A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nationβs people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else.
We mustnβt let this war do so.
01.03.2026 23:01 β
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BYD spotted testing 1500 kW Flash Charge in China, nearly triple Tesla V4 power
Single-gun peak rating of 1500 kW reported at demonstration flash charging station.
U.S Automotive 'journalists': "Mach-E/Equinox EV/Blazer EV charging at 1/10th this speed is fine".
- insert this is fine meme.
Explains the EV retreat and massive lobbying against great affordable Chinese options.
01.03.2026 23:53 β
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Canadian Tire Mount Royal is blowing out their last 2 of NOMA True HEPA Personal Air Purifier for $18 each. Theyβre about the size of a coffee flask to fit in car cup holder. SOME protection if blowing right into your breathing zone at desk or table. @sameo416.bsky.social @jvipondmd.bsky.social
01.03.2026 22:30 β
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Blyth ex-GP says long Covid patients are being forgotten
The NHS in the North East and Cumbria is closing its last dedicated long Covid clinics this month.
BBC: βLong Covid patients are forgotten, ex-GP saysβ
βA doctor whose career was ended by long Covid said living victims of the virus were being forgotten by politicians and the NHSβ
www.bbc.com/news/article...
01.03.2026 21:59 β
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Health group calls on B.C. to bring back mask mandates | News
DoNoHarm BC is calling on B.C. to reinstate mask mandates in medical settings in order to protect patients from medical harm.
βEven without hospitalization, many of these infections have long-term consequences, from organ damage and immune issues to increased risks of cancer and dementia. Itβs unconscionable that we arenβt doing everything we can to reduce these risks"
dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc...
01.03.2026 20:10 β
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ANALYSIS | Danielle Smith says court 'skewed' to Liberal donors, but UCP picks have political ties just as often | CBC News
CBC analysis suggests about one-fifth of federally named judges match with Liberal donor lists. About as many judges picked by the province likely gave to UCP.
When Danielle Smith claimed 80% of federally picked judges had donated to Liberals, that was way higher than any figure I'd researched.
I dug into it. Could confidently write here:
"It is not true. The single media source Smith got that fact from has since corrected it."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Graphic with teal background promoting International Long Covid Awareness Day. Text reads: International Long Covid Awareness Day - March 15. Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal. Down the left side, there are three photos of people speaking at last yearβs Long Covid Awareness Day events.
On March 15, we invite you to join us for International Long Covid Awareness Day in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto & Montreal.
Hear from experts and people with Long Covid, and see our public awareness project featuring personal stories.
Details: covidsociety.ca/priorities/l...
#LongCovid #ilcad2026
28.02.2026 23:01 β
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Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started
28.02.2026 19:49 β
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I wish the city had done a similar survey when it came to funding a billionaireβs arena.
01.03.2026 02:26 β
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Tweet from our wannabe king:
Now that Obamaβs poll numbers are in tailspin β watch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Iran. He is desperate.
10:39 PM Β· Oct 9, 2012
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28.02.2026 22:30 β
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considering what happened to Ukrainians in WW I and japanese in WWII and what is happening daily in the USA now, this seems really important
28.02.2026 22:59 β
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Todayβs military strikes on Iran β carried out by the United States and Israel β mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war.
28.02.2026 17:50 β
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A long time ago, I used to know a lot about foreign-imposed regime change (FIRC) and study them.
I guess that makes me qualified to write a thread about them, especially in wake of Trump bombing Iran.
So here goes nothing. π§΅
28.02.2026 20:06 β
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The 1953 coup destroyed Iran's most promising conditions for organic democratization and poisoned the well for American-backed democracy for generations.
The US created the very problem it now claims to want to solve.
Ironic doesn't quite cover it.
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28.02.2026 21:29 β
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Iβm not watching that video st 3am but I donβt need to see it know this is a grave violation of US and international law. From my area of study I can tell you that itβs easy to think the UN Charter doesnβt mean much, but we want to live in a world that values its prohibition on aggressive warfare
28.02.2026 08:23 β
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Breaking: China's official statistics report a 0.3% drop in CO2 emissions from energy&industry in 2025, the third time that annual emissions have fallen this century and the first fall predominantly driven by clean energy growth. π§΅
28.02.2026 06:07 β
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Thanks Senator!!!
28.02.2026 02:27 β
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Looks like the senate will sit next on March 9th. Is that the earliest it can pass? What is the latest?
I presume getting royal assent (the last step) will take place almost same day that it passes the senate?
@senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social ?
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27.02.2026 21:33 β
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OK completely selfish question to the hivemind. A friend has been hired for a summer job with ECCC but the official contract won't be signed until funding is confirmed. Which I believe means the budget passes. It passed 3rd reading yesterday and now moves on to the Senate?
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27.02.2026 21:33 β
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Because it threatens fossil fuelβs free-to-pollute business model β the biggest subsidy in world history. Even a crack panics them.
27.02.2026 21:00 β
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This is an outstanding piece. It's a #GiftLink π, so please share.
27.02.2026 14:38 β
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global methane levels graph showing every increasing levels
We need to reverse the graph. Fast.
27.02.2026 18:52 β
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Can an RFK Jr. action figure help cement the MAHA-MAGA alliance?
Heβs an action figure. Heβs a milk-drinking rave-goer. Heβs Americaβs health secretary.
I get frustrated with "well, RFK Jr has a few good ideas" rhetoric from media, clinicians, academics...
Let's not normalize this monster.
He didn't invent exercise & real food. We can't let a few obvious suggestions distract us from tsunami of BS.
www.statnews.com/2026/02/27/r... v @statnews.com
27.02.2026 16:57 β
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Opinion | I Grew Up Unvaccinated. Now Iβm an Immunologist.
I Grew Up Unvaccinated. Now Iβm an Immunologist. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/o...
Good piece.
But gotta watch the "we like to believe that facts are enough" straw man framing.
I don't know a single #scicomm expert who has ever embraced the "deficit model". We ALL understand the complexity...
27.02.2026 17:20 β
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