Dean Dettloff
@deandettloff.bsky.social
Philosophy PhD | liberation theology | Toronto
Organizing in churches against imperialism. I teach a class or two at the Institute for Christian Studies (www.icscanada.edu). Writing a book on liberation theology and degrowth with @mattbernico.bsky.social
Organizing in churches against imperialism. I teach a class or two at the Institute for Christian Studies (www.icscanada.edu). Writing a book on liberation theology and degrowth with @mattbernico.bsky.social
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Dean Dettloff
@deandettloff.bsky.social
· Oct 30
Enough Is Enough: Degrowth, Capitalism, and Liberation Theology
Enough Is Enough argues that economic and theological direction offered by liberation theology gives a unique paradigm for Christians to question the hegemony of growth and orient themselves according...
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A quick reminder that you can pre-order Enough Is Enough, the book I co-authored with @mattbernico.bsky.social on capitalism, degrowth, and liberation theology. It's out May 12, but it's not too early to pick up a copy, and/or ask your local library to get one!
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I have two speeds. They are @cheekface.bsky.social and Takanaka's 1970s Japanese jazz fusion guitar.
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I have two speeds. They are @cheekface.bsky.social and Takanaka's 1970s Japanese jazz fusion guitar.
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Ontario's Roshel under contract to supply 20 armoured vehicles to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian firm | CBC News
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earmarked millions of dollars for a bulk order for 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel that are built to resist bullets and bomb bla...
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Ontario's Roshel under contract to supply 20 armoured vehicles to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
why don't they just ask chatGPT to figure it out amirite
🇺🇸 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has declared a company-wide "code red" as its ChatGPT technology faces stiff competition from other big tech rivals, especially Google, US media reported.
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➡️ u.afp.com/Shrp
December 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
why don't they just ask chatGPT to figure it out amirite
One weird thing about working in international Catholic solidarity is that due to travel I haven't been able to go to Sunday Mass at my home parish in several weeks, but I've actually been going to Mass way more than I would otherwise because that's just what happens I guess.
December 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
One weird thing about working in international Catholic solidarity is that due to travel I haven't been able to go to Sunday Mass at my home parish in several weeks, but I've actually been going to Mass way more than I would otherwise because that's just what happens I guess.
It's funny that despite a resurgence of the right in many places, Trump has also decisively secured several liberal and left voting blocs (Canada included) that would very likely have fragmented or collapsed altogether otherwise.
‘Colombians don’t appreciate being branded as a nation of drug traffickers, least of all by someone like Trump. For the moment, President Gustavo Petro’s popularity has rebounded.’
New on the blog: Forrest Hylton on Colombia v. Trump.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
New on the blog: Forrest Hylton on Colombia v. Trump.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
Forrest Hylton | Gran Colombia Redux
The US can bomb Venezuelan military and civilian targets from the USS Gerald R. Ford but it’s difficult to imagine...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It's funny that despite a resurgence of the right in many places, Trump has also decisively secured several liberal and left voting blocs (Canada included) that would very likely have fragmented or collapsed altogether otherwise.
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Chico Mendes' Dream
By Leonardo Boff
While the UN conferences on climate change fail, Chico Mendes' concrete utopia remains alive: the Amazon as a common good, not as a sanctuary or commodity.
By Leonardo Boff
While the UN conferences on climate change fail, Chico Mendes' concrete utopia remains alive: the Amazon as a common good, not as a sanctuary or commodity.
O sonho de Chico Mendes
Por Leonardo Boff
Enquanto as COPs fracassam, a utopia concreta de Chico Mendes segue viva: a Amazônia como bem comum, não como santuário ou commodity.
aterraeredonda.com.br/o-sonho-de-c...
#aterraéredonda #LeonardoBoff
Por Leonardo Boff
Enquanto as COPs fracassam, a utopia concreta de Chico Mendes segue viva: a Amazônia como bem comum, não como santuário ou commodity.
aterraeredonda.com.br/o-sonho-de-c...
#aterraéredonda #LeonardoBoff
November 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Chico Mendes' Dream
By Leonardo Boff
While the UN conferences on climate change fail, Chico Mendes' concrete utopia remains alive: the Amazon as a common good, not as a sanctuary or commodity.
By Leonardo Boff
While the UN conferences on climate change fail, Chico Mendes' concrete utopia remains alive: the Amazon as a common good, not as a sanctuary or commodity.
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“What help is it to me that Mary is full of grace, if I am not also full of grace? And what help is it to me that the Father gives birth to his Son unless I too give birth to him?“
-Meister Eckhart
-Meister Eckhart
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“What help is it to me that Mary is full of grace, if I am not also full of grace? And what help is it to me that the Father gives birth to his Son unless I too give birth to him?“
-Meister Eckhart
-Meister Eckhart
Apart from Cuba I really think Venezuela is probably the worst country in Latin America you could pick to start a hot war with right now.
Breaking news: Donald Trump has said that Venezuela’s airspace should be considered closed, after a military build-up by US forces in the region on.ft.com/489mnfV
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Apart from Cuba I really think Venezuela is probably the worst country in Latin America you could pick to start a hot war with right now.
I've played two baseball video games now and I can't decide whether I like playing them or I just like baseball.
November 29, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I've played two baseball video games now and I can't decide whether I like playing them or I just like baseball.
Why not, seems fitting to pardon a right wing actual narcostate dictator while fantasizing about a left wing one in Venezuela.
