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
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Carmencelestini.com
The Canadian Far Right and Conspiracy Theories available December 2024
https://shorturl.at/j9JtE
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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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Trump says reporting on his health is "seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean 'THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.' They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it."
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Trump says reporting on his health is "seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean 'THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.' They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it."
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Via me and @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: CBP posted a pic of two detained Iranians, saying, “No fun in the sun when you are unlawfully present.”
According to their Episcopal priest, they’re Christian converts seeking asylum, and deporting them may be a death sentence religionnews.com/2025/12/09/b...
According to their Episcopal priest, they’re Christian converts seeking asylum, and deporting them may be a death sentence religionnews.com/2025/12/09/b...
Priest says sisters slated for deportation are Christians who could face persecution by Iran
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘We all feel a wound in our body of Christ, knowing what’s happening to them,’ said the Rev. Fran Gardner-Smith.
religionnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Via me and @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: CBP posted a pic of two detained Iranians, saying, “No fun in the sun when you are unlawfully present.”
According to their Episcopal priest, they’re Christian converts seeking asylum, and deporting them may be a death sentence religionnews.com/2025/12/09/b...
According to their Episcopal priest, they’re Christian converts seeking asylum, and deporting them may be a death sentence religionnews.com/2025/12/09/b...
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It's vile to kill people with no actual legal justification and also vile to joke about killing those people.
Trump: "The problem is nobody wants to go fishing anymore. They don't want to get in boats. They don't want anything to do with boats. I think we've destroyed the boat market. Other than that it's been very effective."
December 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
It's vile to kill people with no actual legal justification and also vile to joke about killing those people.
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
Such a new word. I can't.
Trump on the US economy: “I said it the other day. And a lot of people misinterpreted it. They said ‘Oh he doesn’t realize prices are high.’ Prices are coming down very substantially. But they have a new word. You know, they always have a hoax. The new word is affordability.”
December 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Such a new word. I can't.
I too wish for this computer. The tabs and the coffee spillage are my real areas of issue.
All I want is a computer that lets me keep 927374 tabs open at all times, never shut it down but spill coffee on the keyboard regularly is that too much to ask.
December 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I too wish for this computer. The tabs and the coffee spillage are my real areas of issue.
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"Networked misogyny is now firmly established as a key tactic in the 21st-century authoritarian’s playbook. This is not a new trend – but it is now being supercharged by generative AI tools that make it easier, quicker and cheaper than ever ... " www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In this age of authoritarians, online abuse of women is soaring – and it’s leading to ‘real-world’ violence | Julie Posetti
Our UN report reveals the link between the online misogyny and offline crimes that are hounding women out of public life, says Julie Posetti, lead author of a new report published by UN Women
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
"Networked misogyny is now firmly established as a key tactic in the 21st-century authoritarian’s playbook. This is not a new trend – but it is now being supercharged by generative AI tools that make it easier, quicker and cheaper than ever ... " www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This morning an advance publication of my article for Implicit Religion came out. I have written about a movement in 2024 self titled as God's Army, who were an anti immigration protest/spiritual warfare in the USA. With links to Canada’s convoys.
journal.equinoxpub.com/IR/article/v...
journal.equinoxpub.com/IR/article/v...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This morning an advance publication of my article for Implicit Religion came out. I have written about a movement in 2024 self titled as God's Army, who were an anti immigration protest/spiritual warfare in the USA. With links to Canada’s convoys.
journal.equinoxpub.com/IR/article/v...
journal.equinoxpub.com/IR/article/v...
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AI + wellness BS + supplements = UGH!
Reminder:
- Sale of supplements = RED FLAG for BUNK! 🚩
- Sale of supplements = RED FLAG for BUNK! 🚩
- Sale of supplements = RED FLAG for BUNK! 🚩
AI Deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Reminder:
- Sale of supplements = RED FLAG for BUNK! 🚩
- Sale of supplements = RED FLAG for BUNK! 🚩
- Sale of supplements = RED FLAG for BUNK! 🚩
AI Deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media
Hundreds of videos on TikTok and elsewhere impersonate experts to sell supplements with unproven effects
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
AI + wellness BS + supplements = UGH!
Reminder:
- Sale of supplements = RED FLAG for BUNK! 🚩
- Sale of supplements = RED FLAG for BUNK! 🚩
- Sale of supplements = RED FLAG for BUNK! 🚩
AI Deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Reminder:
- Sale of supplements = RED FLAG for BUNK! 🚩
- Sale of supplements = RED FLAG for BUNK! 🚩
- Sale of supplements = RED FLAG for BUNK! 🚩
AI Deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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America is already an oligarchy
Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
America is already an oligarchy
I joke, but I gave up my tickets to the first round of world cup games yesterday. World cup games and my team hold huge sentimental value to me. Seeing my team live was a bucketlist item.
The fake peace trophy on the day the Trump admin release the Great Replacement national security strategy
The fake peace trophy on the day the Trump admin release the Great Replacement national security strategy
December 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I joke, but I gave up my tickets to the first round of world cup games yesterday. World cup games and my team hold huge sentimental value to me. Seeing my team live was a bucketlist item.
