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Nancy Jean 🇨🇦

@njean416.bsky.social
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Knitter, SF reader, Figure skating fan, Social scientist, believer in social justice! Proud grandma, 2! *Science matters* 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How to respond to hate speech without fuelling it further www.nature.com/articles/d41... I love this advice 👇 "Just express your dissent — not to change the mind of the commenter, but to show people that others have a different opinion. Next, ask friends to join and say that they also disagree."
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How to respond to hate speech without fuelling it further
Psychologist Mirta Galesic discusses an increase in hateful comments online, and the science-backed way to react.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
‼️ Alberta separatists are clearly MAGA north ‼️ Same hate. Same rage. Same lies. Same ignoring of facts, science, and morality. Same lack of shame...👇 "...separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support..." www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...,
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The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
People have lost their lives. They’ve been arrested for miscarriages, bled out in parking lots and gone to jail. There was nothing courageous about overturning Roe. Sam Alito stripped us of our rights and wants us to feel bad he lost friends?
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump is negotiating the end of the Russia war at the same time the Trump-family is negotiating an oil deal with Russia. Now you understand why Trump told Ukraine to stop bombing Russia's oil fields? Trump foreign policy is Trump self-dealing, and it's corrupt. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨 Watch for FAKE journals, FAKE conferences, FAKE societies! Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers www.nature.com/articles/d41... "...a sprawling international constellation of suspicious academies and societies..."
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Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers
A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This article hugely frustrating. 😡 MAHA isn't some legitimate & coherent positive force. It is an anti-science & wellness woo grifter movement that is doing real harm. The MAHA Summit www.statnews.com/2026/09/29/m... via @statnews.com @isabellacueto.bsky.social @danielpayne.bsky.social
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At MAHA Summit, a grassroots movement goes corporate
Federal officials and health care executives rubbed elbows at the ritzy MAHA Summit, causing some supporters to question what MAHA has become.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"As AI becomes more deeply embedded in research, scientific education should emphasize deliberate, staged use of these tools so trainees can benefit from AI without compromising the cognitive skills required to become independent scientists" ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... @roxanadaneshjou.bsky.social
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Where Are the Prepared Minds? The Impact of AI on Scientific Thinking
Preserving opportunities for independent thought is particularly important because scientific writing and interpretation are themselves mechanisms for organizing knowledge and developing judgment. ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump: "The one thing we have is oil is a little high, but oil is much lower than it was for Biden" (Energy prices are much higher now than they were when Biden left office)
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Dave Nelson 🇨🇦 @davenlsn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Pentagon is organizing a major planning session on NATO’s future next month in Poland, but several core member nations reportedly did not receive an invitation. The UK, France and Baltic Nations excluded The US is not a reliable ally #NATO #cdnpoli www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o...
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emoontxwriter @emoontxwriter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's not a "snafu"...it's a PLOT. Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) failed to forward to county voter registration offices HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of registrations submitted through their portal between October 2025 and now. They're claiming a "software snafu." No. It's voter fraud.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🚨 Don't believe separatists lies.👇 ZERO evidence immigrants: - increase crime (on the contrary) - hurt healthcare system (on the contrary) - hurt education system (on the contrary) - etc etc. This noise nothing more than divisive hate-mongering. thewalrus.ca/albertas-sep... via @thewalrus.ca
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Alberta’s Separatists Are Chasing a Total Cowboy Fantasy | The Walrus
The province they describe—rural, homogeneous, under siege—bears little resemblance to reality
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I hate saying this, but I think he's going to do it. "Move fast and break things" is his pattern of psycho behavior. By the time the lawsuits catch up, it's too late. And he's immune from prosecution. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Trump declines to say whether he will tear down Kennedy Center
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday refused to say ‌whether he would attempt to demolish the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the iconic facility on Washington's Potomac River.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Hmmmm.... I've done a lot of horrible things lately. What is another evil, cruel, nonsensical idea? Ya know, one that would have irreversible generational consequences?" 😡 Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/c...
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Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection
An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I know this is obvious to most, but in Canada academics don’t personally get funds from grants. The money held by institution. Resources used to fund work, pay trainees, etc. These cranks try to create perception that we have been paid off when they know that is a lie. They are shameless…
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/09/2026
Crowds took to the streets of Dublin to protest Trump’s visit to Ireland, with demonstrators invoking Trump’s ties to Epstein and his alliance with Netanyahu.
