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Richard Middlewood Wilson was an English philologist.

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Flu shot: not perfect but a hell of a lot better than the ICU. 💉

Vax efficacy depends on flu strain circulating.
’24-25 flu season - especially severe. Luckily 💉was 56% effective against getting flu.

🚨 W/ the vax, even when flu hits, it hits softer🚨
(i.e. less likely to be hospitalized/in ICU/die)
Another great graphic from the Wild to Mild campaign. This one shows an elk (Wild) and a baby deer (mild). It says A Flu vaccine can take flu from Wild to Mild. In smaller print - “talk to your health care provider to tame the worst of the flu"
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jackhauen.bsky.social
NEW: David Piccini, the minister whose office picks Skills Development Fund recipients, was in Paris this weekend at the wedding of a lobbyist whose clients received millions from that fund.

From me and @charliepinkerton.bsky.social.

www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
Ontario labour minister attended lobbyist’s wedding after granting his clients millions in training funds
Two clients of lobbyist Michael Rudderham have received more than $8.5 million in Skills Development Fund grants, records show
www.thetrillium.ca
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Reposted by: R. M. Wilson, Brendan Nyhan, Tom Clark , and 6 more

robertmackey.bsky.social
The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America
A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland
www.theguardian.com
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jessiecatherine.bsky.social
NEW: Clients of lobby firms connected to the premier and his nephew were given tens of millions from the Skills Development Fund.

Clients of Rubicon — a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager — got more than $100M, records show.

www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
Clients of lobby firms connected to premier, his nephew given tens of millions in training funds
Groups represented by a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager got more than $100 million in grant money, a Trillium analysis has found
www.thetrillium.ca
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dariussnieckus.bsky.social
Global #energyliberationday - 6 Oct - mark it in your calendars …
Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by: R. M. Wilson, Euan G. Ritchie, Lesley A. Hall , and 9 more

mikeachim.bsky.social
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."
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trapdinawrpool.bsky.social
The AI bubble is 17 times the size of the dot-com frenzy — and four times the subprime bubble
www.marketwatch.com/story/the-ai...
AI bubble is 17 times the size of that of the dot-com frenzy, analyst says
A research firm is arguing not just that AI is in a bubble, but that it is 17 times the size of the dot-com bubble.
www.marketwatch.com
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by R. M. Wilson

krwbooks.bsky.social
Huh.
isaaccallan.bsky.social
Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 2d
NEW: Vehicles registered to Doug Ford's cabinet ministers have been caught by automated speed cameras more than 20 times.

In one case, they were driving 70 in a 40 zone. On average, they were 17 over the limit. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1146373...
Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca
Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.
globalnews.ca
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alexbozikovic.bsky.social
12 cyclists just passed this point in 60 seconds. Either these officers are aggressively trying to endanger cyclists or they can’t see what’s before their eyes.
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alexbozikovic.bsky.social
These Toronto Police officers could have used the adjacent parking spot, but instead are blocking a busy bike lane in rush hour.

A stream of cyclists bumping over the curb to get around the SUV.

Two officers watching this happen.
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Reposted by: R. M. Wilson, Amir Attaran, Brian Doucet

isaaccallan.bsky.social
NEW: Vehicles registered to Doug Ford's cabinet ministers have been caught by automated speed cameras more than 20 times.

In one case, they were driving 70 in a 40 zone. On average, they were 17 over the limit. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1146373...
Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca
Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.
globalnews.ca
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martynpedler.com
I'm just saying that we've never even tasted what the Joker is trying to add to the water supply, okay? Make up your own minds!
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by: R. M. Wilson, Nandita Sharma

rbreich.bsky.social
Trump hates to be the object of humor. He understands that humor can be a more powerful antidote to tyranny than any other form of criticism.

I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]
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trapdinawrpool.bsky.social
But I thought no one needs the post office anymore
www.thestar.com/business/sma...
Small business say it’s nearly impossible to survive in the face of postal workers’ strike and Trump tariffs
Canada Post workers from coast to coast walked off the job for the second time in less than a year on Sept. 25, causing disruptions for many business owners.
www.thestar.com
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Reposted by: R. M. Wilson, Lesley A. Hall, James Connelly

danielsohege.bsky.social
Any time a politician says we should leave the ECHR, the very next questions any interviewer should ask are
🚨Which human rights are you willing to lose personally
🚨Which methods of torture are you going to allow people to be sent to face
🚨Which family members would you be willing to lose

#r4today
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covidchronicles.bsky.social
🎯 I don't blame people who don't know better. I blame those whose job it is to know better.

In a rush to "return to normal", Public Health hasn't only capitulated to short-term political expediency, it has imperiled the very prosperity it was told to protect at all costs. #LongCOVID
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shawnmicallef.bsky.social
Since it's a @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social morning, something he wrote in July has absolutely haunted my thoughts since.

