@katemadsen.bsky.social
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Ah, yes, one famously restores trust in public health and protects people from infectious disease by installing the man who personally ordered Louisiana’s state health department to stop promoting vaccination.
December 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Ah, yes, one famously restores trust in public health and protects people from infectious disease by installing the man who personally ordered Louisiana’s state health department to stop promoting vaccination.
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Parliament’s Elf On The Shelf turns out to be Pierre Poilievre in a little scarf
Parliament's Elf On The Shelf turns out to be Pierre Poilievre in a little scarf
OTTAWA - Shockwaves spread throughout the House this week when staffers realized that the vaguely threatening elf watching their every move was actually the leader of the Opposition in a festive winte...
thebeaverton.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Parliament’s Elf On The Shelf turns out to be Pierre Poilievre in a little scarf
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AI consumed as much water as the water bottle industry this year.
It also created as much carbon pollution as New York City, according to a new study.
www.theverge.com/news/845831/...
It also created as much carbon pollution as New York City, according to a new study.
www.theverge.com/news/845831/...
AI’s water and electricity use soars in 2025
It’s guzzling up even more water than expected.
www.theverge.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
AI consumed as much water as the water bottle industry this year.
It also created as much carbon pollution as New York City, according to a new study.
www.theverge.com/news/845831/...
It also created as much carbon pollution as New York City, according to a new study.
www.theverge.com/news/845831/...
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Trump's F.D.A. just withdrew a rule to require testing cosmetics made with talc for asbestos, a known carcinogen. That people will be putting on their bodies.
Where are the MAHA moms now?
Where are the MAHA moms now?
December 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Trump's F.D.A. just withdrew a rule to require testing cosmetics made with talc for asbestos, a known carcinogen. That people will be putting on their bodies.
Where are the MAHA moms now?
Where are the MAHA moms now?
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“This Christmas, every worker gets a $2,000 check from my tariffs, a life-size doll of my mother, Mary, and two pencils.” — Senile Satan
December 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
“This Christmas, every worker gets a $2,000 check from my tariffs, a life-size doll of my mother, Mary, and two pencils.” — Senile Satan
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This op-ed by @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social is profoundly worrying. Identity-driven opposition to vaccines that's fueled by misinformation & political polarization is impeding the capacity of doctors to effectively care for their patients. www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients
“The rise of anti-science and anti-vaccine rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between clinicians and patients.”
www.statnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This op-ed by @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social is profoundly worrying. Identity-driven opposition to vaccines that's fueled by misinformation & political polarization is impeding the capacity of doctors to effectively care for their patients. www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
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We've seen how putting a tech CEO in charge of the gov't turned out for the U.S. - now Carney is championing this idea for Canada
"The public service is not a business. It is a democratic institution that serves Canadians"
"The public service is not a business. It is a democratic institution that serves Canadians"
“These aren't charities. They're not altruistic organizations. Why would a tech company want to allow their employees to work for the government and pay 100 per cent of their salary..." — Simon Enoch at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/n...
Ottawa hands corporate leaders 50 roles in government
Ottawa plans to embed the private sector workers after adopting a business group's proposal — even naming the program after them, a briefing note reveals.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We've seen how putting a tech CEO in charge of the gov't turned out for the U.S. - now Carney is championing this idea for Canada
"The public service is not a business. It is a democratic institution that serves Canadians"
"The public service is not a business. It is a democratic institution that serves Canadians"
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Ugh.
Jordan Peterson's School Isn't Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta's Help thetyee.ca/News/2025/12... by @charlesrusnell.bsky.social via @thetyee.ca
Me: “It is ironic that those on the right complain — without good evidence — about bias in media & academia, and then push something like this..."
Jordan Peterson's School Isn't Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta's Help thetyee.ca/News/2025/12... by @charlesrusnell.bsky.social via @thetyee.ca
Me: “It is ironic that those on the right complain — without good evidence — about bias in media & academia, and then push something like this..."
Jordan Peterson’s School Isn’t Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta’s Help | The Tyee
The premier met with the controversial psychologist and tried to help his business, finds a Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
December 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Ugh.
Jordan Peterson's School Isn't Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta's Help thetyee.ca/News/2025/12... by @charlesrusnell.bsky.social via @thetyee.ca
Me: “It is ironic that those on the right complain — without good evidence — about bias in media & academia, and then push something like this..."
Jordan Peterson's School Isn't Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta's Help thetyee.ca/News/2025/12... by @charlesrusnell.bsky.social via @thetyee.ca
Me: “It is ironic that those on the right complain — without good evidence — about bias in media & academia, and then push something like this..."
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Accommodating authoritarianism sure ain't rock and roll.
December 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Accommodating authoritarianism sure ain't rock and roll.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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This is solid #PinkyPromise coverage 🎀
“.. Federal data shows corporate investment levels are roughly in line with last year, with companies on track to invest over $5 trillion in 2025. The $20 trillion surge Mr. Trump has claimed does not appear in the available data.”
@cbsnews.com
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-2...
@cbsnews.com
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-2...
December 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is solid #PinkyPromise coverage 🎀
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This is what dreams are made of.
December 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This is what dreams are made of.
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Very simple rule of thumb here… if Trump thinks you are rich, crooked and he can make you owe him a favor, you’re gonna get your pardon.
Trump said he is offering a "full and unconditional PARDON" to a Democratic Rep. and his wife who were indicted for bribery and money laundering
Trump Says He's Pardoning Henry Cuellar
www.huffpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Very simple rule of thumb here… if Trump thinks you are rich, crooked and he can make you owe him a favor, you’re gonna get your pardon.
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For anyone who knows anything about genocides and the incitement of genocidal violence, this is the kind of hair-raising stuff you find in transcripts of testimony before special tribunals.
