JenniferT
@tupper3j.bsky.social
Anti-oppressive educator, scholar and settler-Canadian. Advocate for equity, justice and human rights.
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‘Sickening’ and ‘evil’: Musk bashed for USAID cuts after study predicts millions could die www.msnbc.com/top-stories/... via @msnbc.com
"...death toll of more than 14 million over the next five years worldwide to 'one man’s cruelty & venality.'"
"...death toll of more than 14 million over the next five years worldwide to 'one man’s cruelty & venality.'"
‘Sickening’ and ‘evil’: Musk bashed for USAID cuts after study predicts millions could die
One physician attributed the estimated death toll of more than 14 million over the next five years worldwide to “one man’s cruelty & venality.”
www.msnbc.com
July 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
‘Sickening’ and ‘evil’: Musk bashed for USAID cuts after study predicts millions could die www.msnbc.com/top-stories/... via @msnbc.com
"...death toll of more than 14 million over the next five years worldwide to 'one man’s cruelty & venality.'"
"...death toll of more than 14 million over the next five years worldwide to 'one man’s cruelty & venality.'"
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Overconfident Minds Fuel Belief in Fringe Conspiracy Theories neurosciencenews.com/overconfiden...
"Conspiracy believers wrongly assume most people share their views 93% of the time."
"They consistently overestimate their abilities..."
"Conspiracy believers wrongly assume most people share their views 93% of the time."
"They consistently overestimate their abilities..."
Overconfident Minds Fuel Belief in Fringe Conspiracy Theories - Neuroscience News
New research reveals that people who believe in conspiracy theories tend to be overconfident and unaware of how unusual their views really are.
neurosciencenews.com
June 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Overconfident Minds Fuel Belief in Fringe Conspiracy Theories neurosciencenews.com/overconfiden...
"Conspiracy believers wrongly assume most people share their views 93% of the time."
"They consistently overestimate their abilities..."
"Conspiracy believers wrongly assume most people share their views 93% of the time."
"They consistently overestimate their abilities..."
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Ugh! Bleak. Also... of course.
Conspiracy Theorists Are Creating Special AIs to Agree With Their Bizarre Delusions futurism.com/conspiracy-t...
"...bots specifically trained on harebrained conspiracy theories, including a custom bot designed to convince parents not to vaccinate their children."
Conspiracy Theorists Are Creating Special AIs to Agree With Their Bizarre Delusions futurism.com/conspiracy-t...
"...bots specifically trained on harebrained conspiracy theories, including a custom bot designed to convince parents not to vaccinate their children."
Conspiracy Theorists Are Creating Special AIs to Agree With Their Bizarre Delusions
Users are creating AI bots trained on harebrained conspiracy theories, including a custom bot to convince parents not to vaccinate kids.
futurism.com
June 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Ugh! Bleak. Also... of course.
Conspiracy Theorists Are Creating Special AIs to Agree With Their Bizarre Delusions futurism.com/conspiracy-t...
"...bots specifically trained on harebrained conspiracy theories, including a custom bot designed to convince parents not to vaccinate their children."
Conspiracy Theorists Are Creating Special AIs to Agree With Their Bizarre Delusions futurism.com/conspiracy-t...
"...bots specifically trained on harebrained conspiracy theories, including a custom bot designed to convince parents not to vaccinate their children."
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Exactly what the world needs right now. More hate, rage, and lies. Perfect.
YouTube Loosens Rules Guiding the Moderation of Videos www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/t...
"...encouraged its content moderators to leave up videos with content that may break the platform’s rules..."
YouTube Loosens Rules Guiding the Moderation of Videos www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/t...
"...encouraged its content moderators to leave up videos with content that may break the platform’s rules..."
YouTube Loosens Rules Guiding the Moderation of Videos
www.nytimes.com
June 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Exactly what the world needs right now. More hate, rage, and lies. Perfect.
YouTube Loosens Rules Guiding the Moderation of Videos www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/t...
"...encouraged its content moderators to leave up videos with content that may break the platform’s rules..."
YouTube Loosens Rules Guiding the Moderation of Videos www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/t...
"...encouraged its content moderators to leave up videos with content that may break the platform’s rules..."
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RFK Jr's new vaccine committe is a horror show.
We all knew RFK Jr was gonna be terrible, but this situation...?
Dark Age 2.0
New U.S. vaccine panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
We all knew RFK Jr was gonna be terrible, but this situation...?
Dark Age 2.0
New U.S. vaccine panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
New U.S. vaccine panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier this week.
www.ctvnews.ca
June 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
RFK Jr's new vaccine committe is a horror show.
