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Former mental health professional. Researcher, educator (health and social sciences). Traveller, reader, compulsive hiker, and trail runner. 🏃♀️
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Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
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So even Antipodeans are concerned about the Russian assets in US
Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained
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‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ one says
Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained
🔱‼️❌👊❌‼️🔱
‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ one says
Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained
‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ one says
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
So even Antipodeans are concerned about the Russian assets in US
Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained
🔱‼️❌👊❌‼️🔱
‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ one says
Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained
🔱‼️❌👊❌‼️🔱
‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ one says
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I had legit completely forgotten this.
March 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I had legit completely forgotten this.
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Timeline cleanse 🌞
March 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Timeline cleanse 🌞
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Unreal.
"Hundreds of Thousands Will Die: The writer, surgeon, and former U.S.A.I.D. senior official Atul Gawande on the Trump Administration’s decimation of foreign aid and the consequences around the world."
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
"Hundreds of Thousands Will Die: The writer, surgeon, and former U.S.A.I.D. senior official Atul Gawande on the Trump Administration’s decimation of foreign aid and the consequences around the world."
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
Hundreds of Thousands Will Die
The writer, surgeon, and former U.S.A.I.D. senior official Atul Gawande on the Trump Administration’s decimation of foreign aid and the consequences around the world.
www.newyorker.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Unreal.
"Hundreds of Thousands Will Die: The writer, surgeon, and former U.S.A.I.D. senior official Atul Gawande on the Trump Administration’s decimation of foreign aid and the consequences around the world."
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
"Hundreds of Thousands Will Die: The writer, surgeon, and former U.S.A.I.D. senior official Atul Gawande on the Trump Administration’s decimation of foreign aid and the consequences around the world."
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
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"daddy, what did you do in the war"
son, i archived all 6,793 videos from the Kennedy Center before they disappeared from the internet
we all did our part
son, i archived all 6,793 videos from the Kennedy Center before they disappeared from the internet
we all did our part
February 27, 2025 at 5:08 AM
"daddy, what did you do in the war"
son, i archived all 6,793 videos from the Kennedy Center before they disappeared from the internet
we all did our part
son, i archived all 6,793 videos from the Kennedy Center before they disappeared from the internet
we all did our part
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Friedrich Merz, Germany's new chancellor: "For me, the absolute priority will be to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that, step by step, we can really achieve independence from the United States” #GermanElections #CDU
February 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Friedrich Merz, Germany's new chancellor: "For me, the absolute priority will be to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that, step by step, we can really achieve independence from the United States” #GermanElections #CDU
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It’s difficult to believe that the show is being planned with “care” when the language you’re using in the promotional material has been sensationalist and framing the threats from the US President as a “proposal”, as if there’s some element of mutuality.
February 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
It’s difficult to believe that the show is being planned with “care” when the language you’re using in the promotional material has been sensationalist and framing the threats from the US President as a “proposal”, as if there’s some element of mutuality.
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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
February 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
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This is the way…
“The elected officials in Washington have to stop protesting in Washington. They have to go back to their districts…show the consequences…show the school that isn’t operating…they have to make it real.”
With social media, word will spread to neighboring districts—even red ones.
“The elected officials in Washington have to stop protesting in Washington. They have to go back to their districts…show the consequences…show the school that isn’t operating…they have to make it real.”
With social media, word will spread to neighboring districts—even red ones.
February 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This is the way…
“The elected officials in Washington have to stop protesting in Washington. They have to go back to their districts…show the consequences…show the school that isn’t operating…they have to make it real.”
With social media, word will spread to neighboring districts—even red ones.
“The elected officials in Washington have to stop protesting in Washington. They have to go back to their districts…show the consequences…show the school that isn’t operating…they have to make it real.”
With social media, word will spread to neighboring districts—even red ones.
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"This seems like more of a club newsletter than a scientific journal."
Trump's NIH Pick Just Launched a Controversial Scientific Journal www.wired.com/story/trump-... via @wired.com
Huge issue: Rise of iffy spin "journals" polluting scientific literature.
Trump's NIH Pick Just Launched a Controversial Scientific Journal www.wired.com/story/trump-... via @wired.com
Huge issue: Rise of iffy spin "journals" polluting scientific literature.
Donald Trump's NIH Pick Just Launched a Controversial Scientific Journal
The journal’s editorial board includes multiple scientists, such as Trump health nominees Jay Bhattacharya and Marty Makary, who opposed Covid public health measures.
www.wired.com
February 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"This seems like more of a club newsletter than a scientific journal."
Trump's NIH Pick Just Launched a Controversial Scientific Journal www.wired.com/story/trump-... via @wired.com
Huge issue: Rise of iffy spin "journals" polluting scientific literature.
Trump's NIH Pick Just Launched a Controversial Scientific Journal www.wired.com/story/trump-... via @wired.com
Huge issue: Rise of iffy spin "journals" polluting scientific literature.
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U of A's Timothy Caulfield explores misinformation in his latest book www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Great chat with Paul Karchut on CBC about everything from how misinformation creates distrust (to make run for misinformation!) to how you can't trust online reviews!
Great chat with Paul Karchut on CBC about everything from how misinformation creates distrust (to make run for misinformation!) to how you can't trust online reviews!
