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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 2d

Defence reporter David Pugliese faced death threats after allegations by a former Conservative cabinet minister cast him as a Russian intelligence asset. Instead of unmasking a spy, Parliament landed a case study in how falsehoods gain traction. thewalrus.ca/a-veteran-report...

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 2d

we hit 2 billion posts today! 🥳

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timethiefmedia - Canadian forever🍁conservative never @timethiefmedia.bsky.social · 3d

X under Musk’s leadership: Substantial hate and no reduction in inauthentic activity. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... Despite Musk’s pledge to “defeat the spam bots,” a recent study reported no substantial change in the concentration of inauthentic accounts.

X under Musk’s leadership: Substantial hate and no reduction in inauthentic activity

Numerous studies have reported an increase in hate speech on X (formerly Twitter) in the months immediately following Elon Musk’s acquisition of the platform on October 27th, 2022; relatedly, despite ...

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jetsshado.bsky.social @jetsshado.bsky.social · 6d

Two female First Nations MLAs have had their offices attacked in 2 weeks. Windows smashed. Fires set.

"It's particularly concerning to see a First Nations politician's office hit by fire on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation."

Sherwin Arnott @sherwinarnott.org · 6d

A First Nations politician's office was set on fire on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This isn't the first act of violence against Nahanni Fontaine's office. Her windows were smashed last week. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Manitoba Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine's constituency office hit by fire | CBC News

A fire struck Manitoba Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine's West Kildonan constituency office early Tuesday morning, a week after the windows were smashed.

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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 5d

We don’t know if it’s the fastest retraction ever, but the speed is nonetheless notable: A journal retracted a paper 22 hours after a sleuth raised concerns about the article.

Journal issues speedy retraction in less than a day for ‘inadvertent mistake’

We don’t know if it’s the fastest retraction ever, but the speed is nonetheless notable: A journal retracted a paper 22 hours after a sleuth raised concerns about the article. On August 9 jus…

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 6d

Sherwin Arnott @sherwinarnott.org · 6d

A First Nations politician's office was set on fire on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This isn't the first act of violence against Nahanni Fontaine's office. Her windows were smashed last week. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Manitoba Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine's constituency office hit by fire | CBC News

A fire struck Manitoba Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine's West Kildonan constituency office early Tuesday morning, a week after the windows were smashed.

www.cbc.ca

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Sherwin Arnott @sherwinarnott.org · 6d

Your kitchen is full of microplastics. Here's how to eat less of them #cdnpoli #microplastics www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Your kitchen is full of microplastics. Here's how to eat less of them

Microplastics gush out of our taps and flake off cookware. They find their way into the yolks of eggs, and into meat and vegetables. But there are things we can do to eat less of them.

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Sherwin Arnott @sherwinarnott.org · 6d

A First Nations politician's office was set on fire on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This isn't the first act of violence against Nahanni Fontaine's office. Her windows were smashed last week. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Manitoba Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine's constituency office hit by fire | CBC News

A fire struck Manitoba Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine's West Kildonan constituency office early Tuesday morning, a week after the windows were smashed.

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 8d

Every Child is a Universe
Christi Belcourt ~ Métis
2025

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Stephen Quinn @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social · 8d

Yes, CBC's the Early Edition is on the air.
As I said, excellent, province-wide program for you today for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Great stories, interviews, music & more.
Listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Watch here: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Your MetroVan Weather:

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Heather J. "Witchy" Wood🧙‍♀️ @rollwithheather.bsky.social · 8d

Jeremy Dutcher: Take My Hand
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os0M...

Jeremy Dutcher - Take My Hand (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Jeremy Dutcher

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Elisabeth Bik - Perpetrator 5, a fraudulent microbiologist @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 9d

Whoa - researchers at the @utaustin.bsky.social copied several panels of cells and blots from older papers authored in different labs.

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Screenshot of two figures from two different papers. They both show fluorescent cells (green or red, or merged photos) against a black background. I marked two panels on the left and two on the right with pink and cyan boxes to show the duplicates.

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Cheshire @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social · 9d

A good summary of the YDIH mess by @boslough.bsky.social.

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The Problem with Inadequately Reviewed Fringe Science | Skeptical Inquirer

Skeptics usually recognize pseudoscience when we see it. Our heuristics include an assessment of the qualifications and reputations of an idea’s proponents ...

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Known emoji hater @kathygotpugs.bsky.social · 15d

Must watch. J Draper always makes such well-researched and interesting (truly!) videos. And it kind of feels like we know how to do this but it's helpful to have it repeated.

How We Beat The Fascists Last Time: The London History Show

YouTube video by J. Draper

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Sherwin Arnott @sherwinarnott.org · 14d

All email software should let me easily see the exact from address of the email sender.

#DailyGripe #UX #Email

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Sherwin Arnott @sherwinarnott.org · 15d

15-year-old fatally shot by police on Montreal's South Shore #cdnpoli #police www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

15-year-old fatally shot by police on Montreal's South Shore | CBC News

The boy, Nooran Rezay, was declared dead in hospital after he was struck by at least one bullet during a police operation. Quebec’s police oversight agency, the BEI, is now investigating.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 16d

"According to email correspondence reviewed by CBC News, the volunteer campaign work was framed as a component of their digital media course, with one campus director suggesting it would even help them get permanent residency"