John Longhurst, C.M.
@jdl56.bsky.social
Religion reporter & columnist, Winnipeg Free Press. Author of Can Robots Love God and be Saved: A Journalist Reports on Faith.
Sorry to say ( as a non-American), but you were told a lie.
January 11, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Sorry to say ( as a non-American), but you were told a lie.
Sort of puts plans to invade Canada in jeopardy. maybe Greenland, too. In winter, at least.
January 11, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Sort of puts plans to invade Canada in jeopardy. maybe Greenland, too. In winter, at least.
A Canadian here. Could you Americans please stop saying the president is the “leader of the free world”? Because he patently is not.
December 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
A Canadian here. Could you Americans please stop saying the president is the “leader of the free world”? Because he patently is not.
It’s like liking to use em-dashes only to learn they are a give away for using CHATgpt.
December 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
It’s like liking to use em-dashes only to learn they are a give away for using CHATgpt.
And how did he get a gun? Nobody seems to be asking that question. Maybe because the answer is obvious: mMost anyone in America can get a gun. (Muses this Canadian.)
November 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
And how did he get a gun? Nobody seems to be asking that question. Maybe because the answer is obvious: mMost anyone in America can get a gun. (Muses this Canadian.)
Per The Guardian: "The alleged gunman, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, came to the US in September 2021 under an Operation Allies Welcome program that gave some Afghans who had worked for the US government entry visas to the US."
November 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Per The Guardian: "The alleged gunman, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, came to the US in September 2021 under an Operation Allies Welcome program that gave some Afghans who had worked for the US government entry visas to the US."