Here is Hillary Clinton’s opening statement to House Oversight on Epstein. Clinton says she does not recall ever encountering Epstein and says she knew nothing about his crimes. She also says that Trump should testify under oath and criticizes the committee for not holding any public hearings.

Excellent news - Dr Jose Reimer @jossreimer.bsky.social will be Canada’s new Chief Public Health Officer!

A new paper shows that less than 2 months of exposure to Twitter’s algorithmic feed significantly shifts people’s political views to the right. Moving from chronological feed to the algorithmic feed also increases engagement. This is one of the most concerning papers I’ve read in awhile.

(1/2) In an important development for the oncology community, The Lancet Oncology & other Lancet family specialty journals are adopting new rigorous standards for clinical trials reporting, consistent with the CSO Checklist. @thelancetoncol.bsky.social #CommonSenseOncology #CancerCare

Join us for the Common Sense Oncology Pacific Hub! Taking place Thursday, February 26 at 5 pm AWDT / 7 pm AEDT / 9 pm NZT, discuss the challenges and opportunities in oncology in the Pacific and how CSO can better serve the needs of the region. Register: tinyurl.com/us5vbct9 #CancerCare

@oncologybg.bsky.social FYI you can search for “feeds” that cluster topics of interest. eg oncology publications, medical posts (Medsky), etc. Maybe you should start a “cancer groundshot” feed! lots of folks maintain both X & Bluesky account. There’s a big difference in the tone of comments ….

Bella and the Bonhomme de Neige The view from here #ygk

I thought the primordial swamp was a thing of the past. Apparently not

Criminal doesn’t begin to describe this. Horrifying

Short thread on our new paper. We use face mask efficacy research as a “stress test” for systematic review methods. We analysed 66 systematic reviews of face mask efficacy; they reached widely different conclusions (~half said they work, half said that evidence of efficacy was lacking). 1/

Outside vs. Inside. February in #ygk Thanks for PEI tulips!

So saddened to hear Catherine O’Hara has died. A Canadian treasure. It was a privilege to meet and chat with her a few years ago at the Order of Canada ceremony

Excellent thoughts from retired Gen. Mark Hertling: Bruce Springsteen and What Protest Songs Sound Like to Soldiers open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

I love that we have a grown up leading our country. 🇨🇦

Thank you for your work in documenting, for history and perhaps to change course, the erosion of norms, dehumanization and removal of guardrails of justice. hopefully @hcrichardson.bsky.social is following you!

If it is fascism now it was fascism then but if you were wrong no need to pause to make a special effort to admit your error -- we don't have that much time now, please act right away, get organized, and then tell your followers what you are doing to stop fascism and what they too can do.

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.” The faces of our brave soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan on behalf of the USA. #Canada

The view from here. Frozen lake, more snow! #ygk

We cannot move forward by looking backwards.

Full text of PM Carney’s speech today. Proud of his honesty, his pragmatism, and vision. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...

Thanks to @jwoodgett.bsky.social for the link: scary graphics showing the unbelievable losses to science this past year www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Excellent essay by Professor Debra Thompson about year one of second Trump presidency in today’s Globe and Mail. Read to the end.. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/72e0391...

Happy Gotcha Day Bella! 4 years of joyous pup.

#ygk The view from here - frozen and snow covered lake and garden. As per Gilles Vigneault’s song: “Mon pays, ce n’est pas un pays, c’est l’hiver …. Mon chemin, ce n’est pas un chemin, c’est la neige….”

French tarte aux pommes. (I know it should be Galette des rois today but I ran out of energy to make puff pastry….)

I have noted this for a while - the Finnish education system creates critical thinkers at very young age. AND the amount of mis-, and dis-information believed by Finns is much lower as a result.

Freshly baked Christmas Morning bread and amaryllis blooms.

Excellent work. Leaving me with my year end despair brightened by some hope. And when you consider those wordS there is wisdom there. After the darkness is shattered,will come a second enlightenment. A second renaissance

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Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it

0700 zoom calls for a homemade cardamom bun

Frikkin amazing stuff.

First snow. First amaryllis bloom. The view from here #ygk

This is disturbing and, if related to the motives suggested, outrageous. Answers are needed form the committee. As someone who has served on numerous grant review committees, all that matters is: merit, originality of idea, feasibility and the potential for impact.

Googly-eyed pumpkin and some mini French apple tart treats. Happy Halloween 🎃

Trump's government meets all 12 indicators of democratic erosion. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

(this very big mistake that killed an enormous number of people, if anyone's looking for the citation) www.spiegel.de/internationa...

Al Gore didn’t hold back: The Trump admin is “attacking the heart of truth,” twisting facts like the Nazis did in the 1930s. From climate denial to rewriting the Ukraine war, it’s all about power—not reality. Gore warned the U.S. is under siege—and every former leader should speak out like he did.

Don’t use X much anymore but just saw there’s a fake account purporting to be me there (@MDElizabeth_) Ignore her

Frost tonight so time to cut last of the summer dahlias…

Beautiful October day The view from here #ygk

Maybe a mechanism through which the CHALLENGE trial exerted its benefits in colon cancer er patients? (Though of course exercise in that trial not “combined” with immune Rx)

So sad 💔. Jane Goodall was an inspiration. She never stopped … www.bbc.com/news/live/c9...

Junk science and fascism. Dr.Gunter: “Dr, Timothy Snyder, a noted expert on fascism, offers the best framing–fascism, he writes, is ‘the triumph of will over reason.’ This strips away right-wing and left-wing ideologies, and just leaves us with the perversion of truth in the quest for domination.”

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of the great Dr. Balfour Mount, widely considered the father of palliative care in Canada. He will be greatly missed. Please read our message in full: e1.envoke.com/m/783fa9fc5f...

Amazing essay by @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social Convincingly weaving the connection between literacy, reading, innovation, creativity and public engagement in democracy. And by corollary - the decline of literacy / reading a harbinger of democracy’s fall. Read it. substack.com/home/post/p-...

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Is there a Nobel Prize for Buffoonery?