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"Normalcy bias is a cognitive bias which leads people to disbelieve or minimize threat warnings. Consequently, individuals underestimate the likelihood of a disaster, when it might affect them, and its potential adverse effects."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalc...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalc...
December 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"Normalcy bias is a cognitive bias which leads people to disbelieve or minimize threat warnings. Consequently, individuals underestimate the likelihood of a disaster, when it might affect them, and its potential adverse effects."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalc...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalc...
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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It is weird that the assassination of essentially a celebrity influencer is a bigger deal than the shooting of two top state legislators + their spouses
September 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
It is weird that the assassination of essentially a celebrity influencer is a bigger deal than the shooting of two top state legislators + their spouses
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Charlie Kirk spent his life‘s work and all of his energy and time targeting out-groups while arguing for a world in which gun massacres would be easy to enact, plentiful, and inevitable, and he became famous and wealthy doing it, and we’re now not supposed to mention that because it’s not polite.
September 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Charlie Kirk spent his life‘s work and all of his energy and time targeting out-groups while arguing for a world in which gun massacres would be easy to enact, plentiful, and inevitable, and he became famous and wealthy doing it, and we’re now not supposed to mention that because it’s not polite.
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An extraordinary story about how scientists in the US are afraid to speak up as the entire science research ecosystem is demolished at the hands of the Republican administration.
Without our voices, how will people understand the scope and generational consequences of the ongoing destruction?
Without our voices, how will people understand the scope and generational consequences of the ongoing destruction?
“The lived experience of a scientist right now is terrifying”
My colleague Warren Cornwall spoke to @gregggonsalves.bsky.social, @rebekahtromble.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social
and others about “the fear and self-censorship coursing through the nation’s scientific establishment today”.
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My colleague Warren Cornwall spoke to @gregggonsalves.bsky.social, @rebekahtromble.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social
and others about “the fear and self-censorship coursing through the nation’s scientific establishment today”.
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Trump’s ‘fear factor’: Scientists go silent as funding cuts escalate
Many worry about retribution. But for others, speaking out is worth the risk
www.science.org
May 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
An extraordinary story about how scientists in the US are afraid to speak up as the entire science research ecosystem is demolished at the hands of the Republican administration.
Without our voices, how will people understand the scope and generational consequences of the ongoing destruction?
Without our voices, how will people understand the scope and generational consequences of the ongoing destruction?
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Canadian Association of University Teachers advises academics against non-essential travel to the U.S. www.caut.ca/latest/2025/...
April 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Canadian Association of University Teachers advises academics against non-essential travel to the U.S. www.caut.ca/latest/2025/...
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War hero schools a chickenhawk.
April 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
War hero schools a chickenhawk.
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Conservative policies kill people. It's not hyperbole, it's not a metaphor, it is literal truth.
April 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Conservative policies kill people. It's not hyperbole, it's not a metaphor, it is literal truth.
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I think he is absolutely correct
April 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I think he is absolutely correct
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The last day on which a majority of the Supreme Court’s justices had been appointed by Democratic presidents was May 14, 1969.
One of the things we do in the legal academy is support our claims with facts.
One of the things we do in the legal academy is support our claims with facts.
April 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The last day on which a majority of the Supreme Court’s justices had been appointed by Democratic presidents was May 14, 1969.
One of the things we do in the legal academy is support our claims with facts.
One of the things we do in the legal academy is support our claims with facts.
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Fascinating new study of elite private schools "structure their admissions process to identify & exclude children who are perceived as having or being at risk of developing any type of disability" or being neurodiverse. Even minor differences were disqualifying: tinyurl.com/5xve42ew
Fascinating new study of elite private schools "structure their admissions process to identify & exclude children who are perceived as having or being at risk of developing any type of disability" or being neurodiverse. Even minor differences were disqualifying: tinyurl.com/5xve42ew
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March 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Fascinating new study of elite private schools "structure their admissions process to identify & exclude children who are perceived as having or being at risk of developing any type of disability" or being neurodiverse. Even minor differences were disqualifying: tinyurl.com/5xve42ew
Fascinating new study of elite private schools "structure their admissions process to identify & exclude children who are perceived as having or being at risk of developing any type of disability" or being neurodiverse. Even minor differences were disqualifying: tinyurl.com/5xve42ew
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This made me laugh out loud and I scared the dog 🤣🤣🤣
Someone on Xitter just called Poilievre ‘Sulk Slogan.’ 👍🤣
March 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
This made me laugh out loud and I scared the dog 🤣🤣🤣
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Seems police are being dispatched to protect Telsa dealerships across the USA.
Maybe all schools in the USA should sell one Telsa in their parking lot so kids can be protected too.
Maybe all schools in the USA should sell one Telsa in their parking lot so kids can be protected too.
March 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Seems police are being dispatched to protect Telsa dealerships across the USA.
Maybe all schools in the USA should sell one Telsa in their parking lot so kids can be protected too.
Maybe all schools in the USA should sell one Telsa in their parking lot so kids can be protected too.
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This power grab is unprecedented, unbounded, and unconstitutional.
March 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This power grab is unprecedented, unbounded, and unconstitutional.
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Love it. Mexico should also name it North Mexico. Then we could do a worldwide vote betwixt just those two options.
March 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Love it. Mexico should also name it North Mexico. Then we could do a worldwide vote betwixt just those two options.
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Just to be clear, Mark Carney has already done more in politics in 3 days than Pierre Poilievre has done in 20 years.
March 16, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Just to be clear, Mark Carney has already done more in politics in 3 days than Pierre Poilievre has done in 20 years.
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GOOD NEWS: The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dave Weldon to be the director of the CDC.
Weldon has opposed vaccines throughout his political career.
Thank you to everyone who called their Senators. Advocacy works!
Weldon has opposed vaccines throughout his political career.
Thank you to everyone who called their Senators. Advocacy works!
March 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
GOOD NEWS: The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dave Weldon to be the director of the CDC.
Weldon has opposed vaccines throughout his political career.
Thank you to everyone who called their Senators. Advocacy works!
Weldon has opposed vaccines throughout his political career.
Thank you to everyone who called their Senators. Advocacy works!
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Whenever I see this, I ask myself, why oh why do white women vote against their own interests ?
March 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Whenever I see this, I ask myself, why oh why do white women vote against their own interests ?
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
March 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
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“Well done and trustworthy science is the essential guidepost for our chaotic information ecosystem. Without it, we are lost,” Timothy Caulfield writes in his new book, The Certainty Illusion: What You Don’t Know and Why It Matters.
From @bigthink.com: bigthink.com/thinking/sci...
From @bigthink.com: bigthink.com/thinking/sci...
March 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“Well done and trustworthy science is the essential guidepost for our chaotic information ecosystem. Without it, we are lost,” Timothy Caulfield writes in his new book, The Certainty Illusion: What You Don’t Know and Why It Matters.
From @bigthink.com: bigthink.com/thinking/sci...
From @bigthink.com: bigthink.com/thinking/sci...
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Had this album in the 70s. My sister and I obsessed over the cover for hours every day. Kids today will never understand the impact the Beatles had on us.
March 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Had this album in the 70s. My sister and I obsessed over the cover for hours every day. Kids today will never understand the impact the Beatles had on us.
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It takes a unique kind of genius to fuck up the US-Canada relationship.
March 6, 2025 at 9:41 PM
It takes a unique kind of genius to fuck up the US-Canada relationship.