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Marcus Daniel

@marcusdaniel344.bsky.social
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Ph.D. Exercise Physiology (Pitt)....other adventures, YorkU, UVa, UToledo. Tons of teaching, stats, nutrition, physiology, anatomy. Scientific writer and 1st time fiction writer. www.marcusdaniel.org

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Marcus Daniel @marcusdaniel344.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Fkn pricks. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Whistleblower alleges millions of Driscoll’s berries sent to Canada with excess chemical levels | CBC News
A whistleblower lawsuit in California is alleging millions of pounds of Driscoll's fruit containing non-compliant levels of pesticides and chemicals crossed the border into Canada, and the company tri...
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The Journal of Physiology @jphysiol.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
'Muscle #tendon vibration revisited: Why tonic vibration reflex and #kinaesthetic illusions matter' 🧠 💻️ Read the recent #TopicalReview by Nicolas Amiez and co-authors👇️ 🔗 physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Canadian PM Mark Carney 🇨🇦 says criminals exploit “irresponsible American gun laws” and weak U.S. border enforcement to move illegal firearms into Canada, saying U.S. platforms have become “seas of racism, misogyny, antisemitism, Islamophobia, and hate.” #cdnpoli
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Sam Vimes @samvimes6.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The best summing up of Trump i've ever seen.
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Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
With the Liberals we are fighting on our feet. With conservatives we would be serving on our knees. I know which I prefer.
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Marcus Daniel @marcusdaniel344.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
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Marcus Daniel @marcusdaniel344.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Nobody could have seen this coming....right?......right? www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y_h...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Every senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr owns this tragedy. Every single one.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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Defend Public Health @defendpublichealth.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Henrietta Lacks was a Black woman whose (ovarian) cancer cells were used wo her/her family’s consent. Her cells are what would become the HeLa cell, the first immortalized human cell line & one of the most important in medical research. #BackHistoryMonth
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Gerard Elwood @gerardelwood.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents 'It is a question of aligning educational tools with how human learning actually works.' fortune.com/2026/02/21/l...
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The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents | Fortune
Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath said older generations “screwed up” giving students access to so much technology: “I genuinely hope Gen Z quickly figures that out and gets mad.”
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Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The Steady State Sentinel Episode 13: America’s “Strategic Self-Immolation” open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
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The Steady State Sentinel: America’s “Strategic Self-Immolation”
Listen now | Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author Tim Weiner about the state of U.S. national security, democracy, and the intelligence community amid unprecedented political upheaval.
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Marcus Daniel @marcusdaniel344.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
FFS www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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IDF says it dug up Canadian soldiers' graves to destroy Gaza tunnel | CBC News
The Israel Defence Forces have given CBC News an official explanation for the destruction of a cemetery holding the remains of 22 Canadian soldiers who died serving as peacekeepers in the Middle East ...
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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
“At the age of 23, before she'd even earned her PhD, Carol Greider made the discovery that would earn her the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Along with her supervisor and co-laureate Elizabeth Blackburn, she discovered the enzyme telomerase…”
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Rose @buetter.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Canadian journalist David Cochrane said it best “"America isn't the way it is because he's president. He's president because America is the way it is."
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Trish 🇨🇦 Sorry! 🍁 @trishly.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
I don't agree historians will be stunned, they've seen thIs throughout history, in the USA.
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Journal of Biomechanics @jbiomech.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
😃 In a new article published in J Biomech, Avanji et al. show that trunk muscle fatigue alters lower limb biomechanics in recreational runners, particularly in terms of mechanical work distribution and leg stiffness. 👀https://buff.ly/VovnOa6
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The Assembly @theassemblync.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
BREAKING: For the first time, the UNC System could soon define “academic freedom” across North Carolina’s public universities. The move comes as professors and administrators warn that Trump administration policies are threatening their rights. www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
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UNC System Board Weighs Defining, Setting 'Parameters' for Academic Freedom
The proposed policy explains the concept the same way a faculty group did last fall, but system leaders added limitations on what is protected.
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Costa Rica Kid @zymplex.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
This is as accurate as it gets…
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Nature @nature.com · 30/12/2025
These institutions are retraction hotspots go.nature.com/4rVb56y
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Exclusive: These universities have the most retracted scientific articles
A first-of-its-kind analysis by Nature reveals which institutions are retraction hotspots.
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Marcus Daniel @marcusdaniel344.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAIJ...
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How a German Shepherd Helped a Scared Rescued Kitten Feel Loved Again
YouTube video by Laffey and Amy
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William E Bales @williamebales.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
As a Quantum technology developer, AI is "Automated Input" NOT "Artificial Intelligence." AI developers DO NOT know how to develop & program the actual "Intelligence" into AI yet because they haven't created a quantum based Operating System that uses synaptic threading inputs for coding. I have.
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Marcus Daniel @marcusdaniel344.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Guessing this isn't Malinda.
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Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Want to learn about the CIA from the guy that wrote the book? I'm teaching six online classes on the world's most famous secret agency in January and February. Sign up here...and see you there! roundtable.org/live-courses...
