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Hey Vinay Prasad, science belongs to everyone. You’ve bemoaned how the FDA and CDC were not transparent for years, yet here you are intentionally refusing to share evidence.
This data does not belong to you. It belongs to the American people. Release it.
This data does not belong to you. It belongs to the American people. Release it.
December 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Hey Vinay Prasad, science belongs to everyone. You’ve bemoaned how the FDA and CDC were not transparent for years, yet here you are intentionally refusing to share evidence.
This data does not belong to you. It belongs to the American people. Release it.
This data does not belong to you. It belongs to the American people. Release it.
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A website/newsletter called the "Bow Valley Insider" that covers the Banff-Canmore area has posted a job for an "AI-First Reporter (remote)".
10 hours a week, $1,000 a month to plug info & raw interviews into ChatGPT and let it write articles for you.
Journalism degree "nice to have, not required"
10 hours a week, $1,000 a month to plug info & raw interviews into ChatGPT and let it write articles for you.
Journalism degree "nice to have, not required"
December 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A website/newsletter called the "Bow Valley Insider" that covers the Banff-Canmore area has posted a job for an "AI-First Reporter (remote)".
10 hours a week, $1,000 a month to plug info & raw interviews into ChatGPT and let it write articles for you.
Journalism degree "nice to have, not required"
10 hours a week, $1,000 a month to plug info & raw interviews into ChatGPT and let it write articles for you.
Journalism degree "nice to have, not required"
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has said the US military buildup signals plans to seize Venezuela’s oil reserves. Here's what to know:
What Trump’s Saber Rattling Means for Venezuela’s Oil
On Nov. 11, the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, arrived in the Caribbean Sea as part of a military deployment that President Donald Trump says is intended to counter narco-traffickers from Venezuela. It’s the biggest US military mobilization in Latin America since 1989.
bloom.bg
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has said the US military buildup signals plans to seize Venezuela’s oil reserves. Here's what to know:
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Also, remember Mraiche's $300K profit in three months on another building sold to Alberta Infrastructure? What obvious question arises from Mraiche's purchase of these two buildings?
thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
Mraiche Profited from Quick Sale of Property to UCP Government | The Tyee
The multimillionaire under scrutiny for lucrative Alberta Health Services dealings made $300,000 on land he owned just three months.
thetyee.ca
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Also, remember Mraiche's $300K profit in three months on another building sold to Alberta Infrastructure? What obvious question arises from Mraiche's purchase of these two buildings?
thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
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@melibee44.bsky.social FYI - This is what I was referring to. Sam Mraiche bought a building in Edmonton AFTER it was toured by two UCP chiefs of staff and an ADM of Health to see if it would work as a detox centre. ROSC, the private detox services provider, is now the tenant in Mraiche's building. 1
CorruptCare is the biggest and costliest scandal in the history of our province. There must be a public inquiry immediately into the UCP government’s health-care procurement practices.
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
@melibee44.bsky.social FYI - This is what I was referring to. Sam Mraiche bought a building in Edmonton AFTER it was toured by two UCP chiefs of staff and an ADM of Health to see if it would work as a detox centre. ROSC, the private detox services provider, is now the tenant in Mraiche's building. 1
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Two days after Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, the Treasury Department partially suspended sanctions on Russia announced last October
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia
President Donald Trump's envoys were to meet Thursday with Ukrainian negotiators for the third time in two weeks to press his plan to end the war as his administration eased economic pressure on Russi...
www.france24.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Two days after Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, the Treasury Department partially suspended sanctions on Russia announced last October
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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Here's Premier Danielle Smith in July, responding to a question about two former UCP MLAs trying to relaunch a party named "Progressive Conservative" in Alberta:
December 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Here's Premier Danielle Smith in July, responding to a question about two former UCP MLAs trying to relaunch a party named "Progressive Conservative" in Alberta:
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A new study asked whether an AI model can influence people’s political inclinations. @matteowong.bsky.social explores what the findings mean for the campaigns of the future:
Could ChatGPT Secretly Tell You How to Vote?
The political manipulation machine
bit.ly
December 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A new study asked whether an AI model can influence people’s political inclinations. @matteowong.bsky.social explores what the findings mean for the campaigns of the future:
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Justice Kagan in her dissent:
“Today’s order disserves the millions of Texans whom the District Court found were assigned to their new districts based on their race.”
“Today’s order disserves the millions of Texans whom the District Court found were assigned to their new districts based on their race.”
BREAKING
The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the GOP gerrymandered Texas congressional map to stand in a 6-3 decision, with Kagan, Sotomayor, and Brown-Jackson dissenting.
The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the GOP gerrymandered Texas congressional map to stand in a 6-3 decision, with Kagan, Sotomayor, and Brown-Jackson dissenting.
December 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Justice Kagan in her dissent:
“Today’s order disserves the millions of Texans whom the District Court found were assigned to their new districts based on their race.”
“Today’s order disserves the millions of Texans whom the District Court found were assigned to their new districts based on their race.”
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The author of Super Agers believes AI could bring big changes to the world of medicine. www.wired.com/story/big-in...
Can AI Look at Your Retina and Diagnose Alzheimer’s? Eric Topol Hopes So
The author of Super Agers believes AI could bring big changes to the world of medicine.
www.wired.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The author of Super Agers believes AI could bring big changes to the world of medicine. www.wired.com/story/big-in...