U of A's Timothy Caulfield explores misinformation in his latest book
Timothy Caulfield's new book "The Certainty Illusion" comes at an important time, as misinformation runs rampant globally on all sides of the political spectrum. He joins us ahead of two talks in Albe...
www.cbc.ca
February 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
U of A's Timothy Caulfield explores misinformation in his latest book www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Great chat with Paul Karchut on CBC about everything from how misinformation creates distrust (to make run for misinformation!) to how you can't trust online reviews!
Great chat with Paul Karchut on CBC about everything from how misinformation creates distrust (to make run for misinformation!) to how you can't trust online reviews!
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As we start another week, my law firm is litigating 46 voting and election cases in 19 states. A team starts trial to protect the Voting Rights Act in Alabama tomorrow!
Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of democracy and democracy is on the docket.
Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of democracy and democracy is on the docket.
February 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
As we start another week, my law firm is litigating 46 voting and election cases in 19 states. A team starts trial to protect the Voting Rights Act in Alabama tomorrow!
Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of democracy and democracy is on the docket.
Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of democracy and democracy is on the docket.
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Reality: COVID vaccines = the most studied biomedical intervention in human history.
Dark Age 2.0.
In Idaho, a preview of RFK Jr.’s vaccine-skeptical America wapo.st/4184wlG
Prohibits "public health clinics from distributing the coronavirus vaccine..."
Dark Age 2.0.
In Idaho, a preview of RFK Jr.’s vaccine-skeptical America wapo.st/4184wlG
Prohibits "public health clinics from distributing the coronavirus vaccine..."
In Idaho, a preview of RFK Jr.’s vaccine-skeptical America
This Idaho health district banned public clinics from distributing the coronavirus vaccine as widespread fear during the pandemic fades from public memory.
wapo.st
February 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Reality: COVID vaccines = the most studied biomedical intervention in human history.
Dark Age 2.0.
In Idaho, a preview of RFK Jr.’s vaccine-skeptical America wapo.st/4184wlG
Prohibits "public health clinics from distributing the coronavirus vaccine..."
Dark Age 2.0.
In Idaho, a preview of RFK Jr.’s vaccine-skeptical America wapo.st/4184wlG
Prohibits "public health clinics from distributing the coronavirus vaccine..."
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Every single day our information environment seems to get more chaotic!
How did we get here? What can we do?
Soon: Looking forward to chatting about my new book, The Certainty Illusion, on @CBC Edmonton
Book: www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/713451... via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
How did we get here? What can we do?
Soon: Looking forward to chatting about my new book, The Certainty Illusion, on @CBC Edmonton
Book: www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/713451... via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Every single day our information environment seems to get more chaotic!
How did we get here? What can we do?
Soon: Looking forward to chatting about my new book, The Certainty Illusion, on @CBC Edmonton
Book: www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/713451... via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
How did we get here? What can we do?
Soon: Looking forward to chatting about my new book, The Certainty Illusion, on @CBC Edmonton
Book: www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/713451... via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
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to call this a clown show is unfair to clowns. pure madness. like playing russian roulette with a machine gun.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
February 6, 2025 at 5:19 AM
to call this a clown show is unfair to clowns. pure madness. like playing russian roulette with a machine gun.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
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The real scam: making you fear the “the other” while the rich rob you blind. I wish every American understood this.
February 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The real scam: making you fear the “the other” while the rich rob you blind. I wish every American understood this.
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Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Of course it’s a coup
Miss the obvious, lose your republic
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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The cost of lies: Misinformation is worsening mental health & eroding our social fabric healthydebate.ca/2025/02/topi... @healthydebate.bsky.social
"The fight against disinformation is not just about protecting facts; it’s about safeguarding our mental health, our democracy & our collective future.
"The fight against disinformation is not just about protecting facts; it’s about safeguarding our mental health, our democracy & our collective future.
The cost of lies: Misinformation is worsening mental health and eroding our social fabric - Healthy Debate
Political propaganda, amplified by social media and unscrupulous actors, has become a weapon of choice, wreaking havoc on mental health, public safety and democracy itself.
healthydebate.ca
February 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The cost of lies: Misinformation is worsening mental health & eroding our social fabric healthydebate.ca/2025/02/topi... @healthydebate.bsky.social
"The fight against disinformation is not just about protecting facts; it’s about safeguarding our mental health, our democracy & our collective future.
"The fight against disinformation is not just about protecting facts; it’s about safeguarding our mental health, our democracy & our collective future.
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April 1915: The western allies were hit by the first massive attack of chlorine gas.
Men choked, panicked, and fled the deadly gas.
The entire western line began to collapse.
But untried young Canadians without gas masks held the line.
That's Canada.
We never run.
We never bend.
#strongasfuck
Men choked, panicked, and fled the deadly gas.
The entire western line began to collapse.
But untried young Canadians without gas masks held the line.
That's Canada.
We never run.
We never bend.
#strongasfuck
February 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
April 1915: The western allies were hit by the first massive attack of chlorine gas.
Men choked, panicked, and fled the deadly gas.
The entire western line began to collapse.
But untried young Canadians without gas masks held the line.
That's Canada.
We never run.
We never bend.
#strongasfuck
Men choked, panicked, and fled the deadly gas.
The entire western line began to collapse.
But untried young Canadians without gas masks held the line.
That's Canada.
We never run.
We never bend.
#strongasfuck
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FBI agents being targeted by doge
February 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
FBI agents being targeted by doge