Dr. Devon Cantwell-Chavez
@devoncantwell.bsky.social
Postdoc @ University of Copenhagen. @uOttawa PhD. Global city climate gov, #FirstGen, she/her, Fulbright 🇻🇳 Alum. 🇺🇸 in 🇩🇰
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Shabbat Shalom! First Shabbat as DOCTOR Cantwell-Chavez and it feels AMAZING. This has been 8 years in the making and the combination of relief, gratitude, and happiness is overwhelming.
Today is #ReproShabbat hosted by @lilithmagazine.bsky.social and @ncjw.bsky.social - I was a co-champion of their uterus challah competition last year and decided to give it another go this year to reclaim the crown. Stiff competition this year though!!
February 14, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Today is #ReproShabbat hosted by @lilithmagazine.bsky.social and @ncjw.bsky.social - I was a co-champion of their uterus challah competition last year and decided to give it another go this year to reclaim the crown. Stiff competition this year though!!
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
This part right here. AI chat bots are a bandaid to a MUCH larger structural issue. The NYT article out today discusses how AI chat bots for health are not more useful than just looking things up online when just given straight to patients. We cannot tech our way out of this problem.
89% of Canadians go online for health info
People go online because it is faster, more convenient, access to more info. BUT 57% go online because THE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
People go online because it is faster, more convenient, access to more info. BUT 57% go online because THE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
February 10, 2026 at 6:18 PM
This part right here. AI chat bots are a bandaid to a MUCH larger structural issue. The NYT article out today discusses how AI chat bots for health are not more useful than just looking things up online when just given straight to patients. We cannot tech our way out of this problem.
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HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News
History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.
news.westernu.ca
February 10, 2026 at 1:04 AM
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
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Amber Glenn, a queer Texan who started ice skating at the stonebriar mall in frisco at age 5, who plays magic the gathering, is an olympic gold medalist
grateful to work at a place that always lets me write about how much i love gay women
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Amber Glenn, a queer icon from Texas, is about to make Olympic history
The American figure skater's unapologetic queerness feels more important than ever.
www.chron.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Amber Glenn, a queer Texan who started ice skating at the stonebriar mall in frisco at age 5, who plays magic the gathering, is an olympic gold medalist
A late Shabbat Shalom! It’s been a … weird week. I’ve been pretty sick all week but also got great news on my book, Daniel received some good news, and we got a lot of great things rolling with our water governance project. Hoping a restful Shabbat will kick what’s left in my system.
February 7, 2026 at 1:46 PM
A late Shabbat Shalom! It’s been a … weird week. I’ve been pretty sick all week but also got great news on my book, Daniel received some good news, and we got a lot of great things rolling with our water governance project. Hoping a restful Shabbat will kick what’s left in my system.
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There’s no such thing as an unbiased chatbot. Academic librarian Raina Bloom @mmelibrarian.bsky.social on how “AI” developers ignore how people actually become informed. From Ep. 51 of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, “The War on Knowledge”.
(with @emilymbender.bsky.social)
(with @emilymbender.bsky.social)
February 5, 2026 at 11:53 PM
There’s no such thing as an unbiased chatbot. Academic librarian Raina Bloom @mmelibrarian.bsky.social on how “AI” developers ignore how people actually become informed. From Ep. 51 of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, “The War on Knowledge”.
(with @emilymbender.bsky.social)
(with @emilymbender.bsky.social)
Being an American living in Denmark and Canada during this administration is.... something. I'm glad this author calls out the Canadian government's active collaborations with this regime here but also, the call is coming from inside the house in Canada too
montrealgazette.com/opinion/op_e...
montrealgazette.com/opinion/op_e...
Opinion: How it feels to be an American living in Canada right now
I’m standing on my neighbour's lawn, watching my house burn down. But I'm not powerless, and neither are you.
montrealgazette.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Being an American living in Denmark and Canada during this administration is.... something. I'm glad this author calls out the Canadian government's active collaborations with this regime here but also, the call is coming from inside the house in Canada too
montrealgazette.com/opinion/op_e...
montrealgazette.com/opinion/op_e...
Excellent. So, my university doesn't allow live captions in Zoom meetings but does allow the AI companion to be turned on. We truly live in the bad place.
February 5, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Excellent. So, my university doesn't allow live captions in Zoom meetings but does allow the AI companion to be turned on. We truly live in the bad place.
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literally yes
is the cure for male loneliness showing up early and setting up chairs?
A lot of the Male Loneliness Epidemic can be traced back to the fact that most cis dudes don’t participate in communal logistics.
January 26, 2026 at 4:32 AM
literally yes
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Seriously, @people.com has been meeting the moment better than 90% of publications with direct reporting and crystal clear headlines.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
What America will read this weekend while in line at the grocery checkout:
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
January 22, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Seriously, @people.com has been meeting the moment better than 90% of publications with direct reporting and crystal clear headlines.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
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As TX heads into what may be the biggest ice storm of the year, let’s get one thing straight before the disinfo starts.
Solar and wind energy operate reliably in far colder places.
The real issue is simple: large parts of the grid are not appropriately winterized. When storms come, they fail.
Solar and wind energy operate reliably in far colder places.
The real issue is simple: large parts of the grid are not appropriately winterized. When storms come, they fail.