We all knew RFK Jr was gonna be terrible, but this situation...?
Dark Age 2.0
New U.S. vaccine panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
We all knew RFK Jr was gonna be terrible, but this situation...?
Dark Age 2.0
New U.S. vaccine panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
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C'mon Donald,
There has to be something you aspire to that is higher than being an obedient sock puppet for the war criminal Vladimir Putin.
www.nj.com/politics/202...
There has to be something you aspire to that is higher than being an obedient sock puppet for the war criminal Vladimir Putin.
www.nj.com/politics/202...
Ex-Canada MP (who called Trump a ‘sexual predator’) hits him with another stinging insult
The former Parliament member responded to Trump's expected participation in the G7 summit.
www.nj.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
C'mon Donald,
There has to be something you aspire to that is higher than being an obedient sock puppet for the war criminal Vladimir Putin.
www.nj.com/politics/202...
There has to be something you aspire to that is higher than being an obedient sock puppet for the war criminal Vladimir Putin.
www.nj.com/politics/202...
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Ashley has taught a wide range of grade levels and courses since she became a teacher in 2008, and currently teaches two kindergarten streams: one in English and one in Inuktitut.
Learn more at: thinking-historically.ca/ashley-tulug...
@carlapeck.bsky.social
@ualbertaed.bsky.social
Learn more at: thinking-historically.ca/ashley-tulug...
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@ualbertaed.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Ashley has taught a wide range of grade levels and courses since she became a teacher in 2008, and currently teaches two kindergarten streams: one in English and one in Inuktitut.
Learn more at: thinking-historically.ca/ashley-tulug...
@carlapeck.bsky.social
@ualbertaed.bsky.social
Learn more at: thinking-historically.ca/ashley-tulug...
@carlapeck.bsky.social
@ualbertaed.bsky.social
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Please RP everyone! Public Discussion dates with our Canadian Hero Charlie Angus. 👏👏👏👏👏
I look forward to being part of a public discussion with Gwynne Dyer on the state of the world.
Thursday evening Dante Club Timmins.
Next resistance stops.
Oshawa June 17 Regent Theatre
Guelph June 19 Royal City Mission.
Thursday evening Dante Club Timmins.
Next resistance stops.
Oshawa June 17 Regent Theatre
Guelph June 19 Royal City Mission.
June 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Please RP everyone! Public Discussion dates with our Canadian Hero Charlie Angus. 👏👏👏👏👏
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Political spin, bad science, and lies haven't changed reality.
The large & robust body of evidence still shows vaccines save (millions) of lives.
We can't let the darkness win.💪
The large & robust body of evidence still shows vaccines save (millions) of lives.
We can't let the darkness win.💪
May 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Political spin, bad science, and lies haven't changed reality.
The large & robust body of evidence still shows vaccines save (millions) of lives.
We can't let the darkness win.💪
The large & robust body of evidence still shows vaccines save (millions) of lives.
We can't let the darkness win.💪
Visiting the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. A reminder of struggle and resistance against injustice. Important lessons for this moment.
May 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Visiting the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. A reminder of struggle and resistance against injustice. Important lessons for this moment.
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Nichelle Penney (she/they) teaches social studies for grades 8-12 students and has been teaching for 12 years.
Learn more about Nichelle’s experiences at: thinking-historically.ca/nichelle-pen...
@carlapeck.bsky.social
@ualbertaed.bsky.social
@mcguirp.bsky.social
Learn more about Nichelle’s experiences at: thinking-historically.ca/nichelle-pen...
@carlapeck.bsky.social
@ualbertaed.bsky.social
@mcguirp.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Nichelle Penney (she/they) teaches social studies for grades 8-12 students and has been teaching for 12 years.
Learn more about Nichelle’s experiences at: thinking-historically.ca/nichelle-pen...
@carlapeck.bsky.social
@ualbertaed.bsky.social
@mcguirp.bsky.social
Learn more about Nichelle’s experiences at: thinking-historically.ca/nichelle-pen...
@carlapeck.bsky.social
@ualbertaed.bsky.social
@mcguirp.bsky.social
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❤️🇨🇦
We resist because we know that this has nothing to do with a squabble over tariffs.
We resist because we are Canadians.
True. North. Strong. Free.
My latest
charlieangus.substack.com/p/we-resist
We resist because we are Canadians.
True. North. Strong. Free.
My latest
charlieangus.substack.com/p/we-resist
WE RESIST
Because we know what's at stake.
charlieangus.substack.com
May 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Well said!
This guy might have been good enough for Biden.
But he really doesn't have a clue about Canada.
When you threaten our right to remain an independent nation we will reflect on your advice and then file it in the folder entitled,
"just fuck off back to Washington."
