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‘Sickening’ and ‘evil’: Musk bashed for USAID cuts after study predicts millions could die One physician attributed the estimated death toll of more than 14 million over the next five years worldwide to “one man’s cruelty & venality.”

‘Sickening’ and ‘evil’: Musk bashed for USAID cuts after study predicts millions could die www.msnbc.com/top-stories/... via @msnbc.com

"...death toll of more than 14 million over the next five years worldwide to 'one man’s cruelty & venality.'"

Overconfident Minds Fuel Belief in Fringe Conspiracy Theories - Neuroscience News New research reveals that people who believe in conspiracy theories tend to be overconfident and unaware of how unusual their views really are.

Overconfident Minds Fuel Belief in Fringe Conspiracy Theories neurosciencenews.com/overconfiden...

"Conspiracy believers wrongly assume most people share their views 93% of the time."

"They consistently overestimate their abilities..."

Conspiracy Theorists Are Creating Special AIs to Agree With Their Bizarre Delusions Users are creating AI bots trained on harebrained conspiracy theories, including a custom bot to convince parents not to vaccinate kids.

Ugh! Bleak. Also... of course.

Conspiracy Theorists Are Creating Special AIs to Agree With Their Bizarre Delusions futurism.com/conspiracy-t...

"...bots specifically trained on harebrained conspiracy theories, including a custom bot designed to convince parents not to vaccinate their children."

YouTube Loosens Rules Guiding the Moderation of Videos

Exactly what the world needs right now. More hate, rage, and lies. Perfect.

YouTube Loosens Rules Guiding the Moderation of Videos www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/t...

"...encouraged its content moderators to leave up videos with content that may break the platform’s rules..."

New U.S. vaccine panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier this week.

RFK Jr's new vaccine committe is a horror show.

We all knew RFK Jr was gonna be terrible, but this situation...?

Dark Age 2.0

New U.S. vaccine panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

Ex-Canada MP (who called Trump a ‘sexual predator’) hits him with another stinging insult The former Parliament member responded to Trump's expected participation in the G7 summit.

C'mon Donald,
There has to be something you aspire to that is higher than being an obedient sock puppet for the war criminal Vladimir Putin.

www.nj.com/politics/202...

Ashley has taught a wide range of grade levels and courses since she became a teacher in 2008, and currently teaches two kindergarten streams: one in English and one in Inuktitut.

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Please RP everyone! Public Discussion dates with our Canadian Hero Charlie Angus. 👏👏👏👏👏

Political spin, bad science, and lies haven't changed reality.

The large & robust body of evidence still shows vaccines save (millions) of lives.

We can't let the darkness win.💪

Visiting the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. A reminder of struggle and resistance against injustice. Important lessons for this moment.

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Nichelle Penney (she/they) teaches social studies for grades 8-12 students and has been teaching for 12 years.

Learn more about Nichelle’s experiences at: thinking-historically.ca/nichelle-pen...

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❤️🇨🇦

Well said!

Trump Administration Cancels Scores of Grants to Study Online Misinformation

Trump Administration Cancels Scores of Grants to Study Online Misinformation www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/b...

The goal: silence researchers & hide the truth.

Reality: This research is NOT about censorship.

@infoecon.bsky.social: Will "lead to a vastly more polluted information environment.”

YouTube video by The Rational National American Governors Beg Canadians To Come Visit In Video Messages [No Thanks]

youtube.com/watch?v=Cbvy... No thanks! I can appreciate why these governors want Canadians to visit their states, but why would we under the current Trump regime?

Death is the policy RFK Jr.‘s measles response is junk science and social Darwinism.

Under RFK Jr., ‘MAHA’ means junk science like ‘survival of the fittest.’ www.theverge.com/health/66136...

"Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated."

Yep. Dark Age 2.0

No thanks. Not interested EVER

Predator in a Papal Hat "It is not whether you believe but whether you are believable." — Pope Francis

Trump uses mockery and abuse as a means of controlling his base and shaping policy.
His ridiculous posturing as God's voice on earth isn't a joke. It is the perfect symbol of of post-democratic America.
And he knows that he can get away with it.
My latest:
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Today is the national day of awareness for missing & murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two spirit people. It’s a solemn reminder of the ongoing violence faced by Indigenous communities in Canada, calling us take urgent action to address the systemic injustices that enable this crisis to persist.

You just can’t make this Sh*# up!

He was my PhD supervisor!

Meanwhile, in Canada…

We must resist as Trump takes aim at science Last year Robert F Kennedy Jr, now the US health secretary, ordered medical journals to “start publishing real science and stop retracting the real science.” Now, after delivering 100 days of global d...

We must resist as Trump takes aim at science www.bmj.com/content/389/... via @bmj.com

"...administration has aimed its wrecking ball at medical and scientific journals."

"This is an abuse of power and must be condemned."

Liberal candidate is nearly 4000 votes ahead with only two polling stations remaining

CBC finally calls Carleton - the Canadian Tory leader Pierre Poilievre has lost his own seat

Kara teaches history, geography, and global issues for grades 9-12 and has been teaching for 23 years.

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That’s a hard no! Elbows up Canada and vote today! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