Andrea Still
@astill73.bsky.social
Humboldt to Ottawa. Mom to 2 including my Coffin-Siris Syndrome son. I seek dead people. Pierogi rule. Posts always my own. Now with extra ADHD.
Skeets before Oct/23 imported from the bad place.
Skeets before Oct/23 imported from the bad place.
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Andrea Still
@astill73.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Welcome to my new followers!
I’m not sure I have any hot takes, but here is what you’ll get by following me:
- Cat content (we have 3)
- Random stuff about being a mom of 2 very busy and funny kids
- Stuff related to Coffin-Siris Syndrome (that’s 9)
- Random funnies my 12 year old says
I’m not sure I have any hot takes, but here is what you’ll get by following me:
- Cat content (we have 3)
- Random stuff about being a mom of 2 very busy and funny kids
- Stuff related to Coffin-Siris Syndrome (that’s 9)
- Random funnies my 12 year old says
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This type of headline is imo what led to the around 200 child deaths in Covid that the government refuses to acknowledge. The pro antivaxxer MAGA press encouraged DfE to cave on Covid and allow the sick children to go back and it’s cost lives and so much long covid and now it’s happening again.
February 17, 2026 at 8:56 AM
This type of headline is imo what led to the around 200 child deaths in Covid that the government refuses to acknowledge. The pro antivaxxer MAGA press encouraged DfE to cave on Covid and allow the sick children to go back and it’s cost lives and so much long covid and now it’s happening again.
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As the dad in a streaming family, I would just again urge CBC to create a separate Kids app like TVOKids or K:Kids - or at least introduce parental controls/kids accounts on Gem.
CBC greenlights six new kids shows; this is good.
Elise Gravel show 🎉
Elise Gravel show 🎉
February 17, 2026 at 2:42 PM
As the dad in a streaming family, I would just again urge CBC to create a separate Kids app like TVOKids or K:Kids - or at least introduce parental controls/kids accounts on Gem.
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#NovaScotia's lung screening program finds dozens of cancer cases in first 2 years—radiologists discovering small spots of Stage 1 cancer — which is often curable — rather than late stages of the disease.
Program set to expand provincewide in coming months
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Program set to expand provincewide in coming months
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Nova Scotia's lung screening program finds dozens of cancer cases in first 2 years | CBC News
Nova Scotia's lung screening program is still in its infancy, but those leading the effort say they've already been able to deliver life-changing, positive news to dozens of people who might have been...
www.cbc.ca
February 17, 2026 at 11:06 AM
#NovaScotia's lung screening program finds dozens of cancer cases in first 2 years—radiologists discovering small spots of Stage 1 cancer — which is often curable — rather than late stages of the disease.
Program set to expand provincewide in coming months
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Program set to expand provincewide in coming months
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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“.. Musk promised 500 cars in Austin, coverage for half the US population, fully unsupervised rides, and expansion to 8-10 cities, all by the end of 2025. None of it happened.”
@electrek.co #$TSLA
electrek.co/2026/02/16/t...
@electrek.co #$TSLA
electrek.co/2026/02/16/t...
February 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
“.. Musk promised 500 cars in Austin, coverage for half the US population, fully unsupervised rides, and expansion to 8-10 cities, all by the end of 2025. None of it happened.”
@electrek.co #$TSLA
electrek.co/2026/02/16/t...
@electrek.co #$TSLA
electrek.co/2026/02/16/t...
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People think I’m against ai because it’s “coming for my art job”. Yes, ok, but I’m against it on a whole nother level. I honestly believe it will cause a catastrophic dumbification of us. This lady knows what’s up.
February 17, 2026 at 7:59 AM
People think I’m against ai because it’s “coming for my art job”. Yes, ok, but I’m against it on a whole nother level. I honestly believe it will cause a catastrophic dumbification of us. This lady knows what’s up.
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We've updated our infographic on diseases that can be transmitted through the air we breathe, adding Norovirus.
Most viruses can survive for one to several hours in a poorly ventilated room. See the excellent article in @nytimes.com on this topic: nypost.com/2026/02/14/h...
Most viruses can survive for one to several hours in a poorly ventilated room. See the excellent article in @nytimes.com on this topic: nypost.com/2026/02/14/h...
