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Mark Garner

@markgarner.bsky.social
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U.S. born, Canadian by ancestry and by choice. A scientist, a self-defrocked academic in the biotech industry. Silicon Valley and NIH veteran. Classical music aficionado, Opera-phile, Bibliophile. Man kann Deutsch sprechen, et on peux parler Français.

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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 1h
This is an adjective that wasn't covered in my University German classes. Or, as the NY Times delicately puts it, "an act which, in biological reality, is quite difficult"? Es ist Céline fucking Dion Die Seite können Sie sich unter dieser Adresse anschauen: sz.de/li.3551514
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Céline Dion mit Comeback-Konzerten in Paris: Sängerin trotzt der Krankheit und begeistert
Was wurde nicht spekuliert: Singt sie selber? Steht die Sängerin das durch? Ein Besuch kurz vor Ende ihrer langen Konzertreihe in Paris.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
U.S. Customs is blocking a *customs bonded truck* bound for to Campobello Island - Canadian territory where Franklin Roosevelt's summer home was - because it contains newly banned materials like milk. I believe it was Edmund Burke who said "A great empire, and little minds go ill together".
cp24.com
Truck carrying mail, milk and alcohol to isolated N.B. island held at U.S. border
A truck carrying supplies for an isolated New Brunswick island linked to the rest of Canada by U.S. roads was turned back at the international border Tuesday, says the local member of Parliament.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On the Toronto subway line 2 yesterday
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This image distills the much of the difference between Canada and the U.S. to a single billboard (on a toll highway just north of Toronto which overlaps with the Monarchs' migration corridor www.reddit.com/r/MonarchBut...
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From the MonarchButterfly community on Reddit: Safe Migration Billboard
Explore this post and more from the MonarchButterfly community
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"There are so many advantages to being an old man that I wonder why I put it off so long ..." Garrison Keillor
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is ugly to begin with, and is just going to get uglier. In the vein of "other than that, how did you like the play Mrs. Lincoln" at least the White House is on record that there will be no recissions this year. I am so glad I got out of academics... This is a gift link
nytimes.com
White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"No one will dictate to Canada with whom we can sign accords". Damn right....
lefigaro.fr
«Personne ne dictera au Canada avec qui il peut signer des accords» : Mark Carney, favorable au rapprochement avec l’UE, répond à Donald Trump
Sur fond de désamour avec les États-Unis, la présidente de la Commission européenne a proposé mercredi que le Canada puisse devenir le premier pays «membre associé» de l’UE, en s’adressant à Mark Carn...
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Jeff Adler @jeffadler326.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
11 minutes before sunrise this morning, Toronto
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Molasses? Exactly how much molasses does Canada export to the U.S.? Are there molasses tanker ships that dock in New Orleans? Or does Trump have something against Christmas cookies? After all, in the first round he did tariff Christmas decorations. It just seems pretty totally random.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
At the Canadian National Airshow today - the Snowbirds saying goodbye for a few years...
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
No Tab Pete is at it again. That's OK, we in Canada are very happy with and proud of the brave people in our coast guard, who put their own lives at risk to save others - including U.S. citizens in Canadian waters. And there's no way one miserable drunk is going to change that.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I don't think I've ever heard of a museum of any sort just plain closing before, not even in Detroit in the implosion era. The justification sounds like typical university argle-bargle. At least they're preserving the collections.
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changing-the-future-of-the-academy
The Academy of Natural Sciences will be closing its museum at the end of September, but preserving its research and collections mission.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Why do I think Xi Jinping is having a victory toast with his inner circle.
washingtonpost.com
Military leaders warn Hegseth against extending Iran war operations
A recent classified assessment advised that prolonged large-scale operations in the Middle East risk weakening U.S. capabilities elsewhere.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
History rhymes "..hundreds of German scientists and other intellectuals would flee to the UK, the US, and dozens of other countries to protect their livelihoods and their lives. The Nazi regime pushed out leading researchers such as Albert Einstein, Hans Krebs, and even national hero Fritz Haber"
nytimes.com
Canada Hires U.S. Scholars From Harvard and Other Top Universities (Gift Article)
A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
It doesn't really matter what he calls it. The only way to get from Lake ONTARIO to Lake Erie is through the Welland Canal (unless Trump claims oceangoing ships can go UP Niagara Falls). Oh, and interesting factoid...the Welland Canal is entirely in Canada. Not that Canada would ever close it..😁
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
My pet peeve, too (😉)
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Michigan girls know how to deal with creeps...
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This has to be one of the greatest lines in Hollywood history, and only Dolly could pull it off
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
When I was an "Expert" at NICHD, the director was Dr. Duane Alexander, who was a legend in child and maternal care. You know, little things like eliminating maternal transmission of HIV. He didn't grandstand and court the press like other institute directors. And now NIH has fallen this far?
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We're well past 'Elbows up". Perhaps it's time to introduce Messrs. Lutnick and Greer to that fine old Canadian tradition, the Shawinigan Handshake canadaehx.com/2021/02/06/t...
canadaehx.com
The Shawinigan Handshake
It was on an unassuming Flag Day in 1996 when an incident would happen that would become part of Canadian lore. It has been parodied, debated and much more. It was the Shawinigan Handshake, and tod…
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
One of the greatest voices ever - Jon Vickers from Saskatchewan www.youtube.com/watch?v=s92o...
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"We were not prepared to compromise on our sovereignty, the protection of the French language, and our culture. To our American colleagues, let us be clear: for my government and for Canada, these issues were never on the table, even though the United States tried until the very last minute."
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I grew up in Dearborn. I worked on the top floor of that library as a page during my senior year in high school. How dare these tinhorn fascists invade one of the most interesting places in America. The AI generated pablum below cannot possibly capture the indignation.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Toronto has 3 gay bathhouses and one all-gender bathhouse which are, let's say, not hosting bible study. It's a non-issue. People who don't approve are not required to patronize any of them. People who do patronize them are adults with agency and autonomy. That's how it is in the 21st Century.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
OH, my - they express regret. Express Regret... Over 70,000 dead and they EXPRESS REGRET. Not even Dante knew a circle of Hell deep enough for these m0the3rf*ckers
newyorker.com
How Biden Enabled Israel’s Aggression Toward Gaza—and Iran
Top officials from the previous Administration now express regret over their failure to rein in Netanyahu.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Masterclass, indeed. ?
ifloz.substack.com
The Shakedown That Wasn't: How Mark Carney Sold Trump Half of Fuck-All
A masterclass in feeding a bully a hollow chocolate Easter bunny and letting him brag about the wrapper.
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Metin Seven, Moon Child's dad 🌝 @seven.eurosky.social · 19/07/2026
Photo of a van with a text printed on its back: "We fix what ChatGPT said you should try!"
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
This is amazingly lowbrow and crass. I wonder if these yo-yos realize how many lives are involved finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/a...
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Kalshi Allows Betting On Clinical Trials And FDA Drug Decisions
Prediction market Kalshi is allowing users to bet on the outcomes of clinical trials and U.S. Food and Drug Adminis...
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This must have been scary as f*ck. I understand the crew is safe. Talk about a bad day on the job... youtu.be/0c1llRESR6o?...
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'We're encased in flames now' | Wildfire surrounds train in Northern Ontario
YouTube video by CTV News
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The best ever www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QQ2...
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La marseillaise 200 aniversario Revolución Francesa - La mar
YouTube video by Eusebio Gayosso Resucitado
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"If you reach the final two grumpy cows before the sea, you have gone too far," they said. And that was how I realised I had finally gone too far.
Two magnificently belligerent cows I met on the South West coast path the summer before last.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
"Canada is the true country of endless possibilities... A journey through the better America". Damn right www.stern.de/politik/ausl...
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Im wahren Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten
Kanada bedient Sehnsüchte, die Trumps USA nicht mehr erfüllen. Hier werden Flüchtlingskinder zu Polizisten und Deutsche zu Hütern der Wildnis. Reise durch das bessere Amerika.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
But it's in such a great location for a hotel tower! Imagine the gold trim shimmering in the sunset. It's such a waste of precious NYC island real estate to just have a statue dedicated to a bunch of losers there.
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auntyr.bsky.social @auntyr.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Canada chooses hero Terry Fox to appear on the new vertical $5. bill. The US’ president Trump chooses himself to be on a new $250 bill. 🇨🇦 WE ARE DIFFERENT.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 18/05/2026
Black text on a white page reads:

