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Brian Owens

@scibri.com
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Science journalist and leatherworker. Reporter for @chco-tv.bsky.social Author of Lyme Disease in Canada New Brunswick 🇨🇦 www.scibri.com

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 15h
How a fake AI columnist duped Canadian media outlets. Daniel Robson almost became a budding star in Canadian conservative media. There was just one problem: He doesn't exist, by @ilkersezer.bsky.social www.turkiyetoday.com/world/exclus... via @turkiyetoday.bsky.social @perreaux.bsky.social
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Exclusive—Fake AI columnist dupes Canadian press to target Moroccan dissidents, and a Turkish 'middleman' - Türkiye Today
The phantom writer communicated exclusively via email and rarely phoned Canadian publications, who were oblivious until Türkiye Today unraveled the matter
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 6h
And here's the story, featuring a photo of the dog in question! chco.tv/st-stephen-s...
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St. Stephen StoryWalk celebrates belated library anniversary – CHCO TV26
By Brian Owens, Reporter Walkers on the riverside trail in St. Stephen have a new activity to partake in while strolling along the St. Croix River — a “StoryWal
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 19h
A Canadian truck carrying mail to Campobello Island has been stopped at the US border www.facebook.com/share/1Ly8jg...
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 20h
Especially not when I have games night.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
No matter what happens in the 2026 midterms -- or even the 2028 presidential election -- Canadians will never trust the United States the way it used to. The north remembers. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/29/o...
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America still doesn't understand how deep the rift goes
Memo to our friends (and yes, our enemies) to the south: the problem isn’t just Donald Trump. It’s you
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 28/09/2026
A fun part of doing local journalism is I have found two stories in the past few months while walking my dog.
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MLB @mlbbot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Max Scherzer was NOT coming out of this game! 😤
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Mike Wilner @wilnerness.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
John Schneider goes to the mound with two out in top7 to a chorus of boos to ask Scherzer if he wants to keep going. At 104 pitches, Scherzer makes his case, Schneider leaves him in and Mad Max yells "F*** Yeah!" #Bluejays
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 27/09/2026
The St. Croix Public Library has put up a book walk along the river.
A white board with the page of a book stuck to it by a path along the river. An elderly black dog has gotten his leash tangled around the sign
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Ponddrop @ponddrop.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ern dog gets on base! #bluejays Video: the Ern dog curled up asleep on the couch, sound up for snoring
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026
Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all
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Mike Wilner @wilnerness.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#Bluejays are cooked but Deep Left Field never sleeps! Today’s new episode has @gregorchisholm.bsky.social joining me to go over #Jays lost season and talk about Vladdy’s viral comments. Plus your thoughts in the mailbag - keep ‘em coming!
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From contenders to eliminated: what went wrong with the Blue Jays
Podcast Episode · Deep Left Field with Mike Wilner · September 24 · 1h 11m
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 24/09/2026
This is absolutely deranged: Months before murdering 6 people and injuring 27 more, ChatGPT told the teen school shooter in Tumbler Ridge, BC that using a Remington 870 pump-action shotgun is “brutal” in a “hallway, indoors or a crowded classroom” because “close quarters” is that gun’s “playground”
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 24/09/2026
This means that yesterday in 1994 I walked downtown after a school dance to buy the album at its midnight release in Kingston... mainly because there was a rumour the Hip would be there. They weren't. Still a great album though.
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CHCO-TV & The Courier @chco-tv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
North Atlantic right whales, which spend much of the summer in the oceans off Canada’s East coast, are the most endangered whales in the world — with a surviving population of less than 400. chco.tv/column-right...
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COLUMN: Right whales may be at higher risk of ship strikes than thought – CHCO TV26
North Atlantic right whales, which spend much of the summer in the oceans off Canada’s East coast, are the most endangered whales in the world — with a survivin
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Scoop: Meta's Muse AI can make phone calls. Internally, Meta has told employees that many of these calls will be made by human beings in a call center: www.404media.co/meta-tests-m...
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Meta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center
"This has potential for so much negative PR. It could portray us as ‘their AI is not good enough so they still need humans’ kind of coverage for this launch."
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 22/09/2026
Anybody want to buy a house? I have an extra www.realtor.ca/real-estate/...
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Check out this listing
20 Boundary Street, St. Stephen, New Brunswick   E3L1N8
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 21/09/2026
After a 6-year hiatus, @chco-tv.bsky.social has brought back my old science column. Here's the first of the new series, on why right whales may be at greater risk of ship strikes than we thought. 🧪 chco.tv/column-right...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nef…
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 16/09/2026
Dunno if that's a hit or an error, but Ern Dog is on base #BlueJays
A black and white dog sleeps on a purple pillow
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 16/09/2026
Ern Dog sac fly! #BlueJays
A black and white dog watches Ernie Clement bat for the Blue Jays
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 16/09/2026
It's my birthday youtube.com/watch?v=h_TF...
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Viking Birthday Dirge
YouTube video by CellistWithoutACello
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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Gotta say, I couldn't agree more with Lewis on this. This message is needed now more than ever.
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NDP's Avi Lewis says Carney is selling Canadian assets to 'the captains of Wall Street' | CBC Radio
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his Investment Summit in Toronto will help diversify the economy, but NDP Leader Avi Lewis says it will only make Canada more beholden to wealthy American corporations.
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 15/09/2026
Ern dog hit! #BlueJays
A black and white dog lies on a grey couch
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 14/09/2026
Trump's cuts and political interference at NIH could be "the end of federal health research as we know it". My story for @bmj.com 🧪 www.bmj.com/content/394/...
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Trump’s “dismantling” of NIH research continues apace
The premier health research funding agency in the US has had a tumultuous time since Donald Trump’s presidential return, and things are only going from bad to worse, reports Brian Owens When Donald T...
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 14/09/2026
Trump's cuts and political interference at NIH could be "the end of federal health research as we know it". My story for @bmj.com 🧪 www.bmj.com/content/394/...
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Trump’s “dismantling” of NIH research continues apace
The premier health research funding agency in the US has had a tumultuous time since Donald Trump’s presidential return, and things are only going from bad to worse, reports Brian Owens When Donald T...
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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Yes, there is indeed a problem, and a part of it is the astonishing anthropomorphization on display here. You don't give an AI "moral instructions". They don't "cheat". They don't "know" what they're doing, or "rationalize" it.
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Unofficial CTV News Mirror @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Canadian Army restructures divisions around major conflict, territorial defence
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Canadian Army restructures divisions around major conflict, territorial defence
The Canadian Army is undergoing its largest reorganization in decades as it transitions away from regional command structures toward duty-specific divisions dedicated to future conflict operations at home and abroad.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 09/09/2026
AI companies: This technology we’re developing is dangerous and might destroy humanity and we don’t know how to stop it Other people: So we should strictly regulate it, create legislative guard rails, and monitor its development? AI companies: lol no the opposite of all that & give us more money
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 10/09/2026
Taking the interior design of our new house seriously. My office is going to be a room I actually want to spend time in.
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Brett Favaro @brettfavaro.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Observation: The powers that be want us to feel deep fear about misaligned artificial superintelligence, something that may exist at some point, but currently does not. Those same powers do not want us to feel deep fear about climate breakdown, something that exists now.
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Spotted on Reddit 👀
“Someone has left this note - and this lighter! - at the Halifax grave of Maj.-Gen. Robert Ross, the British military man who burned down the White House.”

