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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
⚠️ We all do it. Moral reasoning + biases a powerful force! Clever study.👇 Taylor Swift fans lower climate concerns to justify star’s carbon footprint www.psypost.org/taylor-swift... From study: "Rationalization predicted lower CO₂ concerns and environment-related behavioral intentions."
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Taylor Swift fans lower climate concerns to justify star's carbon footprint
When Taylor Swift's private jet usage made headlines, climate-conscious fans faced a dilemma. A new study reveals how young fans use psychological defense mechanisms to justify the pop star's carbon f...
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
‼️ Alberta separatists are clearly MAGA north ‼️ Same hate. Same rage. Same lies. Same ignoring of facts, science, and morality. Same lack of shame...👇 "...separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support..." www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...,
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The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Every time @carrietait.bsky.social goes quiet for a whole, you know she is working on something big. Here it is www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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Chris Frantz @chrisfrantz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Good Night From The Drummer, My Friends. Sleep Tight.
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Talking Heads - Life During Wartime (Live on Old Grey Whistle Test, 1979)
YouTube video by Talking Heads
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Dear Alberta UCP, It is becoming increasingly clear that the MAGA movement will be remembered as an incredibly dark, dysfunctional, destructive, corrupt and unjust period in history. Why are you tethering your legacy – and our province – to this rotten and sinking ship?
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bnicholson.bsky.social @bnicholson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Eek!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Vaccines work" isn't a political statement. "Immigrants do not increase crime" isn't a political statement. "Climate change is real" isn't a political statement. "Genocide is bad" isn't a political statement. Stop neutralizing the power of facts by framing them as "politics." Reality matters.
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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 23/09/2026
A huge thank you to our Booker Prize 2026 judging panel: Mary Beard, Raymond Antrobus, Jarvis Cocker, Rebecca Liu and Patricia Lockwood. Here's what they had to say about this year's shortlist. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🚨 Don't believe separatists lies.👇 ZERO evidence immigrants: - increase crime (on the contrary) - hurt healthcare system (on the contrary) - hurt education system (on the contrary) - etc etc. This noise nothing more than divisive hate-mongering. thewalrus.ca/albertas-sep... via @thewalrus.ca
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Alberta’s Separatists Are Chasing a Total Cowboy Fantasy | The Walrus
The province they describe—rural, homogeneous, under siege—bears little resemblance to reality
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bnicholson.bsky.social @bnicholson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
FFS
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
His anti-science agenda is clear. His lies are killing people. His legacy is darkness. 👇 RFK Jr promises anti-vaxxers a ‘friend at the White House’ amid deadly measles outbreak www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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RFK Jr promises anti-vaxxers a ‘friend at the White House’ amid deadly measles outbreak
The US health secretary added that he would’ve made sweeping changes ‘on day one’ but he had to follow the law
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Good article by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on widespread acceptance - including by the police - of antisocial driving. Lovely to see a link to our recent motonormativity paper in here too www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George Monbiot
In towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or consicence. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is worrisome www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
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Pennsylvania’s Measles Outbreak Is Enormous
The two latest deaths suggest that the true number of infections is much larger than reported.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"Hmmm.... what super evil, hugely harmful, anti-science, and depressing thing can I do next? How about this?" Dark Age 2.0. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
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E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 05/09/2026
Canada confirms defence strategy against invasion mainly waiting for Americans to die from preventable illnesses
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Canada confirms defence strategy against invasion mainly waiting for Americans to die from preventable illnesses
OTTAWA - Last weekend, Canada's Ministry of National Defence confirmed their main strategy to fend off a potential invasion from the United States is to wait for American forces to be killed off by th...
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Separatists constantly suggest Alberta has a unique "cowboy", "toil the land", & "rural" culture. Reality: - AB as urban (80% +) & diverse as rest of Canada - AB ag industry = about 2% of total economy. Ag is 1% of Ont's - The cowboy hat thing = just identity fashion like punk pins, blue hair...
