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We are more than just individuals.
We are a society.
Big challenges like an indundation of severe flu needs systemic responses.
Vaccinate, isolate, ventilate.
We are a society.
Big challenges like an indundation of severe flu needs systemic responses.
Vaccinate, isolate, ventilate.
Vaccinate, isolate, ventilate: will we finally learn the lessons from covid this flu season?
With flu surging again, Stephen Reicher and colleagues draw on the experience of covid-19 to argue that predictable winter pressures demand more than individual responsibility, they also require syste...
www.bmj.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM
We are more than just individuals.
We are a society.
Big challenges like an indundation of severe flu needs systemic responses.
Vaccinate, isolate, ventilate.
We are a society.
Big challenges like an indundation of severe flu needs systemic responses.
Vaccinate, isolate, ventilate.
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My latest on how CBS is actively making the case for independent media just went out to Democracy Docket premium members. Become one today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
January 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
My latest on how CBS is actively making the case for independent media just went out to Democracy Docket premium members. Become one today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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There’s is no shortage of people to blame for this particular moment in American history
January 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
There’s is no shortage of people to blame for this particular moment in American history
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Just sitting here, not storming the Capitol, or celebrating the people who did.
January 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Just sitting here, not storming the Capitol, or celebrating the people who did.
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A CBS News staffer told me this after Tony Dokoupil kicked off his CBS Evening News tenure tonight with a lengthy Pete Hegseth interview:
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
January 4, 2026 at 1:52 AM
A CBS News staffer told me this after Tony Dokoupil kicked off his CBS Evening News tenure tonight with a lengthy Pete Hegseth interview:
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney clarifies position on the United States using military force to annex Greenland:
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
January 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney clarifies position on the United States using military force to annex Greenland:
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
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January 6, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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G. Elliott Morris: Midterms are a backlash, not a referendum open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
Midterms are a backlash, not a referendum
The best predictor of historical midterm election outcomes is which party is in power, not its performance
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
G. Elliott Morris: Midterms are a backlash, not a referendum open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
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Most frustrating thing about the "can't trust science" arguments – which are usually written & shared via technology made by, um, science – is they provide no alternative.
If not science, what? We'll make bridges & create new health innovations using influencer hot takes?
If not science, what? We'll make bridges & create new health innovations using influencer hot takes?
January 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Most frustrating thing about the "can't trust science" arguments – which are usually written & shared via technology made by, um, science – is they provide no alternative.
If not science, what? We'll make bridges & create new health innovations using influencer hot takes?
If not science, what? We'll make bridges & create new health innovations using influencer hot takes?
I think our stance is pretty clear!
January 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I think our stance is pretty clear!
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Five years later, January 6 still matters. Not just because of what happened—but because of what happens if we decide we’ve already heard enough.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
January 6 Is Five Years Behind Us. The Threat It Exposed Is Not.
On the fifth anniversary of the attack on the Capitol, I’m participating in a hearing meant to remember what happened. I’m grateful for that—but I worry that as the shock fades, so does our vigilance,
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Five years later, January 6 still matters. Not just because of what happened—but because of what happens if we decide we’ve already heard enough.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Danielle Smith, Doug Ford, and the Cons have caused so much environmental harm.
When will Canadians wake up?
Does anyone care about the floods, the massive fires, the devastating storms, and the fact that these Cons are literally making the situation much worse?
When will Canadians wake up?
Does anyone care about the floods, the massive fires, the devastating storms, and the fact that these Cons are literally making the situation much worse?
It's not that the very worst of us wouldn't still find things to war about, it's just that it would be the end of the #1 thing we fight about
#CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #ClimateChange #Venezuela
#CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #ClimateChange #Venezuela
January 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Danielle Smith, Doug Ford, and the Cons have caused so much environmental harm.
When will Canadians wake up?
Does anyone care about the floods, the massive fires, the devastating storms, and the fact that these Cons are literally making the situation much worse?
When will Canadians wake up?
Does anyone care about the floods, the massive fires, the devastating storms, and the fact that these Cons are literally making the situation much worse?
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On January 6th, 2021, when Trump incited an insurrection, America's corporate leaders rushed to distance themselves from him.
Today, as Trump destroys our democracy at home and stages more coups abroad, they're sucking up to him to pad their own bottom lines. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0v...
Today, as Trump destroys our democracy at home and stages more coups abroad, they're sucking up to him to pad their own bottom lines. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0v...
Where Are America's Leaders?
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
On January 6th, 2021, when Trump incited an insurrection, America's corporate leaders rushed to distance themselves from him.
