commission seats in Georgia, the first victories in 25 years.

Breaking news: Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former three-term congresswoman and CIA agent will become Virginia’s first female governor, the AP projects. https://wapo.st/3LqdiWU

Disturbing news out of Auburn University, where the admin is pressuring professors to sign a statement saying they're complying with an "anti-DEI" law and TPUSA is holding a rally and trying to record classes. I hear faculty are terrified to sign, worried this is a pretense for mass firings.

🫧 "Michael Burry, the investor who famously predicted the subprime-mortgage bubble bursting two decades ago, is betting that two stocks (Palantir and Nvidia) at the heart of the artificial-intelligence trade are set for a fall." www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

Oh — the situation has escalated. Pope Leo has spoken out: says "spiritual rights" of detainees should be respected and calls on the "authorities" to allow "pastoral workers" in. "Jesus says very clearly … we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=taCi...

A Border Patrol agent was caught on video telling another to throw tear gas “for fun,” according to a court filing. They also mocked protesters and residents who were getting gassed.

From SpongeBob memes to AI “Hitler comedy trailers,” OpenAI’s Sora 2 is being exploited to distort history, glorify genocide, and normalize hate, exposing serious gaps in the company’s content moderation policies. Read more:

There is a distinct possibility that some people are too stupid to participate in a democracy

I keep thinking about the old movies where in a court case the defense would reenact the violent act. Secretly I'm hoping the defense pulls out a sandwich and throws it at the ICE person. Then the big AH HA moment with the sandwich wrapped on the floor, no mustard stench.

At the end of my class today some of the students stayed to chit chat. I have to say, I am filled with hope. These students are smart, interesting, hilarious, and so engaged. I am going to miss them at the end of the semester.

This is literally the worst time libe. How is this real and not a comedy skit??? I'm also pondering how these self professed "real men" are so traumatized by a sandwich.