Evanna Simpson
@simpsone.bsky.social
Canadian, birder, geologist (retired).
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It at first seemed unlikely that the shooting at Brown and the murder of a star MIT professor were related. But now police are investigating a possible connection, reporting that a rental car of the same make and model may be linked to both crimes.
These are terrible days for academics.
These are terrible days for academics.
December 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It at first seemed unlikely that the shooting at Brown and the murder of a star MIT professor were related. But now police are investigating a possible connection, reporting that a rental car of the same make and model may be linked to both crimes.
These are terrible days for academics.
These are terrible days for academics.
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Wildly unethical and grotesque to damn African children to lifelong chronic liver disease so some pseudo-'evidence based' medicine advocates can push fairy tales about a lack of placebo controlled trials.
Another sad chapter to come in Medical Apartheid.
Another sad chapter to come in Medical Apartheid.
On the same day he stripped AAP of millions in grant funding in retaliation, RFK Jr awarded $1.6M to Tracy Høeg's Danish friends for a grossly unethical study that will expose African babies to hep B for no reason than it's politically expedient.
Steal from American taxpayers, give to MAHA cronies.
Steal from American taxpayers, give to MAHA cronies.
CDC awards $1.6 million for new hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau. Although the award recipients aren't named, the grant seems tailored to Danish researchers whose work is championed by anti-vaxxers but challenged by mainstream scientists.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
December 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Wildly unethical and grotesque to damn African children to lifelong chronic liver disease so some pseudo-'evidence based' medicine advocates can push fairy tales about a lack of placebo controlled trials.
Another sad chapter to come in Medical Apartheid.
Another sad chapter to come in Medical Apartheid.
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In Alberta, government scientists are producing peer-reviewed studies on the impacts of coal mining. In B.C., the government says: “We do not produce publications for peer-reviewed journals.” thenarwhal.ca/bc-coal-mini...
B.C. government coal mining research ‘way behind’ | The Narwhal
In neighbouring Alberta, government scientists are producing peer-reviewed studies on the impacts of coal mining. Why isn’t B.C.?
thenarwhal.ca
December 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In Alberta, government scientists are producing peer-reviewed studies on the impacts of coal mining. In B.C., the government says: “We do not produce publications for peer-reviewed journals.” thenarwhal.ca/bc-coal-mini...
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if we build just one of the three power lines proposed by the Government of Nova Scotia as part of the Wind West project, we could increase the GDP in Atlantic Canada by $8 billion and lower power rates by 14, 11 and nine per cent in P.E.I., Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, respectively.
December 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
if we build just one of the three power lines proposed by the Government of Nova Scotia as part of the Wind West project, we could increase the GDP in Atlantic Canada by $8 billion and lower power rates by 14, 11 and nine per cent in P.E.I., Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, respectively.
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Skiers
Molly Lamb Bobak
1992
Molly Lamb Bobak
1992
December 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Skiers
Molly Lamb Bobak
1992
Molly Lamb Bobak
1992
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"We're done with junk science driven by ideological pursuits," declares RFK Jr -- the guy who has fueled junk science and conspiracies for years about vaccine safety/efficacy and is now driving a resurgence in measles -- at event he holds to announce plans to punch down some more on trans youth.
December 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"We're done with junk science driven by ideological pursuits," declares RFK Jr -- the guy who has fueled junk science and conspiracies for years about vaccine safety/efficacy and is now driving a resurgence in measles -- at event he holds to announce plans to punch down some more on trans youth.
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Canadians shouldn’t accept the death of the Online Streaming Act as a fait accompli. If Ottawa genuinely cares about Canadian culture (a big “if,” I realize more and more every day), then act like it.
December 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Canadians shouldn’t accept the death of the Online Streaming Act as a fait accompli. If Ottawa genuinely cares about Canadian culture (a big “if,” I realize more and more every day), then act like it.
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Secondly, there was absolutely no justification for bringing in hundreds of thousands of students to enroll in strip-mall colleges, which were often given the veneer of respectability by having real colleges lend their name for a price.
December 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Secondly, there was absolutely no justification for bringing in hundreds of thousands of students to enroll in strip-mall colleges, which were often given the veneer of respectability by having real colleges lend their name for a price.
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I struggle to find words to respond. But I keep coming back to... cruel.
