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geographictongue.bsky.social
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wearepossible.bsky.social
Another major study adds to the evidence: road traffic isn’t just a source of air pollution, it’s one of the most toxic sources.

The science is clear. Reducing traffic isn’t optional anymore, it’s essential for cleaner air, healthier cities, and a liveable future.

https://bit.ly/4oTXR7U
Tackle wood burning and road traffic to improve Europe’s air quality, study finds
Researchers measure toxicity of air samples across continent to advise on ‘efficient’ policies to reduce harm
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
geographictongue.bsky.social
Un vrai cri de cœur
October 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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lesoleil.com
Des «Abénakis» du Vermont ne sont pas autochtones, confirme un rapport
Des «Abénakis» du Vermont ne sont pas autochtones, confirme un rapport
La science a parlé. Les leaders des groupes américains s’identifiant comme abénakis n’ont «aucune ascendance abénakise». «L’état du Vermont n’a pas fait son travail» en reconnaissant ces communautés, tranche le chef du Conseil des Abénakis d’Odanak.
www.lesoleil.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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ledevoir.com
Ces modifications stimuleraient ensuite la consommation de ces aliments, selon une nouvelle étude.
Les aliments ultratransformés modifieraient la structure du cerveau
www.ledevoir.com
June 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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frandroid.tabnet.ca
Great interview with Nora that you should share with all of your circles.
nolore.bsky.social Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · May 25
I had a wide-ranging talk with CBC Saskatchewan about my latest book. All we have to do is take corporate profits if we want to build the society of our dreams ...

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
May 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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nickhedley.bsky.social
13-year study finds protected bike lanes make roads safer — for everyone

theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/20/1...
13-year study finds protected bike lanes make roads safer — for everyone
Cities with dedicated bike lanes had 44% fewer deaths and 50% fewer serious injuries.
theprogressplaybook.com
April 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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andrewdessler.com
This seems bad. Over time, what people have assumed was the physical limit of human heat tolerance keeps going down. It used to be thought it was a wet-bulb of 35C, now it seems it's more like 32C for resting humans and 27C for people doing minimal physical activity.

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Abstract Recent projections suggest that large geographical areas will soon experience heat and humidity exceeding limits for human thermoregulation. The survivability limits modeled in that research were based on laboratory studies suggesting that humans cannot effectively thermoregulate in wet bulb temperatures (Twb) above 26 to 31 °C, values considerably lower than the widely publicized theoretical threshold of 35 °C. The newly proposed empirical limits were derived from the Twb corresponding to the core temperature inflection point in participants exposed to stepped increases in air temperature or relative humidity in a climate-controlled chamber. Despite the increasing use of these thermal-step protocols, their validity has not been established. We used a humidity-step protocol to estimate the Twb threshold for core temperature inflection in 12 volunteers. To determine whether this threshold truly demarcates the Twb above which thermoregulation is impossible, each participant was subsequently exposed to Twb above (~33.7 °C, Tabove) and below (~30.9 °C, Tbelow) their respective inflection point (~32.3 °C, Twb) for up to 9 h (in random order). Core temperature rose continuously in Tabove. It was projected that core temperatures associated with heat stroke (40.2 °C) would occur within 10 h. While Tbelow was also uncompensable, the core temperature rate of rise was considerably lower than in Tabove such that it would take >24 h to reach 40.2 °C. Our study supports thermal-step protocols as an effective technique for evaluating survivability limits for heat exposure and provides a direct assessment of the limits of human thermoregulation.
April 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
geographictongue.bsky.social
State of Ohio ends tenure
jbenmenachem.com jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · Mar 30
Sure seems like academic careers are jumbo shrimp now.
morgantrau.bsky.social Morgan Trau @morgantrau.bsky.social · Mar 28
BREAKING: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed SB1, overhauling the higher education system — banning DEI, limiting how "controversial topics" can be taught, & ending tenure. It will go into effect in 90 days.

