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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2h

The Trump administration has promoted the anti-vax, anti-science movement which has now produced an epidemic www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 41m

Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 12, 2025 ~ The end of bees.

"Fifteen species of bumblebee, which play a crucial role in pollinating peas, beans, peanuts and clover ... are now classified as threatened."

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study

www.theguardian.com

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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 14h

RURAL ED CLOSURES - REAL AB Case #2

- Pt in their 40s, witnessed cardiac arrest
- EMS responds and begins resuscitation
- Only mins from nearest Hospital, but the ED is CLOSED
- Adjacent Hospital ED Closed too
- EMS crew NOT aware of ED closures
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 12h

Once again, everything is Trudeau's fault here. Almost nothing about provincial culpability with international students (especially in Ontario, which got a single passing mention), nothing about the provinces' responsibilities about housing or healthcare. Nope, this was all Trudeau.

How Canada got immigration right for so long – and then got it very, very wrong

Canadian immigration was stable, popular and uncontroversial. But a series of changes after 2015 broke the national consensus, and the system

www.theglobeandmail.com

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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 9h

I think it’s how you dismantle a country maybe?

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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 1d

Influenza versus Cövid.

826 COVID vs 89 flu deaths, and within 90 days, 1,391 COVID vs 149 flu deaths, showing worse outcomes for COVID-19

Rough maths? About 10 times more fatal

journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

Comparative risk of post-acute sequelae among adults following SARS-CoV-2 or influenza virus infection: A retrospective cohort study among United States adults

Author summary Why was this study done? It is known that people may suffer medical complications long after COVID-19, which are called post-acute sequelae (PAS). Similar sequelae are also known to h...

journals.plos.org

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 12h

“The Heritage Foundation [which spearheaded Project 2025] says it will ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors over alleged bias.“ 9/18/25 … 1/ www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...

The right wing is coming for Wikipedia

The Heritage Foundation says it will "identify and target" Wikipedia editors over alleged bias. What does that mean for Wikipedia’s future?

www.wbur.org

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Katie Slivensky @kslivensky.bsky.social · 2d

It's silly that refusing to use AI is seen as such a stubborn, rebellious stance, but here we are. Fight fascists, save our planet, remind others to think for themselves, save your own brain... it's all there, in one simple act we can all do.

Just don't use AI. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 1d

A diseased population is easier to control

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 15h

No, Premier Smith — Your Pipeline Won’t Build Canada

@abdaniellesmith believes in @OPEC's vision of oil's future: growth long past 2050.

OPEC's assumptions, unfortunately for her, are already falling apart.

Her pipeline will be a disaster.
@MarkJCarney
youtu.be/687_CIqiv14

No, Premier Smith — Your Pipeline Won’t Build Canada

YouTube video by Energi Media

youtu.be

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jasfriedman.bsky.social @jasfriedman.bsky.social · 16h

www.news-medical.net/news/2025100...

*RAGE*
MITIGATE
Brainstem DAMAGE! FFS!
REPOST THIS PLEASE
Clean the air!

Brainstem damage found to be behind long-lasting effects of severe Covid-19

Damage to the brainstem - the brain's 'control center' - is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests.

www.news-medical.net

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 17d

“(…) what gets repeatedly ignored is this fundamental paradox: GenAI’s architecture absolutely depends on consciously taken actions that would stand in violation of any of our institutions’ academic-integrity policies.” @thetattooedprof.bsky.social

www.chronicle.com/article/some... 2/n

Advice | Sometimes We Resist AI for Good Reasons

Why higher ed needs to listen to the contrarians in setting policies on using tools like ChatGPT in faculty work.

www.chronicle.com

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 17d

“Either we have copyright law or we don’t. Either plagiarism and the theft of intellectual property are anathema to higher education or they aren’t. We’re either modeling academic honesty and integrity to our students or we aren’t.” —@thetattooedprof.bsky.social
www.chronicle.com/article/some... 1/n

Advice | Sometimes We Resist AI for Good Reasons

Why higher ed needs to listen to the contrarians in setting policies on using tools like ChatGPT in faculty work.

www.chronicle.com

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TopKat_GlassDragon @topkatglassdragon.bsky.social · 22h

Lets not forget Poilievre's response when being compared to Orange Felon
#cdnpoli

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 20h

As an example: AI doesn't understand "no." Because the statements "no ketchup on my burger" and "ketchup on my burger" are almost identical to a machine that does not and cannot actually reason. It's only a 2 letter difference.

AI doesn't know 'no' – and that's a huge problem for medical bots

Many AI models fail to recognise negation words such as “no” and “not”, which means they can’t easily distinguish between medical images labelled as showing a disease and images labelled as not showin...

www.newscientist.com

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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 17h

And the tech bros want data centres

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

Parts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick experiencing once-in-50-year drought | CBC News

Parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are in the midst of exceptional drought — the most extreme category on the national scale.

www.cbc.ca

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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 18h

He scares me. The vacant look.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18h

Angus: Who else are you going to give military bases to? When’s Vladimir Putin getting his rocket bases in the United States?

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 18h

America's collapse in one swath of the NYT homepage

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SandyLee🍁 @leeram.bsky.social · 19h

What are we saying about the Trump regime having ALL of our medical information?????

🍁make it make sense @ocanadaeh.bsky.social · 19h

and this....
www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-are...

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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 18h

the propaganda is off the charts

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History is What's Happening @historyiswhat.bsky.social · 18h

"Gaza’s vegetation, too, is largely dead. UNEP [United Nations Environment Program] has said that 97% of tree crops, 95% of shrubs and 82% of annual crops are gone."

Drone footage above Gaza City shows the toll of 2 years of war

New drone footage shows what remains of Gaza City after two years of war as a ceasefire holds in its second day.

apnews.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19h

United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, flanked by Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, get loudly booed in Tel Aviv, Israel as they praise Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing

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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 18h

Indeed but it is also a form of propaganda.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing

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