Brent van Staalduinen | Writer, Resister, Human.
@brentvans.com
Canadian. Award-winning, bestselling novelist (brentvans.com), Husband. Dad. Son. Resister of fascism. Deconstructed/Reconstructing Christian. Forge FC supporter. Human. He/Him.
Might be a good time to re-petition Unicode for an official grumpy turd emojiI. I can think of a thousand uses for one.
January 17, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Might be a good time to re-petition Unicode for an official grumpy turd emojiI. I can think of a thousand uses for one.
Part of me hopes this summer's #worldcup fizzles spectacularly, both as a finger in the Orange Felon's eye but also to send a wake-up call to #FIFA about courting corruption. I am not optimistic about either, naturally, because Money is the only true superpower these days.
January 16, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Wait. Now it's raw chicken? Are you f'n kidding me?! I guess it's somewhat reassuring that the ones I've seen are all young and (so, so) stupid and probably haven't reproduced yet. #cantfixstupid #darwinawards #sompeopleshouldneverreproduce
January 14, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Wait. Now it's raw chicken? Are you f'n kidding me?! I guess it's somewhat reassuring that the ones I've seen are all young and (so, so) stupid and probably haven't reproduced yet. #cantfixstupid #darwinawards #sompeopleshouldneverreproduce
I'm so glad that #MAGA heroes #ScottAdams and #CharlieKirk aren't alive to see all of this going down. Mostly I'm just glad that that we'll never have to hear their idiotic, hateful voices again.
January 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I'm so glad that #MAGA heroes #ScottAdams and #CharlieKirk aren't alive to see all of this going down. Mostly I'm just glad that that we'll never have to hear their idiotic, hateful voices again.
#America, here is your sane, stable, and totally not unhinged president who is totally not bothered by all the pressure twice saying "Fuck you" and flipping off a protester: x.com/TonyD713/sta...
January 13, 2026 at 10:03 PM
#America, here is your sane, stable, and totally not unhinged president who is totally not bothered by all the pressure twice saying "Fuck you" and flipping off a protester: x.com/TonyD713/sta...
Seeing more MAGAites rooting for the #Iranian people. I am, too: the regime is as brutal as they come. But don't MAGAites know that even if the Islamist govt is overthrown, #Iran will still be 99.4% Muslim, which means those same MAGAites will still have to hate Iranians because, well, #MAGA?
a man with curly hair and glasses is making a funny face .
ALT: a man with curly hair and glasses is making a funny face .
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January 13, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Waiting for the administration to release his body cam video to "prove" that this was "justified" violence. #resist
This video is the perfect encapsulation of the illegal, thuggish, unprovoked, violent conduct of ICE. Rep. @benniethompson.bsky.social, I trust that you and the House Homeland Security Committee will have interest in this.
January 13, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Waiting for the administration to release his body cam video to "prove" that this was "justified" violence. #resist
If I'm heartened by anything in all this, it's that ICE can't operate in secret and are being opposed and exposed wherever they go. #resist
January 13, 2026 at 12:26 PM
If I'm heartened by anything in all this, it's that ICE can't operate in secret and are being opposed and exposed wherever they go. #resist
Abhorrent. The principle is called "disproportionate retaliation" and is a favourite tool of authoritarian regimes in quashing dissent and resistance. No, I'm not delusional: see section 458 of the Nuremberg Trial transcripts: avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/01-07-46... #fuckice #reneenicolegood #resist
January 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Abhorrent. The principle is called "disproportionate retaliation" and is a favourite tool of authoritarian regimes in quashing dissent and resistance. No, I'm not delusional: see section 458 of the Nuremberg Trial transcripts: avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/01-07-46... #fuckice #reneenicolegood #resist
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Welcome to Minnesota, fuckers. Also this is super disturbing because the ICE agent's assault rifle appears to fire as he falls down.
This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.
This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.
January 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Welcome to Minnesota, fuckers. Also this is super disturbing because the ICE agent's assault rifle appears to fire as he falls down.
