Just J 🇨🇦
@jseadesauthor.bsky.social
Writer, artist, traveler
Latest novel: MORE THAN JUST BLOOD
#elbowsup
Latest novel: MORE THAN JUST BLOOD
#elbowsup
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A reminder, for no reason whatsoever, to please NOT wear cologne/perfume or strongly smelling lotion while flying. Even an N95 mask won't stop it.
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A reminder, for no reason whatsoever, to please NOT wear cologne/perfume or strongly smelling lotion while flying. Even an N95 mask won't stop it.
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"One could hardly design a more fertile breeding ground for conspiracy theories than social media."
"The algorithms ... which operate on the principle that rage is engaging, have turned into radicalization machines."
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1... by @dorianlynskey.bsky.social
"The algorithms ... which operate on the principle that rage is engaging, have turned into radicalization machines."
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1... by @dorianlynskey.bsky.social
It’s never been easier to be a conspiracy theorist
A mix of technology and politics has given an unprecedented boost to once-fringe ideas—but they are pretty much the same fantasies that have been spreading for hundreds of years.
www.technologyreview.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"One could hardly design a more fertile breeding ground for conspiracy theories than social media."
"The algorithms ... which operate on the principle that rage is engaging, have turned into radicalization machines."
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1... by @dorianlynskey.bsky.social
"The algorithms ... which operate on the principle that rage is engaging, have turned into radicalization machines."
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1... by @dorianlynskey.bsky.social
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The thing about slurs is, if you use one (like the r-word), that means that you don't think everyone is equally deserving of dignity, which means you think that there are lines between who deserves dignity and who doesn't, and you can't really be surprised when other people draw different lines.
October 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The thing about slurs is, if you use one (like the r-word), that means that you don't think everyone is equally deserving of dignity, which means you think that there are lines between who deserves dignity and who doesn't, and you can't really be surprised when other people draw different lines.
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How misinformation can fuel epidemics – and what we can do about it www.gavi.org/vaccineswork... via @gavi.org
Study found "...even small amounts of misinformation could greatly increase the spread of disease by encouraging risky behaviours..."
#VaccinesWork
Study found "...even small amounts of misinformation could greatly increase the spread of disease by encouraging risky behaviours..."
#VaccinesWork
How misinformation can fuel epidemics – and what we can do about it
Even when only a fraction of the population is exposed to them, false and misleading claims can dramatically amplify disease spread, research suggests.
www.gavi.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
How misinformation can fuel epidemics – and what we can do about it www.gavi.org/vaccineswork... via @gavi.org
Study found "...even small amounts of misinformation could greatly increase the spread of disease by encouraging risky behaviours..."
#VaccinesWork
Study found "...even small amounts of misinformation could greatly increase the spread of disease by encouraging risky behaviours..."
#VaccinesWork
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Misinformation worse & hurting patients.
86% of physicians say "misinformation has increased compared to 5 yrs ago."
61% patients "influenced by misinformation"
57% misinformation has a significant impact on their ability to deliver quality patient care."
physiciansfoundation.org/research/the...
86% of physicians say "misinformation has increased compared to 5 yrs ago."
61% patients "influenced by misinformation"
57% misinformation has a significant impact on their ability to deliver quality patient care."
physiciansfoundation.org/research/the...
The Effect of Misinformation and Disinformation on Physicians’ Ability to Provide Quality Care | The Physicians Foundation
Misinformation and disinformation in healthcare has the potential to threaten patient safety by spreading falsehoods that impact decision-making. It also
physiciansfoundation.org
August 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Misinformation worse & hurting patients.
86% of physicians say "misinformation has increased compared to 5 yrs ago."
61% patients "influenced by misinformation"
57% misinformation has a significant impact on their ability to deliver quality patient care."
physiciansfoundation.org/research/the...
86% of physicians say "misinformation has increased compared to 5 yrs ago."
61% patients "influenced by misinformation"
57% misinformation has a significant impact on their ability to deliver quality patient care."
physiciansfoundation.org/research/the...
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Man stranded on desert island regrets bringing favourite album instead of flare gun
Man stranded on desert island regrets bringing favourite album instead of flare gun
Clarke admits that in retrospect his supply kit may have overprioritized early 2000s hard rock albums over basic medicine.
www.thebeaverton.com
July 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Man stranded on desert island regrets bringing favourite album instead of flare gun
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Ontario man worries his property has become rental scam bait
Ontario man worries his property has become rental scam bait
A homeowner in Cambridge, Ont. is concerned his property is being used in a rental scam.
bit.ly
July 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Ontario man worries his property has become rental scam bait
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5 misunderstood foods & how to spot nutrition myths wapo.st/413QJMH
Reality:
- Raw milk craze is BS. "Pasteurization is one of the greatest developments in food safety."
