@cecilew.bsky.social
Yikes!!
Coming out of 3 week migraine (status migrainosus, look it up) & seeing my work — w/ @marentierra.bsky.social @irisvanrooij.bsky.social @altibel.bsky.social @jedbrown.org @felienne.bsky.social @lucyavraamidou.bsky.social — in Rolling Stone. Guess I shouldn't be as depressed anymore based on facts 😌
Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.
December 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Yikes!!
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You know what evil and murder look like? Creepy MAGA scumbag Mike Johnson blocking votes on extending ACA subsidies knowing healthcare costs are set to skyrocket as many desperately rely on coverage whilst orange felon says his golden ballroom will now cost taxpayers $400M.
December 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
You know what evil and murder look like? Creepy MAGA scumbag Mike Johnson blocking votes on extending ACA subsidies knowing healthcare costs are set to skyrocket as many desperately rely on coverage whilst orange felon says his golden ballroom will now cost taxpayers $400M.
Not a good look for a fossil-fuel enamoured province that claims to contribute so much to the economic wellbeing of Canadians.
🧵/8 Alberta is Canada's #RightWing, Conservative™️, #FreeMarket capital. This is where these ideas get to SHINE.
Question 8: WHY ARE SO MANY ALBERTANS SO POOR? bsky.app/profile/kims... #abpoli #cdnpoli
Question 8: WHY ARE SO MANY ALBERTANS SO POOR? bsky.app/profile/kims... #abpoli #cdnpoli
Last year, Alberta had the highest percentage of people living in food-insecure households of all the provinces.
Only Northwest Territories and Nunavut were worse.
proof.utoronto.ca/2025/new-dat...
Only Northwest Territories and Nunavut were worse.
proof.utoronto.ca/2025/new-dat...
December 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Not a good look for a fossil-fuel enamoured province that claims to contribute so much to the economic wellbeing of Canadians.
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🚨Democrats in both the House and Senate have introduced War Powers Resolutions to block further military assaults on Venezuela. Urge your representatives to support these resolutions:
act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
#indivisible
act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
#indivisible
Tell Congress: No War With Venezuela
The Trump regime has been amassing forces in the Caribbean as it threatens war against Venezuela.
act.indivisible.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:55 AM
🚨Democrats in both the House and Senate have introduced War Powers Resolutions to block further military assaults on Venezuela. Urge your representatives to support these resolutions:
act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
#indivisible
act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
#indivisible
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The Pulitzer Board is actually fighting back against one of Trump’s vexatious lawsuits, saying, ‘If you were harmed, prove it — with medical and financial records.’
Not rolling over like some of the capitulating companies we’ve seen.
newrepublic.com/post/204475/...
Not rolling over like some of the capitulating companies we’ve seen.
newrepublic.com/post/204475/...
Pulitzer Board Demands Trump’s Tax and Psych Records in Lawsuit Twist
Donald Trump isn’t going to be happy about this one.
newrepublic.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The Pulitzer Board is actually fighting back against one of Trump’s vexatious lawsuits, saying, ‘If you were harmed, prove it — with medical and financial records.’
Not rolling over like some of the capitulating companies we’ve seen.
newrepublic.com/post/204475/...
Not rolling over like some of the capitulating companies we’ve seen.
newrepublic.com/post/204475/...
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it’s fine
it’s fine that our transport/supplies/connectivity to the whole rest of the province can be severed by “heavy rain”
hashtag
itsclimatechangemotherfuckers
hashtag
somebodytellcarney
it’s fine that our transport/supplies/connectivity to the whole rest of the province can be severed by “heavy rain”
hashtag
itsclimatechangemotherfuckers
hashtag
somebodytellcarney
December 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
it’s fine
it’s fine that our transport/supplies/connectivity to the whole rest of the province can be severed by “heavy rain”
hashtag
itsclimatechangemotherfuckers
hashtag
somebodytellcarney
it’s fine that our transport/supplies/connectivity to the whole rest of the province can be severed by “heavy rain”
hashtag
itsclimatechangemotherfuckers
hashtag
somebodytellcarney
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“What our paper, I think, makes fairly clear is that there’s pretty much an utter failure of environmental management regulation and enforcement in relation to coal mining,”
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
Alberta officials stalled coal mine pollution study | The Narwhal
An Alberta government scientist was prevented from speaking publicly about his coal mine pollution research, emails show
thenarwhal.ca
December 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“What our paper, I think, makes fairly clear is that there’s pretty much an utter failure of environmental management regulation and enforcement in relation to coal mining,”
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
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WEAR A WELL-FITTING N95 CONTINUOUSLY IN ALL INDOOR PUBLIC SPACES, wash your hands (flu, unlike covid, persists on surfaces for hours to days), and get vaccinated. N95s are the most important thing. Public health that doesn't focus on them--and clean indoor public air--is not, in fact, public health.
Ontario hospitals warn of massive spike in ICU admissions for influenza https://globalnews.ca/news/11580298/ontario-influenza-increase/
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
December 17, 2025 at 4:51 AM
WEAR A WELL-FITTING N95 CONTINUOUSLY IN ALL INDOOR PUBLIC SPACES, wash your hands (flu, unlike covid, persists on surfaces for hours to days), and get vaccinated. N95s are the most important thing. Public health that doesn't focus on them--and clean indoor public air--is not, in fact, public health.
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Also, we have methods and technologies that work against current (and future) bugs but we refuse to use them.
Old antibiotics are losing their effectiveness — and new ones aren’t being discovered fast enough. Scientists are using machine learning to find solutions.
