Dr. Az Klymiuk
@klymiuk.ca
Cree | RR Métis | Slavic, 2S nonbinary asexual autistic first-gen scholar studying plant mycobiomes, climate-adaptive agricultural interventions; occasional palaeontologist. Assistant Prof @UManitoba; Indigenous Scholar in Science. www.klymiuk.ca
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Dr. Az Klymiuk
@klymiuk.ca
· Nov 25
Pretendian season means it’s time to post genealogy again? I‘m descended of Cornelius Whitford, son of John Whitford & Mariah Bremner (Red River Métis, took scrip in MB), & Emilia Cardinal, daughter of Abraham Cardinal & Mary Nancy Shirt (Goodfish/Saddle Lake FN), prev married to Patrick Pruden Jr.
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I wrote this in April 2024, about why people were refusing to leave X as it became undeniably a pro-white-supremacist site
But holy hell could I not have predicted that by 2026, it would be a child abuse material production site and THAT TOO is not enough to get people to leave the fucking place
But holy hell could I not have predicted that by 2026, it would be a child abuse material production site and THAT TOO is not enough to get people to leave the fucking place
You are the fuel that energises Elon Musk’s hate machine
X is something entirely new: it has the clout and influence of Twitter, blended with the hate of 4chan and the lies of TruthSocial. And it lingers because its users don’t see themselves as th…
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January 7, 2026 at 11:16 AM
I wrote this in April 2024, about why people were refusing to leave X as it became undeniably a pro-white-supremacist site
But holy hell could I not have predicted that by 2026, it would be a child abuse material production site and THAT TOO is not enough to get people to leave the fucking place
But holy hell could I not have predicted that by 2026, it would be a child abuse material production site and THAT TOO is not enough to get people to leave the fucking place
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Elon Musk’s Deepfake Factory prospect.org/2026/01/07/e...
Elon Musk’s Deepfake Factory - The American Prospect
Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, has apparently been trained to digitally undress people, and a huge population of perverts on Twitter/X are taking full advantage.
prospect.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Elon Musk’s Deepfake Factory prospect.org/2026/01/07/e...
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Check out this story from USA TODAY: Fallout maps show what could happen if America’s nuclear missile silos were attacked
Taxpayers are set to pay $140B to upgrade silos across the Plains & West. But sacrificing these targets – & nearby communities – is part of the plan.
www.usatoday.com/fallout
Taxpayers are set to pay $140B to upgrade silos across the Plains & West. But sacrificing these targets – & nearby communities – is part of the plan.
www.usatoday.com/fallout
Fallout maps show how an attack on nuclear silos would impact US cities
USA TODAY mapped the far-reaching potential consequences of a nuclear strike against America's 450 nuclear missile silos.
www.usatoday.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Check out this story from USA TODAY: Fallout maps show what could happen if America’s nuclear missile silos were attacked
Taxpayers are set to pay $140B to upgrade silos across the Plains & West. But sacrificing these targets – & nearby communities – is part of the plan.
www.usatoday.com/fallout
Taxpayers are set to pay $140B to upgrade silos across the Plains & West. But sacrificing these targets – & nearby communities – is part of the plan.
www.usatoday.com/fallout
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The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation has filed a lawsuit against the Alberta government on earlier this week in response to their upcoming separation referendum.
The Cree Nations says that it violates treaty number eight.
The Cree Nations says that it violates treaty number eight.
First Nation in Alberta sues Alberta government in response to separation referendum | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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January 6, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation has filed a lawsuit against the Alberta government on earlier this week in response to their upcoming separation referendum.
The Cree Nations says that it violates treaty number eight.
The Cree Nations says that it violates treaty number eight.
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Whimsical #Gardens Grow From Silk Teacups and Mossy Patches in Rosa Andreeva’s #Embroideries.
#art #embroidery #flowers
Link for more information and 7 other #photos of her work: www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/01/rosa...
#art #embroidery #flowers
Link for more information and 7 other #photos of her work: www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/01/rosa...