- Seed oils "aren't putting your health at risk."
- Green powder supplement push BS.
Reality:
- Raw milk craze is BS. "Pasteurization is one of the greatest developments in food safety."
- Seed oils "aren't putting your health at risk."
- Green powder supplement push BS.
5 misunderstood foods and how to spot nutrition myths
Are raw milk, seed oils, uncured deli meat and more good for you?
wapo.st
July 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
5 misunderstood foods & how to spot nutrition myths wapo.st/413QJMH
Reality:
- Raw milk craze is BS. "Pasteurization is one of the greatest developments in food safety."
- Seed oils "aren't putting your health at risk."
- Green powder supplement push BS.
Reality:
- Raw milk craze is BS. "Pasteurization is one of the greatest developments in food safety."
- Seed oils "aren't putting your health at risk."
- Green powder supplement push BS.
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Rando: "Oh, you're a writer, you write anything I've heard of or seen on tv?"
Me: "Oh, you're a lawyer, you help anyone famous or do a case I might have heard about or something that bettered the world or someone's life?"
:cricket sounds:
Oh...writers aren't supposed to do that back?
Me: "Oh, you're a lawyer, you help anyone famous or do a case I might have heard about or something that bettered the world or someone's life?"
:cricket sounds:
Oh...writers aren't supposed to do that back?
July 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Rando: "Oh, you're a writer, you write anything I've heard of or seen on tv?"
Me: "Oh, you're a lawyer, you help anyone famous or do a case I might have heard about or something that bettered the world or someone's life?"
:cricket sounds:
Oh...writers aren't supposed to do that back?
Me: "Oh, you're a lawyer, you help anyone famous or do a case I might have heard about or something that bettered the world or someone's life?"
:cricket sounds:
Oh...writers aren't supposed to do that back?
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Canadians, if you have any luck finding signed books in the Great White North could you drop a comment. Just trying to help my mapley readers.
Hey Hosers! Here are some Canadian stores that ordered signed copies of Anima Rising. Contact them directly to see if they have any left
www.fanfarebooks.ca
www.wordsworthbooks.com
www.bolenbooks.com
www.cafebooks.ca
www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com
perfectbooks.ca
bookmarkreads.ca
www.mcnallyrobinson.com
www.fanfarebooks.ca
www.wordsworthbooks.com
www.bolenbooks.com
www.cafebooks.ca
www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com
perfectbooks.ca
bookmarkreads.ca
www.mcnallyrobinson.com
Fanfare Books
Stratford's independent bookstore since 1967
www.fanfarebooks.ca
July 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Canadians, if you have any luck finding signed books in the Great White North could you drop a comment. Just trying to help my mapley readers.
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SO MANY myths about stretching!
Scientific consensus study on stretching medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07...
Reality (from study)
- "...largely inefficient as a post-exercise recovery strategy."
- "...does NOT reduce overall injury risk."
- "...does NOT promote relevant postural changes."
#Move!
Scientific consensus study on stretching medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07...
Reality (from study)
- "...largely inefficient as a post-exercise recovery strategy."
- "...does NOT reduce overall injury risk."
- "...does NOT promote relevant postural changes."
#Move!
Scientifically grounded recommendations for stretching published for the first time
For the first time, an international research team has developed concrete, evidence-based stretching recommendations for practical use. The team was led by Prof. Dr. Dr. Jan Wilke of the University of...
medicalxpress.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
SO MANY myths about stretching!
Scientific consensus study on stretching medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07...
Reality (from study)
- "...largely inefficient as a post-exercise recovery strategy."
- "...does NOT reduce overall injury risk."
- "...does NOT promote relevant postural changes."
#Move!
Scientific consensus study on stretching medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07...
Reality (from study)
- "...largely inefficient as a post-exercise recovery strategy."
- "...does NOT reduce overall injury risk."
- "...does NOT promote relevant postural changes."
#Move!
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#HappyPride for the next 335 days, too.
July 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
#HappyPride for the next 335 days, too.
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Deepfakes and misinformation — how to tell the facts from the fiction www.ft.com/content/ee97... by @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social
Me: Young people are “particularly vulnerable. It’s because of exposure. They are completely and constantly bombarded with information.”
Me: Young people are “particularly vulnerable. It’s because of exposure. They are completely and constantly bombarded with information.”
Deepfakes and misinformation — how to tell the facts from the fiction
AI is making it easier for people to spread lies online, but a few simple steps can help to make things clearer
www.ft.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Deepfakes and misinformation — how to tell the facts from the fiction www.ft.com/content/ee97... by @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social
Me: Young people are “particularly vulnerable. It’s because of exposure. They are completely and constantly bombarded with information.”
