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Now that this is settled, just release the Epstein files.

People 💙 I Michael Wolff says it the best about Trump’s mad man incoherent rants at the UN !! The Media needs to skew him over the nonsensical 💩 that he spews !!
It’s time for them to declare no confidence and remove him !!
#DemVoice1
#ProudBlue
#DemsUnited

"culture war" is a euphemism for fights picked by fascists

EPA tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say Staff from the EPA’s Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week and told to pause the publication of most research, pending a review.

Can't publish science without political approval, what could go wrong

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Observe the warning signs of fascism. And yes Canada, that includes you too. #cdnpoli 👇

Canada could help mitigate the damage to US education and global R&D by massively expanding our post-secondary education sector. Unfortunately our leaders see government spending, esp on education, as inherently wasteful, to be minimized, not as investments that create new markets and opportunities.

The time to invest in Canada's future is now. Only the state can play this role. Instead, gov'ts are slashing the university sector. Carney has our civil service focused inward on DOGE-esque waste elimination when they should be developing innovative moonshots to strengthen Canada and the economy.

Pope says genocide took place at Canada's residential schools | CBC News While the word genocide wasn't heard in any of Pope Francis's addresses during a week-long trip to Canada, on his flight back to Rome, he said everything he described about the residential school syst...

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When Facebook makes you furious and Tik Tok ticks you off, here’s what you can do, says Dr. @jhodson.bsky.social, Canada Research Chair in Digital Misinformation, Polarization and Anti-Social Media.

@sshrc-crsh.canada.ca @cascadeinstitute.bsky.social

Experts warn new citizenship markers on Alberta IDs could fuel discrimination- NOW Toronto Alberta will soon have citizenship markers on its driver’s licences and other identification cards, but some experts are concerned...

Disappointingly, Canada too engages in immigration fear-mongering.

"Alberta will soon have citizenship markers on its driver’s licences and other identification cards, but some experts are concerned this could lead to discrimination for non-citizens." nowtoronto.com/news/experts...

@amnesty.org has released a report on the "global political economy” enabling genocide against Palestinians.

The report names Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Elbit Systems, Hyundai and Palantir, among others.

Wellness influencers aren’t selling health — they’re selling fear for profit. NYT Opinion exposes the same toxic playbook I flagged in Food Evolution + Shot in the Arm. Thanks @astocktonfilms @derekberes @nytopinion! #ToxicLieOfTheWeek

the best way to make sure that you and your loved ones survive isn't to grab a gun and go shooting wildly. it's to make connections in your community, talk to your neighbors, organize in all forms of life. we need to help the people most vulnerable, and we need to build a new future

U.S. visitors to Canada outnumber Canadians in U.S. in rare reversal As Canadian travel to the United States continues to decline, new data shows a notable tipping point: More Americans visited Canada this July than Canadians did the United States, in a reversal not se...

U.S. visitors to Canada outnumber Canadians in U.S. in rare reversal

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Chatbots can help clinicians become better communicators, and this could boost vaccine uptake AI-powered chatbots can be used in health-care education to help providers practice encounters with patients who have vaccine questions.

Chatbots can help clinicians practice talking to patients about difficult topics, like vaccines. In @ca.theconversation.com, RRU Assoc. Prof. @jhodson.bsky.social and researchers from @mit.edu and Duke University, wrote about the benefits of these tools.

Ousted CDC vaccine adviser says RFK Jr.'s message is clear: ‘Scientific expertise is no longer of use’ Terminated CDC vaccine adviser Helen Chu spoke with STAT about her fears for the future of vaccine policy

Helen Chu is one of the ousted #ACIP members. She spoke to me today about her grave concerns for future vaccination policy and vaccine access in the United States. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/c...

Chatbots can help clinicians become better communicators, and this could boost vaccine uptake AI-powered chatbots can be used in health-care education to help providers practice encounters with patients who have vaccine questions.

Can AI chatbots be useful for training clinicians to have better conversations with vaccine skeptical patients? We think yes!

theconversation.com/chatbots-can...

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Here’s the truth about policing in America, & why you should care even if you’re white, housed, documented, & not wealthy. Policing was never about protecting the public. It was built to control people. That control now targets all who defy the ruling class. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue

"Learn to Code" Backfires Spectacularly as Comp-Sci Majors Suddenly Have Sky-High Unemployment It looks like the "learn to code" push is backfiring spectacularly for those who majored in computer science in college.

Wow no one could have predicted this.

I’m sure AI will fix all this up.

futurism.com/computer-sci...

It is surreal to be bombarded with constant op-eds about how we must finally admit that lockdowns, mask mandates and school closures didn't work.

Yes they did! COVID death rates were driven by lax policy and low compliance, mostly in red areas.
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Are groundbreaking science discoveries becoming harder to find? Researchers are arguing over whether ‘disruptive’ or ‘novel’ science is waning – and how to remedy the problem.

For decades, science-policy experts have worried that breakthrough findings are harder to come by, in turn feeding into slower economic growth. It’s a theme that some of the world’s most powerful science officials are harping on today. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Canadian Doctors for Medicare’s Position Statement on Private Equity Investment in Canadian Health Care Seeking to strengthen and improve Canada's universal publicly-funded health care system. Evidence-based, values driven.

Canadian doctors have been watching the evolution of the problem and are sounding the alarm:

Private equity should be opposed in the delivery of medically necessary, publicly-funded healthcare

@cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social

www.canadiandoctorsformedicare.ca/canadian_doc...

If you don’t want to take the booster don’t. But to prevent adults from having the choice is depraved.

Valid

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A child receives a Covid vaccine in Denver in 2021.

HHS to stop recommending routine Covid shots for children, pregnant people, RFK Jr. ally says www.statnews.com/2025/05/15/c... @isabellacueto.bsky.social

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

Airlines Collect Passenger Data and Sell It to ICE, Other Federal Agencies Data includes full flight itineraries, passenger name records and financial details which are otherwise hard to obtain.

A company you've never heard of -- co-owned by Air Canada and eight other major carriers -- is quietly selling detailed passenger records and itineraries to ICE and other U.S. agencies. Reporter @katyaschwenk.bsky.social
sounds the alarm on @truthout.org truthout.org/articles/air... (THREAD)

A black cat with an open mouth has glowing red angry eyes.

Plagiarism machines have stolen every word I've ever written, including my book, without 1 penny of compensation, no consent. They're using the life's work of countless writers to spit out garbage--dangerous garbage. And the con artists running this scam are ruining the environment to do all that 🤮

A.I. Is Getting More Powerful, but Its Hallucinations Are Getting Worse

“Today’s A.I. bots are based on complex mathematical systems that learn their skills by analyzing enormous amounts of digital data. They do not — and cannot — decide what is true and what is false. … On one test, the hallucination rates of newer A.I. systems were as high as 79 percent.”

Scammers often begin by creating dozens of fake Facebook pages and lookalike websites mimicking real news or government sites. These deceive users and evade Meta’s systems. But setting up fake pages and sites is just the first step in their scheme.