January 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Whimsical #Gardens Grow From Silk Teacups and Mossy Patches in Rosa Andreeva’s #Embroideries.
#art #embroidery #flowers
Link for more information and 7 other #photos of her work: www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/01/rosa...
#art #embroidery #flowers
Link for more information and 7 other #photos of her work: www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/01/rosa...
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On every continent, food supplies have grown faster than the population—
We just lived through the period with the fastest population growth in human history. Six decades ago, there were three billion people on our planet.
We just lived through the period with the fastest population growth in human history. Six decades ago, there were three billion people on our planet.
January 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
On every continent, food supplies have grown faster than the population—
We just lived through the period with the fastest population growth in human history. Six decades ago, there were three billion people on our planet.
We just lived through the period with the fastest population growth in human history. Six decades ago, there were three billion people on our planet.
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In Isabella Kulak's home is a box of about a few hundred letters, notes and hand-drawn pictures of ribbon skirts sent to her from across Canada and beyond — fan mail from those who consider her story and the origins of "Ribbon Skirt Day" as inspirational.
The girl who ignited a cultural movement reflects on changes since she was shamed for wearing a ribbon skirt
About five years ago, Isabella Kulak, a member of the Cote First Nation in Saskatchewan was shamed for wearing a ribbon skirt to formal day.
www.aptnnews.ca
January 6, 2026 at 12:11 AM
In Isabella Kulak's home is a box of about a few hundred letters, notes and hand-drawn pictures of ribbon skirts sent to her from across Canada and beyond — fan mail from those who consider her story and the origins of "Ribbon Skirt Day" as inspirational.
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For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
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Also: I think the observation that a lot of people leave conservative evangelism and try to produce that same evangelical experience with their leftist politics is true
Sometimes the guiding political habits don’t come from their politics
Sometimes the guiding political habits don’t come from their politics
some identify publicly with the left because they hate oppression, others because they hate being oppressed. things will make more sense when you keep in mind that these are not the same - or even similar
Also always true
January 4, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Also: I think the observation that a lot of people leave conservative evangelism and try to produce that same evangelical experience with their leftist politics is true
Sometimes the guiding political habits don’t come from their politics
Sometimes the guiding political habits don’t come from their politics
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“‘If a fire occurs in the cabin ... don’t check on the immigrants. Just make sure that you and the guards and the people that work for the government get off," one flight attendant was told.
“It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,’” said another.
Our #3 most-read story of 2025:
“It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,’” said another.
Our #3 most-read story of 2025:
Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”
Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and t...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“‘If a fire occurs in the cabin ... don’t check on the immigrants. Just make sure that you and the guards and the people that work for the government get off," one flight attendant was told.
“It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,’” said another.
Our #3 most-read story of 2025:
“It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,’” said another.
Our #3 most-read story of 2025:
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The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
Only a complete idiot would attempt a 2000 km road trip in weather like this, I whisper to myself as I inch my Mirage out between 4 foot high snow banks.
January 3, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Only a complete idiot would attempt a 2000 km road trip in weather like this, I whisper to myself as I inch my Mirage out between 4 foot high snow banks.
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The mass of CO₂ humans put into the atmosphere in 2025 is 4x the mass of all plastic humans have ever produced.
Humans have emitted 2750 gigatons of CO2 since the industrial revolution from burning fossil fuels and land use change. To put this in perspective, this is more than the (dry) mass of all living things on earth and everything humans have ever built combined:
January 3, 2026 at 12:45 AM
The mass of CO₂ humans put into the atmosphere in 2025 is 4x the mass of all plastic humans have ever produced.
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Seventy years ago, Jonas Salk and his team worked in a lab between a morgue and a darkroom to develop the world’s first successful polio vaccine.
