Measles cases continue to grow in BC, to no one but Bonnie Henry's surprise. The fit is extremely preliminary. It starts at 310 on Oct 20th and grows with a doubling time of 80 days. IF that's correct (it likely isn't) it means 550 cases by end of year. But the error could be in either direction.

Was this the best use of my time today? No. Is it the most amusing way I could have spent the last 90 minutes? Absolutely. Pattern is free here: bit.ly/4nGGCGc

"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk

Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate This streak dies tomorrow Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months This blind spot will remain forever

His statement:

A young Tory MP's name gets mentioned as someone ready to cross the floor. He goes to ground and then suddenly announces he is stepping down. Young MPs just don't quit politics unless someone dumped a political horse head in the bed. #cutthroatontherideau #carneyneedsjust1

One difference between smart people and stupid people is that stupid people are even worse than smart people at predicting the effects of policy changes, because stupid people consult their gut--which is full of something other than knowledge--and smart people consult the data.

The Supreme Court allows ostrich farm cull to proceed. People are shocked that potential transmitters of deadly avian disease will be killed on an ostrich farm that... (checks notes) normally kills them for meat. #cdnpoli

Don’t forget that the sandwich guy was released at the scene and then re-arrested in a raid by a full tactical team. They were willing to kill him and and any neighbors in the way to get propaganda footage of the “arrest”.

🇺🇦 Ukraine’s New Status: What “Extended Partner” in Joint Expeditionary Force Really Means 🫡 This expands the “circle of mandatory defence” around Ukraine and effectively makes Russia’s war a war against a broader regional system. Read more 👀⬇️ theukrainianreview.info/ukraines-new...

"Jurors found Sean Dunn not guilty of one misdemeanor assault charge on Thursday in federal court in D.C." I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/d...

No fucking wonder I get so little fucking engagement!

Scott Taylor: The CAF’s emotional apology for racism "In my more than four decades of close affiliation with the CAF, I have not experienced a more unconventional ceremony." www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

Calling these goons pathetic losers to their face is an act of patriotism.

Like two sloths in a suit with a skunk on top.

This is true, but it has nothing whatsoever to do with "our society": it is a fundamental trait of all neurotypical humans everywhere always. This is how every society regulates itself, and fear of exclusion dominates every neurotypical human's daily life to the point where they don't even notice it

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106. 12 days of work in 106 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

…and no legitimate government should be using it. #auspol #nswpol

advocating for my needs makes me a difficult patient that medical staff don’t want to deal with and not advocating for my needs means none of my needs get met 🙃

There's no Alt-Text, so here: A US Congresswoman sits at a folding table in a marble hall. A large oaktag(?) sign hangs off the table. It reads: MIKE JOHNSON is starving families and gutting healthcare to cover up the Epstein files. CHANGE MY MIND

Sandwich guy acquitted of misdemeanor charges - after federal grand jury refused to indict him on felony assault charges - by jury that apparently had sandwiches for lunch! He’s immortalized by banksy. The DO(in)J is no doubt outraged.

i am much more concerned with falling behind the rest of the world in this than i am falling behind in chatbot technology

RFK running out of the room and Trump standing there stock still is amazing TV, shows you who the leaders are

Phones and social media in school have long been a disaster for learning, but the good news is that we’re now banning cellphones in the classroom and it seems to be working. Now the question is if we’re going to learn from this and act early on AI.

Prosecutors used to be able to get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. After the damage Republicans have done to Justice's reputation, they can't even get a petit jury to convict on throwing one.

Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha lulz

This shock! horror! is also an especially absurd example of the State of Very Special Exception that they put Donald Trump into: he talks about harming his opponents all the time. He uses crass language all the time. But they've tuned him out, otherwise they'd have to admit what they support.

It's worth emphasizing how cowardly these thugs are. It's unprofessional and shitty to escalate a situation and start a fight, but these aren't even fights—if anyone fights back they're facing federal felony charges— it's just beating up totally defenseless people.

My advice to all employees everywhere: always be as ready as you can be to be fired or laid off. You don't have job, you have two weeks notice. It's uncomfortable to realize this, so people suppress the thought, but once you accept it and start preparing for it as best you can, things get easier...

Federal Budget's Electrification Plan is a Winner My first quick read Monday was negative. Further reading and some interviews convinced me I was wrong. The Climate Competitiveness Strategy is really good. Interview w/Fernando Melo, @RenewablesAssoc. youtu.be/yaDWS8ngvaI

It's a lot like the vax & forget stance of COVID. Perpetrates lots of harm while still feeling good. Very hard to actually deal with.

2. Uptake in older groups is usually much better than in younger, "vulnerable" populations or frontline staff, but all are declining. Messaging is a HUGE factor. Weirdly, if you spend all year minimising SARS2, and use flu to do so, your "seasonal" vax campaigns struggle 🙄

The BC NDP continues to follow true left wing ideology by skimping on care for seniors so they can give tax breaks to their cronies in the fossil fuel industry. "Seniors do not labour, comrade! Why should they be allowed to drain the coffers of the State?"

looking forward to more hard-hitting journalism from the times like "Does the Negro Belong in the Modern Office?" and "Do Homosexuals Have a Place in Schools?"

Based on the ridiculous text interchange between that journalist and the AG (I think?) this is not entirely gendered: MAGA women are as clueless as MAGA men about the agency of others.

my request for a preemptive bailout of my plagiarism factory is raising a lot of questions already answered by my request.

These people are complete fucking neurotypical asshole bullies. Garbage in human form, crowing about their triumphant stench. Useless wanker bullies. Don't read this unless you want to hate humanity. Bullies are the lowest form of life, and the proudest in their fragile egotism.

I was wondering when this was going to happen. You can only have so many people involved before someone gets a conscious or tells their bro who super swears not to tell anyone... except their bro.

Stop fucking asking rhetorical questions like some gormless sophomore you useless numpties. You're doing fascism. Now please react accordingly.

Ok, just wow. If the content of this article is right, this is depressing. We're slowly reaching the point where ~100% of what I was taught in Social Psych was either innocently wrong or plainly frauded onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Yeah, Canada does not have a problem with lack of research talent. We have a problem with lack of research money. Usians who come here are in for a hell of a shock.

Dead on. Why invest in an industry that has no future?

Christophe Jacrot Bologna, Italy Piazza Maggiore

THEY ARE MURDERING PEOPLE.

Announcing your enemy is almost ready to give in s such a boringly standard tactic that only someone as stupid as a mainstream pro-fascist press reporter would try it on.

Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.

heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.

Don't trust a New York Times reporter. Don't talk to a New York Times reporter. They are the most ambitious journalists on the planet and will do anything to get the story their editor wants. The truth doesn't matter to them, only getting the story their editor wants so they can move up.