February 17, 2026 at 2:29 PM
We've updated our infographic on diseases that can be transmitted through the air we breathe, adding Norovirus.
Most viruses can survive for one to several hours in a poorly ventilated room. See the excellent article in @nytimes.com on this topic: nypost.com/2026/02/14/h...
Most viruses can survive for one to several hours in a poorly ventilated room. See the excellent article in @nytimes.com on this topic: nypost.com/2026/02/14/h...
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Sadly, this is beautifully written.
To understand the catastrophic turn in U.S. health policy, follow the money paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-the-ka...
How the Kakistocracy Became a Quackistocracy
Corruption is a germ’s best friend
paulkrugman.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Sadly, this is beautifully written.
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Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
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The same as for COVID and evidence on this was given in the Covid inquiry and many parents were fined for rightly protecting their children. The most medically vulnerable children in the UK are the least protected.
It means that children who CAN'T be vaccinated due to health conditions are the ones who might be forced to stay home to avoid measles in school
February 17, 2026 at 11:39 AM
The same as for COVID and evidence on this was given in the Covid inquiry and many parents were fined for rightly protecting their children. The most medically vulnerable children in the UK are the least protected.
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One by one, western countries are choosing nationalism over global solidarity
www.rfi.fr/en/france/20...
www.rfi.fr/en/france/20...
France cuts funding for Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria by more than half
France cut its contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 58 percent on Thursday, confirming a major reduction in funding that health organisations warn will cost lives...
www.rfi.fr
February 17, 2026 at 11:42 AM
One by one, western countries are choosing nationalism over global solidarity
www.rfi.fr/en/france/20...
www.rfi.fr/en/france/20...
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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain said on Tuesday that his government will ask prosecutors to investigate the social media giants X, Meta and TikTok for allegedly spreading child sexual abuse material generated by A.I., the latest salvo in a Europe-wide effort to regulate big tech companies.
Spain to Investigate Social Media Giants, Escalating Trans-Atlantic Tech Dispute
The government wants prosecutors to investigate X, Meta and TikTok, adding to a growing clash between the U.S. and Europe over regulating social media.
nyti.ms
February 17, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain said on Tuesday that his government will ask prosecutors to investigate the social media giants X, Meta and TikTok for allegedly spreading child sexual abuse material generated by A.I., the latest salvo in a Europe-wide effort to regulate big tech companies.
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I wrote about ICE’s concentration camps. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
ICE holds people in disgusting conditions. Now it’s turning warehouses into camps | Moira Donegan
The Trump administration has bought warehouses across the US that could hold thousands. But resistance is growing
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I wrote about ICE’s concentration camps. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The thing about weaponised interdependence is that other people, including your allies, might try and escape it, even if you don’t actually weaponise it.
UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears
Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The thing about weaponised interdependence is that other people, including your allies, might try and escape it, even if you don’t actually weaponise it.
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A really interesting study on pubs here. If data analysis isn't your thing, there are a few paragraphs you can skip, but stick with it. The conclusions are worth it.
My brother wanted a London pub crawl. The result? My new Substack post: "Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next?" How private equity reshaped the local, which pubs are most at risk and most importantly what to do about it.
open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They Were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next?
How private equity reshaped the local and the postcode tool that shows the pubs most at risk.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:52 AM
A really interesting study on pubs here. If data analysis isn't your thing, there are a few paragraphs you can skip, but stick with it. The conclusions are worth it.
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Why would all disease related causes of death be growing, within every age group? Doctors are puzzled. Scientists are not. But don't say COVID or you'll be scolded.
Mortality in Sweden: how fast are all disease related causes of death growing within each age group?
1/x
1/x
February 16, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Why would all disease related causes of death be growing, within every age group? Doctors are puzzled. Scientists are not. But don't say COVID or you'll be scolded.
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Sadly, ICE learned what not to do in Minnesota… they have not left… but are spreading out in disguise tricking and nabbing people before we can respond. We need a new plan….
February 15, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Sadly, ICE learned what not to do in Minnesota… they have not left… but are spreading out in disguise tricking and nabbing people before we can respond. We need a new plan….
