Dustyn Lanz
@dustynlanz.bsky.social
CEO @ OxProx.org • Founder @ Everlead.co • BA political science & MA global governance
📍GTA 🇨🇦
www.dustynlanz.ca
📍GTA 🇨🇦
www.dustynlanz.ca
“Should the armed forces split between pro- and anti-Trump factions, that is the way to civil war. It has happened once in American history. It can happen again.”
- Canadian professor of international affairs @smsaideman.bsky.social
- Canadian professor of international affairs @smsaideman.bsky.social
My piece at msnbc has the scariest headline of anything I have ever written www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... CivMilSky
Opinion | Trump’s Fort Bragg speech was a serious step toward ending democracy
The address projected the image of the military siding with the president against his political foes.
www.msnbc.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
“Should the armed forces split between pro- and anti-Trump factions, that is the way to civil war. It has happened once in American history. It can happen again.”
- Canadian professor of international affairs @smsaideman.bsky.social
- Canadian professor of international affairs @smsaideman.bsky.social
An Ontario woman studying in the USA was arrested, handcuffed, charged, and jailed by Georgia police because she was driving with a 🇨🇦 licence.
The arresting officer either didn’t know or didn’t care about the relevant laws… just really fired up to arrest a foreigner.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The arresting officer either didn’t know or didn’t care about the relevant laws… just really fired up to arrest a foreigner.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Georgia police officer handcuffs and jails woman for driving with a Canadian licence | CBC News
An Ontario woman says she wants the Georgia police officer who arrested, handcuffed and charged her because she had a Canadian driver's licence, to be held accountable.
www.cbc.ca
May 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
An Ontario woman studying in the USA was arrested, handcuffed, charged, and jailed by Georgia police because she was driving with a 🇨🇦 licence.
The arresting officer either didn’t know or didn’t care about the relevant laws… just really fired up to arrest a foreigner.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The arresting officer either didn’t know or didn’t care about the relevant laws… just really fired up to arrest a foreigner.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Daniel Stid, American Enterprise Institute:
"All these acts of submission, vituperation, and domination send clear signals to the President’s friends and foes alike. It is how competitive authoritarianism takes root."
Competitive Authoritarianism Comes for Civil Society www.aei.org/op-eds/compe...
"All these acts of submission, vituperation, and domination send clear signals to the President’s friends and foes alike. It is how competitive authoritarianism takes root."
Competitive Authoritarianism Comes for Civil Society www.aei.org/op-eds/compe...
www.aei.org
April 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Daniel Stid, American Enterprise Institute:
"All these acts of submission, vituperation, and domination send clear signals to the President’s friends and foes alike. It is how competitive authoritarianism takes root."
Competitive Authoritarianism Comes for Civil Society www.aei.org/op-eds/compe...
"All these acts of submission, vituperation, and domination send clear signals to the President’s friends and foes alike. It is how competitive authoritarianism takes root."
Competitive Authoritarianism Comes for Civil Society www.aei.org/op-eds/compe...
From the CPC platform:
“A Conservative government would put an end to the imposition of woke ideology in the federal civil service and in the allocation of federal funds for university research.”
A page taken directly from Trump’s playbook.
www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/...
“A Conservative government would put an end to the imposition of woke ideology in the federal civil service and in the allocation of federal funds for university research.”
A page taken directly from Trump’s playbook.
www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/...
Poilievre unveils Quebec platform, promises to respect province’s autonomy
Conservatives are hoping to build on the nine seats they currently hold in the province.
www.montrealgazette.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
From the CPC platform:
“A Conservative government would put an end to the imposition of woke ideology in the federal civil service and in the allocation of federal funds for university research.”
A page taken directly from Trump’s playbook.
www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/...
“A Conservative government would put an end to the imposition of woke ideology in the federal civil service and in the allocation of federal funds for university research.”
A page taken directly from Trump’s playbook.
www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/...
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
- Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951
- Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951
March 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
- Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951
- Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951
A French scientist was expelled from the US after a border agent searched his phone and found text messages criticizing Trump‘s handling of health policy & climate change.
www.france24.com/en/americas/...
www.france24.com/en/americas/...
