Brian Owens
@scibri.com
Science journalist and leatherworker.
Reporter for @chco-tv.bsky.social
Author of Lyme Disease in Canada
New Brunswick 🇨🇦
www.scibri.com
Reporter for @chco-tv.bsky.social
Author of Lyme Disease in Canada
New Brunswick 🇨🇦
www.scibri.com
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Canada put up the money for this international bridge because the US wouldn’t do it. The cost is to be repaid over time by tolls. Now that it’s close to opening, Trump says he wants half ownership
Trump said he would start negotiations with Canada over a bridge project to connect Michigan and Ontario, threatening to block its opening
Trump Threatens to Block Detroit-Canada Bridge in New Trade Row
President Donald Trump said he would start negotiations with Canada over a bridge project to connect Michigan and Ontario, threatening to block its opening until the US was given adequate compensation and owned “half of this asset.”
bloom.bg
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Canada put up the money for this international bridge because the US wouldn’t do it. The cost is to be repaid over time by tolls. Now that it’s close to opening, Trump says he wants half ownership
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Running tally of Bluesky liberal misinformation bait about the Super Bowl
February 9, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Running tally of Bluesky liberal misinformation bait about the Super Bowl
Pretty sure @ponddrop.bsky.social will have the winning story about how much @aircanada.bsky.social sucks after this weekend
February 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Pretty sure @ponddrop.bsky.social will have the winning story about how much @aircanada.bsky.social sucks after this weekend
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt's Liberal government will no longer use X for "routine" government communications:
February 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt's Liberal government will no longer use X for "routine" government communications:
Ugh, writing a story and my interviewee had a much better, more coherent quote in the press release than what he said to me.
February 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Ugh, writing a story and my interviewee had a much better, more coherent quote in the press release than what he said to me.
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Very much worth 3 min of your day.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Very much worth 3 min of your day.
An interesting and somewhat counterintuitive finding: Cannabis usage in middle-aged, older adults linked to larger brain volume, better cognitive function
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...
Q&A: Cannabis usage in middle-aged, older adults linked to larger brain volume, better cognitive function
Research studying the effects of cannabis on the brain has often focused on adolescents, but a new study from CU Anschutz researchers looks at population-level impacts of cannabis usage on the brain i...
medicalxpress.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
An interesting and somewhat counterintuitive finding: Cannabis usage in middle-aged, older adults linked to larger brain volume, better cognitive function
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...
Measuring blood pressure at home provides much more reliable data on cardiovascular risk, but many people don't take enough readings to be useful - even with free devices and plenty of support. My story for @medscape.com #medsky #cardiosky
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Many Patients Struggle With At-Home BP Monitoring
A new study finds half of all patients did not take enough blood pressure readings, with one third taking none at all.
www.medscape.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Measuring blood pressure at home provides much more reliable data on cardiovascular risk, but many people don't take enough readings to be useful - even with free devices and plenty of support. My story for @medscape.com #medsky #cardiosky
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
One of my strongest memories of my visit to Yellowknife more than 20 years ago was coming out of the theatre after a late show, and the sun was still up. (We watched Mean Girls)
Yellowknife's Capitol Theatre will close for good on March 31, its general manager says. It had been losing money for years.
Yellowknife’s only movie theatre will close on March 31
Yellowknife's Capitol Theatre will close for good on March 31, its general manager says. It had been losing money for years.
cabinradio.ca
February 4, 2026 at 12:27 PM
One of my strongest memories of my visit to Yellowknife more than 20 years ago was coming out of the theatre after a late show, and the sun was still up. (We watched Mean Girls)
Tech used to make real inventions.
The Accuratus Mouse Phone was an optical mouse that doubled as a Skype phone
February 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Tech used to make real inventions.
All I'm asking for is a website cookie that remembers my cookie preferences for that website so I don't have to keep clicking the damn button.
Also, would be nice if "remember my password on this device" actually did anything.
Also, would be nice if "remember my password on this device" actually did anything.
February 3, 2026 at 12:58 PM
All I'm asking for is a website cookie that remembers my cookie preferences for that website so I don't have to keep clicking the damn button.
Also, would be nice if "remember my password on this device" actually did anything.
