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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ I’m one of the Editors of Bioethics. My own research interests are currently MAiD, conscience, queer, gay, public health, reproductive health care, feminism, philosophy, research ethics, publishing ethics. I’m a hobby photographer and travel junkie.

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Donate to Support Ken-Charles Get a Life-Saving Kidney Transplant, organized by Ikenna Ibezim My name is Elvis Ikenna Ibezim, and I am organizing this fundrai… Ikenna Ibezim needs your support for Support Ken-Charles Get a Life-Saving Kidney Transplant

Hi, I’m supporting this fundraiser on GoFundMe. If you can, please consider supporting by donating or sharing the link. Every bit of support makes a huge difference. gofund.me/1cc641718 / I have known Prince since I worked in Johannesburg, this is a legit fundraiser

09.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'One year of failure.' The Lancet slams RFK Jr.'s first year as health chief In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."

In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."

08.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 3655 πŸ” 1543 πŸ’¬ 154 πŸ“Œ 97
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β€˜Dark, like our future’: Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran’s oil depots bombed Residents report terror of smoke-filled city, from potentially toxic rain, air and water to food scarcity and difficulty of escape

I’m thinking of all the innocent civilians πŸ˜”

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

09.03.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Sunday Editorial: An evolution in how we think about how animals think Intelligent, tool-using, empathetic and self-aware: the distance between humans and other animals is not as great as you think

An evolution in how we think about how animals think

Intelligent, tool-using, empathetic and self-aware: the distance between humans and other animals is not as great as you think

www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/9a87e78...

08.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Librarian finds β€˜preposterous number’ of fake references in paper from Springer Nature journal Gunnar RidderstrΓΆm/Pexels As a hospital librarian, Jessica Waite is typically successful at tracking down elusive articles for clinicians at Royal Hallamshire Hospital in England. So when a colleag…

retractionwatch.com/2026/03/06/l...

08.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

07.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 9291 πŸ” 6068 πŸ’¬ 608 πŸ“Œ 1538

The question is whether we are good with losing human capacity each time the AI does better, is that a price worth paying? πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

07.03.2026 23:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Time for federal leadership.

Watch below.

Read here: www.canadiandoctorsformedicare.ca/alberta_bill...

06.03.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism | Rutger Bregman As a historian, I’ve studied the major consumer boycotts of history. We can take down ChatGPT and send a powerful signal to Silicon Valley, says author and historian Rutger Bregman

"The most effective consumer boycotts in history share two qualities: they are narrow and they are easy," writes @rutgerbregman.com

04.03.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 2339 πŸ” 1162 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 105
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The MAGA Plot to Take Down Canada A growing movement of MAGA-pilled Albertan separatists would happily break up the country to be closer to Trump.

today's essential read for all Canadians.
all the more so because it is from 'merica.
newrepublic.com/article/2069...

02.03.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Podcast Jay is clear he will censor research he personally deems ideologically impure.

02.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nigeria cannot criminalise abortion while cutting contraceptive access Nigeria's policy to cut contraceptive funding while criminalizing abortion creates a dangerous paradox for reproductive health in Nigeria, risking more uns

Why would a country where abortion is criminal pull the rug from under its women& public health infrastructure by making family planning resources near impossible to get? My reflection for/to the Nigerian public based on related academic research that I just completed: punchng.com/nigeria-cann...

28.02.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Must be true then! πŸ˜…

01.03.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trenchant paywall πŸ˜‰.

01.03.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cities in Australia and New Zealand get the little things right. Why can’t ours? Usable public toilets. Attractive trash bins. Traffic lights that make sense. They all add up to a better urban experience

Cities in Australia and New Zealand get the little things right. Why can't ours?

Yep. I miss living in both countries and it's not just the weather.

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toron...

28.02.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Get this bot a high deductible plan

27.02.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Toronto's @thestar.com sent a cease and desist letter to the creator of the podcast network that @indicator.media wrote about on Wednesday. He has promised to reverse course.

www.thestar.com/opinion/publ...