March 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A French scientist was expelled from the US after a border agent searched his phone and found text messages criticizing Trump‘s handling of health policy & climate change.
www.france24.com/en/americas/...
www.france24.com/en/americas/...
🇨🇦 woman Jasmine Mooney was detained & imprisoned by ICE for 12 days with no explanation.
She was told she wasn't in trouble, but she had to leave 🇺🇸 due to visa issues.
She sat down to book a flight home, and then: “The next thing you know, I was taken.”
Yikes.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
She was told she wasn't in trouble, but she had to leave 🇺🇸 due to visa issues.
She sat down to book a flight home, and then: “The next thing you know, I was taken.”
Yikes.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Canadian woman who was detained in U.S. immigration jails returns to Vancouver
After a dozen days being shuffled between detention centres in the U.S., Jasmine Mooney has made it back to Vancouver.
www.ctvnews.ca
March 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
🇨🇦 woman Jasmine Mooney was detained & imprisoned by ICE for 12 days with no explanation.
She was told she wasn't in trouble, but she had to leave 🇺🇸 due to visa issues.
She sat down to book a flight home, and then: “The next thing you know, I was taken.”
Yikes.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
She was told she wasn't in trouble, but she had to leave 🇺🇸 due to visa issues.
She sat down to book a flight home, and then: “The next thing you know, I was taken.”
Yikes.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Canadians are heading into the sketchiest macroeconomic environment in nearly a century.
I hope we can sustain this elevated sense of unity & patriotism to ride this out.
I hope and believe that Canada can be a strong & proud nation of nations.
🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️
I hope we can sustain this elevated sense of unity & patriotism to ride this out.
I hope and believe that Canada can be a strong & proud nation of nations.
🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️
March 4, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Canadians are heading into the sketchiest macroeconomic environment in nearly a century.
I hope we can sustain this elevated sense of unity & patriotism to ride this out.
I hope and believe that Canada can be a strong & proud nation of nations.
🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️
I hope we can sustain this elevated sense of unity & patriotism to ride this out.
I hope and believe that Canada can be a strong & proud nation of nations.
🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️
Concerned about the direction of society? Me too.
I’ve launched a podcast to navigate this era of regression.
The show features social scientists & other experts to help us unpack major issues affecting 🇨🇦 and the 🌎.
Follow @civildiscourseplease.ca for clips.
I’ve launched a podcast to navigate this era of regression.
The show features social scientists & other experts to help us unpack major issues affecting 🇨🇦 and the 🌎.
Follow @civildiscourseplease.ca for clips.
Hello BlueSky!
I’ve launched a 🇨🇦 podcast to speak with social scientists & other experts to help us navigate this era of misinformation, polarization, societal regression & democratic backsliding.
Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube links in bio.
Let’s navigate these crazy times together. ✌️
I’ve launched a 🇨🇦 podcast to speak with social scientists & other experts to help us navigate this era of misinformation, polarization, societal regression & democratic backsliding.
Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube links in bio.
Let’s navigate these crazy times together. ✌️
March 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Concerned about the direction of society? Me too.
I’ve launched a podcast to navigate this era of regression.
The show features social scientists & other experts to help us unpack major issues affecting 🇨🇦 and the 🌎.
Follow @civildiscourseplease.ca for clips.
I’ve launched a podcast to navigate this era of regression.
The show features social scientists & other experts to help us unpack major issues affecting 🇨🇦 and the 🌎.
Follow @civildiscourseplease.ca for clips.
