Usual suspects are losing their collective shit over this new directive that prevents religion from being forced on anyone in CAF/DND. They really struggle with the concept that freedom "of" religion also means freedom "from" religion. Poor christo-fascist muffins www.canada.ca/en/departmen...

Henschel's lawyer played up his military PTSD. This affected the sentence. As a veteran who has lived with PTSD (and the resultant hyperarousal) every day for over 20 years, and as an academic who has studied mil/vet PTSD and moral injury in-depth, I call BS on this one.

yipeng ge 葛义朋@yipengge.bsky.social · 2w ago

A 58 year old Swiss man is able to come to Ottawa and attend the CANSEC arms fair, and yell “I’m a fucking racist and I’m proud of it”, and punch a 21 year old Palestinian woman down to the ground, without any meaningful accountability. Appalling decision by the judge. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

So, what they're really saying, once again, is that people suffering from mental health issues don't have fundamental human rights, especially in regards to decisions about their suffering.

Trying to write a short (350 word) abstract for my precious beast of a dissertation (253-pages, 79k words) ... head/desk

I'm a little shocked that Orban actually conceded -- I was fully expecting him to go full dictator in trying to hold onto power. And this must be pissing off Putin and Trump.

WTAF? That this graphic is on official Government of Canada (Destination Canada) web-pages and social media? How the flying-F did this ever get approved for posting on an official page?

If you've ever said "thank you for your service" to a veteran and gotten a weird look in response, I said some things to try and explain why that happens. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/r...

Remembrance Day: Some who served must trudge ahead

Podcast Episode · CONNECT with Sarah Crosbie · 2025-11-11 · 16m

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"Gems in the rocky beach of biologic psychiatry during the First World War" Evocative? Provocative? It's the subtitle for a section of my chapter covering the "history of medicine" in my dissertation on moral injury and PTSD.

The living Israeli hostages have been released as part of a ceasefire deal that also saw about 2000 Palestinian prisoners freed. Wait, but why are the Israelis “hostages” and the Palestinians “prisoners”? In today’s video, that’s the question we’re exploring:

I was called in multiple times to give advice on the language and content to this apology. I don't know what the final wording will be. But the comments from racist troglodytes in response to the announcement of the apology alone speaks volumes to why it's needed. www.canada.ca/en/departmen...

the ceasefire on Israel's genocidal "war" against the Palestinian people has already been breached, repeatedly, by ... oh, big fucking surprise ... by Israel.

My take on the truly abysmal and ignorant speeches by Hegseth and Trump to the generals and admirals of the US military saideman.blogspot.com/2025/10/gofo...

“I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Wait ... what? We were funded?

when even the Beaverton struggles to make satire over something ... I threw up my breakfast on seeing this happen during MP Statements just prior to QP. Like we needed more evidence for where Con & Libs stand in relation to christo-fascist white-supremacists. www.thebeaverton.com/2025/09/repo...

Report: At this point we are just trying to figure who Canadian Parliament WON'T give a standing ovation to

OTTAWA - After members of the Canadian Parliament earlier today gave a standing ovation to recently deceased far-right agitator who touted white supremacist theories, Charlie Kirk, we here at The Beav...

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One thing that kinda blows my mind: I spoke to national French-language media all morning about this. I did three separate interviews before 10am. I was interviewed for the U.S. publication WIRED about it. But English-language Canadian media? Crickets. It’s just so odd!

Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Hi. I’m Rachel. My name is first on the website the North American far-right is using to target people they say “celebrated” Charlie Kirk’s death. There’s just one problem: I never did that. But the people sending me threats don’t seem to care. Let me tell you, in my own words, what happened:

A bit rich coming from Poilievre when his own wife retweeted a post by Andrew Scheer directing the right-wing mob to go after @rachelgilmore.bsky.social. His family’s safety matters. No so much those who don’t subscribe to his political project.

Benjamin Lopez Steven@benlopezsteven.bsky.social · 11mo ago

NEW: Poilievre says he worries for his family as political violence concerns grow in the U.S. and Canada following the fatal shooting of an American right-wing activist. #cdnpoli #canpoli He sat down for an in-studio interview with @cathcullen.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

UofT Prof Ruth Marshall placed on leave-of-absence. Manitoba Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine had to apologize and retract her comments. What did they do wrong? They both called out Kirk for what he was: a christo-fascist white-nationalist who only ever peddled hate.

The most exhausting thing about today has definitely been seeing so many Liberals (old and new) do some complicated cognitive gymnastics trying to defend the PMO's initial decision to even invite a christo-fascist like Roberts in the first place. Beaverton's satire gave me some much-needed giggles.

The Beaverton@thebeaverton.com · 11mo ago

Carney cancels invite for Project 2025 mastermind, wants fascist takeover of Canada to be more of a surprise

that moment when the PM of Canada invites a fascist to talk to his caucus. w...t...f.... I wouldn't be surprised if PP pulled this stunt, but Carney? Really? w...t...f...

I seem to have ended up in the news again, giving context to why the military struggles with culture change and the presence of hate-filled ideologies globalnews.ca/news/1133001...

Hateful conduct reports in Canadian military rising after years of decline - National | Globalnews.ca

Data from the Department of National Defence has both former military members and outside experts warning of a persisting issue of extremism in the Canadian Armed Forces.

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bahahahahhahahahahahahahaha it's even tinier than his tiny hands ... bahahahhahahahahaha www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1xR...

Relax, Guy

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I said some things, trying to draw attention to the long-existing systemic and endemic problem within military culture that enables this to happen. omny.fm/shows/580-cf...

'It's not a problem in the recruiting stage' : Dangers of radicalization in the armed forces amid Quebec anti-government militia arrests - 580 CFRA

The RCMP have charged four people in Quebec in an extremist plot, all four men arrested have links to the Canadian Arms Forces. Kristy Cameron is joined by Walter Callaghan, former Health Administrati...

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This is the term we must use now, yes.

This occurred in Jenin, the same place where the IDF murdered journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. If they're willing to murder a Palestinian-American journalist and fire on an international diplomatic delegation, you can imagine how dangerous the IDF is for actual Palestinians in Jenin (and everywhere).

Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · last yr.

!!!! NEW: Canada is summoning Israel's ambassador after the IDF shot at four Canadian diplomatic officials in Ramallah earlier today.

It’s plain for all to see.

The UN is investigating the involvement of entities incl. pension funds+universities "in the commission of international crimes connected to 🇮🇱's unlawful occupation, racial segregation & apartheid regime in the occupied Palestinian territory" How's your uni faring? www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...

Some people are doing the Star Wars themed thing today. But it's also Red Dress Day, highlighting the continued issue of MMIWG despite years of promises and (in)action. [Image: The REDress Project by Jaime Black, installation at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights, 2014. Photo: Ian McCausland.]