Chris Houston
@chrishouston.ca
Exec Director @canadianpeacemuseum.ca, newspaper columnist, teaching humanitarianism (U of Toronto), consulting at @humanitarianassociates.org
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Chris Houston
@chrishouston.ca
· Jan 26
🧵👋 Hi, I'm a university instructor and writer about peace, health, human rights and humanitarianism.
Given the unprecedented times we're in, here's a 🧵 of thoughts and resources for:
PROTECTING YOUR WELL-BEING AND ADAPTABILITY DURING AND BEYOND 2025 (I'll keep adding to this over the next week).
Given the unprecedented times we're in, here's a 🧵 of thoughts and resources for:
PROTECTING YOUR WELL-BEING AND ADAPTABILITY DURING AND BEYOND 2025 (I'll keep adding to this over the next week).
Reposted by Chris Houston
BBC presenters and journalists have been told they cannot quote a line removed from its prestigious annual lecture, in which a Dutch writer accused Donald Trump of being “the most openly corrupt president in American history”.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:37 AM
BBC presenters and journalists have been told they cannot quote a line removed from its prestigious annual lecture, in which a Dutch writer accused Donald Trump of being “the most openly corrupt president in American history”.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC presenters and journalists have been told they cannot quote a line removed from its prestigious annual lecture, in which a Dutch writer accused Donald Trump of being “the most openly corrupt president in American history”.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:37 AM
BBC presenters and journalists have been told they cannot quote a line removed from its prestigious annual lecture, in which a Dutch writer accused Donald Trump of being “the most openly corrupt president in American history”.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
An inquest into a triple femicide 10 years ago recommended that governments declare an epidemic of intimate partner violence. Many governments have are yet to do so.
chrishouston.ca/stories-of-p...
An inquest into a triple femicide 10 years ago recommended that governments declare an epidemic of intimate partner violence. Many governments have are yet to do so.
chrishouston.ca/stories-of-p...
The epidemic of intimate partner violence
It's been ten years since the Renfrew County triple femicide
chrishouston.ca
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
An inquest into a triple femicide 10 years ago recommended that governments declare an epidemic of intimate partner violence. Many governments have are yet to do so.
chrishouston.ca/stories-of-p...
An inquest into a triple femicide 10 years ago recommended that governments declare an epidemic of intimate partner violence. Many governments have are yet to do so.
chrishouston.ca/stories-of-p...
Reposted by Chris Houston
"MAGA-branded accounts that present themselves as those of patriotic Americans appear to instead be based overseas in Eastern Europe, Thailand, Nigeria and Bangladesh."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
X's new location transparency feature unleashes questions about origins of MAGA accounts
The function, which shows that a slew of MAGA-branded accounts are apparently based outside the U.S., also stirred speculative outrage over where the Department of Homeland Security account was create...
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
"MAGA-branded accounts that present themselves as those of patriotic Americans appear to instead be based overseas in Eastern Europe, Thailand, Nigeria and Bangladesh."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
"MAGA-branded accounts that present themselves as those of patriotic Americans appear to instead be based overseas in Eastern Europe, Thailand, Nigeria and Bangladesh."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
X's new location transparency feature unleashes questions about origins of MAGA accounts
The function, which shows that a slew of MAGA-branded accounts are apparently based outside the U.S., also stirred speculative outrage over where the Department of Homeland Security account was create...
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
"MAGA-branded accounts that present themselves as those of patriotic Americans appear to instead be based overseas in Eastern Europe, Thailand, Nigeria and Bangladesh."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Reposted by Chris Houston
Overheard today:
▪️“How come John Lennon and Yoko Ono got to sit in bed for peace and we need to dry wall?”
▪️“I was told this would be fun”.
Only joking. Our volunteers are in good spirits.
Donate to fund the renovations:
www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
▪️“How come John Lennon and Yoko Ono got to sit in bed for peace and we need to dry wall?”
▪️“I was told this would be fun”.
Only joking. Our volunteers are in good spirits.
Donate to fund the renovations:
www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
November 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Overheard today:
▪️“How come John Lennon and Yoko Ono got to sit in bed for peace and we need to dry wall?”
▪️“I was told this would be fun”.
Only joking. Our volunteers are in good spirits.
Donate to fund the renovations:
www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
▪️“How come John Lennon and Yoko Ono got to sit in bed for peace and we need to dry wall?”