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"By removing writing from reporters’ workloads, we’ve effectively freed up an extra workday for them each week" is an insane sentence.
This AI-loving newspaper editor is teaching young journalists a valuable lesson: editors can be dumbasses
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Journalism schools are teaching fear of the future: Letter from the Editor
Journalism schools lag in teaching AI, crucial for modern reporting, which aids in efficient news gathering and frees reporters for fieldwork.
www.cleveland.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:19 AM
"By removing writing from reporters’ workloads, we’ve effectively freed up an extra workday for them each week" is an insane sentence.
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So this weekend TikTok removed our video about Elon Musk showing up in the Epstein files for "promoting misinformation", which we're sure has nothing at all to do with billionaire Trump megadonor Larry Ellison taking over control of TikTok's algorithm.
February 16, 2026 at 2:27 AM
So this weekend TikTok removed our video about Elon Musk showing up in the Epstein files for "promoting misinformation", which we're sure has nothing at all to do with billionaire Trump megadonor Larry Ellison taking over control of TikTok's algorithm.
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If you want to learn what SSPE is like, there are real stories from real people about the devastation measles can wreak even years later
The return of measles will mean the return of SSPE.
If you don't know what that is, read this. www.voicesforvaccines.org/what-measles...
If you don't know what that is, read this. www.voicesforvaccines.org/what-measles...
What Measles Did to My Family
My mom always told me that measles was what made my sister sick. I was 8 when she finally explained the whole thing.
www.voicesforvaccines.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:08 AM
If you want to learn what SSPE is like, there are real stories from real people about the devastation measles can wreak even years later
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OpenAI ”acknowledged in its own research that LLMs will always produce hallucinations due to fundamental mathematical constraints that cannot be solved through better engineering, marking a significant admission from one of the AI industry’s leading companies.”
You can’t trust chatbots.
You can’t trust chatbots.
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:25 PM
OpenAI ”acknowledged in its own research that LLMs will always produce hallucinations due to fundamental mathematical constraints that cannot be solved through better engineering, marking a significant admission from one of the AI industry’s leading companies.”
You can’t trust chatbots.
You can’t trust chatbots.
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Well now... HERE'S a lovely article spreading the word about the history and influence of Corner Gas, for anyone who may have missed out. From @movieweb.bsky.social. (***Feel free to repost this to spread it around!) movieweb.com/schitts-cree...
This 2000s Show Paved the Way for 'Schitt's Creek,' and You Can Stream All 100+ Episodes Free
O, Canada!
movieweb.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Well now... HERE'S a lovely article spreading the word about the history and influence of Corner Gas, for anyone who may have missed out. From @movieweb.bsky.social. (***Feel free to repost this to spread it around!) movieweb.com/schitts-cree...
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Lots of interesting folks at Palantir, eh?
It's vertically integrated, you might say...
It's vertically integrated, you might say...
February 15, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Lots of interesting folks at Palantir, eh?
It's vertically integrated, you might say...
It's vertically integrated, you might say...
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really vivid explanation of the badness of measles
Measles is one of those nightmare diseases that, if it hadn't been killing people for hundreds of years, people would ABSOLUTELY be pushing conspiracy theories about right now. It's too nasty in too many different directions to seem natural. But oh, boy, it sure is.
February 15, 2026 at 9:18 PM
really vivid explanation of the badness of measles
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The #EpsteinFiles meet #TheUList.
Universities with ties to #Epstein now revealed daily at academicabuse.com/data
🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️👩🏾🔬 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #FeministSky
Universities with ties to #Epstein now revealed daily at academicabuse.com/data
🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️👩🏾🔬 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #FeministSky
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Explore real-time data on academic abuse in higher education. Our dashboard aggregates news stories on bullying, harassment, retaliation, and more to support students, faculty, and advocates in…
academicabuse.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:07 PM
The #EpsteinFiles meet #TheUList.
Universities with ties to #Epstein now revealed daily at academicabuse.com/data
🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️👩🏾🔬 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #FeministSky
Universities with ties to #Epstein now revealed daily at academicabuse.com/data
🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️👩🏾🔬 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #FeministSky