Alan Richardson
@alanrichardson.bsky.social
Professor of Philosophy, UBC
Faculty Member, Science and Technology Studies Graduate Program, UBC
Philosophy of Science
History of Philosophy of Science
Faculty Member, Science and Technology Studies Graduate Program, UBC
Philosophy of Science
History of Philosophy of Science
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Good news out of DC!
Good news out of DC!
Sanders, Warren Help Form Senate Democratic ‘Fight Club’ Challenging Schumer’s Leadership | Common Dreams
"So glad there are some Senate Dems willing to fight back," said one progressive strategist.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Good news out of DC!
Good news out of DC!
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The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
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Have any news outlets that ran scathing front page headlines, op-eds and editorials about Biden pardoning Hunter admitted that they were wrong after we've seen Trump maliciously prosecute Comey, James, McIver etc?
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Have any news outlets that ran scathing front page headlines, op-eds and editorials about Biden pardoning Hunter admitted that they were wrong after we've seen Trump maliciously prosecute Comey, James, McIver etc?
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It's funny and sad that we can apparently afford cost overruns to build a sporting venue—effectively subsidizing a short-term private sporting event—but we can't afford to spend money on public housing, which would benefit our whole society long-term.
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
It's funny and sad that we can apparently afford cost overruns to build a sporting venue—effectively subsidizing a short-term private sporting event—but we can't afford to spend money on public housing, which would benefit our whole society long-term.
How absurd
Price tag for new PNE amphitheatre surges to almost $184M
Price tag for new PNE amphitheatre surges to almost $184M
The City of Vancouver confirmed the cost of the PNE’s new amphitheatre has climbed to $183.7 million, well above the original $64.8 million estimate.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
How absurd
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Which is heavier, a gallon of water or a gallon of butane?
A gallon of water.
A gallon of butane is a lighter fluid.
A gallon of water.
A gallon of butane is a lighter fluid.
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Which is heavier, a gallon of water or a gallon of butane?
A gallon of water.
A gallon of butane is a lighter fluid.
A gallon of water.
A gallon of butane is a lighter fluid.
“Zero means zero” sounds like a good slogan for Sim’s reelection campaign; it mentions his warranted votes numbers twice.
Ya'll are going to want to listen to and/or watch CBC's The Early Edition in the morning. Mayor Ken Sim will once again be our guest following the passing of his "Zero Means Zero" budget.
He'll be in studio.
He'll be in studio.
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
“Zero means zero” sounds like a good slogan for Sim’s reelection campaign; it mentions his warranted votes numbers twice.
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There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
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“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
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November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
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Anyone who thinks rich people will look out for them, the alleged “richest man in the world” is stiffing his contractors.
WOWWWWW— that didn’t take long: “Crews walk out on on Nashville tunnel, claiming Musk’s Boring Company Failed to Pay Workers and Snubbed OSHA concerns”
As we suspected, that absurd not-a-town-hall with Steve Davis aged like guacamole 🥑 nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/25/b...
As we suspected, that absurd not-a-town-hall with Steve Davis aged like guacamole 🥑 nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/25/b...
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Anyone who thinks rich people will look out for them, the alleged “richest man in the world” is stiffing his contractors.
Excellent job alert!!!
🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Equity, Ethics, and Policy and Department of Philosophy, McGill University
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November 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Excellent job alert!!!
Let’s see him far less!
Still, nearly a year into his second term, Americans see Mr. Trump less than they used to, according to a New York Times analysis of his schedule. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Let’s see him far less!
Why would anyone pay for this “education”???
Morgan State University is one of the first colleges in the country to create its own sovereign artificial intelligence system. The university will soon run entirely on the AI, called Obsidian, which will advise students and grade assignments.
www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
Morgan State could one day run entirely on AI
The historically Black college may be one of the few universities in the country, perhaps even the world, that has its own sovereign AI.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Why would anyone pay for this “education”???
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It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
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Yeah. Like BC. And Indigenous folks. And anyone who cares about climate. And anyone who isn't focused on corporate profits.
