Neil Brigden
@neilbrigden.bsky.social
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October 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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College students are bombarded by #misinformation. Teach them fact-checking! theconversation.com/college-stud... via @us.theconversation.com
"...in a world flooded with misinformation, helping students learn to sort fact from fiction might be the most civic thing we can do."
"...in a world flooded with misinformation, helping students learn to sort fact from fiction might be the most civic thing we can do."
College students are bombarded by misinformation, so this professor taught them fact-checking 101 − here’s what happened
Just 2½ hours of online instruction made students a lot better at identifying misinformation on YouTube and TikTok.
theconversation.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
College students are bombarded by #misinformation. Teach them fact-checking! theconversation.com/college-stud... via @us.theconversation.com
"...in a world flooded with misinformation, helping students learn to sort fact from fiction might be the most civic thing we can do."
"...in a world flooded with misinformation, helping students learn to sort fact from fiction might be the most civic thing we can do."
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The latest inflation data for car & home insurance, by province.
Alberta absolutely in a league of its own here.
Alberta absolutely in a league of its own here.
August 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The latest inflation data for car & home insurance, by province.
Alberta absolutely in a league of its own here.
Alberta absolutely in a league of its own here.
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the jamelle bouie secret to presciently anticipating the behavior of the president is to just ask myself what a dumbass bully would do
Opinion | Trump’s Lust for Power Cannot Be Satiated (Gift Article)
The tariff saga is just the latest example of the president’s urge to dominate.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
the jamelle bouie secret to presciently anticipating the behavior of the president is to just ask myself what a dumbass bully would do
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me this morning www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...
April 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
me this morning www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...
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In 1890, the Tariff Act came into place in the United States. It placed tariffs on imports of up to 50%.
While touted as a way to build American industry, there was also the hope it would force an annexation of Canada. It backfired.
Let's learn more.
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While touted as a way to build American industry, there was also the hope it would force an annexation of Canada. It backfired.
Let's learn more.
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March 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In 1890, the Tariff Act came into place in the United States. It placed tariffs on imports of up to 50%.
While touted as a way to build American industry, there was also the hope it would force an annexation of Canada. It backfired.
Let's learn more.
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While touted as a way to build American industry, there was also the hope it would force an annexation of Canada. It backfired.
Let's learn more.
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"In just a few minutes, the behavior of Donald Trump and J. D. Vance created a brand new stereotype for America: not the quiet American, not the ugly American, but the brutal American"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Europe Confronts the Rise of the Brutal American
This is how the bad guys act.
www.theatlantic.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"In just a few minutes, the behavior of Donald Trump and J. D. Vance created a brand new stereotype for America: not the quiet American, not the ugly American, but the brutal American"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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SCOOP: Sam Mraiche, owner of the firm that imported meds from Turkey, is a part owner in two private surgical facilities that last year were negotiating deals with inflated rates compared to competitor, according to documents
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w/ @alannasmith.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w/ @alannasmith.bsky.social
Alberta surgical companies with contracts under scrutiny linked to firm that imported children’s pain meds
Documents show that the company that facilitated purchase of children’s pain medication and a pair of proposed surgical facilities share a common owner
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
SCOOP: Sam Mraiche, owner of the firm that imported meds from Turkey, is a part owner in two private surgical facilities that last year were negotiating deals with inflated rates compared to competitor, according to documents
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w/ @alannasmith.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w/ @alannasmith.bsky.social
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Price comparisons of surgeries done at private facilities vs AHS costs, courtesy of the new documents obtained by the Globe and Mail.
Given what has been going on within the public health care system, especially the ongoing closures in rural Alberta, this data is horrifying.
Given what has been going on within the public health care system, especially the ongoing closures in rural Alberta, this data is horrifying.
February 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Price comparisons of surgeries done at private facilities vs AHS costs, courtesy of the new documents obtained by the Globe and Mail.
Given what has been going on within the public health care system, especially the ongoing closures in rural Alberta, this data is horrifying.
Given what has been going on within the public health care system, especially the ongoing closures in rural Alberta, this data is horrifying.
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Longevity BS = Wellness woo 2.0.
It’s Time to Give Up on the Longevity Experiment www.outsideonline.com/health/welln...
Longevity:
30% "personal habits—like eating, smoking, drinking, & exercising..."
40% socioeconomic factors
10% physical environment
20% access to healthcare
It’s Time to Give Up on the Longevity Experiment www.outsideonline.com/health/welln...
Longevity:
30% "personal habits—like eating, smoking, drinking, & exercising..."
40% socioeconomic factors
10% physical environment
20% access to healthcare
The Relentless Pursuit of Longevity Is a Good Way to Waste Your Life
In a world obsessed with longevity and eternal youth, I choose old age
www.outsideonline.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Longevity BS = Wellness woo 2.0.
It’s Time to Give Up on the Longevity Experiment www.outsideonline.com/health/welln...
Longevity:
30% "personal habits—like eating, smoking, drinking, & exercising..."
40% socioeconomic factors
10% physical environment
20% access to healthcare
It’s Time to Give Up on the Longevity Experiment www.outsideonline.com/health/welln...
Longevity:
30% "personal habits—like eating, smoking, drinking, & exercising..."
40% socioeconomic factors
10% physical environment
20% access to healthcare
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The entire charade of the Senate confirmation hearing of Pete Hegseth was an exercise in domination and humiliation politics. Donegan is right. The constitutional order is not "threatened" so much as already rent asunder.
January 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The entire charade of the Senate confirmation hearing of Pete Hegseth was an exercise in domination and humiliation politics. Donegan is right. The constitutional order is not "threatened" so much as already rent asunder.
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IMPORTANT: If you live in the United States or Canada, you’ve probably heard Trump‘s constant claim that the United States is “subsidizing” Canada. It’s wrong of course, but here’s the best explanation I’ve seen about how & why it’s wrong. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE IT A LOT. Kudos to Andrew Chang & CBC.
Is Trump right about the U.S. 'subsidizing' Canada? | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
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January 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
IMPORTANT: If you live in the United States or Canada, you’ve probably heard Trump‘s constant claim that the United States is “subsidizing” Canada. It’s wrong of course, but here’s the best explanation I’ve seen about how & why it’s wrong. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE IT A LOT. Kudos to Andrew Chang & CBC.
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The Onion as ever cutting much too close to the bone
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
November 1, 2024 at 7:26 PM
The Onion as ever cutting much too close to the bone
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October 14, 2024 at 11:37 PM
September 3, 2024 at 4:15 PM