There’s a photo of a note lying at the foot of a gravestone with a blue bic lighter beside it.   The note reads “GENERAL ROSS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE 
YOU ARE NEEDED AGAIN 
R.I.P.”
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 09/09/2026
Is #ICanHasPDF still a thing? If so, anyone have access to this one: 🧪https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389934126001814
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Is the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) really results-based? Considerations to ensure the effectiveness of the payments
The Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) is a newly established financing instrument. With projected annual disbursements of USD 3–4 billion, it r…
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 06/09/2026
Enlisted a gang of our kid's teenage friends to demo our old garage. They're playing the work song 16 Tons on the Bluetooth speaker.
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Ponddrop @ponddrop.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Ern! Dog! Hit! #BlueJays
The Ern dog looks back over his shoulder at you imploringly as he lies next to you on the couch
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 05/09/2026
An old Quebecois biker dude just told me how to get a "service dog" license off Amazon so that I could bring Wenlock into the pub. They'd never suspect a thing.
An elderly black dog lies next to a metal Moose Light pail full of water in the pavement outside the pub
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 05/09/2026
Another hit for Ern Dog #BlueJays
A black and white dog lies on a bed, provocatively
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Ponddrop @ponddrop.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Ern! Dog! Hit! #BlueJays
A close up of the Ern dog’s head, side profile, as he lies on the floor and gives me the side eye because I woke him up for yet another photo on Bluesky because baseball
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John Walton @thatjohn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
this second session being impossible to schedule is the most D&D thing you could possibly imagine
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Rory White @rorywh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New investigation from me. The 23 websites are designed to influence the answers that AI chatbots give to voters in Alberta, targeting farmers, young people, veterans, mothers and oil industry workers. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/04/i...
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A US-linked network of fake websites is promoting Alberta separatism to AI chatbots
The websites present crude, AI-generated slop disguised as the voice of real Albertans. But they're made in Florida — and they're not even targeting Albertans directly.
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 04/09/2026
Adventures in moving: taste the bottle of random home made blueberry wine you were given 13 years ago at a housewarming party.
An extremely dusty wine bottle, filled with Blueberry Bergamais, vintage 2013
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Yoursinia Postis @handknit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Jays are once again restored to "how about 'em" status
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 03/09/2026
The hunt for #Bluejays October. Is this anything?
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Ponddrop @ponddrop.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
ERRRRRRRRN DOG! #BlueJays
A close up of the Ern Dog’s head, as he curls up in a ball, head on his paws, giving you the side eye
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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"The responsible development principles do not include any compliance mechanism or penalties for broken pledges. Most of the issues with AI infrastructure addressed by the new principles fall under provincial or municipal jurisdiction" thelogic.co/news/canada-...
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AI giants sign federal pledge that Canadian data centres will bring benefits - The Logic
Anthropic, Bell, Cohere, Google and Meta are among the 23 signatories of Ottawa’s accord that promises their compute facilities won’t raise power prices or waste water
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 02/09/2026
I am a scientist – and the answer is climate change. Yes, there is nuance. Yes, it could take a long time to identify the precise mechanisms. But there is no question why ice and snow-related disasters are on the rise. Our planet is warming at an unprecedented rate, and humans are responsible.
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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 01/09/2026
Leaving a little surprise for the next people to open up this wall.
A small plastic skeleton hanging inside a torn out section of drywall, with a sign around its neck that reads "Hide and Seek Champion 2026 - "
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Tim Clare @timclare.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
If I'm remembered for just one contribution to ludology, let it be this
A meme that says 'The Myth of Player Agency in TTRPGS'
Player: I consent
DM: I consent
d20: I don't!
Beneath, the slogan reads: Isn't there somebody you forgot to ask?
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Jomboy Media (Unofficial) @jomboymedia-mirror.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Alejandro Kirk gets a standing ovation for stealing his second career base
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