Carmen Celestini
@philofwrite.bsky.social
Researcher in conspiracy theories, religion, gender, extremism, end times, and hate. Lecturer at the University of Waterloo.
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The Canadian Far Right and Conspiracy Theories available December 2024
https://shorturl.at/j9JtE
Carmencelestini.com
The Canadian Far Right and Conspiracy Theories available December 2024
https://shorturl.at/j9JtE
Pinned
My book God's Angry Men is coming out in early 2026. It follows the Christian nationalism and use of conspiracy the John Birch Society from its beginnings in the 1940s to its members founding of the moral majority, the Council on National Policy, and The Heritage Foundation.
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Not being fired; just redeploying the racist to be "to become deputy general counsel at the General Services Administration"
EXCLUSIVE: Paul Ingrassia says he is moving to a new job within the administration.
The conservative activist withdrew his nomination to oversee a govt. watchdog agency last month after POLITICO reported he made racist comments in a group chat.
The conservative activist withdrew his nomination to oversee a govt. watchdog agency last month after POLITICO reported he made racist comments in a group chat.
Trump taps Ingrassia for new role after texting scandal
Paul Ingrassia, who withdrew his nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel last month, says in a farewell email that he’s moving to the GSA.
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Not being fired; just redeploying the racist to be "to become deputy general counsel at the General Services Administration"
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Texas A&M University System regents adopted a new policy on Thursday requiring professors to receive approval from the school’s president to discuss some race and gender topics. https://cnn.it/3LCapT8
November 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Texas A&M University System regents adopted a new policy on Thursday requiring professors to receive approval from the school’s president to discuss some race and gender topics. https://cnn.it/3LCapT8
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Catholic bishops collectively taking to Tik Tok to decry the war on immigrants is very notable: www.tiktok.com/@usbishops/v...
“We as Catholic bishops love our country and pray for its peace and prosperity. For this very reason, we feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignit...
TikTok video by usbishops
www.tiktok.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Catholic bishops collectively taking to Tik Tok to decry the war on immigrants is very notable: www.tiktok.com/@usbishops/v...
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The US government is considering punishing American scientists who worked with Chinese researchers *years ago, retroactively*.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The US government is considering punishing American scientists who worked with Chinese researchers *years ago, retroactively*.
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Catholic bishops nationwide recently announced “You Are Not Alone,” a program that lays out ways for Catholics across the country to provide direct aid and solidarity to immigrants in the U.S.
Catholic bishops launch new program in defense of migrants
At their first business meeting since the Trump administration crackdown began, church leaders resolved to combat the fear they detect among their adherents.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Catholic bishops nationwide recently announced “You Are Not Alone,” a program that lays out ways for Catholics across the country to provide direct aid and solidarity to immigrants in the U.S.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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The most horrifying AI slop of ICE raids you can possibly imagine is wildly viral on Facebook, collectively totaling tens of millions of views from a single account. First spotted by @chadloder.bsky.social
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
AI-Generated Videos of ICE Raids Are Wildly Viral on Facebook
An account is spamming horrific, dehumanizing videos of immigration enforcement because the Facebook algorithm is rewarding them for it.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The most horrifying AI slop of ICE raids you can possibly imagine is wildly viral on Facebook, collectively totaling tens of millions of views from a single account. First spotted by @chadloder.bsky.social
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
My book God's Angry Men is coming out in early 2026. It follows the Christian nationalism and use of conspiracy the John Birch Society from its beginnings in the 1940s to its members founding of the moral majority, the Council on National Policy, and The Heritage Foundation.
November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My book God's Angry Men is coming out in early 2026. It follows the Christian nationalism and use of conspiracy the John Birch Society from its beginnings in the 1940s to its members founding of the moral majority, the Council on National Policy, and The Heritage Foundation.
Wondering if on long commutes that start at 6am there can be two versions. One for people who need and are capable of talking for the full 2.5 hours, and another for those who want silence and are probably not capable of talking for 5 minutes this early.
November 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Wondering if on long commutes that start at 6am there can be two versions. One for people who need and are capable of talking for the full 2.5 hours, and another for those who want silence and are probably not capable of talking for 5 minutes this early.
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Who needs university-trained economists when you have DoorDash data?
Sadly, this outcome is not surprising. Under fascist regimes (and, more broadly, under authoritarian systems), data about a country often becomes more scarce, less reliable, or tightly controlled.
Sadly, this outcome is not surprising. Under fascist regimes (and, more broadly, under authoritarian systems), data about a country often becomes more scarce, less reliable, or tightly controlled.
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Who needs university-trained economists when you have DoorDash data?
Sadly, this outcome is not surprising. Under fascist regimes (and, more broadly, under authoritarian systems), data about a country often becomes more scarce, less reliable, or tightly controlled.
Sadly, this outcome is not surprising. Under fascist regimes (and, more broadly, under authoritarian systems), data about a country often becomes more scarce, less reliable, or tightly controlled.
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Once again, if you wrote a story in which the jetsetting corrupt FBI chief took a government plane to the "Boondoggle Ranch" an editor would tell you to get a different job, because you're not cut out for writing believable stories.
New WSJ: After flying an FBI jet to see his girlfriend sing at a wrestling match, FBI director Kash Patel took the jet to a private Texas hunting resort called the Boondoggle Ranch. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director
In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Once again, if you wrote a story in which the jetsetting corrupt FBI chief took a government plane to the "Boondoggle Ranch" an editor would tell you to get a different job, because you're not cut out for writing believable stories.
