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The thing James Cameron did with dogs always knowing who the Terminators were was a warning.
February 11, 2026 at 10:18 PM
The thing James Cameron did with dogs always knowing who the Terminators were was a warning.
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Step 1: Insert bacteria ("Wolbachia") into mosquitoes.
Step 2: Release mosquitoes.
Step 3: Watch Dengue rates plummet.
Phenomenal results from Singapore.
Link: tinyurl.com/59c9t67u, by Lim et al.
Step 2: Release mosquitoes.
Step 3: Watch Dengue rates plummet.
Phenomenal results from Singapore.
Link: tinyurl.com/59c9t67u, by Lim et al.
February 11, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Step 1: Insert bacteria ("Wolbachia") into mosquitoes.
Step 2: Release mosquitoes.
Step 3: Watch Dengue rates plummet.
Phenomenal results from Singapore.
Link: tinyurl.com/59c9t67u, by Lim et al.
Step 2: Release mosquitoes.
Step 3: Watch Dengue rates plummet.
Phenomenal results from Singapore.
Link: tinyurl.com/59c9t67u, by Lim et al.
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Queen Of The North – Snowy Owl
W. Allan Hancock
c. 2024
W. Allan Hancock
c. 2024
February 11, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Queen Of The North – Snowy Owl
W. Allan Hancock
c. 2024
W. Allan Hancock
c. 2024
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The Real Keir comes out fighting and turns the tables on deluded Kemi | John Crace
The Real Keir comes out fighting and turns the tables on deluded Kemi | John Crace
The Tory leader thinks she has masterminded the PM’s series of crises. You could put her on a fairground ride and she would still think she was in control of where she was going
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The Real Keir comes out fighting and turns the tables on deluded Kemi | John Crace
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If Starmer’s top civil servant really is the ‘queen of woke’, then let’s agree that word has lost all meaning | Zoe Williams
If Starmer’s top civil servant really is the ‘queen of woke’, then let’s agree that word has lost all meaning | Zoe Williams
The incoming cabinet secretary, Antonia Romeo, worked under the notoriously woke David Cameron and Theresa May. Maybe she was a double agent? says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM
If Starmer’s top civil servant really is the ‘queen of woke’, then let’s agree that word has lost all meaning | Zoe Williams
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Winter at Rosebank
Florence McGillivray
1917
Florence McGillivray
1917
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Winter at Rosebank
Florence McGillivray
1917
Florence McGillivray
1917
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Alberta passed Bill 11 in twenty-four days, invoking “patient autonomy” to privatize health care. But when patients needed info on measles risks during pregnancy? Redacted. Delayed. Denied. Journalist Monica Kidd investigates: https://thewalrus.ca/alberta-knew-measles-was-harming-pregnant-patients/
February 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Alberta passed Bill 11 in twenty-four days, invoking “patient autonomy” to privatize health care. But when patients needed info on measles risks during pregnancy? Redacted. Delayed. Denied. Journalist Monica Kidd investigates: https://thewalrus.ca/alberta-knew-measles-was-harming-pregnant-patients/
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Coming back to this story, the care economy has been driving the Canadian job market since the pandemic, but especially 2024-2025, despite the clampdown on international study permits.
It's quite something that this sector is not part of the Canada Strong industrial strategy.
It's quite something that this sector is not part of the Canada Strong industrial strategy.
February 11, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Coming back to this story, the care economy has been driving the Canadian job market since the pandemic, but especially 2024-2025, despite the clampdown on international study permits.
It's quite something that this sector is not part of the Canada Strong industrial strategy.
It's quite something that this sector is not part of the Canada Strong industrial strategy.
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We're spending more, hiring more, but demand is still outpacing supply for childcare + healthcare + long-term care.
This is totally in our control.
Addressing the care crisis could offset decision-makers' concerns about productivity.
Why isn't the care economy part of Canada's industrial strategy?
This is totally in our control.
Addressing the care crisis could offset decision-makers' concerns about productivity.
Why isn't the care economy part of Canada's industrial strategy?
February 11, 2026 at 10:05 PM
We're spending more, hiring more, but demand is still outpacing supply for childcare + healthcare + long-term care.
This is totally in our control.
Addressing the care crisis could offset decision-makers' concerns about productivity.
Why isn't the care economy part of Canada's industrial strategy?
This is totally in our control.
Addressing the care crisis could offset decision-makers' concerns about productivity.
Why isn't the care economy part of Canada's industrial strategy?
