Michelle Blackwell
@mlblackwell.bsky.social
Books, ballet, Beyonce and a little bit of basketball.
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Interesting 30-minute read. Go out and make plans with your friends!
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
www.theatlantic.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Interesting 30-minute read. Go out and make plans with your friends!
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April 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Wow. 👇#buylocal #buycanadian
“if every Canadian household redirected $25 a week from foreign products to Canadian ones, it would boost GDP by 0.7 per cent and create 60,000 jobs” www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
Buy Canadian movement starts to take a sizable bite out of U.S. business
U.S. tour operators and American distilleries hit hard by surge in patriotism among Canadian shoppers
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Wow. 👇#buylocal #buycanadian
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Some thoughts on the growing billionaire demographic.
March 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Some thoughts on the growing billionaire demographic.
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1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
March 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
What a brilliant idea! Let's do this across the country. Walmart, Costcos...all the big box stores.
#foodsecurity #sustainability #canadianproduce
#foodsecurity #sustainability #canadianproduce
My column: A Montreal company is building greenhouses on unused building rooftops. They now grow 200,000 vegetables per week. Their newest greenhouse is on a Walmart. If this was done just to Walmarts, Canada would cut its annual vegetable imports by 15%. www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
Opinion: Finding food-security opportunity in growing tariff chaos
Donald Trump’s tariff roller coaster has been a stark wake-up call for Canadians, exposing an urgent need to diversify trade and reestablish local production and supply chains.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
What a brilliant idea! Let's do this across the country. Walmart, Costcos...all the big box stores.
#foodsecurity #sustainability #canadianproduce
#foodsecurity #sustainability #canadianproduce
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working on a planning thing
March 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
working on a planning thing
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Canadian research discoveries funded by non-profit and government mechanisms led to the development of:
1. Insulin
2. Polio vaccine
3. Cardiac pacemakers
4. Stem cell treatments
5. Ozempic
How many people are alive in the world today because of this funding?
1. Insulin
2. Polio vaccine
3. Cardiac pacemakers
4. Stem cell treatments
5. Ozempic
How many people are alive in the world today because of this funding?
Nearly every medicine we benefit from started with NIH-funded research. Early discovery work starts in academia.
Immunotherapies?
Gene therapy for rare diseases?
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s medicines?
Vaccines?
Novel cancer treatments?
Psychiatric medicines?
You betcha.
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Immunotherapies?
Gene therapy for rare diseases?
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s medicines?
Vaccines?
Novel cancer treatments?
Psychiatric medicines?
You betcha.
1/
February 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Canadian research discoveries funded by non-profit and government mechanisms led to the development of:
1. Insulin
2. Polio vaccine
3. Cardiac pacemakers
4. Stem cell treatments
5. Ozempic
How many people are alive in the world today because of this funding?
1. Insulin
2. Polio vaccine
3. Cardiac pacemakers
4. Stem cell treatments
5. Ozempic
How many people are alive in the world today because of this funding?
So looking forward to this conversation at this critical juncture in #socialmedia, #news and #history.
In our era of AI deepfakes and convicted felons as presidents, the voices of trusted experts are more important than ever.
@caulfieldtim.bsky.social joins us next week to counter the misinformation crisis, with @marshalederman.bsky.social.
Jan 30 at 7:30 PM
writersfest.bc.ca/event/timoth...
@caulfieldtim.bsky.social joins us next week to counter the misinformation crisis, with @marshalederman.bsky.social.
Jan 30 at 7:30 PM
writersfest.bc.ca/event/timoth...
Timothy Caulfield: The Certainty Illusion | Vancouver Writers Fest
Telling what’s real from what’s fake should be easy. In today’s world, that’s far from the case. Bestselling author and Canada Research Chair Timothy Caulfield joins the Vancouver Writers Fest on Thur...
writersfest.bc.ca
January 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
So looking forward to this conversation at this critical juncture in #socialmedia, #news and #history.
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Some great advice here👇
Needed advice...👇
How to Keep Up with the News Without Getting Overwhelmed hbr.org/2025/01/how-...
"Don't allow mindless scrolling to dictate your day; be intentional about when and how you engage with news."
"Don't succumb to sensationalism..."
How to Keep Up with the News Without Getting Overwhelmed hbr.org/2025/01/how-...
"Don't allow mindless scrolling to dictate your day; be intentional about when and how you engage with news."
"Don't succumb to sensationalism..."
How to Keep Up with the News Without Getting Overwhelmed
Studies suggest that increased exposure to news, whether through traditional media or social media platforms, can negatively impact mental health. In other words, more news correlates with higher anxi...
hbr.org
January 21, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Some great advice here👇
Tune into #forests around the world! What a brilliant idea. 🌲 www.tree.fm
tree.fm – Tune Into Forests From Around The World 🌳🔈
People around the world recorded the sounds of their forests, so you can escape into nature, while in lockdown or unable to travel. Use this site to chill, meditate or do some digital shinrin-yoku.
www.tree.fm
January 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Tune into #forests around the world! What a brilliant idea. 🌲 www.tree.fm