A filmmaker who made a documentary on Salk’s work explains why forgetting life before vaccines has real consequences: buff.ly/VYpqOy4
#vaccineswork
A filmmaker who made a documentary on Salk’s work explains why forgetting life before vaccines has real consequences: buff.ly/VYpqOy4
#vaccineswork
The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine in a Pittsburgh lab
Polio may finally be defeated in the next 5 years. Will the world recognize what an extraordinary achievement that is?
buff.ly
January 3, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Seventy years ago, Jonas Salk and his team worked in a lab between a morgue and a darkroom to develop the world’s first successful polio vaccine.
A filmmaker who made a documentary on Salk’s work explains why forgetting life before vaccines has real consequences: buff.ly/VYpqOy4
#vaccineswork
A filmmaker who made a documentary on Salk’s work explains why forgetting life before vaccines has real consequences: buff.ly/VYpqOy4
#vaccineswork
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“When civilizations fall, so too do the consciousnesses that created them.”
Part of a viral thread of mine from 2023 about the war on rationality and where it is leading:
Part of a viral thread of mine from 2023 about the war on rationality and where it is leading:
January 3, 2026 at 4:35 AM
“When civilizations fall, so too do the consciousnesses that created them.”
Part of a viral thread of mine from 2023 about the war on rationality and where it is leading:
Part of a viral thread of mine from 2023 about the war on rationality and where it is leading:
Made some lime merengue tarts bc the driveway and next 15 miles of “road” are snowed in and impassable. So I’m baking instead of driving to Winnipeg 🤷
January 3, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Made some lime merengue tarts bc the driveway and next 15 miles of “road” are snowed in and impassable. So I’m baking instead of driving to Winnipeg 🤷
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It’s no guarantee but the first thing you should do if you see an outrageous story that’s just an image or screenshot or video with no link to a reputable source is to check the replies and see if someone is saying “that’s an AI fake.” And then don’t spread it either way because it’s not sourced.
January 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
It’s no guarantee but the first thing you should do if you see an outrageous story that’s just an image or screenshot or video with no link to a reputable source is to check the replies and see if someone is saying “that’s an AI fake.” And then don’t spread it either way because it’s not sourced.
I’m really going to miss this beautiful pup. She’s chatty and cuddly and well-trained (finally!) and an absolute menace on the 26 hr road trip between Winnipeg and Breaking Point. I’m so thankful she gets to stay here, instead of having to endure a tiny apartment and my research/teaching schedule.
January 1, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I’m really going to miss this beautiful pup. She’s chatty and cuddly and well-trained (finally!) and an absolute menace on the 26 hr road trip between Winnipeg and Breaking Point. I’m so thankful she gets to stay here, instead of having to endure a tiny apartment and my research/teaching schedule.
New year’s goals, mebbe?
I've been in pajamas this whole year
January 1, 2026 at 5:18 AM
New year’s goals, mebbe?
Another pair of earrings in-progress.
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Another pair of earrings in-progress.
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Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
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Here's a really easy New Year's Resolution:
If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow.
If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious.
By making these choices, you will literally save lives.
If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow.
If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious.
By making these choices, you will literally save lives.
December 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Here's a really easy New Year's Resolution:
If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow.
If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious.
By making these choices, you will literally save lives.
If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow.
If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious.
By making these choices, you will literally save lives.
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TIL: Before Hans Asperger or Leo Kanner, a Jewish-Ukrainian psychiatrist named Grunya Sukhareva defined autism in 1925. Both men did not cite her work. She also had documented how it affected women and girls, where the men did not.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunya_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunya_...
Grunya Sukhareva - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
TIL: Before Hans Asperger or Leo Kanner, a Jewish-Ukrainian psychiatrist named Grunya Sukhareva defined autism in 1925. Both men did not cite her work. She also had documented how it affected women and girls, where the men did not.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunya_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunya_...
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Tonight on a special edition of APTN National News: We take a look inside the world of Indigenous literature, from novels to memoirs to an Indigenous-led publishing house.
APTN National News: December 30, 2025 – A look inside the world of Indigenous literature
YouTube video by APTN News
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December 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Tonight on a special edition of APTN National News: We take a look inside the world of Indigenous literature, from novels to memoirs to an Indigenous-led publishing house.