@dragonsrat.bsky.social
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I wrote this piece 👇 in 2020. Even MORE relevant now.
For far too long we normalized – or laughed off ("haha, jade vagina eggs!?") – health bunk.
This helped to facilitate the descending Dark Age 2.0.
Speak up! 💪
Pseudoscience – enough already www.nature.com/articles/d41...
For far too long we normalized – or laughed off ("haha, jade vagina eggs!?") – health bunk.
This helped to facilitate the descending Dark Age 2.0.
Speak up! 💪
Pseudoscience – enough already www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Pseudoscience and COVID-19 — we’ve had enough already
The scientific community must take up cudgels in the battle against bunk.
www.nature.com
July 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I wrote this piece 👇 in 2020. Even MORE relevant now.
For far too long we normalized – or laughed off ("haha, jade vagina eggs!?") – health bunk.
This helped to facilitate the descending Dark Age 2.0.
Speak up! 💪
Pseudoscience – enough already www.nature.com/articles/d41...
For far too long we normalized – or laughed off ("haha, jade vagina eggs!?") – health bunk.
This helped to facilitate the descending Dark Age 2.0.
Speak up! 💪
Pseudoscience – enough already www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual abuse, and near-total isolation.
'Hell on Earth': Venezuelans deported to El Salvador mega-prison tell of brutal abuse
Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual abuse, and near-total isolation.
n.pr
July 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual abuse, and near-total isolation.
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So much for that “line.”
July 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
So much for that “line.”
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I’m unaware of any other time when large numbers of judges (retired) publicly opposed a nominee for the federal bench. But this is what it is going to take.
July 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I’m unaware of any other time when large numbers of judges (retired) publicly opposed a nominee for the federal bench. But this is what it is going to take.
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No surprise. Of course regressive "manly man" BS hurting relationships...
Family lawyer says he's seeing a new trend of the 'manosphere' leading to divorce www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"...he's seeing misogyny destroy marriages"
Family lawyer says he's seeing a new trend of the 'manosphere' leading to divorce www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"...he's seeing misogyny destroy marriages"
Family lawyer says he's seeing a new trend of the 'manosphere' leading to divorce | CBC News
Scott Byers has been practising family law for 10 years, and says he has noticed a new trend since the pandemic of women wanting to leave their partners due to what he describes as the radicalizing ef...
www.cbc.ca
July 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
No surprise. Of course regressive "manly man" BS hurting relationships...
Family lawyer says he's seeing a new trend of the 'manosphere' leading to divorce www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"...he's seeing misogyny destroy marriages"
Family lawyer says he's seeing a new trend of the 'manosphere' leading to divorce www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"...he's seeing misogyny destroy marriages"
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Attorney General Pam Bondi fired the ethics director at the Department of Justice
Attorney General drops top ethics watchdog as DOJ purge continues
The ethics director was fired on the same day that Bondi dismissed more than 20 employees at the DOJ.
www.axios.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi fired the ethics director at the Department of Justice
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Bass: I just signed an executive directive that puts all city departments and leadership on notice to protect Angelenos—essentially from the federal government.
We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place?
We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place?
July 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Bass: I just signed an executive directive that puts all city departments and leadership on notice to protect Angelenos—essentially from the federal government.
We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place?
We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place?
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Misinformation does real harm...👇
U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread wapo.st/3GbSP6b
"Misinformation about the safety & effectiveness of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine fueled the 1,274 cases..."
U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread wapo.st/3GbSP6b
"Misinformation about the safety & effectiveness of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine fueled the 1,274 cases..."
U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread
Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.
wapo.st
July 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Misinformation does real harm...👇
U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread wapo.st/3GbSP6b
"Misinformation about the safety & effectiveness of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine fueled the 1,274 cases..."
U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread wapo.st/3GbSP6b
"Misinformation about the safety & effectiveness of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine fueled the 1,274 cases..."
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Sunday at 8 PM!
With a referendum question officially approved we’re sitting down with @lukaszukab.bsky.social to get the full story of what’s next and how Danielle Smith’s leadership failures have got Alberta to where it is now!
(It gets a little spicy)
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
With a referendum question officially approved we’re sitting down with @lukaszukab.bsky.social to get the full story of what’s next and how Danielle Smith’s leadership failures have got Alberta to where it is now!
(It gets a little spicy)
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
July 6, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Sunday at 8 PM!
With a referendum question officially approved we’re sitting down with @lukaszukab.bsky.social to get the full story of what’s next and how Danielle Smith’s leadership failures have got Alberta to where it is now!