This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.
This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.
In these times, I can defs get behind a #giantkiller narrative, and this is very, very cool. Come on, #macclesfieldfc! #facup
January 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
In these times, I can defs get behind a #giantkiller narrative, and this is very, very cool. Come on, #macclesfieldfc! #facup
I want this to be somehow symbolic of the times, but shoot, it's way too playful and delightful. Ugh. How can I still get a #fuckice in here without it sounding forced?
January 10, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I want this to be somehow symbolic of the times, but shoot, it's way too playful and delightful. Ugh. How can I still get a #fuckice in here without it sounding forced?
USAJesus™ said it best: "Verily, if thou hast managest to taketh the American Dream, especially if thou art of pale skin, thou canst ignore the plight of those who have not pulleth up their bootstraps, are of pigmented skin, or who have arriveth seeking succour; they are not deserving of thy grace."
January 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
USAJesus™ said it best: "Verily, if thou hast managest to taketh the American Dream, especially if thou art of pale skin, thou canst ignore the plight of those who have not pulleth up their bootstraps, are of pigmented skin, or who have arriveth seeking succour; they are not deserving of thy grace."
When Trump dies, does the horrorshitshow fall apart without a figurehead, or is it big enough now to be unstoppable?
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
When Trump dies, does the horrorshitshow fall apart without a figurehead, or is it big enough now to be unstoppable?
Yup.
January 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Yup.
Oof. Not that we didn't already know this is his mindset, of course, but historically speaking, saying stuff like this out loud doesn't usually end well for the person who said it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
President says morality ‘the only thing that can stop me’ in New York Times interview on limits to his authority
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Oof. Not that we didn't already know this is his mindset, of course, but historically speaking, saying stuff like this out loud doesn't usually end well for the person who said it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
In addition to being a distraction from his manslime being all over the unreacted #Epstein files, all this Greenland talk is also, of course, a tacit admission by the Trump assministration that climate change is real. They're preparing for an Arctic ice-free era. #greenland #releasetheepsteinfiles
January 9, 2026 at 1:52 PM
In addition to being a distraction from his manslime being all over the unreacted #Epstein files, all this Greenland talk is also, of course, a tacit admission by the Trump assministration that climate change is real. They're preparing for an Arctic ice-free era. #greenland #releasetheepsteinfiles
If you were outraged about Charlie Kirk but don't bat an eye when you learn what happened to Renee Nicole Good, you're simply a horrible human. #reneenicolegood #reneegood #resist
January 8, 2026 at 3:11 PM
If you were outraged about Charlie Kirk but don't bat an eye when you learn what happened to Renee Nicole Good, you're simply a horrible human. #reneenicolegood #reneegood #resist
Renee Good was the victim of an extrajudicial, summary execution. Yes, I've seen the videos. No, there was no threat to the officer, who stepped in for the sole purpose of shooting her. No, I won't call it anything else, nor will I be gaslit into looking away. #reneenicolegood #abolishice #resist
January 8, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Renee Good was the victim of an extrajudicial, summary execution. Yes, I've seen the videos. No, there was no threat to the officer, who stepped in for the sole purpose of shooting her. No, I won't call it anything else, nor will I be gaslit into looking away. #reneenicolegood #abolishice #resist
See also: sweats
Happy new year! This Jan 1 holiday, I wore trackies all. Day. Long. #noregrets
January 2, 2026 at 12:01 AM
See also: sweats
Happy new year! This Jan 1 holiday, I wore trackies all. Day. Long. #noregrets
January 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Happy new year! This Jan 1 holiday, I wore trackies all. Day. Long. #noregrets
Big Gambling's efforts to normalize sports betting is, in a word, insidious, especially the use of harmful euphemisms like Sports Book, Parlay, Props, Sharps, and Moneyline.
December 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Big Gambling's efforts to normalize sports betting is, in a word, insidious, especially the use of harmful euphemisms like Sports Book, Parlay, Props, Sharps, and Moneyline.
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