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Udo Schuklenk

@schuklenk.bsky.social
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🇨🇦 I’m one of the Editors of Bioethics. My own research interests are currently MAiD, conscience, queer, gay, public health, reproductive health care, feminism, philosophy, research ethics, publishing ethics. I’m a hobby photographer and travel junkie.

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Udo Schuklenk @schuklenk.bsky.social · 2h
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Udo Schuklenk @schuklenk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
No risk of that in Ontario, always reliably late out of the gate.
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Udo Schuklenk @schuklenk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Who is Daniel Robson? Canadian websites take down articles by suspected AI-generated writer | CBC News
Several Canadian websites have taken down articles published under the name Daniel Robson, saying the writer's identity cannot be verified and was likely generated by AI.
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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Venezuelan feminist organizations protested on Monday to advance sexual and reproductive rights, and to call for decriminalization. The country has a strict abortion ban, but support networks and info sources for women who need abortion have “grown organically.”
venezuelanalysis.com
Venezuela: Feminist Collectives Rally to Demand Abortion Decriminalization - Venezuelanalysis
Activist María Alejandra Reyes warned that the growing influence of the religious right stands in the way of expanding women’s rights.
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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
File this under shocking but not surprising
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Plasma collection in Canada is a bloody mess that needs fixing. It’s time for Grifols, the private plasma collector, to get its act together or get out of Canada, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: Plasma collection in Canada is a bloody mess that needs fixing
The importance of plasma-derived medications can’t be overstated, but integrity of the system is even more crucial
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Dr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"AI has not rescued the humanities. What it has done is reveal, with unusual clarity, what happens when societies allow the institutions that cultivate judgement to erode."
corp.oup.com
AI just made the case for philosophy majors; the humanities should not waste it - Oxford University Press
Sophie Goldsworthy, Global Academic Publisher, explores how AI companies hiring philosophers may have made a compelling case for the study of humanities disciplines.
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Unlike many other longtime critics of liberalism, Philip Pettit doesn't take its contemporary crisis as an opportunity to kick in when it's down or to try to make common cause with the forces of autocracy. iai.tv/articles/dem...
iai.tv
Democracy without liberalism is not democracy
<p><em>Chinese philosopher Tongdong Bai recently argued in IAI News that democracy and liberalism are fundamentally at odds. Electoral majorities often support illiberal policies, and this, he thinks,...
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Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy @jespjournal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The latest issue of JESP has just been published! Head over to www.jesp.org to find new papers about shared property, misinterpretive frames, the authorative/formal distinction, virulent claims, moral motivation, and coercion. #philsky #moralphil #PolTheory #legalphil
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Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy
JESP is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal in moral, social, political, and legal philosophy. There are no publication fees for authors, and public access to articles is free of charge.
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Udo Schuklenk @schuklenk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
cbc.ca
TikTok, X reportedly barring ads for documentary about Elon Musk | CBC News
Ads for a documentary about controversial billionaire Elon Musk have reportedly been banned from both TikTok and X but, after brief delays, are now running on YouTube and Meta's social media platforms...
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Alberta’s response to COVID-19 outbreak at Cargill plant was ‘catastrophic failure,’ report says. More than 950 workers at High River plant were infected in 2020, leaving two workers dead, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
theglobeandmail.com
Alberta’s response to COVID-19 outbreak at Cargill plant was ‘catastrophic failure,’ report says
More than 950 workers at High River plant were infected in 2020, leaving two workers dead and spreading to the community
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50joules.bsky.social @50joules.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
cornellsun.com
EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🇺🇦💛💙💛💙
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The United States and the European Union have rejected a declaration by member countries of the United Nations that pledged international collaboration and solidarity in preparing for and responding to pandemics, by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u... via @nytimes.com
nytimes.com
U.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics
Most member nations spoke in support of the declaration, but some rich countries had strong objections.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Xi … couldn’t help but admire the confidence with which Trump now uttered rudimentary English sentences and estimating that the president had probably expanded his vocabulary to at least 100 words."
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Jocalyn Clark @jocalynclark.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Big news: UK commits £254 million to reproductive health and supporting #UNFPA. This may be the single biggest government investment in #SRHR this year.
devex.com
Funders commit over $700 million for UNFPA, reproductive health
A big chunk of the funding is for the U.N. Population Fund’s Supplies Partnership, which supports 54 countries in securing and expanding access to reproductive health commodities.
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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
OpenAI hacks the Australian Government this time. I don’t quite understand why these hacks don’t result in criminal charges every time. Hacking is illegal, and these systems are owned and run by companies with responsibility for their tools. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Australia news live: Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare
Follow the day’s news live
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
China is providing material, components, and potential weapons shipments to support Iran's attempts to kill American military and destroy its bases. Trump's response? He has American military grovel on the ground to fête Chinese leaders with a spotless red carpet.
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Udo Schuklenk @schuklenk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
giorgio.gilest.ro/the-weimar-o... I think the analysis is spot on, the four bullet points at the end, dunno 🤷‍♂️
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The Weimar of knowledge – la bottega
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
100%
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 22/09/2026
theglobeandmail.com
Congo rolls out Canadian-developed vaccine to fight Ebola outbreak
Ervebo was developed at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg for a different Ebola virus, not the species causing the current outbreak
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Jonathan Floyd @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Do have you a political theory/philosophy book manuscript? Would you like a one-day workshop dedicated to it in Spring 2027? If so, Bristol is here for you, and as promised a while ago, here's the very short form you need to fill in between now and roughly 4 weeks time: forms.gle/uCvi7sMMT7kW...
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The Bristol Political Philosophy Manuscript Workshop 2027
The Bristol Political Philosophy group will be hosting its first manuscript workshop in 2027. This will give scholars who are currently preparing a book manuscript a chance to engage in a day-long wor...
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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Public universities have led the way in creating popular ethnic & gender studies programs, which are now being destroyed by aggressively regressive politicians & administrators, not because students aren't interested in these subjects, but because they are. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/17/u...
texastribune.org
Majors related to race, gender cut at University of Texas
The University of Texas at Austin rejected a department’s plan to keep the majors, a decision that came without public knowledge, an interim department chair told faculty.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Can't crack down on corporate polluters. That would be tyranny. Can't make sure our food safety laws are adequate. That would eat into profits. Can't regulate dangerous AI. That would be intruding on the "free market." The "party of small government," folks.
motherjones.com
The EPA would rather monitor abortion pills in water than pollution
The agency is easing climate rules for power plants while testing water for mifepristone.
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🔫🎃Scott Martian Invaders 🎃🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 15/09/2026
When Australia privatized their airports, their Competition Bureau found that consumers paid $1.6 billion in extra fees.
abc.net.au
Lack of airport regulation costs consumers up to $1.6b in fees: ACCC
Airlines and their passengers have paid up to $1.6 billion too much for airport access over the past decade due to a textbook example of how not to privatise monopoly assets, the competition regulator...
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Shefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional. This is the first suit of its kind. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...
19thnews.org
Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton
The case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.”
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
There Is No Surgical Waitlist. The length of the wait for surgery in Canada is not based on medical need and urgency, but depends more on luck, where you happen to live and which surgeon you were referred to, by @bradenmannsyyc.bsky.social substack.com/inbox/post/2...
substack.com
There Is No Surgical Waitlist
One patient waits three months for a knee replacement.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
There should be zero deaths from ectopic pregnancies in the U.S. Yet the number has doubled since abortion bans were implemented in some states, and that’s exactly where the most marked increase has been observed.
propublica.org
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Udo Schuklenk @schuklenk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
researchgate.net
(PDF) AI watermarks do not measure intellectual contribution: Implications for academic publishing
PDF | Following a recent announcement from Anthropic that its publicly available large language models will introduce watermarks going forward,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Re...
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is a great analysis of the many challenges facing the efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in DRC, from regional leaders coordinating the response. theconversation.com/drcs-ebola-o...
theconversation.com
DRC’s Ebola outbreak has the potential to become a global pandemic. How to make sure it doesn’t
Drawing lessons from Sierra Leone and having watched the mid-2026 outbreak in the DRC, I conclude that it risks become a global epidemic.
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Udo Schuklenk @schuklenk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
AI policies are repeating every mistake of plagiarism policies www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/ai-p...
timeshighereducation.com
AI policies are repeating every mistake of plagiarism policies
AI use is being framed as a binary of permitted or cheating, when for second-language writers it is a question of learning, says Özgür Çelik
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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
In Belarus, counseling is mandatory before an abortion. But the "counseling" is abusive. There's a manual with instructions for psychologists on how to talk a woman out of abortion. It includes a table with counterarguments to possible arguments a woman may give.
reform.news
Pre-Abortion Counseling in Belarus May Amount to Psychological Abuse of Women — White Coats – REFORM.news
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Adam R Houston @healthlawadamh.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Here's the text of the new Order in Council on Ebola & travel. orders-in-council.canada.ca/attachment.p... "And whereas the Governor in Council is of the opinion that no reasonable alternatives to prevent the introduction or spread of the disease in Canada are available" is certainly...an opinion.🧐
Screenshot reading "PC Number: 2026-0779

