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[Chris Clementson @Chris_Clement21]

@neatprompts “The peace you seek lies behind the decisions you’re avoiding” - I have this quote framed in my office

[Kashif Pirzada, MD @KashPrime]

Canada votes tomorrow, and it is blessed to have one of the most fair, secure and accessible voting systems of any democracy.

Here's how:

1) Paper Based: every ballot is paper-based and counted by hand. Each ballot is secured by a signature from the local poll officer, so ballot stuffing is impossible.
2) Open Counting - every candidate can send observers (scrutineers) to watch the count, ensuring that it is accurate. I've volunteered to do this many times. Ballot boxes are opened and the ballots placed on a table, and counted in front of everyone.
3) Voter-ID - Every eligible voter gets a voting card in the mail telling them where to vote. This is based on a central voters list which is automatically compiled and updated based on tax returns and other info. This card serves as their ID. If they don't get a card in the mail, they can get added to the voters list with photo ID and a recent bill showing their address. There's no controversy over 'voter-ID' that there is in the US, and no attempts to keep voters off the list.
4) Accessible and Neutral - No election materials are allowed in or near polling stations. Polling stations are everywhere, well advertised, and often walking distance in towns and cities.
5) Limited Corporate Money - No corporate or union donations are allowed for any candidate. They can only accept personal donations, which are capped at $1750 a year, and parties get a subsidy from the government based on how many votes they got in the last election.
6) No Gerrymandering - Electoral districts are set by a non-partisan committee every 10 years, and are fairly simple geometric shapes, nothing like what we see in the US.

Make sure to get out and vote tomorrow!

[Prof Francois Balloux @BallouxFrancois]

Elon Musk has just become the ultimate outrage disinformation machine. Whenever I see a tweet by him on any topic I know something about, he's totally, utterly wrong.
3/

[NukemTalksWrestling @NukemWrestling]

US politics is so wild.

Here's the Mayor of Knox County Tombstoning the US Secretary of Education

[Ankur Warikoo @warikoo]

The ONLY 20 books you will EVER NEED to read, to get a thorough understanding of the world.

A thread...

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

The more ashamed of your own life you feel, the more you project judgement onto others. Judgment is a rigid coping mechanism to avoid ourselves. Secure people have curiosity and a flexible way of existing in the world.

[Mike Kelly @MikeKellyNHL]

Screened shots are down 15% from Round 1, rebound chances are down 16% and deflections are down 70%. After scoring 18 goals via screens, deflections, & rebounds in 6 games against the Lightning, the Leafs have 0 goals on screened shots, 0 on deflections and 1 off a rebound. 5/17

[Brendan Shea @BrendanShea04]

@svpino @SaveToNotion #Thread

[Cooper @peakcooper]

#GPT4 saved my dog's life.

After my dog got diagnosed with a tick-borne disease, the vet started her on the proper treatment, and despite a serious anemia, her condition seemed to be improving relatively well.

After a few days however, things took a turn for the worse 1/

[Nate Hood @HoodHaikus]

Big 🚩 in the Liberal Platform! Forget a rental registry - the PEI Liberals would let landlords change the rent on vacant units, which would end a major component of rent control on PEI. If you an Islander who doesn't want higher rents, don't vote Liberal! #peipoli

[Dimitri Filipovic @DimFilipovic]

GOALIE GOAL

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

Despite what you may have heard, zero drinks is better than a few (even red wine) and the threshold beyond which health issues start to surface is 2 drinks per week. All that and more about alcohol and your health here: https://t.co/Z8xpZ5lYYK

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

The cultural push of mothers into the work force and the glorification of "working moms" made the role of parenting almost trivial. Parenting and upbringing has the greatest impact on who someone becomes. Supporting parents to understand attachment theory, coping skills, and emotional intelligence is the focus in a healthy society.

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

8 Signs You're Becoming Emotionally Healthier:

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

I spent most of my adult life dissociated. I had almost no memories, and felt like my life was a haze or not even real.

Here's why:

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

The true epidemic in our society is that a vast majority of adults cannot cope and have low stress tolerance. The skill of self regulation is taught in childhood and has left many without the ability to cope with life in healthy ways.

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

How To Stop Being Emotionally Reactive:

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

In the 80s, the FBI formed a fake company and attempted to bribe members of congress. Close to 25% of those targeted accepted the bribe, and were convicted. https://t.co/xz6wTE9zdZ