John Baglow
@johnbaglow.bsky.social
I'm an Ottawa-based writer/poet, formerly a PSAC vice-president. World-weary activist. Grumpy. The original Dr.Dawg.
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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Next they'll be rewriting textbooks to say Japanese American internment camps were delightful summer resorts.
September 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Next they'll be rewriting textbooks to say Japanese American internment camps were delightful summer resorts.
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I’ve studied US drone strikes, I wrote a book called “Drones and Terrorism,” and this Caribbean strike is different.
Lethal fire at a non-threatening target in a non-hostile environment on purpose when other means, such as capture, were easily doable, and without even attempting a legal rationale.
Lethal fire at a non-threatening target in a non-hostile environment on purpose when other means, such as capture, were easily doable, and without even attempting a legal rationale.
September 4, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I’ve studied US drone strikes, I wrote a book called “Drones and Terrorism,” and this Caribbean strike is different.
Lethal fire at a non-threatening target in a non-hostile environment on purpose when other means, such as capture, were easily doable, and without even attempting a legal rationale.
Lethal fire at a non-threatening target in a non-hostile environment on purpose when other means, such as capture, were easily doable, and without even attempting a legal rationale.
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“The smoke you see from the stacks is from the wood we allow the camp residents to burn to keep them warm. We’re not monsters!” <eyeroll, dramatic sigh>
August 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
“The smoke you see from the stacks is from the wood we allow the camp residents to burn to keep them warm. We’re not monsters!” <eyeroll, dramatic sigh>
Iran has a right to defend itself.
June 13, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Iran has a right to defend itself.
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The dozen board members of the Fulbright program that promotes international educational exchanges resigned on Wednesday because of what they said was political interference by the Trump administration in their operations.
Fulbright Board Quits, Accusing Trump Administration of Political Interference
The board of the prestigious program told the State Department it had no right to cancel scholarships for nearly 200 American professors and researchers.
trib.al
June 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The dozen board members of the Fulbright program that promotes international educational exchanges resigned on Wednesday because of what they said was political interference by the Trump administration in their operations.
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ICE is continuing to abduct immigrants in Lower Manhattan.
On Wednesday, a family that was separated at the border was separated again by ICE after the father went in for a check-in. His family had to watch as he was loaded by masked and hooded agents into an SUV.
On Wednesday, a family that was separated at the border was separated again by ICE after the father went in for a check-in. His family had to watch as he was loaded by masked and hooded agents into an SUV.
In Lower Manhattan, More ICE Abductions Rip Families Apart
A family that was separated at the border was separated again by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday afternoon.
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June 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
ICE is continuing to abduct immigrants in Lower Manhattan.
On Wednesday, a family that was separated at the border was separated again by ICE after the father went in for a check-in. His family had to watch as he was loaded by masked and hooded agents into an SUV.
On Wednesday, a family that was separated at the border was separated again by ICE after the father went in for a check-in. His family had to watch as he was loaded by masked and hooded agents into an SUV.
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Latest deadly attack at US-backed aid hub kills eight Palestinians seeking food on second day of Eid al-Adha.
Israel kills more than 70 in Gaza, including 16 in bombing family building
Latest deadly attack at US-backed aid hub kills eight Palestinians seeking food on second day of Eid al-Adha.
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June 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Latest deadly attack at US-backed aid hub kills eight Palestinians seeking food on second day of Eid al-Adha.
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Jordan Peterson reached out to me ages ago for a call about a story I was writing. I was dying to interview him because of that video’s dynamic. He delayed and delayed and then his daughter canceled for him and then he wrote a poison pen piece about me. He’s a lazy debater & can be turned. 1
During a debate titled "One Christian vs. Twenty Atheists," Jordan Peterson loses by forgetting what side he’s on
May 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Jordan Peterson reached out to me ages ago for a call about a story I was writing. I was dying to interview him because of that video’s dynamic. He delayed and delayed and then his daughter canceled for him and then he wrote a poison pen piece about me. He’s a lazy debater & can be turned. 1
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Only two Dalmatians short of her winter coat ...
Linda McMahon: "Universities should continue to be able to do research as long as they're abiding by the laws and in sync, I think, with the administration and what the administration is trying to accomplish."
