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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 1h

Waning immunity. A significant Covid wave in England. No new variant.
Thanks Prof Pagel for highlighting and contextualizing

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 13m

Listen to this interview with Tim Cartmell. He supported party politics and big money in municipal politics. He gets big corporate money, far more than any other candidate. Then he interprets obvious questions about whether he will be influenced by big money as an accusation that he is corrupt.

Lauren Boothby @laurby.bsky.social · 1d

Watch the story here edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2025/1...

Big money in Edmonton mayor's race? Donations scrutinized and defended

Interim financial disclosures for Edmonton mayor's race show one candidate received significantly more money than others, including from corporate donors. Candidates defend and scrutinize the role of ...

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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 56m

In 1936 the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Carl von Ossietzky, a German pacifist convicted of high treason for exposing German re-armament. At the time of the award he was in a concentration camp. As a result Hitler banned any German from accepting a Nobel Prize and created his own German prize.

Ossietzky in the Esterwegen concentration camp in 1934.

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Dr. Mike P. Moffatt @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social · 54m

New employment numbers are out. Month-over-month numbers good, but year-over-year numbers show a two-speed Canadian economy, with Ontario falling far behind the rest of the country.

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 1d

"In Gaza, destruction is rewarded with contracts and the “peace plan” is property development.

Historian @adam_tooze & economist @ClaraEMattei
trace how capitalism profits through ruin: war, austerity, and reconstruction form one system of control. "
youtu.be/0iIEgp1LPpA

Rebuilding Gaza — For Profit | Adam Tooze

YouTube video by FREE – Forum for Real Economic Emancipation

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 1h

We are bombarded with the message that nature is one giant pharmacy.

But extracting drugs from it is a lot harder than wellness influencers believe.

My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social

When a natural compound is introduced inside of a piece of plastic in the lab where individual cells grow, scientists will often see something interesting happen, and these preliminary findings are often used to market the plant to an eager audience. Natural compounds are said to have anticancer activity, or antibacterial activity, or anti-inflammatory activity. It’s true. In artificial conditions, when a large dose of some natural compound is repeatedly dropped on top of cells that have been plucked from the human body, they do cause interesting changes. But that’s a little bit like choosing a child who has just learned to ride his tricycle and immediately putting them in the driver’s seat of an eighteen-wheeler to drive cross-country. Driving in the real world is a little bit more complicated than this.

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 1h

I agree wholeheartedly with this piece from Lennie Kaplan -- who, it should be said, used to work for the War Room.

troymedia.com/politicslaw/...

Alberta wants pipelines. Ottawa wants proof

Lennie Kaplan • Without it, Alberta’s so-called “Grand Bargain” won’t hold

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Paul Robichaud @pjrobichaud.bsky.social · 1h

I have never seen the academic job market as bad as this year. This is peak listing time for the MLA and there are currently just 148 listed faculty positions in English in the USA, and just 4 in Canada.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 2h

Must-read piece in @theguardian.com (h/t @dpcarrington.bsky.social). In #ScienceUnderSiege, we describe how petrostates Saudi Arabia & Russia leveraged Musk's buyout of twitter so they could weaponize it for climate denial propaganda & attacks on renewables.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia

The long read: Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of the regime

www.theguardian.com

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CTV News Kitchener @ctvnewskitchener.bsky.social · 2h

One person arrested, 161 trucks put out of service during annual safety blitz

An annual commercial vehicle blitz led to over 150 trucks deemed unfit to drive as well as more than 300 charges laid, with the help of Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 2h

It’s back! The 2027 Chevy Bolt gets an all-new LFP battery, but what else?

255 miles of range, new infotainment, but where did all the torque go?

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Jennifer Robson 🇨🇦 @jrobson.bsky.social · 2h

Announcement from PM Carney moments ago and this is good news. I've been working on this issue with @saulschwartz.bsky.social and @agenestgregoire.bsky.social for years. We've documented how many Canadians don't file and miss out on or loose benefits, .. 1/3

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Toula Drimonis @mtltoula.bsky.social · 5h

“If I didn’t speak French, I wouldn’t have understood my Moroccan taxi driver when he matter-of-factly informed me that I spoke the language ‘avec l’accent de Céline Dion,’ making me howl with laughter in the back of his cab.”
montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...

Drimonis: In Morocco, I was made to feel like a Quebecer. How refreshing

Many detected my Québécois accent and colloquialisms — which, for someone accustomed to hearing I’m not a “real Quebecer,” felt validating.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 2h

A military attack on some other European country could lead to the first general European war since 1945, and perhaps to a third world war.

It is in everyone’s interest here in the West to forestall such an attack. @crof.bsky.social writes.