(It gets a little spicy)
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
With a referendum question officially approved we’re sitting down with @lukaszukab.bsky.social to get the full story of what’s next and how Danielle Smith’s leadership failures have got Alberta to where it is now!
(It gets a little spicy)
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Danielle Smith will not sign a pro-Canada petition and chose the American Independence Day to proclaim her pro-separatist law.
youtu.be/Eo3Xkrdnks8?...
#ForeverCanadian #ableg #cdnpoli
youtu.be/Eo3Xkrdnks8?...
#ForeverCanadian #ableg #cdnpoli
Smith won't sign anti-Alberta separation petition: Lukaszuk | Alberta Primetime
YouTube video by CTV News
youtu.be
July 4, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Danielle Smith will not sign a pro-Canada petition and chose the American Independence Day to proclaim her pro-separatist law.
youtu.be/Eo3Xkrdnks8?...
#ForeverCanadian #ableg #cdnpoli
youtu.be/Eo3Xkrdnks8?...
#ForeverCanadian #ableg #cdnpoli
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So the Times didn’t even cover the “Shylocks” thing at all? Like it’s not only not on the front page, it doesn’t appear to be in the paper anywhere, unless I’m missing something?? Truly a stunning choice. I don’t get it.
July 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
So the Times didn’t even cover the “Shylocks” thing at all? Like it’s not only not on the front page, it doesn’t appear to be in the paper anywhere, unless I’m missing something?? Truly a stunning choice. I don’t get it.
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The Declaration of Independence listed multiple grievances against King George. This was one. Does it seem familiar?
July 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Declaration of Independence listed multiple grievances against King George. This was one. Does it seem familiar?
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Here's a shorthand reminder of what SARS CoV-2 does to one's metabolism that I co-curate. Only high-quality peer-reviewed studies—each with a TLDR takeaway.
Remember—Not all studies are created equal. Particularly in regards to this slippery & politically charged plague. #LongCOVID #COVID
Remember—Not all studies are created equal. Particularly in regards to this slippery & politically charged plague. #LongCOVID #COVID
COVID research & implications
Covid research & implications Purpose: This document is a running curation of Covid research cited in scholarly journals and/or trustworthy popular media, with the goal of forming a story about the i...
docs.google.com
July 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Here's a shorthand reminder of what SARS CoV-2 does to one's metabolism that I co-curate. Only high-quality peer-reviewed studies—each with a TLDR takeaway.
Remember—Not all studies are created equal. Particularly in regards to this slippery & politically charged plague. #LongCOVID #COVID
Remember—Not all studies are created equal. Particularly in regards to this slippery & politically charged plague. #LongCOVID #COVID
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July 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
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"In an application for judicial review filed this week in the Court of King’s Bench in Calgary, Siksika Nation says Alberta failed in its duty to consult when in January it lifted its moratorium on new coal mining projects"
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
Siksika Nation seeks court ruling on Alberta ending coal mining moratorium
Siksika Nation in Alberta is asking a judge to review the provincial government's decision to end its moratorium on coal mining.
www.aptnnews.ca
July 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"In an application for judicial review filed this week in the Court of King’s Bench in Calgary, Siksika Nation says Alberta failed in its duty to consult when in January it lifted its moratorium on new coal mining projects"
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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Remember the Nazis had their concentration camps in other countries. Like Poland...
Mi~
Mi~
July 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Remember the Nazis had their concentration camps in other countries. Like Poland...
Mi~
Mi~
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This Canada Day I am grateful for the intrepid journos at The Narwhal. Doug Ford is such an evil crook. Keeping up with him is an important job. Here's a story about how he authorized the poisoning of communities around chemical valley in Sarnia.
#FordFailedOntario
thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-a...
#FordFailedOntario
thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-a...
Investigating air pollution in Ontario’s Chemical Valley | The Narwhal
In Sarnia, Aamjiwnaang First Nation is taking action on exposure to benzene air pollution and stepping up where Ontario failed to
thenarwhal.ca
July 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This Canada Day I am grateful for the intrepid journos at The Narwhal. Doug Ford is such an evil crook. Keeping up with him is an important job. Here's a story about how he authorized the poisoning of communities around chemical valley in Sarnia.
#FordFailedOntario
thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-a...
#FordFailedOntario
thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-a...
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This is not normal
July 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This is not normal
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Misinformation is going to harm so many of us, not only those who believe it.
June 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Misinformation is going to harm so many of us, not only those who believe it.