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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 6d

Dr. Balfour Mount, who coined the term "palliative care" and whose profound empathy helped revolutionize health-care in North America, died peacefully at the palliative care unit that bears his name. He was 86. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca

Balfour Mount, who revolutionized end-of-life care, died at palliative unit named in his honour | CBC News

Mount devoted his life to caring for others and alleviating suffering. In interviews, his family and colleagues remembered him as both deeply compassionate and as a fierce advocate for the humanity of...

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 14d

Zelenskyy spoke at the Fifth Summit of the International Crimea Platform, emphasizing that the world cannot continue turning a blind eye to russian murder and occupation: “There must be no normalization of Russia’s war.”

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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 14d

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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 15d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"

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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 15d

"U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called the court "a national security threat that has been an instrument for lawfare" against the United States and its ally Israel."
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 15d

"But all indications are that Washington will scale up its attack on the ICC, four diplomatic sources in The Hague and New York said.
"The road of individual sanctions has been exhausted. It is now more about when, rather than if, they will take the next step," a senior diplomat said."
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Cuneiform @8uruha.bsky.social · 15d

Exclusive: US could hit entire International Criminal Court with sanctions soon - www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Exclusive: US could hit entire International Criminal Court with sanctions soon

The United States is considering imposing sanctions as soon as this week against the entire International Criminal Court, putting the court's day-to-day operations in jeopardy in retaliation for investigations of suspected Israeli war crimes.

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Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 16d

✍️ Tracking Trump’s actions

Democracy under siege: how Trump’s authoritarian playbook threatens both US and European institutions

By Helen Johnston

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Tracking Trump’s actions

Democracy under siege: how Trump’s authoritarian playbook threatens both US and European institutions

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16d

Breaking News: ABC said that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would return on Tuesday, ending an impasse that began last week. nyti.ms/3KAl4Np

Jimmy Kimmel sits behind a desk. He’s wearing a tie and a jacket. A headline reads: “Jimmy Kimmel's Show To Return to ABC on Tuesday Night.” Photo credit: Randy Holmes/Disney.

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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 15d

Oh, but his popular base keeps saying he's a brilliant economist ...

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 15d

With political and economic mis-steps sparking panic in Argentina’s markets, the South American nation is once again on the brink, and the Trump administration is preparing to bail out its ideological ally. on.ft.com/4nfaOZo

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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · Sep 4

“Are patients allowed to leave you guys gifts?” followed by slides showing staff laughing, pointing, and even posing playfully around the stains with the caption: “guess the substance!.”

But they say medical humanities and basic bioethics training are useless.

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California urgent care staffers fired for TikTok mocking patients

Several urgent care workers in Santa Barbara have been fired after a TikTok taken inside medical exam rooms went viral over Labor Day weekend, officials confirmed to KTLA. The post shows a compilat…

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After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · Aug 26

Each month we partner w/ #Bookfunnel to bring you 500+ free eBooks. We swap out our list each month, so time is running out to tap into the August list on our website! buff.ly/Dt0ZjMk

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Corentin Sellin @corentinsellin.bsky.social · Aug 24

Quand on apprend du @wsj.com que la présidence #Trump a bloqué en douce depuis la fin du printemps l'autorisation donnée à l'#Ukraine d'utiliser ses ATACMS pour frapper en profondeur en #Russie, comment mieux appréhender le changement d'alliance opéré? 1/
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Exclusive | Pentagon Has Quietly Blocked Ukraine’s Long-Range Missile Strikes on Russia

The Defense Department has withheld approval for attacks as the White House has sought to entice Moscow to open peace talks.

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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · Aug 24

Dentro del mayor campo de refugiados del mundo: un millón de rohinyás, al límite social.elpais.com/wf94o6

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · Aug 21

Ethics and Life Sciences Weekly Roundup - Brain Editing? Mind Reading Implant, Locked-In Syndrome & Legal Personhood, ChatGPT & Reporting, Medicine's AI Era, Stem Cell Hyperbole, Stem Cell-Based Embryo Model Regulation Problems, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/sciencee...

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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · Aug 20

Gracias Fran 🫶

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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · Aug 20

I just can't believe you're going to Costa Rica and I won't be there during your visit! But it would be great to chat on your international office hours! Not the same as an in-person conversation, but well... I hope you'll enjoy your stay. I'm sure @franroblesr.bsky.social will be a wonderful host

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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · Aug 19

This is sickening

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Aug 19

Showing the endangered leader of an invaded country my hats

President @realDonaldTrump showing President Zelenskyy and President Macron his 4 More Years hat 🤣🇺🇸

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · Aug 18

For science to thrive we must protect scientists from harassment - by Peter Singer | Nature Medicine www.nature.com/articles/s41...

For science to thrive we must protect scientists from harassment - Nature Medicine

Throughout my academic career, I have been a supporter of freedom of thought and expression.

www.nature.com

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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · Aug 19

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Aug 19

Reminder that Putin has never said he wants a trilateral meeting, had never said he would respect Ukrainian sovereignty, and has never said he wants to end the war. Not to be a downer, but the discussion of security guarantees is premature.

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George Berger @georgeberger.bsky.social · Aug 1

This is well worth reading. @andrewbowie.bsky.social @amendlocke.bsky.social @gabyarguedas.bsky.social prospect.org/health/2025-... @wswndsb.bsky.social Swedens excess death depends on when you measure & vaccines saved us in 20, 21 @janlotvall.bsky.social

COVID Contrarians Are Wrong About Sweden

Trying to ‘let it rip’ in early 2020 was a disaster.

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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · Aug 1

#TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
A very important piece, reporting
@katemanne.bsky.social analysis on Substack

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Did Trump Know What Epstein “Stole” Virginia Giuffre For?

Donald Trump said this week that a known Epstein victim was one of the people “stolen” from Mar-a-Lago by the convicted sex offender. Could Trump have known what would happen to her?

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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · Aug 1

I want to laugh, but I can't ...

Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · Jul 31

Federal agencies hiding out in a bunker

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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · Jul 28

Read them all.

You won’t regret it.

Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · Jul 28

I’m a physician in a film. I practice every kind of medicine and never need to ask for help from other physicians. I’m also extremely attractive and live life like I work a 9 to 5 job with all evenings and weekends off.

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · Jul 28

I’m a programmer in a film. I can “hack” into any “database” in the world by typing extremely quickly. The more difficult the database the faster I have to type. If a photograph of any sort is involved in the plot I can decipher crucial details by “enhancing the lower right quadrant” of it.

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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · Jul 27

katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...

The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein

It’s not what you think it is.

katemanne.substack.com

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