Karin Bell
@bellkarin.bsky.social
"I am not optimistic. I am not pessimistic. I am determined."
- Jean Monnet
- Jean Monnet
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Lancet study finds “no evidence” that Tylenol use in pregnancy increases the risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability, despite claims by Trump and backers, by Jennifer Yang www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Lancet study refutes claim of a link between Tylenol and autism
Trump’s contentious remarks stoked fears and may delay critical research in the field, experts say
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Lancet study finds “no evidence” that Tylenol use in pregnancy increases the risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability, despite claims by Trump and backers, by Jennifer Yang www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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This is not the language of the government of a free country.
January 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
This is not the language of the government of a free country.
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Just received the following response from the Director of Communications for the Office of Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe to my questions about the credibility of this website:
"I was not able to do further looking into the company. I don't have a quote for you”
"I was not able to do further looking into the company. I don't have a quote for you”
January 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Just received the following response from the Director of Communications for the Office of Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe to my questions about the credibility of this website:
"I was not able to do further looking into the company. I don't have a quote for you”
"I was not able to do further looking into the company. I don't have a quote for you”
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Here's a summary of all the data that supports adding more red meat to your diet
January 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Here's a summary of all the data that supports adding more red meat to your diet
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I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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for fuck’s sake can someone give these stunted chodes some little green army men and a few toy trucks that go vroom-vroom and let them work out their issues that way instead of whatever this is
January 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
for fuck’s sake can someone give these stunted chodes some little green army men and a few toy trucks that go vroom-vroom and let them work out their issues that way instead of whatever this is
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Just so much BS that this planet has to put up with.
Tech is out of control.
Tech is out of control.
December 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Just so much BS that this planet has to put up with.
Tech is out of control.
Tech is out of control.
Academic articles from authors using large language models are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
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December 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Not sure those unfamiliar with the geography of Eastern Ontario appreciate how absurd it is Via forced passengers to sleep overnight at the station in Brockville
Brockville is only an hour and a half drive from Ottawa. Via couldn’t get buses to shuttle them back? How is there no contingency plan?
Brockville is only an hour and a half drive from Ottawa. Via couldn’t get buses to shuttle them back? How is there no contingency plan?
December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Not sure those unfamiliar with the geography of Eastern Ontario appreciate how absurd it is Via forced passengers to sleep overnight at the station in Brockville
Brockville is only an hour and a half drive from Ottawa. Via couldn’t get buses to shuttle them back? How is there no contingency plan?
Brockville is only an hour and a half drive from Ottawa. Via couldn’t get buses to shuttle them back? How is there no contingency plan?
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AI is a crisis for the climate. @naomiaklein.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
AI is a crisis for the climate. @naomiaklein.bsky.social
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The commentators really need to be calling out this hideousness. Just because World Cups have always been sullied by politics doesn't make this tolerable
December 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The commentators really need to be calling out this hideousness. Just because World Cups have always been sullied by politics doesn't make this tolerable
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It's enough to make you sick, it really is, but it's a helpful moment to clarify our current moment of global moral collapse
December 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
It's enough to make you sick, it really is, but it's a helpful moment to clarify our current moment of global moral collapse
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It is good to see enforcement of the EU Digital Services Act against X. We need more principled democratic governance of tech platforms, and penalties for non-compliance 1)
Elon Musk’s X Hit With $140 Million Fine in Europe www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/t...
Elon Musk’s X Hit With $140 Million Fine in Europe www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/t...
Elon Musk’s X Hit With $140 Million Fine in Europe
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It is good to see enforcement of the EU Digital Services Act against X. We need more principled democratic governance of tech platforms, and penalties for non-compliance 1)
Elon Musk’s X Hit With $140 Million Fine in Europe www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/t...
Elon Musk’s X Hit With $140 Million Fine in Europe www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/t...
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Don't fall for the manipulative "censorship" framing of EU's fines against X for DSA violations. The EU is trying to enforce their laws. X is breaking them. And the U.S. government is defending big tech, billionaries, & bullshitters rather than protecting users. www.linkedin.com/posts/daphne...
Don't let anyone tell you that the Commission's DSA enforcement against X is about speech or censorship. https://lnkd.in/g3Cyeeyk
That would, indeed, be interesting! But this is just the EU… ...
Don't let anyone tell you that the Commission's DSA enforcement against X is about speech or censorship. https://lnkd.in/g3Cyeeyk
That would, indeed, be interesting! But this is just the EU enforcing...
www.linkedin.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Don't fall for the manipulative "censorship" framing of EU's fines against X for DSA violations. The EU is trying to enforce their laws. X is breaking them. And the U.S. government is defending big tech, billionaries, & bullshitters rather than protecting users. www.linkedin.com/posts/daphne...
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Thinking a lot about this moment from literally the first chapter of "1984."
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Thinking a lot about this moment from literally the first chapter of "1984."
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Over my dead body will I let those fuckers Pepe Franklin.
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Over my dead body will I let those fuckers Pepe Franklin.
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It would have been nice if someone asked Doug Ford to explain how he plans to order these charity audits given charities are overseen federally by Canada Revenue Agency
Ford says he will audit ‘left-wing radical groups’ opposed to government legislation | Globalnews.ca
Ford's warning came after members of the tenant advocacy group ACORN interrupted the legislature to protest a controversial omnibus bill that shortens some eviction timelines.
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It would have been nice if someone asked Doug Ford to explain how he plans to order these charity audits given charities are overseen federally by Canada Revenue Agency
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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It's funny to me that this piece mentions the ratio for Canada and the US, but then doesn't mention it for the UK, France and Australia.
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thehub.ca/2025/11/20/o...
November 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's funny to me that this piece mentions the ratio for Canada and the US, but then doesn't mention it for the UK, France and Australia.
thehub.ca/2025/11/20/o...
thehub.ca/2025/11/20/o...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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What is Gretzky talking about? Canadians that live abroad *can* vote in Canadian elections globalnews.ca/news/1152676...
November 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
What is Gretzky talking about? Canadians that live abroad *can* vote in Canadian elections globalnews.ca/news/1152676...
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
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High end wealth inequality allows for shit like this
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
High end wealth inequality allows for shit like this
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Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.