John Dupuis
@dupuisj.bsky.social
Librarian at York University in Toronto. Check out my Covid-Is-Not-Over Substack: https://johndupuis.substack.com/
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John Dupuis
@dupuisj.bsky.social
· Nov 16
I'm getting hundreds of new followers everyday, so my "checking to see if you are a real person before following back" idea seems to have been pitched out the window. If you are a real person and want me to follow you back, just say hi, or make a comment or whatever and I'll be happy to follow back
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A panel of three judges has thrown out an attempt by the province to stop the release of government calls on Premier Doug Ford’s personal cellphone.
globalnews.ca/news/1159745...
globalnews.ca/news/1159745...
Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records | Globalnews.ca
An Ontario court says it is reasonable to conclude Premier Doug Ford uses his personal cellphone to communicate and that he should make those records public.
globalnews.ca
January 5, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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First Pipeline post of the year! A statement of purpose, and science topics resume on Monday:
Last Year, and the Year to Come
www.science.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
First Pipeline post of the year! A statement of purpose, and science topics resume on Monday:
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Derek Lowe letting loose to start the year...speaking truth and committing to work hard to make this better.
I am most definitely with your @dereklowe.bsky.social
I am most definitely with your @dereklowe.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Derek Lowe letting loose to start the year...speaking truth and committing to work hard to make this better.
I am most definitely with your @dereklowe.bsky.social
I am most definitely with your @dereklowe.bsky.social
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Absolutely shameful that the Trump administration ordered NASA to close its library.
The books and research will reportedly be destroyed.
The books and research will reportedly be destroyed.
a woman in a hijab is standing in front of a group of men with the words shame shame shame written below her
ALT: a woman in a hijab is standing in front of a group of men with the words shame shame shame written below her
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January 3, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Absolutely shameful that the Trump administration ordered NASA to close its library.
The books and research will reportedly be destroyed.
The books and research will reportedly be destroyed.
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In 2026 there will be more mass media articles and commentators ridiculing people taking precautions to avoid SARS-CoV-2 infection while simultaneously hundreds of pieces of research will be published further demonstrating the long-term harms of infection.
Ignore the ridicule.
Ignore the ridicule.
January 2, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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This guy should never be allowed back into academia.
Looking at you, Stanford University
www.statnews.com/2025/12/31/n...
Looking at you, Stanford University
www.statnews.com/2025/12/31/n...
NIH director says DEI-related grants that were restored under a court order won’t be renewed
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya told a podcaster that DEI-related grants restored under a court order won't be renewed in 2026
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January 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
This guy should never be allowed back into academia.
Looking at you, Stanford University
www.statnews.com/2025/12/31/n...
Looking at you, Stanford University
www.statnews.com/2025/12/31/n...
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In 2026 there will be more mass media articles and commentators ridiculing people taking precautions to avoid SARS-CoV-2 infection while simultaneously hundreds of pieces of research will be published further demonstrating the long-term harms of infection.
Ignore the ridicule.
Ignore the ridicule.
January 2, 2026 at 12:49 PM
In 2026 there will be more mass media articles and commentators ridiculing people taking precautions to avoid SARS-CoV-2 infection while simultaneously hundreds of pieces of research will be published further demonstrating the long-term harms of infection.
Ignore the ridicule.
Ignore the ridicule.
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COVID-19 Is Six Today. What We've Learned thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... @crof.bsky.social @thetyee.ca
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December 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
COVID-19 Is Six Today. What We've Learned thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... @crof.bsky.social @thetyee.ca
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January 1, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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“Our biggest hit of the year, Nick Tsergas ’s fascinating piece on “immunity theft” or why what we think we know about the lockdowns of the covid-19 pandemic reducing our immunity to other diseases is possibly wrong. “
Mun-Keat Looi (BMJ: International news and features editor) on Linked In
Mun-Keat Looi (BMJ: International news and features editor) on Linked In
January 1, 2026 at 10:22 AM
“Our biggest hit of the year, Nick Tsergas ’s fascinating piece on “immunity theft” or why what we think we know about the lockdowns of the covid-19 pandemic reducing our immunity to other diseases is possibly wrong. “
Mun-Keat Looi (BMJ: International news and features editor) on Linked In
Mun-Keat Looi (BMJ: International news and features editor) on Linked In
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Remember that it’s never too late to start taking Covid precautions.
Every infection delayed or prevented is a win for your long term health.
Get vaccinated. Clean and ventilate the air. Stay home when you’re sick.
Wear a well fitted respirator like an N95.
Masks save lives!
Every infection delayed or prevented is a win for your long term health.
Get vaccinated. Clean and ventilate the air. Stay home when you’re sick.
Wear a well fitted respirator like an N95.
Masks save lives!