@news5cleveland.bsky.social @ohiocapitaljournal.com
www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...
March 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
geographictongue.bsky.social
« Un bar ? T’es dans une cabane privée ici ! », s’exclame Shawn. Autour de la table, huit hommes, hilares, regardent le tout premier touriste de l’histoire à débarquer dans leur repaire.
La grande traversée – Terre-Neuve | Pétoncles au bacon, haschisch et Bud Light
La Presse se lance dans un voyage audacieux de quelque 6500 kilomètres à travers presque toutes les provinces, au cœur des réalités canadiennes. Aujourd’hui : Burnt Islands, Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador. A...
www.lapresse.ca
March 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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drgrahamlj.bsky.social
Only of interest to anyone with a mouth and a brain they care about ...

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Oral Microbiome and Alzheimer’s Disease
Wan and Fan 2023
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10609607/
Oral Microbiome and Alzheimer’s Disease
The accumulation of amyloid-beta plaques in the brain is a central pathological feature of Alzheimer’s disease. It is believed that amyloid responses may be a result of the host immune response to pat...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
March 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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nolore.bsky.social
This is what cars have stolen from us.
March 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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lapresse.ca
Itinérance à Québec | Au chaud, à la biblio
Passer ses journées à la bibliothèque pour pouvoir être au chaud, c’est le quotidien d’Andrew. Au centre-ville de Québec, ils sont des dizaines de personnes en situation d’itinérance à se réfugier chaque jour dans la bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy. À tel…
www.lapresse.ca
March 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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nolore.bsky.social
Think the tariffs are bad? Keep you eye on what really matters -- how corporations will use this moment to profiteer, and how our govenrment doesn't seem to care enough to stop them.

noraloreto.substack.com/p/ok-but-wha...
Ok, but what about profiteering?
A sober reminder of what's actually at stake in the Canada-US tariff war
noraloreto.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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thebda.bsky.social
“The Government has made the right call on supervised toothbrushing, but it needs to put its money where its mouth is," says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social

“Austerity-fuelled hyper-targeting will not achieve the change our children deserve.”

👉 www.bda.org/news-and-opi...
January 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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bentarnoff.com
Gives you a sense of the scale of the social revolution represented by Reconstruction that reactionaries are still trying to undo its achievements 160 years later
January 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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lesoleil.com
Un homme de 75 ans a été frappé de plein fouet par une automobiliste samedi dans le stationnement d’un Super C à Charlesbourg.
Un piéton happé dans le stationnement d’un Super C
Un homme de 75 ans a été frappé de plein fouet par une automobiliste samedi dans le stationnement d’un Super C à Charlesbourg.
www.lesoleil.com
January 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
geographictongue.bsky.social
Consultants bringing their A game to U of Alberta
ianmosby.bsky.social staring blankly into the abyss @ianmosby.bsky.social · Jan 2
"ACAB is the new EDI."
- University of Alberta President Bill Flanagan
January 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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matthematics.com
Once any space becomes less than 40% male, (straight) men tend to cede it entirely while shouting about how it “went woke”. Fascinating read:
Why aren't we talking about the real reason male college enrollment is dropping?
We would rather talk about literally everything else.
celestemdavis.substack.com
January 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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jamiebgall.co.uk
The most Scottish new year ever
Screenshot of fireworks with caption “due to adverse weather conditions this is a recording of previous years”
January 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
geographictongue.bsky.social
“a considerable decrease in the number and frequency of periodontal care visits would not have significant impact on the incidence of tooth loss in Denmark”
December 24, 2024 at 2:04 PM
geographictongue.bsky.social
Sugar and salt and everything n̶i̶c̶e̶ hyper-processed
December 23, 2024 at 6:04 PM
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mckay4senate.bsky.social
Finally read that WSJ article from last week and this confirms everything I suspected.
December 21, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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curiousaudio.us
holy crap
December 12, 2024 at 12:13 PM
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ledevoir.com
Le Conseil des métiers d’art du Québec démarre ce mois-ci un projet pilote pour initier une dizaine de néo-Québécois à l’artisanat d’ici.
Des Néo-Québécois à la rescousse du patrimoine d’ici
Le Conseil des métiers d’art du Québec démarre un projet pilote pour en initier une dizaine à l’artisanat d’ici.
www.ledevoir.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:04 AM
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drgrahamlj.bsky.social
Long COVID, and similar diseases like #MECFS, can be predicted by harmful changes to the oral microbiome. (This is known as oral dysbiosis.)
#OralDysbiosis
19/22
November 22, 2024 at 12:40 AM