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The CIA: A Short Course in Secret Power
How does the US run a secret intelligence service in an open democracy? Join Tim Weiner, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, to explore the CIA over 5 decades spanning Vietnam and Watergate, the conflicts in Central America, the search for a mission after the cold war, the advent of al Qaeda, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, secret prisons and torture, the threat of Russian and Chinese spies, and today’s assaults on American intelligence under Trump.
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Sounds about right.
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
And yes, just because he’s weak and pathetic doesn’t mean he’s not dangerous. So feel free to read and repost. This is about the psychology that leads to this sociopathic behavior (and subsequent drowning of insecurities in alcohol). www.salon.com/2025/12/03/p...
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Hegseth's "warrior ethos" is cowardice
He calls himself the "Secretary of War" and plays a tough guy on TV, but in real life he's a major weenie
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Nature @nature.com · 17/11/2025
Obituary: George Smoot (1945-2025) Charismatic cosmologist who revealed ripples in the Big Bang’s afterglow go.nature.com/4pzpLqj
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George Smoot obituary: Charismatic cosmologist who revealed ripples in the Big Bang’s afterglow
Nobel laureate who mapped temperature variations in the cosmic microwave background.
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Marcus Daniel @marcusdaniel344.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Be careful folks. www.cbc.ca/news/gopubli...
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89-year-old scammed out of $1.7M in life savings — blames RBC and CIBC for not protecting him | CBC News
A Victoria man says two of Canada’s biggest banks failed miserably in protecting him from one of the largest bank investigator scams ever reported. Royal Bank and CIBC claim they have robust protectio...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Sound Up 🔊 ( ht: @stanrezaee.bsky.social )
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Marcus Daniel @marcusdaniel344.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
For those interested in burning off some cobwebs in their cerebral cortex. Spoiler alert.....RFK Jr is still a drug addled lunatic and tRump is right out of central casting in the Epstein files. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
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Marcus Daniel @marcusdaniel344.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
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How the body's nerves become accomplices in the spread of cancer
An emerging relationship between the nervous system and tumor growth suggests new therapies
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Marcus Daniel @marcusdaniel344.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Year over year percent change in total visitors to Las Vegas....looks like sin city is getting along with a lot less sinners. www.lvcva.com/research/
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Science Magazine @science.org · 28/07/2025
In a recent #ScienceImmunology Review, researchers discuss how interactions between the nervous and immune systems could impact neurological disorders and allergy-related behaviors like food avoidance. Learn more: scim.ag/4mpgzE5
A graphic showing that interactions between the nervous system and type 2 immunity occur across multiple organs depending on the context of allergic triggers or injury.
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Nature @nature.com · 23/07/2025
Scientists overwhelmingly recognize the value of sharing null results, but rarely publish them in the research literature go.nature.com/450KElr
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Researchers value null results, but struggle to publish them
Survey finds that fear of reputational harm and a lack of support and publication platforms are among respondents’ key concerns.
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Nature @nature.com · 20/07/2025
Nuclear deterrence is no longer a two-player game, and emerging technologies further threaten the status quo go.nature.com/4nWgmJ6
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How to avoid nuclear war in an era of AI and misinformation
Nature - Nuclear deterrence is no longer a two-player game, and emerging technologies further threaten the status quo. The result is a risky new nuclear age.
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💙 ElleDancer 💙 @elleydancer.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Rest in peace, beautiful & talented Olivia Hussey ... variety.com/2024/film/ob...
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Olivia Hussey, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘Black Christmas’ Star, Dies at 73
Olivia Hussey, an actor who was scouted for Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 'Romeo and Juliet' adaptation and starred in 'Black Christmas,' died Friday at 73.
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Tom De Ville @devilligan.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
RIP Olivia Hussey, the original Final Girl, and wearer of the most iconic Christmas sweater in cinema history. You were magnificent!
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Marcus Daniel @marcusdaniel344.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
July 2018 issue of New Scientist.
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Marcus Daniel @marcusdaniel344.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
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Marcus Daniel @marcusdaniel344.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
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Marcus Daniel @marcusdaniel344.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
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The Onion @theonion.com · 25/10/2024
‘The Onion’ Officially Endorses Joe Biden For President
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‘The Onion’ Officially Endorses Joe Biden For President
Throughout its venerable 268-year reign, The Onion has always made it a top priority to endorse the correct presidential candidates. From George Washington to Richard Nixon to Donald Trump, this insti...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
CARTOON OF THE DAY
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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Marcus Daniel @marcusdaniel344.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Just a little nostalgia to break away from.....well....you know! www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Jq...
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Eddie Money - I Wanna Go Back
YouTube video by EddieMoneyVEVO
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Accurate.
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Marcus Daniel @marcusdaniel344.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
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Marcus Daniel @marcusdaniel344.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
2022 midterms: 222-213, R to D. 2024 U.S. House: 220-214 (likely 215). R's will not seat 220, they'll seat 219 (no Gaetz). Wonder if R's will have an easier time this year to pick a Speaker?
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
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