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Richard Reeleder @nbdatapoints.bsky.social · 8h

Fight! Fight! Fight!

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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 9h

Election night in Newfoundland.

Best riding names. Best accents.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXNx...

N.L. Votes: Election Night 2025

YouTube video by CBC News

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 10h

10 out of 1,000 means ICE is wrong 99% of the time, and they just got $170 billion to expand while food for starving children got cut

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h

Trump claims ICE’s reign of terror in Chicago is targeting the “worst of the worst.”

But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.

Don’t believe his lies for a second.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.

Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.

www.msnbc.com

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 10h

This explains so much about *gestures broadly *

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 16h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 10h

the simulation is speeding up, guys

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 14h

Sam Altman went from “AI will cure cancer" to "ChatGPT porn" in less than a month

ChatGPT boss predicts when AI could cure cancer

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.
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Dr. Katharine Dickson @metaomicsnerd.bsky.social · 10h

I was raised by two people who were first-generation college and master’s degree graduates and I occasionally wonder how that shaped my trajectory

"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 15h

It's always striking seeing other academics talk about their academic parents and be reminded that close to a quarter of all tenure-line academics have at least one PhD parent.

That's not a critique, but I always wonder how different it would be to have a parent who already understood academia.

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Tyler Olsen @tyolsen.bsky.social · 10h

No amount of incentives* will get these condos sold.

*except giving up on a government bailout and just reducing the prices to the market's level.

vancouversun.com/business/rea...

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CHCO-TV & The Courier @chco-tv.bsky.social · 10h

American liquor back on sale in New Brunswick – for now

🔗: chco.tv/american-liq...

American liquor back on sale in New Brunswick – for now - CHCO TV26

By Bryan Tait, Acadia Broadcasting N.B. Liquor has put American products back on the shelves, but not everywhere and not for long. The corporation has begun selling the American liquors at the Depot s...

chco.tv

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Richard Reeleder @nbdatapoints.bsky.social · 10h

Another gift from unregulated AI

'As AI makes fake voices and videos sound and look real, high-pressure plays like sextortion, deepfakes, and virtual kidnapping feel more believable than ever before, tricking even the most digitally savvy users'

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

AI-driven scams are preying on Gen Z’s digital lives

Gone are the days when extortion was only the plot line of crime dramas—today, these threatening tactics target anyone with a smartphone, especially Gen Z.

www.malwarebytes.com

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Lost in History 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱🇵🇦 @devonianmatthew.bsky.social · 12h

Another day ends, and

Ukraine's Glory SHALL Prevail!

SLAVA UKRAINII!

youtu.be/einTXaSeGAI?...

Ukrainian National Anthem with English translation subtitles

YouTube video by LASkywalker

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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 12h

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 14h

They're just murdering Latinos for lols

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 14h

So this time the boat *wasn't even moving*.

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Nsikan Akpan @monscience.bsky.social · 14h

Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations - ✍️: Rachel Fieldhouse / Nature News

Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations

Researchers say that the number of infections for this time of year is unusual.

www.nature.com

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Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 16h

I took a whole week to read and write about this paper because I wanted to make sure that I wasn’t just rubber-stamping some results I liked. And now I can confidently say, this paper is very well-done and very well-written.

And I believe their results.
open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...

Finally, a well-done study about autism and Tylenol!

We have read a LOT of bad research over the past few weeks, as we explore what RFK Jr thinks about the causes of autism. Finally, we get to read some good research!

open.substack.com

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 16h

Well now, would you look at that?

A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 18h

Elbows Up is out! I wrote a chapter on Canada's long-suffering relationship with the US, the work of many years, and how we're feeling about it. (Bad).

I also write about my late father, an American who was stolen from his mother as a child and taken across the border to Canada.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 18h

Violent threats against government workers and businesses and a shocking physical attack on an elderly neighbour of the farm have highlighted how tensions around a CFIA-ordered cull of hundreds of ostriches have taken a very dark turn.

@jenstden.bsky.social reports. #canpoli

How the Ostrich Farm Cull Has Unleashed Threats of Violence | The Tyee

The CFIA union head says members and their families are being threatened.

thetyee.ca

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Stinson Dean @lumber.trading · 18h

If I’m right then it’s just more evidence that demand for lumber, both from new home construction and R&R, is abysmal.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 18h

Is the end looming for Canada’s border pre-clearance program with the United States?

No matter how convenient and efficient pre-clearance programs might be, they raise challenging questions about Canadian sovereignty and the rights of Canadian citizens.

theconversation.com

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 18h

TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. says it has identified a data breach involving personal information belonging to customers, which was stored in an e-commerce database. #Canada

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Canadian Tire says recent breach of e-commerce database involved customer info

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. says it has identified a data breach involving personal information belonging to customers, which was stored in an e-commerce database.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 18h

I still tend to be skeptical of complaints about judicial activism, but putting that aside, I'd like to see some evidence that pubic trust in the courts has been damaged.

nationalpost.com/opinion/opin...

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 18h

Madeleine Parent spent her life helping others.
A union leader in Quebec, she was vilified by the provincial government who tried to jail her several times. Later in life, she focused on women's rights.
This is her amazing story.

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A black-and-white photograph of a woman with styled, voluminous hair, wearing a floral-patterned dress and earrings. She is holding a pen near her face and has her other hand resting on her chest, looking thoughtful.

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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 20h

High tide flooding along the Jersey shore after yesterday’s nor’easter, video courtesy Rob Auermuller

lifeontheedgedrones on Instagram: "High water vehicles and heros were out in force in Tuckerton Beach this afternoon! #thanks #lifeontheedgedrones #noreaster #tuckert…"

High water vehicles and heros were out in force in Tuckerton Beach this afternoon! #thanks #lifeontheedgedrones #noreaster #tuckertonbeachView all comments

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 20h

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