▪️“I was told this would be fun”.
Only joking. Our volunteers are in good spirits.
Donate to fund the renovations:
www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
The BBC are at it again. 😉
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 AM
The BBC are at it again. 😉
November 22, 2025 at 4:54 AM
My 2024 piece remains relevant and notes the Global Arms Trade Treaty, which bars exports known to facilitate genocide, crimes against humanity, breaches of the Geneva Conventions, or attacks on civilians.
chrishouston.ca/stories-of-p...
chrishouston.ca/stories-of-p...
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 AM
My 2024 piece remains relevant and notes the Global Arms Trade Treaty, which bars exports known to facilitate genocide, crimes against humanity, breaches of the Geneva Conventions, or attacks on civilians.
chrishouston.ca/stories-of-p...
chrishouston.ca/stories-of-p...
Canadian police did a "blitz" of commercial motor vehicle inspections. Total inspections: seven
Quite worrying that the majority (4) were found to be so unroadworthy that they were taken out of service.
Quite worrying that the majority (4) were found to be so unroadworthy that they were taken out of service.
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Canadian police did a "blitz" of commercial motor vehicle inspections. Total inspections: seven
Quite worrying that the majority (4) were found to be so unroadworthy that they were taken out of service.
Quite worrying that the majority (4) were found to be so unroadworthy that they were taken out of service.
My buddy Bill just told me his Dad puts salt on his Big Macs. 🤯
November 20, 2025 at 2:34 AM
My buddy Bill just told me his Dad puts salt on his Big Macs. 🤯
If we want a peaceful world, we must prioritize the things that create it. Food on tables, roofs over heads, fair and inclusive societies...We face big choices in these complex times. We can pour our money into weapons, or we can invest in people.
chrishouston.ca/stories-of-p...
chrishouston.ca/stories-of-p...
If we want peace, we must fund what builds it
Armed conflict is rising, and Canada plans to increase military spending. Peace advocates say that social programs, not militarization, make a safer world. Even military generals in Canada and the Uni...
chrishouston.ca
November 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
If we want a peaceful world, we must prioritize the things that create it. Food on tables, roofs over heads, fair and inclusive societies...We face big choices in these complex times. We can pour our money into weapons, or we can invest in people.
chrishouston.ca/stories-of-p...
chrishouston.ca/stories-of-p...
The fact that the Louvre heist didn’t take place at dawn, but at the very reasonable hour of 9:30 a.m. shows that even French jewel thieves have a better work-life balance than us.
November 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The fact that the Louvre heist didn’t take place at dawn, but at the very reasonable hour of 9:30 a.m. shows that even French jewel thieves have a better work-life balance than us.
Read about the @canadianpeacemuseum.ca's first public event, featuring @natesmelle.bsky.social and @antifascistwizard.bsky.social:
www.mybancroftnow.com/71798/news/c...
www.mybancroftnow.com/71798/news/c...
New book about artist Arne Roosman launches at Canadian Peace Museum : My Bancroft Now
My Bancroft Now delivers the latest local news, events, contests, and radio features for Bancroft, Ontario.
www.mybancroftnow.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Read about the @canadianpeacemuseum.ca's first public event, featuring @natesmelle.bsky.social and @antifascistwizard.bsky.social:
www.mybancroftnow.com/71798/news/c...
www.mybancroftnow.com/71798/news/c...
Reposted by Chris Houston
"If we want a peaceful world, we must prioritize the things that create it. Food on tables, roofs over heads, fair and inclusive societies, good relations, healthy people, a healthy planet. We face big choices in these complex times. We can pour our money into weapons, or we can invest in people."
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 AM
"If we want a peaceful world, we must prioritize the things that create it. Food on tables, roofs over heads, fair and inclusive societies, good relations, healthy people, a healthy planet. We face big choices in these complex times. We can pour our money into weapons, or we can invest in people."
“The murder rate in the 25 states that voted for Donald Trump has
exceeded the murder rate in the 25 states that voted for Joe Biden in
every year from 2000 to 2020.”
www.congress.gov/118/meeting/...
exceeded the murder rate in the 25 states that voted for Joe Biden in
every year from 2000 to 2020.”
www.congress.gov/118/meeting/...
