Chris Wiebe
@chriswiebe.bsky.social
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Husband, father, volunteer, advocate, Anglican. Prof & former Canada Research Chair at the UofW. Deputy Warden St Johns
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"Every totalitarian regime is frightened of the artist." Walter Brueggemann
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The Trump administration's sweeping Education Department layoffs have cast doubt on a pair of decades-old promises from Congress: ensuring disabled students receive a free and appropriate education and protecting all pupils from discrimination in schools. nyti.ms/4n4yFKq
White House Guts Education Department With More Layoffs
About a fifth of the agency’s remaining staff was affected, including employees working on special education, funding for low-income students and civil rights enforcement.
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BREAKING NEWS
Canadian Peter Howitt among 3 Nobel winners in economics
via CBC
Thanksgiving service at Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist
I wanted to thank my nominators, the many people that have worked with me over the years, and my supportive family. I never thought that a kid from Transcona could accomplish something like this. (2/2)

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APS Fellows Archive
The American Physical Society is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance physics by fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and global community dedicated to science and society.
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I am honoured to be named an APS Fellow. Less than 0.5% of the membership can be nominated. The citation is:

« For pioneering work on the synthesis of new magnetic materials and for leadership in the promotion of science literacy, political engagement, and underrepresented groups in physics » (1/2)
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It doesn’t matter what your politics are regarding immigration. If they do not begin and end with human beings needing to be treated with dignity and respect, especially when it comes to the enforcement of the law, your politics are wrong.
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Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.
Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury
Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.
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The 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry was awarded today for the development of metal-organic frameworks, molecular sponges with applications in gas storage, water purification and more: www.compoundchem.com/2025/10/08/2...

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Infographic on the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi for the development of metal-organic frameworks. The infographic explains that metal-organic frameworks are molecular sponges built up from metal ions and organic compounds that act as linkers. Small molecules such as gases can move into and out of cavities in these frameworks. The graphic highlights some of the MOFs the laureates have developed and concludes by looking at possible future uses of MOFs, including gas storage and extracting water from air.
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“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow
Narrator voice: It was not improving.
Well done. You have more wisdom than I fo. I often stick with things longer than I should. Stubbornness and my faith that it will « get better. »

The smarter move is to see the toxicity and move on.
Glad to hear it. My mental health also instantly improved!
I finally erased X from my phone.

Best decision ever, other than marrying my wife.
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Donald Trump cut funding for pediatric cancer research.
Amazing sunset tonight.

Count your blessings. Hold your loved ones.

Happy weekend!
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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.

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