A very Happy New Year to you all. If you're still mitigating against infection from SARS-CoV-2 you have nothing but my respect and admiration. Wishing each and every one of you a wonderful 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Remember that it’s never too late to start taking Covid precautions.
Every infection delayed or prevented is a win for your long term health.
Get vaccinated. Clean and ventilate the air. Stay home when you’re sick.
Wear a well fitted respirator like an N95.
Masks save lives!
Every infection delayed or prevented is a win for your long term health.
Get vaccinated. Clean and ventilate the air. Stay home when you’re sick.
Wear a well fitted respirator like an N95.
Masks save lives!
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None of this talk about a brain gain makes any sense unless funding for research is dramatically increased across the board in Canada.
Could scholarships be the key to Canada’s brain gain? https://macleans.ca/society/canada-can-be-a-refuge-for-americas-grad-students/
Canada Can Be a Refuge for America’s Grad Students - Macleans.ca
A new scholarship model is scooping up skilled researchers, newly untethered after disastrous funding cuts down south
macleans.ca
January 1, 2026 at 1:55 PM
None of this talk about a brain gain makes any sense unless funding for research is dramatically increased across the board in Canada.
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Here’s to a more loving, science-supporting, compassionate, and healthy New Year for everyone!
#KindnessMatters
#WordsMatter
#ScienceMatters
#KindnessMatters
#WordsMatter
#ScienceMatters
As we turn the page on 2025 @theresisters.bsky.social would like to thank everyone who has supported us along the way of our journey. @mjnabuurs.bsky.social & I are looking forward to continuing to #makesomenoise and continuing to talk about things that matter on our podcast “No Ostriching Here.”
December 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Here’s to a more loving, science-supporting, compassionate, and healthy New Year for everyone!
#KindnessMatters
#WordsMatter
#ScienceMatters
#KindnessMatters
#WordsMatter
#ScienceMatters
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They're going to *throw out* one-of-a-kind NASA archives?!
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
December 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
They're going to *throw out* one-of-a-kind NASA archives?!
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
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I’ve been wondering for the last year when we’d get to the library destruction phase and here we are. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I’ve been wondering for the last year when we’d get to the library destruction phase and here we are. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
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" #COVID is still bad for you. Covid is bad for kids. It’s a disease that has both short term and long term effects on the health of both adults and children":
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Holiday Bonus: 121 Reasons why people of all ages should avoid getting Covid
Bonus Must read articles! Musical Interlude!
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December 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
" #COVID is still bad for you. Covid is bad for kids. It’s a disease that has both short term and long term effects on the health of both adults and children":
Courtesy of @dupuisj.bsky.social 🙏
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Ruin two bands by combining them:
Fleetwood Macklemore
Fleetwood Macklemore
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Earth, Wham, and Fire
Earth, Wham, and Fire
Desmond Dekker and the Fine Young Cannibals
December 31, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Fleetwood Macklemore
Fleetwood Macklemore
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Isn’t the product supposed to be good for a while before the enshittification phase begins?
December 31, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Isn’t the product supposed to be good for a while before the enshittification phase begins?
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If you're knowingly spreading a disabling and deadly disease, you're not progressive.
Covid is a worker's issue, and a workplace issue.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Covid is a worker's issue, and a workplace issue.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
If you're knowingly spreading a disabling and deadly disease, you're not progressive.
Covid is a worker's issue, and a workplace issue.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Covid is a worker's issue, and a workplace issue.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I expected to read this story and find that public health was monitoring harmful substances and that asbestos was not detected downstream of these pipes but nope! Health Canada says there’s no good quality evidence that asbestos is harmful if present in drinking water.
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Asbestos is banned in Canada. Why is it in our drinking water? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/29/n... @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social @nationalobserver.com
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December 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I expected to read this story and find that public health was monitoring harmful substances and that asbestos was not detected downstream of these pipes but nope! Health Canada says there’s no good quality evidence that asbestos is harmful if present in drinking water.
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In 2025, AI slop is everywhere. The best way to beat it is systemic change, regulatory overhaul. But the second-best way is by rebelling against it in our everyday lives.
That means sustained, active engagement with non-slop—real people, challenging art, new ideas—in the real world and online.
That means sustained, active engagement with non-slop—real people, challenging art, new ideas—in the real world and online.
Monster of 2025: AI slop
The drive for a frictionless existence has sloppified our offline lives, too.
www.motherjones.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In 2025, AI slop is everywhere. The best way to beat it is systemic change, regulatory overhaul. But the second-best way is by rebelling against it in our everyday lives.
That means sustained, active engagement with non-slop—real people, challenging art, new ideas—in the real world and online.
That means sustained, active engagement with non-slop—real people, challenging art, new ideas—in the real world and online.
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Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...