Date: 2026-08-28

Whereas the Governor in Council is of the opinion that there is an outbreak of a communicable disease, namely Ebola disease, in a foreign country;


Whereas the Governor in Council is of the opinion that the introduction or spread of the disease would pose an imminent and severe risk to public health in Canada;


Whereas the Governor in Council is of the opinion that the entry of persons into Canada who have recently been in that foreign country may introduce or contribute to the spread of the disease in Canada;


And whereas the Governor in Council is of the opinion that no reasonable alternatives to prevent the introduction or spread of the disease in Canada are available;


Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, makes the annexed Minimizing the Risk of Exposure to Ebola Disease in Canada Order, 2026, No. 2 under section 58 of the Quarantine Act."
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 26/08/2026
"Self-managed abortion is working. That's what's making Republicans mad." @angryblacklady.blacksky.app on why shield laws are a big post-Dobbs win—and why the Christian right wants Congress to wipe them out. Christina Chang, RFA's Executive Director, weighs in. New episode drops Thursday.
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Catherine 🇨🇦 🌎 @capeacadia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Still using Microsoft or Google for Mail? Try this Swiss based alternative to send a message to US tech! ✊🏻 proton.me/l/mail-plans...
proton.me
A privacy-first alternative to Big Tech | Proton
Proton Mail is the world's largest secure email service with over 70 million users. Available on Web, iOS, Android, and desktop. Protected by Swiss privacy law.
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Craig 🌎 🛩️ 💙🇨🇦 @bigdaddykreativ.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Canada's largest ice cream company used to source its fruits and nuts from U.S. suppliers — some for over 30 YEARS. Then, Trump imposed a 25% tariff on Canadian products. So, what did Chapman's do? They called Italy. They called Spain. They signed multi-year contracts with European suppliers.
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Udo Schuklenk @schuklenk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
hai.stanford.edu/policy/desig...
hai.stanford.edu
Designing Loyalty: AI Agents and Conflicts of Interest | Stanford HAI
This brief examines the conflict-of-interest risks posed by AI agents and calls for imposing a duty of loyalty on developers and deployers.
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Annette Zimmermann @drzimmermann.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Amazing feeling to finally unpack a physical copy of #DemocratizingAI! #publicationday Get your anti-broligarchic treatise here: www.amazon.com/Democratizin... @manchesterup.bsky.social #philosophyofAI #AIethics
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 25/08/2026
The struggling LGBTQ+ media brand is asking staff to take voluntary redundancies 📩 Read our full report: www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-the…
The struggling LGBTQ+ media brand is asking staff to take voluntary redundancies

PinkNews has announced proposals to make up to 11 of its remaining 25 staff redundant and close its offices. The move follows changes to the Snapchat Discover page, where the publisher has 2.8 million followers. In a document sent to staff, it sets out that they anticipate that changes to the platform will lead to a fall in revenue by 80-90%, which represents a large majority of the publisher’s overall revenue
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Starry @starkissed.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
My most consistent Boomer opinion is that I want a menu at a restaurant. I do not want to scam the code on my phone. I want to put my phone down while I'm out.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 23/08/2026
I hope everyone caught this Lancet study confirming that Elon Musk & DOGE are responsible for genocidal levels of suffering & death.
thelancet.com
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...
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Glonzo the Bureaucrat 🇬🇱 🌹 @snarkranger.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
where are the 500 professors signing an open letter about a professor being fired for talking about gender?
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TH @tylerhower.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If you're a professor working in the US and you're deeply concerned about academic freedom, why would *this* be the case that worries you the most and not everything that's been happening around you for the last two years. There's charity—and, there are reasonable questions.
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Healthcare-Global @healthcare-global.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
www.news-medical.net/news/2026081...
news-medical.net
World's largest single-site study maps brain changes under psilocybin
A landmark five-year study by Monash University has found psychedelics reorganise brain patterns, giving clinicians powerful new insights into their therapeutic potential.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I live with mental illness. Why don’t I deserve the choice of opting for MAID or not? by Justin Dickie www.dyingwithdignity.ca/blog/i-live-... via @dyingwithdignity.ca
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I live with mental illness. Why don’t I deserve the choice?  | Dying With Dignity Canada
I don’t need MAID right now, but someday I might. I’m so rattled by the current discourse on medical assistance…
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
As Congo’s Ebola outbreak worsens, Médecins Sans Frontières calls for greater Canadian support. Canada has donated only $8-million to combat the epidemic, far less than during the 2014 outbreak, by @geoffreyyork.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl... via @theglobeandmail.com @msf.ca
theglobeandmail.com
As Congo’s Ebola outbreak worsens, Ottawa faces calls for more help
Canada has donated only $8-million to combat the epidemic, far less than it gave during the 2014 outbreak
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Gregg D Caruso @greggdcaruso.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
My new book, How to Live Well without Free Will, comes out next week! It explores the intricacies of our moral responsibility practices, and how we can preserve love, morality, meaning, creativity, friendship, and criminal and social justice without free will. www.amazon.com/Live-Well-wi...
amazon.com
Amazon.com: How to Live Well without Free Will: 9781009553223: Caruso, Gregg D.: Books
Amazon.com: How to Live Well without Free Will: 9781009553223: Caruso, Gregg D.: Books
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Eric Wickham @ericwickham.ca · 19/08/2026
New story from me 👇 While Doug Ford's government announced changes to eligibility for social assistance in Ontario, advocates are saying the province is missing the point: Ontario Works is failing people in need.
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