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@centristhumanist.bsky.social
I believe in humanity. Skeptical about humans.
liberal democracy is the best humanist system of government so far devised.
I am centrist because I eschew ideology in favour evidence-based decision making. #factsmatter
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liberal democracy is the best humanist system of government so far devised.
I am centrist because I eschew ideology in favour evidence-based decision making. #factsmatter
Lists, ad hominem => block
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The dawn of the post-literate society
And the end of civilisation
substack.com
"a direct product of the pointlessness, fragmentation and triviality of the culture of the screen which is wholly unequipped to speak to the deep human needs for curiosity, narrative, deep attention and artistic fulfilment."
Yet there is everything inherently wrong with anthropogenic #climatechange.
There's nothing inherently wrong with climate change. It's just that the ecosystems and built environments that we depend on as life support systems aren't equipped to handle the rapid changes. So if we want to live, we should deal with climate change ASAP.
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Yet there is everything inherently wrong with anthropogenic #climatechange.
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Well the target to remain below 1.5C above 1850 levels wasn’t created out of thin air.
The idea was to avoid finding out which tipping points exist and which thresholds we might breach.
By colossal failure we are about to find out.
The idea was to avoid finding out which tipping points exist and which thresholds we might breach.
By colossal failure we are about to find out.
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Well the target to remain below 1.5C above 1850 levels wasn’t created out of thin air.
The idea was to avoid finding out which tipping points exist and which thresholds we might breach.
By colossal failure we are about to find out.
The idea was to avoid finding out which tipping points exist and which thresholds we might breach.
By colossal failure we are about to find out.
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My latest at Canada Healthwatch:
"Is the flu vaccine worth getting? (SPOILER: Yes.)"
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/11/i...
"Is the flu vaccine worth getting? (SPOILER: Yes.)"
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/11/i...
Is the flu vaccine worth getting? (SPOILER: Yes.)
If you cut your risk in half, isn't that a win?
canadahealthwatch.ca
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My latest at Canada Healthwatch:
"Is the flu vaccine worth getting? (SPOILER: Yes.)"
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/11/i...
"Is the flu vaccine worth getting? (SPOILER: Yes.)"
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/11/i...
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Fake authors. Fake books. Fake remedies.
Detection firm finds 82% of herbal remedy books on Amazon ‘likely written’ by AI www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Study finds "AI 'slop' has come for herbalism."
"...damning revelation of the sheer scope of unlabelled, unverified, unchecked..."
Detection firm finds 82% of herbal remedy books on Amazon ‘likely written’ by AI www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Study finds "AI 'slop' has come for herbalism."
"...damning revelation of the sheer scope of unlabelled, unverified, unchecked..."
Detection firm finds 82% of herbal remedy books on Amazon ‘likely written’ by AI
Originality.ai scans 558 titles in herbal remedies section between January and September
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Fake authors. Fake books. Fake remedies.
Detection firm finds 82% of herbal remedy books on Amazon ‘likely written’ by AI www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Study finds "AI 'slop' has come for herbalism."
"...damning revelation of the sheer scope of unlabelled, unverified, unchecked..."
Detection firm finds 82% of herbal remedy books on Amazon ‘likely written’ by AI www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Study finds "AI 'slop' has come for herbalism."
"...damning revelation of the sheer scope of unlabelled, unverified, unchecked..."
Fascinating video on the restoration/expansion of Canada's Parliament building.
#OhCanada!
#OhCanada!
Why Canada Blasted a Huge Hole Outside its Parliament
YouTube video by The B1M
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Fascinating video on the restoration/expansion of Canada's Parliament building.
#OhCanada!
#OhCanada!
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Back in 2012, I worked for a woman who told me (rather upsetly) that her family doctor had informed her that she would need to find a new family doctor if she wasn't going to vaccinate her children.
... and I wish more doctors and schools etc had held that line longer.
... and I wish more doctors and schools etc had held that line longer.
Here's an important article about Canada's measles problem
thewalrus.ca/how-alberta-...
#abpoli #ableg #Cdnpoli
thewalrus.ca/how-alberta-...
#abpoli #ableg #Cdnpoli
How Alberta Became the Epicentre of Canada’s Measles Outbreak | The Walrus
A virus eradicated from Canada a generation ago just took the life of a newborn
thewalrus.ca
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Back in 2012, I worked for a woman who told me (rather upsetly) that her family doctor had informed her that she would need to find a new family doctor if she wasn't going to vaccinate her children.
