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Halifax - this is what a principled mayor looks like. Maybe we can vote one in, someday?

Peter Thiel is the villain of our time.

World Meteorological Organization forecasts more likelihood of heatwaves, droughts and heavy rainfall due to El Nino.

Canada's weed commercialization has led to increased psychotic disorders, and Halifax is smoking the most www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

HPV vaccination can be described as one of the most effective cancer-prevention tools we have. A new Lancet paper shows what happens when strong biology, strong epidemiology, and enough time come together: fewer women are dying from cervical cancer. marcveldhoen.substac... 1/2

What could possibly go wrong?

WHO chief says gov'ts must recognise extreme heat as a health crisis + get ready: 'the London Ambulance Service said the extreme heat contributed to its busiest day on record...cooling failures disrupted medical equip't, operating theatres + wards' www.euronews.com/health/2026/...

“Scholars who turn to A.I. [in] the research process — asking A.I. what questions are worth studying…; enlisting it to analyze data; relying on it to help write up findings — could inadvertently narrow the scope of their work.” haha, more like *are deliberately committing academic malpractice*

On June 1, the Illinois legislature passed a tax on the digital advertising revenue of tech companies like Meta, Amazon, and Alphabet (parent company of Google). The tax may generate $800 million annually, a number that could increase as revenues from digital advertising grow.

'More than 1/4 of the marine + coastal protected areas examined across 11 countries fall within zones at risk for oil + gas development as do 40% of coral reefs + nearly 1/3 of mangrove forests.' Wildlife at risk: oil + gas drilling in protected waters grows insideclimatenews.org/news/2906202...

Just out, new issue by @revuemouvements.bsky.social on wellness. In particular there's: 1️⃣ a great interview with @matthewremski.bsky.social on yoga, fascism and antifascism 2️⃣ a superb featured piece with @prisonculture.bsky.social on her journey and politics 🔗 Links below (in French tho)👇

Here are 69+ ways to actually support trans people, this pride … If you have time to waste replying at me on these website, many better ideas included herein: whats-helping-today.beehiiv.com/p/69-ways-to...

Very much agree with the idea that control of scientific infrastructures should not be ceded to commercial organisations and their proprietary models. There's a huge democratic deficit in the preprint space that can only be rectified by real community control over which actors to work with.

The Times (Rupert Murdoch's Times) takes a look at the formerly ruby red MAGA districts of upstate New York and finds that the attachment to Trump has left. Erstwhile MAGA men haven't settled on what they'll do, but they have no enthusiasm for Trump and feel he doesn't represent them.

Cancer deaths have fallen by 34% since 1991, saving an estimated 4.5 million lives. But the benefits haven't been shared equally. Wealthy urban counties saw some of the biggest gains, while many rural communities are being left behind. theconversation.com/rural-areas-...

The UN on Friday called for stronger independent oversight of the United States immigration detention system and investigations into all deaths in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. 18 people died while in ICE detention in the first five months of this year.

BBC isn’t backing down. Trump sued them for $10 billion, which means discovery cuts both ways. So the BBC wants his phone logs, daily diaries, and communications. They’re defending the case by asking: did their documentary damage Trump’s reputation, or did January 6 do that all by itself?

if Squishmallows had a villain

Quite a troubling frame for an academic research and education institution: "We want our people to embrace AI, to use AI even more in their daily tasks, (...) " Curious how @tue.nl will cope with all the forthcoming violations of scientific integrity. www.tue.nl/en/news-and-...

I love this thread

Mismanagement of child protection in NB is heartbreaking… For youth and the frontline staff who are completely demoralized trying to help vulnerable kids with few resources and a senseless bureaucracy… it doesn’t have to be this way. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

EFF’s @doctorow.pluralistic.net talked AI with @democracynow.org: “When labor drives automation, it’s usually in service to making the product better, and when capital drives automation, it’s usually in service to making more of the product.” www.democracynow.org/2026/6/25/r...

