Euan Thomson
@drugdatadecoded.ca
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Euan Thomson
@drugdatadecoded.ca
· Sep 26
🧵 My story, "What's Wrong With Rehab?" won Gold for Long-Form at Alberta Magazine Awards last night!
Thanks to @albertaviews.bsky.social & all who shared expertise: Brandon Shaw, Esther Tailfeathers, @ehyshka.bsky.social, David Hodgins & recovery workers. 1/
albertaviews.ca/whats-wrong-...
Thanks to @albertaviews.bsky.social & all who shared expertise: Brandon Shaw, Esther Tailfeathers, @ehyshka.bsky.social, David Hodgins & recovery workers. 1/
albertaviews.ca/whats-wrong-...
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imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
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It's rare for a police officer in Canada to be criminally charged for shooting someone, and then to plead guilty
Andrew Davis shot Devon Fowlin in 2023 and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced on Friday: no jail time and one year of probation
www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
Andrew Davis shot Devon Fowlin in 2023 and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced on Friday: no jail time and one year of probation
www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
Toronto police officer who shot man in park gets suspended sentence, conditional discharge
Expert tells court police should have used de-escalation in February 2023 incident. Because of his sentence, Const. Andrew Davis will have a chance to keep his job.
www.thestar.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It's rare for a police officer in Canada to be criminally charged for shooting someone, and then to plead guilty
Andrew Davis shot Devon Fowlin in 2023 and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced on Friday: no jail time and one year of probation
www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
Andrew Davis shot Devon Fowlin in 2023 and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced on Friday: no jail time and one year of probation
www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
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The crux of Alberta's surgical facility scandal is that organizations were taking public money for private gain
Now, allowing physicians and partners to openly accept private money is a way of shielding everyone from this criticism
Hey, it's all above board now. Leave us alone
Now, allowing physicians and partners to openly accept private money is a way of shielding everyone from this criticism
Hey, it's all above board now. Leave us alone
November 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The crux of Alberta's surgical facility scandal is that organizations were taking public money for private gain
Now, allowing physicians and partners to openly accept private money is a way of shielding everyone from this criticism
Hey, it's all above board now. Leave us alone
Now, allowing physicians and partners to openly accept private money is a way of shielding everyone from this criticism
Hey, it's all above board now. Leave us alone
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Allowing doctors to practise in both public and private systems solves what exactly? What Alberta is proposing may sound good superficially but makes no sense in the Canadian context, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Allowing doctors to practise in both public and private systems solves what exactly? What Alberta is proposing may sound good superficially but makes no sense in the Canadian context, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Ok, lemme make an English post of what I understood so far:
Bolsonaro's son made some racket with some supporters by his dad's place, so he could try to break free from his ankle bracket and escape house arrest undetected.
They failed.
The supreme judge gave the order to arrest him.
Happy end.
Bolsonaro's son made some racket with some supporters by his dad's place, so he could try to break free from his ankle bracket and escape house arrest undetected.
They failed.
The supreme judge gave the order to arrest him.
Happy end.
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Ok, lemme make an English post of what I understood so far:
Bolsonaro's son made some racket with some supporters by his dad's place, so he could try to break free from his ankle bracket and escape house arrest undetected.
They failed.
The supreme judge gave the order to arrest him.
Happy end.
Bolsonaro's son made some racket with some supporters by his dad's place, so he could try to break free from his ankle bracket and escape house arrest undetected.
They failed.
The supreme judge gave the order to arrest him.
Happy end.
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Help us build on 11 award-winning years.
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Mamdani's charisma isn't just a gift, it's strategic and practiced, and it also comes from a genuine place of truly caring.
He's got the same focused fire of liberation I see in the most effective activists: whatever will best serve the movement, they're willing to do, because it's bigger than them
He's got the same focused fire of liberation I see in the most effective activists: whatever will best serve the movement, they're willing to do, because it's bigger than them
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Mamdani's charisma isn't just a gift, it's strategic and practiced, and it also comes from a genuine place of truly caring.
He's got the same focused fire of liberation I see in the most effective activists: whatever will best serve the movement, they're willing to do, because it's bigger than them
He's got the same focused fire of liberation I see in the most effective activists: whatever will best serve the movement, they're willing to do, because it's bigger than them
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"Brazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasília, amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee
Politician reportedly taken from his villa into custody at a federal police base about 7 miles from presidential palace
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"Brazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasília, amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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Reporter: “Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?”
Mamdani: “I’ve spoken about–“
Trump: “That’s okay, you can just say yes.”
Mamdani: “I’ve spoken about–“
Trump: “That’s okay, you can just say yes.”
November 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Reporter: “Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?”
Mamdani: “I’ve spoken about–“
Trump: “That’s okay, you can just say yes.”
Mamdani: “I’ve spoken about–“
Trump: “That’s okay, you can just say yes.”
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Eye on the ball folks — DULF Charter challenge begins in four days.
Legal fund still needs your help: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donati...
Legal fund still needs your help: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donati...
November 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Eye on the ball folks — DULF Charter challenge begins in four days.
Legal fund still needs your help: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donati...
Legal fund still needs your help: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donati...
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In 1947, the United Nations General Assembly committed the UN’s original sin when it partitioned Palestine to create Israel. This launched the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of the Indigenous people, and the establishment of a settler colonial state.
