@stephblu.bsky.social
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"Give us Greenland or we will increase taxes on American citizens for things that they buy" is such a masterpiece of foreign policy. (via @usapolling.bsky.social) #AmericanSucker
New tariff just dropped.
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
January 17, 2026 at 7:17 PM
"Give us Greenland or we will increase taxes on American citizens for things that they buy" is such a masterpiece of foreign policy. (via @usapolling.bsky.social) #AmericanSucker
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BREAKING: Donald Trump is reportedly furious that “pedophile protector” is going viral worldwide.
January 16, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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Second-Hand Peace Prize is the name of my Milli Vanilli cover band.
January 16, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Second-Hand Peace Prize is the name of my Milli Vanilli cover band.
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A group of Epstein survivors just formally demanded that the DOJ Inspector General open an investigation into how the heavily redacted Epstein files were released. They’re demanding action now to release the files and we stand with them.
January 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM
A group of Epstein survivors just formally demanded that the DOJ Inspector General open an investigation into how the heavily redacted Epstein files were released. They’re demanding action now to release the files and we stand with them.
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Evan Solomon, the minister responsible for AI regulation and safety in Canada, declined an interview request.
Canadian government still using X amid platform’s child sex abuse material scandal globalnews.ca/news/1160665...
Canadian government still using X amid platform’s child sex abuse material scandal - National | Globalnews.ca
Canada’s AI minister Evan Solomon responds to X.com child sexual abuse material scandal with a statement on X, says more action coming on digital privacy.
globalnews.ca
January 10, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Evan Solomon, the minister responsible for AI regulation and safety in Canada, declined an interview request.
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Minneapolis, 2026
January 13, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Minneapolis, 2026
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Trump campaigned on an “America First” platform. Now he wants to "run" Venezuela?
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
January 3, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Trump campaigned on an “America First” platform. Now he wants to "run" Venezuela?
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
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It's well past time for Canadian government officials to get off of X, @jameswsthomson.com writes. This latest — disgusting — incident is just one more reason.
Canadian government officials, what are you still doing on X in 2026?
The platform's own chatbot started posting sexualized material of children and other people who couldn't consent. With no moral bottom in sight, it's well past time our officials found other ways to c...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
It's well past time for Canadian government officials to get off of X, @jameswsthomson.com writes. This latest — disgusting — incident is just one more reason.
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For those contemplating a detox or cleanse in the new year, here’s a toxicologist’s explanation of how they work:
They don't.
They don't.
December 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
For those contemplating a detox or cleanse in the new year, here’s a toxicologist’s explanation of how they work:
They don't.
They don't.
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He can, as they say, go fuck himself.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
December 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
He can, as they say, go fuck himself.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Hours before 60 Minutes was set to air a story on deportees who were sent by the Trump administration to prison in El Salvador, describing “brutal and torturous conditions,” 60 Minutes announced that it has pulled the segment and will air it in the future.
December 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Hours before 60 Minutes was set to air a story on deportees who were sent by the Trump administration to prison in El Salvador, describing “brutal and torturous conditions,” 60 Minutes announced that it has pulled the segment and will air it in the future.
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Dear Ontarians,
all YOU have to do is "work harder" and everything will fall into place. 🙄😡
all YOU have to do is "work harder" and everything will fall into place. 🙄😡
December 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Dear Ontarians,
all YOU have to do is "work harder" and everything will fall into place. 🙄😡
all YOU have to do is "work harder" and everything will fall into place. 🙄😡
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December 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Maddening more hasn't been done to stop this exploitive clinic that markets unproven BS.
American ALS patient died alone after paying $84K US in pursuit of healing at controversial Sask. facility www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Supplements to cure ALS? Feels criminal.
American ALS patient died alone after paying $84K US in pursuit of healing at controversial Sask. facility www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Supplements to cure ALS? Feels criminal.
American ALS patient died alone after paying $84K US in pursuit of healing at controversial Sask. facility | CBC News
A 70-year-old American ALS patient came to Saskatchewan chasing the promise of healing offered by the Dr. Goodenowe Restorative Health Center in Moose Jaw, Sask. But former Goodenowe employees say tha...
www.cbc.ca
November 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Maddening more hasn't been done to stop this exploitive clinic that markets unproven BS.
American ALS patient died alone after paying $84K US in pursuit of healing at controversial Sask. facility www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Supplements to cure ALS? Feels criminal.
American ALS patient died alone after paying $84K US in pursuit of healing at controversial Sask. facility www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Supplements to cure ALS? Feels criminal.
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
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The flip side of this story is that cancer care facilities must have continuous-use respirator policies in place, along with high quality ventilation and air cleaning with HEPA units, and educate outpatients about COVID avoidance in the community - and the ones that don't are killing people.
“People with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of beginning immunotherapy lived considerably longer than those who did not… .”
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Cancer patients who got a COVID vaccine lived much longer
A groundbreaking study reveals that cancer patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy lived dramatically longer than those who didn’t. Researchers from the...
www.sciencedaily.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The flip side of this story is that cancer care facilities must have continuous-use respirator policies in place, along with high quality ventilation and air cleaning with HEPA units, and educate outpatients about COVID avoidance in the community - and the ones that don't are killing people.
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DEI counters prejudice and discrimination that otherwise bias evaluations of merit. DEI *is* a merit principle.
"Restore the merit principle," I scream, having apparently developed selective amnesia about losing my job based on a complete and total lack of merit
October 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
DEI counters prejudice and discrimination that otherwise bias evaluations of merit. DEI *is* a merit principle.
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October 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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George was just trying to get to work.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
October 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
George was just trying to get to work.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
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Highly convinced that RFK jr learns a new medical term one day and decides to talk about it the next without knowing what it is. Today it's placenta and circumcision, tomorrow it's hemolytic anemia
October 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Highly convinced that RFK jr learns a new medical term one day and decides to talk about it the next without knowing what it is. Today it's placenta and circumcision, tomorrow it's hemolytic anemia
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Ugh. More data ≠ more health. Why?
- little evidence better health outcomes
- behaviour change hard
- can lead to > anxiety > iatrogenic injury > over-diagnosis
- can take pleasure out of healthy activity
High-tech wellness woo. My vote? Enjoy a basic #healthylifestyle
time.com/7324741/heal...
- little evidence better health outcomes
- behaviour change hard
- can lead to > anxiety > iatrogenic injury > over-diagnosis
- can take pleasure out of healthy activity
High-tech wellness woo. My vote? Enjoy a basic #healthylifestyle
time.com/7324741/heal...
How Tracking Your Health Metrics Can Help You Live Longer
Zahi Fayad is leading a Digital Twins study investigating how our health data can be put to better use to help us live healthier.
time.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Ugh. More data ≠ more health. Why?
- little evidence better health outcomes
- behaviour change hard
- can lead to > anxiety > iatrogenic injury > over-diagnosis
- can take pleasure out of healthy activity
High-tech wellness woo. My vote? Enjoy a basic #healthylifestyle
time.com/7324741/heal...
- little evidence better health outcomes
- behaviour change hard
- can lead to > anxiety > iatrogenic injury > over-diagnosis
- can take pleasure out of healthy activity
High-tech wellness woo. My vote? Enjoy a basic #healthylifestyle
time.com/7324741/heal...
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On Sunday, #Zürich residents voted 52.8% in favor of increasing parking fees for cars according to weight.
The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)
Direct democracy!
The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)
Direct democracy!
September 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
On Sunday, #Zürich residents voted 52.8% in favor of increasing parking fees for cars according to weight.
The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)
Direct democracy!
The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)
Direct democracy!