The fake peace trophy on the day the Trump admin release the Great Replacement national security strategy
The fake peace trophy on the day the Trump admin release the Great Replacement national security strategy
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This is so messed up. "National parks cut free entry for MLK Day, add Trump's birthday" www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
National parks cut free entry for MLK Day, add Trump's birthday
NPS changed its free admission days in 2026, removing MLK Day and Juneteenth while adding Trump's birthday.
www.usatoday.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:43 AM
This is so messed up. "National parks cut free entry for MLK Day, add Trump's birthday" www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
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"A new global survey shows a 35% fall in intl graduate enrolment in Canada and 19% in the United States compared with last year, with 90% and 85% of institutions in Canada and the US, respectively, saying that restrictive government policies are to blame." www.universityworldnews.com/page.php?pag...
Global Edition
The Global Window on Higher Education
www.universityworldnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
"A new global survey shows a 35% fall in intl graduate enrolment in Canada and 19% in the United States compared with last year, with 90% and 85% of institutions in Canada and the US, respectively, saying that restrictive government policies are to blame." www.universityworldnews.com/page.php?pag...
Conspiracy is a mobilizing mechanism for populism. Under the salaciousness of theories are the emotions that are fed by political actors: fear and perceived injustice.
If I had funding I would do a similar survey here in Canada.
If I had funding I would do a similar survey here in Canada.
*More than half of the GOP believe the 2020 election outcome was the result of fraud
*More than 4 out of 10 believe 9/11 was an inside job
*37% believe the Holocaust did not happen or was exaggerate
*36% believe NASA faked the moon landing
*1 in 3 believe vaccines cause autism
*More than 4 out of 10 believe 9/11 was an inside job
*37% believe the Holocaust did not happen or was exaggerate
*36% believe NASA faked the moon landing
*1 in 3 believe vaccines cause autism
December 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Conspiracy is a mobilizing mechanism for populism. Under the salaciousness of theories are the emotions that are fed by political actors: fear and perceived injustice.
If I had funding I would do a similar survey here in Canada.
If I had funding I would do a similar survey here in Canada.
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Trump may have accidentally pardoned the pipe bomb guy?
December 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump may have accidentally pardoned the pipe bomb guy?
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This is what government censorship actually looks like: defunding entire fields, deporting researchers, and quite effectively chilling speech that helps people understand how our information systems are being exploited and calls out powerful people and platforms for their bullshit.
For the last decade, the pervasive spread of bullshit & manipulation of online platforms have been widely recognized societal concerns. Now non US citizens studying those subjects can be labeled “censors” & denied visas or deported from the US. Censorship, indeed. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa
An internal State Department memo said that anyone involved in "censorship" of free speech should be considered for rejection.
www.reuters.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is what government censorship actually looks like: defunding entire fields, deporting researchers, and quite effectively chilling speech that helps people understand how our information systems are being exploited and calls out powerful people and platforms for their bullshit.
Nostalgia is a critique of contemporary times.....
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Nostalgia is a critique of contemporary times.....
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Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
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Labeling dissent as terrorism: "A largely overlooked directive issued by the Trump administration marks a major shift in U.S. counterterrorism policy, one that threatens bedrock free speech rights enshrined in the Bill of Rights." theconversation.com/labeling-dis...
#PreparingFor2026 #Midterms
#PreparingFor2026 #Midterms
December 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Labeling dissent as terrorism: "A largely overlooked directive issued by the Trump administration marks a major shift in U.S. counterterrorism policy, one that threatens bedrock free speech rights enshrined in the Bill of Rights." theconversation.com/labeling-dis...
#PreparingFor2026 #Midterms
#PreparingFor2026 #Midterms
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Breaking news: The Pentagon’s top watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated security protocols meant to protect U.S. troops by using a personal device to share sensitive operational details on the messaging app Signal.
Watchdog finds Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in ‘Signalgate’ affair
The Defense Department inspector general finds Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in use of Signal to share highly sensitive U.S. attack plans, according to officials who have s...
wapo.st
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Breaking news: The Pentagon’s top watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated security protocols meant to protect U.S. troops by using a personal device to share sensitive operational details on the messaging app Signal.
It's amazing how productive one can be when they are not commuting 6 hours a day! I've already marked some of my pile, and knocked two things off my to do list.
Have I started the revisions I have due? Hell no, but birthday reservations are made, some Xmas gifts ordered.
Have I started the revisions I have due? Hell no, but birthday reservations are made, some Xmas gifts ordered.
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It's amazing how productive one can be when they are not commuting 6 hours a day! I've already marked some of my pile, and knocked two things off my to do list.
Have I started the revisions I have due? Hell no, but birthday reservations are made, some Xmas gifts ordered.
Have I started the revisions I have due? Hell no, but birthday reservations are made, some Xmas gifts ordered.
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Important new work by Zeynep Taydas, Laura Olson, and Jeffrey Fine on the nuanced intersection of religion and ethnicity on approval for presidential policies. #polisky #polrel
#OpenAccess from Politics and Religion -
How Religious Affiliation and Race/Ethnicity Shape Presidential Policy Approval - https://cup.org/3MyYaqF
- Zeynep Taydas, Laura R. Olson & Jeffrey A. Fine
#FirstView
How Religious Affiliation and Race/Ethnicity Shape Presidential Policy Approval - https://cup.org/3MyYaqF
- Zeynep Taydas, Laura R. Olson & Jeffrey A. Fine
#FirstView
December 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Omg. Maybe he used his sharpie eraser and made them go away.
Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Omg. Maybe he used his sharpie eraser and made them go away.
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New from me this morning www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagement
Defense secretary shares anecdote in The War on Warriors and rails against ‘rules and regulations’ governing war
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
New from me this morning www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The president is a lunatic
December 2, 2025 at 5:54 AM
The president is a lunatic