I've had a lot of questions about Hantavirus recently - and some alarmism in some places. It's been a while since I wore this hat - but let's chat! 💬 Top Line: Am I worried? No, not really. I don't see evidence this is something that will spread widely. 1/N

"Police [RNC + RCMP] must understand… protecting the intimate partner who was the subject of the offence charged must be one of their prime concerns,” Judge Wayne Gorman said. #Newfoundland #IntimatePartnerViolence www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

One of the weirdest examples of health racism is how some diseases are normalized in the Global South, but if a couple white westerners become ill on a cruise it’s suddenly a freakin’ crises. #Hantavirus was always there… but now we’re demanding government action for grossly dramatized reports.

WTAF

I spoke with The Tyee about the mainstreaming of hate in Canada. Specifically a BC MLA using the term Blood and Soil, and The National Post writing a non-critical piece on the book The Camp of the Saints, the inspo for the Great Replacement thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

I posted about this earlier today, but @rachelgilmore.bsky.social provides more information and critique. If you don't follow her you should. :-) Again, I say that those of us who research areas that intersect with Trump's politics (conspiracies, religion, populism, hate/extremism) pay attention

Hiding out here from #Hantavirus unnecessarily alarmist post and blatant #disinfo (yet again being used to undermine gov systems). For the record, yes the Canadian gov is responding to our citizens. And no, this isn’t like CV 🙄🤦‍♀️🫠👇

Immediately after Orbán's defeat, the dominant media narrative was that Europe's far-right wave was breaking. Now it seems to be shifting to the opposite view, that the far right is still thriving anyway. Now, talking about political moods, perhaps it would be helpful to take a look at the polls? 🧵

Soon… ❤️

My latest for Global News. Alberta voter list leak is a potential public safety disaster: enforcement experts | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1182824...

Alberta separatists separate Albertans from their privacy

I've felt this deep in my bones for a few years now. An absolute must read.

Oh hey. @philofwrite.bsky.social's book just dropped. I was on the Bloomsbury site and saw it listed front and center in their new non-fiction. If you want to know the real paranoia behind the scenes in American conservatism, you’ll want to read this book. www.bloomsbury.com/us/gods-angr...

Darth Blake Angeconeb ~ Anishinaabe 2023

#Disinformation following WHCD shooting on #CBC with @philofwrite.bsky.social (Stellar job!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KRo...

So the separatists really don’t give a damn about ethics or the law. They aren’t even bothering to pretend. Cheers to @readtheorchard.org for breaking this and @rachelgilmore.bsky.social for providing more context. substack.com/@rachelgilmo...

For months, state health inspectors have sought entry to investigate thousands of complaints regarding medical care and water and food quality. The company running the facility says the U.S. Supreme Court must first rule on an appeal of a court decision.

A year on, parts of Zambia are witnessing the devastating consequences of American cuts to a lifesaving HIV program.

I spoke with CBC News yesterday about the proliferation of conspiracy theories after the shooting at the WHCD. www.cbc.ca/news/world/w...

Whoop whoop! New reads… cause it’s been like a whole month since my last book 😳🫪🤯 (In my defence, I made a half-functioning mars rover)… I have been looking forward to this one for a while! @amaramarasingam.bsky.social & @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social

“If anything, it appears that Trump’s portrayal of himself as Jesus Christ might have provoked Allen. Also an alleged copy of his manifesto shows Allen invoking Christian theology to defend the shooting, working through Gospel passages one by one like someone who had spent real time with the Bible.”

P.S. Interview with Dr Celestini from 2021, which sets out much of the history and current relevance (and, given it’s from several years ago, sends some shivers down the spine today …). youtu.be/OMDQ3mjeu_I?...

Elon Musk is the richest man in the world. And yet he’s deeply deeply unhappy, a man torn to pieces by his own insecurities. These are the kind of people running this country.

