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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Nova Scotia has proposed legislation increasing political interference in universities. Political interference in education isn’t just an American phenomenon. It’s alive and well in Canada too. Politicians should not dictate the priorities of universities.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 08/02/2025

The NIH announced it will slash billions of dollars of support to universities and research centers. This is one of the biggest attacks on science we have ever seen. It could dismantle the biomedical research system, shut down clinical trials, and halt development of treatments.

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

“Accurate information on how many people in a community die from COVID, or any other cause—is essential for making decisions about public health. It is also important for families. Everyone deserves to know why a loved one died.”

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New Analysis Reveals Many Excess Deaths Attributed to Natural Causes Are Actually Uncounted COVID-19 Deaths

The new study provides the most compelling data yet to suggest that excess mortality rates from chronic illnesses and other natural causes were actually driven by COVID-19 infections.

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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 07/02/2025

It just occurred to me that my book came out a year ago today. Buy it if you haven't yet: www.dundurn.com/books_/t2211...

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Kenneyism - Dundurn

With over 2,300 books in print, Dundurn Press is recognized for producing high quality, award-winning books across multiple genres.

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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Conservative lead in the latest Ipsos sits at +13% Last Ipsos poll on January 7 had their lead at +26%

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Melanee Thomas @melomas.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Come work with us! We're looking for a colleague specializing in Gender and Diversity in Politics. Subfield open, but IR and Conparativists are especially encouraged to apply. careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1555649...

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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts in Calgary, AB, ...

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october "pre-order The Struggle Is Always Worth It now!" krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I'll have more to say about this later, but for now I want to share this piece I was honored to write for @thesicktimes.bsky.social about friendship & COVID. I hope ppl will read it if they are the covid-cautious friend or if they are not, and find some clarity here thesicktimes.org/2025/01/30/t...

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The “pandemic of abandonment”: Navigating friendships five years into COVID-19 - The Sick Times

Over the last five years of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many people have experienced significant changes and ruptures to their personal relationships. People with Long COVID and people taking COVID...

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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

It is simply not enough for universities to say, “Our grants & research offices are looking into how research will be affected by the latest directive.” University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

In view of the anti-mask, anti-vax, anti-science "report" released by the AB gov't last week, it seems like a good time to reshare our call for a national inquiry into Canada's response to the pandemic. 1/ link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Canada needs a national COVID-19 inquiry now - BMC Medicine

Background We are now in the fifth year of an ongoing pandemic, and Canada continues to experience significant surges of COVID-19 infections. In addition to the acute impacts of deaths and hospitaliza...

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

On this day in 1988, the Supreme Court of Canada held that the abortion provision of the Criminal Code was unconstitutional and violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Let's learn more about the landmark R v Morgentaler case 🧵1/15

The photo depicts a person standing in front of a banner that reads "Abortion Rights Action" in English and "La Canadienne a le droit à" in French, which translates to "The Canadian woman has the right to." The individual is raising both hands, with fingers forming a peace or victory sign. The person is dressed in a suit and tie

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 28/01/2025

@adrianecarr.bsky.social, a champion of Green politics and the longest-serving politician on Vancouver’s city council, has resigned from her seat. @bychrischeung.bsky.social interviews Carr on her departure, her time in office and what it means to be Green.

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Adriane Carr, Green Champion, Leaves Vancouver’s City Hall | The Tyee

From underdog to veteran councillor, she resigned mid-term. A Tyee Q&A on trust, ‘real democracy’ and what’s next.

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

How problematic is the Alberta report on COVID? Very. Recommendations embrace misinformation & run counter to a vast & diverse body of evidence. Policy analysis is nonsensical & displays a lack of knowledge about law or ethics. This is science in Alberta? Dark Age 2.0.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/01/2025

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

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White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

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Katelynn Kowalchuk @katelynnkowalchuk.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

This shit is discriminatory and dehumanizing, not to mention anti-science (I am speaking in both my professional and personal capacity here)

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

OK. The richest, most powerful man in history is a fascist. He's using his enormous wealth to install national leaders who'll advance his fascist agenda. Again: What are we going to do with this information?

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/01/2025

Freezing scientific funding isn’t abstract. In medicine, life or death is often dictated by time. Temporary delays can cause great harm.

A friend of mine has skin cancer and was about to start a clinical trial at MD Anderson after his other treatments did not work.

Trump's decision to temporarily halt funding for medical research also applies to clinical trials.

His treatment is now canceled.

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Jonathan Pradinuk @jonpradinuk.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Wider streets are a terrible idea. They are less safe, more expensive to build and maintain, and take up valuable land that could be put to better use like housing or public space. Most streets are already too wide as evidenced by massive “sneckdowns”

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 22/01/2025

The censorship begins: According to officials, the Trump administration is instructing health agencies including the CDC, FDA, NIH, and HHS to pause all external communications, such as health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites and social media posts.

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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

My new essay comic, Antisemitism in a Time of Genocide, is now up at Le Monde Diplomatique in France. I’ll thread the 8 panels in English here, and link to the French at the end.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 20/01/2025

Do not obey in advance

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 14/01/2025

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is bragging about distributing N95 masks. Yet, just 6 months ago Bass proposed a ban on masks in LA.

Mayor Karen Bass
@MayorOfLA
I’ve directed the distribution of hundreds of thousands of N95 masks with help from our city council members and city departments to all City libraries, recreation centers and senior centers.

We’re working protect everyone from the impact of poor air quality caused by the fires.