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Taylor Noakes @taylornoakes.com · 11/09/2026
I'm looking forward to the new Doug Ford approved exhibit featuring Neanderthals feasting on a stegasaurus carcas #onpoli #topoli #cdnpoli
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
MAXXED OUT at $9.999!! GasBuddy data showing 5 stations in California that have hit the limit and are selling diesel at the dispensers highest possible price: $9.999/gal
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Associated Press says it will continue to refer to Lake Ontario by its original name, and not Lake America. It says that as a global news agency, it must ensure place names are easily recognizable to broad audiences, noting Canada has said it /1 thread halifax.citynews.ca/2026/09/08/t...
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The Associated Press says it will still refer to Lake Ontario, not Lake America
The Associated Press says it will continue to refer to Lake Ontario by its original name, and not Lake America.
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Politico @politico.com · 10/09/2026
The department created to stop another 9/11 may no longer be equipped for counterterrorism work
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The department created to stop another 9/11 may no longer be equipped for counterterrorism work
Nearly a quarter century after the Sept. 11 attacks, some former officials and lawmakers are warning the U.S. is less able to prevent future terror attacks.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Study: Generative AI succumbs to conversational misinformed pressure and argument news.arizona.edu/news/study-g... "This underscores the need for careful human engagement and the danger of blind reliance."
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Study: Generative AI succumbs to conversational misinformed pressure and argument
U of A research assessed seven different generative AI language learning models. Their work reveals intrinsic limitations that might go undetected during one-off interactions.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
⚠️ Good example of how AI manufactures & legitimizes BS The cycle: 1) AI hallucinates reference 2) Report placed on gov website 3) Report indexed 4) AI now thinks ref real ‘Scary’: how AI misinformation hallucinations are infiltrating www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... 🚨 Needed: ref vigilance!
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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Thank you for the shout-out. I can never thank you enough for your support over the years. It’s a tough go being an editorial cartoonist in 2026, but I’m lucky to work for a newspaper that still wants to do its job. @theglobeandmail.com
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🔥🔥🔥🔥🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🥰🥰🍁🍁🍁💪🏻💪🏻
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 28/08/2026
The death toll from the disaster that struck on Wednesday has already surpassed 470.
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Nepal and China halt rescue efforts as border barrier lake overflows
The death toll from the disaster that struck on Wednesday has already surpassed 470.
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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Cutting off TP to a country experiencing turbo-diarrhea is the kind of diabolical Canadian idea I am here for
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Ideal Can Expands in Ontario with New Canmaking facility, Strengthening Canada’s Food Independence #Canada Why this is good for Canada, we will no longer have to purchase cans from the United States. /1 thread www.idealcan.ca/news/ideal-c...
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Ideal Can Expands in Ontario with New Canmaking facility, Strengthening Canada’s Food Independence | Ideal Can | Ideal Can
Ideal Can announces expansion in Ontario with new canmaking facility in Chatham-Kent, strengthening Canada’s food supply chain independence.
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 24/08/2026
I wish the free speech and academic freedom fighters from the USA who are spouting off about Belgium in confused and misinformative ways, spend their energy on this instead.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The real COVID scandal? U.S. did FAR too little! www.economist.com/united-state... "...many Americans died because so many failed to take the vaccines..." "America’s lethal underperformance once again went ignored when the Senate recently questioned Fauci..."
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The real covid-19 scandal is still unfolding
The failure to reckon with lives needlessly lost will make the next pandemic deadlier
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The whole world needs to stand up to this out-of-control, corrupt, narcissistic bully and criminal, who literally doesn’t care that he’s imploding the US economy, hurting countless families and businesses, and dragging the entire global economy down with him. It actually may be his specific intent.
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U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods take effect after trade talks fall apart | CBC News
The Trump administration's latest round of tariffs against billions of dollars worth of Canadian goods took effect just after midnight Saturday, after the two countries failed to seal a last-minute tr...
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
What more can be said about this unhinged antivaxx sh*t❓ Yep, this embrace of lies & cult-y anti-science rhetoric will kill people, mostly kids. Yep, it will lead to more confusing information chaos. Yep, Bhattacharya is a spineless sycophantic coward. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump’s vaccine order is about feelings, not facts | Robert B Shpiner
There’s no evidence that vaccines cause autism, or that we should separate MMR shots. This order is dangerous
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
@radiofreetom.bsky.social on "an insane decision": When Trump says something is "'unrelated' to his actions (and then adds a coy ?) it usually means it is completely related-and probably his central motivation." Here it's punishing SK for not helping fight Iran.🎁 www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump Will Make South Korea Pay for His Iran Humiliation
His rage is driving him to make irrational policy choices.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
⚠️ Supplements ≠ "natural" and "safe" ⚠️ Thousands of US Kids Hospitalized for Vitamin, Mineral Toxicity, Study www.medscape.com/viewarticle/... "...the majority ingested intentionally..." "When it comes to supplements, 'We have no idea what’s in that bottle'..." Marketing of supplements = 🚩🚩🚩!