Mark Carney says hurdles remain as tensions rise over pipeline deal for Alberta
Mark Carney says hurdles remain as tensions rise over pipeline deal for Alberta
The prime minister said a memorandum of understanding with Alberta will set out "necessary conditions" for any federal greenlight to a new oil pipeline.
www.thestar.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Yeah. Like BC. And Indigenous folks. And anyone who cares about climate. And anyone who isn't focused on corporate profits.
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It's no wonder why Trump's administration and the Republican Party is increasingly refusing to release state department information.
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 AM
It's no wonder why Trump's administration and the Republican Party is increasingly refusing to release state department information.
The stupidity has reached right down to the municipal level….
JUST IN: Ken Sim and ABC have voted through a Budget that makes deep cuts.
This austerity budget makes Zero Sense.
Press release: www.votecope.ca/news/zero-se...
#vanpoli #FightForVancouver
This austerity budget makes Zero Sense.
Press release: www.votecope.ca/news/zero-se...
#vanpoli #FightForVancouver
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The stupidity has reached right down to the municipal level….
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How can this scandal possibly be getting dumber?
(Narrator's voice: Trump)
(Narrator's voice: Trump)
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
How can this scandal possibly be getting dumber?
(Narrator's voice: Trump)
(Narrator's voice: Trump)
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Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
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Spoke to @melodyschreiber.com about the only story that matters re Olivia Nuzzi--her role in elevating RFK Jr, a man who is doing and will do so much harm to global health, even for decades after he leaves this position.
I don't care about her hikes in the desert, her exile or her terrible prose.
I don't care about her hikes in the desert, her exile or her terrible prose.
Olivia Nuzzi wrote an entire story based on unnamed sources about Biden's decline, reinvigorating calls for him to leave the race -- and the whole time, she was working on RFK Jr.'s behalf, according to her ex-fiance. newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Olivia Nuzzi’s Real Victims
More than her fiancé, or fellow female journalists, the public will pay the price for these misdeeds. RFK Jr. will see to that.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Spoke to @melodyschreiber.com about the only story that matters re Olivia Nuzzi--her role in elevating RFK Jr, a man who is doing and will do so much harm to global health, even for decades after he leaves this position.
I don't care about her hikes in the desert, her exile or her terrible prose.
I don't care about her hikes in the desert, her exile or her terrible prose.
Many customers of psychics feel they are taking to dead relatives. Scientists say it’s time to consider whether they are on to something.
(Aka: how many people feel is a terrible guide to what is a good research question.)
(Aka: how many people feel is a terrible guide to what is a good research question.)
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Many customers of psychics feel they are taking to dead relatives. Scientists say it’s time to consider whether they are on to something.
(Aka: how many people feel is a terrible guide to what is a good research question.)
(Aka: how many people feel is a terrible guide to what is a good research question.)
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Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
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What Premier isn’t????
I guess the climate crisis is over in Canada! Let’s the win the past & give up winning the cleaner, healthier, stronger future!
I guess the climate crisis is over in Canada! Let’s the win the past & give up winning the cleaner, healthier, stronger future!
Newfoundland is 'back in the oil business,' new premier vows ahead of Carney meeting nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/25/n...
Newfoundland is 'back in the oil business,' new premier vows ahead of…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
What Premier isn’t????
I guess the climate crisis is over in Canada! Let’s the win the past & give up winning the cleaner, healthier, stronger future!
I guess the climate crisis is over in Canada! Let’s the win the past & give up winning the cleaner, healthier, stronger future!
I can attest that from the UBC experience firing your President without explaining why to the academic community is a bad idea.
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I can attest that from the UBC experience firing your President without explaining why to the academic community is a bad idea.
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"The US government will not be commemorating World AIDS day this year".
Silence = Death
There are 1.1 million people living with HIV in the United States, 40 million globally
Silence = Death
There are 1.1 million people living with HIV in the United States, 40 million globally
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"The US government will not be commemorating World AIDS day this year".
Silence = Death
There are 1.1 million people living with HIV in the United States, 40 million globally
Silence = Death
There are 1.1 million people living with HIV in the United States, 40 million globally