Dr. Beth Rohlman

Alberta ‘excessively vulnerable’ to foreign interference, experts warn | CBC News Alberta is not ready to deal with the threat of online disinformation coming from foreign actors in a possible referendum campaign on separation this fall, according to national security experts.

Alberta ‘excessively vulnerable’ to foreign interference, experts warn. Referendum on Alberta's independence from Canada could take place in October www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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GW sold Virginia campus for $427 million to Amazon for data center development The deal transfers all of GW’s roughly 122 acres of property in Loudoun County, Virginia, to ADS for $427,299,350 — roughly $3.5 million an acre — according to real estate records.

A proud Research I university selling off a branch campus...to Amazon to build a data center...and to help shore up a budget struggling with research cuts feels like a prototypical 2026 American higher education story.

I was so annoyed by her fake nice “I notice you’re having work done…” ploy and her obvious surveillance. But now I’m grateful she didn’t just walk right in the front door.

When I had carpet installers in my noise die basement flood, a neighbour across the street watched out the window until I came out to walk my dogs. She then chased my dogs and me down the block just to ask if I was selling because she’d love to be my realtor. 🙄

Beware of false profits.‼️

Many with long COVID remain on the job despite reduced ability to work

Many with long COVID remain on the job despite reduced ability to work www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/man...

once again I reiterate that I have never found a more effective barometer for "is this space safe for my fat cis body" than "show me your specific policies for creating a safe space for trans bodies"

it has a 100% success rate everywhere from doctors to waxing to clothing-optional soaking pools

With Us or Against Us, Again Congress didn’t authorize this war, and the only response to questions is a loyalty test we’ve fallen for before.

Afghanistan started at 92 percent approval. Iraq started at 71. Iran started at 27. The "whose side are you on" rhetoric is identical. The country underneath it isn't. I wrote about how the framework works, and who's deploying it. www.readtpa.com/p/with-us-or...

Again: Not hyperbole, misinterpretation, or a joke that Christian Dominionism is a strain of apocalyptic accelerationism which VERY LITERALLY SEEKS to hasten their vision of the Biblical end of the world, & the people who believe this have VERY CAREFULLY worked their way into the halls of U.S. power

The key to getting mainstream media on board with an illegal war is making them feel like an important part of it.

Illinois Wants to Spread More State Money Around. Not So Fast, Says Its Flagship. A plan to award new funding to public colleges based on their financial need would “siphon resources” from the U. of Illinois, its president argues.

A few blue states have tried to redo higher ed funding formulas to prioritize regional publics over flagships. Just like in K-12 education, that is an exceedingly difficult task because the losers are politically powerful.

Does anyone else do the thing where you go through every step to order something except for the very last confirmation? And then you only find out because 90 minutes later you wonder where your pizza is or get confused when the grocery order isn't in. I do this all the time lately.

Meta won’t let morality get in the way of a product launch What a great time to add facial recognition to everything!

“Just because you are outside of your home doesn’t mean you have consented to having a random bozo collect your face and your name, the latter of which can enable them to search for your digital presence or even home address. The act of existing in public should not carry those risks.”

Florida wants its own CIA. That could lead to unchecked domestic surveillance | Seth Stern, Lauren Harper and Bobby Block A bill to create a state intelligence operation would allow scrutiny based on ‘opinions’ – and could prompt other states to follow

“The bill’s language allows scrutiny based on ‘views’ and ‘opinions’, a standard that echoes some of the darkest chapters of American surveillance history.”

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Social media created this nonsense idea that not exposing yourself to hatred is isolationist. Choosing to not spend your free time with bigots isn’t living in a bubble. I don’t need to know what’s going on at X. I won’t be smarter or more knowledgeable or empathic by being there. Neither will you.

US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says At least 85 students have been killed in US-Israeli strikes that hit an Iranian girls' school in Hormozgan province, Iran's judiciary said on Saturday. Washington has not commented on the reported str...

We killed 85 schoolgirls. We are not the good guys.

The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive

When there are no consequences for the last bad thing, you'll get a next worse thing.

A crazy time to NOT HAVE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS!!!

Sign ‘o’ the Times (1987) is on Hollywood Suite right now. And while it won’t change….anything, watching 90 minutes of Prince performing at his peak soothes the soul.

bluesky clippy: hey there! you seem to be mad at something but not the person you’re yelling at. would you like some help self-regulating?

Good thing to remember online right now is that everyone here is very emotionally dysregulated and dealing with that by posting

*still nodding sagely* we should do nothing to fix this problem

Is it just me, or is this coming from at least one large “left leaning” account a week now?
In the last month alone I’ve seen so many big accounts I follow for political analysis post all sorts of nonsense about those of us who are still Covid cautious.

And as we learn more of these long term effects, every week I see at least one large “left” account on here say all sorts of nonsense about those who are still Covid cautious (including today). The anger at those who are still mitigating risks for themselves is absolutely part of this.

“With respiratory infections, it is the air that needs cleaning, not your hands.” 👏👏👏

Chisel these words into the hospital walls (and many public health minions’ foreheads).

we finally reached the end of this calendar event i accidentally made 12 years ago

Share Your Long Covid Experience - Canadian Covid Society We Want People to See the Heartbreaking Impact of Long Covid Long Covid has changed so many people’s lives. Relationships have been affected. Many people have had to leave their careers, or had their…

We’ve already received many stories highlighting how #LongCovid is heartbreaking. We’ll be sharing these experiences publicly at our Long Covid Awareness Day events on March 15.
You can participate by submitting your experience here, by March 1: covidsociety.ca/priorities/l...
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In competitive authoritarianism (US right now) there's often a "loyal opposition" that's essential to the regime. They are so wedded to "decorum," they go along with rites & rituals that help regime prop up veneer of normalcy, undermining clear view of regimes actions & aims.