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.
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
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!
Very kind of Canada and Mexico to help the bloviating pumpkin skinned blob to save face by agreeing to do things they had already done much earlier.
February 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Very kind of Canada and Mexico to help the bloviating pumpkin skinned blob to save face by agreeing to do things they had already done much earlier.
With tyranny becoming the trademark of the Trump regime, it’s good to remember this.
February 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
With tyranny becoming the trademark of the Trump regime, it’s good to remember this.
Still pictures of Kamala etc.. caught in mid movement does not equate to the kind of nazi salute - repeated twice and including a hand thump to the breast. People who are not Nazi know better. Check out the attached guide!
January 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Still pictures of Kamala etc.. caught in mid movement does not equate to the kind of nazi salute - repeated twice and including a hand thump to the breast. People who are not Nazi know better. Check out the attached guide!
This kind of billboard will never bear the image of an adjudicated felon and sexual predator, known fraudster, and a proven chronic liar. RIP Jimmy Carter.
January 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This kind of billboard will never bear the image of an adjudicated felon and sexual predator, known fraudster, and a proven chronic liar. RIP Jimmy Carter.
Happy Epiphany! Outsiders the Magi) recognise the presence of the divine in Christ - from an unimportant hamlet and an insignificant family - before conventional religion renders its official judgement on the issue - and crucifies him. The Holy manifests on the margins, in the small and unsung.
January 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Happy Epiphany! Outsiders the Magi) recognise the presence of the divine in Christ - from an unimportant hamlet and an insignificant family - before conventional religion renders its official judgement on the issue - and crucifies him. The Holy manifests on the margins, in the small and unsung.