Today, as Trump destroys our democracy at home and stages more coups abroad, they're sucking up to him to pad their own bottom lines. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0v...
Today, as Trump destroys our democracy at home and stages more coups abroad, they're sucking up to him to pad their own bottom lines. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0v...
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Does this mean that the @RCMP or #CSIS will be investigating the Alberta separatists who claim to be funded by MAGA Americans to the tune of $500million to carry on with their Canada wrecking operations?
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Does this mean that the @RCMP or #CSIS will be investigating the Alberta separatists who claim to be funded by MAGA Americans to the tune of $500million to carry on with their Canada wrecking operations?
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This could be expensive for the conservatives.
And the foreign owned media in Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
And the foreign owned media in Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Ottawa proposes fines of up to $1M for violating foreign influence registry rules | CBC News
The federal government has proposed fining people and organizations up to $1 million for failing to comply with the requirements of its planned foreign influence transparency registry.
www.cbc.ca
January 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
This could be expensive for the conservatives.
And the foreign owned media in Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
And the foreign owned media in Canada.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Venezuela isn't about fentanyl or national security. It's about oil and Epstein.
January 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Venezuela isn't about fentanyl or national security. It's about oil and Epstein.
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The Alberta separatists have branded themselves as Stay Free Alberta. Click on the post below to see the parody website someone with a sense of humour has built.
January 6, 2026 at 1:07 AM
The Alberta separatists have branded themselves as Stay Free Alberta. Click on the post below to see the parody website someone with a sense of humour has built.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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By the way, #Venezuela is Crimea. #STOPTrumpNOW before these ghouls tip the world into WWIII.
#Denmark needs to remove the US base in #Greenland so long as the United States is under the control of a lawless autocratic regime with serious plans to invade & pillage, once allied nations.
Pay attention, 🇨🇦. It is now Russia, China AND THE US, posing the biggest #CdnNatSec threats. #cdnpoli
Pay attention, 🇨🇦. It is now Russia, China AND THE US, posing the biggest #CdnNatSec threats. #cdnpoli
January 6, 2026 at 2:12 AM
By the way, #Venezuela is Crimea. #STOPTrumpNOW before these ghouls tip the world into WWIII.
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Top-rated Canadian brand alternatives to "Ordinary".
Naturium looks interesting!
Naturium looks interesting!
January 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Top-rated Canadian brand alternatives to "Ordinary".
Naturium looks interesting!
Naturium looks interesting!
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My friend @charlotteclymer.bsky.social has written about Mark Kelly’s distinguished military career. This is not to be missed. open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
The Extraordinary Military Career of Mark Kelly
Good lord, has this man done a lot.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 AM
My friend @charlotteclymer.bsky.social has written about Mark Kelly’s distinguished military career. This is not to be missed. open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
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#NovaScotia
N.S. couple donates 46 acres for an ‘intentional community’ with affordable housing
What a wonderful thing to do for the community in Antigonish!
/1 thread
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
N.S. couple donates 46 acres for an ‘intentional community’ with affordable housing
What a wonderful thing to do for the community in Antigonish!
/1 thread
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
N.S. couple donates 46 acres for an ‘intentional community’ with affordable housing
The chair of Antigonish Affordable Housing says she hopes shovels will go in the ground in late summer for the affordable housing units, as they are sorely needed in the area.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 5, 2026 at 12:37 AM
#NovaScotia
N.S. couple donates 46 acres for an ‘intentional community’ with affordable housing
What a wonderful thing to do for the community in Antigonish!
/1 thread
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
N.S. couple donates 46 acres for an ‘intentional community’ with affordable housing
What a wonderful thing to do for the community in Antigonish!
/1 thread
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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Former UK prime minister Liz Truss recently interviewed and promoted Curtis Yarvin, using her platform to spread his explicitly anti democratic, neo reactionary worldview, in direct opposition to Heather Marsh’s progressive worldview. #3E
To overcome the growing threat, free people need to secure democracy with education, knowledge, and modern methods of mass collaboration and governance that work. The only viable modern alternative we have found is the Binding Chaos theory. #BindingChaos
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January 4, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Former UK prime minister Liz Truss recently interviewed and promoted Curtis Yarvin, using her platform to spread his explicitly anti democratic, neo reactionary worldview, in direct opposition to Heather Marsh’s progressive worldview. #3E
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Probably one of the more egregious statements he's made was about covide that "it's just 15 cases" and "will just go away"
Then a million Americans died
Then a million Americans died
January 5, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Probably one of the more egregious statements he's made was about covide that "it's just 15 cases" and "will just go away"
Then a million Americans died
Then a million Americans died