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My co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I will be giving one of the featured presentations on our new book #ScienceUnderSiege at the 50th Anniversary #CSICon Meeting in Buffalo NY, June 11-14: csiconference.org?ms=CSIX
(oh, and our friend Bill Nye will be there too 😉)

Supporters Cheer After Indigenous Land Defenders Avoid Jail | The Tyee Judge rejects the prosecutors’ call for more jail time for protesters arrested at a Coastal GasLink pipeline work site.

STORY: Why a judge rejected prosecutors' call to give three Coastal Gas Link protesters jail time for breaching an injunction.
@amandafollett.bsky.social: thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

OUR PARENTS AREN'T HAVING CHILDREN??

Children’s advocate calls for ‘urgent action’ after province fell short on wildfire emergency preparedness

The Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth is calling on the province to do more to protect the educational rights, and lungs, of young wildfire evacuees #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

My favorite wall Trump never built remains the one between his administration(s) and his business

KEILAR: If you don't deal with these subsidies, many many people are going to see their costs increase

HARIODOPOLOS: We are willing to have the debate

KEILAR: You're not in session! How can you debate if you're not in session?

HARIODOPOLOS: All they have to do is open the government

Remember when Biden bungled a comment and it sounded like he called all MAGA garbage, quickly corrected and it was still a 3 day news story?

Before taking Tylenol, ask your doctor if "it can only good happen" for you!

Dear RFK Jr,

Skepticism in science is healthy. It drives questioning, critical thinking & the need for evidence—it's how science improves.

But completely rejecting and "stop trusting" expertise of scientists is dangerous & can lead to misinformation & harmful decisions.

We're 16 days into Trump and the Republican Party shutting down the federal government because Democrats refuse to throw sick Americans under the bus.

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For those keeping track...

"Alberta Strong and Free": United Conservative Party

"Canada Strong and Free Network": New name for what used to be known as the Manning Centre

"Strong and Free": Alberta's new licence plates

"Truly Strong and Free": Republican Party of Alberta

Leavitt says Trump and Putin were on the phone for more than 2 hours

Bit by bit, justifications for the existence of the union itself are falling by the wayside.

This is blatantly unconstitutional and why no Democrat should ever hedge on "well tariffs..."

The President does not have the authority to impose taxes nor does he have the authority to distribute unconstitutionally collected revenue from those taxes.

Mergansers in the mist. I took this from my kayak on Tuesday morning. #birds 🌿

YO did @thebeaverton.com actually do a shout-out to my hometown BRANDON, MB???

New horror movie somehow not a metaphor for trauma BRANDON, MB - Scary movie enthusiasts are stunned after discovering that a recent popular horror film is in no way an allegory for grief, PTSD, or intergenerational trauma.

New horror movie somehow not a metaphor for trauma

KERNEN: It's like Republicans are in the wilderness about what to do to fix our healthcare

MIKE JOHNSON: Actually, we're not. We're not. We've got pages and pages and pages of ideas of how to reform healthcare. You can't rip Obamacare out at the roots. It's too deeply ingrained now."

Manitoba youth advocate calls for more help for kids affected by wildfires The Manitoba advocate for children and youth says the provincial government must do more to reduce the harm caused to young people from wildfires.

Manitoba youth advocate calls for more help for kids affected by wildfires

Time magazine's cover man, ladies and gentlemen.

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Yeah I really love it. I start every day with it.
It's engaging, adorable and constantly being updated. It's pretty much like a Tamagotchi, but it grows and thrives when you practice self-care.
It rewards you for good choices, but doesn't penalize you for mistakes too.

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Finch - Your New Self-Care Best Friend Finch - Your New Self-Care Best Friend

Finch has been TREMENDOUSLY helpful for me.

As someone working through my #OCD and #anxiety diagnosis', I am goal oriented and this app helps me build positive ones.

Not a cure, but it's changed my life!

⭐ ALSO THIS IS NOT A PAID ENDORSEMENT

finchcare.com

Look. I'm not one for "conspiracies" ok but like, he was Pro-Palestine and Pro-Release the Epstein files... and he happened to be assassinated during this very significant time in political climate...

Border agents who caught a Winnipeg man trying to import an anatomically correct underage teen sex doll led to the discovery of a collection in his home that included several depicting baby girls no more than a year old.

Antiscience Is an Existential Threat The ideologically-motivated assault on science threatens us all.

Our society now faces the existential threat of a leviathan with three heads:

• a steadily worsening #climate crisis,
• increasingly deadly pandemics,
• and an unprecedented use of anti-science that weakens our ability to face major global challenges

time.com/7317436/scie...

It is tiring to hear “he had a family” over and over again, or acting like you’re a monster if you don’t mourn his loss.

We’ve spent a lot of time this year asking questions about the future of Canada - today we’re looking south.

Are you worried about the future of the US?

As always your letters came flooding in. Listen on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.