Cruel. Cruel. Cruel. Cruel. Cruel.
A fearmongering wedge issue disconnected from reality, dignity, and science. Cruel sh*t.
Trump Moves to End Access to Gender-Related Care for Minors www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/h...
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Cruel. Cruel. Cruel. Cruel. Cruel.
A fearmongering wedge issue disconnected from reality, dignity, and science. Cruel sh*t.
Trump Moves to End Access to Gender-Related Care for Minors www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/h...
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Trump Moves to End Access to Gender-Related Care for Minors
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I struggle to find words to respond. But I keep coming back to... cruel.
Cruel. Cruel. Cruel. Cruel. Cruel.
A fearmongering wedge issue disconnected from reality, dignity, and science. Cruel sh*t.
Trump Moves to End Access to Gender-Related Care for Minors www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/h...
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Cruel. Cruel. Cruel. Cruel. Cruel.
A fearmongering wedge issue disconnected from reality, dignity, and science. Cruel sh*t.
Trump Moves to End Access to Gender-Related Care for Minors www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/h...
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You’ve lost the plot as a presidential administration when Dr. Oz is on stage handwringing about the cost of balls
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
You’ve lost the plot as a presidential administration when Dr. Oz is on stage handwringing about the cost of balls
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shoved a bunch of snow into the speaker on the gas pump because it was saying ads to me
December 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
shoved a bunch of snow into the speaker on the gas pump because it was saying ads to me
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* Buy the Gripen
* Re-instate the Digital Services Tax
* Lower tariffs on overseas EVs
* Bring back the Foreign Investment Review Agency
* Keep out American dairy
* Cut the cord
* Re-instate the Digital Services Tax
* Lower tariffs on overseas EVs
* Bring back the Foreign Investment Review Agency
* Keep out American dairy
* Cut the cord
December 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
* Buy the Gripen
* Re-instate the Digital Services Tax
* Lower tariffs on overseas EVs
* Bring back the Foreign Investment Review Agency
* Keep out American dairy
* Cut the cord
* Re-instate the Digital Services Tax
* Lower tariffs on overseas EVs
* Bring back the Foreign Investment Review Agency
* Keep out American dairy
* Cut the cord
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan has earned a reputation as an eager Trump supporter, with prayer appearances at both of the president’s inaugurations.
Pope Pushes Out Trump’s Favorite Bishop
Cardinal Timothy Dolan is being replaced as the head of New York’s Catholic archdiocese.
trib.al
December 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Cardinal Timothy Dolan has earned a reputation as an eager Trump supporter, with prayer appearances at both of the president’s inaugurations.
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A day before the redacted Epstein Files are set to be partially released, Ghislaine Maxwell has asked a federal court to vacate or amend her conviction and 20-year prison sentence, a move seen as an attempt to delay or disrupt the release of the Epstein files. #OpDeathEaters
December 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A day before the redacted Epstein Files are set to be partially released, Ghislaine Maxwell has asked a federal court to vacate or amend her conviction and 20-year prison sentence, a move seen as an attempt to delay or disrupt the release of the Epstein files. #OpDeathEaters
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Gender affirming care for trans people is safe, effective, and has a lower regret rate (4%) than almost any major medical procedure. It saves lives. These are facts. The right's talking-points are recycled "they are coming for your children!" scare tactics well over fifty years old at this point.
New research finds trans teens have high satisfaction with gender care
The survey published in JAMA Pediatrics showed that trans teens taking puberty blockers or hormones had very low rates of regret.
www.npr.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Gender affirming care for trans people is safe, effective, and has a lower regret rate (4%) than almost any major medical procedure. It saves lives. These are facts. The right's talking-points are recycled "they are coming for your children!" scare tactics well over fifty years old at this point.
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Russia is trying to overwhelm Europe with its sabotage campaign, Western officials say
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/18/r...
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/18/r...
Russia is trying to overwhelm Europe with its sabotage campaign, Western officials say
In November, a train carrying almost 500 people came to a sudden halt in eastern Poland. A broken overhead line had smashed several windows, and the track ahead was damaged. Elsewhere on the line, exp...
halifax.citynews.ca
December 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Russia is trying to overwhelm Europe with its sabotage campaign, Western officials say
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/18/r...
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/18/r...
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These gift links have limited click through. This is a great read.