And here we go…
In one fell swoop, Trump fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff & other top Pentagon officials including the head of the Navy, Vice Chief of the Air Force, AND the top lawyers for the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
Paving the way for loyalists.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
In one fell swoop, Trump fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff & other top Pentagon officials including the head of the Navy, Vice Chief of the Air Force, AND the top lawyers for the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
Paving the way for loyalists.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Flurry of Dismissals at Pentagon (Gift Article)
The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., a four-star fighter pilot, upends a tradition in which the Joint Chiefs chairman traditionally remains in place as administrations change.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
And here we go…
In one fell swoop, Trump fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff & other top Pentagon officials including the head of the Navy, Vice Chief of the Air Force, AND the top lawyers for the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
Paving the way for loyalists.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
In one fell swoop, Trump fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff & other top Pentagon officials including the head of the Navy, Vice Chief of the Air Force, AND the top lawyers for the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
Paving the way for loyalists.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
The White House is actively dismantling checks & balances on its power.
This excerpt is from an EO press release with the perverse headline:
“Restoring Democracy and Accountability in Government.”
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
This excerpt is from an EO press release with the perverse headline:
“Restoring Democracy and Accountability in Government.”
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
February 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The White House is actively dismantling checks & balances on its power.
This excerpt is from an EO press release with the perverse headline:
“Restoring Democracy and Accountability in Government.”
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
This excerpt is from an EO press release with the perverse headline:
“Restoring Democracy and Accountability in Government.”
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
ANGUS REID: “Federal vote intention tightens to near-tie as Liberals and New Democrats rally around Carney.”
Speaks to the relationship between leadership and brand value.
angusreid.org/liberal-lead...
Speaks to the relationship between leadership and brand value.
angusreid.org/liberal-lead...
February 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
ANGUS REID: “Federal vote intention tightens to near-tie as Liberals and New Democrats rally around Carney.”
Speaks to the relationship between leadership and brand value.
angusreid.org/liberal-lead...
Speaks to the relationship between leadership and brand value.
angusreid.org/liberal-lead...
Populism, explained.
Illustration by Will McPhail (2017)
Illustration by Will McPhail (2017)
February 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Populism, explained.
Illustration by Will McPhail (2017)
Illustration by Will McPhail (2017)
Trump speaking to a Christian group in July 2024:
“You won’t have to vote any more, my beautiful Christians… I love you. Get out – you gotta get out and vote. In 4 years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
“You won’t have to vote any more, my beautiful Christians… I love you. Get out – you gotta get out and vote. In 4 years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
Trump tells supporters they won’t have to vote in the future: ‘It’ll be fixed!’
Former president implores Christian supporters to vote ‘just this time ... in four years, you don’t have to vote again’
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Trump speaking to a Christian group in July 2024:
“You won’t have to vote any more, my beautiful Christians… I love you. Get out – you gotta get out and vote. In 4 years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
“You won’t have to vote any more, my beautiful Christians… I love you. Get out – you gotta get out and vote. In 4 years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
RIP US rule of law.
February 16, 2025 at 4:30 AM
RIP US rule of law.
February 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The Washington Post Editorial Board appears to be hallucinating.
February 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The Washington Post Editorial Board appears to be hallucinating.
New study finds a ~50% increase in hate speech on Twitter/X after Musk takeover, quantifying what many of us saw anecdotally.
My take: Growing incivility is a leading indicator of democratic breakdown.
A healthy social fabric is really, really important.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
My take: Growing incivility is a leading indicator of democratic breakdown.
A healthy social fabric is really, really important.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
February 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
New study finds a ~50% increase in hate speech on Twitter/X after Musk takeover, quantifying what many of us saw anecdotally.
My take: Growing incivility is a leading indicator of democratic breakdown.
A healthy social fabric is really, really important.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
My take: Growing incivility is a leading indicator of democratic breakdown.