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This 10-point plan would allow Keir Starmer to get a grip on his government. He should read it and fast | John McTernan
This 10-point plan would allow Keir Starmer to get a grip on his government. He should read it and fast | John McTernan
Things are terrible right now, but he has a radical manifesto to draw on, a landslide majority and breathing space. He must seize the day, says former Labour party adviser John McTernan
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:03 PM
This 10-point plan would allow Keir Starmer to get a grip on his government. He should read it and fast | John McTernan
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Why has Maga lost its mind over Bad Bunny? | Moustafa Bayoumi
Why has Maga lost its mind over Bad Bunny? | Moustafa Bayoumi
It’s not virtue signaling. It’s vitriol signaling about their own perceived persecution
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Why has Maga lost its mind over Bad Bunny? | Moustafa Bayoumi
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Aaand there you go: Trump’s sudden about-face on the most important Canada-US border crossing came after meeting with the billionaire family that owns the rival bridge. Nice scoop, confirming suspicions of everyone who has followed this file and is familiar with Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Aaand there you go: Trump’s sudden about-face on the most important Canada-US border crossing came after meeting with the billionaire family that owns the rival bridge. Nice scoop, confirming suspicions of everyone who has followed this file and is familiar with Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
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Thanks for making it to the end of the thread!
If you want to read more, here’s the full article where I give more detailed data on US AI spending & its impact
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www.apricitas.io/p/americas-1...
If you want to read more, here’s the full article where I give more detailed data on US AI spending & its impact
While you’re there, consider subscribing to my newsletter where I write all about econ!
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America's $1T AI Gamble
US AI-Related Investment Keeps Breaking Records, With Total Software, Computer, & Data Center Spending Now Exceeding $1T Per Year
www.apricitas.io
February 10, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Thanks for making it to the end of the thread!
If you want to read more, here’s the full article where I give more detailed data on US AI spending & its impact
While you’re there, consider subscribing to my newsletter where I write all about econ!
www.apricitas.io/p/americas-1...
If you want to read more, here’s the full article where I give more detailed data on US AI spending & its impact
While you’re there, consider subscribing to my newsletter where I write all about econ!
www.apricitas.io/p/americas-1...
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The AI boom is already a notable—but nowhere near primary—driver of US GDP, contributing 0.3% to the 4.4% annualized pace of growth
Yet that means today's AI gamble still needs to pay off for both users and tech companies if it wants to meaningfully accelerate future US growth
Yet that means today's AI gamble still needs to pay off for both users and tech companies if it wants to meaningfully accelerate future US growth
February 10, 2026 at 10:51 PM
The AI boom is already a notable—but nowhere near primary—driver of US GDP, contributing 0.3% to the 4.4% annualized pace of growth
Yet that means today's AI gamble still needs to pay off for both users and tech companies if it wants to meaningfully accelerate future US growth
Yet that means today's AI gamble still needs to pay off for both users and tech companies if it wants to meaningfully accelerate future US growth
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NEW from me:
Data center construction is up 300% since 2022. Imports of Taiwanese electronics are up 670%. Total US computer & software investment has shot up to $1T/yr
American companies are making an unprecedentedly large gamble on the success of AI 🧵
www.apricitas.io/p/americas-1...
Data center construction is up 300% since 2022. Imports of Taiwanese electronics are up 670%. Total US computer & software investment has shot up to $1T/yr
American companies are making an unprecedentedly large gamble on the success of AI 🧵
www.apricitas.io/p/americas-1...
America's $1T AI Gamble
US AI-Related Investment Keeps Breaking Records, With Total Software, Computer, & Data Center Spending Now Exceeding $1T Per Year
www.apricitas.io
February 10, 2026 at 10:51 PM
NEW from me:
Data center construction is up 300% since 2022. Imports of Taiwanese electronics are up 670%. Total US computer & software investment has shot up to $1T/yr
American companies are making an unprecedentedly large gamble on the success of AI 🧵
www.apricitas.io/p/americas-1...
Data center construction is up 300% since 2022. Imports of Taiwanese electronics are up 670%. Total US computer & software investment has shot up to $1T/yr
American companies are making an unprecedentedly large gamble on the success of AI 🧵
www.apricitas.io/p/americas-1...
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🍁Polls point to a widening gap between party strength and leader popularity.
📊Conservatives Are Competitive. Pierre Poilievre Isn’t, my latest for @thewalrus.ca ↓ thewalrus.ca/conservative...
📊Conservatives Are Competitive. Pierre Poilievre Isn’t, my latest for @thewalrus.ca ↓ thewalrus.ca/conservative...
Conservatives Are Competitive. Pierre Poilievre Isn’t | The Walrus
Polls point to a widening gap between party strength and leader popularity
thewalrus.ca
February 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
🍁Polls point to a widening gap between party strength and leader popularity.
📊Conservatives Are Competitive. Pierre Poilievre Isn’t, my latest for @thewalrus.ca ↓ thewalrus.ca/conservative...
📊Conservatives Are Competitive. Pierre Poilievre Isn’t, my latest for @thewalrus.ca ↓ thewalrus.ca/conservative...