27.02.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rising anger over β€˜lop-sided’ and β€˜immoral’ US health funding pacts with African countries Zimbabwe refuses to sign agreement and Kenya faces a court case over data sharing as new aid deals come under scrutiny

Are we reaching a tipping point on these bilateral health financing agreements? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

27.02.2026 07:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In Health Policy, we propose an independent third-party institution to conduct rigorous, technology-enhanced monitoring of drug safety and effectiveness without relying on pharmaceutical companies www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

26.02.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
Oil spill in First Nation’s traditional territory, company responsible downplays event | APTN News
Oil spill in First Nation’s traditional territory, company responsible downplays event | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

On the second of January, 18 hundred litres of oil spilled into the ocean near Snuneymuxw First Nation in British Columbia and the local company, Environmental 360 Solutions, has been downplaying the severity of the spill.

27.02.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Leaked documents show Meta cracking down on access to abortion information Its AI chatbot won't discuss the subject with teensβ€”even as Meta fights claims it exposed kids to actual harm.

Grrr...

Leaked documents show Meta cracking down on access to abortion information www.motherjones.com/politics/202... @motherjones.com

"Data collected by Repro Uncensored shows that Meta more than doubled its removal of content related to sexual and reproductive health, the LGBTQ community..."

26.02.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Unmasking Academe’s Gilded Boys’ Club The Epstein files reveal an elite, chummy, and venal scholarly network.

This is the swamp in which we work. To pretend that these men are exceptional mistakes the deep misogyny & racism built into American higher ed. These same men have fashioned themselves as heterodox thinkers against the world of woke but this is who they really are. www.chronicle.com/article/unma...

26.02.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 165 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

This is being repeated across the country, but the little this saves will cost the provinces & the country far more down the road as we reduce the number of needed skilled & educated people available for jobs. We are undermining 2 of the fundamentals that make #Canada great: education & healthcare.

21.02.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Iranian Universities Reignite Protests on First Day of Reopening February 21, 2026, saw Iranian universities once again turn into arenas of protest, chanting, and confrontation. The first day of in-person classes after weeks of closures and online instruction co…

firenexttime.net/iranian-univ...

21.02.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive | OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago The ChatGPT maker opted against informing Canadian authorities about Jesse Van Rootselaar’s descriptions of violence last June.

Absolutely wild. WSJ reporting that some OpenAI staffers thought the Tumbler Ridge shooter's use of ChatGPT raised the potential of real world violence but leadership decided not to alert RCMP. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

20.02.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 1699 πŸ” 835 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 140
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The Mississippi Free Press is looking for new Voices writers. Columns should be between 700-1,200 words and sources fact-checking the included information. Submit opinion columns to the MFP at voices@mississippifreepress.org.

20.02.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.

This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

18.02.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 41057 πŸ” 10834 πŸ’¬ 476 πŸ“Œ 1027
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Immunization registries: an essential tool for measles elimination in Canada Key points In November 2025, Canada lost its measles elimination status, which it had held since 1998.[1][1] From October 2024 to November 2025, more than 5000 measles cases associated with a large mu...

Immunization registries:
Canada’s ability to effectively manage and control its current multijurisdictional measles outbreak is impeded by a lack of a national network of interoperable immunization registries, among other challenges.
➑️ www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.251433

17.02.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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No water or electricity, and children begging in streets filled with rubbish – but this is why I won’t leave Cuba Whether you blame the US or the communist regime, there is no doubt that this is an island spiralling into tragedy

No water or electricity, and children begging in streets filled with rubbish – but this is why I won’t leave Cuba | Cuba | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

14.02.2026 01:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How pediatricians found themselves at war with RFK Jr. The AAP has become a leading opponent of MAHA and RFK Jr.'s vaccine agenda.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has become a leader in the effort to reverse RFK Jr.'s vaccine policies.

The success β€” or failure β€” of the group's approach will have consequences for kids' health nationwide.

Inside the AAP's plan for the MAHA age:

www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/a...

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