Breaking News: President Trump said he would pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, a former president of Honduras who was convicted in a sweeping drug case last year.
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
President Trump said he would pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, who prosecutors said partnered with cocaine traffickers as Honduras’s president and is serving a 45-year sentence.
nyti.ms
November 29, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Why not, seems fitting to pardon a right wing actual narcostate dictator while fantasizing about a left wing one in Venezuela.
Every kid dreams of growing up to become a key functionary in a crypto hoarding company.
Crypto hoarding company shares under pressure as risk appetite wanes reut.rs/4rregCM
Crypto hoarding company shares under pressure as risk appetite wanes
Fresh turbulence in the crypto market is weighing on shares of companies that stockpile bitcoin and other tokens on their balance sheets, stoking concerns over stress in the niche but fast-growing sector.
reut.rs
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Every kid dreams of growing up to become a key functionary in a crypto hoarding company.
This is climate change denialism.
Premier Smith and I have agreed to a framework built on shared ambitions — to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, unlock the full potential of Alberta’s energy resources, and build a stronger, more sustainable, more competitive economy.
November 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This is climate change denialism.
This is so easy because there are 5 Pirates of the Caribbean movies. That's a whole quarter of the list done already.
You’re gonna need a bigger boat: the 20 best films set on water – ranked!
You’re gonna need a bigger boat: the 20 best films set on water – ranked!
As L’Atalante is re-released, we count down the best movies set largely on ships, boats, barges, yachts, steamers and trimarans. Submarines banned, as they’re under water
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is so easy because there are 5 Pirates of the Caribbean movies. That's a whole quarter of the list done already.
Guys is that good for the climate
Canada rolls back climate rules in energy deal with Alberta reut.rs/3MaNsXf
Canada rolls back climate rules in energy deal with Alberta
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an agreement with Alberta's premier on Thursday that rolls back certain climate rules to spur investment in energy production, while encouraging construction of a new oil pipeline to the West Coast.
reut.rs
November 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Guys is that good for the climate
Good on Guilbeault.
#Breaking: Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault resigns from cabinet following Carney government's energy deal with Alberta
Steven Guilbeault resigns from Mark Carney’s cabinet
Before entering elected politics, Guilbeault was a famed environmentalist.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Good on Guilbeault.
"One guy, it doesn't matter who, swears there's a poll out there that says people want to be invaded." What kind of sourcing is this lol
November 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"One guy, it doesn't matter who, swears there's a poll out there that says people want to be invaded." What kind of sourcing is this lol
My co-authored book with @mattbernico.bsky.social on degrowth, capitalism, and liberation theology is out this May!
www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
November 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
My co-authored book with @mattbernico.bsky.social on degrowth, capitalism, and liberation theology is out this May!
www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
I could put together a tight five*
*An audience of exactly five interested people
*An audience of exactly five interested people
Your stand up routine is for an incredibly niche market.
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I could put together a tight five*
*An audience of exactly five interested people
*An audience of exactly five interested people
These new Gen Z Heraclitus translations could really spark a new wave of interest in the pre-Socratics
water is lowkey fire
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
These new Gen Z Heraclitus translations could really spark a new wave of interest in the pre-Socratics
as a good Catholic I never use AI I only use chatGOD (prayer)
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
as a good Catholic I never use AI I only use chatGOD (prayer)
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Pax Christi USA mourns the loss of Sr. Dr. Jamie Phelps, a brilliant theologian who was one of the first Black women to earn a doctorate in Catholic theology. “Sr. Jamie embodied a profound joy at the intersectionality of being Black, female, Catholic, and religious." She died Nov. 22 in Michigan.
Sr. Dr. Jamie Phelps, OP, presente!
On Saturday, Nov. 22, Pax Christi USA received the sad news that Sr. Dr. Jamie Phelps, OP, had passed away at age 84 at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan. Sister Jamie T. Phelps, OP, theologian, advocate for social and racial justice, and Black Catholic Studies pioneer, dies at 84
paxchristiusa.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Pax Christi USA mourns the loss of Sr. Dr. Jamie Phelps, a brilliant theologian who was one of the first Black women to earn a doctorate in Catholic theology. “Sr. Jamie embodied a profound joy at the intersectionality of being Black, female, Catholic, and religious." She died Nov. 22 in Michigan.
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Peaceful climate protest is being policed more heavily than far right activism – with environmental activists charged at three times the rate of nationalist agitators, according to new data we've obtained https://gwitness.org/48j8QAW
UK climate activists charged three times more than far-right
Climate protesters are being disproportionately charged following arrest, despite far-right protestors being more violent, new evidence suggests
gwitness.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Peaceful climate protest is being policed more heavily than far right activism – with environmental activists charged at three times the rate of nationalist agitators, according to new data we've obtained https://gwitness.org/48j8QAW
It's kind of wild how Carney is working overtime to double down on tying Canadian growth to an energy source that's guaranteed to tank this century.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government is negotiating an agreement with Alberta that “creates necessary conditions” for the future construction of a new oil pipeline to Canada’s west coast.
Carney’s Pipeline Gambit Hinges on BC and Faulty Carbon Market
Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government is negotiating an agreement with Alberta that “creates necessary conditions” for the future construction of a new oil pipeline to Canada’s west coast.
bloom.bg
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
It's kind of wild how Carney is working overtime to double down on tying Canadian growth to an energy source that's guaranteed to tank this century.
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Utterly and appallingly wicked
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Utterly and appallingly wicked