Unitarian Universalist minister, organizational development consultant, editor and journalist, historian and folklorist. https://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3mvc6lxmync2h"Families opened their homes, and they also opened their hearts. Because that is what I call the Canadian way. When our friends are in trouble, we don't hesitate. We act. We do the decent thing. We do the human thing and the right thing." – Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien12 Sep 2026 03:53 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvc6lxmync2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3mvc6dwxph22h"I was proud that it was my government, the Government of Canada, that moved the motion to invoke Article 5 of the NATO Charter, the first and only time in the history of NATO it was ever used. ... Our friends were hurt, and we were hurting with them." – Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien12 Sep 2026 03:48 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvc6dwxph22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3msgjarak7c2cRoland Michener was one of the most dignified public servants in the history of Canada. He put the regal into viceregal. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgjarak7c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3msgihwtgmk24“There lies before us, if we choose, continual progress in happiness, knowledge, and wisdom. Shall we instead choose death because we cannot forget our quarrels? We appeal as human beings to human beings: Remember your humanity and forget the rest.” – Bertrand Russell [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgihwtgmk24https://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3msghsgkftk24JD Vance is an illustration of why your parents were so concerned about who you hung out with when you were a youngster. After hanging out with Donald Trump for a decade, Vance has become just another gangster punk like his boss. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msghsgkftk24https://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3msghgpqnzs24For the record, every thinking, ethical, decent person should hold Congress in contempt06 Aug 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msghgpqnzs24https://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3mggyue6dp22qI overheard an MS NOW commentator mentioning a "senile, vindictive sociopath" and wondered who he could be talking about.07 Mar 2026 04:35 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggyue6dp22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3mcgdpua3pc22Listening to Bill Maher whine about the Golden Globes, it occurred to me that "woke" is just a word deployed by entitled people for "sour grapes"15 Jan 2026 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcgdpua3pc22https://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3mcgbc2aqh224I'm not laughing.14 Jan 2026 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcgbc2aqh224https://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3mcemech4qk27Global Affairs Canada really needs to change its travel advisory for the United States from “take normal security precautions” to “exercise a high degree of caution.” If the U.S. is not safe for American residents, how could it possibly be safe for Canadian visitors?14 Jan 2026 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcemech4qk27https://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3mce6qebyus2oWhat's most heartbreaking is that support for U.S. fascism hasn't fallen to single digits.14 Jan 2026 04:02 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mce6qebyus2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3mbezohtj3s22I wish the news media would stop talking about democratic socialism like it's some sort of monolithic, dogmatic movement. The major monolithic, dogmatic movement in America today is Trumpism.01 Jan 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbezohtj3s22https://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3m5fq33z24k2gWhen political pundits use baseball and football analogies, my ears close. Little could be more trivializing than comparing the affairs of state to a sports game – and it's precisely their belief that politicians are simply playing games that alienates and angers much of the public.12 Nov 2025 03:39 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5fq33z24k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3m5fpc6sed22gLawrence O'Donnell is a master of political apologetics. I don't mean this as a compliment. I care more about political ethics than political strategy. And for what it's worth, I'm tired of hearing dubious comparisons to the administration of Lyndon B. Johnson.12 Nov 2025 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5fpc6sed22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3m2owybsgc22tYou can bear allegiance to the U.S. Constitution or MAGA, but you can’t do both. The name should really be MUGA: Make Un-Americans Gripe Again. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Oct 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2owybsgc22thttps://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3lz4rcnnk5k2ePrime Minister Keir Starmer should be ashamed for sending King Charles and the Royal Family on a forced playdate.18 Sep 2025 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4rcnnk5k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3lyuscjta7c27"Morning Joe" shouldn't be confused with a news broadcast.15 Sep 2025 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyuscjta7c27https://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3lynpm5mg3c2aImagine what social media could be if people only posted verified stories and commented on things they knew something about.12 Sep 2025 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynpm5mg3c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3lxe4ul2ow22lIf I live to be as old as Methuselah, I'll never understand what anyone saw in him.27 Aug 2025 03:51 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxe4ul2ow22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3lxe4mpxgyc27"Spittle doesn't lick itself. " – Charlie Sykes on today's meeting of the Trump Sycophancy.27 Aug 2025 03:47 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxe4mpxgyc27https://bsky.app/profile/revstefan.bsky.social/post/3lsamjae3x22uDisgusting! It’s becoming impossible to tell the difference between ICE and violent street gangs. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2025 03:15 +0000at://did:plc:7bgoco5ibrprajwzbui6jblg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsamjae3x22u