Tarahfx
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
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Latest 🚨🧵by Dr. @harryspoelstra.bsky.social on Covid's impact on the right-occipital areas, where visual information is processed!
SARS-CoV-2 "...causes persistent cerebral hypoperfusion (mainly frontotemporal) that can still be detected months later..."
Full🎯🧵:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19921...
SARS-CoV-2 "...causes persistent cerebral hypoperfusion (mainly frontotemporal) that can still be detected months later..."
Full🎯🧵:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19921...
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Latest 🚨🧵by Dr. @harryspoelstra.bsky.social on Covid's impact on the right-occipital areas, where visual information is processed!
SARS-CoV-2 "...causes persistent cerebral hypoperfusion (mainly frontotemporal) that can still be detected months later..."
Full🎯🧵:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19921...
SARS-CoV-2 "...causes persistent cerebral hypoperfusion (mainly frontotemporal) that can still be detected months later..."
Full🎯🧵:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19921...
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This is the 2nd time a major government report from Deloitte has been found to contain errors likely generated by AI.
First in Australia and now, as The Independent has confirmed, in a major healthcare policy paper for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli #AI #deloitte
First in Australia and now, as The Independent has confirmed, in a major healthcare policy paper for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli #AI #deloitte
A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
theindependent.ca
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
theindependent.ca
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
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Will PRIVATIZING Canadian MEDICARE WORK?
Researchers compared 25 wealthy countries.
The more each relies on FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES to deliver healthcare
...the WORSE LIFE EXPECTANCY gets.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Researchers compared 25 wealthy countries.
The more each relies on FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES to deliver healthcare
...the WORSE LIFE EXPECTANCY gets.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
November 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Will PRIVATIZING Canadian MEDICARE WORK?
Researchers compared 25 wealthy countries.
The more each relies on FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES to deliver healthcare
...the WORSE LIFE EXPECTANCY gets.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Researchers compared 25 wealthy countries.
The more each relies on FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES to deliver healthcare
...the WORSE LIFE EXPECTANCY gets.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Why did Grok say that Elon Musk "edges out” Jesus Christ as a role model for humanity? Charlie Warzel and @matteowong.bsky.social on another strange day in the chatbot's history:
Elon Musk: Better Than Jesus?
Grok is trying to rewrite history on behalf of its creator.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Why did Grok say that Elon Musk "edges out” Jesus Christ as a role model for humanity? Charlie Warzel and @matteowong.bsky.social on another strange day in the chatbot's history:
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
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"Attendees were able to check a public online dashboard for clean air readings for session rooms, kids’ areas, the front desk, and more, all before even showing up."
Make sure you catch my latest for @wired.com -- with comment from @defcon.bsky.social and @blackhatevents.bsky.social founder Jeff Moss, and @adafruit.com founder + engineer Limor Fried: www.wired.com/story/this-h...
This Hacker Conference Installed a Literal Anti-Virus Monitoring System
At New Zealand's Kawaiicon cybersecurity convention, organizers hacked together a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived.
www.wired.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"Attendees were able to check a public online dashboard for clean air readings for session rooms, kids’ areas, the front desk, and more, all before even showing up."
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"Canada receives the award because the new government of Prime Minister Mark Carney has flushed years of climate policies down the drain, and is completely ‘Missing In Action’ at a COP where multilateralism needs to be saved." - Climate Action Network International
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
"Canada receives the award because the new government of Prime Minister Mark Carney has flushed years of climate policies down the drain, and is completely ‘Missing In Action’ at a COP where multilateralism needs to be saved." - Climate Action Network International
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Trans youth who are hurting in Alberta right now, please know SO many of us see you, care about you, and know you deserve to be protected.
We’ve got your back and will do everything we can to keep you safe in the face of attacks from craven, pathetic politicians ❤️
We’ve got your back and will do everything we can to keep you safe in the face of attacks from craven, pathetic politicians ❤️
November 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Trans youth who are hurting in Alberta right now, please know SO many of us see you, care about you, and know you deserve to be protected.
We’ve got your back and will do everything we can to keep you safe in the face of attacks from craven, pathetic politicians ❤️
We’ve got your back and will do everything we can to keep you safe in the face of attacks from craven, pathetic politicians ❤️
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Good news: the @canadastrong.bsky.social CanadaMasq Q100 respirator is really popular at my hospital. Bad news: my family is paying for them and making them freely available to workers. Our governments should be buying Canadian-made PPE!!
November 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Good news: the @canadastrong.bsky.social CanadaMasq Q100 respirator is really popular at my hospital. Bad news: my family is paying for them and making them freely available to workers. Our governments should be buying Canadian-made PPE!!
