“Google’s AI Overviews are peddling misinformation on a scale that may be virtually unprecedented in human history. A recent analysis conducted at the behest of The New York Times found that the AI-generated summaries, which appear above Google search results, are accurate around 91% of the time.”

Whether it’s killing a civilization, or bombing them back to the Stone Age, or the destruction of civilian infrastructure, or a nuclear bomb is dropped, it doesn’t matter who you voted for. If you’re American, it’s done on your behalf and in your name.

Pablo Villar et al discover male octopus mating arms are sensory organs used to find females, navigate internally to the oviduct & deliver sperm. From behavior to structure, these findings offer a framework for how sensory systems shape reproduction & species barriers www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

If you want to fight misinformation- the facts must be repeated more than the lies

Can confirm.

If I understood the speech correctly, the key takeaway is that the US has achieved all of their military objectives, no matter how poorly articulated they were. Iran’s military has been rendered completely inoperable. Nevertheless, he still wants to bomb them back to the Stone Age. Why?

Have you seen this yet? This is wrong. Parliament is supposed to be a civic space — the one room in this country where every faith, and no faith, stands on equal ground.

Wild that America has a president who regularly goes “I’ll start World War 3” to tank the stock market and then at the last minute says “j/k I’m not invading Greenland/Iran/Canada/etc” then the market jumps back up with mysterious people making a killing after he backs down. An amazing coincidence.

According to the Financial Times, France, Italy, and other European nations are in talks with Iran to guarantee safe passage for their ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Europe is taking things into their own hands and not waiting for Trump to ‘feel it in his bones’ to stop the war in Iran. #Iran

Where do I sign? Great idea.

“For, after all, how do we know that two and two make four? Or that the force of gravity works? Or that the past is unchangable? If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind, and if the mind itself is controllable, what then?” —George Orwell, 1984

Why wouldn't we be supportive and satisfied?! We have a brilliant statesman and strategist in our Prime Minister. We are envied because of him, and reasonable, sensible Canadians know that his team is sincerely and tirelessly working for us, for Canada, so that we not only survive but also thrive. 🇨🇦

Because of anti vaccine propaganda and the refusal to mask in high risk situations: since August 2025, there have been 452 influenza-associated deaths, with 255 of them in Alberta. Map of flu activity Feb. 21, 2026: health-infobase.canada.ca/respiratory-... It’s everywhere. Get vaccinated + mask.

“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath Some costs aren’t costs.

“We are all Canadians now.” #CanadaStrong #ElbowsUp #Never51 A guest essay in the New York Times (free article). Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...

This one hits hard.

It’s not just about what you remove (cars, noise, dirty air). It’s about what you add (people walking, a lot of bike parking, trees, outdoor dining, and room for kids to play safely). Amsterdam: 1986 and today. Streets for people. HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after

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.

On Feb. 20, 1959, the Avro Arrow program was cancelled by the Diefenbaker government. Thousands of people lost their jobs, and the Canadian aeronautical and aviation sector was decimated. The day became known as Black Friday. This is the story of the Arrow. 🧵 1/12

Got my Public Lending Right payment for the year. If you ever wonder if you're shortchanging an author by getting their book from a library - absolutely not, and this is one of the ways (for countries with a PLR program). 1/2

I agree - hard NO and likely never again! @guardtheleaf.bsky.social

I am honoured to welcome Matt Jeneroux to our caucus as the newest member of Canada’s new government. My statement: x.com/markjcarney/...

Wow.

Never forget, when you’re being asked to prove that safe bike-lanes or pedestrian crossings across currently unsafe conditions are ‘needed,’ it's hard to justify a bridge by the number of people swimming across a raging river.

Yep. Canadians are different! #cdnpoli

Sitting in Mexico watching #TeamCanada play ice hockey in Italy.

As long as the people who benefit most from the disinformation campaigns facilitated by social media are the same ones setting the regulations, change will be too slow to meaningfully protect democracy and democratic institutions.

What other #POTUS could post such a shameful and overtly racist image of a former #POTUS — or anyone (!)—and have any hope at all for holding onto office, even for one more day? #25th

We all share this beautiful planet. It's up to all of us to fight back against those who want to cause it harm. We'll never stop fighting for #wildlife and wild places: No matter who is in office, no matter what the odds are against us all. The stakes are just too high. Join us ➡️ bit.ly/4nprZr6

It's time for Canada to legislate social media platforms to hold them accountable for the hateful and racist content they distribute (as in EU). Time to also revoke broadcasting licenses of foreign news channels that promote hatred (e.g., Fox News), this content is already contrary to Canadian law.

I think #Canada should do the same. apnews.com/article/euro...

Again for those in the back: "#AI IS NOT A PEER, SO IT CAN'T DO PEER REVIEW."

Happy Wakefield retraction day to all those who celebrate it

"The solution to technology is not more technology. The solution to loneliness is each other, a wealth that should be available to most of us most of the time." @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social in @theguardian.com with a must read www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Proven science via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath

Polling Canada Federal Model Update: 🔴 LPC: 183 (+14) 🔵 CPC: 124 (-20) ⚜️ BQ: 28 (+6) 🟠 NDP: 6 (-1) 🟢 GPC: 2 (+1) (Seat Changes With 2025 Federal Election) - January 31, 2026 - Full model article here: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/liberal-ga...

Using a two stroke gas leafblower for 30 minutes generates as many non-methane hydrocarbon emissions as driving a Ford F-150 Raptor for 5,108 km - it’s a scandal two stroke engines are still legal to use in cities given there are clean and safe battery electric alternatives

With Premier Kinew's, and others, talk of increasing shipping out of the Port of Churchill and other Northern ports the effects of ship noise is in the news again. This article talks about the some of the research done in Canada. It also mentions that some 1/2 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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We lost a true Canadian icon today. #RIP Catherine. 🇨🇦

Time for the PMO to call in the U.S. ambassador for an explanation. And if he threatens to invade our sovereign territory or impose new tariffs, then he needs to be sent packing. #cdnpoli #Canada

I am LOVING the pressure Canadian Premiers are putting on Smith. Eby and Kinew as well. Doug, you’re often a bozo, but you do know how to wave the Canadian flag. Go ahead, guys. Shame her.

Keep going! 🍁

It's called treason.......

Sounds to me like David Eby has it right. #abpoli #cdnpoli #Canada

“If Carney is successful in leading the democratic world in writing off the U.S. as a lost cause, it will initiate a cascade of consequences that will devastate the U.S. long term. When other countries cease kowtowing to the whims of a powerful but mad king, he loses his power.”

I’m not a huge fan of preprints because I value the role of peer review for catching mistakes before they’re released publicly. But this is at least a step in the right direction.

First Nations should be worried! Trump regime is all over this Alberta separation movement! We call them out - especially the snide Scott Bessent on tonight’s OShow Canada’s Pro Democracy Podcast with @lukaszukab.bsky.social #ForeverCanadian 🇨🇦 #Ableg #AB #Alberta #cndpoli youtu.be/lUzMM4u7Os4?si…

Who's Behind the Hard-Right in Canada? A Reference Guide to Canada's Disinformation Network. #cdnpoli substack.com/home/post/p-...