Brent van Staalduinen | Writer, Resister, Human.

There's a douche in the White House...

So a self-declared "Christian" nation is openly boasting about killing Iranians, military and civilian, "without mercy." This is simply a racist, hateful attack on image-bearers of Christ. No plan, no threat, no need—just white men getting their rocks off by killing and boasting about it. #iran

The Peace Thieves: a novel | Brent vanStaalduinen The Peace Thieves by award-winning and bestselling author Brent van Staalduinen.

Save the date: on June 23, I'll be launching THE PEACE THIEVES in #hamont at the Staircase! More info to follow, but in the meantime, would you consider preordering to please my publisher & the algorithm (and me!)? Details: tinyurl.com/5bv7ddfv @thistledownpress.bsky.social #canlit #fiction

Three months until launch! I'm so excited that folks will finally get to read this labour of love, a tender tribute and scathing critique of Canada's troubled peacekeeping legacy. #canlit #fiction #novel

Looks sooooo goooooooooood! Cheers for this!

This one hits hard.

TFW someone responds to a current political and social issue with their version of "at least #CharlieKirk hasn't said a thing about it" is like...

I've lost count of how many God-fearing-righteousness-claiming pastors have included #FAFO in their spiritual messaging about how the Bible teaches us that rich white men should really run the world.

So. Sous-vide. Explain to me like I'm five how it's not the dumbest, most wasteful cooking method ever. Are people really so idiotic to think that "food grade" actually makes it safe to cook your food IN FREAKING PLASTIC?! #toxic #peakconsumptionculture #foreverchemicals

Hey, home foodie: you don't need to wear black nitrile gloves for cooking. Ever. You can just wash your f***ing hands. #wasteful

I got in shit once at my little church-fed high school for lazily writing “Xians” on the board rather than the longer version. Who knew that, decades later, I’d be proven right: Christ has been so excised from western Xianity that my teenaged slack/ennui inspired a more accurate version for today!

Could there be a more perfect item of clothing for right now...?

I imagine they just tune it out and/or it's not as bad with the wind and snow sounds. It does seem as though they've figured it out: thankfully by day 2 the whine was much reduced.

The #badbunny halftime show was spectacular. Barely understood a word and loved every passionate, symbolic minute. The exploding telephone pole section in particular had me out of my seat—that was a MAGA take-down done right.

No, he wasn't Liam, but let's be honest: he was Liam. #badbunny #fuckice #grammy

a man with a beard says words are hard in front of a bunch of guitars ALT: a man with a beard says words are hard in front of a bunch of guitars

Almost every time I crack open scripture, I’m struck by how thoroughly far-right Christianity ignores or is utterly ignorant of basically the entire thing.

a man is writing on a blackboard in a classroom . ALT: a man is writing on a blackboard in a classroom .

I was so excited to cheer on #teamcanada at the #milanocortina olympics, but man, the sound of the drones is unbelievably annoying.

Charlotte Cardin - Confetti [Official Lyric Video] YouTube video by Charlotte Cardin

“Confetti” is the perfect introvert’s anthem for right now, precisely holding the line between restraint and abandon. Masterpiece. youtu.be/3pKfuNBMQW8?... #turnitup

Milestone alert!!!! So excited to receive the ARC of The Peace Thieves (published by @thistledownpress.bsky.social) in the mail. Details and preorder info here: www.brentvans.com #canlit #novel #fiction

From the popculturechat community on Reddit: Billie Eillish at the Grammys: "“No one is illegal on stolen land. […] F*ck ICE”" Explore this post and more from the popculturechat community

Peak 2026: having to explain what "no one is illegal on stolen land" means. #billieeilish #facepalm #fuckice www.reddit.com/r/popculture...

From the popculturechat community on Reddit: Billie Eillish at the Grammys: "“No one is illegal on stolen land. […] F*ck ICE”" Explore this post and more from the popculturechat community

Peak 2026: having to explain what "no one is illegal on stolen land" means. #billieeilish #facepalm #fuckice www.reddit.com/r/popculture...

A GOP said what...? *blink blink*

a cartoon horse says " you are bad " in front of a broken wall ALT: a cartoon horse says " you are bad " in front of a broken wall

No one likes to be reminded that they're a shitty human, but by this point, there's no defence for supporting/defending what's happening: in 2016, maybe you could shrug/hold your nose, but with what's known as fact in 2026, if you're still supporting an obvious monster, you're likely a monster, too.

a baby in a striped shirt is covering his face with his hand and says `` dear lort '' . ALT: a baby in a striped shirt is covering his face with his hand and says `` dear lort '' .

Whoa. Who could've possibly predicted that a wealthy group of white, cis, straight, christo-religious, nationalist conservatives hyperfixated on violence, hatred, and intolerance would vote to keep Pepi le Pew as their Dear Leader? No one is more surprised than this guy! #everyone #canpoli #resist

So exciting!

And for anyone doubting ICE's white nationalists/far right/white supremacist/christo-fascist recruitment goals, I present the following sample of recruitment dogwhistling imagery. The parallels and intent are clear: they are building a #brownshirt army to terrorize Americans. #fuckice #resist

Despite all those chants of "God is bigger!", it doesn't feel like most Christians believe that he is. They're terrified of, well, everything, especially anything that doesn't look, walk, desire, and consume like they do, and clearly think they can do a better job of being God than God can.

Check that your furnace and water heater exhaust pipes are clear, y'all. Carbon monoxide is a killer. #hamont #toronto #snowmageddon

And for anyone doubting ICE's white nationalists/far right/white supremacist/christo-fascist recruitment goals, I present the following sample of recruitment dogwhistling imagery. The parallels and intent are clear: they are building a #brownshirt army to terrorize Americans. #fuckice #resist

Now watch: Wedding’s trial will be tried as a capital case, and he’ll bring the Canadian government into it to try and avoid the death penalty. #bonkers