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My grandma, (RIP), was almost deaf. She spoke very little and she sounded different. I asked my mom “why” once. Mom said she’s mostly deaf from having the measles. I lost out on a deep relationship with my grandma because the vaccine wasn’t available yet. Please get vaccinated. Outbreaks are here.

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43% of the vote gave Doug Ford's PCs 64.5% of the seats and 100% of the power. It's time for proportional representation! www.fairvote.ca/28/02/2025/p...

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I love how people are amazed that AI can give the same result you can get with an ordinary google search

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Generic plot summary of police procedural tv series: They are all lying.

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Shell (Of a Man) by Saya Gray open.spotify.com/track/6dRl26...

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Joel Roberts by Truman Sinclair open.spotify.com/track/4af6mA...

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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

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Giving infectious disease research a break, as promised by the MAHA agenda. Let's break down what exactly this Executive Order is really saying. Fortunately, I speak fluent anti-vax grifterese & can translate. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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🧵 Trump’s USAID funding freeze abruptly halted critical global health research, abandoning participants mid-trial. A gross ethical violation. @bachynski.bsky.social & I explain what happened and why it matters @bmj.com . ⬇️ www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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Feed My Release by Naima Bock open.spotify.com/track/06HsoB...

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Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines? Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take. thebullshitmachines.com

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Bonnie MacLean, US artist known for her 1960s and 70s classic posters using an iconic psychedelic art style to promote rock bands and their concerts #WomensArt

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An issue that often comes up is how to set a “non-inferiority margin” in a non-inferiority trial and how to ensure it is appropriate 1/8 #MethodologyMonday #109

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Sarah L Luginbill, US Fine Art artist working in watercolour, and batik #womensart

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🧵 Some useful words en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligarc...

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No mention of water conservation in White House EO giving federal lands to AI data centers. Data centers are very thirsty creatures! www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...

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I was at a trivia night on Friday. The question was "What is the deadliest mammal?" Our table thought it was a cinch: we answered "humans". Nope. Hippos. (No appeals were permitted.)

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Our work on immortal time bias "Illustrating the structures of bias from immortal time using directed acyclic graphs" led by Emma Guoyi Yang @yanggy_hku is out at International Journal of Epidemiology: doi.org/10.1093/ije/.... Brief thread:

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He regrets it? Don’t forget Justin Trudeau was the architect of electoral reform’s demise. He bears full responsibility for this. In his retirement, he is free to do whatever he pleases. But he cannot rewrite the history books. #Opinion

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The Philosophy of Data with @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social, @vlastasikimic.bsky.social, and Rhaul Sam #PhilSci #PhilSky

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Mister Rogers never misses

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Happy New Year from all of us at Fair Vote Canada! 🎉 Let’s make 2025 the year we commit to a truly fair democracy. Every vote should count, and every voice should be heard. Join us in advocating for proportional representation!

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Stop telling pedestrians and cyclists what to do to stay safe and just force drivers not to be dangerous by design.

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This is so horrible. This needs to stop. kitchener.ctvnews.ca/university-o...