Reposted by Jessica TheodorOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 11hSo, happy 89th anniversary of the day Oswald Mosley tried to sell fascism to Liverpudlians—and someone concussed him with a brick 552938862
Reposted by Jessica TheodorBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1hIt’s long past time for the U.S. to get a new president. 652093322
Reposted by Jessica TheodorAlberta's Voice @albertasvoice.ca · 1hGet informed and help spread the word about #abreferendum 2026. 🇨🇦 Explore and share our referendum information sites to understand the questions, how we got here and what's at stake on October 19. Stay in Canada. No to the Nine. 🔗 albertasvoice.ca/projects #abpoli #ableg #alberta #referendum 089
Reposted by Jessica TheodorScott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 2hHeather McPherson: "Get out there, vote. We didn't want to have this referendum. We shouldn't have given voice to these separatist jerks that are traitors to our country. But here's where we are. And I believe in Albertans. I believe that we have what it takes to get this over the finish line." 3277
Reposted by Jessica TheodorJennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 12hThere is literally nothing you can say to get through to them. They need that hate like the rest of us need air. 🙄 671240352
Reposted by Jessica TheodorScott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 3hMartin Patriquin isn't buying Danielle Smith's belief that a referendum will settle the separatism debate: "The idea that this issue is just going to go away because the Alberta separatists lose a referendum on a referendum is pure delusion." 55911
Reposted by Jessica TheodorShannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 10hWe are soon going to have to come to grips with the fact that this shit is asbestos for the mindnews.berkeley.eduUsing AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley NewsA UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life. 31440139
Reposted by Jessica TheodorLawrence Herzog 🇨🇦 @lawherz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Lies and weasel words. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is deliberately obtuse because she wants to wait until she sees the results so she can twist and bend them to her will. A woman with zero integrity, zero courage and zero respect for democracy and good governance. #abpolicbc.caAlberta premier unclear when asked to define threshold for questions 1 to 9 on referendum ballot | CBC NewsOn Thursday, CBC News asked Premier Danielle Smith to define what she considers a strong mandate and what the thresholds will be for taking action on each question. 1916565
Reposted by Jessica TheodorAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h“Zelenskyy could’ve stopped this war many times, and he chose not to … he better damn well stop” — Trump is no longer trying to conceal that he’s fully on Putin’s side 201890463256
Reposted by Jessica TheodorCtenophores Rock! @ctenophoresrock.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Much older than dinosaurs, comb jellies have been around since the Cambrian Period (~500 mya) 🤯 Fossils found in Utah suggest early species had upwards of 24 comb rows & a sensory system! Learn more about the findings: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... Stay tuned for more #CtenophoreFunFacts! 🦑 0248
Reposted by Jessica TheodorTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 09/10/2026One of the handful of articles telling it like it is instead of misinforming the public. By @saragoud.bsky.social for @thebulletin.org Yes. Its bad science based on numbers out of various behinds, but that's not how most of the rest of the media is discussing it. thebulletin.org/2026/09/how-...thebulletin.orgHow the bad science of AI doomerism is good for big businessThere is no clear path showing that today’s AI systems will lead to superintelligence, much less a basis for calculating the probability of doom. 5279111
Reposted by Jessica TheodorAnna Lührmann @annaluehrmann.eurosky.social · 08/10/2026I stand in solidarity with researchers at the #disinfo2026 conference. We need brave researchers and civil society in our fight against disinformation. EU institutions and governments should not cave under US pressure. 011938
Reposted by Jessica Theodorno brain, only alison @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This woman and the provincial government have absolutely no right nor position to do this. These are municipal matters. The city is in charge of them. The way these clowns behave like they're libertarians and then slam down authoritarian actions like this to quash any progress is infuriating. 1177
Reposted by Jessica TheodorFossillocator @fossillocator.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Its now been confirmed that Mason and some others at FHSU decided to talk to a london based middle east antiquities dealer that Mason heard on a podcast. So instead of talking to someone in-house or even in the US about ethical deaccessioning, she does this. www.hdnews.net/2026/10/07/b...hdnews.netBREAKING NEWS - Salomon Aaron Identified as FHSU’s Outside Museum Adviser; Sternberg Fundraising Goal Raised to $1 Million - Hays Daily News 1189
Reposted by Jessica TheodorMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Paging Danielle Smith nationalnewswatch.com/2026/10/08/a...nationalnewswatch.comAlberta's economic prospects depend on immigration, chamber says as…National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views. 612237
Reposted by Jessica TheodorJennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 12hThe epitome of greed is to have more money than you could ever spend in 100 lifetimes and still refuse to pay your employees a livable wage. 13448721576
Reposted by Jessica Theodor🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 10hMay your long weekend be filled with more reasons for gratitude than there are leaves on a maple tree. 🍁 Happy Thanksgiving! 2437895
Reposted by Jessica TheodorRiley Black 🏳️⚧️ 🦖 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I think this is an important point, especially the role museums have bolstered the commercial market and monetization of fossils under the auspices of saving them for science. We are still dealing with the effects of “Sue.” 073
Reposted by Jessica TheodorProsanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 09/10/2026#SaveTheAcademy save-the-academy.org #SaveTheSternberg foundation.fhsu.edu/save-sternbe...save-the-academy.orgSave the Academy of Natural SciencesDon't mourn — organize. The museum's last public day is Sunday, Sept 27. Ten things you can do today. 086