... and I wish more doctors and schools etc had held that line longer.
... and I wish more doctors and schools etc had held that line longer.
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Before ACA, many Americans couldn’t afford insurance
Alex Smith was a diabetic who got kicked off his Mom’s insurance at 26
He made 35k a year which was “too much” for Medicaid, but not nearly enough to cover insurance premiums
He had to ration his insulin & died a month after losing insurance
Alex Smith was a diabetic who got kicked off his Mom’s insurance at 26
He made 35k a year which was “too much” for Medicaid, but not nearly enough to cover insurance premiums
He had to ration his insulin & died a month after losing insurance
Insulin's High Cost Leads To Lethal Rationing
Alec Raeshawn Smith was 23 when diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and 26 when he died. He couldn't afford $1,300 per month for his insulin and other diabetes supplies, so he tried to stretch the doses.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Before ACA, many Americans couldn’t afford insurance
Alex Smith was a diabetic who got kicked off his Mom’s insurance at 26
He made 35k a year which was “too much” for Medicaid, but not nearly enough to cover insurance premiums
He had to ration his insulin & died a month after losing insurance
Alex Smith was a diabetic who got kicked off his Mom’s insurance at 26
He made 35k a year which was “too much” for Medicaid, but not nearly enough to cover insurance premiums
He had to ration his insulin & died a month after losing insurance
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NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
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My cartoon in today's Toronto Star
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
My cartoon in today's Toronto Star
Just received a DM suppossedly from Bluesky saying my account is being suspended unless I verify the account by providing credit card information.
Anyone else seeing this?
If it's not a scam, then good bye Bluesky.
Anyone else seeing this?
If it's not a scam, then good bye Bluesky.
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Just received a DM suppossedly from Bluesky saying my account is being suspended unless I verify the account by providing credit card information.
Anyone else seeing this?
If it's not a scam, then good bye Bluesky.
Anyone else seeing this?
If it's not a scam, then good bye Bluesky.
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Michael de Adder on Substack
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substack.com/@deadder?utm...
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Michael de Adder on Substack
substack.com/@deadder?utm...
substack.com/@deadder?utm...
How Carney's policies will make Canada "strong" remains a puzzle.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
Down comes the budget guillotine on the review bodies
Or, why? And counting the harm.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
How Carney's policies will make Canada "strong" remains a puzzle.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
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The Edmund Fitzgerald sank 50 years ago today. The next year, the singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot chronicled the tragedy in an unlikely hit single.
Read about how ↓
Read about how ↓
Gordon Lightfoot Read About a Shipwreck. Then He Wrote One of Music's Most Unusual Hit Singles
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Edmund Fitzgerald sank 50 years ago today. The next year, the singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot chronicled the tragedy in an unlikely hit single.
Read about how ↓
Read about how ↓
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves. www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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The doctor shortage isn’t an accident. It was policy. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/10/c... @codeblackamerica.bsky.social
Canada’s doctor shortage is no accident
It was policy.
canadahealthwatch.ca
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The doctor shortage isn’t an accident. It was policy. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/10/c... @codeblackamerica.bsky.social
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China is installing the wind and solar equivalent of five large nuclear power stations per week
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
'Winning the race': How China plans to meet its 2030 renewables target by the end of this month
While Australia debates the merits of going nuclear and frustration grows over the slower-than-needed switch to solar and wind power, China's renewables rollout is breaking all the records.
www.abc.net.au
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
China is installing the wind and solar equivalent of five large nuclear power stations per week
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
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China has a new visa scheme that is creating job opportunities for foreign professionals, part of its effort to attract global talent and gain an edge in global technology.
China creates a new visa, competing with the US in wooing global tech talent
China has a new visa scheme that is creating job opportunities for foreign professionals, part of its effort to attract global talent and gain an edge in global technology.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
China has a new visa scheme that is creating job opportunities for foreign professionals, part of its effort to attract global talent and gain an edge in global technology.
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Mitigation efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and meet the Paris Agreement have been offset by economic growth
There is no economic growth on a dead planet
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
There is no economic growth on a dead planet
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Mitigation efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and meet the Paris Agreement have been offset by economic growth - Communications Earth & Environment
Global carbon dioxide intensity declined from 2015 to 2024 following the Paris Agreement, but total emissions still increased due to economic growth, according to a global analysis of population, gros...
www.nature.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM