Stephen Lautens
@stephenlautens.bsky.social
Writer, communications consultant, legal gadfly, velvet jacket enthusiast. Big believer in the rule of law. Desperately trying to remain optimistic against all the odds. Posts are clearly my own.
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Poilievre's new Chief of Staff, Steve Outhouse: "As a person of faith, however, I remember going to church and people saying, 'How can you be a Liberal?'" I guess that church never heard of this guy Jesus and his Sermon on the Mount. #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/1154136...
Who is Steve Outhouse, Pierre Poilievre’s new campaign manager? - National | Globalnews.ca
Veteran conservative campaigner Steve Outhouse will replace Jenni Byrne, who will remain on as a senior adviser to Pierre Poilievre.
globalnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Poilievre's new Chief of Staff, Steve Outhouse: "As a person of faith, however, I remember going to church and people saying, 'How can you be a Liberal?'" I guess that church never heard of this guy Jesus and his Sermon on the Mount. #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/1154136...
Angry hosers cosplaying as stormtroopers before skulking back to their southwestern Ontario farms where migrant workers are working to make them money by bringing in their crops. #ONpoli #cdnpoli
“The organized white nationalist movement in Canada is the biggest it's been in modern history. A big part of that is Second Sons Canada, the Dominion Society, Diagolon, the Active Club movement.”
Growing white nationalist group behind broad daylight demonstration in London on Sunday | CBC News
An apparent white nationalist demonstration on a busy overpass near London, Ont.'s downtown on Sunday afternoon is concerning for witnesses and experts who track extremist behaviour.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Republicans are starring to realize that Trump could care less about the Republican Party. They are just a venal means to his personal self-enriching ends. They thought they were using him, but are shocked to learn they are being used by him and will be abandoned they second they are of no more use.
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Republicans are starring to realize that Trump could care less about the Republican Party. They are just a venal means to his personal self-enriching ends. They thought they were using him, but are shocked to learn they are being used by him and will be abandoned they second they are of no more use.
Poilievre's Conservatives have switched campaign managers because their polling told them they could still do more to be a far right, anti-women, Christian nationalist, anti-abortion, anti-gay, religious social conservative party. #cdnpoli
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Poilievre's Conservatives have switched campaign managers because their polling told them they could still do more to be a far right, anti-women, Christian nationalist, anti-abortion, anti-gay, religious social conservative party. #cdnpoli
Here's an idea - instead of resigning how about standing up, opposing, and doing your job instead of slinking away because you don't have a spine?
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Here's an idea - instead of resigning how about standing up, opposing, and doing your job instead of slinking away because you don't have a spine?
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THAT’S NOT HOW INFLATION WORKS!
TAXES ARE DISINFLATIONARY!
NOBODY IS PRINTING MONEY!
Can anyone on tha government side actually point these basic facts out?
FFS! #QP
TAXES ARE DISINFLATIONARY!
NOBODY IS PRINTING MONEY!
Can anyone on tha government side actually point these basic facts out?
FFS! #QP
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
THAT’S NOT HOW INFLATION WORKS!
TAXES ARE DISINFLATIONARY!
NOBODY IS PRINTING MONEY!
Can anyone on tha government side actually point these basic facts out?
FFS! #QP
TAXES ARE DISINFLATIONARY!
NOBODY IS PRINTING MONEY!
Can anyone on tha government side actually point these basic facts out?
FFS! #QP
How do you get to be a senator when you are this stupid? There are no "NATO dues", so there's no one to pay anything to. The 2% was always a non-binding aspirational guideline. There is no pool of NATO funds everyone pays into - it is all domestic spending - so who would you "pay" it to? #cdnpoli
U.S. Senator Wants $300 Billion Military ‘Make Up’ Payment From Canada
www.readthemaple.com/u-s-senator-...
www.readthemaple.com/u-s-senator-...
U.S. Senator Wants $300 Billion Military ‘Make Up’ Payment From Canada
Thom Tillis also suggested that Canadians should not criticize the lack of a universal public healthcare system in the U.S.
www.readthemaple.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
How do you get to be a senator when you are this stupid? There are no "NATO dues", so there's no one to pay anything to. The 2% was always a non-binding aspirational guideline. There is no pool of NATO funds everyone pays into - it is all domestic spending - so who would you "pay" it to? #cdnpoli
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This was a very interesting and fairly nuanced read:
Gripen E vs F-35? The Wrong Question to Ask
Mikael Grev is a former Gripen pilot and co-founder and CEO of Avioniq. In this column for Nordic Defence Sector, he compares the Gripen E and the F-35, arguing for a more nuanced view of fighter capa...
nordicdefencesector.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This was a very interesting and fairly nuanced read:
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🚨👇🏽THIS THIS THIS👇🏽🚨
The National Post is NOT in our national interest.
The National Post is NOT in our national interest.
November 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
🚨👇🏽THIS THIS THIS👇🏽🚨
The National Post is NOT in our national interest.
The National Post is NOT in our national interest.
Possibly the lamest City of Toronto (city hall & police) response ever in its long history of lame responses. (Gift article) www.thestar.com/news/gta/cit...
City investigating after contractor drives tractor with snowplow through Palestinian protest
Videos show a tractor with a snowplow attached driving through a crowd on the sidewalk in front of the U.S. consulate on Tuesday evening.
www.thestar.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Possibly the lamest City of Toronto (city hall & police) response ever in its long history of lame responses. (Gift article) www.thestar.com/news/gta/cit...