May 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Only two Dalmatians short of her winter coat ...
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NEW: We identified at least 14 officers in the Chicago Police Department who, according to disciplinary records, have faced multiple accusations of sexual assault or misconduct in the past 10 years.
Most have not been convicted.
With @invisible.institute
Most have not been convicted.
With @invisible.institute
Chicago Police Dismissed a Recruit’s Claims That a Colleague Sexually Assaulted Her. Then He was Accused Again and Again.
The Invisible Institute and ProPublica reviewed over 300 complaints accusing Chicago officers of sexual assault and misconduct. Time and time again, the police department downplayed or ignored claims,...
www.propublica.org
May 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
NEW: We identified at least 14 officers in the Chicago Police Department who, according to disciplinary records, have faced multiple accusations of sexual assault or misconduct in the past 10 years.
Most have not been convicted.
With @invisible.institute
Most have not been convicted.
With @invisible.institute
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BREAKING: ICE and private prison contractor GEO Group are refusing to allow Mahmoud Khalil to hold his newborn son for the first time, even after his wife flew them over 1,000 miles to visit.
We just asked a federal court to order ICE to grant Mahmoud's request for a contact visit with his family.
We just asked a federal court to order ICE to grant Mahmoud's request for a contact visit with his family.
May 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
BREAKING: ICE and private prison contractor GEO Group are refusing to allow Mahmoud Khalil to hold his newborn son for the first time, even after his wife flew them over 1,000 miles to visit.
We just asked a federal court to order ICE to grant Mahmoud's request for a contact visit with his family.
We just asked a federal court to order ICE to grant Mahmoud's request for a contact visit with his family.
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This is an improvement - Carney's going after Israel for shooting at Canadians. Trudeau did nothing while Israel killed Canadian citizens in Lebanon and Palestine. Hopefully the free trade agreement goes, we enforce the law on Canadians serving in the IDF and CRA cracks down on pro-Israel charities.
May 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This is an improvement - Carney's going after Israel for shooting at Canadians. Trudeau did nothing while Israel killed Canadian citizens in Lebanon and Palestine. Hopefully the free trade agreement goes, we enforce the law on Canadians serving in the IDF and CRA cracks down on pro-Israel charities.
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Since I posted this fairly early today and some of you might have missed it, I'll re-up it and, as your reward, I'll add another short thread about how serial litigant and SLAPP artist Ezra Levant flat-out misrepresented what I said about his 2016 fundraiser just so he could sue me for defamation.
While I'm being a bit repetitive, I'm again going to bring peoples' attention to my recently-reactivated GoFundMe fundraiser in support of my standing up to serial litigant and right-wing bully Ezra Levant, www.gofundme.com/f/bsdxd-defe..., so that I can emphasize an important point.
Donate to Defending against an Ezra Levant SLAPP suit, organized by Robert Day
BRAND NEW EXTENDED FUNDRAISER STORY AS OF MAY 19, 2025. IF YOU'RE NEW TO ALL OF… Robert Day needs your support for Defending against an Ezra Levant SLAPP suit
www.gofundme.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Since I posted this fairly early today and some of you might have missed it, I'll re-up it and, as your reward, I'll add another short thread about how serial litigant and SLAPP artist Ezra Levant flat-out misrepresented what I said about his 2016 fundraiser just so he could sue me for defamation.
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After enduring years of police investigation and a public trial, a UK woman accused of an illegal abortion has been found not guilty. Jonathan Lord of MSI Reproductive Choices said: “This was a vindictive and brutal prosecution in which the CPS weaponised victim-shaming."
‘Utterly traumatised’: anger at ordeal of UK woman accused of illegal abortion
Calls for law change after ‘cruel and unnecessary investigation’ into Nicola Packer that CPS brought to trial
www.theguardian.com
May 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
After enduring years of police investigation and a public trial, a UK woman accused of an illegal abortion has been found not guilty. Jonathan Lord of MSI Reproductive Choices said: “This was a vindictive and brutal prosecution in which the CPS weaponised victim-shaming."