![A screen capture from Wikipedia stating that "Data showed that failure to winterize traditional power sources, principally natural gas infrastructure but also to a lesser extent wind turbines, had caused the grid failure,[15][16] with a drop in power production from natural gas more than five times greater than that from wind turbines."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:u3qtwr3xni67et44ip5vov2z/bafkreiaymecl4di73c2noegebfizuuninjuzxbxary7uxlqsvuoxpa6kyy@jpeg)
January 22, 2026 at 11:16 PM
As TX heads into what may be the biggest ice storm of the year, let’s get one thing straight before the disinfo starts.
Solar and wind energy operate reliably in far colder places.
The real issue is simple: large parts of the grid are not appropriately winterized. When storms come, they fail.
Solar and wind energy operate reliably in far colder places.
The real issue is simple: large parts of the grid are not appropriately winterized. When storms come, they fail.
wait there is also a third category! maps!
January 22, 2026 at 4:46 AM
wait there is also a third category! maps!
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my god. this baby. his little self.
there have been chapters this dark in US history before—that we moved through them makes it even more damning that we’re in this chapter now.
nothing short of accountability, meaningful justice, and full scale government reform can move us fully out of this one
there have been chapters this dark in US history before—that we moved through them makes it even more damning that we’re in this chapter now.
nothing short of accountability, meaningful justice, and full scale government reform can move us fully out of this one
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 1:51 AM
my god. this baby. his little self.
there have been chapters this dark in US history before—that we moved through them makes it even more damning that we’re in this chapter now.
nothing short of accountability, meaningful justice, and full scale government reform can move us fully out of this one
there have been chapters this dark in US history before—that we moved through them makes it even more damning that we’re in this chapter now.
nothing short of accountability, meaningful justice, and full scale government reform can move us fully out of this one
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I am more worried about war in Minnesota than in Greenland or Canada.
The US is hours or days away from civil war. This might sound extreme, but if Walz has the Minn National Guard blocking ICE ops, the usual response of the fed govt to governors using NG against feds is to call out the army. 1/
The US is hours or days away from civil war. This might sound extreme, but if Walz has the Minn National Guard blocking ICE ops, the usual response of the fed govt to governors using NG against feds is to call out the army. 1/
"This is why Judge Menendez’s ruling is so critical: it may be the last opportunity a federal judge has to intervene before matters spiral completely out of control."
January 21, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I am more worried about war in Minnesota than in Greenland or Canada.
The US is hours or days away from civil war. This might sound extreme, but if Walz has the Minn National Guard blocking ICE ops, the usual response of the fed govt to governors using NG against feds is to call out the army. 1/
The US is hours or days away from civil war. This might sound extreme, but if Walz has the Minn National Guard blocking ICE ops, the usual response of the fed govt to governors using NG against feds is to call out the army. 1/
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The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.
How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report.
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
Are we going to get a Heritage Minute about Carney's Davos speech?
January 21, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Are we going to get a Heritage Minute about Carney's Davos speech?
AI has always been linked with US military efforts. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has their first summer research project on AI back in 1956. AI has always been extralegal by design and the classificatory thinking embedded in AI design comes directly from military roots.
In an excerpt from his new book "Silicon Empires," @nsrnicek.bsky.social looks at how Anthropic, Google, Meta, and OpenAI — once united in opposition to military use of their AI tools — came around to working with the Pentagon. www.wired.com/story/book-e...
How AI Companies Got Caught Up in US Military Efforts
Two years ago, companies like Meta and OpenAI were united against military use of their tools. Now all of that has changed.
www.wired.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
AI has always been linked with US military efforts. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has their first summer research project on AI back in 1956. AI has always been extralegal by design and the classificatory thinking embedded in AI design comes directly from military roots.
Shabbat shalom! Going into this week with a huge weight off my shoulders- my book proposal has been submitted! If all goes according to plan, the book will hit shelves before the end of next year!
January 17, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Shabbat shalom! Going into this week with a huge weight off my shoulders- my book proposal has been submitted! If all goes according to plan, the book will hit shelves before the end of next year!
Ehhh I think this is a pretty American lens. For example, kids in Copenhagen are pretty independent from my observations since moving there and in talking with Danish colleagues
An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
Older generations spent a lot less time parenting. Millennial dads spend nearly as much time parenting as Boomer moms did. Millennial and Gen X moms way more.
via The Economist
via The Economist
January 16, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Ehhh I think this is a pretty American lens. For example, kids in Copenhagen are pretty independent from my observations since moving there and in talking with Danish colleagues
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fun thing I learned at a talk last night - the average teenager has fewer than 2 hours per week of in-person peer social contact outside of school, in part because we don’t let them go anywhere or do anything
I’d point out too that public spaces have now become actively hostile to children - banned from malls, no skateboarding, etc - so children can’t be alone even often if parents are ok with it
An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
January 16, 2026 at 12:29 PM
fun thing I learned at a talk last night - the average teenager has fewer than 2 hours per week of in-person peer social contact outside of school, in part because we don’t let them go anywhere or do anything
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"Damn, Korea better than us at everything. Democracy. Cooking shows."
Transcription of Dominique while watching Culinary Class Wars
Transcription of Dominique while watching Culinary Class Wars
January 16, 2026 at 1:51 AM
"Damn, Korea better than us at everything. Democracy. Cooking shows."
Transcription of Dominique while watching Culinary Class Wars
Transcription of Dominique while watching Culinary Class Wars
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There are lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to Nazi Germany and there are also lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to the post-1850 Fugitive Slave Act U.S. and it's *weird* how people respond with interest to the former but total confusion to the latter
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
There are lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to Nazi Germany and there are also lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to the post-1850 Fugitive Slave Act U.S. and it's *weird* how people respond with interest to the former but total confusion to the latter
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*