Also, would be nice if "remember my password on this device" actually did anything.
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As it turns out, #Bluejays Joe Carter statue will stand alone between Gates 5 and 6.
I'm told that the Ted Rogers statue is being moved to Rogers corporate offices, which is the right thing to do. It never should have been at the ballpark.
I'm told that the Ted Rogers statue is being moved to Rogers corporate offices, which is the right thing to do. It never should have been at the ballpark.
February 2, 2026 at 5:33 PM
As it turns out, #Bluejays Joe Carter statue will stand alone between Gates 5 and 6.
I'm told that the Ted Rogers statue is being moved to Rogers corporate offices, which is the right thing to do. It never should have been at the ballpark.
I'm told that the Ted Rogers statue is being moved to Rogers corporate offices, which is the right thing to do. It never should have been at the ballpark.
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We're a small team here in Charlotte County, but as a non-profit, we also have a dedicated Board of Directors.
Find more information here: chco.tv/our-board/
Find more information here: chco.tv/our-board/
Our Board – CHCO TV26
chco.tv
February 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
We're a small team here in Charlotte County, but as a non-profit, we also have a dedicated Board of Directors.
Find more information here: chco.tv/our-board/
Find more information here: chco.tv/our-board/
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Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
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There it is
JK Rowling's team invited Jeffery Epstein to the deathly hallows play and to a Harry potter dinner.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 1, 2026 at 6:34 PM
There it is
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Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent
February 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent
At my last trivia night players had to put several planets in order. They were surprisingly bad at it. It's something I've known since I was about 6, when my Dad taught me a mnemonic:
Man Very Early Made Jars Stand Up Nearly Perpendicular.
Is that a common one? Or just something weird he made up?
Man Very Early Made Jars Stand Up Nearly Perpendicular.
Is that a common one? Or just something weird he made up?
February 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM
At my last trivia night players had to put several planets in order. They were surprisingly bad at it. It's something I've known since I was about 6, when my Dad taught me a mnemonic:
Man Very Early Made Jars Stand Up Nearly Perpendicular.
Is that a common one? Or just something weird he made up?
Man Very Early Made Jars Stand Up Nearly Perpendicular.
Is that a common one? Or just something weird he made up?
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Plea to crack open 16th Century pub's locked safe. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Plea to crack open North Shields pub's locked safe
Guesses as to what could be in the rusty safe at the Low Lights Tavern include gold doubloons.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Plea to crack open 16th Century pub's locked safe. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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we absolutely need to know who he sent this to. how is this something the public is being kept in the dark on???
January 31, 2026 at 10:29 PM
we absolutely need to know who he sent this to. how is this something the public is being kept in the dark on???
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Apparently if i only post my videos of projects as replies they won’t show up in my video gallery, so i guess need to fix that with my cardboard werewolf mask as the final parts don’t show. That’s why you seein’em again
I will say that raw cardboard look always has some sort of charm to it
#art
I will say that raw cardboard look always has some sort of charm to it
#art
January 31, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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The funny thing about a certain type of angry conspiracy guy is that they’re literally being confronted with an elite paedophile ring and a tyrannical government at the same time right now, and because it isn't being done by the people they wanted it to be done by they’re all being pussies about it
January 31, 2026 at 9:20 AM
The funny thing about a certain type of angry conspiracy guy is that they’re literally being confronted with an elite paedophile ring and a tyrannical government at the same time right now, and because it isn't being done by the people they wanted it to be done by they’re all being pussies about it
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Why the fuck would I take a pay cut
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 30, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Why the fuck would I take a pay cut
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"The agreements so horrified Stantec’s partner in the venture, the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, that the tribal government swiftly fired the board of the cluster of engineering, science and construction companies involved..." thelogic.co/news/stantec...
Canada's Stantec and U.S. partner had multimillion-dollar contracts to inspect ICE detention facilities - The Logic
Stantec's partner in the venture, the Oneida Nation, broke the deals and fired the board of the arm’s-length company that made them
thelogic.co
January 30, 2026 at 10:06 PM
"The agreements so horrified Stantec’s partner in the venture, the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, that the tribal government swiftly fired the board of the cluster of engineering, science and construction companies involved..." thelogic.co/news/stantec...