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
“The murder rate in the 25 states that voted for Donald Trump has
exceeded the murder rate in the 25 states that voted for Joe Biden in
every year from 2000 to 2020.”
www.congress.gov/118/meeting/...
exceeded the murder rate in the 25 states that voted for Joe Biden in
every year from 2000 to 2020.”
www.congress.gov/118/meeting/...
Reposted by Chris Houston
'National Security Threat'? 95-Year-Old Human Rights Scholar Richard Falk Interrogated for Hours by Canada | "Clearly, the international repression of the Palestinian cause knows no bounds."
'National Security Threat'? 95-Year-Old Human Rights Scholar Richard Falk Interrogated for Hours by Canada
"Clearly, the international repression of the Palestinian cause knows no bounds."
www.commondreams.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
'National Security Threat'? 95-Year-Old Human Rights Scholar Richard Falk Interrogated for Hours by Canada | "Clearly, the international repression of the Palestinian cause knows no bounds."
Reposted by Chris Houston
🧵 1/ What a delight to host our first public event at the Canadian Peace Museum
Book launch: biography of local artist @antifascistwizard.bsky.social, written by local journalist @natesmelle.bsky.social and published by an independent local-ish press
Packed room, brilliant conversations.
Book launch: biography of local artist @antifascistwizard.bsky.social, written by local journalist @natesmelle.bsky.social and published by an independent local-ish press
Packed room, brilliant conversations.
November 16, 2025 at 2:36 AM
🧵 1/ What a delight to host our first public event at the Canadian Peace Museum
Book launch: biography of local artist @antifascistwizard.bsky.social, written by local journalist @natesmelle.bsky.social and published by an independent local-ish press
Packed room, brilliant conversations.
Book launch: biography of local artist @antifascistwizard.bsky.social, written by local journalist @natesmelle.bsky.social and published by an independent local-ish press
Packed room, brilliant conversations.
🧵 1/ What a delight to host our first public event at the Canadian Peace Museum
Book launch: biography of local artist @antifascistwizard.bsky.social, written by local journalist @natesmelle.bsky.social and published by an independent local-ish press
Packed room, brilliant conversations.
Book launch: biography of local artist @antifascistwizard.bsky.social, written by local journalist @natesmelle.bsky.social and published by an independent local-ish press
Packed room, brilliant conversations.
November 16, 2025 at 2:36 AM
🧵 1/ What a delight to host our first public event at the Canadian Peace Museum
Book launch: biography of local artist @antifascistwizard.bsky.social, written by local journalist @natesmelle.bsky.social and published by an independent local-ish press
Packed room, brilliant conversations.
Book launch: biography of local artist @antifascistwizard.bsky.social, written by local journalist @natesmelle.bsky.social and published by an independent local-ish press
Packed room, brilliant conversations.
Just had my first social media post take down.
A video I shared of Ripley’s Aquarium over 4 years ago. Because the Little Mermaid tune I used is owned by someone. 😁
A video I shared of Ripley’s Aquarium over 4 years ago. Because the Little Mermaid tune I used is owned by someone. 😁
November 16, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Just had my first social media post take down.
A video I shared of Ripley’s Aquarium over 4 years ago. Because the Little Mermaid tune I used is owned by someone. 😁
A video I shared of Ripley’s Aquarium over 4 years ago. Because the Little Mermaid tune I used is owned by someone. 😁
The new recycling rules in Ontario are a massive problem for non profits, especially food banks.
This article quite my colleugues at the North Hastings Community Cupboard. We're now dealing with reduced government support, increasing needs and this extra cost.
broadview.org/ontarios-new...
This article quite my colleugues at the North Hastings Community Cupboard. We're now dealing with reduced government support, increasing needs and this extra cost.
broadview.org/ontarios-new...
Ontario’s new recycling rules are creating a hidden crisis for non-profits | Broadview Magazine
Bridgenorth food bank says recycling costs could reach thousands of dollars, stretching limited resources
broadview.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The new recycling rules in Ontario are a massive problem for non profits, especially food banks.
This article quite my colleugues at the North Hastings Community Cupboard. We're now dealing with reduced government support, increasing needs and this extra cost.
broadview.org/ontarios-new...
This article quite my colleugues at the North Hastings Community Cupboard. We're now dealing with reduced government support, increasing needs and this extra cost.
broadview.org/ontarios-new...
Reposted by Chris Houston
