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I'm calling it: "Start smoking" is going to be mainstream MAHA / Republican health advice by 2028. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu

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"It’s as if we launched a war against nature, and that has turned place after place into something that resembles a war zone," writes @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social. "The climate movement is a peace movement, a movement to end this war and its casualties."

We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca SolnitSummer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joyswww.theguardian.com

"Everything is just data so we can computer it" has broken so many brains I swear

What are Canadians supposed to do when their provincial government undermines their healthcare system? On the latest episode of Sources, we're sharing a recording of a virtual health panel we held last month on the subject of ‘when provinces go rogue.' 🎧 pressprogress.ca/canadian-hea...

Canadian Healthcare: When Provinces Go RogueGuest panelists discuss the ways provinces are undermining Canada's healthcare systempressprogress.ca

If it separates, Alberta would have to reckon with fact that nearly all the oil it exports to US gets shipped through other Canadian provinces. By me: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

ANALYSIS | An independent Alberta's U.S. oil exports would mostly be piped through other provinces | CBC NewsCanada and separated Alberta could reach pipeline shipment deals. But there are no guarantees in trade talks, experts say.www.cbc.ca

One of the clearest descriptions of climate dynamics for laypeople that you’ll ever hear: “It will inevitably get worse. It will get worse and worse and worse.”

This isn't the new normal. It's just the beginningThis summer’s disasters appear to have boosted climate multilateralism, at least within Europe, and underscored the need to tackle fossil fuels. But we may not be waiting long for the scientists' “wor...www.nationalobserver.com

"It is currently unclear whether there is a connection between the current heatwave and the reported cases of illness...However, high temperatures pose a significant stress, especially for high-yielding dairy cows, and can make them more susceptible to disease" www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

Swiss cows struck by mystery illnessA virus spread by biting midges never before seen in Switzerland is thought to be responsible for a surge in sickness in Swiss dairy cows, authorities said Monday.www.ctvnews.ca

"When it comes to social, economic, and environmental policy, [the Carney government] is following through on its promise to “nation-build” with a sweeping program of austerity, deregulation and cuts," writes @lukewsavage.bsky.social. #GiftLink 🎁 #CdnPoli www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...

"In 2025 millions of Canadians rallied behind what they took to be a promise of renewed economic sovereignty and progressive nation-building. Over the past year, the government they elected has effectively delivered the exact opposite." #cdnpoli

Mark Carney promised to take on Donald Trump. He’s done anything butWhile Prime Minister Mark Carney said he be “Elbows up” to Trump, his policy choices have essentially aligned Canada with America.www.thestar.com

This is like "Vaccines don't work. So we'll test to see if they work." "Our randomized study compared two groups. One group didn't get vaccinated. The other group looked at the syringes on the table then rubbed the labels on their forearms and left." "See? Vaccines don't work."

Mark Carney has: -scrapped consumer carbon tax -scrapped oil/gas emissions cap -cut $1.3B from environment Canada -weakened industrial carbon pricing -axed 2 billion trees program -approved 1M barrels/day pipeline -weakened greenwashing laws While this is happening:

Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move away

Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move awayOTTAWA - Pollsters report a split among Canadians over the idea of higher tax on the assets of wealthy individuals, though support skyrockets after noting that Kevin O'Leary has vowed that he will res...www.thebeaverton.com

Am teaching a course on Pain & the humanities this yr, and I can't stop thinking about this 1950 experiment conducted in New York hospitals and Cornell University hospital, where physicians burned the hands of women in labor (IN LABOR) to create a measure for pain/study pain thresholds. #histmed

Another addition to our EHS special collection on scientific racism! @reubenfakoyabrooks.bsky.social Jordan O. Lafayette Tasmin Alexander & Bushra Abu-Helil assess the work of @reednetwork.bsky.social & outline a framework for institutional allyship: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

A Four-Pillar Framework for Advancing Racial and Ethnic Inclusion in the Life Sciences | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge CoreA Four-Pillar Framework for Advancing Racial and Ethnic Inclusion in the Life Scienceswww.cambridge.org

"Pathways is a non-binding pledge that enables expanded oil production, higher greenhouse gas emissions and billions in public subsidies for pipelines and carbon-capture infrastructure — This is not climate policy; it is greenwashing dressed up as national strategy."

Pathways is a costly climate fiction — and Canadians are paying for itThe 2025 Alberta–Carney agreement explicitly links pipeline construction to the Pathways project. Despite record profits — $37 billion for oilsands producers in 2023 — Canadians are being asked to fin...www.nationalobserver.com

NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.

We asked a first grader to interview his hero: A bird scientistNPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.n.pr

New paper out in our special collection on scientific racism: "Using the REED (Racial & Ethnic Equality & Diversity) Ecological Network as a case study, this paper examines how grassroots initiatives can advance racial and ethnic inclusion in academic and professional institutions"

A Four-Pillar Framework for Advancing Racial and Ethnic Inclusion in the Life Sciences | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge CoreA Four-Pillar Framework for Advancing Racial and Ethnic Inclusion in the Life Sciencesdoi.org

Historian of abolition here 💯Garrison always called it the slaveholders rebellion, that’s the correct term. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/o...

Opinion | The ‘Civil War’ Is a Lie. Let’s Call It the ‘Slaveholders’ Rebellion’ Again. (Gift Article)To face our own history, we must be honest about it.www.nytimes.com

We should be imposing tariffs against our southern neighbours, for all the ticks and tick-related diseases they’re not controlling and sending up to 🇨🇦 , esp their poli-tics.