Canadian humans Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux.

Canadian humans Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux.

PoliticsJuly 25, 2018

Confirmed: Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux will NOT be speaking in New Zealand. Update: Wait, turns out actually they will be speaking now, at an unspecified ‘private venue’

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Canadian humans Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux.

Canadian humans Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux.

~~Good.~~ Ugh.

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