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Men: It's women's fault we're lonely.
Also men: Why aren't women using AI in the workplace?
Women: We don't trust it. We want harassment-free workplaces with equal pay and benefits.
Men again: No. That's not possible. Here's a robot we made.
Also men: Why aren't women using AI in the workplace?
Women: We don't trust it. We want harassment-free workplaces with equal pay and benefits.
Men again: No. That's not possible. Here's a robot we made.
In today's Morning File, @mmughees.bsky.social's story about advocates urging governments to build non-market housing.
Also, Mount Uniacke residents respond to quarry expansion approval. And I wrote about women and AI in the workplace.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
Also, Mount Uniacke residents respond to quarry expansion approval. And I wrote about women and AI in the workplace.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
Women don't want AI at work. They want harassment-free workplaces with equal pay and benefits - Halifax Examiner
When the AI bubble bursts, I wonder who will be the ones to clean up the mess?
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
November 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Men: It's women's fault we're lonely.
Also men: Why aren't women using AI in the workplace?
Women: We don't trust it. We want harassment-free workplaces with equal pay and benefits.
Men again: No. That's not possible. Here's a robot we made.
Also men: Why aren't women using AI in the workplace?
Women: We don't trust it. We want harassment-free workplaces with equal pay and benefits.
Men again: No. That's not possible. Here's a robot we made.
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Congrats to everyone who fought for this!
A proposed golf course development near West Mabou Beach Provincial Park will not proceed, Premier Tim Houston told reporters Thursday.
A proposed golf course development near West Mabou Beach Provincial Park will not proceed, Premier Tim Houston told reporters Thursday.
West Mabou Beach golf development proposal won't proceed, premier says | CBC News
Premier Tim Houston told reporters Thursday the proposal 'won't get to the next step.'
www.cbc.ca
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Congrats to everyone who fought for this!
A proposed golf course development near West Mabou Beach Provincial Park will not proceed, Premier Tim Houston told reporters Thursday.
A proposed golf course development near West Mabou Beach Provincial Park will not proceed, Premier Tim Houston told reporters Thursday.
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Another🚨🧵 by Zdenek Vrozina on Twitter on Covid's impact on Alzheimer's:
"Patients who had COVID-19 were nearly five times more likely to experience rapid cognitive decline (measured by MMSE).
Their memory, orientation, and mental abilities worsened... "
Full 🧵
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19885...
"Patients who had COVID-19 were nearly five times more likely to experience rapid cognitive decline (measured by MMSE).
Their memory, orientation, and mental abilities worsened... "
Full 🧵
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19885...
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Another🚨🧵 by Zdenek Vrozina on Twitter on Covid's impact on Alzheimer's:
"Patients who had COVID-19 were nearly five times more likely to experience rapid cognitive decline (measured by MMSE).
Their memory, orientation, and mental abilities worsened... "
Full 🧵
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19885...
"Patients who had COVID-19 were nearly five times more likely to experience rapid cognitive decline (measured by MMSE).
Their memory, orientation, and mental abilities worsened... "
Full 🧵
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19885...
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Epstein-Barr virus appears to be trigger of lupus disease, say scientists
Epstein-Barr virus appears to be trigger of lupus disease, say scientists
Connection of near-ubiquitous EBV to autoimmune disease affecting about 1 in 1,000 people may spur hunt for vaccine
A common childhood virus appears to be the trigger for the autoimmune disease lupus, according to groundbreaking research.
The study suggests that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which for most people is harmless, can cause immune cells to “go rogue” and mistakenly attack the body’s own tissues. The team behind the work said that uncovering the cause of lupus could revolutionise treatments. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Epstein-Barr virus appears to be trigger of lupus disease, say scientists
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🚨 ANSWERED: Does COVID-19 Harm the Brain?
Here is an (organized) mountain of 60 studies detailing COVID-19's impacts on the brain, as well as a useful video by @daniellebeckman.bsky.social & @davidjoffe64.bsky.social
👇 READ, SHARE WIDELY, SUBSCRIBE: www.panaccindex.info/p/answered-d...
Here is an (organized) mountain of 60 studies detailing COVID-19's impacts on the brain, as well as a useful video by @daniellebeckman.bsky.social & @davidjoffe64.bsky.social
👇 READ, SHARE WIDELY, SUBSCRIBE: www.panaccindex.info/p/answered-d...
ANSWERED: Does COVID-19 Harm the Brain?
A Collection of Medical Research (60 Studies)
www.panaccindex.info
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🚨 ANSWERED: Does COVID-19 Harm the Brain?
