Poor science literacy is a major problem. In a large national survey, only 64% of Americans understood the statistical concept of probability, only 51% correctly defined an experiment, and only 23% were able to correctly describe the components of a scientific study. www.nsf.gov/statistics/2...

Want a chance to win 2 tix anywhere Westjet flies? Want to support employment inclusion for Manitobans with developmental disabilities? Buy a few tickets and support SCE LifeWorks!

For those of you living with anxiety about the state of the world: (advice I should follow myself) These are not normal times. You are enough and it is normal to be exhausted by *gestures wildly* This, too, shall pass. But we might have to fight for what good there is left in the world. Hold fast.

@gelliottmorris.com: "many people fundamentally underestimate how unpopular Trump is." Trump is currently underwater on all key issues, something our corporate elites should consider before capitulating to him.

I know this isn't new, but just to re-up that Fox News has done irreparable, irreversible damage to the United States of America.

The concept of trying to implement geoengineering solutions to #climate change is like trying to design a complicated, expensive, unreliable helmet while you're still hitting yourself in the head with a 2x4.

On Saturday, I'm riding in a cyclathon in support of my friend's skateboard program. Skatelife Manitoba provides a safe mentoring space for youth to hang out in a positive environment. If you've got a couple of bucks to spare, you can donate at the link below. give.younglife.ca/fundraiser/6...

Deeply appreciative of @mwpahl.bsky.social sharing thoughts on CBC this afternoon: Up To Speed with Faith Fundal: Who gets to be a martyr? Asking a theologian after Charlie Kirk's death www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

It is unclear what he means by « Antifa » here, but the actual definition is « anti fascist. » Is Trump against Allied soldiers in WW2 fighting fascism? Having a loose definition of what a fascist is is perhaps the point - Trump can now attack anyone. Good lord www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

May we all have the joy expressed in Aidan’s new daycare picture.

Wise words from MLK Jr.

What a joyous celebration! Congratulations Bishop Naboth Manzongo!

I am so in love with my wife. We have built a beautiful family together. We have supported eachother through a pandemic, the death of a child, cancer(s), politics, and whatever life has thrown at us. 10 years together this December. «To love another person is to see the face of God »

Light show in Lorette.

This is important as it reveals the character of Wab Kinew. Was it right to bully a reporter about the cause of a very serious fire? Did the Premier know what the cause was? If so, then he owes an apology. The press is one of the only institutions left that can push back against power structures.

Flying Squirrel!

This is a high school physics problem being flubbed by the US Department of Energy for Trump’s Don Quixote-like understanding of windmills. I don’t know how the US is going to recover from this embarrassment. The DOE gives out a lot of science grants. Their reputation is now forever tarnished.

When the White House posts on IG that they are going to start invading their own cities, I’m not sure how this will play out for Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize. Lord have mercy.

Anti-intellectualism has been rebranded as patriotism.

we talk a lot about High Trust / Low Trust societies on here, and I'm in this seminar right now, and MY GOODNESS I had not realized how severe the change in trust is over the past 50 years

After nearly a century of effort, we still don't have a theory of quantum gravity go.nature.com/45VIwf7

There is no moral justification for today’s extraordinary concentration of wealth. It is distorting politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Closing our staggering wealth gap is crucial to the survival of our economy and our democracy.

Great move by @uwinnipeg.bsky.social!

I’m not sure what Tommy Douglas would think about the MB NDP cutting funding to Providence (via a 90% reduction in international student allocations). And this isn’t a federal decision - it’s is a prov decision based on « labour needs. » www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Academia wins one against fascism www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/p...

Premier jour d'école pour Smith

Good Lord. I hope that this is wrong.

Wab Kinew was on the CBC just now denying the homelessness census. He said that the census counts « couch surfers » and they shouldn’t be included in the Winnipeg homeless numbers. So he claims housing 70 people is 10% of the « total » homeless and is progress. That is an unbelievable lie. #mbpoli

😞 RIP Graham Greene ♥️

Today I’d like to share two poems with you. To me, both feel appropriate to the dark time we’re now living in. Read them and let me know what you think. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/two-poems-that-feel-apt

Happy Labour Day #labourday

Happy Labour Day! It is more important than ever to support the Labour movement. Trump’s latest anti union moves are but one example of the recent attacks on the working class Solidarity forever. www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/b...

Happy anniversary to my lovely wife Anaïs. We celebrated by going to the WAG and then a nice supper at an Italian restaurant. I am so very lucky to have her in my life and I couldn’t imagine mine without her and our family. I love you so much ❤️

Labour Day in Winnipeg, 1912.

#UWinnipeg will be closed Monday, September 1 for Labour Day. This closure includes the @uwpglibrary.bsky.social and all associated Library services. Enjoy the long weekend and we’ll see you Tuesday, September 2 for the first day of Fall Term classes! We can’t wait to welcome you back.

While in Opposition, Premier Wab Kinew spoke strongly about the need of government to address the climate crisis. Since forming government, however, he has seemingly forgotten about the climate crisis, writes Jean Clipsham. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/28/o...

Dark Age 2.0 Unraveling the arc of vaccine progress www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... by @drsethberkley.bsky.social "If the US government persists down this current path ... the world will inevitably witness a tragic increase in child deaths and a broader spread of infections..."

Donald Trump is on the brink of becoming a dictator. Can he be stopped? www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

All are welcome 🌈 Art from the Naked Pastor

Tolkien would be quite disturbed by his works being used by weapons manufacturers or surveillance equipment. He was famously against the abuse of power, war profiteering, apartheid, and Nazism. www.currentaffairs.org/news/how-the...

Leadership and courage. It is possible here, too.

Good luck to all students, educators, and staff next week! 16 years of teaching at the UofW and 20+ as an educator. Very grateful to have the opportunity to give back to students what I received when I was a student here many years ago. @uwinnipeg.bsky.social

Minnesota 💔

Sharing Katelyn’s other sweet 16 cake because it is pretty sweet.

4000, not 2400 homeless. 4000 in Winnipeg. This is a catastrophic failure of multiple levels of government. Where is our humanity? Thank you @mainstreetproject.bsky.social for your advocacy and important work. We are very far off from eradicating homelessness. Change is needed now.

How bad is the use of AI at universities? Instructors are being encouraged by book publishers to use their AI to generate assignment/test questions. Those questions go to the students that use AI to answer them. That would be zero transfer of knowledge from instructor to students and back again.

This is what burning the library of Alexandria actually looks like.

"I would suggest for (Fontaine) to go visit one of the communities in the north to see for herself the lack of resources. There's some communities that still don't have running water.” Heartbreaking #mbpoli Child welfare system failing youth in the north, advocate says www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

No more Crown Royal for me. They would rather sell to Americans than keep jobs in Canada. I put them on the same list as Wayne Gretzky wines. Thanks but no thanks. Btw... there are so many great Canadian whiskies to choose.