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Jaan Pill

@jaanpill.bsky.social
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Filmmaker, writer, blogger, beginner practitioner of mindfulness preservedstories.com/blog

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A School of Juvenile Striped Eel Catfish.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Rescued turtle being released into the ocean: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
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Space @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
NASA has unveiled one of the closest images ever captured of Jupiter—and the detail is truly stunning. CREDIT:NASA
NASA has unveiled one of the closest images ever captured of Jupiter—and the detail is truly stunning.

Swirling cloud patterns, enormous storms, and chaotic bands sweep across the planet, each one far larger than Earth itself. These massive systems have been active for centuries, and many are likely to persist for generations.

A powerful reminder of how intense and ever-changing our Solar System truly is.

#Jupiter #NASA #SpaceExploration #SolarSystem #Astronomy #PlanetaryScience #SpaceFacts
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Do doctors treat poorer patients differently? People with lower income get sick more often and have worse access to care. New research from Tunisia examines whether the behaviour of doctors changes depending on the socioeconomic background of their patients.
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Do doctors treat poorer patients differently? Our study in Tunisia found they do – in subtle ways
New research in Tunisia examines whether doctors might indirectly contribute to health inequalities by communicating less effectively with poorer patients.
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The Yale Review @yalereview.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
"I found it very hard to attain the condition of unshakable certainty we checkers called 'checking sure.'" Susan Choi on her days as a fact-checker at The New Yorker.
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Susan Choi: My Days as a Fact-Checker at The New Yorker
Susan Choi reviews Austin Kelley's The Fact Checker —and recalls her own early career as a fact-checker at The New Yorker .
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
It’s not enough for Trump’s henchwomen to be fired and replaced by a new crop of corrupt goons — they must sooner than later be held to account in every way possible for their ceaseless predations, abuses and offenses against the law and the United States.
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Jaan Pill @jaanpill.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
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Microplastics Are Everywhere. Here’s How to Avoid Eating Them.
Microplastics may contribute to heart disease, lung disorders, and other health problems. Use these 12 tips to reduce your exposure.
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Joseph D. Ortiz @earthsciinfo.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
This is the way... 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 cleantechnica.com/2026/03/26/u...
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UK Mandates Rooftop Solar & Heat Pumps For New Homes Beginning In 2028 - CleanTechnica
The UK Future Homes Program will require rooftop solar and heat pumps in new homes beginning in April of 2028.
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Universal-Sci @universal-sci.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Incredibly beautiful: The Black Eye Galaxy Credit: NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI); Acknowledgment: S. Smartt (Institute of Astronomy) and D. Richstone (U. Michigan)
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Politico @politico.com · 27/03/2026
Former Trump Iran adviser says war is headed for escalation
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Former Trump Iran adviser says war is headed for escalation
After accurately forecasting Iran’s response before U.S. strikes, a former White House Iran expert explains why there’s no clear off-ramp — and why escalation may be next.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Rare video: watch a meteorite hit the Moon in real time 🌕☄️
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
“The journal’s retraction was prompted by a December 8 email from Markowitz and Rosner to the journal, which identified a glaring conflict of interest. They presented evidence that the commentary was written by a consultant paid by Johnson & Johnson” @profgoldberg.bsky.social
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Historians Unearth a Conflict of Interest, Prompting a Retraction by The Lancet Journal
