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A chilling perspective www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

NEW VIDEO: “Second Chances: How Compassion Pays Off for Canada” youtube.com/shorts/e01MI...

OH SHIT HE'S DOING THE THING

An example of frustration in the long game while certain the short game is woefully inadequate

A must-read feature (with heart-stopping design) from the @wired.com team: Elon Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. What's next? Unleash the AI. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

@TheEconomist: Donald Trump believes that his frenetic actions enhance American power, shaking up deadbeat or parasitic allies. This shift is so extreme that it is tempting to assume that he must backtrack—but when your people’s safety is at stake, denial is not a plan

Elbows up 🇨🇦 ✊🏾

A French University is funding a Safe Place For Science program meant to recruit scientists who cannot continue their work in the US. www.univ-amu.fr/fr/public/a...

Cracking the Magafacists code

Alright doomscroll friends, here's a thread to 📌 on safeguarding yourself. First, a guide to protecting yourself from government surveillance as Donald Trump vows to go after his enemies and exploit America’s digital surveillance machine to do so.

Just updated our guide to using Signal. If you aren't already on Signal, this will get you up to speed. Also, you should be using Signal—there's no time like this very second! www.wired.com/story/signal...

I think “no mercy / no malice” recently suggested this move. @profgalloway.com

This guy is some light in the darkness.

@SkyNews: The first daily tablet for long-term treatment of endometriosis has been approved for use on the NHS. 🔗 Read more

The aftermath of a tanker crash off the English coast earlier this week is 'reasonably contained,' British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said as fears of an environmental disaster eased and focus turned to finding out how the incident happened reut.rs/3Dsjdr7

tariffs come and go consumer anger tied to nationalism is harder to shake

Tomorrow is #IWD2025 – a day for celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. To mark the recent anniversary of the full-scale invasion, our expert Tinatin Japaridze examined the evolving role of women in Ukraine:

NEW: A now-deleted list containing hundreds of US government properties that the General Services Administration (GSA) plans to sell includes most of a sprawling, highly sensitive federal complex in Springfield, Virginia that also houses a secretive CIA facility, WIRED has learned.

After years of complaints about “unlawful” repairability policies, the FTC is suing tractor manufacturer Deere & Company. Repairability advocates are calling it a milestone for consumer rights.

In Vancouver. Listening to @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social and a piece on norovirus. The doctor - … who has a regular spot that I look forward to every week on the coast. She is so fantastic. Refreshing and informative.

YES THIS HAPPENED. Also in a general sense if ASL interpreters are working one of my events and there is time, I try to give them access to any prepared materials and generally go over things that I suspect will present an issue for them. The idea they're not needed or useful is shitty ableist BS.

Does anyone have a contact for Ann ? Would love to discuss with her the possibility of partnering with her to publish her cartoons exclusively on @bluesky

The untold, top-secret story of the British researchers who found the key to keeping humans alive underwater—and helped make D-Day a success.

About one million taxpayers who were eligible for a pandemic-era tax credit in 2021 but did not properly claim it on their tax return will get up to $1,400 from the IRS within the next month.

african continent size compared to selected countries (beware of map projections)

A number of colleges, including Harvard, USC and Cornell, are advising their international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20. nyti.ms/41qkzft

I understand hating opinion columns, I say this as an opinion columnist, but reporting is good and if American democracy is going to survive we desperately need reporting to expose corruption.

Alt txt in science fiction posts is 💖 loving the details / a sign of true commitment - just as loving friendship bracelets on horses in Vancouver this past weekend is aligned to embracing good vibes. Iykyk.

Christmas songs as academic titles Santa Claus is coming to town: the nuclear family as surveillance state Rudolph the red nose reindeer: how labour value distorts interpersonal relations We wish you a merry Christmas: interpellating figgy pudding as holiday melancholia