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🔥 “There’s something wrong in this country… everything has gone up but wages… how many yachts and houses does one person need? — They want us to stay poor, stay hidden, and die silently.” 🇺🇸 #FightTheOligarchy
H/T @violadavis.bsky.social
H/T @violadavis.bsky.social
May 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
🔥 “There’s something wrong in this country… everything has gone up but wages… how many yachts and houses does one person need? — They want us to stay poor, stay hidden, and die silently.” 🇺🇸 #FightTheOligarchy
H/T @violadavis.bsky.social
H/T @violadavis.bsky.social
You mean 1917, shurely.
i will say again that given the trajectory of the white house so far, strident opposition a la 2017 would have absolutely been the most prudent and effective decision and the absence of that opposition in the first two months made things demonstrably worse.
May 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
You mean 1917, shurely.
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JUST IN: The ACLU has added Andry Hernandez Romero, the openly gay barber/makeup artist, as lead plaintiff in its D.C.-based class action against the Alien Enemies Act.
They say the US has "constructive custody" over those held in El Salvador. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
They say the US has "constructive custody" over those held in El Salvador. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 25, 2025 at 5:33 AM
JUST IN: The ACLU has added Andry Hernandez Romero, the openly gay barber/makeup artist, as lead plaintiff in its D.C.-based class action against the Alien Enemies Act.
They say the US has "constructive custody" over those held in El Salvador. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
They say the US has "constructive custody" over those held in El Salvador. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'The potential impact of this generational crisis is enormous. Compared to previous generations, young adults are facing a future of lower earnings, more employment precarity & economic hardship..[&]...higher levels of debt' @policyalternatives.ca
Despite high unemployment, young people are being left behind this election - CCPA
Summer 2025 is shaping up to be just as punishing as summer 2024 was for young people seeking work. Just a few years ago, young people had their pick of jobs in the hot labour market in 2022, recoupin...
www.policyalternatives.ca
April 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'The potential impact of this generational crisis is enormous. Compared to previous generations, young adults are facing a future of lower earnings, more employment precarity & economic hardship..[&]...higher levels of debt' @policyalternatives.ca
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Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
www.npr.org
April 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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As Canada buckles down to protect its sovereignty, try to remember that Pierre Poilievre hand-delivered coffee and donuts to violent insurrectionists who wanted to overthrow the federal government and called for the murder of the Prime Minister.
April 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
As Canada buckles down to protect its sovereignty, try to remember that Pierre Poilievre hand-delivered coffee and donuts to violent insurrectionists who wanted to overthrow the federal government and called for the murder of the Prime Minister.
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CPC commercial:
"How's your son, David?"
"He's had a tough few years, can't seem to get ahead."
"Well, maybe if he hadn't stolen his employer's big rig, joined the Freedom Convoy, driven to Ottawa, had the truck impounded, and gotten arrested and fired for grand theft ...".
"Fuck you."
"How's your son, David?"
"He's had a tough few years, can't seem to get ahead."
"Well, maybe if he hadn't stolen his employer's big rig, joined the Freedom Convoy, driven to Ottawa, had the truck impounded, and gotten arrested and fired for grand theft ...".
"Fuck you."
April 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
CPC commercial:
"How's your son, David?"
"He's had a tough few years, can't seem to get ahead."
"Well, maybe if he hadn't stolen his employer's big rig, joined the Freedom Convoy, driven to Ottawa, had the truck impounded, and gotten arrested and fired for grand theft ...".
"Fuck you."
"How's your son, David?"
"He's had a tough few years, can't seem to get ahead."
"Well, maybe if he hadn't stolen his employer's big rig, joined the Freedom Convoy, driven to Ottawa, had the truck impounded, and gotten arrested and fired for grand theft ...".
"Fuck you."
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Critics of this legal practice say it's irreconcilable with the constitutional guarantees of trial by jury and due process, because it permits the government to renege on those promises if it doesn't like the result of a trial.
reason.com/2025/04/19/n...
reason.com/2025/04/19/n...
Not guilty but punished anyway
Sentencing defendants based on acquitted conduct violates basic notions of justice.
reason.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Critics of this legal practice say it's irreconcilable with the constitutional guarantees of trial by jury and due process, because it permits the government to renege on those promises if it doesn't like the result of a trial.
reason.com/2025/04/19/n...
reason.com/2025/04/19/n...