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Thousands of US Kids Hospitalized for Vitamin Toxicity
Thousands of children have been hospitalized after poisoning by vitamins and minerals in recent years, the majority ingested intentionally.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/08/2026
George Washington rejected the idea of a massive presidential palace. The White House was deliberately scaled back because the president of the United States should not live like a king. 234 years later, Trump is posting Versailles fan fiction starring himself.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Those "who regularly listen to or play music have a significantly lower risk of developing dementia." 👇 www.huffpost.com/entry/listen... From study: "...highlight music as a potential promising, accessible strategy to help reduce cognitive impairment." Association study. Still, #TeamMusic! 🎵‼️
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A Study Revealed Doing This Highly Enjoyable Activity Every Day Could Lower Your Dementia Risk By Nearly 40%
“It engages multiple brain areas at once, acting like a full-brain workout,” experts say.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"Extensive testing is required for every vaccine, and research shows that getting multiple vaccines at the same time is safe. There is no medical reason to delay or space out childhood immunizations." www.aap.org/en/news-room... via @aapfactcheck.bsky.social @aapor.bsky.social
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Fact Checked: Receiving Multiple Vaccines Does Not Overwhelm a Child’s Immune System
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
In the past (read: before Trump), this would be a major scandal that voters would care about and congress would act on. But now we are numb to it. The corrupt insanity normalized. Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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clnzjay 🌱 🐶 🇨🇦 @clnz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Thank you to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum for sending 200 firefighters to help battle wildfires in B.C. and Ontario. 🇨🇦🇲🇽 This is what cooperation looks like—neighbours helping neighbours when it matters most. 🤝 #GraciasMexico #CanadaMexico
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Mexico providing wildland firefighting support to Ontario - Your Borderland
Some international help with the wildland firefight in Canada.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
no amnesty
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
[Canada’s] “Sovereignty comes with responsibility” This after threats “to make Canada the “51st state” and after repeated threats to annex Greenland.” This needs to be said: The sovereignty of 🇺🇸 comes with the responsibility to not invade other countries. The world is on alert. #Canada
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
⚠️ Ugh. Protecting knowledge base crucial. ⚠️ Doctored data sets could trick AI agents www.nature.com/articles/d41... It is easy "for fraudsters to ‘poison’ these resources by uploading manipulated data sets that closely resemble the original ones but lead to different conclusions."
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Doctored data sets could trick AI agents
Researchers warn that ‘poisoned’ information can undermine the reliability of tools that analyse data autonomously.
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Jon Thompson @jonthompson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
BREAKING: Cat Lake First Nation is under evacuation due to forest fire. Power, phone, and fibre went down in the fly-in Northern Ontario community on Tuesday. Council has now declared a State of Emergency, with mandatory evacuation.
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Jon Thompson @jonthompson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
BREAKING: Ojibway Nation of Saugeen has declared a State of Emergency, as a fire looms 13 kilometres north of their community. There is no evacuation order set but members are standing by.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The grave harm of the misinformation economy... What #Misinformation Looks Like in the ICU www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... "What the chart did not show was the bottle of methylene blue he had been taking doses from after reading online that it would sharpen his mind."
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Opinion | What Misinformation Looks Like in the ICU
The first failure is mine, the second failure is the patient's
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Spencer Keys @spencerkeys.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
US Ambassador meets with Albertan separatist.
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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"Hello, my name is Mark Carney. I have decided it's fine to cook your grandchildren for the sake of shareholder value."
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
This is what the entire video is intended to couch. It’s the only part that matters. “We can’t afford to restrain the growth of an important part of our energy mix, oil and gas, to meet a short term goal,” Carney said. “Our emissions will be higher in the next few years”
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Health #misinformation does incredible harm. 26% believe autism / vaccine lie ‼️ 24% believe COVID vaccine changes DNA ‼️ 27% believe COVID vaccine killed more than COVID ‼️ These are Flat Earth level misbeliefs. Lies that kill. #VaccinesWork
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 15/06/2026
The Congolese Ministry of Health reports that confirmed Ebola cases in Congo have increased to 782, with 181 deaths.
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Ebola cases in eastern Congo climb to 782 and deaths reach 181, authorities say
The Congolese Ministry of Health reports that confirmed Ebola cases in Congo have increased to 782, with 181 deaths.
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