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Steady Ed conjours up a Keir in his own image – complete with fake steering wheel | John Crace
Steady Ed conjours up a Keir in his own image – complete with fake steering wheel | John Crace
Miliband is one minister who doesn’t want to be PM, and is more than happy to let Starmer think he is still in control
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Steady Ed conjours up a Keir in his own image – complete with fake steering wheel | John Crace
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It read like an even sillier version of that we-can-still-win memo Biden 2024 leadership made public shortly after the debate
I don't know what setback or humiliation prompted that bizarre White House press release addressed to "Panicans" yesterday, but Trump is right to sense a lot of panic. It's growing. www.offmessage.net/p/trump-has-...
Trump Has Lost The Culture
And his greediest collaborators are awakening to the fact that they made a terrible bet.
www.offmessage.net
February 10, 2026 at 7:06 PM
It read like an even sillier version of that we-can-still-win memo Biden 2024 leadership made public shortly after the debate
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"This Week in Democracy – Week 55: Trump's Racism Isn't Distraction. It's Policy"
Zeteo's weekly round-up, documenting the growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
Zeteo's weekly round-up, documenting the growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
This Week in Democracy – Week 55: Trump's Racism Isn't Distraction. It's Policy
Zeteo's weekly round-up, documenting the growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
zeteo.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:32 AM
"This Week in Democracy – Week 55: Trump's Racism Isn't Distraction. It's Policy"
Zeteo's weekly round-up, documenting the growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
Zeteo's weekly round-up, documenting the growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
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New from me at TVO: Okay, I had to write about the bridge thing. www.tvo.org/article/anal...
ANALYSIS: No, Donald Trump can't have the Gordie Howe Bridge | TVO Today
The U.S. doesn’t get to steal critical infrastructure because the president’s poll numbers are in the sewer.
www.tvo.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
New from me at TVO: Okay, I had to write about the bridge thing. www.tvo.org/article/anal...
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I’d say this gentleman has ambitions and they don’t involve being popular in Canada.
February 10, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I’d say this gentleman has ambitions and they don’t involve being popular in Canada.
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Does Greer think *all* of Canada’s GDP relies on exports? Does he know how to calculate GDP?
Historically, 75% of our *exports* have gone to the U.S. but that only ever translated into 17% of GDP.
And Canadian businesses are actively pursuing other markets. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/36-28...
Historically, 75% of our *exports* have gone to the U.S. but that only ever translated into 17% of GDP.
And Canadian businesses are actively pursuing other markets. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/36-28...
February 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Does Greer think *all* of Canada’s GDP relies on exports? Does he know how to calculate GDP?
Historically, 75% of our *exports* have gone to the U.S. but that only ever translated into 17% of GDP.
And Canadian businesses are actively pursuing other markets. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/36-28...
Historically, 75% of our *exports* have gone to the U.S. but that only ever translated into 17% of GDP.
And Canadian businesses are actively pursuing other markets. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/36-28...
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📊Preferred PM, Nanos Research tracker (Jan. 16-Feb.6, 2026)
🔴53% Mark Carney (+4)
🔵24% Pierre Poilievre (-3)
(Comparison with Nanos' previous 4-week wave)
www.338canada.ca/p/no-sign-of...
🔴53% Mark Carney (+4)
🔵24% Pierre Poilievre (-3)
(Comparison with Nanos' previous 4-week wave)
www.338canada.ca/p/no-sign-of...
No Sign of a Post-Convention Bump for Poilievre
New polls released in the week following the Calgary convention show little movement toward the Conservatives and, in many cases, a widening Liberal lead.
www.338canada.ca
February 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
📊Preferred PM, Nanos Research tracker (Jan. 16-Feb.6, 2026)
🔴53% Mark Carney (+4)
🔵24% Pierre Poilievre (-3)
(Comparison with Nanos' previous 4-week wave)
www.338canada.ca/p/no-sign-of...
🔴53% Mark Carney (+4)
🔵24% Pierre Poilievre (-3)
(Comparison with Nanos' previous 4-week wave)
www.338canada.ca/p/no-sign-of...
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It’s nothing short of TV gold: mix horror with wild comedy and call it Starmer’s last stand | Marina Hyde
It’s nothing short of TV gold: mix horror with wild comedy and call it Starmer’s last stand | Marina Hyde
The only reason we might not get our seventh prime minister in 10 years is that no one can find one, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:56 PM
It’s nothing short of TV gold: mix horror with wild comedy and call it Starmer’s last stand | Marina Hyde
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Alberta tracked miscarriages, stillbirths, and infant deaths from measles—but heavily censored the records. Why hide preventable tragedy from the clinicians and families who needed to know? https://thewalrus.ca/alberta-knew-measles-was-harming-pregnant-patients/
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Alberta tracked miscarriages, stillbirths, and infant deaths from measles—but heavily censored the records. Why hide preventable tragedy from the clinicians and families who needed to know? https://thewalrus.ca/alberta-knew-measles-was-harming-pregnant-patients/