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COSEWIC has labelled the Snowy owl as Threatened in Canada. Next we wait for the government to respond. This article identifies the need for greater public education about anthropogenic factors in the Snowy owl’ decline and ways for our society to collectively reduce harms www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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repeat after me kids There Is No Such Thing As “AI Art”

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if we ever decided collectively to hold a day for recognizing and respecting women who don’t have kids, I would totally support that

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⛳🧠 Proximity to golf courses linked to Parkinson’s disease A new study found living within 1–3 miles of a golf course was associated with higher Parkinson’s disease risk, likely linked to pesticide use and groundwater contamination. 🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jama... #SciComm #NeuroScience 🧪

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next time someone wishes me “happy Friday” in a virtual meeting I’m going to ask them why

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One of the biggest citizen science studies ever conducted — if you logged an eBird sighting in N. America in the last 14 years, this paper represents your work and this alarm is all of our responsibility to sound: Avian life is slipping away. 🌎🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Check out this new video featuring my PhD research! @westernu.bsky.social @westernuresearch.bsky.social

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Here’s my #electionday hot take: the “I voted” stickers no longer being circulated are an undervalued asset for bolstering voter turnout. They are a small, inexpensive yet highly visible positive incentive for voters to participate and demonstrate their values. We should make voting cool and normal!

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I’m about done with “elbows up”. Can we do “eyes open” next?

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Ontarians need to realize that our rights are being taken away, and we are being scammed for short-term profit. Developing the economy versus protecting the environment through evidence-based regulation IS A FALSE DICHOTOMY. “Red tape reduction” is marketing, not policy. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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so the pope directly criticized the Trump administration’s policies on immigration, then met with the vice president and told him (a catholic) to his face that he is wrong, and then immediately died? kind of badass tbh. RIP

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This TVO piece is from 2021; the faces and issues of the day have changed, but the legal basis for federal and provincial jurisdictions remain the same. A great read for folks trying to make sense of federal campaign promises that encroach on provincial responsibilities amp.tvo.org/article/whos...

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🌍🧪 Plastics will linger past 2060 – even with bold policy action A new study finds that even under the most ambitious global plans, microplastics will keep rising due to legacy waste. 🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scia... #Plastics 🧪 #SciComm

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The Liberal Party under Trudeau introduced the Nature Accountability Act (Bill C-73) in 2024. The bill never made it past the first reading. www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en... Will @mark-carney.bsky.social bring back this critical legislation to uphold Canada's commitment to protect biodiversity?

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all the time and energy spent talking about celebrities on a joyride in space (subsidized by taxpayers) could have been used to make people aware of massive defunding of NASA that will set American space exploration and science back by at least a generation www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

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Relevant to your interests, @brendonstuff.bsky.social: www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...

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That time of year when you blink and accidentally drop $100 on native plants

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Love to see folks out in community cleaning up trash. Let’s remember the ‘war against litter’ cannot be won by only targeting people throwing items on the ground; litter mostly originates from structural and systemic gaps that must be remedied through policy reforms and proactive bylaw enforcement.

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ngl I have really struggled with Passover the last couple of years

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theyre ‘flooding the zone’! these rapid changes and overlapping crises are too much to handle! me growing my little native plant garden:

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Within the past 30 days, as the stock market was deliberately tanked by American politicians, nearly $4 million worth of stock was traded by 15 American politicians 🧐 www.capitoltrades.com/trades

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CBC/Radio-Canada is a pillar of our Canadian identity. We’re going to strengthen our public broadcaster with more long-term funding, and a modernized mandate — to deliver more local news and keep Canadians better informed during emergencies.

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To tell stories about Indigenous nations, we need to build capacity for Indigenous journalists in Canadian media — including Indigenous editors. That’s why this year, The Narwhal is hiring an Indigenous editorial fellow. Learn more and apply. #cdnmedia #journalismjobs thenarwhal.ca/2025-indigen...

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"At 3C of global heating, climate damage cannot be insured against, covered by governments, or adapted to... no more mortgages, no new real estate development, no long-term investment, no financial stability. The financial sector as we know it ceases to function." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Recognizing the significant potential for liability surrounding what looks a lot like misfeasance to me (arguably malfeasance?) I’m just gonna leave this here… www.congress.gov/crs-product/...

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Here is your periodic reminder that we want your papers on the management of light pollution. Deadline June 1 but we'll take them any time! #DarkSky #lightpollution

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I don’t know who will see this or whether it’s helpful, but if you are a scientist in the USA who is impacted by the current state of disarray, please know that your contributions and knowledge and value to society are not lost because of this moment. What you’ve done, and will do again, matters.

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where are the workshops to educate people about how to NOT use AI? it seems LLMs are rapidly being integrated into all sectors while costs, regulatory oversight and environmental impacts remain unclear… if I have ethical misgivings about my data and uses feeding these systems, what are my options?

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