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Immunity, better gifts for MlA’s, banning political party names and a whole lot more!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
Is the UCP rewriting both democracy and the legal system?
New Justice Statutes Amendment Act Introduces Sweeping Changes
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Immunity, better gifts for MlA’s, banning political party names and a whole lot more!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
open.substack.com/pub/thebreak...
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ACA marketplace subsidies, which allowed millions of people to afford private health insurance, are set to expire by the end of this year.
For contractors and freelancers in particular, the expiration of these enhanced subsidies could decide whether or not they can afford health insurance.
For contractors and freelancers in particular, the expiration of these enhanced subsidies could decide whether or not they can afford health insurance.
For many contractors, losing ACA subsidies means losing health care
The GOP's unprecedented premium hikes put chronically ill workers—especially freelancers—in peril.
www.motherjones.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
ACA marketplace subsidies, which allowed millions of people to afford private health insurance, are set to expire by the end of this year.
For contractors and freelancers in particular, the expiration of these enhanced subsidies could decide whether or not they can afford health insurance.
For contractors and freelancers in particular, the expiration of these enhanced subsidies could decide whether or not they can afford health insurance.
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When a state draws majority-minority districts as a remedy to proven discrimination: strike down the map!
When a state draws majority-minority districts as a ruse to steal 5 Democratic seats: go right ahead!
When a state draws majority-minority districts as a ruse to steal 5 Democratic seats: go right ahead!
BREAKING: Supreme Court lets Texas use Trump-backed gerrymandered maps in 2026
December 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
When a state draws majority-minority districts as a remedy to proven discrimination: strike down the map!
When a state draws majority-minority districts as a ruse to steal 5 Democratic seats: go right ahead!
When a state draws majority-minority districts as a ruse to steal 5 Democratic seats: go right ahead!
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It’s the “No Homers Club” Act of Alberta, 2025: Danielle Smith gov’t legislates to block Alberta Party’s bid to rename itself the Progressive Conservative Party, saying that United Conservative Party alone can have that C-word in its name. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta legislation would change citizen referendum rules, restrict political party names | CBC News
Bill 14, introduced Thursday by Justice Minister Mickey Amery, transfers powers from the chief electoral officer to the minister when deciding whether citizen petition initiatives should proceed. It a...
www.cbc.ca
December 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
It’s the “No Homers Club” Act of Alberta, 2025: Danielle Smith gov’t legislates to block Alberta Party’s bid to rename itself the Progressive Conservative Party, saying that United Conservative Party alone can have that C-word in its name. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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So Alberta's latest proposed law would:
👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet.
👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'
👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet.
👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'
Alberta legislation would change citizen referendum rules, restrict political party names | CBC News
Bill 14, introduced Thursday by Justice Minister Mickey Amery, transfers powers from the chief electoral officer to the minister when deciding whether citizen petition initiatives should proceed. It a...
www.cbc.ca
December 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
So Alberta's latest proposed law would:
👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet.
👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'
👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet.
👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'
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The always thoughtful Alex Stubb, Finnish President, writing in Foreign Affairs on the new world order www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The West’s Last Chance
How to build a new global order before it’s too late.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The always thoughtful Alex Stubb, Finnish President, writing in Foreign Affairs on the new world order www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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The harmful and biased medical advice from social medial influencers, highlighting lack of expertise and financial conflicts. Many specific examples and recommendations provided
bmj.com/content/391/...
bmj.com/content/391/...
December 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The harmful and biased medical advice from social medial influencers, highlighting lack of expertise and financial conflicts. Many specific examples and recommendations provided
bmj.com/content/391/...
bmj.com/content/391/...
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Thanks @robcaliff.bsky.social and 11 other prior FDA Commissioners for weighing in on vaccines, evidence, appropriate policy in today's @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.statnews.com/2025/12/03/f...
www.statnews.com/2025/12/03/f...
December 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Thanks @robcaliff.bsky.social and 11 other prior FDA Commissioners for weighing in on vaccines, evidence, appropriate policy in today's @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.statnews.com/2025/12/03/f...
www.statnews.com/2025/12/03/f...
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Alberta used notwithstanding clause to avoid costly arbitration with teachers, infrastructure minister says calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Alberta used notwithstanding clause to avoid costly arbitration with teachers, infrastructure minister says calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
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BREAKING: Alberta Health Services CEO who took over after a controversial firing in January is now himself out.
AHS confirms Andre Tremblay on leave. Minister Matt Jones has appointed a new CEO and chair.
Tremblay was named CEO after Athana Mentzelopoulos was fired earlier this year.
AHS confirms Andre Tremblay on leave. Minister Matt Jones has appointed a new CEO and chair.
Tremblay was named CEO after Athana Mentzelopoulos was fired earlier this year.
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
BREAKING: Alberta Health Services CEO who took over after a controversial firing in January is now himself out.
AHS confirms Andre Tremblay on leave. Minister Matt Jones has appointed a new CEO and chair.
Tremblay was named CEO after Athana Mentzelopoulos was fired earlier this year.
AHS confirms Andre Tremblay on leave. Minister Matt Jones has appointed a new CEO and chair.
Tremblay was named CEO after Athana Mentzelopoulos was fired earlier this year.