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New research: Google's AI Overviews reinforce some conspiracy theories phys.org/news/2026-09... "...12.5% of AI Overviews we analyzed presented the false claims as one side in a legitimate debate." Also, when it does occur, the "debunking is cursory."
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New research: Google's AI Overviews reinforce some conspiracy theories
Imagine overhearing on a bus that the city council plans to implement new restrictions under an urban planning program called "15-minute cities." Curious, you search the term on Google.
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bnicholson.bsky.social @bnicholson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Sweet mother of dog…
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David Sheridan @davidsheridan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
MLB owners say they need a salary cap, which will hold payrolls down, leaving more money for them. A team about to finish under .500 for the 11th consecutive season and that hasn’t won a postseason game since 2009 is going to be sold for $4B. Nobody cries poverty like ultra-rich white men.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 02/09/2026
Conservatives vow to get rid of Poilievre as soon as voters send some kind of sign they don’t like him
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Conservatives vow to get rid of Poilievre as soon as voters send some kind of sign they don’t like him
OTTAWA – Conservative members and officials are sticking by leader Pierre Poilievre for now, insisting they will only vote to remove him if the voters give indication they don’t like him. “I’ve had my...
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Today it’s Lake America, but tomorrow the propaganda coming from south of the border could be both more serious and insidious, and the actions of Google, Apple and other companies show plainly that they will not be on our side." —  @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
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ANALYSIS: 'Lake America' makes one thing clear: we can’t trust U.S. tech companies | TVO Today
The president’s decree is dumb. Why is anyone going along with it?
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚨 "Childhood vaccination is one of humanity’s greatest public health achievements. Across generations, vaccines have saved millions of lives, prevented lifelong disability, and helped communities around the world thrive." #VaccinesWork! www.worldhealthsummit.org/news/a-colle...
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A Collective Statement on Confidence in Childhood Vaccination
Leading scientific and global public health organizations have issued a collective statement reaffirming the safety and effectiveness of childhood vaccination,…
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/09/2026
There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved”
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Limiting global warming to 1.5°C remains a cornerstone of the Paris Agreement, yet under current policies and alternative near-term trajectories, exceedance of 1.5°C is now widely assessed as unavoidable" Sobering report and a wake up call www.unep.org/resources/li...
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Limiting Overshoot - Navigating exceedance of 1.5°C and pathways towards return
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C remains a cornerstone of the Paris Agreement, yet under current policies and alternative near-term trajectories, exceedance of 1.5°C is now widely assessed as unavoida...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
SHOUT-OUT to Political Cartoonist extraordinaire & Member of the Order of Canada Michael de Adder, who routinely does a far better job of holding this administration accountable than the corporate media. Thank you for your attention to his brilliant satirical wit! 🙏 (also: 🤣)
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DrMary @drshowup.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
What Calvin said..
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
WTF❓ Exploiting the death of an inspirational icon to push fearmongering BS? Antivaxx cult DEEPLY EVIL. "Turbo cancer" 100% BS. ⚠️ Dolly Parton’s death spurs ‘turbo cancer’ conspiracy on X: ‘It’s disgusting’ www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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Dolly Parton’s death spurs ‘turbo cancer’ conspiracy on X: ‘It’s disgusting’
There is no evidence to support the claims.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Tech companies are run by invertebrates thehill.com/policy/trans...
