Devon Greyson

"These books are medicinal!" is an all-timer.

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

Elected officials don’t have to be experts in research funding or many other specialized areas of knowledge. They do need to respect the knowledge of the actual experts in the areas they are considering, however, to rule wisely.

Scientific leaders know this, which is why tri-council funding agencies ask questions about whether/how your research addresses sex & gender, and asks how you enact EDI within your research team. It’s why some grants are rebalanced to ensure representation & French applns are allowed to be longer.

Parliament reviews EDI for research grants - University Affairs Witnesses testify for and against applying diversity criteria to scientific funding.

Highly concerning that parliament is even discussing this. Equitable access to scientific training and employment, and demonstrating knowledge & integration of relevant EDI issues in your science are key to smart public investment in research.

universityaffairs.ca/news/parliam...

Policy-based evidence

More #Malinformation and media manipulation here.

Extra deception/confusion points for using "Antifa" properly as an abbreviation for antifascism in the headline and then implying in the subhead that "antifa" is a membership organization of some sort.

One of these things is not like the others!

“A study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29 percent, their risk of hospitalizations by 39 percent and their risk of death by 64 percent.”

“It also calls on governments to prevent violence, discrimination and exclusion of intersex persons across all areas of life.”

“authoritative guidance to governments in establishing laws and policies that prohibit non-consensual medical interventions, ensuring that any interventions on intersex children are postponed until they can decide for themselves, while guaranteeing equitable access to healthcare throughout life.” 👏

The people showing up to protest in inflatable animal costumes are doing way way better resistance counter-propaganda than any of the left-wing militia defense types who show up to civil defense actions in their cosplay operator gear.

Gonna start calling these guys the inflada.

CNN is using a photo from the 1992 L.A. Riots to illustrate the "insurrection" in Portland OR better portrayed by puppets and bike lanes than fire.
This is complex malinformation; technically the caption identifies this actual photo, it but it is being used out of context to mislead people.

Super interesting. I look forward to learning more about this type of approach.

AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that appea...

While workers are largely following mandates to embrace genAI, it seems few companies are seeing it create real value. One possible reason: AI tools are being used to produce content that looks polished but lacks substance, "offloading cognitive labor onto coworkers." hbr.org/2025/09/ai-g...

(But glad all these low-profile consequences are getting some attention!)

I am surprised the invoice for a US government tariff came from Canada!

Who else is talking about conceptual framings of ignorance and silencing? I want to dig into the nuances, differences, overlaps, advantages and disadvantages, methodological suitability, etc. of #Disinformation, #Epistemicide, #Agnotology, etc. in applied research contexts! Talk to me if you do too?

#agnotology

I don't blame patients who get confusing results and seek to sensemake; this is normal.
I also don't think restricting test result access is the answer; I don't think it's possible to walk back & pt access has IDed a lot of missed dx.
We need to figure out how to improve the system (not users).

I am honestly horrified at how common it seems to be to feed medical test results into ChatGPT for interpretation. We need to find ways to provide better patient-facing interpretation in a timely manner. People are making decisions about their health, diet, etc. based on a babble generator.

MAGA hero Jay Bhattacharya says that “political priorities may override the scoring system provided by outside experts appointed to hundreds of review panels”

This is absolutely disgusting & utterly scandalous. If your study doesn’t fit with Trump & Bhattacharya’s right wing ideology, it’s toast 👀

Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta outbreak's 1st death | CBC News Alberta is reporting its first measles death since outbreaks of the highly contagious illness began in March. The province says a baby, who was born prematurely after the mother became sick, died shor...

💔 “Measles during pregnancy can lead to serious complications, including miscarriage, preterm labour, stillbirth and congenital infection”

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

How much do we think was done by genAI? Obviously the cover, but how much of the writing...

Contributor: I'm an intersex professor. Am I supposed to lie by teaching 'only male and female'? A campaign against teachers who acknowledge realities of human biology forces a choice: Teach truth and risk your job, or lie and maybe keep it.

This is an excellent piece from @georgianndavis.bsky.social on the wave of anti-scientific censorship sweeping the country and what it means to teach honestly in the moment.

Hoax threats disrupt more than a dozen colleges this week Hoax calls on Tuesday morning to 11 schools is estimated to have affected over one million students and cost $60 million to campus operations.

I am not seeing much coverage of this but since Aug US colleges/universities have seen an unusually high # of swatting incidents & bomb threats. HBCUs have been disproportionately targeted. If one wanted to look at wasted resources & domestic terror this would be a prime example.

“Science is bad for tyrants, and always has been. A populace that has a better understanding of the world Around them is a populace that is much harder to rule by fear.” @edyong209.bsky.social

Global academic freedom group warns Trump is dismantling US higher education Report from Scholars at Risk counts some 40 attacks against academic freedom in the US in the first half of 2025

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"Why physicians need the counsel of a skilled medical librarian in the era of artificial intelligence (AI)". Oct2025. British Columbia Medical Journal

By implementing interim measures, the CPSBC can mitigate Library’s closure & make a commitment to evidence-based care. bcmj.org/letters/why-...