Reposted by Jessica TheodorProsanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Remember 'the Grand Bargain' for the Detroit Institute of Arts. They were nearly forced to auction off paintings to pay off city debt. www.nytimes.com/2014/11/08/a... Museums should not be held hostage because of the mismanagement and malfeasance of others.nytimes.com‘Grand Bargain’ Saves the Detroit Institute of Arts (Published 2014) 2139
Reposted by Jessica TheodorProsanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Natural history museums are at an inflection point that started with the auctioning of dinosaurs. If Fort Hays State (Sternberg) or Drexel (Acad.Nat.Sci.) think they can monetize collections (i.e., sell natural history specimens); museums become safety deposit boxes instead of research institutes. 39741
Reposted by Jessica TheodorJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 122117955048
Reposted by Jessica TheodorParksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 8hLet's talk PROFITIZATION of healthcare Dual Billing is Step Three of the 3 step plan by govt 1 - Help pay to build private facilities 2 - Force more care in these private facilities 3 - Allow Dual Billing without any discussion - drives workforce to private facilities 817591
Reposted by Jessica TheodorBlack Panther🍁💪🦫🇨🇦 @blackpanther25.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Jeff Rath is a Traitor😡 #CanadaSky🇨🇦 1931486
Reposted by Jessica Theodore.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 09/10/2026just to emphasize what's happening here: BMW (a company that used slave labor under the Nazis) refused to provide an official vehicle to the ultra right-wing AfD party, which is now asking Elon Musk to provide a Tesla instead Tesla literally becoming the Nazi car brand 682993843
Reposted by Jessica TheodorColleen @collburns.bsky.social · 09/10/2026For all those Conservatives and so called Liberal supports blaming the Carney Government for the layoffs at Stelco Steel!!!!!!!👇👇👇👇👇👇 18339157
Reposted by Jessica TheodorJason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Alberta’s premier lavishes praise on Ottawa for how much it collaborated with the province before making new court appointments, days before Alberta’s referendum Q that proposes to constutionally overhaul the way judges are picked. (bonus, surely, that one new judge was her deputy Justice minister) 53215
Reposted by Jessica TheodorMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Conservatives are the biggest gatekeepers when it comes to housing supply and affordability in Canada, as I wrote three years ago. Danielle Smith and the UCP just proved my point, again. www.nationalobserver.com/2023/06/12/o...nationalobserver.comAre Poilievre’s conservative allies the real gatekeepers?Pierre Poilievre likes to rail against "gatekeepers" and the role they play in Canada's ultra-high housing costs — and he has a point. It's one he should bring up with the conservative politicians who... 819661
Jessica Theodor @jmtheodor.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Enjoy! It's a beautiful time to be in Toronto, I'm jealous. 000
Reposted by Jessica TheodorMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I remain concerned that the premier will use any potential problems on referendum day/on Elections Alberta's part to justify *another* referendum -- one that would presumably keep the separatists off her back for a little while longer. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/17/o...nationalobserver.comDanielle Smith is sowing the seeds of a democratic legitimacy crisisForget about banning American imports. In Alberta, the government is actively importing as many aspects of their political culture as possible. The latest: election denialism. 2832199
Reposted by Jessica TheodorFair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 09/10/2026In an excellent article for the Observer, @maxfawcett.bsky.social explains why Mark Carney should use his political capital to deliver proportional representation. Quebec just proved how first-past-the-post distorts results across parties. Read it here! www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/08/o...nationalobserver.comThe Quebec election was yet another example of our electoral system’s flaws. Mark Carney should fix themIt was more than a decade ago when former prime minister Justin Trudeau promised to change Canada's electoral system. Mark Carney should finish the job. 15621
Reposted by Jessica TheodorLorna MacGillivray @elemjay.bsky.social · 09/10/2026When ten percent more girls get to go to school, their nation's GDP rises by three percent. #MatriarchyNow 0246
Reposted by Jessica Theodorcvin.bsky.social @cvin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026If the threat of PQ eventually pushing forward with a referendum on separation with 30% mandate from the voters doesn't get @mark-carney.bsky.social to act on #ProportionalRepresentation, I don't know what will. 073
Reposted by Jessica TheodorMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This would sink a presidency in any other era. I would bet most Americans will never hear it even happened.wapo.stTrump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policyThe purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk. 6238221391
Reposted by Jessica Theodorclnzjay 🌱 🐶 🇨🇦 @clnz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Andrew Thompson definitely gets it. 021
Reposted by Jessica Theodorclnzjay 🌱 🐶 🇨🇦 @clnz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Greer is deliberately conflating a Quebec provincial election into a judgment on the federal government. PQ won just 27.9% of the vote. That's a minority government, hardly a mandate from Quebec to reject PM Carney or Canada. The US admin is actively trying to divide Canada. Such snakes & liars! 4103
Reposted by Jessica TheodorPetra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Important findings but not surprising. Those gifts should be prohibited, as should the comoany sponsored free lunches and dinners at medical conferences. 001
Reposted by Jessica TheodorProf Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 09/10/2026There is no faster way to lose the future than to turn away the people who will help build it. www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comUS proposes $100,000 charge for international students to do post-graduate workProposed rule would choke off a crucial STEM talent pipeline, policy specialists say 1120469
Reposted by Jessica TheodorDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I lived in Miami for six years. The most racist shit I’ve ever heard of my life came from my Cuban and Venezuelan immigrant neighbors, talking about Mexican and Salvadoran immigrants. 3293