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Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ on US phones
Google Maps on Saturday changed the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for U.S. users, while keeping the name intact for Canadian Google users and carrying both names for internatio…
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Tasha @toshyou.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
NO media 1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended Wa Post buried it A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it Repost the march they buried
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🇺🇦 Edelweißpirat 🇱🇹 @edelweisspirat.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Unpopular opinion: The world would be better off if we all took professional sports far less seriously.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Solid advice: 10 Practical Tips for Verifying Scientific Claims gijn.org/resource/tip... For example: ✅ Don’t Treat Peer Review as a Guarantee ✅ Read the Study or Paper with an Investigative Journalist’s Perspective ✅ Investigate Funding & COI ✅ Compare the Finding With Earlier Research
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10 Practical Tips for Verifying Scientific Claims
A paper published in a scientific journal can be a promising lead for an investigation. But reporters should follow these best practices before turning any academic claim into a news story.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Freeland: "This is about dominance. This is about trying to turn Canada from a partner & an ally into a vassal. It's trying to turn Canada into the Venezuela of the north. We're not going to give up our sovereignty. We want to be your ally. But we're not going to be your servant." #cdnpoli
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alexis simpson is confused by display name changes @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
PROTECT WOMEN'S SPORTS by paying them equal salaries
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Such an important book in the context of all the attacks on science, vaccines, and public health Thanks @michaelemann.bsky.social and @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
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Daniel S. Goldberg @profgoldberg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Incredibly grim. cc @bachynski.bsky.social @neurotimes.bsky.social
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At Least 1 in 4 NFL Players Gets CTE, Major New Study Finds (Gift Article)
The actual prevalence, researchers said, may be much higher.
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bnicholson.bsky.social @bnicholson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Frig…
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Four Legs Good @4legsrgood.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I think Canada is at the “drop the gloves, empty the bench” portion of the game.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
⚠️ After much prompting, the insufferable Dr Oz admits the very, very, very, very obvious: “The MMR vaccine is not a lethal vaccine.” How do these sycophants live with themselves❓ www.huffpost.com/entry/dr-oz-...
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Dr. Oz Forced To Awkwardly Contradict Trump's 'Lethal' MMR Vaccine Claims
Trump falsely claimed that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine was “lethal.”
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Sum: The MAGA anti-science rage fest continues...👇 Neurologist with antivaccine views to lead NIH’s child health institute www.science.org/content/arti... More evidence Bhattacharya is choosing "leaders with fringe scientific views and no experience with NIH research funding."
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Neurologist with MAHA ties to lead NIH’s child health institute
Appointment of John Gaitanis increases concern that scientific qualifications are no longer driving leadership picks
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Bishop Steiner @bishopsteiner.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
still one of the greatest conversations ever put on TV.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
How to build a universe? @astrokatie.com’s upcoming book is all about this! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Do you ever wonder what our universe is made of? Waterloo astrophysicist's new book gives some insight | CBC News
What is the universe made of, and how do we know? Those are the questions Katie Mack, a Waterloo astrophysicist and researcher at Perimeter Institute seeks to answer in her new book, "How to Build a U...
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 23/08/2026
Canadians chip in to buy Jamil Jivani a one-way ticket to United States
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Canadians chip in to buy Jamil Jivani a one-way ticket to United States
OTTAWA - Following public comments in which Conservative MP Jamil Jivani blamed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for failed trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, Canadians across the countr...
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Artificial intelligence agents spontaneously conform to the majority opinion www.psypost.org/artificial-i... “…this same mechanism can cause models to conform to incorrect answers and adopt unsafe values.”
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Artificial intelligence agents spontaneously conform to the majority opinion
Advanced artificial intelligence programs spontaneously conform to majority opinions, allowing them to coordinate in massive groups. However, this same peer pressure can cause them to adopt incorrect ...
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
It will be very sad if disinformation derails this massive advance ! Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential www.cnn.com/2026/08/23/h...
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Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential | CNN
False narratives could undermine public confidence in an important tool that may help prevent or treat cancer in the future.
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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Today Mark Carney said Canada will return to the negotiating table when the U.S. has the 'right attitude'. #CanadaStrong What's the right attitude? Respect our sovereignty and culture, don't try to bully us or make us subservient, don't threaten or mock us, and don't use lies and deceit.
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Anonymous @youranonjd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Spider Man understood the assignment. Nazi Jake Lang showed up outside Minneapolis City Hall for a racist rally, standing in the back of a truck holding a sign with the N-word on it. Then Spider-Man climbed onto the truck, grabbed the sign and punched the fucking Nazi. Antifa Spidey 🕸️
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/08/2026
Mark Carney: "This fall we will begin intense discussions with the European Union, the world's second-largest economy, to build a much stronger and deeper economic and security partnership"
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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