I propose a new rule, you can’t build any NEW buildings unless you can also keep the power on pretty reliably in your EXISTING buildings

If they say #airborne, it's an occupational disease, #employer responsibility. If it's droplet, then handwashing reduces transmission: #worker responsibility I'm not sure why unions aren't on to this aspect of it, especially since #measles can cause one to become #blind #deaf & brain damaged

let's be clear about what's happening: donald trump and benjamin netanyahu, whose countries have been committing genocide in gaza since 2023, unilaterally started a war with iran, and are now threatening genocide there.

i think if you tweet "a whole civilization will die tonight" you shouldn't go to the hague, the hague should get to come to you

#AvianMalaria folks has anyone been able to access MalAvi recently? 👀

Scandalously snubbed for an Oscar but you should watch it anyway! m.youtube.com/watch?v=PUKQ...

I'm particularly impressed that when Ford reduced/froze tuition fees, he decided that the policy corollary was "let's cut student aid" Now that tuition fees are going up again, the policy corollary is "let's cut student aid!" Nothing if not consistent.

Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.” Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.

It seems like Big Tech has decided the solution is not to make AI products people want to use but rather to require people to use AI, either by incorporating it into products where it is unwanted or potentially by just requiring people to use it, perhaps via alliance with an authoritarian.

"Love and Protect your Neighbors Don't Trust the Feds" seen on a Minneapolis middle school. South Minneapolis, January 2026

Still wondering when people will draw the line on their continued presence on X, especially those who pay for the service.

Pedestrian safety is our passion

Do you like songbirds? Are you concerned about how wildfire smoke may impact their physiology? I'm searching for graduate students who are interested in looking at the effect of wildfire smoke on songbird physiology! Come join my lab @usaskartsci.bsky.social! research-groups.usask.ca/ivy-lab/

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram. Community action works. Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

Lots of handwringing over this every year or so, but I am unconvinced that there is any explanation needed other than the prevalence of male-dominated industries that pay well and do not require a degree. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/educa...

Now ask yourself why the right hates universities.

That said, creating skilled workers is not the only point of higher ed. Along with a long list of uncontroversial goods for individuals and society, it's also one of the only protections we have against the biggest current threat to democracy: disinformation (someone tell the govt).

We hope everyone had a safe Labour Day in solidarity with workers everywhere! Thank you to WLUFA’s @cautdefencefund.bsky.social rep. Cameron McKenzie for standing with @dalfaculty.bsky.social, who have been locked out since August 18. #LabourDay #KeepDalStrong @ocufa.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

Community and government scrutiny are building against "ebikes" as a whole and that is a huge problem for our movement. We need to regulate the shit out of them (throttles bikes) before it harms the ebikes for mobility revolution that is helping to get more people out of cars.

Shoutout to DC for the amazing turnout yesterday! #FreeDC

I wonder if the Columbia leadership realizes (or cares) how much blowback there might be from *within* the academy. This post, from a Cornell Law professor, is worth reading: 3d.laboratorium.net/2025-07-25-c...

exactly. we are literally on the verge of achieving a post-scarcity world. there is enough for everyone, it’s just being hoarded by a handful of billionaires.

By now, we’ve all seen the headlines. Cities are cracking down on e-bikes. Lawmakers are holding emergency hearings. Parents are demanding bans. “Something must be done,” they cry at local city council meetings before driving back home in 5,000 lb SUVs. electrek.co/2025/07/20/i...

I love birds but my LEAST favourite bird behaviour has got to be that weird sunbathing trick where they lie there all forlorn and gaping and seemingly broken-necked and get you all freaked out. I’d rather be pooped on a hundred times than come across another sunbathing bird!

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social

Things that DO make traffic worse: - TOO MANY CARS - SUBURBAN SPRAWL - CAR DEPENDENCY (even for short trips) - Bigger vehicles - On-street parking - ride-hailing Things that DON’T make traffic worse (actually mitigate congestion): Bike lanes Bus lanes Decongestion pricing #TheTRUTHaboutTRAFFIC

Absolute QUEEN

Happy pride month ❤️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

If you're an incoming Doctoral candidate to a top US University in 2025/2026 but are reconsidering/considering Canada please see this initiative at Queen's University. www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

Impeach. Convict. Remove.

This very cool article on how birds' mitochondria power long-distance migration includes a quote from WOS member Scott McWilliams. #ornithology

Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.

Am I crazy or did we just have a convo about how we can't fund cancer research?

FACT: The more people choosing to walk, bike & take public transit to get around cities, the better cities work for EVERYONE, including DRIVERS. Anyone claiming that less car dependency is a “war on cars” doesn’t understand how cities (or geometry) work. It’s time we tell #TheTruthAboutTraffic.

🚨New paper alert!🚨 We show that hummingbird beaks have changed in shape & size since around WWII, driven by the rise of commercialized feeders! 🧵 📄 Paper: dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... #ornithology #evolution #GlobalChangeBiology

New paper out, open access in Animal Behaviour! Those QUBS song sparrows keep surprising us… now they are mating non-randomly wrt innate immune genotype. Nice work by undergrad thesis alum Sydney Doucette and four other past/present students. doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

Elections Canada says they estimate that 2 million people voted on Friday, a new record

At this moment, if you don’t support trans rightS or abolishing ICE you are officially to the right of Bill Kristol.

my offer to america: we bring woke back

I was going to get the train today. But I am increasingly concerned at the deficit I’m running with Great Northern Rail. I buy a lot from them and they purchase nothing from me. Tempted to apply a 20% tariff. Sure my tickets will cost 20% more but it might mean I buy fewer and reduce the deficit.

🏳️‍⚧️ THE TRANS AGENDA IS AN AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY 🏳️‍⚧️

For sure. Even if traveling to US conferences felt safe for me and trainees (it doesn’t) I can’t imagine spending tri-council funds on that now!

Do you #SupportOurScience? Now is the time to #VoteScience!

“I hope you’re sitting down. For that six month period (April-Sept), the number of airline tickets booked between Canada and the United States is down anywhere from 71.4% to 75.7%.” onemileatatime.com/news/airline...

im sorry but this is so fucking dumb. you want a "reckoning" bc scientists learned more about the virus and the recommendations changed? i think you just want to speak to the manager but covid doesn't have one so ur making up someone to yell at

Ten years ago if you had written a dystopian SF story in which the person in charge of U.S. public health did a press event at a fast food joint to say that fried food is good but measles vaccines cause measles the ghost of Philip K. Dick would have said that you were being too bleak and unrealistic

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”