Dr. Chris McDermott
@dharmadude54.bsky.social
Anglican priest and Soto Zen Buddhist. Associate Researcher with Office of Religion and Foreign Policy Initiatives @ University of Sussex. Interested in dual /multiple religious belonging - the subject of my Ph.D. research.
No words. (Though several four letter words and other expletives are reeling in my brain!! ) Very sad to follow my earlier new year’s greeting and wishes for peace and hope in 2026 with this post. Renee Nicole Good, rest in peace. 😢
January 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
No words. (Though several four letter words and other expletives are reeling in my brain!! ) Very sad to follow my earlier new year’s greeting and wishes for peace and hope in 2026 with this post. Renee Nicole Good, rest in peace. 😢
“And suddenly you know: It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” (Meister Eckhart) Hope it’s not too late to wish everyone much light, peace & hope for the new year ahead.
January 8, 2026 at 3:36 PM
“And suddenly you know: It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” (Meister Eckhart) Hope it’s not too late to wish everyone much light, peace & hope for the new year ahead.
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Help save nature by rewilding the Church’s massive landholdings!
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Donald Trump is waging war on our hard-won rights – it’s time to fight back.
Join me and Good Law Project and say loud and clear: not in our country. goodlawproject.org/s/c22468
Join me and Good Law Project and say loud and clear: not in our country. goodlawproject.org/s/c22468
Stop Trump exporting bigotry and hate | Good Law Project
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August 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Donald Trump is waging war on our hard-won rights – it’s time to fight back.
Join me and Good Law Project and say loud and clear: not in our country. goodlawproject.org/s/c22468
Join me and Good Law Project and say loud and clear: not in our country. goodlawproject.org/s/c22468
Some reflections from this ex pat on the current political landscape in the USA - still my beloved original home - in the light of some thoughts from the late British philosopher and political theorist Gillian Rose. www.linkedin.com/pulse/gillia...
May 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Some reflections from this ex pat on the current political landscape in the USA - still my beloved original home - in the light of some thoughts from the late British philosopher and political theorist Gillian Rose. www.linkedin.com/pulse/gillia...
Apologies to actual pumpkins! 😎
April 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Apologies to actual pumpkins! 😎
Signs of the times!
April 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Signs of the times!
On the train and heading for the ‘hands off our democracy’ rally in Trafalgar Square. Hope to some of you if you are there! #ResistFascism
April 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
On the train and heading for the ‘hands off our democracy’ rally in Trafalgar Square. Hope to some of you if you are there! #ResistFascism
The London rally will happen 3-5pm Saturday 5th April. I will be there. www.facebook.com/632801748/po...?
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March 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The London rally will happen 3-5pm Saturday 5th April. I will be there. www.facebook.com/632801748/po...?
Gannet owned newspapers removed the Doonesbury cartoon from their 18th Feb Sunday editions. So, in case you missed it!
March 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Gannet owned newspapers removed the Doonesbury cartoon from their 18th Feb Sunday editions. So, in case you missed it!
Had the camera crew wandered into the Oval Office early and caught VP Vance shagging a couch while Donald Trump spanked his bare arse with a rolled up copy of the NY Post, it would have been less shameful a moment than what transpired during President Zelensky’s visit. SHAME!!!!!
March 1, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Had the camera crew wandered into the Oval Office early and caught VP Vance shagging a couch while Donald Trump spanked his bare arse with a rolled up copy of the NY Post, it would have been less shameful a moment than what transpired during President Zelensky’s visit. SHAME!!!!!
A real existential shift for USA! America voting with Russia, Belarus, and N. Korea against a UN resolution that acknowledges Russia’s role as aggressor in Ukraine war. MAGA joining what Bush labelled ‘the axis of evil’.
February 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A real existential shift for USA! America voting with Russia, Belarus, and N. Korea against a UN resolution that acknowledges Russia’s role as aggressor in Ukraine war. MAGA joining what Bush labelled ‘the axis of evil’.
Trump negotiating a peace deal with Russia w/out including the Ukraine in the process would be like Roosevelt negotiating peace and the future of Europe with Hitler w/out including the participation of the UK, France and other WW2 allied nations. #SHAME
February 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Trump negotiating a peace deal with Russia w/out including the Ukraine in the process would be like Roosevelt negotiating peace and the future of Europe with Hitler w/out including the participation of the UK, France and other WW2 allied nations. #SHAME
Trump blaming Ukraine for war with Russia is like blaming the victim of domestic abuse for their partner’s or spouse’s violence. The USA of MAGA becoming a vassal to Putin’s Kremlin. :(
February 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Trump blaming Ukraine for war with Russia is like blaming the victim of domestic abuse for their partner’s or spouse’s violence. The USA of MAGA becoming a vassal to Putin’s Kremlin. :(
May all beings be well and may their deepest, ‘divine’ natures flourish in each and every one.
February 13, 2025 at 8:51 AM
May all beings be well and may their deepest, ‘divine’ natures flourish in each and every one.
Edolf von Muskler and his DOGE team of teenage mutant incels!
February 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Edolf von Muskler and his DOGE team of teenage mutant incels!
Trump and his MAGA heads now working on plans to dismantle the Dept. of Education. Oh the irony!
February 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Trump and his MAGA heads now working on plans to dismantle the Dept. of Education. Oh the irony!
@judemills.bsky.social good to find you here on Bluesky! xxChris
February 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
@judemills.bsky.social good to find you here on Bluesky! xxChris