Is AI the answer to fighting antibiotic-resistant superbugs?
Old antibiotics are losing their effectiveness — and new ones aren’t being discovered fast enough. Scientists are using machine learning to find solutions.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Also, we have methods and technologies that work against current (and future) bugs but we refuse to use them.
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Narrator: They did not learn any lessons from COVID. "Wash your hands" and "don't panic" is as far as they ever got with infection control.
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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
December 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Narrator: They did not learn any lessons from COVID. "Wash your hands" and "don't panic" is as far as they ever got with infection control.
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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According to PHAC wastewater data, in Ontario, both Covid and flu-A are high, and RSV is moderate.
Put on a mask, wash you hands, and run an air filter.
Put on a mask, wash you hands, and run an air filter.
December 17, 2025 at 4:22 AM
According to PHAC wastewater data, in Ontario, both Covid and flu-A are high, and RSV is moderate.
Put on a mask, wash you hands, and run an air filter.
Put on a mask, wash you hands, and run an air filter.
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Children are dying of influenza in Canada and public health is mentioning maybe masking as an afterthought and saying nothing about clean indoor air as if we didn't know how to SAVE THESE CHILDREN'S LIVES.
And it's beginning to get on my nerves.
And it's beginning to get on my nerves.
December 17, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Children are dying of influenza in Canada and public health is mentioning maybe masking as an afterthought and saying nothing about clean indoor air as if we didn't know how to SAVE THESE CHILDREN'S LIVES.
And it's beginning to get on my nerves.
And it's beginning to get on my nerves.
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Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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Watch a Rob Reiner movie tomorrow night while Trump speaks about whatever unspeakable trash he intends to spew from the White House. It will serve him right.
December 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Watch a Rob Reiner movie tomorrow night while Trump speaks about whatever unspeakable trash he intends to spew from the White House. It will serve him right.
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“.. The US economy is in a hiring recession. Almost no jobs have been added since April.
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“.. The US economy is in a hiring recession. Almost no jobs have been added since April.
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
“Wage gains are slowing.
“710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.”
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
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The flu continues to wreak havoc across the northern hemisphere. In Canada, we've had at least two dozen deaths so far, including among small children, over a handful of days. Here are some things you need to know:
Thread [1/12]
Thread [1/12]
December 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The flu continues to wreak havoc across the northern hemisphere. In Canada, we've had at least two dozen deaths so far, including among small children, over a handful of days. Here are some things you need to know:
Thread [1/12]
Thread [1/12]
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“A delegation of 30 Canadians, including six Members of Parliament, was denied entry [by the Israeli government] into the West Bank early on Tuesday.
…each delegate was asked to sign a form declaring they acknowledge they are a threat to public safety, which they declined to do”
…each delegate was asked to sign a form declaring they acknowledge they are a threat to public safety, which they declined to do”
Canadian delegation of MPs denied entry into West Bank | CBC News
A delegation of 30 Canadians, including six MPs, has been denied entry into the West Bank early Tuesday.
www.cbc.ca
December 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“A delegation of 30 Canadians, including six Members of Parliament, was denied entry [by the Israeli government] into the West Bank early on Tuesday.
…each delegate was asked to sign a form declaring they acknowledge they are a threat to public safety, which they declined to do”
…each delegate was asked to sign a form declaring they acknowledge they are a threat to public safety, which they declined to do”
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It looks like 2025 will end up at about 1.47°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making it likely the third hottest year in the last 120,000+ years.
Meanwhile, the 3-year running average is going to end the year above 1.50°C for the first time.
Meanwhile, the 3-year running average is going to end the year above 1.50°C for the first time.
December 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It looks like 2025 will end up at about 1.47°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making it likely the third hottest year in the last 120,000+ years.
Meanwhile, the 3-year running average is going to end the year above 1.50°C for the first time.
Meanwhile, the 3-year running average is going to end the year above 1.50°C for the first time.
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Over a quarter of global new car sales in 2025 were electric, finds @ember-energy.org
"This is a major turning point. Emerging markets are no longer catching up, they are leading the shift to electric mobility" says @euangraham.bsky.social
#EVs
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
"This is a major turning point. Emerging markets are no longer catching up, they are leading the shift to electric mobility" says @euangraham.bsky.social
#EVs
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
The EV leapfrog - how emerging markets are driving a global EV boom | Ember
Growth in emerging markets has turbocharged global EV sales in 2025, with over a quarter of new cars sold being electric.
ember-energy.org
December 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Over a quarter of global new car sales in 2025 were electric, finds @ember-energy.org
"This is a major turning point. Emerging markets are no longer catching up, they are leading the shift to electric mobility" says @euangraham.bsky.social
#EVs
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
"This is a major turning point. Emerging markets are no longer catching up, they are leading the shift to electric mobility" says @euangraham.bsky.social
#EVs
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
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New research: The global criminalisation and repression of climate and environmental protest – a repertoire of repression
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The global criminalisation and repression of climate and environmental protest – a repertoire of repression
This paper sets out a repertoire of repression operating to criminalise and repress recent climate and environmental protest globally. Deploying a novel mixed methods approach, involving a comparat...
www.tandfonline.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
New research: The global criminalisation and repression of climate and environmental protest – a repertoire of repression
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Vile!!
MINNEAPOLIS: “We kept yelling ‘she’s pregnant! She’s pregnant!’ — they put their knees in her… the handcuffed woman was dragged on the ground…”
Lawless.
Lawless.
December 16, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Vile!!
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
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Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.