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Alfie Abizaid

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Behavioral Neuroscientist, dog and music lover, and a fan of positive vibes.

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Great deal!!

@brittlestar.com Isn't 20% off a great deal??

www.maritimetartancompany.ca

07.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's a great day for democracy in Alberta. Get active today folks. It's time to take the fight to the quisling regime of Danielle Smith.

07.02.2026 11:34 πŸ‘ 446 πŸ” 162 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 7

Excited to share that our work previously shared as a preprint is now out today in it's final peer-reviewed form in PLOS One! #OpenAccess

Canadian natural science graduate stipends lie below the poverty line, by Fraass et al. 2025

22.05.2025 22:05 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
Canada faces increasing national security risks in a complex and shifting geopolitical landscape, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) warns that political parties, elected officials, and candidates are potential targets for foreign interference;
In this context, it is in Canada’s national interest for every federal party leader to hold top-secret security clearance: This ensures that all leaders are properly briefed on potential national security threats within their respective parties and take timely, informed action to protect Canada’s interests; and
The leader of the Conservative Party of Canada refuses to seek top-secret security clearance, and this is a failure of leadership and exposes Canada to avoidable national security risks.
We, the undersigned, citizens, call upon the House of Commons to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security clearance to ensure they are fully informed of threats to Canada’s national security and able to act decisively to protect Canadians and our democracy.
History
Open for signature
February 6, 2026, at 1:58 p.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
April 7, 2026, at 1:58 p.m. (EDT)

Petition to the House of Commons Whereas: Canada faces increasing national security risks in a complex and shifting geopolitical landscape, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) warns that political parties, elected officials, and candidates are potential targets for foreign interference; In this context, it is in Canada’s national interest for every federal party leader to hold top-secret security clearance: This ensures that all leaders are properly briefed on potential national security threats within their respective parties and take timely, informed action to protect Canada’s interests; and The leader of the Conservative Party of Canada refuses to seek top-secret security clearance, and this is a failure of leadership and exposes Canada to avoidable national security risks. We, the undersigned, citizens, call upon the House of Commons to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top-secret security clearance to ensure they are fully informed of threats to Canada’s national security and able to act decisively to protect Canadians and our democracy. History Open for signature February 6, 2026, at 1:58 p.m. (EDT) Closed for signature April 7, 2026, at 1:58 p.m. (EDT)

URGENT: Sign and share this petition which recommends all Canadian federal party leaders be obliged to get their SECURITY CLEARANCE. 🍁🍁🍁

Canada needs this more than ever during these times of chaos

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

#CdnPoli

07.02.2026 04:34 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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More than a dozen UCP MLAs said to support pro-separatist petition A petition calling for a referendum on Alberta separation is said to be supported by 19 UCP MLAs.

www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Name them so their Constituents know who to not vote for!

07.02.2026 04:58 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lutnick and Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.

"Lutnick and Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show" www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...

07.02.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 9

A reminder that we can expect and must demand so more from political leadersβ€”including moral clarity.

I was fortunate to have Ami, a great speechwriter, work with me on several White House speeches.

Read what he would have Schumer say in an alternate parallel universe of courage and conviction 🧡

25.01.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 325 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social needs to resign, he can’t do his job or responsibilities.

24.01.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice."

Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.

24.01.2026 09:10 πŸ‘ 9591 πŸ” 3987 πŸ’¬ 237 πŸ“Œ 339

Tip for Californians- @padilla.senate.gov doesn’t allow VM at his DC office during non business hours (which seriously??) but you can leave a message at a local office. Neither CA Senators ever have people answering the phones in my experience at any office even during business hours.

24.01.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin.

Here is a photo he used for several accounts.

24.01.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 14933 πŸ” 6799 πŸ’¬ 428 πŸ“Œ 548

Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump β€” 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.

24.01.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 13216 πŸ” 5092 πŸ’¬ 223 πŸ“Œ 404

Absolutely. This. More of this.

24.01.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Danielle Smith Working With Trump Official Who Wants to Annex Greenland The Alberta premier belongs to a U.S. group called the Governors Coalition for Energy Security that’s led by Jeff Landry, Trump’s envoy to Greenland.

Traiterous Bitch πŸ‘‡ #cdnpoli
Danielle Smith Working With Trump Official Who Wants to Annex Greenland.
The Alberta premier belongs to a U.S. group called the Governors Coalition for Energy Security that’s led by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, Trump’s envoy to Greenland.
www.desmog.com/2026/01/14/d...

24.01.2026 12:42 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 8
Minnesota flag with the words β€œWe Stand With Minnesota β€œ

Minnesota flag with the words β€œWe Stand With Minnesota β€œ

I want to thank Minnesotans for standing up against ICE cruelty and injustice today. Please, leave the citizens of Minnesota a note of appreciation for their courage.

24.01.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 162 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2
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Board of Peace - Season 1

24.01.2026 07:45 πŸ‘ 11501 πŸ” 6476 πŸ’¬ 467 πŸ“Œ 802

Coming soon to the MAGA Network near you! #cdnpoli

24.01.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Local journalism matters.

24.01.2026 06:35 πŸ‘ 2880 πŸ” 869 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 41

Is it just me that feels we are living in a world where Marty McFly didn't punch Beef??

08.01.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Donald Trump retweeted a post from Rapid Response 47. His post says Big news for the USA! President DJT.

The original post said Federal employment is now at the lowest level since 2014 -- down by 271,000 jobs since President Trump took office. Promises made, promises kept.

Donald Trump retweeted a post from Rapid Response 47. His post says Big news for the USA! President DJT. The original post said Federal employment is now at the lowest level since 2014 -- down by 271,000 jobs since President Trump took office. Promises made, promises kept.

