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Erik Haines

@integralrising.bsky.social

Listen to the hummingbird, don't listen to me https://www.erikhaines.org/

55 Followers  |  169 Following  |  120 Posts  |  Joined: 05.10.2025
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Am I Building an Exoskeleton for My Mind? Yes, I Am. A Response to Zak Stein on AI & Recovery Advocacy

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08.03.2026 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After taking a mini month-in-half hiatus from #TheYoungIdealist Series I have returned with a fantastic new episode. I was honored to have an in-depth discussion with Dr. Sean McGrath on his forthcoming book on Carl Jung titled: The Soul of Nature: On the Unconscious & Related (1/4)

06.03.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Allegations against Cardinal Ouellet stunned church workers, defamation trial hears Ouellet is suing a woman for $100,000, alleging she defamed him when she claimed that he sexually assaulted her by touching her inappropriately.

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06.03.2026 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More witnesses to testify in case of woman being sued by Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet - Montreal | Globalnews.ca More witnesses will testify Friday in the civil trial of a woman being sued for defamation by Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet.

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06.03.2026 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pope Leo receives Governor General of Canada - Vatican News Pope Leo XIV receives the Governor General of Canada, Mary Jeannie May Simon, in the Vatican.

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06.03.2026 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How Iran is strangling the world's oil supply | About That
YouTube video by CBC News How Iran is strangling the world's oil supply | About That

Helpful breakdown

m.youtube.com/watch?v=yzCU...

05.03.2026 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Very excited to read this when it comes out

05.03.2026 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Mission in the Digital Environment The Mission in the Digital Environment

Looking forward to reading through this.
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04.03.2026 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Synod Office releases first two Final Reports of the Study Groups - Vatican News The General Secretariat of the Synod publishes the first two Final Reports of the Study Groups established by Pope Francis following the First Session ...

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04.03.2026 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On March 23rd @benburgis.bsky.social and I will be presenting on our forthcoming G.A Cohen volume at York University in Toronto. We'll be joined by Dr. Christine Sypnowich and Dr. Lesley Jacobs.

04.03.2026 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For Jason Haines On Loss, Recovery, & Why I Write with AI

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03.03.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thousands of Alberta seniors to lose income supplement as province faces rising provincial deficit | CBC News Alberta is making cuts to seniors' benefits and tax credits for caregivers as it faces a $9.4-billion budget deficit.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

03.03.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fury Road - Claremont Review of Books Fury Road

This has to be one of the most weaksauce responses to any book Ive read; the rhetorical equivalent of the "I swear im not crying" meme. @lkatfield.bsky.social

claremontreviewofbooks.com/fury-road/

02.03.2026 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran and the 'state of exception' It seems that we have entered a period of endless war. The undeclared American war "Epic Fury" (the name of the attack on Iran) and Israel's new murderous

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03.03.2026 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On March 24th I'll be giving a talk at my old progam at York in Toronto discussing post-PhD life. Will include some tough advice to grads.

02.03.2026 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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5 questions about the plans for the historic Carleton Tavern | CBC News The 130-year-old building that houses the Carleton Tavern, one of Ottawa's longest oldest bars, could be demolished in the next few years β€” and that's drawn concern from some residents.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

01.03.2026 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Artist uses frozen Alberta lake as his canvas Turns out Alberta’s blue lakes freeze into a canvas unlike any other this New York artist has ever seen or worked with.

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01.03.2026 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Through & Beyond the Threshold My Review of Matthew D. Segall's Work & the Future of Integral Political Praxis

My latest essay exchange with @footnotes2plato.substack.com which is partially inspired by @mattpolprof.bsky.social work on postmodern conservatism & the life/work of Michael Brooks.
www.erikhaines.org/p/through-an...

01.03.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity’ by Paul Kingsnorth,’The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game’ by C Thi Nguyen reviewed by Guy Lancaster Paul Kingsnorth describes his book, Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity, as a β€˜final attempt’, after a lifetime of writing and approaching the subject in a piecemeal fashion, to try to ou...

Amen! I can't stand Kingsnorth...
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27.02.2026 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cool

27.02.2026 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can the Real Wilber Please Stand Up? A Short Journey Through Wilberland

My latest essay exchange with @footnotes2plato.substack.com - I would be curious to hear @mattpolprof.bsky.social or @benburgis.bsky.social thoughts on these essays at some point. www.erikhaines.org/p/can-the-re...

27.02.2026 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Very excited to have gotten the proofs for our little essay collection "What is Liberal Socialism?" for @repeaterbooks.bsky.social. Includes contributions by me, @liberalcurrents.com editor @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com and Florian Maiwald

25.02.2026 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats @aaronrosspowell.com. Looking forward to many productive agreements and disagreements over the years.

24.02.2026 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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22.02.2026 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On God, Absolute Freedom, & the Post-Metaphysical Turn Revisiting My Dialogue with Matt Segall On Michael Brooks & CIIS

Here is my latest post following @footnotes2plato.substack.com dialogue with Graham Harman & my past podcast conversation with him on Michael brooks, CIIS, & the Left. Might be of interest to @nieaufgehenderrest.bsky.social & @mattpolprof.bsky.social followers.
www.erikhaines.org/p/on-god-abs...

21.02.2026 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Marx the Good - Historical Materialism A review of Bruno Leipold’s Citizen Marx: Republicanism and the Formation of Karl Marx’s Social and Political Thought and Vanessa Will’s Marx’s Ethical Vision

My review of "Citizen Marx" by @brunoleipold.com and "Marx's Ethical Vision" by @vcwills.bsky.social is out. Good books both. With @histmat.bsky.social

www.historicalmaterialism.org/8313-2/

21.02.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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A reminder that our research seminar meets today at 15.00 - we will be discussing the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo and its relevance to ecotheology with the amazing Professor Jan-Olav Henriksen. DM me if you can make it.

20.02.2026 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New edition. Want a copy? I’ll send one to the person currently in an undergrad or grad program who gets the most likes for a reply here that says why studying religion matters. Let’s give it a week or so. Go!

19.02.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jonathan Haidt says Zuckerberg trial could finally hold Big Tech accountable for the harm done to young users | CBC Radio For years, Jonathan Haidt has warned that handing smartphones and social media to kids have caused tremendous harm. Now, he says we could be at a turning point, as Mark Zuckerberg appears before a jur...

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20.02.2026 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0