I am horrified by the deadly attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego, an apparent act of anti-Muslim violence. 

Islamophobia endangers Muslim communities across this country. We must confront it directly and stand together against the politics of fear and division. My thoughts are with the victims, their loved ones, and the entire community grieving this devastating attack.

The NYPD is increasing deployments to mosques across the city out of an abundance of caution. There are currently no known threats to NYC houses of worship.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
OK, *you* try singing over an orchestra that large...
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Ah, the scourge of demon rum..... natural fermentation was probably why homo sapiens neanderthalis starting consuming fruit in the first place.
globalnews.ca
Police in France alert drivers to ‘unpredictable’ hazard of drunken deer - National | Globalnews.ca
Police said that drunk animals can be dangerous to drivers if they are not vigilant and shared a viral video of an intoxicated deer in France's Burgundy region running in circles.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Yep, this covers it....
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
“What a strange thing! to be alive beneath cherry blossoms.” Kobayashi Issa (18th Century Haiku master) Photos from early this evening in High Park,Toronto
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
In general I hate Micro Brews, but I do make exceptions
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
What the small-batch artisanal fyuck is Trump talking about? Quoth he: "Leo should be thankful because, as everyone knows, he was a shocking surprise and was only put there by the church because he was an American and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump"
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Did someone say "Stone Age?"
sueddeutsche.de
Trump und Iran: Hat hier jemand Steinzeit gesagt?
Der Präsident eines 250 Jahre alten Landes droht einer 5000 Jahre alten Zivilisation mit totaler Vernichtung. Hat Donald Trump denn überhaupt je von den Kulturschätzen gehört, die er da auslöschen wil...
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Yeah, but our money can glow in the dark....
toronto.citynews.ca
Mint releases glow-in-the-dark $2 coin to mark CN Tower 50th anniversary
The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a glow-in-the-dark $2 circulation coin to mark the 50th anniversary of the CN Tower in Toronto.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Walter Miller, Jr. 67 years ago in 'A Canticle for Leibowitz' "Ignorance is king. Many would not profit by his abdication. Many enrich themselves by means of his dark monarchy. They are his Court, and in his name they defraud and govern, enrich themselves and perpetuate their power.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The just elected leader of the New Democratic Party (to the left of the Liberals, the third party in Canadian politics). And not that it should concern you or me or change how one views his positions, Mr. Lewis is Jewish (And married to the author Naomi Klein). Finally, a party I can join.
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I'm glad one world leader has the backbone to say it out loud
france24.com
US-Israeli war on Iran is 'breach of international law': German president
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier spoke on Tuesday of a "deep rift" with traditional ally the United States and said the US-Israeli war on Iran was a "breach of international law".
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Yep, good ol' American Knew-How www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/n...
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T.S.A. Staffing Shortage Delayed Arrival of Some LaGuardia Crash Investigators
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Mark Garner @markgarner.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
And he said it outloud!
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