Clare Heath-McIvor
@clareheathmcivor.bsky.social
Distiller of good information on bad religion - cults, coercive control, Christian nationalism & Evangelicalism in politics. Writer. Podcaster. Typo Queen.
Ok. So I’m raging. The Australian Christian Lobby sent out an email today using the Bondi tragedy to fundraise.
To fundraise.
Not for Jewish communities or anti-racist efforts. But for more Christianity “in the public square.”
Not ok. This is opportunistic grifting. Yuck
To fundraise.
Not for Jewish communities or anti-racist efforts. But for more Christianity “in the public square.”
Not ok. This is opportunistic grifting. Yuck
December 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Ok. So I’m raging. The Australian Christian Lobby sent out an email today using the Bondi tragedy to fundraise.
To fundraise.
Not for Jewish communities or anti-racist efforts. But for more Christianity “in the public square.”
Not ok. This is opportunistic grifting. Yuck
To fundraise.
Not for Jewish communities or anti-racist efforts. But for more Christianity “in the public square.”
Not ok. This is opportunistic grifting. Yuck
Americans: "This is why your gun laws suck."
Me: *asks chat gpt how many mass shootings between Port Arthur and Bondi. Answer = 0.
Also me: *asks chatGPT how many mass shootings in the USA between 1997 and now.
ChatGPT: Shits itself. There are so many.
No. We don't need guns. Idiots
Me: *asks chat gpt how many mass shootings between Port Arthur and Bondi. Answer = 0.
Also me: *asks chatGPT how many mass shootings in the USA between 1997 and now.
ChatGPT: Shits itself. There are so many.
No. We don't need guns. Idiots
December 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Americans: "This is why your gun laws suck."
Me: *asks chat gpt how many mass shootings between Port Arthur and Bondi. Answer = 0.
Also me: *asks chatGPT how many mass shootings in the USA between 1997 and now.
ChatGPT: Shits itself. There are so many.
No. We don't need guns. Idiots
Me: *asks chat gpt how many mass shootings between Port Arthur and Bondi. Answer = 0.
Also me: *asks chatGPT how many mass shootings in the USA between 1997 and now.
ChatGPT: Shits itself. There are so many.
No. We don't need guns. Idiots
Bondi - my heart is with you.
December 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Bondi - my heart is with you.
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T minus one hour and counting ...
December 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
T minus one hour and counting ...
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I’ve been taking to a mate who 1. wants to anonymous and 2. attempted to take his life a few weeks ago.
He’s been recovering.
And telling people close to him about the attempt, and that he’d got that place mentally.
He’d like me to implore those who need it to reach out. Especially men.
He’s been recovering.
And telling people close to him about the attempt, and that he’d got that place mentally.
He’d like me to implore those who need it to reach out. Especially men.
December 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I’ve been taking to a mate who 1. wants to anonymous and 2. attempted to take his life a few weeks ago.
He’s been recovering.
And telling people close to him about the attempt, and that he’d got that place mentally.
He’d like me to implore those who need it to reach out. Especially men.
He’s been recovering.
And telling people close to him about the attempt, and that he’d got that place mentally.
He’d like me to implore those who need it to reach out. Especially men.
Look what I got in my inbox this morning: The Australian Christian Lobby agitating to get its supporter base to support efforts to loosen the laws on gay conversion practices - properly called Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change efforts. (1/4)
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Look what I got in my inbox this morning: The Australian Christian Lobby agitating to get its supporter base to support efforts to loosen the laws on gay conversion practices - properly called Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change efforts. (1/4)
Today the coroner handed down findings about the Wieambilla shootings, finding that it wasnt Australia’s 1st act of Christian terrorism but a mere shared delusion. They're wrong (IMO). Here’s why, & what we cannot turn a blind eye to.
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It's Time to Redefine Terrorism
How far right Christian Nationalist Extremism and stochastic terrorism is changing the game
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November 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Today the coroner handed down findings about the Wieambilla shootings, finding that it wasnt Australia’s 1st act of Christian terrorism but a mere shared delusion. They're wrong (IMO). Here’s why, & what we cannot turn a blind eye to.
clareheathmcivor.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
clareheathmcivor.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
Oh for the love of god
#BREAKING 🚨 Moves to spill NSW Liberal leader Mark Speakman are being made tonight, with The Daily Telegraph reporting a "delegation of moderate and centre right factional powerbrokers" have met with Speakman
An unnamed MP from the conservative faction says "shit is going down"
An unnamed MP from the conservative faction says "shit is going down"
November 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Oh for the love of god
Does Australia have a cult problem? | The Daily Aus youtu.be/-V8I_3J3ACE?...