For those interested and can go to the USA.
Are you an early career humanities scholar looking for next year's plans? Have you dreamed of having an office only a few doors down from mine?
Great news - the Whitney Humanities Center is hiring a postdoc working within the broader theme of 'Rot: Politics, Aesthetics, Regeneration'
Great news - the Whitney Humanities Center is hiring a postdoc working within the broader theme of 'Rot: Politics, Aesthetics, Regeneration'
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
For those interested and can go to the USA.
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Since September, the Trump administration has carried out more than a dozen strikes on boats it claims are run by drug traffickers, killing more than 70 people. n.pr/4oUjxkV
Here's how many strikes on alleged drug vessels the U.S. has announced
Since September, the Trump administration has carried out more than a dozen strikes on boats it claims are run by drug traffickers, killing more than 70 people.
n.pr
November 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Since September, the Trump administration has carried out more than a dozen strikes on boats it claims are run by drug traffickers, killing more than 70 people. n.pr/4oUjxkV
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Awww remember when the States had an articulate president that most of the rest of the world liked? Caring and not self centered
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Awww remember when the States had an articulate president that most of the rest of the world liked? Caring and not self centered
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Breaking WSJ:
Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to people familiar with the matter.
Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to people familiar with the matter.
Exclusive | Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
FHFA’s acting inspector general handed the probe report to the U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Breaking WSJ:
Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to people familiar with the matter.
Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to people familiar with the matter.
Getting the first version of your book cover makes it all seem real.
It's happening
It's happening
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Getting the first version of your book cover makes it all seem real.
It's happening
It's happening
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Moments like this I wish I was still teaching my Ghosts, Cults, and Paranormal course! I did lectures on Psychics and had the students dissect the cues and red flags. Sigh.
Kim Kardashian slams psychics who told her she'd pass the bar exam: 'All fucking full of shit'
Kim Kardashian slams psychics who told her she'd pass the bar exam: 'All f---ing full of s---'
'All f---ing full of s---': Kim Kardashian has some choice words for the psychics who predicted she'd pass the bar exam.
ew.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Moments like this I wish I was still teaching my Ghosts, Cults, and Paranormal course! I did lectures on Psychics and had the students dissect the cues and red flags. Sigh.
In my class today I was so impressed with the students, we tackled a tough topic and they were so engaged, and respectful.
They also suggested I do a sip & learn event and they would all come. They make me laugh. No matter how exhausted I am, they make me so energized. #LuckySessional
They also suggested I do a sip & learn event and they would all come. They make me laugh. No matter how exhausted I am, they make me so energized. #LuckySessional
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
In my class today I was so impressed with the students, we tackled a tough topic and they were so engaged, and respectful.
They also suggested I do a sip & learn event and they would all come. They make me laugh. No matter how exhausted I am, they make me so energized. #LuckySessional
They also suggested I do a sip & learn event and they would all come. They make me laugh. No matter how exhausted I am, they make me so energized. #LuckySessional
Lol me too! But tbh I'm ok with it, it is a great example of the cleavage in Canadian right wing groups, conspiracies, the convergence of groups and tech.
It has been a great topic for introducing themes in my course as well.
It has been a great topic for introducing themes in my course as well.
The story I have received the most interview requests for in 2025? Fucking ostriches. I did one early on, about the unlikelihood that the SCC would hear an appeal. And then an avalanche of requests for two months, all for one of the least important stories you can imagine. #Journalism
On Friday’s CBC The National ostriches occupied the number 3 report segment, getting about 2 minutes and 30 seconds of coverage.
The Statcan jobs report which came out the same day? 24 seconds.
Make of this what you will.
#cdnpoli
The Statcan jobs report which came out the same day? 24 seconds.
Make of this what you will.
#cdnpoli
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Lol me too! But tbh I'm ok with it, it is a great example of the cleavage in Canadian right wing groups, conspiracies, the convergence of groups and tech.
It has been a great topic for introducing themes in my course as well.
It has been a great topic for introducing themes in my course as well.
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On speed-dial.
Trump asks supreme court to throw out jury’s finding in E Jean Carroll lawsuit
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump asks supreme court to throw out jury’s finding in E Jean Carroll lawsuit
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump asks supreme court to throw out jury’s finding in E Jean Carroll lawsuit
Writer and author had testified, and won, at trial that the president had sexually assaulted her in the mid-1990s
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
On speed-dial.
Trump asks supreme court to throw out jury’s finding in E Jean Carroll lawsuit
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump asks supreme court to throw out jury’s finding in E Jean Carroll lawsuit
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The impact that an anti-vax, anti-science provincial government can have on the entire country.
Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says | CBC News
The latest federal data shows Alberta accounts for 38 per cent of Canada’s cases.
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The impact that an anti-vax, anti-science provincial government can have on the entire country.
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I wrote about this too. Why isn’t Ontario hitting the barricades in rage? We’ve so little lake access. Entirely privatized shorelines. You could give the province away to oligarchs & people would be meh. Thx to Fatima for calling this early on.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
November 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I wrote about this too. Why isn’t Ontario hitting the barricades in rage? We’ve so little lake access. Entirely privatized shorelines. You could give the province away to oligarchs & people would be meh. Thx to Fatima for calling this early on.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Breaking MSNBC:
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
U.S. Attorney investigating alleged grand ‘conspiracy’ calls unit-wide meeting after two prosecutors resign
Career prosecutors on “pins and needles” after flurry of subpoenas approved.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Breaking MSNBC:
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.