Udo Schuklenk
@schuklenk.bsky.social
🇨🇦 I’m one of the Editors of Bioethics. My own research interests are currently MAiD, conscience, queer, gay, public health, reproductive health care, feminism, philosophy, research ethics, publishing ethics. I’m a hobby photographer and travel junkie.
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Udo Schuklenk
@schuklenk.bsky.social
· Aug 20
Conscientious Refuser Accommodation Continues to Undermine Patient Care
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Conscientious Refuser Accommodation Continues to Undermine Patient Care - Schuklenk - Bioethics - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Excited to see AI's results in the Canadian government!
UK government project using AI to find benefit fraud resulted in:
- A 46% false fraud rate
- Anguish for families who were wrongly accused of fraud and had benefits stopped
- Months of additional work for government, setting up a hotline, correcting false fraud
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
- A 46% false fraud rate
- Anguish for families who were wrongly accused of fraud and had benefits stopped
- Months of additional work for government, setting up a hotline, correcting false fraud
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
HMRC trial of child benefit crackdown wrongly suspected fraud in 46% of cases
Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Excited to see AI's results in the Canadian government!
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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In 2008, a blogger named Curtis Yarvin called for a future president to kill foreign aid programs as part of a plan to replace democracy with dictatorship.
Now 600,000 people are dead—and 14 million will die by 2030, according to the Lancet. This is the running death toll of tech fascism.
Now 600,000 people are dead—and 14 million will die by 2030, according to the Lancet. This is the running death toll of tech fascism.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In 2008, a blogger named Curtis Yarvin called for a future president to kill foreign aid programs as part of a plan to replace democracy with dictatorship.
Now 600,000 people are dead—and 14 million will die by 2030, according to the Lancet. This is the running death toll of tech fascism.
Now 600,000 people are dead—and 14 million will die by 2030, according to the Lancet. This is the running death toll of tech fascism.
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“I think oftentimes when people talk about this history, they usually focus on cis gay men . . . But there is a really exciting new, newish field of study, of scholars who are uncovering stories of people who were lesbians, bisexual, transgender and those really untold stories.”
Holocaust Researcher Says Up to 1/3 of Imprisoned LGBTQ+ People Reported by Friends and Family
A new exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center aims to shed light on the diversity of LGBTQ+ Holocaust stories.
www.them.us
November 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“I think oftentimes when people talk about this history, they usually focus on cis gay men . . . But there is a really exciting new, newish field of study, of scholars who are uncovering stories of people who were lesbians, bisexual, transgender and those really untold stories.”
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A week after @bmj.com published a highly publicized paper claiming stem cell therapy can reduce the risk of heart failure, sleuths have unearthed what they are calling “serious” inconsistencies in the data.
Sleuths flag ‘complete mismatch’ in data of BMJ stem cell study
A week after The BMJ published a highly publicized paper claiming stem cell therapy can reduce the risk of heart failure, sleuths have unearthed what they are calling “serious” inconsistencies in t…
retractionwatch.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
A week after @bmj.com published a highly publicized paper claiming stem cell therapy can reduce the risk of heart failure, sleuths have unearthed what they are calling “serious” inconsistencies in the data.
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Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
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Saving a life is more important than policing small amounts of drug use, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled last month.
@michellegamage.bsky.social reports. #canpoli #ToxicDrugCrisis
@michellegamage.bsky.social reports. #canpoli #ToxicDrugCrisis
The Supreme Court of Canada Wants You to Call 911 if Someone Is Overdosing | The Tyee
Police can’t arrest a person for drug possession if they call for help and stick around, a new ruling finds.
thetyee.ca
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Saving a life is more important than policing small amounts of drug use, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled last month.
@michellegamage.bsky.social reports. #canpoli #ToxicDrugCrisis
@michellegamage.bsky.social reports. #canpoli #ToxicDrugCrisis
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“Yes, this book means to perplex you, but part of its thrill is in decoding who narrates what and how the stories interlock; to unglue voice from voice; to decrypt the disequilibria of power and envy, the circular path from desire to destruction.”
Topping From the Bottom | Michelle Chan Schmidt
Maybe violence turns you on, maybe it doesn’t. Humiliation preens at either end.
thebaffler.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“Yes, this book means to perplex you, but part of its thrill is in decoding who narrates what and how the stories interlock; to unglue voice from voice; to decrypt the disequilibria of power and envy, the circular path from desire to destruction.”
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In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.
November 4, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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My final piece for @teenvogue.com politics section was a piece titled "There's a Steep Price to Ignoring Black Expertise" and boy has that come full circle.
Thank you @allegrak.bsky.social and the politics editorial team for turning this Head Start kid into a Black woman who writes for the public.
Thank you @allegrak.bsky.social and the politics editorial team for turning this Head Start kid into a Black woman who writes for the public.
There’s a Steep Cost for Ignoring Black Expertise
We live in a world bent on undermining Black life.
www.teenvogue.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
My final piece for @teenvogue.com politics section was a piece titled "There's a Steep Price to Ignoring Black Expertise" and boy has that come full circle.
Thank you @allegrak.bsky.social and the politics editorial team for turning this Head Start kid into a Black woman who writes for the public.
Thank you @allegrak.bsky.social and the politics editorial team for turning this Head Start kid into a Black woman who writes for the public.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
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Academia.edu allows the user to tell them *why* they're deleting their account: "I will absolutely never upload anything to a platform that capitalizes on scholars' hardwork by turning it into AI slop. Shame on you. Eliminate the AI bullshit."
November 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Academia.edu allows the user to tell them *why* they're deleting their account: "I will absolutely never upload anything to a platform that capitalizes on scholars' hardwork by turning it into AI slop. Shame on you. Eliminate the AI bullshit."