But he really doesn't have a clue about Canada.
When you threaten our right to remain an independent nation we will reflect on your advice and then file it in the folder entitled,
"just fuck off back to Washington."
May 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Well said!
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Trump Administration Cancels Scores of Grants to Study Online Misinformation www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/b...
The goal: silence researchers & hide the truth.
Reality: This research is NOT about censorship.
@infoecon.bsky.social: Will "lead to a vastly more polluted information environment.”
The goal: silence researchers & hide the truth.
Reality: This research is NOT about censorship.
@infoecon.bsky.social: Will "lead to a vastly more polluted information environment.”
Trump Administration Cancels Scores of Grants to Study Online Misinformation
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Trump Administration Cancels Scores of Grants to Study Online Misinformation www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/b...
The goal: silence researchers & hide the truth.
Reality: This research is NOT about censorship.
@infoecon.bsky.social: Will "lead to a vastly more polluted information environment.”
The goal: silence researchers & hide the truth.
Reality: This research is NOT about censorship.
@infoecon.bsky.social: Will "lead to a vastly more polluted information environment.”
youtube.com/watch?v=Cbvy... No thanks! I can appreciate why these governors want Canadians to visit their states, but why would we under the current Trump regime?
American Governors Beg Canadians To Come Visit In Video Messages [No Thanks]
YouTube video by The Rational National
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May 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=Cbvy... No thanks! I can appreciate why these governors want Canadians to visit their states, but why would we under the current Trump regime?
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Under RFK Jr., ‘MAHA’ means junk science like ‘survival of the fittest.’ www.theverge.com/health/66136...
"Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated."
Yep. Dark Age 2.0
"Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated."
Yep. Dark Age 2.0
Death is the policy
RFK Jr.‘s measles response is junk science and social Darwinism.
www.theverge.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Under RFK Jr., ‘MAHA’ means junk science like ‘survival of the fittest.’ www.theverge.com/health/66136...
"Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated."
Yep. Dark Age 2.0
"Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated."
Yep. Dark Age 2.0
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Trump uses mockery and abuse as a means of controlling his base and shaping policy.
His ridiculous posturing as God's voice on earth isn't a joke. It is the perfect symbol of of post-democratic America.
And he knows that he can get away with it.
My latest:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
His ridiculous posturing as God's voice on earth isn't a joke. It is the perfect symbol of of post-democratic America.
And he knows that he can get away with it.
My latest:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Predator in a Papal Hat
"It is not whether you believe but whether you are believable." — Pope Francis
substack.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Trump uses mockery and abuse as a means of controlling his base and shaping policy.
His ridiculous posturing as God's voice on earth isn't a joke. It is the perfect symbol of of post-democratic America.
And he knows that he can get away with it.
My latest:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
His ridiculous posturing as God's voice on earth isn't a joke. It is the perfect symbol of of post-democratic America.
And he knows that he can get away with it.
My latest:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Today is the national day of awareness for missing & murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two spirit people. It’s a solemn reminder of the ongoing violence faced by Indigenous communities in Canada, calling us take urgent action to address the systemic injustices that enable this crisis to persist.
May 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Today is the national day of awareness for missing & murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two spirit people. It’s a solemn reminder of the ongoing violence faced by Indigenous communities in Canada, calling us take urgent action to address the systemic injustices that enable this crisis to persist.
You just can’t make this Sh*# up!
This might be my favorite clip ever
WELKER: When does it become the Trump economy?
TRUMP: It partially is right now. I think the good parts are the Trump economy and the bad parts are the Biden economy
TRUMP: It partially is right now. I think the good parts are the Trump economy and the bad parts are the Biden economy
May 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
You just can’t make this Sh*# up!
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Meanwhile, in Canada…
May 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Meanwhile, in Canada…
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We must resist as Trump takes aim at science www.bmj.com/content/389/... via @bmj.com
"...administration has aimed its wrecking ball at medical and scientific journals."
"This is an abuse of power and must be condemned."
"...administration has aimed its wrecking ball at medical and scientific journals."
"This is an abuse of power and must be condemned."
We must resist as Trump takes aim at science
Last year Robert F Kennedy Jr, now the US health secretary, ordered medical journals to “start publishing real science and stop retracting the real science.” Now, after delivering 100 days of global d...
www.bmj.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We must resist as Trump takes aim at science www.bmj.com/content/389/... via @bmj.com
"...administration has aimed its wrecking ball at medical and scientific journals."
"This is an abuse of power and must be condemned."
"...administration has aimed its wrecking ball at medical and scientific journals."
"This is an abuse of power and must be condemned."