Why is the federal government allowing Alberta to flagrantly violate the Canada Health Act? @alonghurst.bsky.social #cdnpoli #cdnhealth www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Geese can read.

One in 10 patients spent 14+ hours waiting for care in Canadian emergency departments, and those requiring admission to hospital sometimes waited more than 3x longer, according to new research covering parts of 2024 and 2025. From @alannasmith.bsky.social: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

It’s almost like Houston got the idea from somewhere…. 🤔

The app is designed to make it easier for policymakers and the public to see how online ads shape conversations about immigrants and immigration. migration.polidashboard.org/funders?coun... Framing is everything, and perception is reality. migration.polidashboard.org/about?countr...

It’s not like we didn’t see this coming- but it’s still disturbing as hell…

How the Government of Canada is (or is not) monitoring our homegrown hantavirus strain With over 30% fatality rate and new evidence of cross-species transmission, researchers say the rare Sin Nombre virus needs more surveillance

“No matter which way you cut it, greed is the common denominator. “There is so much unoccupied housing in Montreal that we could literally find a home for every homeless person in all of Quebec, and still have about 12,000 unoccupied housing units left over.” #polmtl

Carney channels Harper by flouting parliamentary democracy #canpoli rabble.ca/politics/can...

Go and listen to the new TED Talk from @candiceodgers.bsky.social, explaining what the data really says about teens and social media, and why bans are the wrong answer. What we're getting wrong about teens and tech go.ted.com/candiceodgers

Des’ words prior to getting 30 years as a Prairieland defendant — for zines: “I believe in human rights & helping others. … I donate money & art to help animals & people. … I am a father, I am a husband, I am a teacher, a poet — I am many things, your Honor, but I’m not a terrorist.” freedes.net

In the wake of a deadly shooting in Montreal — one in which the shooter left behind a violent, raving manifesto — the question remains: Are we ever going to take the threat of violence inspired by misogyny seriously? New in #opinion from Elizabeth Renzetti:

Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

As much of Europe and the UK swelter under extreme heat, caused by human induced accelerated global warming, a group of selfish, science-denying, evil-doers convened to find ways to make our planet even more uninhabitable. An important article from Byline Times

‘You can’t make billions without hurting people’: Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk, the AI bubble and bosses’ cruel fantasies

A cartoonist named Daniel "Des" Rolando Sanchez Estrada was tried as a terrorist and sentenced to 30 years in prison for having anti-Trump comics in his car. Prosecutors connected him to a 2025 anti-ICE protest he didn't even attend because he was in the same book club as others who were.

Over at @theverge.com, @seangon.bsky.social and I wrote about how billionaires hijacked a generational $42.5 billion program intended to dramatically improve internet access. Republicans stripped away all affordability and equity requirements, and are turning it into a slush fund.

Anyone can fake a scientific image with AI...undermining trust in science "Authentic scientific images that challenge someone’s existing beliefs can now be dismissed as AI-generated, whereas fabricated images that confirm them are easily accepted as evidence." By Nan Li

The EU’s new AI envoy is a tech CEO with extraordinary conflicts of interest euobserver.com/222274/the-e...

… And this is why every grad training program in Canada should have intensive mixed methods research training…. Imagine a world where there was widespread research literacy…

This is a very cool initiative!

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The number of people detained by ICE for over a year has soared—surging five-fold from March 2024 to March 2026. How the Trump admin has plunged people into indefinite detention with little recourse or opportunities to petition for freedom. boltsmag.org/louisiana-im...

“As we see micromobility as a new alternative to driving growing in popularity, it just shows that we need more than ever infrastructure design that keeps our road users safe" - @margiesanderson.bsky.social on e-scooters www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

There is the risk that some events at London Climate Action Week will be cancelled this week because of an extraordinary heatwave. The @metoffice.gov.uk has just upgraded to red alert on Wedneday with London at 40°C. Previous June record was 35.6°C. This is an emergency.

Europe suffers under record heatwave as temperatures forecast to reach 44C