Tom Emmer pushes racist lies on Fox: "80% of the crimes being committed in the Twin Cities and Minnesota are being committed by Somalis"
December 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
For anyone who knows anything about genocides and the incitement of genocidal violence, this is the kind of hair-raising stuff you find in transcripts of testimony before special tribunals.
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25th Amendment now.
December 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
25th Amendment now.
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Every single elected leader in the country should be reiterating this same message. Hegseth is pathological. He's a danger to every single person on the planet. He must be fired immediately & put on trial. He will be convicted. If Trump pardons him, the next POTUS can still send him to The Hague.
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Every single elected leader in the country should be reiterating this same message. Hegseth is pathological. He's a danger to every single person on the planet. He must be fired immediately & put on trial. He will be convicted. If Trump pardons him, the next POTUS can still send him to The Hague.
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🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: russia started war and all the world is a witness. They came with aggression to destroy us. We stopped them. Europe helped. America helped. Russia failed to occupy Ukraine, primarily due to the the resilience of the Ukrainian people.”
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: russia started war and all the world is a witness. They came with aggression to destroy us. We stopped them. Europe helped. America helped. Russia failed to occupy Ukraine, primarily due to the the resilience of the Ukrainian people.”
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RFK Jr. criticizes science behind seatbelts
RFK Jr. criticizes science behind seatbelts - The Beaverton
Washington, D.C. – In another upending of health rules and regulations from the new administration, secretary of health RFK Jr. has revealed the true dangers of seat belt use. “Seatbelts may be one of...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
RFK Jr. criticizes science behind seatbelts
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Five-byline alert: 🚨
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Five-byline alert: 🚨
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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The Hazards of Certainty Manifest in Health Policy Today conscienhealth.org/2025/11/the-... by @conscienhealth.bsky.social
The harm that comes from RFK Jr's "campaign is already being felt. Children and vulnerable people will die."
"Outright falsehoods are dangerous and intolerable."
Yep.
The harm that comes from RFK Jr's "campaign is already being felt. Children and vulnerable people will die."
"Outright falsehoods are dangerous and intolerable."
Yep.
The Hazards of Certainty Manifest in Health Policy Today - ConscienHealth
RFK Jr. is giving a live demonstration of the political advantages and the hazards that come with absolute certainty in health policy.
conscienhealth.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The Hazards of Certainty Manifest in Health Policy Today conscienhealth.org/2025/11/the-... by @conscienhealth.bsky.social
The harm that comes from RFK Jr's "campaign is already being felt. Children and vulnerable people will die."
"Outright falsehoods are dangerous and intolerable."
Yep.
The harm that comes from RFK Jr's "campaign is already being felt. Children and vulnerable people will die."
"Outright falsehoods are dangerous and intolerable."
Yep.
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"In an environment in which all politics is national, loyalty to POTUS is more fragile. When he struggles, members of Congress are dragged down w/ him & they feel an urgent need to distinguish themselves. When they start to break with him, that only makes him look weaker" — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
Why MAGA is coming apart at the seams
Turns out they're not in it for Trump, they're in it for themselves.
www.publicnotice.co
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"In an environment in which all politics is national, loyalty to POTUS is more fragile. When he struggles, members of Congress are dragged down w/ him & they feel an urgent need to distinguish themselves. When they start to break with him, that only makes him look weaker" — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
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This is an excellent read that goes far beyond food security and touches on broader questions of Inuit self-determination and what we actually need to mean when we talk about Arctic Sovereignty.
“Some of them will say they never ate for how many days? I try not to get emotional. I get very sad, but I just try to keep my sadness in and try to help them in every way we can. I try to give leftovers to everyone.”
www.aptnnews.ca/featured/peo...
www.aptnnews.ca/featured/peo...
‘Having a hard time getting food’: Nunavut hunger crisis continues
‘People are having a hard time now getting food’: Nunavut hunger crisis continues as Indigenous Services Canada refuses to answer questions
www.aptnnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This is an excellent read that goes far beyond food security and touches on broader questions of Inuit self-determination and what we actually need to mean when we talk about Arctic Sovereignty.
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Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
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You already feel contempt for Alex Jones because he is a contemptible man but the weakness demonstrated here should magnify your contempt a billion times over. The bullies are having trouble bullying and they don't want to play anymore.
They believe in nothing. That's why they're losers.
They believe in nothing. That's why they're losers.
Alex Jones: “I’m seriously inches away from not supporting Trump anymore”
MAGA is dead
MAGA is dead
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
You already feel contempt for Alex Jones because he is a contemptible man but the weakness demonstrated here should magnify your contempt a billion times over. The bullies are having trouble bullying and they don't want to play anymore.
They believe in nothing. That's why they're losers.
They believe in nothing. That's why they're losers.
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Danielle Smith just suckered Mark Carney into reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline.
This is the antithesis of "nation-building."
There is no economic, political or environmental case for Stephen Harper's dream.
This won't end well.
For Canada or Carney.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
This is the antithesis of "nation-building."
There is no economic, political or environmental case for Stephen Harper's dream.
This won't end well.
For Canada or Carney.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Ottawa, Alberta agree to broad outlines of energy deal, including path to pipeline | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have agreed to the broad outlines of a memorandum of understanding that would give Alberta special exemptions from federal environmental l...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Danielle Smith just suckered Mark Carney into reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline.
This is the antithesis of "nation-building."
There is no economic, political or environmental case for Stephen Harper's dream.
This won't end well.
For Canada or Carney.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
This is the antithesis of "nation-building."
There is no economic, political or environmental case for Stephen Harper's dream.
This won't end well.
For Canada or Carney.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...