Thanks so much to
@thedailyaus
for having me. Its international cult awareness day. Let's stop the damage and hold cults and high-control groups accountable for the damage they cause
Thanks so much to
@thedailyaus
for having me. Its international cult awareness day. Let's stop the damage and hold cults and high-control groups accountable for the damage they cause
Does Australia have a cult problem? | The Daily Aus
YouTube video by The Daily Aus
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November 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Does Australia have a cult problem? | The Daily Aus youtu.be/-V8I_3J3ACE?...
Thanks so much to
@thedailyaus
for having me. Its international cult awareness day. Let's stop the damage and hold cults and high-control groups accountable for the damage they cause
Thanks so much to
@thedailyaus
for having me. Its international cult awareness day. Let's stop the damage and hold cults and high-control groups accountable for the damage they cause
All jokes aside
November 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM
All jokes aside
So a few things:
A) wtf is this timeline
B) Hitler having a micro and Trump having a um, prior taste of the presidency were a LOT of news in one week
C) Monica Lewinsky has some serious opportunity for comedic retribution now
A) wtf is this timeline
B) Hitler having a micro and Trump having a um, prior taste of the presidency were a LOT of news in one week
C) Monica Lewinsky has some serious opportunity for comedic retribution now
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
So a few things:
A) wtf is this timeline
B) Hitler having a micro and Trump having a um, prior taste of the presidency were a LOT of news in one week
C) Monica Lewinsky has some serious opportunity for comedic retribution now
A) wtf is this timeline
B) Hitler having a micro and Trump having a um, prior taste of the presidency were a LOT of news in one week
C) Monica Lewinsky has some serious opportunity for comedic retribution now
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The biggest threats to our democracy come from the right.
And yet human rights, pro Palestine, and climate activists get greater restrictions and punitive actions than alt right fascists.
The biggest threats to our democracy come from the right.
And yet human rights, pro Palestine, and climate activists get greater restrictions and punitive actions than alt right fascists.
Female NSW MPs Allegra Spender and Kellie Sloane report death and rape threats after condemning neo-Nazi rally in Sydney
Allegra Spender and Kellie Sloane report threats to police, as premier says government is investigating whether ban on Nazi symbols should be expanded
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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The biggest threats to our democracy come from the right.
And yet human rights, pro Palestine, and climate activists get greater restrictions and punitive actions than alt right fascists.
The biggest threats to our democracy come from the right.
And yet human rights, pro Palestine, and climate activists get greater restrictions and punitive actions than alt right fascists.
Did he just say something so wildly inexplicable that even he couldn’t understand what he meant and tried to get AI to reverse engineer and intelligent thought? And try the old cult leader trick when you pretend only the enlightened can understand you?
Cool
Cool
Do Australian Senators have to have an annual medical and psychological health test, if not, maybe it's time to introduce it. ⬇️
As this is absolutely batshit crazy stuff 🤪 #auspol
As this is absolutely batshit crazy stuff 🤪 #auspol
November 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Did he just say something so wildly inexplicable that even he couldn’t understand what he meant and tried to get AI to reverse engineer and intelligent thought? And try the old cult leader trick when you pretend only the enlightened can understand you?
Cool
Cool
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The idea of someone being mad at a Palestinian flag flown at a No Kings protest lets me know that some of us are okay with kings so long as they get to be king.
That is, there are many who only dislike oppression because they’re tired of waiting their turn to be the oppressor.
That is, there are many who only dislike oppression because they’re tired of waiting their turn to be the oppressor.
October 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The idea of someone being mad at a Palestinian flag flown at a No Kings protest lets me know that some of us are okay with kings so long as they get to be king.
That is, there are many who only dislike oppression because they’re tired of waiting their turn to be the oppressor.
That is, there are many who only dislike oppression because they’re tired of waiting their turn to be the oppressor.
Apropos of nothing: here’s why i am not calling for a government held public register of cults. Make sure you read the word “NOT” in that sentence
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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October 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Apropos of nothing: here’s why i am not calling for a government held public register of cults. Make sure you read the word “NOT” in that sentence
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@clareheathmcivor.bsky.social stating we cannot have this commission being headed up by an active member of one of these religions. 👀
#brave #survivoradvocate #believesurvivors #churchandstateseparate
#brave #survivoradvocate #believesurvivors #churchandstateseparate
@clareheathmcivor.bsky.social
A judge made the call that
"I can't make judgement on this coercive control because it's a religious issue."
What in the actual 🙄😠
Religion should not be a shield from accountability.
A judge made the call that
"I can't make judgement on this coercive control because it's a religious issue."
What in the actual 🙄😠
Religion should not be a shield from accountability.
Watching @clareheathmcivor.bsky.social deliver the harsh truth about how funding and tax breaks from Vic gov is enabling cults to grow and expand their power and grooming capacity.
Religion does not hold the copyright on morals and values.