"...the threshold a government needs to meet before it can cause harm to its citizens, and how many falsehoods it can tell in the process."

Haunted by it.

www.tvo.org/article/anal...
TVO Today | Current Affairs Journalism, Documentaries and Podcasts
www.tvo.org
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Reposted by: R. M. Wilson, Rosemary A. Joyce, Nancy T. Ammerman , and 2 more

atrupar.com
DOKOUPIL: Republicans says what you're really fighting for is taxpayer dollars for illegal aliens. I know that's not strictly true--

ELIZABETH WARREN: Excuse me, not strictly true? It is a flat out lie!
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Reposted by: R. M. Wilson, Elizabeth Stokoe, Greg Linden , and 1 more

whstancil.bsky.social
The story of 2024 is this: Trump had a plan to destroy American government called Project 2025, which had, literally, not a typo, a 4% approval rating. He lied constantly and said he wouldn't do it.

Then he entered office and immediately implemented AN EVEN MORE EXTREME VERSION OF IT.
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by: R. M. Wilson, Patrick A. Jansen

rbreich.bsky.social
Trump is now gloating about meeting with Russ Vought of "PROJECT 2025 Fame" to apparently determine which "Democrat Agencies" he wants to cut during a shutdown.

Remember when Trump denied knowing about the authoritarian playbook and many pundits and politicians gave him a pass?
Project 2025: The MAGA Plan to Take Your Freedom | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
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Reposted by: R. M. Wilson, Steve Peers, Lesley A. Hall , and 1 more

waitmanwbeorn.com
Oh, man. After reading the article, what it actually says is that an historian did a lot of archival work and spatial research to determine the site of a killing and then the family of the likely perpetrator stepped forward with photographs to confirm identity.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Historian uses AI to help identify Nazi in notorious Holocaust murder image
Jürgen Matthäus has for years been investigating the killer – and is confident he has finally solved the mystery
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by: R. M. Wilson, Colette L. Heald, Lesley A. Hall , and 2 more

london.gov.uk
184 years earlier than predicted, London has met the legal limits for toxic NO2 for the first time.

This historic milestone proves that bold action like expanding ULEZ works, protecting children’s health and giving millions cleaner air to breathe.
London Ulez reduced nitrogen dioxide to legal limit, mayor says
The mayor of London says the fall in airborne toxins is due to the Ultra low emission zone expansion.
www.bbc.co.uk
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pookleblinky.bsky.social
Reminder that the federal government was once the largest employer of Black women in the country.

DOGE fired so many Black women that it massively spiked their unemployment rate.

The government shutdown was already here, just not equally distributed.
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by: R. M. Wilson, Patrick A. Jansen, Alison Phipps , and 2 more

rbreich.bsky.social
Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.

Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
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Reposted by: R. M. Wilson, Katharine Hayhoe, A. E. Dessler , and 14 more

ryanmarino.bsky.social
This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 9d
⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.

The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.

interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes
A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.
interestingengineering.com
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by R. M. Wilson

krwbooks.bsky.social
One in 60.
moriartylab.bsky.social
Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 9d
Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025

SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: MB, NL, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, NB, North, ON, PEI, QC,
MODERATE: none

About 1 in 60 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
This image shows gauges with the Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025 Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right: Canada: HIGH - 7.5 Alberta: HIGH - 6 British Columbia: HIGH - 5.8 Manitoba: VERY HIGH - 12.1 New Brunswick: HIGH - 6.3 Newfoundland & Labrador: VERY HIGH - 10.2 North: HIGH - 9.2 Nova Scotia: VERY HIGH - 11.6 Ontario: HIGH - 6.3 Prince Edward Island: HIGH - 7 Quebec: HIGH - 9.6 Saskatchewan: VERY HIGH - 12.4 A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category, there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red)."

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atrupar.com
Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"
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moriartylab.bsky.social
Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025

SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: MB, NL, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, NB, North, ON, PEI, QC,
MODERATE: none

About 1 in 60 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
This image shows gauges with the Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025 Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right: Canada: HIGH - 7.5 Alberta: HIGH - 6 British Columbia: HIGH - 5.8 Manitoba: VERY HIGH - 12.1 New Brunswick: HIGH - 6.3 Newfoundland & Labrador: VERY HIGH - 10.2 North: HIGH - 9.2 Nova Scotia: VERY HIGH - 11.6 Ontario: HIGH - 6.3 Prince Edward Island: HIGH - 7 Quebec: HIGH - 9.6 Saskatchewan: VERY HIGH - 12.4 A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category, there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red)."
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davidho.bsky.social
Direct air capture is too expensive and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon.
Direct carbon capture falters as developers’ costs fail to budge
Some experts say the technology is crucial for climate change goals but scaling up is proving hard
on.ft.com
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