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There's a Canadian House of Commons petition circulating to cancel Elon Musk's dual citizenship and passport. I signed it. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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We need to make pregnancy and the postpartum period safe for all women. Currently, maternal mortality rates are at an all time high in the US. In order to make things safer, we need more funding, research, and representation. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39832282/

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Albertans are slowly waking up to the depths of the scandal enveloping the UCP government. A lot of folks are wondering how to explain what's going on to people who haven't been tuning in. Here's the what, so what now what, and what's next of the situation. 🧵

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Three months ago I asked you all for suggestions about a web platform for scrollytelling, and received a host of very good suggestions. We ended up going with Shorthand.com, which we found the fastest and easiest for non-designers to use. I've posted this before, but here's the website we built.

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🧬 In-womb cure for genetic disease A baby treated before birth for severe spinal muscular atrophy shows no symptoms at nearly 3 years old. This is a huge milestone for genetic medicine. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41... #GeneTherapy #MedicalBreakthrough #SciComm 🧪

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My new excerpt: Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism. But the Lie That They Do Is Still Going Strong thewalrus.ca/vaccines-don... via @thewalrus.ca Wakefield’s ascent to the pinnacle of despicableness all started with one small & staggeringly shoddy study. This zombie has been hard to kill. #VaccinesWork

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Says the guy who won't even respond to the mothers of his own children

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“In their eagerness to surrender to Trump the convoy is effectively surrendering any claim they might have had to our flag. No longer will it be associated with a movement that sought to undermine and interfere with our collective wellbeing and safety” 🎯🎯 #Canada www.nationalobserver.com/node/44750

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Keep moving Green #Solar #Wind #renewables #Canada www.nationalobserver.com/node/44748

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So Europe or Canada will no longer be able to regulate US tech such as Meta, X or Apple?! Simonetta Vezzoso: “Regulations that dictate how American companies interact with consumers in the European Union, like the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act, will face scrutiny from the […]

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Very good news. Also love the shout out to Maurice Hilleman who hailed from Montana. To read more about Hilleman’s remarkable contributions to vaccine development, highly recommend Paul Offit’s book ‘Vaccinated’ 🧪🩺

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Heroic Dog Saves Family Of 5 From Herb-Roasted Chicken theonion.com/heroic-...

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Ukrainians strive to secure their future & preserve their history. “The weight of history is really the motivating force for Ukrainians resisting today,” says author & journalist @yarotrof.bsky.social. “Ukrainians know they don’t have the luxury to cry right now. They need to keep resisting.”#Velshi

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@cbcwhitecoat has a great show this week on the Netherlands' great primary care system. Stephanie Dubois produced a great episode featuring Dr. Tara Kiran who visited for us. Have a listen: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...

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I wrote this @sciam.bsky.social story last May, but it's sadly even more relevant now. Here's how you know whether you need a #measles #booster #vaccine. Chances are most of you don't, but some of you might. w/ @tanyalewis.bsky.social

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BC fracking and earthquakes #BCpoli #Canada #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/bc-ranchers-...

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Doug Ford promised to end hallway medicine. But Ontario’s ER wait times have gotten worse in the past three years, confidential report shows Patients visiting ERs in the past three years waited longer than they did in the previous 13 years. www.thestar.com/news/gta/dou...

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I got mad and wrote an article.

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The Halifax Explosion. A terrible event that did lead to some good in the world. youtu.be/W26CVm6j5sk

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Thank you @publisherswkly.bsky.social for calling Sex is a Spectrum by @anthrofuentes.bsky.social "eye-opening" and "a resounding refutation of the idea that there’s anything natural about the gender binary." bit.ly/3CQ7PoD

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Almost never in life do you get to vote for the candidate who is the actually most qualified person for the job. We’ll get that opportunity with Mark Carney.

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Exactly. This is the way to do it. #Canada #BuyCanadian www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge proposes almost doubling public CBC funding, ending advertising and subscriptions. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... via @theglobeandmail.com #cdnmedia #journalism

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🇨🇦 The CBC is not a business…it is a Public Service… …now more than ever Canadians need a trusted source of information …is it perfect? No…is it an essential service Canadians can rely on? Absolutely! 🇨🇦 www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Our Heritage Minister is currently outlining a vision for the cbc that involves increased funding, removal from political influence, and ending ads in public affairs broadcasts. A fantastic plan to take into a federal election.