If the gift links are gone, scour the Gift Link feed for another share by someone else.
If the gift links are gone, scour the Gift Link feed for another share by someone else.
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
These gift links have limited click through. This is a great read.
If the gift links are gone, scour the Gift Link feed for another share by someone else.
If the gift links are gone, scour the Gift Link feed for another share by someone else.
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If they cared to learn, they'd have the experts up on stage, and public health leaders would be in the audience, listening.
The fact that the people who made the mistakes are the ones platformed, shielded from questions they can't answer about mistakes they can't justify, tells you everything.
The fact that the people who made the mistakes are the ones platformed, shielded from questions they can't answer about mistakes they can't justify, tells you everything.
Researcher who transformed COVID transmission science wins PM's prize
Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.
www.abc.net.au
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 AM
If they cared to learn, they'd have the experts up on stage, and public health leaders would be in the audience, listening.
The fact that the people who made the mistakes are the ones platformed, shielded from questions they can't answer about mistakes they can't justify, tells you everything.
The fact that the people who made the mistakes are the ones platformed, shielded from questions they can't answer about mistakes they can't justify, tells you everything.
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Public health and infection control are overwhelmingly engineering functions. Getting physicians completely out of public health except for vaccine delivery is the first goal. Engineers, not physicians, keep our water safe to drink. They should keep our air and surfaces safe too.
December 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Public health and infection control are overwhelmingly engineering functions. Getting physicians completely out of public health except for vaccine delivery is the first goal. Engineers, not physicians, keep our water safe to drink. They should keep our air and surfaces safe too.
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That’s the conclusion of this book.
December 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
That’s the conclusion of this book.
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Alberta is allowing Corb Lund and the indépendatistes to reapply under the old fee if it’s done within the 30-day transition to the new law, a spokesperson confirmed.
But this will make it pricier for anyone to force a referendum question on, say, renaming the justice minister Doris Daymery.
But this will make it pricier for anyone to force a referendum question on, say, renaming the justice minister Doris Daymery.
No big deal, but the Alberta government just increased the fee to submit a citizen initiated petition from $500 to $25, 000. After the separatism initiative was approved, but before Corb Lund's coal mining petition gets re-approved. No political shenanigans going on here.
December 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Alberta is allowing Corb Lund and the indépendatistes to reapply under the old fee if it’s done within the 30-day transition to the new law, a spokesperson confirmed.
But this will make it pricier for anyone to force a referendum question on, say, renaming the justice minister Doris Daymery.
But this will make it pricier for anyone to force a referendum question on, say, renaming the justice minister Doris Daymery.
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Look at this asshole. Danielle Smith is the most blatantly corrupt premier we've ever had.
The good news is, she's scared of losing her job. Let's make that a reality Alberta.
#ABPoli #ABleg
The good news is, she's scared of losing her job. Let's make that a reality Alberta.
#ABPoli #ABleg
December 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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“Functional medicine” was invented in the 1990s by Jeffrey Bland to sell dietary supplements and shot to fame by its poster boy, Mark Hyman.
It is a marketing term designed to confuse patients, promote pseudoscience, and sow distrust in mainstream medicine.
It is a scam.
It is a marketing term designed to confuse patients, promote pseudoscience, and sow distrust in mainstream medicine.
It is a scam.
December 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
“Functional medicine” was invented in the 1990s by Jeffrey Bland to sell dietary supplements and shot to fame by its poster boy, Mark Hyman.
It is a marketing term designed to confuse patients, promote pseudoscience, and sow distrust in mainstream medicine.
It is a scam.
It is a marketing term designed to confuse patients, promote pseudoscience, and sow distrust in mainstream medicine.
It is a scam.
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Definitely, let’s force even more people to pack into office buildings and overcrowded mass transit in January and see just how long Ottawa can make this flu wave last. #RTO #Ottawa www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
‘Sky-high’ circulation of flu among Canadian kids, teens as experts brace for worsening wave of infections | CBC News
A surge of influenza among school-aged kids is linked to the recent deaths of multiple Ontario children, prompting calls for Canadian families to get vaccinated as medical experts brace for a worsenin...
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December 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Definitely, let’s force even more people to pack into office buildings and overcrowded mass transit in January and see just how long Ottawa can make this flu wave last. #RTO #Ottawa www.cbc.ca/news/health/...