Security Council Shamefully Grants Colonial Domination Over Palestine to the US
A UN Special Rapporteur has decried the resolution as a violation of Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.
buff.ly
November 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
In 1947, the United Nations General Assembly committed the UN’s original sin when it partitioned Palestine to create Israel. This launched the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of the Indigenous people, and the establishment of a settler colonial state.
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(🧵) Just had one of the most upsetting experiences I’ve ever had with AI. As a test, I asked Grok to provide me with 200 statements about “Seth Abramson” that met two criteria: they are (a) true, (b) critical. What Grok returned was the most bizarre series of fabulations I have ever seen. Thus this:
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
(🧵) Just had one of the most upsetting experiences I’ve ever had with AI. As a test, I asked Grok to provide me with 200 statements about “Seth Abramson” that met two criteria: they are (a) true, (b) critical. What Grok returned was the most bizarre series of fabulations I have ever seen. Thus this:
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Statement by the Alberta Medical Association Section of Laboratory Physicians in response to:
“An Examination of Community Laboratory Services (Contract with DynaLIFE),” published by the Office of the Auditor General of Alberta: www.albertadoctors.org/news/news/st...
“An Examination of Community Laboratory Services (Contract with DynaLIFE),” published by the Office of the Auditor General of Alberta: www.albertadoctors.org/news/news/st...
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Statement by the Alberta Medical Association Section of Laboratory Physicians in response to:
“An Examination of Community Laboratory Services (Contract with DynaLIFE),” published by the Office of the Auditor General of Alberta: www.albertadoctors.org/news/news/st...
“An Examination of Community Laboratory Services (Contract with DynaLIFE),” published by the Office of the Auditor General of Alberta: www.albertadoctors.org/news/news/st...
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And people still look me square in the face and deadass ask me why women don't report.
"A Regina police officer has pleaded guilty to using police databases to pursue intimate and personal relationships with women. [...] It's not clear how many people Semenchuk may have contacted."
Regina officer pleads guilty to using police databases to pursue women | CBC News
Sergeant Robert Eric Semenchuck remains suspended with pay, as required under the province's Police Act. He has pleaded guilty to breach of trust and unauthorized use of a computer
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
And people still look me square in the face and deadass ask me why women don't report.
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Heartbreaking. 💔
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
11 injured, several severely, including children. My thoughts are all involved.
11 injured, several severely, including children. My thoughts are all involved.
Several injured in grizzly bear attack in remote B.C. community
A grizzly bear attack in the remote B.C. community of Bella Coola has left several people hospitalized, including two reported to be in critical condition.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Heartbreaking. 💔
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The Carney government wants to pare back aspects of Canada’s anti-greenwashing law, telling @meyer.bsky.social it prevents the fossil fuel industry and other groups from sharing their environmental claims. Critics say the law might be working as intended. thenarwhal.ca/greenwashing...
Canada says anti-greenwashing rules silence industry | The Narwhal
Carney is moving to nix some of Canada’s rules that restrict how oil and gas companies and other industries advertise environmental claims
thenarwhal.ca
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The Carney government wants to pare back aspects of Canada’s anti-greenwashing law, telling @meyer.bsky.social it prevents the fossil fuel industry and other groups from sharing their environmental claims. Critics say the law might be working as intended. thenarwhal.ca/greenwashing...
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
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Falling for anti-migrant racism doesn't protect workers, it entrenches capitalism by making workers more vulnerable & exploitable! Our enemy arrives in limousine, not someone on a boat fleeing colonial devastation.
Being pro-migrant is central to our collective fight against fascism!
Being pro-migrant is central to our collective fight against fascism!
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Falling for anti-migrant racism doesn't protect workers, it entrenches capitalism by making workers more vulnerable & exploitable! Our enemy arrives in limousine, not someone on a boat fleeing colonial devastation.
Being pro-migrant is central to our collective fight against fascism!
Being pro-migrant is central to our collective fight against fascism!
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I know people are closely following what's going on the US and the horrors of ICE, but do you know how Canada is quickly and quietly is growing its deportation machinery?
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I know people are closely following what's going on the US and the horrors of ICE, but do you know how Canada is quickly and quietly is growing its deportation machinery?
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
Eye on the ball folks — DULF Charter challenge begins in four days.
Legal fund still needs your help: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donati...
Legal fund still needs your help: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donati...
November 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Eye on the ball folks — DULF Charter challenge begins in four days.
Legal fund still needs your help: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donati...
Legal fund still needs your help: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donati...
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no one involved in this case disputes DULF has saved many lives. shutting down initiatives to prevent consumption of poisoned drugs leads to more preventable deaths. sad to see the law used as a cudgel to justify killing people through government inaction & indifference
Founders of Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalinin have just been found guilty of drug trafficking.
Justice Murray rules CDSA exemption didn’t include procurement & distribution.
“There is no doubt all of DULF’s actions were for one purpose.”
@pressprogress.ca
Justice Murray rules CDSA exemption didn’t include procurement & distribution.
“There is no doubt all of DULF’s actions were for one purpose.”
@pressprogress.ca
November 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
no one involved in this case disputes DULF has saved many lives. shutting down initiatives to prevent consumption of poisoned drugs leads to more preventable deaths. sad to see the law used as a cudgel to justify killing people through government inaction & indifference
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IDEA: A Hallmark Christmas movie about an Alberta premier who refuses to be photographed with Santa unless he's seated, titled 'Notwithstanding Claus'.
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
IDEA: A Hallmark Christmas movie about an Alberta premier who refuses to be photographed with Santa unless he's seated, titled 'Notwithstanding Claus'.