Love me a good indie bookstore day…

It is very profitable to be an influencer. We can't ignore the realities of profit, power thru connections, and the focus on fear, disenfranchisement, and being a "hero" can mobilize

When hate becomes mainstream . This article positions the book Camp of Saints as a reality of immigration policies. This is not shocking given the history of Stephen Miller with this book. The hate panic (yeah I'm not using moral panic here, we are www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/colu...

So, which Canadian national news source is going to step up and offer an op ed with the realities of Camp of Saints? Who is going to counter the narrative? Or are the other news outlets going to just let that pass on by?

This seems to be a normative ideology in these circles/positions. He is not the first general or military leader to believe and espoused conspiracies, but those individuals used to lose their positions.

Tomorrow morning, at 8:40 am, I will be live on CBC News Morning Live discussing extremist groups targeting children and youth online.

This is insane… www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpu9...

Canada's most syndicated newspaper, the National Post, published an overwhelmingly positive review of the infamously racist novel Camp of the Saints today. The book is a standard in white nationalist book lists and is nearly only sold by white supremacist publishers. nationalpost.com/opinion/jami...

Another 764 terrorism arrest in Canada. 26 year old man in Quebec. (Which I think is on the older side of NVE?) rcmp.ca/en/news/2026...

In this (open access) article, @thomasjuneau.bsky.social and I examine the impact of the new National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) on Canada's intelligence community. There has been a LOT of improvement, but significant challenges remain. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I spoke to the Sindo about the unprecedented scale of disinformation we witnessed during the fuel protests & the disinformation economy. It's not enough to get this content removed post-hoc; we need to hold the platforms accountable for promoting disinformation & hate speech. archive.ph/AOVHC

"Fuentes is largely supported by donations from a small cadre of sympathizers: Just 10 accounts were responsible for giving him a total of about $77,000, while the top 500 accounts provided almost half of his superchat income — more than $400,000, the Post analysis found."

Ah! The “free speech” platform. Looking forward to reading the manifesto… I feel like it’s going to contain some dark future directions 😬😕😔

Who’s known for exploiting valid grievances for the purposes of spreading disinformation..? CSIS has reports out - we need regs on social media the same way we have oversight on other media like print/radio/television. @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social, we aren’t taking influence ops seriously enough.

Who’s known for exploiting valid grievances for the purposes of spreading disinformation..? CSIS has reports out - we need regs on social media the same way we have oversight on other media like print/radio/television. @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social, we aren’t taking influence ops seriously enough.

PM Mark Carney releases what is basically a “fireside chat”-style video. A lot of it is a repeat of his greatest lines. But also a warning that “A lot is going on in the world and not all of it is good”, with changing US-relations a key focus . youtu.be/uk2TZwkhi4E?...

Small drone attacks are killing more civilians around the world than ever before. I made a map about it:

Again.... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Exposing a global 'rape academy.' A months-long CNN investigation uncovers a hidden network of men encouraging each other to drug and assault their partners, and swap tips on how to get away with it. New from CNN's Saskya Vandoorne, Niamh Kennedy and Kara Fox. edition.cnn.com/interactive/...

Fun fact: this is Us revisionist history and not factual. The US was exceptionally late to join the war and only did so when Germany/Italy declared war on the US, following the war declared Japan. They shortened the war in Europe, but ended their own war in the Pacific…

Cracks in the charismatic leadership

I had plans for a crow-bar prior to HPAI… Crows and Ravens are so very clever!

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I saw this pic (before reading) & thought they’re on different sides of the same room - how loaded is that? Like Liberals are the new gov make-up of moderates and those left on the outside will become the “fringe” or extreme political outsiders. Which is prob exactly what he wants to convey. Wild.

I admit, I’m somewhat surprised.

My recent piece: Alberta’s Separatists Are Chasing a Total Cowboy Fantasy thewalrusca.substack.com/p/albertas-s... via @thewalrus.ca Too often, talk about safety, jobs, or “distinct identity” functions as code for intolerance, built on claims that simply don’t hold up to scrutiny.

Fifth Estate’s episode on the Edgewood Ostrich Farm just dropped… www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3s5...