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DOGE By The Numbers theonion.com/doge-by...

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The singer of Canada‘s national anthem tonight switched the lyrics. “A representative confirmed in an email to CBC News that the switch was intentional in response to the annexation rhetoric coming from the U.S.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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From Anne Applebaum #Ukraine #EU anneapplebaum.substack.com/p/end-of-an-...

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Why these scientists devote time to editing and updating Wikipedia #Wikipedia #Encyclopedia #Curiosity www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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We don't really teach our BScs anything about how science works...it's history, philosophy, career and funding mechanisms, ethics, etc. But I co-teach a class geared to science minors and BAs on these topics.../1

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Still struggling to control damage from Dodgy Contracts Scandal, Danielle Smith claims AHS conspired to block UCP private surgery scheme. albertapolitics.ca/2025/02/stil...

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Our review paper is finally out - MASSIVE well done to all the authors on this it was a collaborative lab effort! Congrats Olga, Jess, Zenab, Haidee and special shout out to Sam for our puntastic title!! www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... #reprorocks

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Please #standupforscience! Here’s the poster for our Sacramento event at the state capital. 🙏💪🔬🧪🧬🧫 Check DC and Local rally information pages to see where you can attend. @standupforscience.bsky.social

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LibreOffice 25.2 is our new major release, but we're still maintaining the previous 24.8 branch for a while longer. And today we're releasing #LibreOffice 24.8.5: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/02...

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Doug Ford's government reversed its plan to cut into a swath of protected land around Toronto, but with an RCMP investigation still underway, @emmamci.bsky.social looks at how the Greenbelt scandal is quietly shaping the 2025 Ontario election. #onpoli thenarwhal.ca/ontario-elec...

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Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

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Zero Day is up on Netflix now. Robert De Niro's new six-episode conspiracy thriller. My thoughts: www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/televis...

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Ottawa purchases 500,000 doses of bird flu vaccine for people at higher risk, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #H5N1

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“We owe a great debt to investigations of journalists such as Brian Deer, who revealed that not only was Wakefield’s study methodologically questionable but it was also full of falsehoods, data distortions, and conflicts of interest.” #Vaccines #VaccinesWork #Scicomm thewalrus.ca/vaccines-don...

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Feb. 20, 1959: The Avro Arrow program was abruptly cancelled by the John Diefenbaker government, instantly putting thousands of Avro employees out of work. The day became known as Black Friday in the aviation industry. Learn more 👇

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Our scientific societies are important partners in making the case for science. From the Genetics Society of America: genestogenomes.org/a-call-to-ac...

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“The study found that if the level of PlGF is below 100 picograms per milliliter between 24 and 28 weeks' gestation, the risk of birth before 34 weeks' gestation is almost 50-fold higher.” #ReproSky 🧪 #ObGynSky temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/news/new-blo...

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Yet more hate & intolerance... RFK Jr. targets transgender protections in one of first moves wapo.st/4hPS3Jt RFK Jr: "This administration is bringing back common sense & restoring biological truth" From an individual who has pushed & profited from biological lies.

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Wonder what some of these CZI scientists think--is this an initiative they still support? How much money does it take to re-direct your moral compass?

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Basic research is a foundation of the scientific world. But what is it, exactly? #standwithscience #standupforscience2025 🧪 🤝 🧬 🐟🎸 🍎

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This new Commentary argues "there are no rational reasons to support the indiscriminate use of ICSI." The authors present evidence that ICSI is overused in ART, saying the procedure should not be used for unexplained and mild male factor infertility. doi.org/10.1016/j.rb...

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Retraction Hotspots 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Tale of the AHS allegations — who knew what, and when did they know it? Alberta Premier Danielle Smith still faces questions on what she knew about the allegations of wrongdoing and government interference in health-care contracts. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... via @calgaryherald.com

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When it comes to false claims about vaccines and autism, it was never really about the wellbeing of the population and whether vaccines were safe - fundamentally, it was about whether the alternative could be profitable to the people promoting nonsense:

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