So it turns out that since the Musk takeover of X / Twitter (and well before), none of it is real. Color me shocked. #disinformation #foreigninfluence
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
So it turns out that since the Musk takeover of X / Twitter (and well before), none of it is real. Color me shocked. #disinformation #foreigninfluence
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Leaders of Canada’s newest convoy worry police are trying to sabotage a nationwide protest avenging a flock of dead ostriches
Ostrich Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
Ostrich Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
Leaders of Canada’s Newest Convoy Worry Police Are Trying to Sabotage a Nationwide Protest Avenging a Flock of Dead Ostriches
Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with food inspectors and the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
pressprogress.ca
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Leaders of Canada’s newest convoy worry police are trying to sabotage a nationwide protest avenging a flock of dead ostriches
Ostrich Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
Ostrich Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
And I talk about how the actual owner of Downton Abbey (Highclere Castle) was my landlord...
New Stephen & Steven podcast! We talk about how American exceptionalism keeps them from clearly seeing themselves as the world sees them, and Canada's stealthy plan to have military & trade alternatives in place when it is finally time to cut the US ties. #cdnpoli www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ii8z4-...
THE WORLD'S IN THE SH*TTER - small L liberals
Canada/US relations, US diplomat not diplomatic at all, the lack of rational voice in media and more are discussed by Stephen Lautens and Steven Kerzner.
www.podbean.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
And I talk about how the actual owner of Downton Abbey (Highclere Castle) was my landlord...
New Stephen & Steven podcast! We talk about how American exceptionalism keeps them from clearly seeing themselves as the world sees them, and Canada's stealthy plan to have military & trade alternatives in place when it is finally time to cut the US ties. #cdnpoli www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ii8z4-...
THE WORLD'S IN THE SH*TTER - small L liberals
Canada/US relations, US diplomat not diplomatic at all, the lack of rational voice in media and more are discussed by Stephen Lautens and Steven Kerzner.
www.podbean.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 AM
New Stephen & Steven podcast! We talk about how American exceptionalism keeps them from clearly seeing themselves as the world sees them, and Canada's stealthy plan to have military & trade alternatives in place when it is finally time to cut the US ties. #cdnpoli www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ii8z4-...
New podcast recorded. Out soon.
November 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
New podcast recorded. Out soon.
The “Red Meat and Benzo Fugue State Law”?
Sith Dani, naming free speech Bill after this muttonhead is beyond stupid and insulting. #Alberta #SmithFail
Alberta’s proposed free speech law — named after Jordan Peterson — faces pushback
globalnews.ca/video/115364...
Alberta’s proposed free speech law — named after Jordan Peterson — faces pushback
globalnews.ca/video/115364...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The “Red Meat and Benzo Fugue State Law”?
Wikileaks them.
Trump, Bondi, the DOJ and the FBI have no idea what the Estate of Epstein has and willing to release. They are freaking out. Expect trump to get even more crazy! Our response needs to be, “Fuck Off!”
November 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Wikileaks them.
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Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
When you wait until the afternoon of the prom to rent your tux and this is all they have left.
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
When you wait until the afternoon of the prom to rent your tux and this is all they have left.
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Q - Why, given all the terrible things happening in the world, do people care about this?
A - Micro-analysis: They see it as an example of government overreach and bureaucratic cruelty towards an independent farm. Macro-analysis: The world is getting dumber every day.
A - Micro-analysis: They see it as an example of government overreach and bureaucratic cruelty towards an independent farm. Macro-analysis: The world is getting dumber every day.
Answering your questions about the Ostrich story your uncle won't stop posting about
You have probably seen your right wing family and friends post a lot about ostriches lately. And, since you don’t follow Rebel News and a lot of twitter accounts with fucktrudeau and fringeminorty in ...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Q - Why, given all the terrible things happening in the world, do people care about this?
A - Micro-analysis: They see it as an example of government overreach and bureaucratic cruelty towards an independent farm. Macro-analysis: The world is getting dumber every day.
A - Micro-analysis: They see it as an example of government overreach and bureaucratic cruelty towards an independent farm. Macro-analysis: The world is getting dumber every day.
The German battleship Scharnhorst sporting symbols recently deemed acceptable by the US Coast Guard.
November 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The German battleship Scharnhorst sporting symbols recently deemed acceptable by the US Coast Guard.
Calling for the execution of people who remind you that you have to refuse to obey illegal orders is a great example of an illegal order you have to refuse to obey. #USpoli
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Calling for the execution of people who remind you that you have to refuse to obey illegal orders is a great example of an illegal order you have to refuse to obey. #USpoli
Threats (like promises) from people who don't honour their agreements mean nothing. #cdnpoli
Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador says
Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador says
Pete Hoekstra said it will not be easy to restart the now-stalled trade talks, and urged Canada to "harmonize" as much as possible with the U.S. on a range of
www.thestar.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Threats (like promises) from people who don't honour their agreements mean nothing. #cdnpoli
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The only way to for the public to see complete Epstein files is to leak it. Do it. Now. Anything else is complicit.
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The only way to for the public to see complete Epstein files is to leak it. Do it. Now. Anything else is complicit.