Darlene McLeod
@darlenemcleod.bsky.social
uOttawa PhD student specializing in ritual studies; researching ritual in Christo-fascism in Canada and abroad; if I pin you, it's probably research; granola aficionado; bike commuter; 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ally; probably posting with a dog in my lap; frequently swearing 🇨🇦
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"And the devil said to him, ‘To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.’" - Luke 4:6-7
And a majority of America bent the knee to the devil.
And a majority of America bent the knee to the devil.
I'd like to know why the PCC is absent. I expect better of us.
November 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I'd like to know why the PCC is absent. I expect better of us.
"And we, the Trump administration, are going to model this civility by lying incessantly, kidnapping people off the streets, violently assaulting faith leaders, tear-gassing children in Halloween costumes, and repeatedly calling reporters asking benign questions 'horrible people' and 'piggy'."
Duffy: "Trump talks about the golden age of transportation. But the golden age in transportation truly begins with you ... People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly ... so we want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season: Help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"And we, the Trump administration, are going to model this civility by lying incessantly, kidnapping people off the streets, violently assaulting faith leaders, tear-gassing children in Halloween costumes, and repeatedly calling reporters asking benign questions 'horrible people' and 'piggy'."
If you have not yet had the delight of reading this, grab a cuppa and settle in: it is worth your time.
Ok palate cleanse time. In case you missed it, here's my most popular post ever
4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
November 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
If you have not yet had the delight of reading this, grab a cuppa and settle in: it is worth your time.
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JD Vance threatened Canada, Ambassador Hoekstra regularly threatens Canada, we've seen reps threaten Canada. Turns out they all represent the US government and it doesn't matter one whit to the rest of us who voted for or appointed these maggots.
November 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
JD Vance threatened Canada, Ambassador Hoekstra regularly threatens Canada, we've seen reps threaten Canada. Turns out they all represent the US government and it doesn't matter one whit to the rest of us who voted for or appointed these maggots.
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🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
Listen, if I say "pasta arrabiata" at you seemingly without provocation or reason and you are left scratching your head, that is a you-problem and I pity your lack of familiarity with the Death Star Canteen.
Every so often I am reminded that not everyone watched Eddie Izzard’s dressed to kill social a hundred times and thus don’t get the references and that makes me sad.
November 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Listen, if I say "pasta arrabiata" at you seemingly without provocation or reason and you are left scratching your head, that is a you-problem and I pity your lack of familiarity with the Death Star Canteen.
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This is a wonderful time to support journalists who do the work, don’t fuck sources, and actually have moral clarity.
i promise i don’t mean to high horse this but if you’re thinking about giving lizza ten bucks there are a lot of good independent journalists whose work you could subscribe to for a month instead
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This is a wonderful time to support journalists who do the work, don’t fuck sources, and actually have moral clarity.
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I touched the cornballer. I have no impulse control. You can touch it too if you want but I wouldn't advise it. bsky.app/profile/vasp...
November 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I touched the cornballer. I have no impulse control. You can touch it too if you want but I wouldn't advise it. bsky.app/profile/vasp...
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I dont think everyone needs a gender transition but everyone needs to practice the radical self-knowledge, abolition and community building inherent in the practice and that part DOES threaten this world and Im so fucking proud of each and every one of us who shows the world that
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Through our very existence we demonstrate that not only do things not need to be this way, but that if you bring abolition into your own life it can be better, sexier, freer. Of course they want to destroy us. Im not apologizing or pretending what I want isn't the transing of everything
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Through our very existence we demonstrate that not only do things not need to be this way, but that if you bring abolition into your own life it can be better, sexier, freer. Of course they want to destroy us. Im not apologizing or pretending what I want isn't the transing of everything
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They have to come for children because children are usually less willing to accept "thats just the way it is" as an explanation for why they cant do things. Adults all carry the trauma of having that "WHY?" beaten out of them, and so are often willing participants in passing that violence along
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
They have to come for children because children are usually less willing to accept "thats just the way it is" as an explanation for why they cant do things. Adults all carry the trauma of having that "WHY?" beaten out of them, and so are often willing participants in passing that violence along
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Attacking trans children is about attacking all children in the same way attacking trans autonomy is about attacking all bodily autonomy. Our actions are particularly powerful, autonomous and brave, and that means even well meaning ppl find us ideologically disturbing
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Attacking trans children is about attacking all children in the same way attacking trans autonomy is about attacking all bodily autonomy. Our actions are particularly powerful, autonomous and brave, and that means even well meaning ppl find us ideologically disturbing
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The only truly irreversible thing a trans child is likely to do is take their own life. "What if they do something irreversible?" actually means "theyre not allowed to make a decision!"
