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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Dreamed of Italian food; my house was made of wood.

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Dreamed Italian food; the house was made of wood!

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Businesses in our communities are being targeted because of their political or racial associations with events happening elsewhere. Either this is consistent with our principles or not. Selective concern makes us passive bystanders to overt and violent discrimination.

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

That's how hate crime finds its way to our communities. We have a court system for such grievances.

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Again, those you consider insane and think RN is their only product are ~half the country. Sooner or later, they'll claim the table (bound to happen in a democracy). I only hope they'll leave a few seats for us. By then, perhaps we'll have learned a functioning society requires meeting in the middle

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Who calls the shot on good-faith journalism? Can we just declare "political conservativism has gone fucking insane" and direct all public funds to one (our) side of the party line? Half of the society (give or take) is conservative. Will they forever tolerate being left out of our institutions?

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Still they deserve a seat at the table (especially if the table is publicly funded), or else we will have the same societal and political rift that is happening south of the border.

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

They diverted the flight to Canada I think :-\

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Amin @aminad.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Our newest paper led by @suryapbhatt.bsky.social and @msafavi.bsky.social: At least 1 moderate or 1 severe exacerbation over the previous 2 years has the highest discrimination and clinical utility for predicting high #COPD exacerbation risk. @atsblueeditor.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/ajrc...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19/03/2026

Persian New Year, or Nowruz, arrives this weekend and is celebrated with meals full of freshness and comfort. Here are some standout options. nyti.ms/4sTwLzU

5 Herby, Bright  And Brilliant Recipes for Nowruz

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Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute @vchresearch.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

A new risk prediction tool tested by VCHRI scientist Dr. Mohsen Sadatsafavi identified a series of patient characteristics linked to severe COPD attacks, which could help physicians & patients make informed decisions about treatment & lifestyle changes: www.vchri.ca/stories/2026...

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Early detection of lung attacks in COPD

A new risk prediction tool could help reduce the burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on patients and health care systems. The PRECISE-X model tested by lead researcher and…

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

For the record, people are not stampeding. There is a lot of fight on open alleys etc but people are not trying to exit from narrow passages etc.

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Canada announces a $1.7 billion program to recruit top H1B visa holders from America 🎥 Credit: Mint / Youtube ❤️🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️

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ATS Blue Journal @atsblueeditor.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Social Determinants of Health and Racial Disparities in Lung Function Environmental exposures explain a larger proportion of racial disparities in lung function than previously believed aminad.bsky.social @news.ubc.ca @donsin40.bsky.social @msafavi.bsky.social 🔗 tinyurl.com/43vb6ubz

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Amin @aminad.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

🗞️Hot off the press in @atsblueeditor.bsky.social! Our analysis shows that unfavourable social and environmental exposures explain a much larger share of racial disparities in lung function than previously thought. Details: doi.org/10.1164/rccm... @msafavi.bsky.social @awgaffney.bsky.social

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Social Determinants of Health and Racial Disparities in Lung Function: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007–2012 | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care...

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Certainly D (which also means mom's cooking!)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 16/08/2025

Please watch and share. Ukraine is winning Ukraine Is Beating Russia: What Putin Doesn't Want You to Know youtu.be/JThTysIZfFc

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Ukraine Is Beating Russia: What Putin Doesn't Want You to Know

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Let's repeat: this is an attack on science and universities. Antisemitism is their current excuse. They will find other excuses if/when needed.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Motherfucking wind farms…

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

A big component of epidemiology is about reducing the risk to population and public health. Totalitarianism and fascism happen to be very bad for human health. So naturally...

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I remember German media called out the Nazi solute what it was without hesitation. I bet this will not be too surprising to them.

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Your paintings are beautiful and carry a sense of serenity with a soothing effect. I really enjoy seeing them in my timeline that is otherwise filled with doom and gloom!🎨

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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.

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Iran

Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Never late. If people turn they should be welcome back. Remember, we are the kind party. The other guy thinks empathy is the worst thing happened to West!

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

An assessment of Hitler’s strategy, from the Winds of War: “…the masses are “feminine”, acting on feeling and sentiment, and whatever you tell them must be addressed to the dullest ignoramus among them, in order to reach and convince the broadest possible audience”.

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.

From Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Time for the US to open an embassy in Tehran. No DEI there. In fact the two governments are getting ideologically very aligned!

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Neither do dopamine and acetylcholine molecules jumping from one neuron to another...

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Several programs at UBC have opened their grad programs for 🇺🇸 citizens www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant... Contact me if you are interested in 1) methodological research in clinical prediction modeling or decision analysis or 2) respiratory outcomes research. Check our lab: resp.core.ubc.ca #Episky

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US Applicant Week

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I am also giving a similar warning to my lab people. As sad as it feels, it seems prudent especially since yesterday. If a legal permanent resident can end up being stuck in a prison in El Salvador, anything can happen to an alien at the border or inside the country.

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Real picture of trade policy economists enjoying the first truly randomized experiment in their field #trump #econsky

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I wonder if economists can soon study the implications of trade policy changes in models that take disruptive changes purely at random, without having to control for any confounding. A rare luxury that hasn't been available up to this point.

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

There are couple of litmus tests if the US left got what went wrong and can course correct and save the world: 1) Kamala lost because she didn't have enough time 2) Bill Maher has flopped and is not part of left anymore. Sorry but as long as you believe the above we will keep losing. WAKE UP!

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Excellent points. As someone who has lived under a totalitarian regime for 29 years: this is also about 'perspective'. When he refers to the US, he is thinking of US government (himself and his pals), not necessarily American people. His quality of life will not be affected by trade war.

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

We ain't Austria. 👊🇨🇦🔥

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Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...

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Opinion | What Autocrats Want From Academics: Servility

In 1931, Italian scholars were made to take loyalty oaths. Will that happen to us?

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

🔥 An amazing training opportunity on the cutting edge of predictive analytics and AI👇 #episky #phd #training

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Mohsen Sadatsafavi @msafavi.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Deeply sad to hear this. Solidarity from Canada

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tejparikh.ft.com @tejparikh.ft.com · 16/03/2025

Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com newsletter. (1/2) How to turn Canada into an economic superpower: on.ft.com/4hD9tbe

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Academic interested in moving to Canada? 🇨🇦 Canada Excellence Research Chairs program is now live. @ucalgary.bsky.social is looking for (amongst others) senior research chair in Mountain Water Security. 🧪⚒️❄️ #academicsky Please repost far and wide! research.ucalgary.ca/research/our...

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Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) Competition 2026

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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Happy (early) Birthday to the father of Field Epidemiology! John Snow, who turns 212 on March 15th, is legendary for using disease mapping to determine the source of the London cholera outbreak in 1854. #JohnSnow #Epidemiology

John Snow cholera map and John Snow in a party hat

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/03/2025

Trump: "To be honest with you, Canada only works as a state. We don't need anything they have. As a state it would be one of the great states. This would be the most incredible country visually. If you look at a map, they drew an artificial line right through it."

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Juanita Jackson 🇨🇦 @westcoastbclife.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

If you are a US doctor and want to move to Canada 🇨🇦 with direct recognition of your credentials - apply! @medsky.social

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