A healthy social fabric is really, really important.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
The FT Editorial Board understands the assignment:
“Supposed efficiency drive is providing cover for a power grab by the executive branch”
We seem to be nearing a tipping point where media outlets are finally calling it what it is.
on.ft.com/3Qcl7P9 Musk’s assault on the US federal bureaucracy
“Supposed efficiency drive is providing cover for a power grab by the executive branch”
We seem to be nearing a tipping point where media outlets are finally calling it what it is.
on.ft.com/3Qcl7P9 Musk’s assault on the US federal bureaucracy
Elon Musk’s assault on the US federal bureaucracy
Supposed efficiency drive is providing cover for a power grab by the executive branch
on.ft.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The FT Editorial Board understands the assignment:
“Supposed efficiency drive is providing cover for a power grab by the executive branch”
We seem to be nearing a tipping point where media outlets are finally calling it what it is.
on.ft.com/3Qcl7P9 Musk’s assault on the US federal bureaucracy
“Supposed efficiency drive is providing cover for a power grab by the executive branch”
We seem to be nearing a tipping point where media outlets are finally calling it what it is.
on.ft.com/3Qcl7P9 Musk’s assault on the US federal bureaucracy
E̶l̶o̶n̶ M̶u̶s̶k̶ I mean Tobias Lütke wants everyone to know that he’s okay with his e-commerce clients selling nazi merch.
“Shopify says risk of fraud, not Nazi swastika, was reason for Kanye West store takedown” via @thelogic.co
by @muradhem.bsky.social & James Temperton
thelogic.co/news/shopify...
“Shopify says risk of fraud, not Nazi swastika, was reason for Kanye West store takedown” via @thelogic.co
by @muradhem.bsky.social & James Temperton
thelogic.co/news/shopify...
Shopify says risk of fraud, not Nazi swastika, was reason for Kanye West store takedown - The Logic
After initial silence, commerce company says the rap star violated its terms
thelogic.co
February 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
E̶l̶o̶n̶ M̶u̶s̶k̶ I mean Tobias Lütke wants everyone to know that he’s okay with his e-commerce clients selling nazi merch.
“Shopify says risk of fraud, not Nazi swastika, was reason for Kanye West store takedown” via @thelogic.co
by @muradhem.bsky.social & James Temperton
thelogic.co/news/shopify...
“Shopify says risk of fraud, not Nazi swastika, was reason for Kanye West store takedown” via @thelogic.co
by @muradhem.bsky.social & James Temperton
thelogic.co/news/shopify...
“Democracy survived Trump’s first term because he had no experience, plan, or team. He didn’t control the GOP when he took office in 2017, and most GOP leaders were still committed to democratic rules of the game... None of those things are true anymore.”
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Path to American Authoritarianism
What comes after democratic breakdown.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
“Democracy survived Trump’s first term because he had no experience, plan, or team. He didn’t control the GOP when he took office in 2017, and most GOP leaders were still committed to democratic rules of the game... None of those things are true anymore.”
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Honest question:
How can the banning of “DEI” and related language shown below be interpreted as anything other than a modern version of white male supremacy?
What other plausible explanation could there be?
Of course many will say this is just anti “woke”, which is meaningless. Unpack that.
How can the banning of “DEI” and related language shown below be interpreted as anything other than a modern version of white male supremacy?
What other plausible explanation could there be?
Of course many will say this is just anti “woke”, which is meaningless. Unpack that.
What we are witnessing under Musk-Trump is the most severe and doctrinaire enforcement of politically correct language and thought by a government since the Cultural Revolution
February 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Honest question:
How can the banning of “DEI” and related language shown below be interpreted as anything other than a modern version of white male supremacy?
What other plausible explanation could there be?
Of course many will say this is just anti “woke”, which is meaningless. Unpack that.
How can the banning of “DEI” and related language shown below be interpreted as anything other than a modern version of white male supremacy?
What other plausible explanation could there be?
Of course many will say this is just anti “woke”, which is meaningless. Unpack that.
Reposted by Dustyn Lanz
munich security report 2025: trump’s proposed “land grabs” mean the united states is no longer perceived as “an anchor of stability, but rather a risk to be hedged against.”
February 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
munich security report 2025: trump’s proposed “land grabs” mean the united states is no longer perceived as “an anchor of stability, but rather a risk to be hedged against.”
Trump wants to manage your investment portfolio. (Actually tho).
What could possibly go wrong?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/b...
What could possibly go wrong?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/b...
February 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Trump wants to manage your investment portfolio. (Actually tho).
What could possibly go wrong?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/b...
What could possibly go wrong?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/b...