Pick up a mask now and protect yourselves and your loved ones.

Despite Covid surge, Los Angeles mayor considers mask ban at protests
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As Covid cases rise across California, the Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass announced that city officials were exploring the legality of wearing masks at demonstrations.

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rhiannon @rhiannonev.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

if you’re in Regina or Saskatoon we will bring free masks to your door!! linktr.ee/maskblocsask

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Mask Bloc Sask | Instagram | Linktree

volunteer-run mutual aid providing masks to our neighbours in Treaties 4 & 6

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Katelynn Kowalchuk @katelynnkowalchuk.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I just finished knitting my first sweater and it took around 40 hours from beginning to end (this also obvs doesn't include time spent to shear/spin wool, make knitting needles, learn the craft, etc.). For labour alone this sweater would cost $696 at min. wage in BC.

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tern @1goodtern.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Covid infection can cause lasting cognitive impairment, memory issues, clinical anxiety and depression, obsessive behaviour, brain fog, PTSD-like symptoms, insomnia, increased risk of psychosis, mood swings, heightened stress responses. And that's just a taste. Wear a mask.

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

The death of local journalism is an affront to democracy and yet this trend continues because news continues to be the domain of venture capitalists willing to kill news to make a buck. A damn shame.

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Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Disabled and senior people constitute the highest number of deaths in climate disasters like wildfires and flooding due to poor planning and lack of investment by the govt. Something I wrote about wildfires in Northern CA: sf.curbed.com/2018/11/13/1... #LAFires #LAFirestorm2025

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In California wildfires, disabled people may be left behind

"Our lives are at stake and thoughts and prayers are not enough"

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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 06/01/2025

Surely the resurgence of the r-slur couldn’t have anything to do with tech billionaires’ fondness for eugenics

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Andrea DeKeseredy @andiewinnipeg.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

🧵The University of Alberta has announced it is shifting from “EDI” to “access, community and belonging.” Based on my experiences researching inequality in higher education in Alberta, this is unlikely to have any benefits other than to appease the UCP.

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Bill Flanagan: Why the U of A is moving from EDI to access, community and belonging

Why the University of Alberta is moving from equity, diversion and inclusion to access, community, and belonging.

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Emily Eaton 🇵🇸 @emilyeaton.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

This open letter in support of @seantucker.bsky.social is at 200 signatures. Please add your name so we can hold universities accountable to the principles of academic freedom including discussion and education about Palestine t.co/R4l1oMP4A7?s...

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Letter of support for Dr. Sean Tucker addressed to UBC President, Provost, and Dean of Medicine

Dear Drs. Averill, Bacon, Kellehe, and Anis: We, the undersigned, are writing with concern about the treatment of Dr. Sean Tucker by the University of British Columbia. This matter can be fairly des...

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Winter Nocturne Nicki Ault 2020

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Solstice Drive to St. Anthony Christopher Pratt 2008

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Miriam IRL @miriam.blacksky.app · 19/12/2024

“Gisèle has waived her right to anonymity, saying she wanted to make "shame swap sides" from the victim to the rapist” We all stand behind Gisèle. I hope this sliver of justice will bring some peace to her and many other women.

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Pelicot rape trial: all 50 men on trial alongside Dominique Pelicot found guilty over rapes and sexual assaults of Gisèle Pelicot – live updates

French court sentences Dominique Pelicot to 20 years in prison and finds 46 other men guilty of rape, two of attempted rape and two of sexual assault

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 20/12/2024

What's it like to commute to work by bike in the coldest city in Canada? Double bassist Daniel Perry can tell you all about it. thenarwhal.ca/winnipeg-sym...

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Cycling to the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, year-round | The Narwhal

Double bassist Daniel Perry is encouraging his colleagues at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra to bike to work through the winter

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 18/12/2024

Reminder: High quality masks/respirators such as N95s protect against all airborne viruses including bird flu.

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Robert Chapman @drrobertchapman.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Check out our critical neurodiversity studies conference call for abstracts and save the date! ndhumanities.com/2024/12/17/c...

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Call for Abstracts: Critical Neurodiversity Studies, 24–26 June 2025, Durham, UK – ND Hums

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Night Snow Maud Lewis 1958

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

From 1979

Trudeau Resigns As Liberal Leader
--News and Record, 22 Nov 1979

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 16/12/2024

e-pimohtâtamihk paskwâw mostos meskanaw — Travelling the Buffalo Road, a beautiful story from Kayla MacInnis, co-published with our friends at @indiginews.bsky.social, now translated into nehiyawêwin (Plains Cree) by Dorothy Thunder. Read & listen! 🦬

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e-pimohtâtamihk paskwâw mostos meskanaw

Indigenous nations are rematriating the buffalo and restoring balance to their homelands. Read and listen to this story in nehiyawêwin (Plains Cree)

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saskatchewan potato utility (redux) @acabirlios.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

The Flaman Fitness guy is always unsettling but never more so than in winter when he looks like they strapped one of the Everest ice mummies to a treadmill

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Katelynn Kowalchuk @katelynnkowalchuk.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

One of my political awakening moments from early childhood was writing a strongly-worded letter to Stephen Harper about the evils of standardized testing

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Trudy Keil, PhD @trudykeil.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

As a U of R student, I find it appalling that the U of R student union has moved to defund the U of R Women's Centre and URPride. I let them know what I think and you should too (especially if you're a U of R student). The more voices they hear from, the better. Contact here: ursu.ca/contact/

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