The journal retracted an unsigned 1977 commentary claiming that talcum powder poses no serious health risks, despite robust contemporaneous scientific evidence to the contrary.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Stoat hopping across snow: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/03/2026
"One woman became so sick from eating the food that she began vomiting blood." "My 4-year-old son…hit his head and developed a black eye while in custody. I am very concerned that he may have suffered a head concussion and his condition has not been adequately addressed."
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Wormy food, intimidating guards, sick kids: Inside ICE’s only family detention center
First-person accounts paint a bleak picture of the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas.
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LaurelJStandley.bsky.social 🌳🌎 @laureljstandley.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Or we could switch to EVs and get much cleaner air without destroying more habitat.
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
This is a truly disturbing story, and all academics should hope he wins his case, but let’s not act as if this is solely because of Trump. This has been going on under Republican AND Democratic presidents — as well as in other countries.
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Professor sues Texas university that terminated contract after Palestine talk
Idris Robinson says Texas State violated his constitutional rights over off-campus talk seized on by pro-Israel activists
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Rescuing a gannet that has become entangled in abandoned fishing gear.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Octopus playing Now You See Me, Now You Don't: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi...
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Three paintings I loved the most from the exhibition I visited yesterday in Kyiv. So many were good. Most were created during the war.
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Charly Salonius-Pasternak @charlyjsp.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
We need people like Carl Sagan to describe the problem, Brent 👇🏼 to contribute to how to improve things locally (cities etc), the obscenely wealthy to focus on this one overriding issue (ostracise those who focus on their own wealth), and politicians to just follow the science on this.
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Mobius Stripper @mobiusstripper.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Me, being led away by the secret service after releasing thousands of gophers at the Capitol: "You don't understand! It's a scientifically proven way to revive a desolate place! I'm a patriot!" www.popularmechanics.com/science/envi...
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43 Years Ago, Scientists Dropped Gophers Onto a Volcano. Today, They’re Tiny Heroes.
It started as a go-for-broke experiment, but it wound up saving an ecosystem.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Conspiracy theories satisfy basic psychological needs, like wanting to belong & increased control. But once embraced, they make situation worse - decreasing autonomy & increasing isolation. Interesting study: Caught in the Loop onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 15/03/2026
zurl.co/Q6KxE "How prepared is the United States to respond if our adversaries escalate beyond conventional attacks and employ...CBRN weapons? The answer is troubling. The United States is less prepared for such an attack today than it was just a year ago."
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 14/03/2026
Director Geeta Gandbhir is the first woman ever nominated for Oscars in both documentary categories in the same year; her films are "The Perfect Neighbor" and "The Devil Is Busy." The nominations are "an incredible honor" but also "a platform to talk about the issues," Gandbhir says.
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
800 000 is all of the the old city of Toronto driven from their homes. (Blue on map)
Map of 6 pre amalgamation cities
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.
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First 6 Days of Iran War Cost U.S. $11.3 Billion, Pentagon Says
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Hezbollah’s decision to attack Israel in support of Iran endangers the entire region. Israel has the right to self-defence in line with international law. At the same time, Israel’s heavy-handed response is causing mass displacement and is further destabilising a fragile situation.
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birdsinmuseums.com @birdsinmuseums.com · 01/03/2026
Plaque with swallow (Late Period - Hellenistic Period (400-30 BCE)) Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
Plaque with swallow (Late Period - Hellenistic Period (400-30 BCE))

Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Important to call lies out when there are lies. These are lies from a liar.
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John Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Burning question (with an obvious answer)
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
A comparison of measles and polio mortality shortly after vaccines were developed for both: “During 1964, seven deaths due to paralytic poliomyelitis were reported in the United States. During the same period, an estimated 400 deaths, predominantly among preschool children, resulted from measles."
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VACCINATION AGAINST MEASLES
Now that means are at hand to prevent measles and poliomyelitis, it is interesting to compare the mortality associated with the two diseases. During 1964, seven deaths due to paralytic poliomyelitis w...
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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 17/02/2026
In Indonesia, two islands have already disappeared & thousands more face the threat of rising seas. Families are being relocated & tourism projects that once sustained local economies are fading away. Our photo story captures how climate-driven events are reshaping life for coastal communities.
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It’s Not Just Drought: Java is Drowning as Well
One of the largest islands in Indonesia is at risk of sinking due to sea level rise, putting millions of people on the coast at risk.
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SFU School of Public Policy @sfuspp.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Congratulations to all the SFU researchers, including our own Professor @koradebeck.bsky.social! "DeBeck and her team are generating policy-relevant science to guide public health responses to the overdose crisis." #sfuspp @sfufass.bsky.social
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Syd Cannings @sydcannings1.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
"While firebreaks remain an important tool in wildfire management, their reliability is constrained under extreme fire conditions."
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alexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Ossoff on Cobert's show: This whole Epstein saga has exposed the lie of the very core of Donald Trump's political project. It's been a lie since he came down the golden escalator. Which is that this guy cares about or ever wanted to anything to help working-class and middle-class Americans.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/02/2026
More of this, please. The folks in this grassroots group are heroes. Haven Watch lives by the promise, “No One Walks Alone.” Day or night, they show up. When people are released from ICE detention, volunteers meet them in the cold, disoriented, and exhausted. Beautiful and devastating all at once.
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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 18/02/2026
I just got my annual Public Lending Right cheque for Because Internet from the Canada Council for the Arts, so permit me a thread about what the public lending right is and why you should request books you love from public libraries!
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David Reevely @davidreevely.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
CBC radio ran a mini-doc the other day about slightly tougher Canadian border security making life harder on Minnesotans who live in Northwest Angle, whose only mainland connection is to Canada. Their county voted for Trump 3-1.
An excerpt of a map showing northern Minnesota, southeastern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. A small part of Minnesota juts out into Canada.
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Colin Peters (spoopy version) @colinpeters.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
I dunno, it seems kind of obvious that, given you can get to a place, being able to walk around is more conducive to shopping. I mean, shopping malls were generally not built like giant drive-thrus.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Africa leads growth in solar energy as demand spreads beyond traditional markets, report says. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/13/n...
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Africa leads growth in solar energy as demand spreads beyond traditional markets, says report
Africa was the world’s fastest-growing solar market in 2025, defying a global slowdown and reshaping where the momentum in renewable energy is concentrated, according to an industry report released in...
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John Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
What do you say, @liberalca.bsky.social ?
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 13/02/2026
New economic research: "We estimate that by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time."
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The Economic Costs of Brexit on the UK | Econofact
Brexit has had a substantial economic impact on the United Kingdom, with adverse effects on investment, productivity, employment, and growth.
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John Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Nothing I witnessed in #Russia while researching The Tiger in 2006-7 contradicts this assertion. Based on what I witnessed, Russia is the most intellectually and psychologically damaged country in the developed world. That MAGA USA emulates them should terrify and motivate everyone.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Muscle strength "significantly lower mortality risk after controlling for sociodemographic," etc. "...even in women not meeting guideline-recommended activity levels." Muscular Strength & Mortality in Women: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #Move 💪
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Muscular Strength and Mortality in Women Aged 63 to 99 Years
This cohort study evaluates associations between muscular strength and mortality in women aged 63 to 99 years accounting for accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior, systemic i...
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John Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
=Huge= thanks to @yukonberingia.bsky.social and @firesmartcanada.bsky.social for a banner evening. (And, wow, that short-faced bear skull . . .)
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
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A warning from Estonia: Russia’s economy is spiraling downward, but Moscow is still stockpiling for the ‘next war’ — Meduza
Russia is unlikely to attack any NATO member in the near future, but plans to continue its war against Ukraine, according to Estonia’s annual international security report. Published by the Estonian F...
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Measles can be a threat even to the vaccinated: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Measles outbreak with more than 30 cases, linked to Ag Days | CBC News
If the measles outbreak continues to get worse, rural health-care facilities in southwestern Manitoba might not have the capacity to house all the sick, according to a Neepawa family physician.
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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Where Print is King. Read all about it, by Riddhi Setty.
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Where Print Is King: In the college town of Oxford, Ohio, the 74-year-old ex-mayor is the paperboy.
In the college town of Oxford, Ohio, the seventy-four-year-old former mayor is a paperboy.
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Jaan Pill @jaanpill.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
www.cspi.org/article/food...
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Food Intelligence: A new book on ultra-processed foods & more
What's the latest on ultra-processed foods, weight loss, and more? Former NIH researcher Kevin Hall talks about his new book on how food nourishes and harms us.
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