Me: Young people are “particularly vulnerable. It’s because of exposure. They are completely and constantly bombarded with information.”
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It is surreal to be bombarded with constant op-eds about how we must finally admit that lockdowns, mask mandates and school closures didn't work.
Yes they did! COVID death rates were driven by lax policy and low compliance, mostly in red areas.
acasignups.net/23/03/01/mar...
Yes they did! COVID death rates were driven by lax policy and low compliance, mostly in red areas.
acasignups.net/23/03/01/mar...
June 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
It is surreal to be bombarded with constant op-eds about how we must finally admit that lockdowns, mask mandates and school closures didn't work.
Yes they did! COVID death rates were driven by lax policy and low compliance, mostly in red areas.
acasignups.net/23/03/01/mar...
Yes they did! COVID death rates were driven by lax policy and low compliance, mostly in red areas.
acasignups.net/23/03/01/mar...
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Trump is trying to sell his domestic policy bill with lies. Let’s break them down.
Trump said, “We’re not doing any cutting of anything meaningful. The only thing we’re cutting is waste, fraud and abuse.” False.
Trump said, “We’re not doing any cutting of anything meaningful. The only thing we’re cutting is waste, fraud and abuse.” False.
June 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Trump is trying to sell his domestic policy bill with lies. Let’s break them down.
Trump said, “We’re not doing any cutting of anything meaningful. The only thing we’re cutting is waste, fraud and abuse.” False.
Trump said, “We’re not doing any cutting of anything meaningful. The only thing we’re cutting is waste, fraud and abuse.” False.
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Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈
June 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈
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Do you live in Waterloo Region? Do you read? Meet actual authors of actual books!
May 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Do you live in Waterloo Region? Do you read? Meet actual authors of actual books!
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President Trump showed a screenshot of Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans reut.rs/4mI3S7w 1/3
May 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
President Trump showed a screenshot of Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans reut.rs/4mI3S7w 1/3
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NEW: i took a look at research released today that uses supply chain calculations to try and tease out how much energy AI is currently using around the world. spoiler alert: it's a lot!
AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse
A new analysis of AI hardware being produced and how it is being used attempts to estimate the vast amount of electricity being consumed by AI.
www.wired.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
NEW: i took a look at research released today that uses supply chain calculations to try and tease out how much energy AI is currently using around the world. spoiler alert: it's a lot!
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I’ve never seen this put so succinctly before and agree 100%.
For the record, I’m not anti-AI. I’m anti-AI that is being used to exploit and impoverish the world to benefit the rich. There is a space for AI just as there is for other tech, but it should benefit humanity, not harm it.
For the record, I’m not anti-AI. I’m anti-AI that is being used to exploit and impoverish the world to benefit the rich. There is a space for AI just as there is for other tech, but it should benefit humanity, not harm it.
The big “why do you hate AI?” Thread got comments and quotes turned off, but here’s the main reason I hate AI:
It’s being developed by the worst people on the planet solely to enrich themselves at the expense and labor of the world’s vulnerable populations. Everything else stems from that
It’s being developed by the worst people on the planet solely to enrich themselves at the expense and labor of the world’s vulnerable populations. Everything else stems from that
May 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I’ve never seen this put so succinctly before and agree 100%.
For the record, I’m not anti-AI. I’m anti-AI that is being used to exploit and impoverish the world to benefit the rich. There is a space for AI just as there is for other tech, but it should benefit humanity, not harm it.
For the record, I’m not anti-AI. I’m anti-AI that is being used to exploit and impoverish the world to benefit the rich. There is a space for AI just as there is for other tech, but it should benefit humanity, not harm it.
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Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s what’s buried inside:
May 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s what’s buried inside:
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The Director of the FBI is openly lying to the American public about Canada being a major source of fentanyl.
In the first three months of 2025, a grand total of 1.35 lbs of fentanyl was seized by border officials at our border with Canada — 0.06% of total seizures.
In the first three months of 2025, a grand total of 1.35 lbs of fentanyl was seized by border officials at our border with Canada — 0.06% of total seizures.
Kash Patel: "You know who has to get to stepping? Canada. Because they're making it up there and shipping it down here. And I don't care about getting into this debate about making someone the 51st state or not ... say what you want about Mexico, but they helped up seal the southern border."
May 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The Director of the FBI is openly lying to the American public about Canada being a major source of fentanyl.
In the first three months of 2025, a grand total of 1.35 lbs of fentanyl was seized by border officials at our border with Canada — 0.06% of total seizures.
In the first three months of 2025, a grand total of 1.35 lbs of fentanyl was seized by border officials at our border with Canada — 0.06% of total seizures.