271,000 people have lost their jobs and federal spending has ctually increased. So people get less services, while we added debt paying for private jets for Kristi Noem, bulletproof cars for Kash Patel. This is what the rust belt voters demanded.

26.12.2025 13:00 πŸ‘ 4053 πŸ” 1091 πŸ’¬ 80 πŸ“Œ 44
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60 Min Inside CECOT 1 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive 60 Minutes Inside CECOTA group of Venezuelan men thought they were being deported from the U.S. back to Venezuela. Instead, they were delivered to CECOT, the...

archive.org/details/60-m...

23.12.2025 02:13 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
A political cartoon showing Pres. Trump speaking into a microphone leading a Christmas pageant.  He is saying, "At Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus!  Great guy… He did a lot of good things, some not so good, but a lot of good things, and a lot of people love him… A lot of people love me and celebrate my birth.  Maybe even more people… You go online and you see tremendous numbers, incredible numbers… And I get presents!  People give me things, beautiful things, better than myrrh, but never from Santa Claus!  Never from Santa… I call him "Struggling Santa" because of his crippling Trump Derangement Syndrome!  A bad case.  He sees a list.  He goes "NO, NO, NO!"  Totally rigged!  Naughty list?  It's a Democrat hoax!  Like the lying BBC… And by the way, nobody has ever seen his birth certificate.  But crooked Biden let him bring things in by the sleighload!  No tariffs!  Santa Claus has been terrible for this country, but we're looking into it, and we're going to do something about the North Pole very soon!

A political cartoon showing Pres. Trump speaking into a microphone leading a Christmas pageant. He is saying, "At Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus! Great guy… He did a lot of good things, some not so good, but a lot of good things, and a lot of people love him… A lot of people love me and celebrate my birth. Maybe even more people… You go online and you see tremendous numbers, incredible numbers… And I get presents! People give me things, beautiful things, better than myrrh, but never from Santa Claus! Never from Santa… I call him "Struggling Santa" because of his crippling Trump Derangement Syndrome! A bad case. He sees a list. He goes "NO, NO, NO!" Totally rigged! Naughty list? It's a Democrat hoax! Like the lying BBC… And by the way, nobody has ever seen his birth certificate. But crooked Biden let him bring things in by the sleighload! No tariffs! Santa Claus has been terrible for this country, but we're looking into it, and we're going to do something about the North Pole very soon!

From Morten Morland at The Times of London. He's captured the ramblings of every speech the man's ever given.

18.12.2025 17:28 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A political cartoon by Eric Powell titled "Trump Derangement Syndrome." On the left, a young woman in winter clothes stands calmly holding a sign that reads, "NO KINGS! PROTECT OUR DEMOCRACY." On the right, a disheveled man in a "MAGA" hat and shirt yells aggressively at her, "YOU HAVE TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME!!"
​The man is covered in various Trump-branded items, including a "Trump the Ear Tampon" bandage, "Trump the Adult Diaper," "Trump the Bible," and "Trump the Shoe." He carries a flagpole featuring a "Trump 2028" banner with the text "Better a Russian asset than a Dem!" Small Nazi and Confederate flags are also attached to his hat and flagpole.

A political cartoon by Eric Powell titled "Trump Derangement Syndrome." On the left, a young woman in winter clothes stands calmly holding a sign that reads, "NO KINGS! PROTECT OUR DEMOCRACY." On the right, a disheveled man in a "MAGA" hat and shirt yells aggressively at her, "YOU HAVE TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME!!" ​The man is covered in various Trump-branded items, including a "Trump the Ear Tampon" bandage, "Trump the Adult Diaper," "Trump the Bible," and "Trump the Shoe." He carries a flagpole featuring a "Trump 2028" banner with the text "Better a Russian asset than a Dem!" Small Nazi and Confederate flags are also attached to his hat and flagpole.

#TrumpDerangementSyndrome #TDS #EricPowell

18.12.2025 06:45 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Canadian scientific community owes a great deal to Dr Kristy Duncan & I was thrilled to get a chance to talk to her about her new book, how to advocate government for more science funding, the imp of diversity to propel scientific discovery, leading a trek to Norway & imp of sharing our stories.

18.12.2025 00:57 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A man who heroically tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach gunmen has been named. He is Ahmed al Ahmed, a 43-year-old Sydney local who owns a fruit shop in Sutherland. The father-of-two was shot twice during the unbelievable act. www.news.com.au/national/nsw...

14.12.2025 16:18 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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ACCURATE.

12.12.2025 20:30 πŸ‘ 1368 πŸ” 320 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 14

Scientists at Canadian institutions have long punched well above our weight despite low and stagnant funding. Spending a billion dollars on external recruitment while science here is starving is exactly what Harper got wrong about supporting research excellence in Canada.

11.12.2025 23:18 πŸ‘ 210 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 3
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Today is UN’s #HumanRightsDay

Women’s health rights are human rights. Today is a reminder of #OurEverydayRights, and how we must commit to ensuring human rights principles are embedded in everyday experiences, especially for women and girls!

Check out more from us and others πŸ‘‡πŸ»

10.12.2025 12:35 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Can Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Affect Gender Identity? Attempts to explore an association between chemical exposure and transgender identity are highly contentious.

Earlier this year, in response to RFK's comments about EDCs making more trans/nonbinary people, I was interviewed by a journalist from 'Undark' about this subject. I said a lot more than what was included probably because my comments were a bit more inflammatory than what they wanted to report.

10.12.2025 13:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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