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Ford government stops reports summarizing child welfare network deaths | Globalnews.ca The government said the 'information continues to be tracked in real time,' but appears to have ended reports summarizing trends and broader patterns.

In response to reporting about deaths, province has decided to no longer produce data related to deaths

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In early May 2020, news reports revealed that President Donald Trump's administration was using an epidemic model developed by White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett as part of its pandemic as part of its assessment and response. This model predicted that COVID-19 cases would drop to zero in as few as 10 days. What expertise in epidemic analvsis did Hassett have? Little to none. Like the IHME model, this prediction was not based on trying to ascertain the way that SARS- CoV-2 was spreading between individuals or how different reactions to lockdowns might change the future course of the epidemic. Instead. Hassett's epidemic model consisted of taking recent case data and fiting the data to a "cubic' function using the built-in function in an Excel spreadsheet.

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‪Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.

hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:

- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9

In class, I give an example of flipping a light switch, and ask whether this causes the light to turn on. To those who say yes, I point out that the bulb may be burnt out, or maybe there’s a power failure. I then ask whether light switches are still a cause of lights turning on. Most say “no”.

A lot of people seem to have trouble with the idea that “cause” does not mean “the one and only thing that explains the totality of this phenomenon”.

Beautiful!

Added this skeet to my undergrad lecture slide deck on bias and missing data!

It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.

Where it gets really interesting, is that while 12.5 % of the Irish population died during the Great Famine, less than 1% of the Belgian population did. Why? As soon as the failure of the potato harvest became clear, the Belgian government abolished all import tariffs on foodstuffs. The government/

These numbers are all the more shocking when you realize that the overall youth suicide rate in the UK *declined* during the same period of time.

i only feel envy if someone is better than me at something or more successful or has more stuff

I was invited to the survey, took a look at the first set of questions—all about the novelty of a particular study—and thought, “why does this still drive funding policy?” I then closed the browser tab and moved on with my life.

Melissa in a labcoat holding up a starling. ASAB logo is in the corner

This #MeetASAB features Madam President herself: Melissa Bateson (@melissabateson.bsky.social)

Melissa was elected as ASAB president in 2024. In the past, she has also been on council as grants secretary and as an ordinary member. She has been an ASAB member since she was a PhD in the 90s… 1/6

Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.

"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."

A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.

Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.

Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich

Chotiner shot that man right in the face with his own gun and he never heard the *click*.

sure they’re tear-gassing toddlers but what do the polls say

Screenshot from Rotten Tomatoes of reviews from two "Verified" audience members. "Deborah T" gives five stars and writes "Excellent movie, well done throughly enjoyable. Such a pleasure to see real class return to the White House". Kelly S also gives five stars and writes "Classy movie. Loved every minute of it!"

Also willing to accept, given how often the words "class and "classy" show up, that RT doesn't have the best verification process for its Verified Audience reviews. So maybe also "today in falsification bias"? 🤷

Screenshot from Rotten Tomatoes of the poster, Tomatometer score, and Popcornmeter score for the new "Melania" documentary. The poster, in black and white, shows Melania Trump seated in a chair and with her body facing to the viewer's left and her head facing the viewer. The Tomatometer, with 20 critics' reviews, has a score of 10%. The Popcornmeter, with 500+ Verified Ratings, has a score of 99%.

Today in selection bias.

The presentation of the Cass report as this gospel text is also disingenuous given the significant academic criticism it has received.

Just last year, a peer-reviewed critique led by Irish researchers from the University of Galway found serious flaws with the report.

Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

What We Saw in Minneapolis Our visual journalists documented the days surrounding Alex Pretti’s killing in Minneapolis.

Two @propublica.org journalists’ accounts of ICE’s actions in Minneapolis

A List of Complaints from 1926

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