Here is an (organized) mountain of 60 studies detailing COVID-19's impacts on the brain, as well as a useful video by @daniellebeckman.bsky.social & @davidjoffe64.bsky.social
👇 READ, SHARE WIDELY, SUBSCRIBE: www.panaccindex.info/p/answered-d...
Here is an (organized) mountain of 60 studies detailing COVID-19's impacts on the brain, as well as a useful video by @daniellebeckman.bsky.social & @davidjoffe64.bsky.social
👇 READ, SHARE WIDELY, SUBSCRIBE: www.panaccindex.info/p/answered-d...
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1️⃣ They changed the definition.
“PCC” = any one of 25 new mild symptoms crossing a survey threshold.
No measure of worsening, fatigue crashes, or functional loss.
That’s like redefining heart disease as “any new chest twinge lasting 3 months.”
“PCC” = any one of 25 new mild symptoms crossing a survey threshold.
No measure of worsening, fatigue crashes, or functional loss.
That’s like redefining heart disease as “any new chest twinge lasting 3 months.”
November 12, 2025 at 10:13 AM
1️⃣ They changed the definition.
“PCC” = any one of 25 new mild symptoms crossing a survey threshold.
No measure of worsening, fatigue crashes, or functional loss.
That’s like redefining heart disease as “any new chest twinge lasting 3 months.”
“PCC” = any one of 25 new mild symptoms crossing a survey threshold.
No measure of worsening, fatigue crashes, or functional loss.
That’s like redefining heart disease as “any new chest twinge lasting 3 months.”
Hi covid-cautious folks! I’m visiting Vancouver at the end of December and wonder if there are any heated patios open? Everything shuts down here in Halifax, but I hope that Vancouver is different! I know there are some outdoor Christmas markets, but I’m looking for a nice outdoor sit down dinner.
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Hi covid-cautious folks! I’m visiting Vancouver at the end of December and wonder if there are any heated patios open? Everything shuts down here in Halifax, but I hope that Vancouver is different! I know there are some outdoor Christmas markets, but I’m looking for a nice outdoor sit down dinner.
Whoa. This quote hit me hard: “At one point in Pluribus, Carol is speaking to the Hive Mind, in the body of an authority figure. He assures her they are going to “figure out what is wrong with you,” and when she asks what he means, he replies, “so you can join us.” “
Living with Long COVID often feels like living in a horror movie. Along with your disease comes a creepy Hive Mind refusal to acknowledge the dangers of COVID infection. In Vince Gilligan's new Apple TV show Pluribus, the Hive Mind comes to life:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
"Pluribus" captures the isolation of COVID-awareness in a COVID denialist world
For years I've described having Long COVID as living in a horror movie. Now that horror movie (well, prestige Apple TV show) is here.
www.thegauntlet.news
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Whoa. This quote hit me hard: “At one point in Pluribus, Carol is speaking to the Hive Mind, in the body of an authority figure. He assures her they are going to “figure out what is wrong with you,” and when she asks what he means, he replies, “so you can join us.” “
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Important research from the University of Alberta about why women are disproportionately affected by Long Covid.
Implications: do everything you can to not get COVID and to not spread it to others.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Implications: do everything you can to not get COVID and to not spread it to others.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Integrated immune, hormonal, and transcriptomic profiling reveals sex-specific dysregulation in long COVID patients with ME/CFS
Shahbaz et al. find that female long COVID patients with ME/CFS exhibit heightened
inflammation, altered hematopoiesis, disrupted hormone levels, and neuroinflammatory
gene signatures. In parallel, ou...
www.cell.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Important research from the University of Alberta about why women are disproportionately affected by Long Covid.
Implications: do everything you can to not get COVID and to not spread it to others.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Implications: do everything you can to not get COVID and to not spread it to others.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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This week's column is on Billionaire Brain: the condition which seems to prevent extremely rich people from perceiving the utterly bleeding obvious.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:19 AM
This week's column is on Billionaire Brain: the condition which seems to prevent extremely rich people from perceiving the utterly bleeding obvious.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We know lots of you have been asking 3M for a Black Aura - like mask for consumer use.
Today we're excited to launch a new product to fill that hole in the market!
Introducing the headband version of BreatheTeq KN95.
Available in black and white.
Today we're excited to launch a new product to fill that hole in the market!
Introducing the headband version of BreatheTeq KN95.
Available in black and white.
November 6, 2025 at 1:05 AM
We know lots of you have been asking 3M for a Black Aura - like mask for consumer use.
Today we're excited to launch a new product to fill that hole in the market!
Introducing the headband version of BreatheTeq KN95.
Available in black and white.
Today we're excited to launch a new product to fill that hole in the market!
Introducing the headband version of BreatheTeq KN95.
Available in black and white.