Such a great read
October 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Such a great read
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I'm going to miss this man a lot. The best vote I ever cast.
October 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I'm going to miss this man a lot. The best vote I ever cast.
I wonder whether there’s any truth to that. In Germany the AfD rose to official opposition status despite ever increasing welfare payments.
"Cuts to social protection for people living in poverty have created “fertile ground” for far-right movements around the world, according to a United Nations report." www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/b...
Welfare cuts are fueling the rise of the far right globally, the UN finds | CNN Business
Cuts to social protection for people living in poverty have created “fertile ground” for far-right movements around the world, according to a United Nations report.
www.cnn.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I wonder whether there’s any truth to that. In Germany the AfD rose to official opposition status despite ever increasing welfare payments.
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Q&A with Author Colin Farrelly, briefly describing his new Hackett book, Classics of Political Thought for Today
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Behind the Scenes of Classics of Political Thought for Today with Colin Farrelly
We're pleased to introduce you all to Colin Farrelly, Professor of Political Theory at Queen's University and author of the upcoming Classics of Political…
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December 20, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Q&A with Author Colin Farrelly, briefly describing his new Hackett book, Classics of Political Thought for Today
vimeo.com/1001697677?s...
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What a mess …
This Harvard Crimson piece about the mismanagement and decline of Harvard University Press is so, so damning. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard University Press Employees Say Director Drove Down Acquisitions and Morale | News | The Harvard Crimson
Since George T. Andreou ’87 became the press’s director in 2017, staff alleged — in interviews, union surveys, and letters to Harvard officials — that he belittled employees and mismanaged the publish...
www.thecrimson.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
What a mess …
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Canada's Supreme Court upholds capacious reading of a law exempting people who seek help or stay at the scene of an overdose from being charged with drug possession--if cops arrest you when they shouldn't and find other bad stuff while searching you, can't charge decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-...
R. v. Wilson - SCC Cases
decisions.scc-csc.ca
October 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Canada's Supreme Court upholds capacious reading of a law exempting people who seek help or stay at the scene of an overdose from being charged with drug possession--if cops arrest you when they shouldn't and find other bad stuff while searching you, can't charge decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-...
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Philosophers — it’s International Open Access Week. Tell us about any open access books you’ve authored or edited…
Open Access Philosophy Books - Daily Nous
It's International Open Access Week. In honor of the occasion, I invite those who have authored or edited an open access book in philosophy to share it in the comments here, with a link to where it is...
dailynous.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Philosophers — it’s International Open Access Week. Tell us about any open access books you’ve authored or edited…
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Three women died in Qarchak prison, a Tehran women’s prison notorious for abysmal conditions, between September 16 and 25, following a lack of medical care.
The deaths highlight Iranian authorities’ violation of prisoners’ right to life.
The deaths highlight Iranian authorities’ violation of prisoners’ right to life.
Iran: Three Prisoners Dead after Denied Medical Care
Three women died in Qarchak prison, a Tehran women's prison notorious for abysmal conditions, between September 16 and September 25, 2025.
www.hrw.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Three women died in Qarchak prison, a Tehran women’s prison notorious for abysmal conditions, between September 16 and 25, following a lack of medical care.
The deaths highlight Iranian authorities’ violation of prisoners’ right to life.
The deaths highlight Iranian authorities’ violation of prisoners’ right to life.
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could do with a lot less open advocacy for ethnic cleansing in global politics tbh
A Conservative MP tipped as a future party leader has been condemned for saying large numbers of legally settled families must be deported, in order to ensure the UK is mostly “culturally coherent”.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tory MP criticised after demanding legally settled families be deported
Katie Lam said move would make UK ‘culturally coherent’ and that a large number of people ‘need to go home’
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
could do with a lot less open advocacy for ethnic cleansing in global politics tbh
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Thrilled to share my new AJOB piece with Michael Montess! We respond to the target article on waitlist ethics by highlighting how different waitlist models can create moral distress for mental health providers. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#Bioethics #MentalHealth #moraldistress
#Bioethics #MentalHealth #moraldistress
Considering the Potential Benefits of Alternative Waitlist Models in Mental Healthcare on Healthcare Provider Moral Distress
Published in The American Journal of Bioethics (Vol. 25, No. 11, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Thrilled to share my new AJOB piece with Michael Montess! We respond to the target article on waitlist ethics by highlighting how different waitlist models can create moral distress for mental health providers. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#Bioethics #MentalHealth #moraldistress
#Bioethics #MentalHealth #moraldistress
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Tonight marks a milestone for all of us at the PBS News Hour. On this day 50 years ago, we aired our first broadcast. The show had a different name, but the same mission to deliver thoughtful & trustworthy journalism. Half a century later, we're still at it & guided by the same principles & mission.
October 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Tonight marks a milestone for all of us at the PBS News Hour. On this day 50 years ago, we aired our first broadcast. The show had a different name, but the same mission to deliver thoughtful & trustworthy journalism. Half a century later, we're still at it & guided by the same principles & mission.
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UVA Becomes Fifth University to Reject Trump Higher Ed Compact
The university is the first public,
and Southern, institution to publicly turn down the administration's “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
The university is the first public,
and Southern, institution to publicly turn down the administration's “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UVA the Fifth University to Reject Trump Higher Ed Compact
The university is the first public, and Southern, institution to publicly turn down the administration's “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
www.insidehighered.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
UVA Becomes Fifth University to Reject Trump Higher Ed Compact
The university is the first public,
and Southern, institution to publicly turn down the administration's “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
The university is the first public,
and Southern, institution to publicly turn down the administration's “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...