#churchandstateseperate #supportsurvivors 💜
#truthwarrior
Religion does not hold the copyright on morals and values.
#churchandstateseperate #supportsurvivors 💜
#truthwarrior
October 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM
@clareheathmcivor.bsky.social stating we cannot have this commission being headed up by an active member of one of these religions. 👀
#brave #survivoradvocate #believesurvivors #churchandstateseparate
#brave #survivoradvocate #believesurvivors #churchandstateseparate
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@clareheathmcivor.bsky.social talking about how city builders actively aims to infiltrate political parties to bring theocracy into legislation decisions.
A big reason we cannot let the Vic Libs gain control of #springst in 2026
#churchandstateseparate ALWAYS
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A big reason we cannot let the Vic Libs gain control of #springst in 2026
#churchandstateseparate ALWAYS
www.facebook.com/share/v/1BWV...
October 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
@clareheathmcivor.bsky.social talking about how city builders actively aims to infiltrate political parties to bring theocracy into legislation decisions.
A big reason we cannot let the Vic Libs gain control of #springst in 2026
#churchandstateseparate ALWAYS
www.facebook.com/share/v/1BWV...
A big reason we cannot let the Vic Libs gain control of #springst in 2026
#churchandstateseparate ALWAYS
www.facebook.com/share/v/1BWV...
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The Cass Review is bunk. And harmful. Here’s the tea
If anyone acting in good faith still believes the Cass review has the slightest merit, this removes all reasonable doubt www.mja.com.au/journal/2025...
Cass Review does not guide care for trans young people
Good medicine is guided by the values of the patient, not those of a clinician, politician or commentator. The Cass Review, lacking expertise and compromised by implicit stigma and misinformation, doe...
www.mja.com.au
October 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The Cass Review is bunk. And harmful. Here’s the tea
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Remember when republicans protested Paul McCartney’s Super Bowl Halftime Show because he wasn’t American?
Yeah, that’s because it never happened.
But now, they want to do a Christian halftime show in protest because they think Bad Bunny is an immigrant.
But they’re not racist, right?
Yeah, that’s because it never happened.
But now, they want to do a Christian halftime show in protest because they think Bad Bunny is an immigrant.
But they’re not racist, right?
October 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Remember when republicans protested Paul McCartney’s Super Bowl Halftime Show because he wasn’t American?
Yeah, that’s because it never happened.
But now, they want to do a Christian halftime show in protest because they think Bad Bunny is an immigrant.
But they’re not racist, right?
Yeah, that’s because it never happened.
But now, they want to do a Christian halftime show in protest because they think Bad Bunny is an immigrant.
But they’re not racist, right?
The rapture is back on guys. Joke though we may, it has serious repercussions for groups slow boiled in doomsday doctrines, apocalyptic thinking and Christian nationalist or dominionist ideologies
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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October 1, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The rapture is back on guys. Joke though we may, it has serious repercussions for groups slow boiled in doomsday doctrines, apocalyptic thinking and Christian nationalist or dominionist ideologies
vt.tiktok.com/ZSD36xwXG/
vt.tiktok.com/ZSD36xwXG/
Can everyone start paying me a dollar every time they say “got a headache. Might take a Tylenol. Hope I don’t get autism”?
I could get rich off this
I could get rich off this
September 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Can everyone start paying me a dollar every time they say “got a headache. Might take a Tylenol. Hope I don’t get autism”?
I could get rich off this
I could get rich off this
Some of us have been out here waving the flag on Christian nationalism and far right extremism for a while now - and sounding quite alarmist. But the last 29 days have vindicated us in the worst possible way
“...three cultural moments have just combined into a significant cultural flashpoint.” In #Rationale magazine, Clare Heath-McIvor writes on the growing threats of Christian nationalism and far-right extremism in Australia.
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#auspol @clareheathmcivor.bsky.social
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#auspol @clareheathmcivor.bsky.social
Christian extremism: An American ideological contagion in the Australian context - Rationale Magazine
Up until 26 August 2025, white Christian nationalism may have remained an abstract concept – something that happens in America, but not here. But within days of Dezi Freeman (allegedly) turning his gu...
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September 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Some of us have been out here waving the flag on Christian nationalism and far right extremism for a while now - and sounding quite alarmist. But the last 29 days have vindicated us in the worst possible way
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NEW: Elon Musk’s father, Errol Musk, has been accused by family members of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren. Elon has repeatedly had to intervene, a secret that’s spanned generations. Our months-long investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...
Elon Musk’s Father Accused of Child Sexual Abuse
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September 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
NEW: Elon Musk’s father, Errol Musk, has been accused by family members of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren. Elon has repeatedly had to intervene, a secret that’s spanned generations. Our months-long investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...