You cant undo or reverse any decision you make, you can simply change your mind later and handle the consequences
You cant undo or reverse any decision you make, you can simply change your mind later and handle the consequences
November 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The only truly irreversible thing a trans child is likely to do is take their own life. "What if they do something irreversible?" actually means "theyre not allowed to make a decision!"
You cant undo or reverse any decision you make, you can simply change your mind later and handle the consequences
You cant undo or reverse any decision you make, you can simply change your mind later and handle the consequences
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One by one. NDP and Liberal MPP's should stand and make this same claim.
If it takes getting kicked out to garner awareness, so be it.
Ford, needs to be stopped.
#onpoli #cdnpoli
Good on Merit Stiles.
If it takes getting kicked out to garner awareness, so be it.
Ford, needs to be stopped.
#onpoli #cdnpoli
Good on Merit Stiles.
Whoa she said it 🤯 good for her #OntarioNDP #FordIsCorrupt
November 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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The person Doug Ford has appointed to the Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators doesn’t know what ECEs do.
You’ll be surprised to learn that Julie O’Driscoll is a Conservative donor and former comms director for MPP Steve Clark, who resigned amid the Greenbelt land swap controversy.
You’ll be surprised to learn that Julie O’Driscoll is a Conservative donor and former comms director for MPP Steve Clark, who resigned amid the Greenbelt land swap controversy.
November 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The person Doug Ford has appointed to the Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators doesn’t know what ECEs do.
You’ll be surprised to learn that Julie O’Driscoll is a Conservative donor and former comms director for MPP Steve Clark, who resigned amid the Greenbelt land swap controversy.
You’ll be surprised to learn that Julie O’Driscoll is a Conservative donor and former comms director for MPP Steve Clark, who resigned amid the Greenbelt land swap controversy.
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Encore!
November 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Encore!
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right. lizza, that piece of shit, waited until nuzzi, that piece of shit, had her book coming out, so he could drift off her promotional tailwinds and make money.
okay so here’s the actual bad part of the article
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
November 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
right. lizza, that piece of shit, waited until nuzzi, that piece of shit, had her book coming out, so he could drift off her promotional tailwinds and make money.
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I would argue that midwifery is actually the oldest profession. A number of other mammals have similar practices of checking in on herd members labouring. We have the capacity to help each other and we have always done this. THAT is natural. To help is to be human.
November 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I would argue that midwifery is actually the oldest profession. A number of other mammals have similar practices of checking in on herd members labouring. We have the capacity to help each other and we have always done this. THAT is natural. To help is to be human.
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beelzeclub
Is there a collective noun for devils
November 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
beelzeclub
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Ds le monde parallèle de Candice Owens, Brigitte et Manu ont non seulement mandaté son assassinat mais ont fabriqué une nouvelle brigade de la Gendarmerie pr une BlackOPs aux US. Et aussi Xavier Poussard, parce que visiblement c'est les soldes, et Charlie Kirk est une victime de la Légion Étrangère
November 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Ds le monde parallèle de Candice Owens, Brigitte et Manu ont non seulement mandaté son assassinat mais ont fabriqué une nouvelle brigade de la Gendarmerie pr une BlackOPs aux US. Et aussi Xavier Poussard, parce que visiblement c'est les soldes, et Charlie Kirk est une victime de la Légion Étrangère
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“What I found striking was a lack of discussion about the impact that this has had on my client, who is now permanently injured, who really just needed some help in this situation, and ended up shot twice,” said Ava Williams." www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
Toronto police officer who shot man in park gets suspended sentence, conditional discharge
Expert tells court police should have used de-escalation in February 2023 incident. Because of his sentence, Const. Andrew Davis will have a chance to keep his job.
www.thestar.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“What I found striking was a lack of discussion about the impact that this has had on my client, who is now permanently injured, who really just needed some help in this situation, and ended up shot twice,” said Ava Williams." www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
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i promise i don’t mean to high horse this but if you’re thinking about giving lizza ten bucks there are a lot of good independent journalists whose work you could subscribe to for a month instead
November 22, 2025 at 7:34 AM
i promise i don’t mean to high horse this but if you’re thinking about giving lizza ten bucks there are a lot of good independent journalists whose work you could subscribe to for a month instead
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Not only am I not paying for Part 2, Ryan Lizza, I am seriously reconsidering whether to read anything at all ever again
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Not only am I not paying for Part 2, Ryan Lizza, I am seriously reconsidering whether to read anything at all ever again
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I’ve always found it completely messed up that sanctioning “unparliamentary language” is all about avoiding swear words or baldly saying someone is a liar, rather than actually, you know, NOT LYING.
There is a parliament petition to help eliminate political misinformation
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-6679 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I’ve always found it completely messed up that sanctioning “unparliamentary language” is all about avoiding swear words or baldly saying someone is a liar, rather than actually, you know, NOT LYING.