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Professor, Schulich School of Business, York University. Researching social change. Opinions my own. A jew against genocide in Gaza (and anywhere) #CleanAir https://schulich.yorku.ca/faculty/maxim-voronov/

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Maxim Voronov @drmaximvoronov.bsky.social · Jan 24

This new piece with @toubiana.bsky.social and Trish Ruebottom in @sciam.bsky.social, explored how Trump’s appeal mirrors the strategies of voyeuristic businesses, like reality TV or social media influencers. 🧵

How Reality TV Helps Explain Trump’s Success
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

How Reality TV Helps Explain Trump’s Success

What makes reality shows so popular also helps explain why Donald Trump is so popular

www.scientificamerican.com

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 54m

It's wild how left wingers are often scolded for the most tepid often out of context comments but elected and appointed officials in the GOP can say shit like this and it likely won't get scrutinized.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 53m

Jeffries: "House Republican leadership hasn't been given permission to talk to Democrats by their boss, Donald Trump. We know that throughout the entire presidency, Republicans in the Congress have chosen to functions like lapdogs of the Trump administration. A wholly owned subsidiary of Trump"

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DCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 55m

If someone told you, “I’m going to mildly hit you with my car and disable you right now”, would you do anything to prevent it?

So why aren’t you preventing Covid from disabling you by doing the most effective thing you can do to prevent it? Mask.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 54m

Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors: Almost all had been blindfolded and had gunshot wounds between the eyes, says medic at Nasser hospital in Gaza

Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors

Almost all had been blindfolded and had gunshot wounds between the eyes, says medic at Nasser hospital in Gaza

www.theguardian.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 21h

Trump & Bessent are considering another $20 billion to Argentina in the middle of a government shutdown.

Federal workers are standing in line at food banks.

People are at risk of losing their healthcare.

Food assistance is being cut.

Half of Americans can’t afford a basic standard of living

Bessent says US considers doubling aid to Argentina to $40B

The assistance is aimed at bolstering the country's collapsing currency and calming economic unrest before Oct. 26 midterm elections.

www.politico.com

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Maxim Voronov @drmaximvoronov.bsky.social · 20h

How a Scottish maritime museum ended up in Israel’s 3D propaganda videos
www.972mag.com/israeli-army...

How a Scottish maritime museum ended up in Israel’s 3D propaganda

An analysis of dozens of Israeli army animations discovered digital assets sourced not from classified intelligence but commercial libraries and content creators.

www.972mag.com

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Organization Studies @orgstudies.bsky.social · 1d

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘅𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 & 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲.

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗺, 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥. 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗮
𝙊𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙭𝙚𝙨: 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙧𝙮 & 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚
London: Sage Publications, 2024. 128 pp.

Reviewed by:
𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗧. 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁, University of Cincinnati, USA

doi.org/10.1177/0170...

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Maxim Voronov @drmaximvoronov.bsky.social · 2d

So... Those of us who want to keep taking Covid seriously are dismissed as "anxious". The irony: possible increase in anxiety among OFFSPRING of those infected by Covid. Covid creating an anxious future generation? Just so that WE don't have to be anxious now?

www.sciencealert.com/covids-surpr...

COVID's Surprising Effect on Sperm May Impact Future Generations

COVID-19 infection causes changes to sperm in mice that may increase anxiety in their offspring, a study released Saturday said, suggesting the pandemic's possibly long-lasting effects on future gener...

www.sciencealert.com

Maxim Voronov @drmaximvoronov.bsky.social · 2d

"If we’re going to talk about protecting jobs, local pride and national interest, let’s not stop at paper bags. Let’s make sure our ad dollars stay home, too."

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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Orla Hegarty @orla-hegarty.bsky.social · 2d

UK Covid Inquiry (paraphrased)

We didn’t think too much about the “science” of health risks to children’s or making schools safer to protect them.. because “politics”- the government was worried about the economy & wanted the schools open

Long Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · 2d

Q- Was there any realisation on your part that this could have profound implications for children?

A - The whole government policy - was about maintaining both the economy and schools to be open. I do not believe that significant weight was attached to scientific advise.

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 2d

Liberals clutching their pearls on this site when told that not masking to protect others in essential public spaces is ableist. Instead of getting angry, they should reflect on how they can do better

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

People rightly complain that a lot of TV dramas are "copaganda," but those shows have set some expectations in the general public about how law enforcement is supposed to act. Lean into that.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

I need a montage of famous cops in movies and TV shows flashing their badges and announcing their names, followed by a stream of masked ICE guys refusing to give theirs.

a woman is getting out of a car with the nbc logo on the bottom

ALT: a woman is getting out of a car with the nbc logo on the bottom

media.tenor.com

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Jukka Rintamäki @jugistoteles.bsky.social · 2d

The whole "Sport for Development and Peace" shtick is a major political tool for elite sport governance in justifying their current m.o. (insular old-boy networks calling the shots), and for reinforcing it through the creation of ties to political elites.

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 3d

WTF is the head of FIFA doing at the summit?

FIFA President Gianni Infantino attending Donald Trump’s so-called “Gaza peace summit” in Egypt.

But sure, tell us again how “football and politics don’t mix.”
Absolutely insane.

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Organization Studies @orgstudies.bsky.social · 3d

𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁, 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲.

𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝟰𝟲 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝟭𝟬, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗸 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗻, 𝗕𝗼𝗯 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲, 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘁, 𝗚𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗿

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 3d

Bari Weiss is a far right news publisher just made the head of CBS News. CBS News will be gutted even further.

A solemn a deeply felt fuck you to Larry Ellison. Oracle is the worst fucking database out there and everyone hates it. No matter how big a boat you build that will never change. Loser.

Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 3d

Here is some material Bari Weiss published regarding Covid.

So when anyone defends her in any way, what they are saying is that real world victims of medical disinformation don’t matter.

It’s all just a game to these pundits.

• Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: The Government Censored Me and Other Scientists. We Fought Back-and Won
• Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: Free Speech on Trial
• Dr. Marty Makary: Dr. Fauci's Legacy
• Drs. Tracy Hoeg and Marty Makary: U.S.
Public Health Agencies Aren't 'Following the Science,'
• Dr. Marty Makary: Officials Say, Universities' Covid Policies Defy Science and Reason,
• Drs. Vinay Prasad, Stefan Baral, Lucy McBride: Bringing Sanity to the Omicron Chaos, Talking To Three Doctors Who Have Been Islands Of Reason In A Sea Of Confusion.
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: Let Djokovic Play
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: We Have a Tripledemic.
Not of Disease, But of Fear,
• Drs. Vinay Prasad and John Mandrola: The Epidemic of #DiedSuddenly
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: How to Save Science From
Covid Politics
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: What RFK Jr. Gets Right— and What He Gets Wrong,
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: Vinay Prasad: Why Was My Talk at a Medical Conference Canceled?
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: Covid Vaccines Shouldn't Be 'Routine' for Kids.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 3d

For so long, fossil fuel projects have said their contribution to climate change is "negligible".
Turns out that's wrong.
Our research in NPJ Climate Action proves it.
Every tonne of CO2 matters.
@21stcenturyweather.bsky.social
@minderoo.bsky.social
#climatechange
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Quantifying the regional to global climate impacts of individual fossil fuel projects to inform decision-making - npj Climate Action

npj Climate Action - Quantifying the regional to global climate impacts of individual fossil fuel projects to inform decision-making

www.nature.com

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 3d

Does anyone remember how many *years* ago I started talking about risks compounding each other? That C19 is a risk factor for nasty complications… and it would add… or multiply with other risk factors?

Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 3d

Diabetics and COVID.

Not great for your 🫀

www.frontiersin.org/journals/pha...

Frontiers | Diabetic cardiomyopathy and COVID-19: intersecting pathways and amplified cardiovascular risk

Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a diabetes-induced heart condition characterized by ventricular dysfunction without other cardiac diseases. Chronic hypergly...

www.frontiersin.org

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Maxim Voronov @drmaximvoronov.bsky.social · 3d

Fire her @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social! 👇

Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office told the House of Commons environment committee that the oil pipeline helps fight climate change. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/10/n...

Head of Carney’s Major Projects Office thinks Trans Mountain is good for climate

Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office told the House of Commons environment committee that the oil pipeline helps fight climate ch...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 8d

"Make cities safe and fun for kids to run around and play in" is a pretty good guiding light for urban planning

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 8d

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

momentummag.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 4d

Please pitch in if you can to help make next Saturday the biggest day of protest in US history! We’re seeing a surge in RSVPs and we need to match that enthusiasm with the resources and support that our groups, hosts, and volunteers need: secure.actblue.com/donate/indiv...

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Maxim Voronov @drmaximvoronov.bsky.social · 6d

TELL YOUR DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TO KEEP HOLDING THE LINE IN THE FUNDING FIGHT act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...

TELL YOUR DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TO KEEP HOLDING THE LINE IN THE FUNDING FIGHT

With historic healthcare cuts and cost increases looming, Republicans chose to force a Trump Shutdown rather than address the healthcare crisis and limit Trump’s lawless manipulation of federal funds....

act.indivisible.org

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Organization Studies @orgstudies.bsky.social · 6d

𝗘𝗻𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗢𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀' 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺.

𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝟰𝟲 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝟭𝟬, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

𝗙𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗹, University of Southampton
𝗔𝗶 𝗬𝘂, University of Southampton
𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀, University of Southampton

doi.org/10.1177/0170...

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Maxim Voronov @drmaximvoronov.bsky.social · 8d

Via Euronews: Scientists uncover biological cause of Long COVID brain fog in major breakthrough
www.euronews.com/health/2025/...

Scientists uncover biological cause of Long COVID brain fog

New research offers what scientists describe as the first biological evidence of Long COVID brain fog.

www.euronews.com

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Maxim Voronov @drmaximvoronov.bsky.social · 8d

"Looking at the actual situation unfolding — as opposed to Russ Vought’s and Donald Trump’s social media feeds — suggests the White House is in a much weaker position than people seem to think."

talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dont-...

Don’t Believe the Hype: Trump Bum-Rushing DC Reporters Edition

News comes today that Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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Maxim Voronov @drmaximvoronov.bsky.social · 9d

Looking at you @MarkJCarney to deliver Homes For All in Budget 2025 👀
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Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 10d

📣 Say it with us: the rent is TOO DAMN HIGH.

That’s why we are fighting for #HomesForAll — and demanding the government invest in housing solutions that work for us.

Share this video, then join the Homes for All campaign 👉 leadnow.ca/HomesForAll

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