Why You Should Be Scared about Putin’s Next War | The Tyee

The signs are mounting that Russia is preparing for another invasion.

thetyee.ca

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Boston Tom Levenson @tomlevenson.bsky.social · 2h

3.6/ it turns out being able to think clearly and write persuasively--skills fostered by the humanities--have a ton of value in the marketplace.

Now back to your scheduled programming.

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Richard Reeleder @nbdatapoints.bsky.social · 3h

The threat from the tech titans, the billionaires that infest the planet.
(gift article)

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: The tech oligarchy poses a unique threat to democracy

Today’s uber-rich have converted their obscene wealth into outsize power, wielded in the name of bizarre millenarian ideologies

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Saint John Energy @sjenergy.ca · 4h

Saint John could soon make it easier to build #solar. Andrew Ahearn of SJE presented to #SJCouncil this week on zoning updates aimed at growing solar with strong neighbour protections.

Modern solar is quiet, safe, low impact. A smart move. More here: sj.energy/4718sGW #Zero30 #solarenergy

Amendments would make solar projects easier in Saint John

As renewable energy gains popularity, the City of Saint John is attempting to make certain projects easier to ...

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Richard Reeleder @nbdatapoints.bsky.social · 4h

US legislative proposal would ban Canadian truckers from driving south of the border.

www.producer.com/news/u-s-bil...

U.S. bill could keep out Canadian truckers | The Western Producer

The Protecting America’s Roads Act aims to “rid the country of illegal immigrant commercial truck drivers and ineligible foreign nationals.”

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Suzanne Lapointe @lapointesznn.bsky.social · 4h

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A clinic is opening in Moncton staffe only by nurse practitioners, who receive less extensive training than doctors, and have a more limited scope practice.

New family health clinic to open in Moncton without family doctor on staff - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca

A new family health clinic will be taking in 700 patients waiting for primary care in Moncton, N.B., but won't have a family doctor on staff.

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Richard Reeleder @nbdatapoints.bsky.social · 4h

Stolen identities of 28,000 healthcare workers 10 yrs ago still causing financial pain. No accountability accepted by employer.

Great story by CBC Fifth Estate.

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Stolen identities of 28,000 B.C. health-care workers used in decade-long crime sprees | CBC News

For a decade, a B.C. government agency denied a data breach that affected 28,000 health-care workers, creating a situation that one privacy expert says opened the door for fraud artists to continue cr...

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 5h

On this day in 1970, Quebec Deputy Premier Pierre Laporte was kidnapped by the FLQ while playing with his nephew in his front yard. A week later, Laporte's body was found in the trunk of a car.

Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇
canadaehx.com/2020/10/10/t...

A black-and-white portrait photograph from the 1960s depicts Pierre Laporte, a prominent Quebec politician and journalist, facing the camera with a serious, composed expression. He has a receding hairline with neatly combed dark hair on the sides, prominent eyebrows, and a subtle mustache. Laporte wears a pinstriped suit jacket, a white dress shirt, and a dark striped tie, set against a plain dark gray background in a formal studio style.

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WIRED @wired.com · 5h

Some sports gamblers are trying to predict WNBA players’ performance—and the outcomes of games—based on the athletes’ periods. One betting content creator has dubbed it “blood money." www.wired.com/story/men-ar...

Men Are Betting on WNBA Players' Menstrual Cycles

Some sports gamblers are trying to predict WNBA players’ performance—and the outcomes of games—based on the athletes’ periods. One betting content creator has dubbed it “blood money."

www.wired.com

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Andrew Forbes @utilityofboredom.bsky.social · 15h

To celebrate the Jays' ALDS win, @pressassembly.bsky.social is making Field Work available for 34% off the e-pub edition (1% per run the Jays scored on NYY). Not valid on print b/c Assembly isn't shipping rn in solidarity with striking Canada Post workers...

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Field Work: On Baseball and Making a Living

Roger Angell meets Hanif Abdurraqib meets Bull Durham in this sharp new collection of baseball writing by Andrew Forbes Baseball is a sport, a pastime, an obsession, a dream—and for some, it’s also a…

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Dr Lorna Harris @lornaharris.bsky.social · 15h

📢 New paper on burned and thawing permafrost #peatlands in northern Alberta! Large Carbon Losses From Burned Permafrost Peatlands During Post‐Fire Succession - led by Chris Schulze - 2025 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Really great research involving some difficult field work!

Large Carbon Losses From Burned Permafrost Peatlands During Post‐Fire Succession

Burned permafrost peatlands lost ∼130 g C m−2 yr−1 during the first four years post-fire Burned landscapes returned to a net carbon dioxide sink ∼15 years post-fire Net ecosystem exchange carbon...

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The Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 15h

Former Republican election official buys Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems

The newly formed company, Liberty Vote, also vowed to follow the executive order Trump signed last spring seeking sweeping changes to election policies that multiple judges have put on hold for violating...

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