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Blue Jays, Toronto Maple Leafs, US politics, Scicomm, and volcanoes. Allllll the volcanoes. She/her. #elbowsup
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I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking.

Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…

All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.

We CAN change things.
It’s crazy that people used to be able to just smoke cigarettes wherever they wanted
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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"Encouragingly, 89% of the public viewed scientists as intelligent, 65% thought they were honest, and 65% believed they were working to solve real-world problems."

Richard Horton's latest Offline: Is there really a trust crisis in science? tinyurl.com/2x59cw6b
Offline: Is there really a trust crisis in science?
When scientists gather, it is not uncommon for them to lament a decline in the public's trust of science. The examples are well described: anti-vaccination movements, climate scepticism, COVID-19 cons...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Just a 22-year-old who started the season in low-A ball mowing down the most expensive offence money can buy in the World Series
October 30, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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This kid is heading to the World Series 🥹
October 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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I worked really hard on this for a very long time and am incredibly proud of it. It’s a long read, but for #Bluejays fans who remember that one swing a decade ago and all the madness that surrounded it, it will be well worth it. Please give it a look!
A controversial call, furious fans and The Bat Flip: An oral history of the game that turned Jose Bautista into a Blue Jays icon
Ten years ago on Oct. 14, the Toronto Blue Jays slugger cemented his icon status with one powerful swing followed by an unforgettable flip of his bat.
www.thestar.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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So it's dangerous for China to have the ability to access our data and manipulate us via social media apps.

But it's okay for America's billionaires (and Trump allies) to have the ability to access our data and manipulate us via social media apps.

Do I have this right?
September 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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The left isn’t “dancing on Charlie Kirk’s grave,” we’re just pointing out that, thanks to rhetoric like his, a lot of other graves exist.
September 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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If I were editing a column about Charlie Kirk’s political genius, I would tell the writer he needed to quote Kirk’s actual political beliefs. If the writer responded that doing so would weaken or distract from his argument, it’d be a pretty good sign that the column was not ready for prime time.
September 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.
September 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Moving, depressing words from Justice Sotomayor this morning: “We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, & appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent."
September 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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His validation doesn’t come stamped by the world. It doesn’t need the world’s approval or permission. It doesn’t even need mine. It wells up from somewhere deeper, quieter, immovable, a courage that says: I exist, whether you get it right or not.
What my trans son taught me about freedom | Xtra Magazine
I thought I had to fight every day just to exist. Then my son showed me that sometimes freedom is quiet
xtramagazine.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Here’s the student paper’s story.

They had to delay until one, the principal lifted an illegal censorship order, and two, a judge reminded the school it can’t fire an adviser for letting students report news.

Help these young journalists make up for lost time — spread the story far and wide.
August 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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On this day in 2016, The Tragically Hip gave their final concert. Performed in their hometown of Kingston, it aired live on CBC TV and radio, and streamed on the Internet.
The concert was watched by 12 million Canadians, one-third of the country.

📸 David Bastedo
August 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Chris Bassitt on Alejandro Kirk’s stolen base:

“He’s catching Rickey [Henderson] slowly, I think. He’s just got to play a little longer.” #BlueJays
August 16, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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ALEJANDRO KIRK STOLE THE FIRST BASE OF HIS MLB CAREER AND THEY LET HIM KEEP IT 😂
August 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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You may have heard of DIEA (diversity, inclusion, equity, accessibility), but often the deeper meaning gets lost.

We’ve made a glossary with IDEA-STEM and reviewed by Ingenium @ingeniumcanada.bsky.social

👉 scienceupfirst.com/misinformation-101/diea-a-glossary/

#ScienceUpFirst
July 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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(2/2) It's time to join our community of supporters. Please donate today — not just for yourself, but for the millions who benefit from this trusted public service.

Every dollar helps. Donate to public media here: n.pr/458sOhq
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July 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Tom Longboat was the greatest marathon runner in the world when he signed up to fight in the First World War for Canada.
He served as a dispatch runner and was twice falsely-reported as dead in the front lines.
This is the story of the Bulldog of Britannia.

🧵 1/14
June 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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If we continue down this path, ignoring the collapse of shared reality, failing to rebuild the systems that stabilise truth, we will see democratic norms erode from the inside out.
Not in a single catastrophic moment, but in a thousand small compromises.
June 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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I’m a dentist from India. The fluoride debate in the U.S. horrifies me www.statnews.com/2025/05/24/f... via @statnews.com ews

The "debate is not only about chemistry — it is about context. The privilege of questioning fluoride’s role exists only where other forms of care are already accessible."
I’m a dentist from India. The fluoride debate in the U.S. horrifies me
While debates in the U.S. rage about potential overexposure to fluoride, people worldwide still lack basic access to it.
www.statnews.com
May 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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I saw some guy online comment today that "we need a male AOC" and I had to shut my laptop and go for a nice, long walk in order to avoid screaming.
May 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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If you haven't seen it, now you've seen it. #Bluejays #GreatestCatchEver
Daulton Varsho is back. #BlueJays
April 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Due to the mass-casualty event in Vancouver, St Paul's, VGH, & Lions Gate hospitals have activated a code orange. These hospitals will be needing blood donations urgently.
Blood clinics are closed Sundays, but please consider donating Monday if you're in the Vancouver area.
#Vancouver
April 27, 2025 at 6:24 AM